much higher than advertised researches say that huge gaps in testing capacity that the government is now trying to close extrapolate that across the country and the spread of corona virus appears far wider than anyone's. 'd a logistical nightmare with the mega ships still stuck in the suez canal authorities stop all traffic so they can try to move it out of the way. hello i'm adrian from again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up north korea fires 2 ballistic missiles and its 1st major provocation since u.s. president joe biden took office. with a health system that can barely keep up somalia faces

a 2nd wave of covert 19 injections. at a side of hope the olympic torch relay begins in japan for the tokyo games postponed by the pandemic. egypt suez canal authority says it suspended traffic through the waterway while tugboats worked to free a stranded ship this is the view of the skyscraper sized container ship from land it's been blocking the southern stretch of the busy shipping lane for 2 days now the 224000 ton container vessel lost control in high winds and run aground the ship's japanese owners have apologized for the accident and the situation is causing heavy disruption to the fastest shipping route between europe and asia a growing number of vessels have been forced to drop anchor while they wait to travel through the suez canal the cost of disruption are expected to run into the

billions of dollars. well here's the suez canal on the map running 193 kilometers between the mediterranean and red seas without its ships going from asia to europe would have to go all the way around the southern tip of africa in some cases that would be a journey of a bolt of around 7000 kilometers or more lawrence brennan is a retired u.s. navy captain he says the canals closure has put many ship owners in a very difficult situation there are other ships that had scheduled are planned to transit the canal both through the mediterranean and and through the red sea and to prevent owners and operators may delay decision as to where to go to determine if this is going to be a couple more days or a couple more weeks or longer the economic implications are in the billions of dollars and it's more complicated as things stand because a lot of the losses are delayed losses without physical damage that imply

implicates particular admiralty rule pools that may prevent innocent parties from recovering their damages from the ship owners. the 1st and foremost thing for the ship owners is to see what happens and it may not be for another week then the title changes before things happen the other is to see if there's any further damage photographs from yesterday show the ship part aground at the bal and that the stern is afloat and that could could possibly emphasizing possibly cause additional damage to the ship if this ship were to break in f. and could not be reflected as is and removed that would be a long term blockage of the canal in its present position. the foreign ministers of italy germany and france are in libya's capital tripoli for talks a national unity government was sworn in earlier this month it's meant to unify the war torn country and steer it towards elections later this year al-jazeera traina

is live for us now in tripoli what are we expecting to come out of this meeting today mullet. well i think 1st 1st and foremost it's a great sign of support libya's new unity government they'll be discussing several issues including migration flows also be discussed in the road map to elections elections are set to take place according to the agreement by the libyan political dialogue forum in december later this year also be discussing the mechanisms to removing the over $20000.00 foreign fighters in libya that's according to the u.n. support mission but it appears that there is an international consensus for this government to succeed and for elections to take place in december. many libyans are hopeful that's the case but we have to remember we've been here before you know in 2015 u.n.

facilitated agreement and morocco gave power to the government of national accord and a very similar visit by european union foreign ministers they came to libya then and in and to show support to the to that government although many countries recognize them officially. some countries were supporting warlords in his military rise to power are those countries included egypt the u.a.e. russia and also france the g.n.a.t. the government national court had support from chirk eve from italy so many are hoping that this new government will receive international support a united european union means that they can they can move forward and and have a better chance of being successful now to the e.u. a stable libya means there is a chance to curb my migration flows also means that they can stabilize the whole

region and it also means a steady flow of oil libya has africa's largest crude reserves could be a potentially very rich country it's also very underdeveloped. so and that's been made worse by the years of violence and conflict so lots of potential for foreign investment for construction for construction contracts and a lot of countries are eyeing that so a stable libya means that you know many countries like egypt and turkey and the e.u. can invest in libya that's why we're seeing the new head of the presidential council in egypt today meeting with sisi is expected to fly to chirk e later on later on tonight so they're hoping that a unified international stance will take place and stabilize libya al-jazeera is manic trying to reporting live there from tripoli manik many thanks indeed tensions are rising on the korean peninsula after north korea launched 2 ballistic missiles off its eastern coast it's the 1st significant provocation by pyongyang since u.s.

president joe biden took office in january the missiles were launched from north korea south hand young province into the sea there japan the u.s. pacific command says the move threatens countries in the region south korea and japan have expressed deep concern and condemnation of pyongyang's actions. jake you know haleigh it is a 3 to our country and to regional security and it's also a violation of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions yeah i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people wow from robin bride in seoul. for the past couple of years since the denuclearization talks have stalled north korea has returned to kind of carry on developing its weapons arsenal but it's been very careful largely to avoid these provocative but

listed missile test which of which of course are banned under un resolutions it has instead been firing off and testing weapons systems rockets which are permitted under u.n. rules and we saw that just this last weekend with the firing of 2 lesser cruise missiles now these are weapons it is allowed to test and this was seen as in fact the 1st weapons test to confront the new incoming biden administration and the white house largely ignored it well it's far harder for president biden to avoid but listing missiles as always with north korea it is often about timing and yes later thursday we have president joe biden's 1st full news conference so this will ensure of course that north korea will be front and center at that event he cannot avoid commenting on it from the region we have already had comments condemnation from japan and also from chunky young south korea's foreign minister that has been

his expression of disapproval. expressed deep concerns over north korea's latest firing of what appears to be short range ballistic missiles amid our government's various efforts to achieve the goal of complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. now this is an important time of course with a new administration in the us north korea often chooses moments like this to test out the incoming administration but we just had the secretary of state anthony blinken visiting northeast asia to formulate the u.s. strategy towards north korea and there was a feeling that north korea would wait and see to exceed what exactly that strategy looks like before responding wouldn't do anything provocative well this test thursday looks like it could be a change of heart a change of direction and this could well be north korea deciding it has nothing to

lose and now is the time to round put pressure on the u.s. . later on thursday european union leaders will meet to discuss curbing vaccine exports to the u.k. britain has received more than 10000000 doses from plants inside the e.u. but has exported no vaccines back to the block other e.u. countries are struggling to find ways to stop the spread before more vaccines arrive this comes after astra zeneca slightly downgraded the efficacy of its coronavirus vaccine to 76 percent of the serious war in chalons has more now from east form in the u k. well i mean the european union is being pretty clear or at least trying to be clear in saying that this is not targeted at the u.k. this is not about a specific country and trying to choke off the u.k.'s vaccine supply having said that there is a very nationalist atmosphere to this boris johnson has said that he

opposes any blockades and he warns against any kind of vaccine nationalism as he puts it and vaccine companies drug manufacturers might think twice about locating in places where such arbitrary restrictions are put on their trading practices i mean what it comes down to i think really is a kind of electoral risk and reward situation we're seeing in the u.k. at the moment the boris johnson is going through something of a polls boost at the moment because generally the population thinks that the government has handled the vaccine rollout pretty well certainly when it's looking at what's going on in europe and european leaders a worried that their electorates are judging them for the fact that europe is not doing particularly well as they are told so what europe is trying to do is shore up

its own supply and production of vaccines to make sure that it's you know populations are as well inoculated as say those across the channel in britain are. weather update thanks to an al-jazeera been doing everything they can to survive we report on the plight of abandoned children in cameroon. and out of migrants arriving at the u.s. border is growing we'll hear how the white house is tackling the crisis. it's time for the perfect jenny. went sponsored plan qatar airways we've got a return to find whether into a good part of japan over the next couple days if this area club which is just in the process of pulling out of the way little bit of

a whether they're just coming into northern parts of the country for a time of the showers will gradually ease as we go through friday surprise us guys coming back in temperatures not faring too badly 22 celsius there in tokyo sheltered by the mountains tokyo is looking fine and dry over the next couple of days we have got some right in the full cost that's pushing across central parts of china and that will drive its way across the east china sea the yellow sea into the korean peninsula japan she can see stays in the fine and dry weather and winds falling light really will be very pleasant 20 celsius for tokyo has 68 in found high fun to try to across a good part of south asia we have got some showers just coming into sri lanka over the next day or 2 much of india will be settled and sunny and warming up nicely but starting to see the old 40 showing up on our maps now to 40 celsius that and i'm at about temperatures picking up 2 in mumbai up to as a foreigner with the pakistani might catch one or 2 when she flies but not too much

to speak of when she fires will continue across turkey over towards the caucasus the arabian peninsula it's hot and it's getting hotter. sponsored pork qatar airways. a sister turned human rights activist the day her brother is locked in a notorious goes back to desert prison. per fight for his freedom sees her exiled surveilled and betrayed by those closest to her. but her resolve is unshaken. only the devil lives without hope. witness on al-jazeera.

well again this is al-jazeera of the main news this egypt sue is canal authority says that it suspended traffic through the waterway while tugboats worked to free a stranded ship it's been blocking the southern stretch of the busy shipping lane for 2 days. north korea has fired 2 ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coastline the u.s. pacific command has responded saying reaction sure the pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors. and european union leaders will meet later on thursday to discuss curbing vaccine exports to the u.k. partners received more than 10000000 doses from plants inside the e.u. but has exported no vaccines or back to the block. one in 4 people dying of covert 19 globally is brazilian more than 300000 people have died since the pandemic began president jaya both sonora has downplayed the threat of the virus for the last year

and like brazil chile is also seeing a rise in the number of infections it's about to enter the world's toughest coronavirus locked out cases arising in other parts of latin america as well as a latin america at its elusive and human report stone from santiago. frantic shoppers rush to south americas nard to shopping mall their last chance before they and millions of other chileans go into lockdown. regus needed to buy a birthday present for her niece to get there after family my daughter works in a clinic and says the number of patients is out of control this is a necessary measure although many don't believe it. despite a massive occupation campaign the number of critical care patients is the highest since the pandemic began. and the new restrictions more stringent than ever before only 2 police permits per week to buy food and medicine and a total nationwide lockdown without permits on weekends the aim is to keep 75

percent of the population at home until after easter and reduce infections enough to allow national elections to take place in 2 weeks but there's no guarantee. south america is facing a fierce resurgence of the infections and deaths in neighboring peru relatives of 80 year old martin keyspace prepared to bury him he died at home because there were no beds left in hospitals is he one year old woman is one of the few lucky ones who's been able to get vaccinated. and that wider many people are dying every day i lost 2 children one who was 48 years old and 150 recently from 19. 1 year after people were literally dying on the streets from the virus in ecuador hospitals are again on the brink of collapse further north in venezuela the government has ordered a 2 week lockdown after having relaxed confinement measures because of the sudden

spike in infections and severe shortages of critical care units oh my lord the volume of patients has increased in this new wave and there were serious cases there last year even an eye which until now was not regarded as a cold hotspot the government has tightened anti pandemic measures because of the sharp surging cases schools gyms and most public offices will be closed until april 12th. the president however says he does not believe in lockdowns. you say he most we have refused and we continue to do so because it is more a matter of principle than a practice and fortunately our principles are especially in this case the ones we believe we have to apply to move the country forward. whatever the containment strategy the entire continent is struggling to obtain and distribute vaccinations with the exception of chile and even here it hasn't been fast enough to prevent

a new deadly viral way you see in human al-jazeera santiago health authorities in somalia say the country is in a 2nd wave of covert 19 infections cases there are rising a more than 300 people have died from the virus in the last 2 weeks without an official system for tracking mortality it's difficult to know exact numbers catherine sawyer reports now from neighboring kenya. this is the main cemetery in mogadishu and it's filling up fast mostly with people who say to have died from 1000 complications. this family is just the latest to bury a loved one. somalia is struggling to deal with a 2nd wave of college 1000 cases but health experts say with limited testing and data collection it's hard to know the true extent of the pandemic here. for the past 2 months we have just over

a 1000 people not all of them have died of the disease but these are numbers we've never witnessed before the pandemic. hospitals like de martini and isolation center are also overwhelmed and oxygen is running out. so malia has one of the world's most vulnerable health systems the world health organization says just about a quarter of somalia's 15000000 population can access basic health care doctors are worried the situation is getting worse a machine. people do not believe in the existence of the covenant in virus in somalia once they get sick if misused or maybe since to solve it by the time they are coming to the hospital they are critically ill. the government has rolled out a vaccination program health workers the elderly and people with underlying conditions are getting there fast those are the astra zeneca vaccine under the un backed initiative the government hopes to vaccinate at least 20 percent of its

population as soon as possible. but despite the severity of the situation and forcing how 3 strictures has been difficult these are some of the city's popular cafeterias people are reluctant to socially distance or where our mosque in the world is 1st and foremost the young muslims religion tells us that when people become very sinful some are non-busy spread around the world only god can protect his people. apart from the pandemic somalis also continue to face the threat of violence from al-shabaab a humanitarian crisis caused by recent flooding and a desert. infestation that has left iran 2600000 without enough food sama hoping the vaccinations will help prevent new infections but with only a fraction of the population able to access medical help their fee is things might

get. the united nations estimates that 2000000 children in cameroon are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance many of them have been abandoned after being caught up in the conflict between boko haram and government forces in cameroons northern region nicholas reports these children have spent the best part of the night begging for food and money they have been abandoned here in cameroon far north region near the nigerian border they will not keep what they get instead they'll give it to this religious teacher who in exchange gives them shelter water and occasionally teaches them prayers sometimes a charity and they offer amounts for children to sleep on and teach them to read and write but the children are distracted most have been abused many have witnessed their fathers being killed or mothers being raped by book fighters who entered their villages like 8 year old mohammad yousuf. when i grow up i want to be

a soldier because boko haram killed my father we were picking it when i saw them slit my thought their throat and take my mother away. 10 year old man hopes his father will come back to get him. boko haram came to my village and i picked up all the kids but i ran away my father well my father i don't know where he is. thousands of children have been separated from their parents either abducted by boko haram or orphaned by the conflict between government forces and the fighters children who have escaped from the armed group or seen with suspicion with schools refusing to enroll them in the state authorities unwilling to register them the u.n. says state authorities are failing the children they are meant to protect we have to recognize something children develop skills when they're with armed groups they develop an incredible sense of resilience sometimes in leadership it's not it's an

illicit kind of function but they nevertheless do develop some skills and some of those skills we need to capture and reinforce as well as help them get over the very negative experience. is one such child while he has lost his parents and continues to beg on the streets he has joint state school he says he wants to be a doctor not only to heal his country but the children of cameroon who have been abandoned but worthy of care nicholas hawke al-jazeera. the us president joe biden has appointed a couple horace to manage the study arrival of asylum seekers at the southern border but as a congress have been visiting emergency facilities that have been reopened recently it follows a growing outcry after images revealed over crowded and makeshift conditions at a texas center al-jazeera is on the u.s. side of the border adama in southern texas. several steps

which he said she would take but each and each announcement actually more questions were raised i mean the mere fact that joe biden seemed to be getting all nostalgic there about how he had undertaken the same role under president obama to deal with unaccompanied children at the border when obama was president suggests actually a biden didn't actually fix anything didn't actually get very far and one column went through the different steps she's going to take it sounded awfully familiar that she said that she would lead a diplomatic effort for immigration enforcement in mexico and central america what does that mean is not just mean pressuring mexico and central america to crack down on migration to increase its militarization give more money to the police and security forces to crack down on migrants up lead off into human rights abuses is that really the solution is that what they mean by that she said that she was going to engage the private sector engaging the private sector hasn't been a problem $55000000000.00 has been spent since 2008 to 2020 on what's called the

border industrial complex mainly high tech militarization of the border contract is making it an almost fortune defense contract is a lot of them don't give in to the democratic party and also building shelters which often quite substandard because they're in for the profit motive in fact right now as the buy demonstration looks from all shelters there are real questions about whether some of the people who are being given the contracts have a very poor record on housing housing migrants well let's get the view from the other side of the border about apollo has more now from tijuana and mexico. we are outside of. port of entry into the united states quite literally a stone's throw away from the us mexico border where you see behind us is a makeshift camp of migrants up popped up just a little over just a little over a month ago we're told that the majority of people here are either migrants from central america countries like hunter s. and guatemala also many people here from southern mexico states like chiapas one

huckabee truck gun as well as nationals from haiti cuba and other countries so we really have quite the mix of migrants here and it's estimated we believe there to be somewhere between a 101500 people that have been staying at this camp some for more than a month now others that are new arrivals with new migrants arriving almost almost every day now we heard from one gentleman from guatemala earlier today who said that in the more than one month that he's been out here at no point has he been approached by any government officials or anyone from the either the mexican side or the u.s. side to sort of give him an idea of what to do next and that seems to be a common theme among many of the people here they seem to be waiting but they don't seem to be knowing what they're waiting for and there's a lot of frustration a lot of confusion s.g. as as to what they're going to do next what they're hoping is that there will be some sort of visibility of their camp that u.s. officials will hear their voices have been holding many demonstrations out here so

they're hoping that u.s. officials will hear their voices and give them an opportunity to to make their asylum cases be heard to border agents. argentina's vice president says the country is not able to pay back its debts on previously agreed terms and rates cristina fernandez said the pandemic has made things worse argentina's economy has been in crisis since 2018 when it asked the international monetary fund for a $57000000000.00 loan the country defaulted to private creditors last year. the red cross says that colombia's humanitarian situation is worse than last year because of violence against civilians almost 400 people were killed by explosive devices the highest number since 2016 after a resurgence of conflict between the state at number of armed groups and there were hundreds of attacks against health care workers and facilities al-jazeera the other summer i'm here to report stuff from bogota. at the report from the red cross shows

that an important increase in violence. is the period. mathes placement in a number of regions in the country all compounded by the restrictions put in place by both the state and armed groups due to depend. and the violence seems to be expanding to new areas they documented for example over $250.00 victims of explosive devices in $69.00 municipalities across the country of which $41.00 had not reported any incident in 2019 the red cross also found a major increase in attacks against health care workers this is. exactly it's a paradox at the exact time when people need more medical attention and my health personnel are being attacked more than at any other time since we started collecting data in colombia. so this is a hugely complex humanitarian situation with many communities that have become even

more isolated and have received less protection doing the pandemic and that's why the red cross is calling on both to state the military and these armed groups to ensure their respect of human rights and also ensure the access to cover the 19 vaccines. to facilitate the work of humanitarian organizations in the country. it's good to be with a celebratory and sort of get here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera egypt is kind of authority so that is suspended traffic through the waterway while tugboats work to free a standard stranded ship it's been blocking the southern stretch of the busy shipping lane for 2 days now and sprint is a retired u.s. navy captain and says the accident could result in long term disruptions to shipping through the canal photographs from yesterday show the ship part aground at

the bat and that the stern is afloat and that could possibly emphasizing possibly cause a.