now more than ever the world needs. making a healthier world for you. to everyone. the u.s. secretaries of state and defense arrive in south korea as pyongyang issues a warning to the by the administration. hello everyone for get this is our 0 live from doha also coming out of his era goes inside a hospital in chile where the number of coded by 900 cases a still causing a lot on despite a successful vaccine rollout. voters in the netherlands decide whether to keep this

plan prime minister mark water in power as they head to the polls. one of the students showed up i was the one trying to rescue it was like beginning it was just telling me to do is leave the mountain i told him i can leave here harrowing tales of escaping kidnappers in nigeria but some families still waiting for their children to come home. a day after some sharp words from pyongyang the u.s. secretaries of state and defense are in south korea on the 2nd stop of their asia tour and the blinken and lloyd austin of bolstering alliances in the region on that 1st foreign trip since taking office in japan on tuesday they criticized what they called china's coercion and aggression in asia north korea's nuclear ambitions are expected to be the top issue in seoul and the influential sister of north korea's

leader has warned the u.s. not to cause trouble in the region let's go live that of seoul a bride is there the u.s. secretary of state rob secretary of defense rather says that the u.s. south korea alliance is more important than ever. absolutely this just as it was in japan is seen as offering a chance to reset if you like to resort to line says with traditional allies in this part of the world and the defense secretary lloyd austin making that point in his opening session with his south korean counterpart saying that the alliance between south korea and united states is as important as ever in facing off and he's put it the unprecedented challenges posed by both north korea and china now is the china part of that that actually poses a bit of a problem here in south korea because of course of the calling out of china as an adversary as they go again they did in japan it is far more complicated for south

korea in their relationship with beijing which is far more nuanced south korea relies upon china far more for trade wants to avoid whenever possible ahead on clash with beijing so in his corresponding remarks the south korean defense minister so uk did talk about the importance of the alliance between south korea and the united states but only in its deterrence of north korea pointedly no mention of china what south korea can agree on finally is the cost sharing agreement with the united states of hosting u.s. troops here this was a stumbling block a point of contention for months even years under the trumpet ministration with donald trump demanding that south korea as with other allies pay far more for the hosting of u.s. troops well finally they have an agreement with the biden and ministration and again which is seen as the biden administration returning to traditional values as people see it of the united states and traditional ways of dealing with its allies

and as far as north korea is concerned to what extent are south korea and the u.s. singing from the same song sheet. we are likely to see at the end of this session a communique which will be a model of unanimity but behind closed doors there will be some tensions they're working on subtly different agendas the united states is likely to return to a traditional policy of strategic patience basically just trying to contain north korea south korea would like to see far more engagement trying to revitalize the last few years a very high level diplomacy between south and north and then maybe ultimately between north korea and the united states wants more but that is going to take concessions on sanctions and there is to this point no indication from the united states that there's going to be any let up on sanctions on north korea from the pride reporting live there from seoul many thanks indeed rob well just off the back

of his visit to asia anthony blinken will head to alaska to meet high level officials from china for more on that as soon as katrina you joins us now live from beijing this is going to be quite a meeting katrina what are we expecting then in alaska. well that's right well these trips by the u.s. officials just south korea and japan have certainly put a lot of pressure on the aging and these strengthened alliances are going to be used as leverage officials expect when those when anthony blinken sits down with chinese foreign minister one year in anchorage on thursday now china's foreign ministry today has hit back at the u.s. accusing it of hyping the china threat of amplifying disputes between china and its neighbors it was particularly displeased with the u.s. joint statement released with japan which accused china of failing to live by international norms china's foreign ministry defended itself again saying that china was a responsible member of the united nations that it had peacekeepers and said that

the u.s. was having double standards that historically it was the u.s. known for starting wars and all of china's military activity it said was related to protecting what it considered its sovereign territory but of course many of china's neighbors will and have taken issue with that now when it comes to japan china also had strong words harsh criticisms beijing accuse tokyo of sabotaging regional stability and said that it should be ashamed of itself and that's crucial to note because we haven't seen this kind of criticism by beijing of tokyo for some years now now in spite of this unfriendly torrent it is true that beijing is keen to sit down with washington for what it calls a high level strategic dialogue we have to remember that for much of the end of the trumpet ministration they didn't have any direct communication channel with washington so they are looking down to or putting those communication channels back up but the same time the setting realistic expectations yes maybe some cooperation

can be made some gains can be made when it comes to economic recovery or climate change but overall they're expecting this to be an icy meeting that they join this is going to be about level setting about restating its bottom line and for china those are issues of sion jiang taiwan and hong. what it considers core red line issues and beijing for its part will be listening to see what the us is bottom line is i was there as katrina you live in beijing katrina many things. that are of daily code 19 infections in india has risen to its highest level since last december according to the health ministry cases have jumped by nearly 29000 india has the world's highest tally of infections after the united states and brazil the federal government has blamed overcrowding and people not wearing masks . is growing alarm about the increasing number of covered 19 cases in chile despite

the nation having a successful vaccine rollouts about 5000000 people have now had their 1st job but cases are rising by an average of 5000 a day less in america as a to see a new man reports from santiago. a severe health crisis in the latin american country one might have expected when chilean is dying from cold 19 every 15 minutes and critical care units are overflowing. doctors at the runs the i.c.u. at the clinic and takes us to see for ourselves that every bit is occupied even though the number of critical care units nearly doubled this week. people over 17 most of whom have already been vaccinated have almost disappeared from our emergency rooms now we have younger patients but some gravely ill. chile's 2nd wave is turning out to be far more aggressive than the 1st even though more than 33

percent of the population has received one or both jabs these people are among the 10s of thousands of chileans who were killing at this hour for their coronavirus back and while chile is a world leader in terms of the percentage of the population that has already been inoculated health officials. it will not make much difference at least not for some time. in order for herd immunity to be effective 80 percent of chileans must be fully vaccinated and that won't happen for another 3 months. now judy is to make the vaccine available to everyone free of charge and to convince you all that it's a fictive and site. that the hospital doctors and nurses concede they're exhausted 30 percent of staff are medical leave from illness or stress and they're more difficult to replace than a bed or respirator is picking out of we caught our breath between the 1st and 2nd wave but the patient load never drops enough to really let us recover so here we

are practically living here. with d.s. had none this hasn't been able to travel home for nearly a year so i. think it's very stressful the patients are in a critical condition there's no time to rest because the number of patients multiply faster than we do but we do all we can. to the end suffering from pandemic burnout have clearly let down their guard doctor who got a d. is one of many who questions the government's overall pandemic strategy. the strategy was not to suppress the pandemic but to contain it as a delicate balance in which flexibility and easing restrictions led to thousands of patients despite the inoculation a bitter lesson for a country that thought it was out of the woods and a wake up call for others who are counting on vaccines to be the magic cure you see in human al-jazeera. the situation's also worst thing in brazil where there's been another record number of fatalities in

a single day on tuesday health officials reported more than 2800 deaths in 24 hours the government's 4th health minister since the start of the pandemic says that he will support president jaya balsa nora's approach saying that he is opposed to slow downs. international travel has taken a massive hit due to the pandemic so many countries try to find a safe way to open up again one solution could be a passport type document the vaccinated people the european commission is expected to propose a certificate of allow inoculation for people to travel freely within the e.u. so called digital green pass would provide proof that a person has had one of the a use for approved jobs. such privatised has cast his ballot said that evelyn's national election opinion poll suggested a center right party is on track to win by a large margin that's despite his entire cabinet resigning after a child care benefits scandal 2 months ago it's europe's 1st major vote since the

start of the pandemic will be a test of the government's policies stop fast reports now from san damning. as the evidence goes to the polls hundreds of people have been queuing for food handout it shows a growing divide in society after a decade of leadership by the center right government of mark. the ever smiling prime minister who went to the palace in january to hand in the resignation of his cabinet on a bicycle that he says i will year old i grew up in poverty with lots of dept because the tax office accused us of fraud then we became poor. 11 year old is part of a campaign launched before the elections to raise awareness about the one in 13 dutch children living in poverty a mother was one of $26000.00 families who were wrongly accused by tax authorities of child care benefits fraud now sasha says she was forced to pay back nearly $120000.00 and lost her job her house and her marriage she suffered from 2 strokes

and is learning to walk again report concluded that most of the accused families graphic terms of racial profiling and that we were confronted with that collectors on a daily basis they often came with police we lived in fear we look to door shut the curtains and we're too embarrassed to go outside. prime minister mark whitaker was confronted by one of the victims during a recent gallup buys the bait. i'm a little responsible for this because he is the one in charge he keeps saying it is awful but i don't feel he means that he and the other victims don't understand why you chose to run again i explained to her that at the same time i had to ask myself the question what did it mean for my remaining again to become leader of my party and hopefully the saudis would give me just again i said to have many things which

have been very successful the last 3rd of the people in their lives have lost trust in politics because of how do you gain the trust back. by working very hard. or you are good to hear although did not mince has been struggling through the cope 19 prime demick poll to indicate that people in times of crisis are going to vote for the leader they know stemm market the seen as a crisis manager but also a leader tainted by serious scandals a recent survey shows that even without a covert than that make poverty rates will increase by 30 percent or more people will depend on food handouts and one of the world's richest nations so even though mark is still popular some are wondering how long 'd he can rely on his survival skills most people in this queue are longing for a change in leadership they hope may come true sooner than they might expect some political observers predict the prime minister if elected again may have to step down after all a parliamentary inquiry into the childcare benefits scandal is scheduled for 2 years from now staff ason al-jazeera sandown. the weather next here on al-jazeera

multiple shootings in the us at least 8 people killed near atlanta have alleged that. the election's over but the u.s. president is back touring swing states will tell you why. how i once again we got the usual scattering of showers across much of southeast asia fine and dry mind you across good parts of india china but they said they were indonesia where we see some very heavy rainfall 68 millimeters of rain here and that wetter weather will linger across a good part of java seeing further spells of heavy rain and heavy rain continuing to into a good part of borneo gries you may be a little further east was philippines also seeing some shop showers but nothing like the very heavy rain that we have seen in to parts of queensland australia big

areas of cloud here making their way through we're seeing some terrific rainfall totals as a result of that we've got a stormy weather continuing around the east coast as we go on through the next couple of days just have a look at a couple of stats then for a creek 216 millimeters of rain but rockhampton 550 millimeters of rain coming down in 24 hours about half of that fell in just 6 hours so there has been some flooding and the heavy rain will continue into a good parts of queensland down towards the southeast we'll see further spells of heavy rain and some really low i.v. showers also bringing to the eastern side of new south wales some of these parts could see maybe 100 to 200 millimeters of rain over the next couple of days across the ditch into new zealand it's fine and sunny. for the goalkeeper for one is a. home world cup was what dreams were made of. it turned into

a night matter of a russian soldier by argentina's military judge. in the 1st of a new season footballing legend eric cantor down introduces cloud your tambourine one of a special few stood up for their beliefs whatever that cost. football rebels on al-jazeera. who are. the. other again this is al jazeera the main news this hour the u.s. secretaries of state and defense are in south korea on the 2nd leg of their 1st asia tour pyongyang as will the u.s. don't cause trouble in the region. the number of covert 19 cases in chile is on the

rise despite a largely successful vaccine rollout that around 5000000 people have done had their 1st job but new cases are averaging 15000 a day and the dutch prime minister mark router has cast his ballot in the netherlands national election opinion poll suggests a center right party is on track to win it's europe's 1st major vote since the start and then the. government on motorcycles have attacked a group of civilians in this jack killing at least 58 people it happened as they were returning from a livestock markets and battery bank to near the border with mali the attackers also destroyed nearby structures used to store grain the government has declared 3 days of national mourning. the government in nigeria's cut state says that it won't be giving in to ransom demands after 3 teachers were kidnapped from a primary school monday it's the latest in a string of abductions from schools in the north on friday 39 college students were

taken by men in the same states al jazeera would address reports from could do. except for security personnel and if you stop at the forest research in mind. it's largely empty and quiet. the usual bustle on campus is gone no classes no field work. the hostels where hundreds used to leave and i want to lock and key as students remain in the hands of their captors. and i did. 2 friends who escaped the attack is still haunted by what they saw. to myself. to keep myself. which from the facts. we trying to escape.

and the process. i hate. that got me enjoy our own here. big guys big one of the students i was the one trying to rescue. 5 days after the attack the personal effects of the missing students still being recovered or what they were taken. security sources say guns were used to open up this gaping hole is a breach in point from where the students were extracted now behind this wall is a force that stretches for. students thought to be still held by their captors. neighbors and relatives still come to confront the sandy family as they try to come to terms with the kidnap of their 2 daughters from their school. the mother still shaken by the incident is against the use of force to rescue them.

they'll give to children. and my hope is gone so we have. to fight the family says the absence of the 2 girls is a bearable for everyone. the stuck it is wanted for you to move does children are no more life when you know their life you cannot see them. with 3 kidnappings in forties the government here says it will not give in to kidnapper's demand for runs. based on principle very careful and logical evaluation of the consequences of their state negotiating with non-state actors or even giving them money. that we. decided to avoid completely what some parents of missing students want to hear at the moment but the government

insists negotiating with hostage takers will only create a bigger problem. al-jazeera. as the crisis in myanmar worsens it's becoming difficult to know how many people have been killed in the military crackdown the u.n. says the been 149 deaths in 6 weeks but a political prisoner group insists the whole is higher at $183.00 martial law has been imposed in many areas but protesters are defying restrictions and continuing daily rallies against the joint. at least 8 people have been killed and one injured near the u.s. city of atlanta in 3 separate shootings targeting message parlous 2 of the shootings were at spas across the street from one of the other police say the 4000000 women killed there were of asian descent a male suspect has been arrested the u.s. intelligence report says that russia and iran directed efforts to manipulate the

2020 presidential election it's been released by the office of the director of national intelligence and shows intelligence agencies believe moscow was trying to help donald trump what a 2nd. run pushed for by victory the report also found cuba venezuela and lebanon's hizbollah were engaged in smaller scale campaigns to influence the vote. u.s. president joe biden has hit the road to promote his new a 2 trillion dollar covert 19 relief package from a single support was a big part of his election campaign but not everyone is clear on what they're now entitled to as a white house correspondent kelly holcomb reports from delaware county pennsylvania . like so many u.s. towns the covert pandemic has brought businesses in delaware county pennsylvania economic uncertainty and even collapse a lot of us small businesses are interdependent of each other so as one business

sales we all feel that michael gibbons has been running a small automotive repair shop in delaware county that employs 7 people last year the government stimulus helped keep his business running. but he's less certain about president joe biden's promise of new aid and what it means for him. there's a lot of questions that americans need answers to you look at some of these big stimulus bills and there's a lot of what you'd call pork in them that's exactly why biden visited this floor in business in delaware county to highlight the benefits of his $1.00 trillion dollar american rescue plan that last week he signed into law more than what the plan includes $1400.00 checks for individuals that help for small businesses bided staking his presidency on his relief package to stop america's jobs crisis it's also intended to repair local government finances and address issues of poverty and

inequality. and people are getting. a check for. why it's the biggest enhanced one of america's social safety net in decades be rolled out like a nation at war in addition to biden vice president camila harris her husband doug hoffman 1st lady dr jill. biden are crisscrossing the united states to promote the rescue plans benefits it's a big gamble the bybee ministration is hoping to create an explosion of economic activity without triggering inflation on main streets just like this one all across the united states but business owners like michael gibbons are skeptical of the plan and whether all that money will go to those who really need it and there's a lot of americans out there that for whatever reason have a general mistrust of government and so yes joe biden has a lot of work in front of them to kind of bridge those gaps and get this country

back on line national polls show the american rescue plan is popular but biden's not taking it for granted his administration knows it needs to deliver relief to america's main street quickly in order for it to be a success. can really help get al jazeera delaware county pennsylvania the u.k. plans to increase the size of its nuclear arsenal and set reassesses its defense capabilities and on the diplomatic front as the nation plans its foreign policy priorities off to briggs and the prime minister says it's time to look east needs barker reports from london. it's being called the most significant overhaul of the u.k.'s defense security and foreign policy since the cold war a radical reflection said the prime minister of a rapidly changing world their view describes how we would both our alliances strewth our capabilities find new ways of reaching solutions and really learn the

art of competing against states with opposing values the u.k. wants to build deeper trade and security links with india japan australia boys johnson's heading to india next month and the u.k.'s new state of the art aircraft carrier will deploy to the region in may where warships go trade has historically followed but the proverbial elephant in the room is china. and 2015 on a state visit president xi promised to invest heavily in the u.k. brics it's made britain even more in need of new trade ties with the u.k. he's under pressure from the u.s. and others to toughen its stance on the chinese government. china's tightening controls over hong kong has made it increasingly difficult to find and do business with. the massed attention of the we get minority described as torture by the british government china's military expansion into international waters in the south china sea is also

a major cause for concern what might happen actually in china there might be a recognition that britain is finally being a bit more straightforward with china and saying yes. we do want to trade with but on some points we're going to disagree which actually is an approach china will say take some of its partners as well where the review refers to china as britain's biggest systemic threat if you use russia as the country's biggest active threat in response to a new antiterrorism center will be built to counter the risk of chemical and biological attack the number of nuclear warheads the country could potentially stockpile will be increased by 40 percent and a new crisis command center built under downing street because britain really up to the task. because of it 19 pandemics cost the country watering amounts of money lives and livelihoods remain at risk to help the recovery the government's planning a green industrial revolution with ambitions to become the world leader in carbon

capture but in the midst of current challenges it's difficult to see the review is anything but a wish list part of britain's breaks it rebranding. the start message from the government is that the old world order is being swept aside britain must adapt if it wants to thrive new park al-jazeera london the oldest trophy in international sports is staying in new zealand can you please can. be a mirror. to new zealand keeping the trophy by beating. in auckland they enter the regatta heavy favorites but the italians match them in the early stages and you see that as eventually winning 73. fragments of 2000 year old biblical score support found south of jerusalem they belong to the collection of jewish texts known as the dead sea scrolls teams discovered inside

a cave where jewish rebels hid during battles with soldiers from the roman empire. as we mentioned earlier voters are going to the polls in the netherlands and a part of their culture is being put to good use in quintessential dutch fashion voters have been given the option to use bike through polling stations the government has expanded postal proxy voting options and allowed them all vulnerable to those earlier in the week. it's good to have you with us hello adrian from going to here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera a day after some sharp words from pyongyang the u.s. secretaries of state and defense are in south korea on the 2nd stop of the asia tour and the blinken the lloyd austin upholstering alliance is in the region on their 1st foreign trip since taking office in japan on 2.