empire is the reason that we live in a multicultural society. of phases and adam where the fate. unscripted and. i care about how the u.s. engages with the rest of the world we're willing it did in taking you in to a place you might not visit otherwise and feel that you were there. george floyd struggled with addiction on the alleged role of drugs and his death become a focus of the trial of the former police officer accused of his murder. our story it's. classic story. how many people.

are in jordan this is not a 0 live from doha also coming up unacceptably slow the world health organization slams the european union's vaccine rollout. mean mars antti to protesters mark 2 months since the military seized power. is slapped with the most serious criminal charges yet. on the rush for iraq's gold we'll look at how a country with none of its own has made billions. george lord's girlfriend has told a story of how they met and how they both struggled badly with an addiction to opioids courtney ross testified at the trial of the former police officer accused of floyd's murder drug use is expected to become a major focus of the trial defense lawyers for the accused cross-examined after she was put on the stand by the prosecution. it was your belief that mr ford started

using again about 2 weeks prior to his death correct. and it is the change in. you that's when you noticed the changes in his vision. and you described some of those changes in his behavior in that time frame right. here do you recall telling the f.b.i. that there would be times that he would just be up in bouncing around and then there would be times he would be. unintelligible. i don't know if there. would you disagree if i said that in the transcript about. well could ross also detailed how george floyd suffered a drug overdose in the months before his death i went to go pick right up from his house that night. i thought i was seeing him nor he wasn't feeling that

his stomach really hurt he was doubled over in pain. i just wasn't feeling well you thought you had to go to the hospital so i took him straight to the hospital. we went to the e.r. and. they were checking him out in the e.r. and it was getting late and i had to get home to my son and so i left that friday night. you later learned that that was. due to an overdose again. later benjamin crump the floyd family's attorney released a statement saying we fully expected the defense to put george's character and struggles with addiction on trial because that's the go to tactic when the facts are not on your side we are confident that the jury will see past that to arrive at the truth. well prosecutors have continued piecing together the sequence of events

that led to floyd's death in police custody one witness a paramedic who treated floyd at the scene described his condition when they arrived did you. discuss with your partner at that point next that. you walked back towards me and. asked. if he heard it rest and he said i think so. so use the word cardiac arrest what does that. mean it's a term we're going to use for anybody that's not responsive not breathing. and doesn't have a pulse currently. so essentially does that mean that someone's heart stopped you. will get a zonda joins us live now from minneapolis gabe we saw some very moving testimony today from the paramedics who had to move george floyd's limp body away from the scene. yeah it was a very powerful testimony but this trial as

a whole is moving on from powerful eye witness testimony that we've been hearing for monday tuesday and wednesday and now the trial is shifting more to answering key questions that will play throughout the rest of this trial that is how did george floyd die exactly when did george floyd die and who or what is responsible for his death and i think this powerful testimony from these paramedics that were the 1st to arrive on scene to try to resuscitate him goes a long way to answering some of those questions at least for the prosecution because they were very clear that when they got there they said that that derrick show fans need was still on george floyd's neck and even when they 1st reached down to take his polls show van kept his knees on george floyd's neck and they very clearly stated that george floyd was unconscious and essentially. dead when they

arrived so that will put to rest any sort of lingering doubt that perhaps the defense would bring into this trial later in the coming days or weeks that perhaps george ford was not dead then well that is now been resolved at least from the testimony from these paramedics that clearly stated that the damage was done to george floyd by the time they arrived and they could not bring him back to life and what can we expect from the cool tomorrow then. we don't know who will be testifying but we are expecting that it will be a shorter day on friday because of the holiday the good friday holiday so we think that the judge will make it only about 4 hours of testimony or so the judge is not releasing the names of who might be called to the witness stand we pretty much know exactly what everyone else knows when the camera cameras turned on in the courtroom

and did the lawyers call their 1st witnesses that's when we know the judge has decided not to release anything but we can tell you that the prosecution will be calling more witnesses that's what we expect that they will continue to call the witnesses that they say will lead ultimately to a conviction of course after probably another few days if not another week or so then it will be turned over to the defense and they will then begin calling their witnesses on their side or right to gable is on the line for us there in minneapolis gabe thank you the world health organization has criticised the european union's code 19 vaccination rolled out as unacceptably slow this it says risks prolonging the pandemic as variant spread to the e.u. to ramp up production and ensure all available doses are used the wall in the overall coronavirus situation across europe is more worrying than it's been some months. vailable to anyone over the age of 45 in india india's government is racing

to inoculate its citizens as infections continue to rise jobs were previously restricted to those aged over 16 and others with serious health conditions india aims to vaccinate 300000000 people by the end of july the country reported more than 70000 new cases in the past day. everyone should get vaccinated it's absolutely safe as the vaccination campaign now includes everyone over 45 they should get the shots well india's rush to vaccinate his own people is affecting countries far beyond its borders it's home to the world's biggest vaccine maker which is but a temporary hold on exports of the astra zeneca vaccine is the main dose supplying the un's coverts program for poorer countries africa's top health official is warning if a delay continues the result could be catastrophic. true continuously that's the people the defense of the axis came true chris anywhere.

from mr senator from media from the. country. to deliberately he said. because then because the structure. that's an issue. becomes problematic very very problematic slovakia has a new government after us campbell over a secret a vaccine deal brought down the previous administration the crisis paralyze one of the e.u.'s hardest hit countries but in barber reports. swearing in a new government and hoping to turn the page on a terrible year for slovakia's ruling coalition. president says i'm a couple to over praise the coalition for reaching an agreement in 4 weeks you know unfettered contest but the real fulfillment of the success of your agreements will

be if this government continues to take steps to help the country and its citizens development to now chile we have learned a lot and we also have learned a lot from mistakes i believe that will be stable and 1st thing that i believe that they'll be cohesion and unity between us because that if occasion and renewal of slovakia continues hagar was previously finance minister and deputy prime minister he swapping those roles with the man who stepped down as premier along with his cabinet on tuesday igor much of it his was the 1st european government to collapse because of how it's handled the covert 19 pandemic disputes over much of it his leadership boiled over last month. the prime minister had ordered shipments of russia's sputnik the coronavirus vaccine without consulting his political partners but having announced that in the next 2 months we will receive $1000000.00 vaccines as agreed meaning it will be for half a 1000000 people the move prompted 2 parties in the coalition freedom and

solidarity and for people to demand that much of it to resign he don't need to lead the center right along no party to election victory a year ago with an anti corruption agenda. since covered 19 a right sort of act he has had in and then viewable record with a population of 5 and a half 1000000 its registered roughly $10000.00 covered deaths one of the highest per capita rates in the world in recent weeks it's seen infection rates fall by avoiding early elections the new government will hope it can concentrate on driving down copied cases and hospitalizations the dean barber al-jazeera min miles deposed civilian leader and saying cinci is facing the most serious charges being forced from power by the military the new charge against her and 4 others carries a penalty of up to 14 years in prison the generals are also shutting down wanna services high level courts. with tears of blood painted on their faces

protesters in yangon mourn those killed for demonstrating against the coup this is they mark 2 months since the military power grab that plunged myanmar in the crisis and. we are very sad for our fallen heroes and protesters who are still fighting the military but we will never give up the legal team of the pows leader unsung suchi thursday announced that she has been charged with violating the country's colonial era officials secrets act she's been detained since february 1st and has also been charged on 2 other accounts and has been accused of bribery. it's a crisis that's now spilling outside its borders for the 1st time in more than 20 years myanmar military fighter jets attacked korean ethnic army held areas near the thai border those attacks during the past few days sent thousands of civilians across the border into thailand seeking safety and medical attention it also prompted the strongest reaction yet from the thai government on the coup next door kind of as quickly troubled by the reports of more casualties among them in my

people during this past weekend. we were doing ok. for the exercise of utmost restraint the escalation of situation. and to violence and for the release of detainees some of the ethnic army groups have denounced the coup throwing support behind the protesters and have even called for an increase in attacks on myanmar as military most have spent years fighting for greater autonomy the u.n. envoy on myanmar has warned of a civil war if the situation does not improve some feel that not only is there already a civil war in myanmar but on 2 fronts the streets and the ethnic territories what we're at now is a situation of 2 civil war. one which is too much so and it's what the military. started with a they say stick so it's a civil war with the anti-sex and then this 2nd civil war which has been going up

to 7 days which is against all of these it talked about isolation as protesters in yangon burned copies of the 2008 constitution that gave deep powers to the military a parallel government has been set up by deposed members of parliament mostly from unsung former governing party they have called for a federal democracy that would include the ethnic armed groups. scott either al-jazeera. they head of egypt's suez canal authorities says the country expects more than a $1000000000.00 in compensation after a cargo vessel blocked the canal for nearly a week he said the amount should cover the cost to dislodge the ship losses due to stalled traffic and loss transit fees but he didn't specify who would be paying ever given is owned by a japanese operated by a taiwanese company and registered in panama. plus also the coming on al-jazeera including why the dutch prime minister is fighting for his political life just 2 weeks after success in a general election plus. on

the centenary of his birth argentina pays tribute to the controversial composer who revolutionized tongan divided the music world more in the state news. how is that we're seeing some violent storms moving across the deep south of the u.s. this long line of cloud just moving out towards the eastern seaboard as that cold front associated with it cold northerly winds blasting out of canada ahead of that we've had some very warm air just being pulled out across the gulf of mexico that will move out of the way as we go on through friday those cold temperatures pick back to 56 celsius long nice disabled not too great it's all struggling to get

above freezing and also well at least it will be dry crisp shall we say central areas of the u.s. central parts of canada fine and dry for the west we have got a little bit of sleet the snow pushing towards the west coast pushing over the high ground by the time we do come to friday find down that western side of the country chris want to see showers just around the 4 corners as we go on into saturday much of north america fat looking pretty good actually there will be some snow over towards the west coast there of canada but elsewhere it is largely fine and dry some pleasant sunshine coming through lots of places sunshine meanwhile across the caribbean this is the place to be it is fine and sunny chance of just the outside shower for one or 2 but some heavy rain there for the bahamas this weekend. in a good fight. when

a boneless struck many died and many wrist to end the epidemic. this is their story through the lens of local filmmakers with their people making sacrifices and walking off a mission this is what i want to see survivors a witness documentary on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here this hour george floyd struggle with drug addiction has been one issue dominating day for the trial of the former police officer accused of his murder floyd's girlfriend testified for the 1st time sharing

details of the challenge with opiate addiction. the world health organization has criticized the european union's vaccination rollout as unacceptably slow this it says risks prolonging the pandemic as varian spread. and the deposed civilian leader aung san suu kyi she's facing the most serious charge since being forced from power by the military carries up to 14 years in prison activists have been continuing to protest on the streets exactly 2 months after the generals see. now the u.s. is warning russia against intimidating its neighbors unverified social media video suggest russia is moving tanks and other equipment to areas bordering ukraine and the region of crimea which moscow a mixed from the ukraine earlier this week ukraine accused pro russian separatists of violating a cease fire along its eastern border all this is happening as nato ambassadors met to discuss a recent spike in violence in the area our concern is predicated on russian escalations and aggressions in eastern ukraine of course we would be concerned by

any attempts on the part of the russian federation to intimidate its neighbors and our partners of course ukraine. is among them. well the kremlin says russia's military operations in the area are to ensure moscow's own security under not a threat its foreign minister is also warning of escalation in the region and you just want to talk or you know the united states addresses ukraine through the lens of geopolitics ukraine close to russia makes russia great russia lift without ukraine is of no global importance i'm leaving the truthfulness of these ideas on the conscious of people professing them as well as their ability to appreciate modern russia president putin said not long ago but this statement is still relevant today that those who would try to start a new war in donbass would destroy you cry in a court in hong kong has found 7 pro-democracy activists guilty of unauthorized assembly in 2019 that's when anti-government protesters marched against the now

repealed extradition bill the veteran leaders of the opposition movement face up to 5 years in prison but they remain defiant from hong kong is sarah clarke. they arrived at court flanked by their supporters defiant in the face of a crackdown on the movement they have represented for decades these are some of hong kong's most high profile veteran activists including 82 year old martin lee who is known as the father of democracy in the territory so many of my brothers and sisters so maybe britain. consider a picture on. please one of 9 people who were found guilty of organizing and participating in an unauthorized assembly in august 29th in join the anti-government demonstrations the rally was given police approval but this group was accused of aiding protesters out of the designated area into central hong kong veteran activist late chuck young says peaceful protests are not a crime and they sed charges

a beijing's attempt to silence its critics i think it's. inevitable that we in such a political environment of oppression are retaliation that we have to go to jail to . you know be paid a price media tycoon jimmy ly as well as barrister and former counsellor ma gotten were also convicted and face up to 5 years in prison this group of probe aging supporters rallying outside the court wants a tough a penalty they are traitor this treason so today we're witnessing the trade out to the centers life sentence this is a major blow to democracy movement every major voice of dissent in from the inside in exile on trial already behind bars for the $2400.00 people have been charged as part of this project and police have told us more arrests even so the pro-democracy activists say they won't give up the game it's not over we will continue to fight

for so we don't want to see really the onion fall far we want to do it in the kosovo and nonviolent way but we will carry on at least 3 in this group will be back in court on trial for other charges the court is expected to hand it sentence on this case later this month sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. a ship carrying 1200 people who fled violence in northern mozambique has arrived at the port town of pemba family members were waiting outside the port to see which of their loved ones were among them armed group storm the northern city of parma a week ago killing hundreds of people mozambique's military is fighting to retake it. i don't know about my son i don't know where he is nothing i haven't been able to eat for a week. and. i'm so tired it was 7 days in the bush is i'm so tired we cross paths several times at the bandits this

iteration is really bad many are dead just 2 weeks after emerging on top in the elections the dutch prime minister mark reiter is fighting for his political life opposition parties are presented a no confidence motion accusing him of lying about talks to form a new governing coalition right as one of europe's longest serving leaders is attempting to secure his 4th term in office well here are some of the accusations made in parliament and how he responded. in part to own is what i've been able to observe for myself is a pattern of forgetfulness amnesia how can you in the greatest crisis that we face in the netherlands restore the trust that is again being damaged for you here maybe you hunt is over spilt don't you realize your time is up and the netherlands now sees who you really are a liar. expletive i heard i am speaking the truth i made a mistake in my memory has failed me but what i'm saying now is through i'm not lying and it is up to the netherlands the parliament everybody to have an opinion

on this to iraq now where the economy is projected to expand this year after struggling through 2020 all exports provide its biggest income but the gold trade is also a significant money spinner some of in jail explains from baghdad. in an old baghdad workshop the same melting pot has been used for decades. now job i mean converts old gold into 21 carrot bars in the chemical process each element is carefully measured and according to their weight he's been doing it for years but business is not what it was before the 2003 u.s. invasion. now with rising demand for newer and final designs most of his orders go to turkey or gulf states for local goldsmiths it's difficult to compete with modern machinery cheap electricity and labor and it meant i don't have the naomi we hope the government supports us with new machines we want support for the workshops and

we demand to stop exporting told. gold is now among iraq's top 3 exports after oil to trade with turkey alone has reached nearly $8000000000.00 in 2022 point 5000000000 in 2019 rock doesn't produce gold but imports it from other countries and gold traders export it for processing into jewelry so not only will highly and the local gold industry has died not just cool but all the cool industries there's a lack of electricity iraq is not attractive for investment and not business friendly traders and business men go to turkey and other countries because it is better quality and cheaper. so how much gold goes in and out of iraq apparently there is no clear data we asked the ministry of trade who directed us to the ministry of finance who told us to us the central bank which in turn said that data must be kept by the ministry of planning required i love to be. in fact this issue

of how much is imported is not our job we only plan for the quality and legal imports the organization for quality and standards monitors goldsmiths all over iraq also we have offices at border crossings and airports to guarantee quality and reduce smuggling. deep rooted corruption in a weak economy makes it easier for black market operators to move things across borders diplomatic sources told of his era the due to lax security of crossings and lawlessness there is gold being smuggled from neighboring countries. and iraq's economic uncertainty leads to increased local demand despite the current coronavirus pandemic this bar of gold costs about $55000.00 in today's market because of iraq security many families are investing in precious metals rather than keeping their money in dollars or up in the 9 hours from glittering religious sites to important social occasions iraqis have had a centuries old relationship with gold and the precious commodity is now

a major economic entity they want the government to ensure it adds to the economy rather than taking away from it some of the jar with al-jazeera back that. well concerts are taking place across argentina to mark a 100 years since the birth of tango legend asked opiate zona unconventional approach was criticized during his life well now 19 years after his death his legacy has been reflected upon much more warmly of stories about reports from one of ours. this is one of the most famous dangle songs worldwide. of you honey no it was written in 1989 by composer at the to beat farewell to his father. i gin tina celebrating 100 years of utter b.s.

when asked perth with us series of concerts and shows in the city of one of. the interests is your wife says this is the 1st time the city has to pay tribute to his music. in the beginning he was at war with the city of porn desirous don't forget that tango is from born as arias alongside heroic why he said he played music from the city he wanted to revolutionize music he wanted people to know there was more than 3 times 4 in the beginning he was more respected in europe than in argentina but people here looked at europe and saw him. museums and theaters in the city by putting his musical life on display early on in his career after p.s.o. left music arrangements were criticized by traditional tandem musicians some even accused him of killing and walking over to elements of jasin classical music and created what is now no more i want that and it became so successful that he's

releasing is now known around the globe. yes i was born in the province of one of scientists but he's father moved to. new york city it was there where he was given his 1st abandon and since then he never stopped playing it. he rolled over 900 songs beer to take tango to one you will never. be a music has been played in many of the world's top feeders. and in films and royal weddings. and was a close friend of the my and also his manager he says took tango to the 21st century. story that also comes after on the base of tango manages to create a new universal laws which that everyone understands and feels and you can hear it

in so many different scenarios and on the 2nd note of a song you know it's he was special into live a to tango. but. 2 his music is now part of what our society is a city that in a beginning rejected him but that today celebrates his art. but he said we'll just see that when a site is. headlines here al jazeera george floyd's girlfriend has taken the stand at the trial of a former police officer accused of his murder court in russia details of the struggle with opioid addiction drug use is expected to be examined heavily throughout the trial the defense would like to argue it was the main factor in floyd's death we both suffer from chronic pain. mine was in my

neck and it's both in his back. and we both of us.