al jazeera is newsnight on the biggest stories of the week delivered to your inbox must analysis and opinions that have the world. subscribe of the conversation. these are rare either very rare side effects europe's medicines agency says it has found a plausible link between astra zeneca is vaccine and blood faults but insists the benefits still outweigh the risks. either given al this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. it was once the head of the coast but now argentina is struggling to balance new restrictions with

people who need to work. and was not attempting to solve the officers cake punch or anything of that nature and more testimony about the use of excessive force against george floyd at the trial of the former police officer accused of killing. and the u.s. commits to removing all remaining combat forces from iraq without setting a timeline. europe's medicines agency says it remains overwhelmingly confident astra zeneca is covered 90 vaccine after finding it may cause blood clotting and very rare cases the risk is greater among younger people prompting some governments to restrict or advise against its use and lower age groups join a whole reports from london. the oxford astra zeneca vaccine uncomfortable scrutiny medicines regulators in the u.k. and the e.u.

have judged that its benefits outweigh any possible risks but they haven't ruled out a causal link between the vaccine and rare blood clot conditions in a tiny number of recipients based on the current evidence the benefits of the covert 900 faxon astra zeneca against covert 90 and its associated risks hospitalization and death continues to outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. our review has reinforced that the risk of this fred suspected side effect remains extremely small in arms today the european medicines agency said there was insufficient data to isolate risk factors like age and gender and that blood clotting should be listed as a possible side effect of the jab this case also shows us that our pharmacovigilance system is working these very rare and unusual events have been picked up identified analyzed and loudest to come to science based recommendations

to allow the safe and effective use of this vaccine investigations into the astra zeneca vaccine were triggered after rare cases of blood clotting in the u.k. and europe out of 20000000 doses of the vaccine given in britain 79 cases of clotting were reported with 19 deaths resulting in a minute percentage chance of complications affecting 4 in every 1000000 people vaccinated the u.k. regulator went a step further than its european counterpart announcing that adults under 30 could be offered an alternative vaccine if one is available at the time and if they're currently healthy and not at higher risk from covert 19 in reaching their conclusions the regulators have had to weigh up the risks for older people and those at greater danger from covert 90 well the minute risk attached to the vaccine is one worth taking but for fit healthy younger people less vulnerable to the virus

those odds are more finely balanced so in these age groups the u.k. regulator is proceeding with more course. it's not a clean slate for the oxford astra zeneca vaccine already blighted by political disputes and manufacturing delays question marks over possible side effects could further dent its credibility even if the regulators verdict is that it's broadly safe jonah how al-jazeera london. india has announced another record number of new covered 19 cases more than 126000 infections were reported in just the last 24 hours new delhi mumbai and dozens of other cities are imposing not curfews the government says people still are not complying enough for the law schools and social distancing countries have once again begun to ban travel from india new zealand being the latest. the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil has diffs slightly from the record high of 4200 announced on tuesday another 3800 deaths were

reported on wednesday around 92000 new infections as he has throughout the pandemic president giant also not all continues to play down covert 19. health workers in venezuela have been protesting against low wages and for working conditions dozens of staff joined a demonstration outside a hospital in caracas they say a shortage of personal protection equipment is forcing them to reuse masks and by their own gloves many earn a salary of just $2.00 a month venezuela has seen a recent surge in new infections the government's blaming a new code 19 variance. argentina is coping doll with restrictions on movement and banning non-essential workers from public transport as it is about reports from what aside is a 2nd wave his 4th unprecedented called the 19 infections. this images are from a central train station in one of. the amount of people here could be one of the

reasons why corona virus infections have skyrocketed in argentina in the past days on wednesday argentina as government confirmed over 22000 new infections of covert 19 and that's why president i want to finance this announced new measures to prevent the spread of the virus. in these months we want to help health care aid economic recovery and keep schools open as much as we can if we do this we can diminish the speed of transmission the higher the transmission and the hospital occupation the more restrictions we will have to impose and that's why we need to protect ourselves from a member this also announced a curfew at midnight restrictions on public transport and social gatherings in private homes last year argentina was one of the 1st countries in the region to impose a total lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus but the situation is different now. argentina's government is trying to avoid imposing are told to love down

mostly because of the impact it would have on argentina's fragile economy where millions are struggling to make ends meet and that's why it's focusing on analyzing caseload they tapped imposing short term restrictions and getting hospitals ready to cope with a 2nd wave. the long lines of people at this testing site show mounting concerns with the rice and infections but most of those we spoke to say they cannot afford to stay home you know a single scene is one of the when it's impossible to close everything it's impossible i hope they move forward with the vaccination campaign and we can move forward. this is a delicate time for president of the for a man this who tested positive a few days ago some 2 months after receiving the russian sputnik vith vaccine later this year argentina will hold any time elections and he will have to defend his party's majority in congress since the lengthy lockdown last year its popularity

has been bruised by a shortage of vaccines and economic troubles exacerbated by the pandemic you know. i would imagine that the solution is going to be very flexible very much handling the day to day and that it will be managed by different levels of government national provincial but for the city of borno say this recording nation of some restrictions will be necessary without restraining the economy argentina like most emerging economies is finding it tough to come up with cash for pandemic relief efforts and like many wealthier countries and that's why international organizations like expressed concerns about the mounting cases in this part of the world because they know it cannot make difficulties pose a challenge when it comes to fighting disease. when i cite as.

an expert witness has testified at the trial of the former police officer who's accused of killing george floyd jodi said their actions and used inappropriate deadly force when kneeling on floyd's necks are more the 9 minutes and special reports from minneapolis. back in the witness box on the man employed by the prosecution as a use of force expert so judy steiger works with the los angeles police inspector general's office he investigates police wrongdoing he analyzed what happened to george floyd his verdict this was the unnecessary use of lethal force certainly us . an opinion to a degree reasonable professional certainty how much force was reasonable for the defender to use on mr floyd after mr floyd was handcuffed placed in a prone position and not resisting. yet is in my opinion was that no 4 should have been used once. he was in that position. the defense has

argued the police officers attending to george floyd were distracted what about a growing frustrated crowd that insisted mr steiger was not an issue because i did not perceive them as being a threat. and why is that. because they were merely filming and they were most of it was their concern for mr ford. but i do the agent in charge of the investigation of the death of george floyd told the court the size of the investigation dozens of agents hundreds of statements in reply to defense question he agreed to 20 george floyd seem to suggest drugs was a factor but then later corrected himself saying he was no clear about what he had hair harry heard in context to tell. mr foreigner saying yes i believe mr for saying i do not drugs. so it's all different than what you were asked in

a. portion of the video yes thursday will start with legal arguments can the man who was with george floyd on the night of the incident give evidence morris hall is what he that is answers could put him in legal jeopardy the defense is keen to hear from alan fischer how does eat up at the derrick sure trial in minneapolis. the u.s. has agreed to withdraw all remaining combat forces which were deployed to fight against i still in iraq however talks with iraq is government did not settle on a timeline some soldiers and coalition forces will also stay to train and. did felice the iraqi army u.s. president joe biden like his predecessor has been looking for ways to wind down what's become known as endless walls that it's only found as the director of iraq and the u.s. national security council he says a rainy back groups pose a huge threat to american troops the timeline is tricky there's no timeline because

there are no combat forces left to remove if you read the language in the statement it's very ambiguous it says you could remove any remaining combat forces i think the answer to are the remaining combat forces is no they are not the united states has already transition into the training and equipping ports the problem in iraq now is not so much the numbers and not so much the reality on the ground as the political standoff between the 2 sides the resistance forces or so-called resistance forces in iraq want to score some kind of victory against the united states in retaliation for the killing of muhammad us along with qassam solum up on me in january of last year as the united states has simply offramp its troops in accordance with its own schedule largely oblivious to the politics going on inside iraq so mostly this is just

a question of getting the narratives in the right order and i think actually this statement today is an important step in that direction. u.s. is resuming palestinian aid to the tune of $235000000.00 angering israel american funding was stopped by former president donald trump the plan includes $150000000.00 to the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees known as honor and $75000000.00 for the occupied west bank and gaza israel's government says on what should be reformed before u.s. funding is restored. israel is strongly opposed to the endos israel an anti-semitic a happening in unrest facilities we believe that this u.n. agency for so-called refugees should not exist in its current form 100 schools regularly use materials that incite against israel and that was the finish and used by the agency to determine who is a refugee only perpetuates the conflict still ahead on al-jazeera brazil's

battered health care system sounds the alarm as the nation grapples with the damage . and pressure builds on may just 40 groups of the voter ballots in the u.s. state of georgia. this is the season of winds and rapidly changing wind directions that was blowing down the gulf is disappeared because i'm yet to thursday there's more of a suddenly picking up or a westerly that is suddenly of the east and south you gotta live when she turn into something otherwise it's just quiet sunshine and pretty average temperatures to be honest they're on their way up the medina up to 38 and they're on the way down in turkey we've got more winter coming through in korea in particular but the mountains in general we covered in snow and the when this induced by that change

will be a strong one into northern parts of egypt west of levant shara seem likely from gaza to beirut and possibly beyond now this wind is likely to increase this suddenly meeting this rather more coming up from the gulf source sandstorms possibly society or kuwait briefly. will be a different in the difference in the feel of the weather in qatar doha will be 2 degrees thereabouts but it gets increasingly humid as a wind continues to blow off the very warm gulf waters. the seasonal rains through africa this time the year have taken a big leap north which is still hanging down around madagascar but up the coast of tanzania and back towards gamble this is the line where you see the day developed a pretty big showers if you were to the science enjoy a bit of sunny warm. from the. people in thoughtful conversation.

because these people are going to be a power with no host and no limitations empire is the reason that we live in a multicultural society. and adam rather fit. on al-jazeera. watching al-jazeera her reminder of our top stories this hour european and u.k. medicine's regulations have concluded there is a plausible that between the oxford astra zeneca culvert 19 vaccine and rare blood

clots but they insist the risk of the corona virus is far greater than the risk posed by toxic. an expert in the use of force is testified at the trial of the former police officer who is accused of killing george jodie steiger said derek show of unused inappropriate deadly force when dealing on floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes. the u.s. has agreed to withdraw all remaining combat forces which were deployed to fight against isis but talks with the rocks government did not settle on a time like some soldiers and coalition forces will also remain to try and advise the iraqi army. the number of corona virus deaths in brazil has dipped slightly from the record high of 4200 announced on tuesday 3800 deaths were reported on wednesday with around 92000 new infections but president jaya balsa noddle continues to dumb play covered 19 want to have reports from rio de janeiro.

president jade wilson arrow is adamant there will be no national walk down even as brazil confirmed its 1st case of the highly contagious south african corona virus variant or his use. of the media brazil has lost control of the pandemic and that's dangerous with infection spreading rapidly and the virus will continue mutating more the new variants may be immune to the vaccines we already have no doctors and scientists have called for 3 week nationwide lockdown as the country reached another grim milestone 4000 brazilians died on tuesday alone mayors and governors have taken measures to keep people at home and stop the deadly outbreak which is killing one person every 20 seconds restrictions have also been imposed in brazilian slums rio de janeiro's ha senior or social distancing is almost impossible and rules are not often respected. the situation has become so serious

that the drug gangs that rule this slum another slums in rio de janeiro have to create a lockdown and they have forbid all current best time parties from happening also narrow strongly opposes any restrictive measures no we won't accept measures that force us to stay home for the covert 19 viruses come to stay as others have in the past what are we to do in the meantime watch poverty rise and stop people from working and eating. poverty rates have tripled in 6 months since the government 1st reduced and suspended the financial emergency aid that had been giving 60000000 brazilians. monthly handouts stopped in january and have just resumed don't choose to as the country faces the worst phase of the pandemic with the health care system on the brink of collapse meineke inaccurate al-jazeera rio de janeiro

a new record has been set in turkey for infections with 55000 registered on wednesday last week president regift type one tyson to cover 1000 restrictions including the return of full nationwide weekend lockdowns during the islamic fasting month of ramadan which starts next week and qatar has reimposed strict measures variants identified in the u.k. and south africa are being blamed for an increase in deaths and strains on hospital wards the gulf state has one of the highest infection rates per capita in the world . and most of these 600000 doses of china's sign of vaccine sent to sri lanka a sitting on likes the government hasn't approved it for use so the only people getting the job so far a chinese nationals living in sri lanka an elf amanda's reports from colombo. the scenes are in china could be forgiven it's actually 219 vaccines and 2 chinese

nationals living and working in sri lanka. they were the 1st to receive vaccines from the 600000 doses they need to do the south asian island might be using this tactic to give only for the chinese city sense while living here working and living it and the families and those who love working in after i put the next thing i think there is no more i don't have any heart so for now i feel good. but these reactions are not enough to sri lanka's regulator the national medicines regulatory authority to clear the use assign a farm on local it's demanding more detail it will make new decision we had to go over the scientific evidence and then only give the poor for anything like over the it's a diagnostic method or drug or rexy so it is therefore the sign of a morsel if the if a good data is available regarding the efficacy and the safety then there's no

problem with that but without those that are definitely we cannot because we can't risk of giving something to other people. off with 3 are not the doolies causing displeasure within the government would present good to have been his brother mine the rajapaksa have worked closely with china in recent years the president received a shipment of vaccines from the chinese ambassador in colombo we need to arrive last week our finest are just pandemic out all countries under 2 peoples i would be. always standing for money together under us the pundits are hardly a friend to each other we face many difficulties during the last $2.00 to $3.00 weeks to bring this to sri lanka due to certain unexpected. influences from radius parties how were your. influences and ultimately make it to

success not going as the regulatory authority refused to be pushed to grant approval the government removed civil of its 13 board members describing it as a move to reform the body but a senior doctor gleamed then removal was connected to the same firm next. at a time when corporate vaccines around the world are coming under scrutiny regulators here they cannot approve the sign off from doors until this study all necessary data they say the sooner they receive this the sooner they can make a decision without fernandez or dizzy or colombo a stolen boss has been set on fire in belfast's during unrest in northern ireland police say pro unionist youths are responsible for spare space or violent incidents since last week officers have been injured and several calls burnt as frustration

within the pro british eunice community about new trade barriers between northern ireland to the rest of the u.k. which resulted from breaks out on thursday u.s. president joe biden plans to reveal his 1st steps to curbing gun violence it will include moves to reduce the proliferation of so-called ghost guns which are self assembles and untraceable states will also be given help to write red flag laws which allow courts and police to remove guns from people deemed to be a risk report part just before the briefing started the president's going to announce a series of executive actions on guns tomorrow can you confirm that and anything you can preview i don't have anything to preview i can convey that i expect the president to have more to say tomorrow. the u.s. masters golf tournament is teeing off in georgia the u.s. states under a cloud of controversy for new voting rules others full of sporting organizations and large corporations have taken a stand against the legislation and gallica looks at whether others will follow.

when georgia's republican controlled senate passed new voting laws the reaction was scathing from civil rights activists and democrats billboard talent not something we want to do and something we have to do that protesting the state's new rules including limiting voting drop boxes a new id requirements citing the impact on minorities huge corporations many based in the state were initially muted but after pressure came out in support of activists saying voter access is a fundamental right the most consequential move came from major league baseball opting to move the all star game out of state a decision that could cost georgia $100000000.00 georgia's an all american city know what this decision means it means cancel culture and parson activists are coming for your business they're coming for your game or

a vent in your hometown the masters golf tournament is going ahead the professional golf association saying it's committed to local charities in the community in or guster many star players say they support civil rights but also the financial boost the game brings i think that's the topic that we should all be talking about we should be talking about whether we're here or not. the masters the p.g.a. tour we do such a good job or we're trying to help communities out and i think that's our main focus for the week be on the calls for corporations to condemn georgia's voting laws there's concern about the financial impact some leading democrats in the state say it's a fine line but the potential to harm poor communities is very real republicans say the new laws will make george's a lot. actions more secure and if walk back earlier rules that would have limited voting on sundays a major point of contention democrats say corporations taking a stand is a move in the right direction it's not council culture when companies decide to

stand up speak their principles and values and understand that their consumers are also looking at what is happening here in georgia and that their consumers want to see the company do the right thing as well the new laws are likely to face legal challenges even as other states annex similar rules it's likely the conservative leaning supremes court will have the final say as the battle for voting rights continues and gallacher al-jazeera. riders with the app based meal delivery service delivery are on strike in london demanding better pay and conditions it coincided with a better performance by the company on the stock market and its workers want to big a slice of its success when it has the story. as demand for takeaway meal sold during europe's kovac $1000.00 lockdowns delivery riders with branded backpacks have become a common sight in towns and cities since launching in london in 2013th delivery

room now operates in 54 cities across 13 different countries but delivers stock flotation has given some investors in the gesture an infield many of these rides as with indignation often i'll grind peak times then on friday night and i might be waiting 40 minutes for a job when i job comes through it not be 3 pounds 50 something i'm not and i might not get another bike for another hour you know 6 i was back up at 3 pounds 50 or 70 pounds in what should be take time so it's not sustainable. these striking riders a just a few 100 among the 50000 riders that worked for delivery in the u.k. becoming just a few weeks after the u.k. supreme court ordered the right heading apple to treat its drivers as well because the message about rights and conditions in the so-called big economy is having an impact at a corporate level. this conversation by the liberal lot is a slow more than just a symbolic gesture of the full c. of the share price along the retail investors will share it with institutional

investors many of whom are still concerned about the mobile home to get the economy in the straight face right as it's a diet that demands. bets of rights and safety you know they what for out a pandemic that could literally put their lives on the line well if the neck company. business. yet they've seen peg conditions get was some was for the pandemic after planning to launch a $460.00 pence per share delivery of floated last week at $390.00 pence and immediately dropped even further to 2 $180.00 pence that's still a valuation of more than $6000000000.00 several big name institutional investors have decided to steer clear investors out among a high of some good will is taking the end. economy style. practices really in terms of the exact extent of what is going to mean for companies is that really how it's hard to predict the indications are the

deliveries so called retail investors have chosen to hang on to the stock instead of dumping it in the share price rose by a modest 2 percent in early trading on wednesday delivery who hasn't yet published financial results for 2020 and the apparent boom in the delivery business during the pandemic year could well bounce the share price back up but the workers who made that possible are demanding their share of the success paul brennan al-jazeera shortage he's learned. can fill in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera european and u.k. regulators have concluded there is a plausible link between the oxford astra zeneca covered 19 vaccine and rare blood clots but they insist the risk of the corona virus is fall greater than the risk posed by tossing india has announced another record number of new cases more them.