what we want to know is how do these things affect people we revisit made steak even when there are no international headlines. al-jazeera really invests in that and that's a privilege as a journalist. i . mean mars military is accused of turning against its own people 114 protesters are reported to have been killed in the most violent day since the coup. from watching all just there alone from a headquarters in doha i'm dead you know also coming up semantic closer ties iran and china signed a landmark 25 year cooperation agreements mozambique's military on high alert as an

armed group play seeds to a popular hotel dozens of people remain trapped. and a test of political strength for indian prime minister narendra modi's party with 2 crucial states voting and local elections. hello it's the worst day of violence in me in mars since the military seize power nearly 2 months ago local media are reporting 114 people have been killed in the latest crackdown against anti cooper tester's saturday's bloodshed coincides with a military parade for the annual armed forces day where the leader of the ruling pledged to safeguard democracy just a warning you may find some images in tony chang's report disturbing. the inconsolable cry of

a father who's dead son in his arms the 13 year old boy was shot at his home in central myanmar as the security forces moved in. just city yangon looked and sounded like a battle zone the soldiers and police roam the streets burning barricades firing stun grenades and live rounds. and pain everyday lives and these are these are these these engineers these. community leaders and these a student this wounded man was dragged visibly bleeding into the road rather than help provide 1st aid the soldiers beat him as he laid in a pool of his own blood in the southern city of daraa way these 3 men on a motorcycle or shot at random as they passed police trucks to manage to get to their feet and flee a 3rd wounded trapped beneath his bike. and those wounded or killed dragged away

unceremoniously to be bundled into army trucks. all of this on a day meant to celebrate myanmar's armed forces but celebrate they did outside the capital naypyidaw on an enormous parade ground and or inspiring display of military hardware and might the gentle leader in his address avoided the fact these soldiers are now fighting their own people and reinforced his statement that members of the army of the guardians democracy. the armed forces unavoidably assume the state responsibility by lawful means due to the unlawful acts of the n l d led government in the 2020 election after the accomplishment of the state of emergency provision a free and fair election will be rerun and the handover of state responsibility will be continued while the military has faced little opposition so far manned mars armed ethnic groups have been threatening to intervene if the violence continues.

they continue to shoot at protesters and bully the people i think all ethnic groups would not just stand by and do nothing but it's civilians who now face the military's role 7 year old bone man was shot in the head inside his home in mandalay. don't worry everything will be ok to sleep say his parents as they try to treat his room. children are now facing the pull might of military machine tony ching. the violence has sparked a global wave of condemnation led by the united nations would said it was a horrified by the needless loss of life today with reports of dozens of people shot dead by the military in the bloodiest day since the coup the u.s. followed with this statement security forces are murdering unarmed civilians including children the very people they swore to protect these are not the actions

of a professional military or police force as some countries have shown their support for the gentile 8 nations including china and russia set representative says saturday's military parade and his address to me and mars top commander described moscow as a true friends it is a god and i would like to express my profound gratitude to the high level delegation from the russian armed forces for the pleasure of their company at this military parade i would also like to say that the russian government and the russian armed forces are acknowledged for this substantial support to 1000000 miles armed forces in a friendly manner even though we are far apart and then maria kids is an anthropologist than a senior researcher of the danish institute for international studies focusing on justice and security and me and mark she says the protests show that the army's political strategies have failed. well everybody has spent been fearing what would happen today on the armed forces day where they would use this opportunity to to

show increasing might and that they control and that they have the power and the institutional might to do so despite the massive protests that we've seen it's clear now from the massive opposition in the population that the political strategy that the military had in the beginning has failed the strikes by the civil disobedience newman has paralyzed lots of the economy and the civil service and not to lots of people across ethnic religious and other divides have come together against the military so it seems now that they're using today to show well we're strong and we can control and control the nation but this idea that they could hold elections and get legitimacy in the population who seemed to be lost so far we've seen people who can be incredibly resilient we especially seeing among young people say 'd we would rather die than live under democracy so i think there's still

a lot of energy. there's still a lot of push to mobilize and organize but at the same time we're also seeing people leaving the cities people who are not a ritually from big cities like going back to their rule areas we also see more and more people moving into the border areas that is the border areas where some of the ethnic groups that we mentioned before have nominal control have sort of parallel states and have had so for the kates we have seen people also mean because it is getting increasingly dangerous and armed ethnic group in me and maher says the army has launched air strikes on a village near the thai border the qur'an national union which controls the region says fighter jets attacked de puta no and pop and district forcing villagers to flee a local reports say 2 people were killed and 2 others injured. iran and china have signed a 25 year cooperation pact the chinese foreign minister when years into iran he's

met his iranian counterpart devise a reef and president hassan rouhani the deal is said to have political economic and strategic components both countries are subject to u.s. sanctions as a big has more from the iranian capital. increasingly iran has been turning to russia and china especially since the former us president donald trump imposed sanctions on iran sanctions are still in place today but this visit does come at a time where china has reportedly stepped up its purchase of in direct oil sales for from iran and also this is the highest chinese official that's visited iran since the election of president joe biden in january so both politically and economically iran has been turning to russia and china and back last year in october when the united states and the president donald trump was planning to put forth a motion to the united nations to stop an arms embargo being lifted the foreign ministry here told us that their understanding was and that they were confident

that russia and china would intervene with that veto but this deal does have some does have some critics inside the country even though it's been backed by the highest authority the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei now the former president mahmoud ahmadinejad said that the details of this deal have not been made available to the public and thus could not be really passed by parliament but there were also rumors that iran would be handing over control of some of its islands to china and government here have denied that this is that there's nothing inside the deal that gives any country control of islands or chinese military forces presence in the country but it does have widespread political support inside this country and it's a way for iran to be independent and build a country in an economy that is sanctions resilient. nearly 200 people including foreigners are trapped in a hotel in northern mozambique that's where fighting is raging for a 4th day hotel is in palmer which has been under attack by isolate fighters the

government is trying to take control of the situation in the coastal town where several people are said to have been killed the reuters news agency is also reporting the deaths of civilians whose convoy was attacked as they tried to flee jasmine oprah man is a senior researcher at the armed conflict location and event data project she says the recent attacks are showing a level of sophistication and guerrilla fighting not seen in the region before. this is a tactic has been brewing for some time now we have seen 4 attacks preceding this it back. in terms of preparation we have seen the insurgents intermittently ambushing remote actually shrouds and isolating palma but local dissatisfaction again security forces and the insurgents the opportunity to proceed were gaining a momentous victory against the government i foresee sadly to sane and it's

a human tragedy beyond believe that defect speak for themselves i feel i foresee things as we have seen now in palm to proceed this if is the question and the level of poor nation tells me that we are experts in guerrilla fighting training these fighters being involved in directing and i do foresee that attacks as we have seen confined to nagai most somewhat a pariah bulma due to the rain season that is coming to an end when the game starts spreading south and i am worried that move will be the next target of attack b. is no u.-turn the is no quick fix the insurgency is directing the momentum and they simply no end in sight. egyptian authorities say they're doing everything possible to refloat a stranded cargo ship in the suez canal but can't say for sure when it will happen

the ever given has been wedged diagonally across the crucial shipping route for 5 days 14 tug boats are involved in efforts to dislodge it including dredging to free the rider $321.00 congress ships are waiting at either end of the canal for access that one is obviously it is a he a huge vessel and the operation is still underway as we speak today we managed to create a space with a depth of 18 meters and we believe we will be able to have this shaved back into operation by today still ahead on al-jazeera into suspends the export of covert 1000 vaccines is it 2nd wave brings a surge of infections. you can take away company deliver a set for a big payday but some of its writers say they're earning terminal for what they're dishing out it's.

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a dusty and that would still blowing down through the red sea as well but how we get to monday both of those winds banks northerlies has strengthened even more but beyond that you see nothing really but sunshine and the dust is more or less dispersed as well in southern africa the rot that many showers left just a few it's been very warm recent think 19 is what not what you describe as very warm him i get to 25 again in the next couple days. frank assessments the world is on a brink of a catastrophic model veiny a is that a fair assessment of the a catastrophic climate to twice valuable back saying informed opinions should we be buying bit coy 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 inside story. again the top stories on al jazeera mean maher has seen its worst day of violence since its military seize power nearly 2 months ago children are among at least 114 deaths reported by local media and the latest crackdown against and see who protesters iran and china have signed a 25 year cooperation pact the chinese foreign minister why news into iran meeting the iranian foreign minister devotes a refund other leaders the deal is set to happen economic and strategic components

. nearly 200 people including foreigners are trapped in a hotel in northern mozambique where fighting is raging for a 4th day a real hotel isn't palmolive which has been under attack by ice on linked fighters . the hindu nationalist party of the indian prime minister narendra modi is hoping to secure an unprecedented win in west bengal as voting gets under way for a state elections a victory for the b j p there would consolidate modi's control in just parliaments polling is also under way and are some the 2 states are at the core of tensions about a new law that grants citizenship to minorities from neighboring countries but excludes muslims. more than 190000000 indians are expected to vote in the month long state assembly elections that will take place in phases west bengal and some in the east kick off the polls that will be followed by tamil nadu put the cherry and caroline in the south the governing b j p considers this a chance to ramp up its strength in the states the party says it has

a winning chance in india's 4th most populous state of west bengal it's up against the state's chief minister mamata banerjee who's governed there for decades and it wants to mark a political presence in kerala where power has alternated between alliances led by the communists and the indian national congress a killer run john due to a professor of political science a go haas university in us some he says the j.p. has been consolidating its popularity among smaller minority groups while marginalizing muslims. all these identities have been playing a very important truth in the elections 2020 quid pro quo 21 you cannot call it entirely national or for that matter regional brought in a sum and with the bengal if you look at it as something jump and visibly has been talking about you know consolidating its penetration emong small our national or smaller at any communities it has indeed been successful in building

a rainbow alliance and you know bringing in smaller attorney but equally to tribal groups in all that way it's trying to give a complete regional image of the party but at the same time it has also been posturing its national end up but equally its original zenda it has consistently been talking about a civilizational blessed in case of a son they have been the state blood glucose has been targeting the percent muslim but equally east of bengal origin muslim population which is primarily not being group presented by to pollute critical party call all india united democratic front now busy white dude has been trying to win disillusioned by constantly talking about its developmental attribute mance that it has been

posturing since it came to power in 2016. crew disapproved of them 16 assembly elections there have been posturing number of benefits year it's the schemes including giving school kids today are you know coal is going girlz but at this sim time they have all this woman grouping really just pull our education. the delivery of vaccines to developing countries through the u.n. back kovacs program could be pushed back by weeks into a major producer faster than it is putting a hold on exports to prioritize raising infections at home elizabeth purana reports from new delhi. for more than 3 months indian made 19 vaccines have been delivered to countries around the world 60000000 doses have gone to 76 countries as part of aid and commercial agreements but india recorded its highest number of covering the

virus cases in 5 months this week and the government says it must now prioritize local supply the director general of the world health organization says that's understandable but it's important and dia continues to export vaccines we're already in discussion to keep a balance so that they can use locally but at the same time continue to provide their countries vaccines from the institute of india. the serum institute of an dia which is making the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is the world's largest manufacturer and the biggest contributor to the un backed callback from lyons india's decision to produce exports is already being felt on the seas. medium as you go and buy that scenes from a country pay for it part of the shipment arrives in the country and want to 2nd

plane flies there their attorney general blocks the shipment these are unpredictable things that we face botch they will be some relief in india itself health workers in maharashtra the worst affected and 2nd most populous state struggling to deal with the highest number of cases since the pandemic began. there were no beds available for them here there's also a shortage of resident doctors even the risen doctors who are available overloaded with work and getting enough corn there's also a shortage of supplies from the administration to an extent that is being resolved but it's not fast enough because the number of patients is so hot as cases rise the government has faced criticism that its exports more doses than for the 58000000 of its own citizens who have so far been inoculated the government is running behind its ownership to look back so they sent 300000000 people but all this is to address that is expanding the criteria that was eligible for baxter as the plans to tell

you it's an occupation dr elizabeth cohen of al-jazeera you did. more than 3600 people have died from cover 1000 in brazil on friday that's a new daily record and the toll mounts there is concern about the growing number of young people becoming infected and dying from the virus monica reports from rio de janeiro. in unusual holiday in rio de janeiro with empty streets in a crowded sidewalk protestors angry at the latest government and the mayors of real ones have decreed an extended holiday. you shut down brazil's 2 major cities keeping only essential services open and hundreds took to the streets saying they want their jobs back. informal workers see they're being punished for mistakes made by others. we represent 50000 beach vendors who are left with no income the lack of vaccines and public policies to encourage the use of masks and control can destroy

parties have led to this chaos where the ones paying the price. more than 300000 brazilians have lost their lives jacoby 19 since the ban demick began a year ago hospitals across the country are running out of rooms medicine and oxygen for the growing number of patients and what's more worrisome the virus and its more infectious variants are killing young people since january been a number of brazilians in their thirty's infected by cope of 19 crazed by 500 percent infections among those in their forty's have risen 600 percent. doctors in this intensive care unit say they have seen a dramatic increase in the number of patients below 60 years of age so i don't have a shower this tendency began in february during carnival the festivities were cancelled but people partied anyway especially young people who are now getting

sick and spreading infections to others just this month a huge jump in their festival was held in the modest slums of rio de janeiro's. and the police had to break up this time this time party in a middle class neighborhood. on friday the federal government announced the brazil was developing 2 national vaccines one of them blew them back is ready for clinical trials after a slow start there is hope brazil me jump start it's an occupation program targeting not just the old but increasingly the youngest well monica you know all just 0 we're just in iraq. a bridge that was under construction in egypt has collapsed crushing vehicles below still reinforcements were fell more than 30 meters from the bridge in the city of giza no deaths have been reported that follows an apartment building collapse in cairo earlier on saturday hundreds of

venezuelans continue to arrive in colombia escaping fighting between the military and rebels but as well as military launched an air and ground offensive against armed groups in a poor state on sunday more than 4000 people have crossed the border in search of protection some of the displaced people have accuse the armed forces of murdering civilians looting and burning homes. a growing number of western retail giants including h. and m. in $1000.00 are facing a boycott in china there are rising concerns about the suspected use of forced labor by weekers engine jenks cotton fields the companies made the statements last year but they were reposed that by the communist youth league after western governments imposed sanctions on chinese officials that's created a backlash on chinese social media richard mcgregor is a senior fellow at the lao institute and he says western brands are not willing to take a political stance if it means losing the chinese markets. first time we've had sort of state lead consumer boycotts in china against japanese south korean goods in the

past but i feel it's different this time for a number of reasons this is an explicit response to western sanctions against china and. this case which of course is something that's going to be happen more happening more and of course china is a much more important market for western brands i think h. and m. sweeney still had about 550 outlets in china enough that these companies china is the growth market so it's a real threat to their business and so it has a real impact we know that a lot of western brands in western countries have taken stances against racism against sexism and the like and they quite willing to take political stances but they're really done affect their bottom line now we have a case in china where if they do take political stances it's a big whack to their bottom line so that's the 1st thing is difficult for the companies in that respect the 2nd thing is the extent to which these current sort

of the takedowns against the brands in china how long they last for and how long they persist for as you can see with the power of the state the communist party and its pressure on its traditions they can take your brand offline in 2 seconds and that's what's happened i wonder whether it might be a short shop at a point this time but it could last longer in the future u.k. based delivery company delivery is due to be listed on the london stock exchange in just a few weeks time but some of its writers say it's an exploitative business model that makes it impossible to earn a living there urging the public to think about how they get their takeaways as not seen papa reports. paid for the time we get paid for pick up we get paid for drop off shot hussein has been a delivery writer in london for 5 years he says when he started working with a service he made decent money and could help support his parents but as delivery has taken on more riders and switched to

a complex algorithm to calculate pay it's become harder now $26.00 chef calculates his average hourly earnings at below half the adult minimum wage or less than $6.00 now with the fees so low i actually had to cut back on a lot of things the only thing that's actually keeping me afloat is a universal credit and. government scheme even for my bike even by the parts for my bike or even fix my bike out actually rely on the government scheme to actually. find the money shafts one of the delivery workers who took part in a nationwide survey it analyzed thousands of invoices collected by the independent workers' union of great britain representing people in what's known as the gig economy it found that a 3rd of delivery earned less than the i don't minimum wage the union says conditions are pushing some workers to do longer hours pushing themselves to the limit but i've seen from my experiences i've seen riders turning up to work with broken limbs and sick cos forcing themselves to work i've seen women cycling well

into their pregnancies because they can't afford to have the time off we see women coming back to work 2 weeks after giving birth because they don't have to money to take maternity leave this is what looking at me looks like this is the business model deliver a champ in the delivery room says it has 50000 writers who appreciate the flexibility the work provides and it's dismissed the new survey as one representative in a statement to the press delivery said writers in the u.k. are paid for each delivery they choose to complete and earn 13 pounds an hour on average it out busiest times we communicate with thousands of writers every week and satisfaction is tara. at an all time high but the company knows it's under pressure to change deliveries due to be listed on the stock exchange next month but several of the u.k.'s biggest investors say they won't be buying any shares because of concerns about how the firm treats its workers and the status of the riders cost

of self employed contractors is under question the supreme court recently ruled against which operates a similar model the taxi companies now granted all of its drivers holiday pay a guaranteed minimum wage and pension contributions it could have legal implications for other gig economy firms shaphan hundreds of other riders are planning to strike when delivering launches on the stock market they want the public to take part in a boycott at the same time they say the job's precarious enough without having to struggle to earn minimum wage. 0 london. color and the headlines on al-jazeera mean maher has seen its worst day of violence and sets military seize power nearly 2 months ago children are long at least 114 deaths reported by local media in the latest crackdown against protesters iran and china have signed a 25 year cooperation.