now recently we have seen some vomit still moving across the deep south of the us easing over towards the tennessee valley dry brush the weather trying to come in behind little bit of snow over the rockies and some snow to push its way it's eastern canada. sponsible qatar airways. zira. low on money and find this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes. a business logjam as the suez canal starts down goods estimated over $9000000000.00 have been halted by the container stuck in the waterway. for more people are killed in the antic your crackdown in myanmar the u.n.

writes and voice calls for an emergency summit. north korea fires 2 ballistic missiles in its 1st major provocation since u.s. president joe biden took office. the health system they can barely keep our somalia faces a 2nd wave of covert 19 infection. on a small sign of hope the olympic torch relay begins in japan for the take care games postponed by the. standard of your sports european teams begin their quest to qualify for the culture world cup and turkey make a fantastic story with a full 2 victory over the netherlands a round up of the action coming up this. egypt's syria's canal authority says it suspended traffic through the waterway while

tugboats work to free a stranded ship this is the view of the skyscraper size container ship from land that's been blocking the southern stretch of the busy shipping lane for 2 days now the 224000 ton container vessel lost control and high winds and run aground the ship's japanese owners have apologized for the accident. well the situation is causing heavy disruption to the fosters the shipping route between europe and asia a growing number of vessels have been forced to drop anchor while they wait to travel through the serious canal the costs of disruption are expected to run into the billions of dollars. let's take a look at why the series shutdown is creating such ripples in the business world about 30 percent of global container ship traffic sails through this waterway that accounts for over 10 percent of the world's trade an assessment by lloyd's list shows $9600000000.00 worth of daily marine traffic has been halted the can

contribute significantly to egypt's economy it and $5600000000.00 in 2020 i speak to guy plas and his secretary general at the international chamber of shipping which represents the majority of the world's merchant fleet he joins us now from london many thanks for speaking to us guy on al-jazeera as of wednesday about 185 vessels have been waiting to cross the canal and others are still on route what kind of business impact are we talking about as a result of this blockage. finally. this is a race war to a somewhat close 7 world trade canal the single years like this is delayed by this and having kind of a case it's enough to cover too long he said in the british start of as every hour is more ships arriving on the alternative which is from the ship's remicade good.

ok it's true of days that we are. again and the subsequent it will cost to ship it to her. and and what does that cost mean i mean do we see that cost taken on by shipping companies is this passed on into consumers what exactly does that mean in reality. well the cuts are going to happen will spread throughout the supply chain as the costs are not targeted it when it should be delivered so that we knock on effects to consumers that maybe not getting their goods as. it cost everybody at the end of the day we're going to delay that is it just shows and highlights how to change it to the water where he is you mentioned this is not our jobs it is ships will be losing revenue as well that may be time critical cargo he needs to get it's just a nation you can easily carry things like a vaccine components or p.b.s. and the ships as well so you don't really know so time will tell what that sure vets will be providing of this disease it will be years you know it will pass it

very quickly but i think it's the danger is if it goes on for too long that's a nonstarter sees some real ramifications from this and there's been a lot of attention on the impact on the oil market we saw prices jump up yesterday 14 percent of global daily supply for oil is clogged up at the moment. what kind of impact long term can we see on oil prices as a result of this did it again depends on how long this is a blockage it goes on for you just don't know how many sensors when it will actually be relieved by james will always be adjusted over time that they don't there's bound to be destruction delay over the next few weeks if this is about to continue so it's a manageable problem where he will become whole series as it is allowed to go or does this block and highlight the risks that the shipping industry faces around checkpoints like the suez and there others like the panama or the straits of and so

on and what is the best way to deal with those risks. i think that the mansion in fact i'm actually sitting on the panama canal a very very important strategic water works well trained how to incidents like this are really not home to governments and to the populations they need to be kept open and they're really important because the alternative is increasing latency to places and things like that so and then i think that's the important takeaway from this is well you know the state has now been operation middle of the 19th century it's not rationed it's 2nd so much money and time labeling to get goods to your information your many thanks for your time going platen sector general the international chamber earth shipping talking to us there from london. the u.n. rights envoy for me on mars calling for an emergency summit to discuss the ministries

violent crackdown and demonstrations and his 4 people have been killed on thursday . medical workers and l. g.b.t. activists in the m.r. have now joined the protest health care staff wearing white coats marched and rode in a motorbike convoy through the city of mandalay chanting slogans in support of the deposed leader aung san suu kyi let's go to our correspondent florence louie who's life for us in kuala lumpur floor authorise for us to talk us through these latest reports about 4 people having been killed today in central myanmar. that's right now protesters once again took to the streets in towns and cities across me on law in large numbers a day after they staged a silent protest on wednesday and the military security forces responded with violence local media says. gunfire was used to break up demonstrations there are

reports that people were injured in other towns and the we're getting reports that 4 people were killed in town a town in central now the u.n. human rights investigator tom andrews gave a very stark warning of the situation in myanmar he says if there isn't an international response that is full and united conditions in myanmar will deteriorate and he warned that they could be a very dramatic increase in the loss of lives and n.g.o.s that's been tracking the . the that the number of fatalities as well as the arrests since the coup on the 1st of february says that 2900 people have been arrested or charged or sentenced and nearly 300 people have been killed since the 1st of february now and the military is also continuing its crackdown on the media and online news service based in central media says for that staff members were detained on wednesday night

down while this is taking place below that international pressure on myanmar is also building up the u.s. has now put 2 military controlled conglomerates on its blacklist so these sanctions will no doubt be welcomed by people who oppose the coup in myanmar but we should still be i think be realistic that the generals may find a way to circumvent these sanctions they've had decades of practice while the country was run by them but by military dictatorship while it was an international pariah of being able to circumvent sanctions so you know while the sanctions are welcome they may not be enough to stop what's. happening in myanmar and it's for that reason that the un special rapporteur on human rights is calling for an emergency summit to discuss what's happening in myanmar to bring together regional countries as well as what he described as countries with great influence in the region no doubt this means china to discuss

a diplomatic solution in myanmar many many thanks for that our correspond florence speaking to us there from kuala lumpur. tensions are rising on the korean peninsula after north korea launched 2 ballistic missiles off its eastern coast it is the 1st significant provocation by pyongyang since u.s. president joe biden took office in january they were launched from north korea's south young province into the sea near 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 likely to do you know here you are it is a threat to our country into regional security it's also of violations of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions. i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people. mcbride has more from

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 have the secretary of state and to me 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. what china's foreign ministry is urging all sides to continue diplomatic efforts to deescalate the situation we were talking bandar. solving the problems we dialogue in consultation serves the common interest of all and is the aspiration of the international community we call on all relevant sides to meet each other half way and continue to maintain the deescalation situation to advance a political settlement and work for lasting peace and security on the peninsula a speedo white house correspondent kelly health at his life for us in washington d.c. kimberly it is the 1st significant provocation by pyongyang since u.s.

president joe biden took office in january what kind of reaction can make specked from the united states. but we did have a background call with senior administration officials following the we can cruise missile test we are watching for president biden's 1st official press conference with reporters for reaction on this latest provocation but what i can tell you is that senior administration officials are watching this very carefully and what they're saying is that at least with the initial activity that occurred over the weekend the this was felt to be within what they called the normal spectrum or menu of provocations by north korea in other words that they believe that when the message was to be sent to the administration u.s. administration that this is the type of activity that can be expected by north korea whether it be a launch of a ballistic missile submarine launch or even nuclear tests what the conclusion has

been from senior administration officials is that the activity thus far has been a what they call the low end of the spectrum having said that the path forward remains unclear and that's why so many will be watching to see what president biden says at his press conference we know that right now senior administration officials in the realm of security are consulting not only with their partners in the region but also former trump administration officials what they know is that they need to really try and come up with some sort of a message or solution and they know that when it comes to trying to find a solution this is a problem that has stymied not just republican but also democratic administrations alike for years so still unclear what the official position will be moving forward all we know is that it is under consultation under review with u.s. partners and allies many thanks for that i want to correspond speaking to us that

from washington d.c. let's get a bit more background to this because north korea 1st lou. launched an intercontinental ballistic missile back in 2017 during donald trump's 1st year in office the following year kim john and trump met in singapore both committed to the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula the details of that whenever a finished or finalized a follow up summit in vietnam of course collapsed and their 3rd meeting at the demilitarized zone also failed to bring a resolution in 2020 north korea unveiled a new knowledge of intercontinental ballistic missile and blew up a liaison office used for diplomatic talks with south korea well graham on the web is a fellow at nanyang technological university he says the international community needs to take a tough stance against north korea now despite fear that the best way to deal with

john young is to follow us. we've seen a series of episodes over the last 2 decades in which given a cycle of discussions ramping up patients hopes for resolution only to crash into part of disappointment because of the inability for or all sides popular not korea actually or all the core sense room to achieve your objectives. so i think we're going to see much more seeing going for. war the only difference is that the all jeeves will be more korea will be where it will have. nuclear military capability that's going to be very threatening and i think that's the change we can and so i think the you still have to put a lot of work to make sure that we sign even or koreans prevent them from getting to that stage where it's going to be a position of strength a lot. for the rest of us

a lot of this term. plenty more ahead on the news hour including and the genocide why hundreds of we good muslims in turkey a taking their cause to the streets. and one step from extinction for the fast on african elephants are classified as critically endangered. and support u.s. women football stars invite to the white house to mark equal pay to. the foreign ministers of italy germany and france have held a news conference with their libyan counterparts in the capital tripoli and opening remarks interim foreign minister called for an end to violence in order to achieve stability a national unity government was sworn in dismount it's meant to unify the war torn country and steer it towards elections later this year let's go to our

correspondent malik china who is live for us in tripoli nic it's interesting that some of these countries that were present today were on opposite sides during the conflict now they're here together what was the significance of today's meeting. well that's right well i think 1st and foremost shows a signal of support to libya's new interim unity government you know libya has been plagued with political divisions really that was fueled by foreign actors and now we heard from libya's 1st female foreign minister in her 1st televised statement to say that libyans demand foreign fighters to leave the country according to the u.n. support mission there's over 20000 foreign fighters and mercenaries in the country at the moment with an estimated believed to be an estimated $2.00 to $3000.00 russian mercenaries belonging to the wagner group thousands of genji weed and

sudanese fighters as well as syrians on both sides of the conflict so really these foreign fighters and mercenaries are seen as a obstacle for this new interim government they're tasked with holding a fair and nationwide elections in december so forcing these foreign mercenaries out of the country is critical for that to take place but we also heard her say that she she hopes that these foreign foreign boys will begin opening up their diplomatic offices here in tripoli they've been many many e.u. countries have closed their embassies after the violence began so there's a hope that the that will that will they will open their embassies france has already said that it plans to open its embassy in tripoli on monday so really a a unified sign from the e.u.

ministers from the the foreign ministers of germany italy and france today and the hope that the e.u. and the and the international community in general can come up with a unified stance to the libyan conflict and support this government and its roadmap to elections later this year as you say malik the elections are not till december that's still some way off what is the focus now for the interim government ahead of those elections is there much they can do to start rebuilding their economy. well i think there definitely is a 1st they need to build trust the u.n. has had a couple of different tracks in these in this long difficult road to get to this new government they've had the military track where a cease fire agreement was signed and in october they also have the economic track because libya's institutions were divided the economic track brought the 2

sides together the libyan central bank in the west and that is together they came up with a unified exchange rate so i believe i believe there is a chance for for for for the libyan state institutions pacifically the libyan central bank to help to help support private and public institutions as they rebuild the fragmented economic situation malik china for us in tripoli many thanks well peter millet served as the case in basta to libya from 2015 to 2018 he told me he's seen a substantial amount of progress since then but there's still work to be done. i think the progress that has been made in the last couple of months has been beyond the expectations of most observers there are plenty of reasons usually to be skeptical and pessimistic about the future of libya i think the way the u.n. handled the peace talks and the way that the government has

a taint the house of representatives approval and the concession of the other 2 competing government. remarkable expectations are high and meeting those expectations is going to be very difficult and the passage towards elections at the end of this year is fraught with bumps in the road but i think it is nuking better it is possible to be cautiously optimistic about the future of libya the public in libya has been disenchanted and lost confidence in the political class because they were seen in the political class as corrupt and self-serving so priorities for this new government apart from preparing for elections have to be better public services getting the electricity to run the water to flow schools to be properly provided for and the health sector in particular helping to deal with covert so those public

services have to be a priority but also the security sector tripoli is full of corrupt and venal militias as is benghazi and we saw a murder last night in. the security situation in the country is still very fragile . economic reform public services have to be priorities for this new government and i think that's what the government to say. in turkey we get muslims are protesting the visit of the chinese foreign minister. held talks with his turkish counterpart magna charta show new and ancora beijing approved an extradition treaty between the 2 nations in december the deal is now awaiting ratification on chorus parliament some 40000 we live in turkey hundreds came out to raise their voice against the treatment of the their ethnic minority in china. is one of the protests in istanbul

. and the way that simple living in turkey gathered in istanbul for the chinese foreign ministry thursday and they have been forming the prime his government also fires because they say they want to get their land in their own form for all the say i'm promising china is seen as this and ferguson for those people last and they are mr sterling the mr madoff the chinese government down inside and many of those. they are family and lawyers are in danger and that's why sometimes they cannot even contrast their family is in china asking charges a. government to release our family member and close again on the stop a genocide that is over again why must the days of 57 years old on the show. almost of the trial your civil servants you working for government the more than 30 years and she can speak you chinese are very real what kind of education is my mother and

me my father is taking to concentration camp my father is a business owner they always always help the people in the and they know and sound very loving person he was taken to a concentration camp and it's been more than 3 years i haven't heard i haven't heard his voice. truth the whole school largest we've heard i ask for all that in the world and these people have been absolutely i'm vulnerable especially since 3rd here in china. and i signed the next revision deal in 2017 men to say that is just an exhibition and they all foundation in any plan for israel says the kerry kids try not relations because of economic cooperation with china the national interest . most people are afraid to have a leverage over and far off for that. their fear for your. government terrorist might be extradited. this is i've been saying that and they did they give

importance of china's territorial integrity they are against any kind of mistreatment against the lawyers they are the cold made so much artistry paul soldiers and mozambique have launched an offensive after rebel fighters raided the northern town palma forcing residents to flee was considered a safe haven it had estimated $70000.00 people who have now fled to other towns it's also the base for offshore gas exploration projects where $60000000000.00 armed groups linked i still have known similar attacks in the region since 2017. throwing the federal subsidy to the point you are also called on the population to collaborate with the authorities denouncing to editors and armed men for the utilization the defense and security forces will do everything to ensure the well being of the population against. perpetrated by terrorists while continuing to

guarantee the protection of economic projects. argentina's vice president says her nation is not able to pay back its debts on previously agreed terms rates cristina fernandez said the pandemic has made things worse its economy has been in crisis since 2018 when it asked the i.m.f. for a $57000000000.00 loan the country defaulted to private creditors last year. all those though that we all know all of us that the terms and rates for the debt are not an acceptable it's a position that is subjective no it's not a problem of subjectivity the problem is we can't pay because we don't have the money to pay. it's time for the weather his efforts and how they have got a big contrast in the weather across the middle east at the moment more wintry weather coming in across northern parts of fair bit of cloud here and a fair bit of snow temperatures hovering around freezing 0 celsius there for ankara meanwhile touching 3738 here in doha 38 is 100 in fahrenheit

a cow mixing my butt temperatures here but you get the idea $38.00 celsius $100.00 fahrenheit warmer across the reagan peninsula plenty of snow there further north and that's no running if it's was a caucus is could see some snow to into tech menaced on maybe into. some wet or whether they're pushing up across to stand well in parts of afghanistan but elsewhere for much of the middle east it is fine and dry as it should be at this time of the if i did try to just around somalia good parts of ethiopia looking fine plenty of sunshine showers popping up once again just around tanzania kenya could catch one of 2 showers into the pass out but it is largely looking settled and sunny here the showers they run up towards the gulf of guinea nudging further north woods as they should do lots of wet weather though coming across angola easing across them bia northern parts of zimbabwe and northern areas of mozambique. still

ahead on al-jazeera but the relatively low vaccination rates leaders need to figure out whether to limit vaccine exports but it may come as a price. tag on everything they can to survive the reported replies of abandoned children in cameroon. and in sport the olympic torch relay begins with 4 months to go until the delayed take care of eggs. frank assessments the world is on the brink of a catastrophic model failure is that a fair assessment you can be catastrophic. to weiss valuable back seat informed opinions should we be buying big court ultimately it will be sovereigns and governments who are buying this that is the direction this is all headed in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines the inside story on 00.

you are dealing with very powerful people people in influential positions in government where we know there were elements within the police completely. we're getting screwed that we were getting too close to some people higher up the line even. when the job itself. is essentially the perfect you have a diplomat in baghdad and to accomplish al-jazeera investigates the poachers pipeline. you're watching out there in mind of our top stories this hour egypt's syria's

canal 40 says it's temporarily suspended traffic through the waterway while tugboats worked to free a stranded ship 822-4000 ton container vessel lost control in high winds and run aground. united nations is calling for an emergency summit on myanmar as the death toll continues to rise and useful people have been killed on thursday medical workers and l g b t activists have now joined and to keep protests. the foreign ministers of italy germany and from some held discussions with their libyan counterparts in the capital tripoli itself to a national unity government was sworn in earlier this month. european union leaders are discussing discussing pandemic strategies amid pressure over a coded 19 vaccine shortages a potential 3rd wave considering to curb vaccine exports to the united kingdom

person has received more than 10000000 doses from plants inside the e.u. but it's exported no vaccines back to the block this comes after astra zeneca slightly downgraded the efficacy of its coronavirus vaccine to 76 percent let's go to our correspondent laurie chalons who's live from outside a vaccine in east born in the united kingdom laurie good to see you i believe this meeting between ministers is just about to start may take a while what are we expecting them to discuss. well michel sent out his invitation to the members to come or at least appear virtually at this summit so you saying that the covert 19 response was pretty much top of the agenda and specifically the production and supply of vaccines which of course as we all know is sluggish in the states was

slow off the mark in. setting out the contracts and buying up the doses and it has watched countries like the u.k. raced ahead of the new member states in the u.k. more than half of the adult population has already had at least one jab in the e.u. that figure is just 10 percent so what they're looking at at the moment is some sort of export control basically redress that imbalance for the member states to be able to block the exports of consignments of vaccines outside of the e.u. if they think that in the country of destination that the vaccination program is already doing fine the infection rates are under control and that those vaccines

would basically be better off used in the e.u. there is a question mark over this whole thing though because just blocking the exit of vaccines outside of the e.u. doesn't necessarily mean that the e.u. can requisition those vaccines from the drug companies themselves and distribute them to their own citizens so it's kind of one bits of a possible process to keep vaccines in the u.k. but keep it in the e.u. but just keeping them in the e.u. doesn't mean they get into the arms of the citizens and what kind of wide educations are we talking about here if any that scene export limitations i mean can we see some sort of trade war as a result. well i mean that is a worry is certainly. in the u.k. which is looking at a possible shortfall of vaccines over the next 4 weeks anyway boris johnson has said that he is against any kind of vaccine nationalism and is essentially warning

the not to enact any kind of blockade but there are concerns coming from further afield as well concerns about the supply of not just the vaccines themselves the doses but the raw materials that go into those vaccines so these supply chains often cross in and out of the european union and i think there are murmurs of concern growing from capitals around the world that any moves that the e.u. takes against exporting vaccines could impact on the whole supply chain around the world could mean that vaccine rolled out programs in countries further afield are delayed and could result in drugs companies stockpiling the rule materials for those vaccines in different parts of the world basically gumming up the system for many many people. thank you laurie chalons than as i said the e.u. ministers meeting now any updates we will of course return to have already chalons

now recent study published in the lancet says 40 of the 55 african union countries have experienced a 2nd wave of covert 19 infections the director of africa center for disease control says he's concerned restrictions on vaccine exports proposed by the e.u. in india could lead to a 3rd surge of infections. as a country in a truly few headless. men who feel. this attrition is going to significantly impact you to fight is that we have gone through 2 waves of the virus the 1st we have on the 2nd and nothing is straight you see that base under study 6 that i just shared is going in that we had it in 2 was it that we and without rapid access to vaccines we challenge continue to be challenge life would be lost. i cannot miss you continue to struggle. health authorities in

somalia say the country is in a 2nd wave of the 19 and factions cases arising angles and 300 people have died from the virus in the last 2 weeks but without an official system for tracking mortality it is difficult to know the exact numbers catherine saw reports 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 buy 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 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. somalia 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. people do not believe in the existence of the covenant in the 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 their fast dose of the astra zeneca vaccine and that the u.n. backed conflicts 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 on the 1st and foremost young muslims are religion tells us that when people become very sinful some are known diseases will 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 around 2600000 without enough food so i'm 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 katherine saw. the united nations estimates 2000000

children come there were in need of urgent humanitarian assistance many of them have been abandoned it's being caught up in the conflict between boko haram and government forces in cameron's northern region nicholas haq has a story 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 he allows 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 mohammed to use it. 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 of their throat and take my mother or way. 10 year old man hopes his father will come back to get him a. vocal her aunt 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 friend 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 and the state authorities are unwilling to register them the un says state authorities are failing the children they are meant to protect. we have to recognize something children develop skills when they're with 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 experiences. is one such child while he has lost his parents and continues to beg on the streets he has joint a state school he says he wants to be a doctor not only to heal his country but the children of cameroon who've been abandoned but worthy of care nicholas hawke al-jazeera. decades of poaching and habitat loss have put african elephants on the endangered list for the 1st time the african forest elephant native to west africa and the congo basin is now critically endangered one step away from extinction its numbers have fallen by nearly 90 percent in the last 3 decades while the savannah elephant which has habitats across much of africa has lost 60 percent of its population in

the last 50 years but the international union for conservation of nature says it is possible to reverse this decline and several african countries are leading the way the organization says more than $37000.00 animal and plant species are now in danger of extinction that's doubled in a decade let's get more on the story of and speak to ben he is co-chair of s s c african elephant specialist group international union for conservation of nature he joins us from nairobi in kenya many thanks for speaking to us ben i read a really shocking statistic when i was reading about the story 80 to 90 percent of ivory coast's in nigeria and ends up funding the book. that seems absolutely incredible. one of the things that are. leading. to shop at decline in the species for

a start from some. elephants and one of the main courses. or the ivory. if it is going into the city. financing international criminals it is very unfortunate the situation the percentage declines there we're saying are still missing 60 percent 90 percent why are they decreasing at such rates and what can be done about it. and there are 2 main reasons for this declines one is watching or listening most of the i 3 to she deemed to be illegal market these ivory and the 2nd one is to do with the loss any more seed and human activities become. one of those silent keyless event was then pushing in terms of trying to meant inhabitants of these

family homes in terms of making them smaller. and in terms of making them not available as much as some of them might be suitable you know it isn't a suit then they're not available because either the fermented. small insights yes or too many reasons for change or that i think and also. and this can be fast this can be revised if we can all rally behind the 2 measures. stomp out coaching to some meshes that help in a. better climate. on land use is no way that you plan on doing activities and will and you know a that allows. for the new kit just with the needs. are there some countries that are doing better at that than others. now there are

some countries and that's the real focus that we have this assessment. that we have certain parts of africa right you this are going to have to can countries because a region to cover our goals and basie transform just conservation area where we're seeing some positive news that. pops and saw really in the forest zone. or. in congo. protection. and eastern parts or so africa. kenya on one day uganda yes example. so that sorry you opened up next is very hopeful that you know if we can improve the right. orci and. then we can be fast this decline and thank you wishing you all the best in that ben co-chair of the s.s.c. african elephant specialist group international union for conservation of nature.

thank you. you know ited states state of virginia has abolished the death penalty is the 23rd state to do so and the 1st in the southern u.s. 113 people have been executed that since the mid 1970 s. that 2nd only to texas governor rolf nor them says capital punishment has no place in the state the south or the nation imagine secret is in the australian state of new south wales have launched cleanup and recovery efforts after the area was hit by the west flooding in decades thousands of residents had to be moved with many homes destroyed at least 2 people have died the local bureau of meteorology has worn the state's coast is still under threat. pakistan has held its national day celebrations in the port city of karachi the president or if alvey took part in the annual military parade and made

a televised address ceremonies were also held in pakistan administered kashmir the prime minister imran khan was able to attend since he tested positive in 19 last week. still ahead on their. way of course one of the world's best golf buddies hits his ball into a swimming pool that's coming up at. this

time. money thank you very much for a delay of more than

a year of the olympic torch relay ceremony for the 2020 games it's begun the flame stalls at its journey from fukushima which was devastated by a tsunami and earthquake 10 years ago reports. you know politics a kind of thing but in a stop at long last the torch relay begins in japan for the olympic games. our football star. who was the 1st to carry the flame 10000 others will take it to every part of the country. it's shining a light on the progress made since fukushima was devastated by an earthquake tsunami and nuclear disaster 10 years ago. on the long road to tokyo it's hoped the relay will generate excitement for the games but many are wondering why it's still happening as a country is still battling cove it. so i kind of see what it would be sad to see

the olympics cancelled but the priority now is to end the pandemic we can still postpone it and hold the games when it's safe to get the funding it could cause another pandemic here because people from all over the world are coming here. if it is successful it will symbolize how we overcame many difficulties. moto knows what it's like to represent japan on the world stage and compete against the world's greatest he's worried organizers have run into too many problems to go ahead. with an effect on your bowl factors necessary for hosting the games are facing issues there are sports that have held qualifying events while others haven't when you look at domestic issues in japan the covert infections a far from over vaccination is not making progress. yet if the relay goes ahead safely over the next 4 months it will go a long way in reassuring the public and signal the end of a dark chapter in japan's history and her schapelle al-jazeera. japan's prime

minister says he hopes the torch relay generates excitement among the japanese public but a small group of protesters gathered in tokyo calling on the olympics to be canceled recent polls have revealed a growing skepticism about holding the games during a pandemic and also opposition to the cost which is reported to be as high as $25000000000.00. so football and one of germany's players has tested positive for covert 19 ahead of their opening world cup qualifying game in just a few hours the player is symptom free but has been isolated and officials are currently establishing who may have had contact with him as things stand their game into sold off against iceland goes ahead. later on we'll see that any bring him a bitch back in a sweden shoot for the 1st time in 5 years the striker who quit international football after euro 2016 has come out of retirement to help his country qualify for the world cup so latin is sweden's top scorer with 62 goals and has been in good form with his club side ac milan in italy sweden host georgia on tuesday to play in

the national team is the biggest thing you can and you can do as a football player and i say and i was honest to myself and to the coach or said listen if i am physically good condition and if you think it's a good idea. we talk and we talk and i'm sitting here so. there was a big shock on wednesday as turkey pulled off an impressive win against the netherlands they were $42.00 winners at home thanks to a. trick turkey have not qualified for a world cup since 2002 when they finished 3rd but they're off to a flying start in group g. a bad night for the netherlands though the dutch missed out on the last world cup in russia 23. reigning world champions france were held to a 11 draw at home by ukraine and one griezmann put france ahead with a fantastic strike from a level with their victory as a gay as his country's 4th all time top scorer for the match was levelled out by an only goal from fresno compared ukraine who are managed by their former striker

under a shift change held on despite having no shots on target. just as the world's top brain side belgian continued their impressive run in qualifiers they fought from a goal down to beat wales 31 kevin the rain has art and romelu lukaku with the goals for belgium who are unbeaten in competitive home matches since 20 the result also makes a 20 wins in their last 21 qualifying matches on the boss roberta martin aids and world cup hosts world playing in europe on wednesday they'll be luxemburg one no in hungary striker mohammad one sorry with the winner carter the current asian champions have been included as a case team in qualifying group a it also includes european champions portugal but the matches will not count towards the qualification process qualifiers also begun in the north central

american and caribbean region and this was the cayman islands up against syrian arm it was who came out on top in this one winning a 3 no to go top of the group their next matches against a ruble in 2 days' time or the cayman islands face canada or just 3 direct world cup spots available in the concord caf region. president joe biden and 1st lady joe biden hosted members of the u.s. women's football team to recognize equal pay day that's the day that symbolizes how far into the year women must work on average to make up the pay disparity from the previous year the women's team have won the world cup $4.00 times but are paid less than the mainstream they wage disparity the lawsuit was dismissed last year but they plan to appeal. it doesn't matter if you're an electrician an accountant or part of the best damn soccer team in the world the pay gap is real and this team is living proof that you can be the very best at what you do and still have to

fight for equal pay the western conference leading utah jazz have shown just why they have the best record in the n.b.a. this season they swept the brooklyn nets aside 118881 wednesday donovan mitchell scoring 27 points for utah brooklyn not helped by the absence of star players like james harden kevin durant's and kyrie irving the chairs have now won 32 and lost just 11 so far this season. i asked let's finish with a golf shot to forget for one of the world's top players rory mcilroy the 4 time major winner was competing at the world match play event in texas but check out this tee shot at the 1st hole it went way off course literally straight over the trees and into somebody's swimming pool it didn't get any better for mcelroy who suffered his worst match play defeat in 10 years i'll see you again later from all

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