so using disposable moss didn't realize they were using single use plastics researches at university college london say if every person in the u.k. used one disposable mosque every day for a year it would create 124000 tons of waste half of which would be on we cyclers this factory there trying to provide an alternative for 90 viral coaching like other such mosques can be washed and reuse the design that we come up with is ethical sustainable and entirely made in the u.k. it. security forces in miramar opened fire at an antique you protesters killing at least 5 it's military intensifies it's quite. a lot of clout this is out sara live from doha also coming up one prosecutors push to make an arrest for a train crash that killed at least 50 people while the president visits the area. city on edge again a washington d.c. capitol a police officer is killed after a man are rammed his car into

a barricade. and iraq begins its covert 19 vaccination we take a look at the government's challenges and struggles to get enough incentives. to gunshots have been heard in the streets of mayor maurice the military carries out another crackdown on anti coup protesters at least 5 people have reportedly been killed in 3 different cities on saturday despite that demonstrations are continuing against military takeover in major cities including young gone a man to lead attorney chang has more now from bangkok in neighboring thailand. the crackdown continues in mandalay in poorer there are a large number of people out on the street they were then dispersed by the security services again using stun grenades rubber bullets and life fire we haven't heard of any fatalities yet but information is very difficult to get in character and

young gone there have also been protests too so the protesters really still very determined to get out there in some places they're going out very early in the morning at the crack of dawn in other places they're going out on motorbikes trying to to disperse quickly give themselves an easy exit when the security services come after them but one thing they're definitely not doing is stopping their protests there's been a sort of narrow bottleneck of information coming out it's very noticeable how little information there is today on social media coming out some people are still able to access access it if they have direct fiber connections at home but a lot of people now have no access to wife i. hold internet is being shut down at night but it is getting very difficult for people to communicate with the outside world and that's something that's been reflected in some of the messages we're seeing on social media as people feel they're being choked off and cut off from the

outside world. prosecutors in taiwan have questioned the driver and owner of a construction truck rolled on to roll trucks just as the train was approaching at least 50 people were killed when the train hit the truck and friday is taiwan's worse rail disaster in recent history nearly 500 people were on board the top ones president visited the injured in hospital and she spoke about the disaster. so you keep going at. this distressing accident caused heavy casualties i came to while in today to visit our wounded and express my sympathy to the families of the victims we will definitely do our best to help deal with the funeral issues at present the hospitals are also doing their best and will give the best care to the wounded our reporter florence leary is following the story from kuala lumpur the. officials have warned that the death toll could still go up the more mangled sections of the

train are still inside a tunnel officials haven't been able to remove all parts of the train of trying to get to that today and they've warned that more body parts more bodies could be identified and the death toll could certainly go up so the so authorities in taiwan a keen to show that they are taking safety issues in taiwan very seriously now the last derailment was also on the same eastern line and that was only 3 years ago where 18 people were killed and the transport minister has said he's very sorry for what's happened and that he accepts full responsibility and we know that taiwan is already in mourning they expect 3 days of mourning and flags have been ordered to be flown at half mast for 3 days from friday. a police officer has been killed and another injured when a man rammed his car into a barricade outside the u.s. capitol building in washington d.c. it's like i was shot and died in hospital the area was immediately put into lockdown 3 months off to congress was raided by donald trump supporters political

hide reports now from washington d.c. . it's happened again. another attack on the u.s. capitol suspect. this car engine blew up by officers and then hit the north barricade barrier assets time the suspect exit the vehicle with a knife and hand the suspect is believed to be 25 year old noah greene police say he lunged at the officers and they shot him dead before his car rammed the steel barricade police say he ran over 2 officers william evans an 18 year veteran of the force was killed his body escorted to the morgue by a long line of police cars the other officer was seriously injured i just asked that the public continue to keep us capitol police and their families and in your prayers. this is been an extremely difficult time for u.s.

capitol police less than 3 months ago another member of the capitol police force died after trying to battle back a pro trump mob attempting to stop the election in that case reinforcements took hours but thousands of national guard troops have been here since just after the january 6th attack and they quickly surrounded the building alert for a follow up attack that didn't come congress is not in session right now police say they had no intelligence on the south bank before this happened so now they start looking for a motive. most of the fences that have surrounded the capital since the attempted insurrection have been taken down there were thousands fewer soldiers walking the grounds there was a sense that life here was going back to something approaching normal not now not after another deadly day in front of the symbol of american democracy. al-jazeera washington well picture of crowley is a former deputy white house press secretary and also served as

a special assistant to the president's national security affairs he says the outcome could have been fall was. there's still a lot we don't know but it could be that what we find out is that you have an individual attack you know involving some sort of mental instability some sort of perceived grievance against government and the use of a car as a lethal weapon this is actually the kind of threat that we've understood for decades and the barricade itself you know worked obviously we had we grieve the loss of one officer the injury of another but but obviously didn't get in a position to threaten the capital that makes this a a very different kind of threat than what we saw in january 6 i don't think you know there's a connection other than the fact that that now the u.s. capitol is seen as a target for people across you know with a range of of political views if somebody is determined to in this case perhaps you

know enact a murder suicide u.n. die walking across a busy street somewhere would be vulnerable if someone wants to use a car as a as a weapon you know so there's a limit to what we can do in this particular case you know the individual did not threaten the capitol itself you know the congress was out of recess so this this is not a mass casualty situation as it could have them. it has been a dramatic week of testimony in the trial of a former police officer charged with killing george floyd a senior police officer testified and shavings decision to kneel on floyd's neck was totally unnecessary to that lee force carol is on the reports now from minneapolis. at the end of the 1st week of the derek chauvin murder trial may have

lacked the tearful emotion of the previous days but for the defense team it was perhaps the most devastating the jury heard from one of the highest ranking members of the minneapolis police force lieutenant richard zimmerman a nearly 40 year veteran and a homicide detective he was called on to the scene in the aftermath of floyd's arrest and subsequent death to investigate in no uncertain terms he condemned show vince use of his knee choke hold on george floyd. what is your. you know your view that use of force. totally unnecessary what do you mean. well 1st of all. pulling him down to the ground. and putting your knee on a knack for that amount of that amount of time. is just. uncalled for. i saw no reason why the officers felt they were in

danger if that's what they felt. and that's what they would have to feel to be able to force. in an exclusive interview with out 0 after the court proceedings had been adjourned for the week george floyd's uncle selwyn jones told me the family just wants justice all i'm doing is setting back just waiting you know just waiting for that day to killed when i hear guilty i don't get to see him at thanksgiving or christmas or hollowing i don't get the city anymore he don't get to see his baby he don't get me there were any of the things he's supposed to be doing because somebody decided that that day he would be judge jury and executioner it's extremely rare for police officers to testify against one of their own and the dramatic testimony caps a week that saw several witnesses break down in tears in front of the jury while

recounting what it was like to watch george floyd. who do you think is winning this case in the 1st week. there's no doubt in the 1st week that the government put its best foot forward in one of the things that they did is used video repeatedly and in different ways to emphasize their point because video has that objectivity that no eyewitness is going to have however for many people here in the african-american community there's still a long way to go in this trial they have control right now we're just they're just what's in their opinion we don't have no control he came through this journey to kill theel to do they said not guilty he can walk away scot free before the trial will continue on monday and it's expected prosecutors will continue to call more witnesses perhaps even the chief of police gabriel's on al-jazeera and yeah pulis. gunmen in haiti have kidnapped a pastor and 3 worshipers during

a ceremony that was streamed live on facebook. members can be seen seen before dropping the microphones in hiding a man armed with a rifle then storms the church and takes away the attack happened on thursday at a 7th day adventist parish on the outskirts of the capital port au prince. still ahead aaron al-jazeera has a new president will look at the major challenges he faces he faces since tries to unite to divide the nation. and the changing climate to live in south korea another cherry blossom recording the 2nd year running. the weather slushy set for the philippines not too bad here different story into

indochina cambodia seeing some heavy rain some sharp showers too into thailand further south say some rather wet weather just lurking around indonesia in jakarta 73 millimeters of rain in the past 24 hours we could easily see a similar amount of rain as we go on through the next 24 hours how wess the weather comes up across sumatra the malays potentially looking particularly unsettled there we go with those heavy downpours there into a good parts of thailand pushing a little further north as well russia showers across northern parts of borneo showers stretching down into a good part of indonesia and you'll notice this circulation just around the timor sea that could cause some problems over the next couple days and it could well develop into a tropical low so not too far away from the far north of australia some wetter weather coming in here somewhere to weather to just around the cape york peninsula but for much of us it's fine in tropical high pressure down towards the southeast and colder we are during the when the seen from the open waters more showers coming

back into that eastern side of queensland and they will actually punch a little further westward so even into the outback will see some heavy rain over the next couple of days and it could bring some flooding to into prison. on counting the cost of the billionaires the bank has finally had enough of brazil's president green bombs how the world plans to reduce carbon emissions and turn vos tracts of land back to nature plus europe's rush for battery technology. counting the cost on al-jazeera. if you want to help save the world. sneeze and hero.

but again you're watching al-jazeera remind of our top stories this hour and gunshots have been heard to miramar streets as the military carries out another crackdown on and to keep protesters at least 5 people have reportedly been killed in 3 different cities in the south. at least 50 people have been killed when the train collided with a truck and the road in taiwan prosecutors of question the driver and owner of a construction truck that rolled into the room from. a police officer has been killed in another engine whenever a man of rammed his car into a barrier outside the u.s. capitol complex in washington d.c. it's back up was shot and died in hospital. police in democratic republic of congo broke up a protest in the eastern city of goma on friday is anger about attacks by rebel

groups that have killed at least $200.00 people in recent weeks the u.n. says around 100 different rebel groups are operating in eastern d.l.c. . as this. they hold up photographs of some of the dead victims of the latest mass killing in eastern democratic republic of congo. activists with a group called fight for change are demanding the government and un do more to stop the bloodshed at least 123 people reported killed in numerous attacks during the last 3 weeks. we denounce the ineffectiveness of the u.n. force minister which has an offensive mission but which for years has failed to do anything. if. we want to mobilize the national and international opinion in the face of this tragedy. a rebel group called the allied democratic forces or i.d.f. suspected of carrying out the latest attack 23 people shot and many hacked with

machetes in a village in the remote forests of the beni region in the northeast of the country . the i.d.f. originated in neighboring uganda in the 1990 s. with the aim of setting up a so-called islamic state it is one of more than 100 rebel groups fighting for control of territory in the resource rich region the un says a recent surge in attacks by the i.d.f. has killed nearly 200 people and forced 40000 others to flee their homes it says the attacks could constitute crimes against humanity. something very very much. we must no longer continue to count deaths we do not know if we are really in a country where there is a government because a responsible government must not allow people to keep being killed on it if the government feels incapable i believe the government should go and cooperate with other states to help. one of the un's mission in eastern democratic republic of

congo was set up in 2010 and includes thousands of military personnel and police a mission statement says must go is authorized to use all necessary means to protect civilians aid and human rights workers under threat of violence. anger over the killings is rising across the region there was scuffles when a u.n. aid truck arrived in the town of pretend. police dispersed the crowd by firing into the yeah. and police broke up the demonstration in goma some protesters would beaten and bundled into a van the latest mass killing suggest u.n. forces are not able to stop the violence in eastern democratic republic of congo and the protesters say police action against them shows the government won't even

listen to their demands that the killings must stop chance trotwood al-jazeera. somalis military says it's pushed back an attack by alice about fighters witnesses say 2 army bases were hits about 100 kilometers from the capital mogadishu where the government says most of the attackers were killed the group is also claiming victory it says it catch the bases and dozens of somali soldiers were killed in the fighting. for un peacekeepers have been killed in northern mali and several others were injured in an attack on that base in the northern town of hawk the u.n. says the attackers also suffered heavy losses they've been has claimed responsibility. mohammed bazooms has been sworn in as a new president and its 1st transfer of power through the ballot box just days earlier up security forces said they stopped an attempted military coup interest reports now from the capital yami. after a decade in the shadows of his protests as

a. me merged as new just 50 democratically elected president. that he was also a historic one for the country it marked the 1st peaceful transition of power from one civilian government to another. the ceremony was overshadowed by a recent field coup and rising attacks by i'm groups along its borders. many here who he will use his experience as former head of both the 40 ministries. or less security the most important is security people of new desperate for security that is good governance and finally equity and justice but above all that they politicalization of governance which is very important we hope the president will appoint the right people in iraq positions devoid of partisanship. but some believe that politics and politicians will limit to civility to deliver real change mohamed to hard work begins now it will need to unite

a deeply divided nation whose stability is once again threatened by wednesday's failed coup but the president can count on global support judging from reactions on the failed coup however the biggest challenge to his presidency is not only having to deal with ambitious military officers but also the threat posed by book or aman armed groups based in neighboring mali a reality not lost on mr assumes to give his 1st address as president and then run . something for a long time the criminals of the islamic state in the greater so hard who are affiliated to dosh almost exclusively attack the defense and security forces but for some time they've begun to attack a village chiefs and then progressively civilians in an indiscriminate manner since last january they've been carrying out massacres of innocent civilians on a large scale and thereby committing war crimes terrorism is a misfortune for our country. i was predestined mohammad isa for it was

a moment to fulfilment offering democratical. for much of the country though the joy of this day will only be shed if mohamed does will be able to bring stability and development to the share of the trees. vessel stranded by the grounding of a container ship in the suez canal should policy through the waterway in the coming more than 420 vessels were delayed when the 400 metre long of a given got stuck for almost a week got on the world's most flights will waterways halting billions of dollars a day in trade it was freed on monday with the help of tugboats after days of dredging. france's 3rd nation wide lockdown comes into force in a few hours as the government tries to stop a new wave of infractions that prisons have been leaving the capital head of the new restrictions and includes an overnight curfew closure of schools and

non-essential shops and a ban on travel between regions for 4 weeks for the mental macro made the announcement on wednesday after months of regional lockdowns failed on friday fronts reported its biggest jump in covert 900 intensive care patients in months infections have doubled to around 40000 even hospitals and for well md. more u.s. states are expanding vaccine and its ability as coronavirus infections rise across the country nearly a 3rd of the population has received at least one dose of a cave in 19 vaccine more than half of people age 65 and above all fully vaccinated but more than 60000 new cases have been reported every day this week. in the u.s. centers for disease control says fully vaccinated americans can travel at low risk to themselves they do not require tests or quarantine but while the health agency considers vaccinated people know your risk it is still advise against travel for

those who have not invited. argentina's president alberta fernandez has tested positive for covert 19 weeks after receiving the russians put the vaccine in its return and said he was waiting for the result to be confirmed and said he's in good spirits despite having a slight fever for. iraq has received more than a quarter 1000000 astra zeneca vaccine through kovacs the u.n. back vaccine alliance led by the world health organization the government aims to inoculate 20 percent of the population of 40000000 by the end of the year but that goal could prove difficult as it were to fall to reports from baghdad. after months of delay at contradictory messages from the ministry of health iraq's covert 19 vaccination campaign has begun. with now received 336000 vaccines in the being distributed according to plan to health clinics across iraq the priority health workers security forces the elderly and people with

immunity disorders. that prioritize ation plan has yet to be implemented the government 1st asked people to register online but because of limited uptake it then opened the doors to everyone including young people like myself there isn't enough in cord went from the government to take the vaccine so i don't have the priority to take the vaccine but i know if i don't come and take it maybe it will get expired and nobody's going to take it indeed this batch of back scenes expires at the end of may. off already said race against time to mobilize a reluctant public the distrustful of the government and science 65 year old man should be a priority candidate he suffers from hypertension diabetes and had one of his kidneys removed but he has no intention of getting the vaccine. people are scared especially the elderly vaccines contain cortisol which can stop

the lungs. if you also are elderly about taking the vaccine they on so will be no. iraq's government is facing a poor challenge when it comes to inoculating the population on the one hand must come in people to get a scene at the same time if struggling to secure those us from global fire. the astra zeneca inoculations iraq has received are part of 16000000 doses it has been allocated under kovacs the global vaccine alliance to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines but a world health organization top official in iraq says delivering on those commitments has been a challenge as producing countries prioritize their own needs kovacs facility have have had some delays because the manufacturers did not produce as much vaccines to honor. the estimated doses to be distributed well both the scenes are

pending delivery you covered $1000.00 cases are hovering above $5000.00 daily as the country experiences its highest levels of infection since the onset of the pandemic scene one of 14 al-jazeera bucket that greece is accusing turkey of provocation by pushing migrant boats into its waters it says that the turkish coast guard has been seen as quoting boats packed with refugees and migrants several times in the past 2 days the turkish government has not responded to the allegations yet it is beyond doubt that these migrant departed that the shore and given the fact they were supported by katy were not at that we call on you to stand down and stop this on 100 provoke asian return these migrants safely and live up to the 2016 joint statement on migration it know the cherry blossoms blooming is a sure sign that spring has sprung this year is the earliest records show the

season has started and scientists appoint the climate change reports from so. it's an annual event in northeast asia that heralds the coming of spring and that's been getting earlier each year in tokyo the traditional viewing of the cherry blossom coincides with the lifting of pandemic state of emergency restrictions allowing people to take full advantage of the spectacle. last year i couldn't come here due to the state of emergency so here i am it's the earliest the blossom has bloomed here since official records began 70 years ago and historians delving into archives from the ancient capital of kyoto believe it's the earliest the bloom has appeared for at least 1200 years of course and i don't know if when i was a high school student cherry blossoms were still blooming around the start of the academic year in april i think the timing is getting earlier. the colder korean

peninsula witness says it's blossoming just after japan but not by much a rolling wave of color moving south to north as temperatures climb it's the earliest that sol has seen cherry blossom since records began 99 years ago and it's 3 days sooner than the previous record that was set only last year it coincides with higher than average temperatures and more hours of sunshine the same apparent result of a changing climate is being felt across south korea only the most southerly island of jeju was warm enough to support the growing of subtropical fruit but not any more species like passionfruit are now grown in greenhouses much further north they were nona and areas in which subtropical fruits can be grown or expanding towards the southern central and northern parts of the country in japan in recent years the

warming climate has meant more devastating summer rains and floods while the korean peninsula has suffered from mall. destructive typhoons the early blossom may portend a change in climate that will bring more extreme weather come the summer months but for now and appearing all the more beautiful given the fragility and transients of its existence the blossom is here to be cherished robert bright al-jazeera so. this is observing these are the top stories and gun shots have been heard to miramar streets as the military carries out another crackdown on anti coup protesters at least 5 people have reportedly been killed in 3 different cities on saturday tony chang has more from bangkok in neighboring thailand where in the past we've seen the armed forces.