caldecott story is what and he came to france. brazil's 2nd biggest city easy's coronavirus restrictions even though the countries averaging $4000.00 deaths per day. hello and welcome i'm peter w. watching al-jazeera live from also coming up loyalists feeling betrayed by brick says among other grievances once again the violence in northern ireland 23 years after the good friday peace deal. they died fighting for their democratic rights we look at a vote in kyrgyzstan the threatens a return to earth or terry rule. also

had a 41 gun salute to britain's long serving royal prince charles as the families touched by the tributes to his late father prince philip. was a very special because. i think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction. countries across latin america are rushing in strict restrictions as they battle to contain coronavirus outbreaks the problems are being compounded by slow vaccine roll outs and weak health systems but in brazil there are moves in the most populous states of pollo and the 2nd biggest city to ease measures despite infections and the death rate is soaring the reports from buenos aires in argentina . a mixture of relief and disbelief this 2 weeks of lockdown lifted in

rio de janeiro one of the worst coronavirus hit cities in brazil and the poor which is that is what we don't like the good news is that by enforcing the 14 day epidemiological period suggested by specialists plus other restrictions we managed to lower the number of people seeking the city's basic health system. yet for the past week across brazil there have been an average of 4000 deaths a day adding to a total of more than 350002nd in the world only to the united states health experts say much more needs to be done to curb the spread and. we can't sleep because we don't know full be able to attend to the patients if we will have medicines oxygen today we have them but if these cases continue growing at some point it will be chaotic there is no other way we don't sleep today's reality is that health workers don't trust chile despite a vigorous vaccination campaign has also seen a recent surge in coverage 1000 cases coming

a few weeks after restrictions were lifted to encourage tourism in the pacific resort of vineyard omar and the nearby port city of el paraiso. we believe that this increases directly related to several factors but one of them is the holiday permits which allowed a significant number of people to travel to districts in our region in a festive spirit has periods of rest relaxation and disconnection after a very bad year your require has also extended lockdown restrictions until the end of april to contain a surge in covered 1000 cases well here in argentina we've seen a record number of daily infections and a new set of restrictions including a nighttime curfew. that people aren't going to tolerate being locked up again like last year many people want to go out they don't want to let their children or their family go hungry they need to look for their daily bread. axes are being applied but many complain there are too few a new batch is a not

a riding fast enough but until those vaccination programs start to take effect the only other option if overburdened health systems are to cope is to impose ever more lock down restrictions but with people todd angry and defiant those measures are proving to be increasingly ineffective. when osiris. while staying with the story roughly 0 to pony is professor of public safety at the. foundation he says brazil's high death rates as a result of the president's reckless policies. the big problem brazil is the seizures are not taken by siamese decisions are big baby all it interested in presidents he's very against and very vocal against lockdowns so he put some pressure on the state governors and also on this he made yours to ease down as might as well as much as possible and as fast as possible and does use one of the reasons why we are having so many people want to buy these virus because the way

they're dealing with that is a political way the same to the way well the impression i have that if we're not taking these very soon as the year there is a question of the income as well that the people have to fall to work because the government's not given enough money down to leave by and also they are there point is there are some people who believe the virus threats because all stole the ideological contacts and the logical climate created by the president so this makes things very difficult because people some people are even marching against look now we meet a group that's that means look not even though this science has proven their disease the best way to do with the heart the numbers of peoples have been chilled it's also not it is increasingly being disapproved it by the population with the program ease that these can't be too far into weight but a lot of people already die and probably most a lot of older people are going to die because of their reckless manner that is dealing with this and them hundreds of people in romania as capital are protesting

against coronavirus measures they've gathered outside the presidential palace and book arrest to express their anger at restrictions imposed last month these include curfews and business closures has been a surgeon infections in romania with some hospitals warning the health system could soon be overwhelmed the crowds of mostly young people have rioted almost every night in parts of northern ireland for almost a week break sits and controversial coronavirus restrictions a 2 of the a sickness triggering the violence under simmons reports now from belfast. it was called the peace wall but a ceasefire took 3 decades to achieve now 23 years after the good friday peace agreement was signed it fails to live up to its name again dissent on the streets is reborn. for more than a week pro british loyalists have been attacking police some of the worst violence has been near the peace wall in belfast that separates loyalists on one side from

republicans on the other billy hutchinson is a formal loyalist paramilitary who served 15 years in jail for murdering 2 catholics in 1974 he points to a mural of loyalty to the british monarchy and talks of a lull in violence during the period of mourning for prince philip hutchinson is now the leader of a political party that doesn't advocate violence but he condemned what's happened i want these young people to feign that they can come back from whether. or not laying they need to be able to step back. and you know i think that nobody has used this term yet but i'm going to use it as far as i know i don't feel that we're out of the waste. the brics a trade deal had a late switch of plan to put a border across the irish sea that separates great britain from northern ireland there's a customs post on this site among the vexed issues has been chaos on imports coming

in which are all subject to your opinion regulations put simply even the more moderate loyalists feel they've been betrayed and alienated by brics it but over the peace wall the republican leadership feel that the good friday agreement may have been damaged but it's secure and will stay that way shin fein says all sides need to play a part of the political process as syrians role is in our streets are very just arguing i'm dangerous and i don't think. that i have asked to be nurtured us to look after all the players after it's sure that they play their part and developing now it's another major issue is a republican funeral question fane leaders fail to observe covert regulations the union is 1st minister of northern ireland is calling for the resignation of the chief constable for not making any prosecutions the violence involves

a small minority many of them teenagers signposts call for a suspension of protests until after the period of mourning the prince philip even if those cool. scenes like this could return soon and for now it seems there's no solution andrew simmons al-jazeera belfast. people in kyrgyzstan have just started voting on proposed changes to the constitution critics say the overall will give more power to the president and threaten democracy presidents as out of japan are off cold for the referendum after months of political turmoil charles stratford reports now from bishkek. curious families have been enjoying the spring sunshine along with momentous political events in the central asian country one often described as the most democratic in the region but that may be changing. since the new president's plan to change the constitution could be

a step backwards on the path towards full democracy. people have a strong will towards freedom we don't tolerate backward steps away from democracy there are more serious issues to be solved in the country than the constitutional referendum such as an implement but it's better not to destroy what we have already achieved so far. this is the day that the new president saw the. during protests after parliamentary elections were. following widespread allegations of vote buying he was serving them 11 year prison term for kidnapping a time crime he denies because he was out of the country when it happened in the 6 months since i was greeted by supporters on the steps he has changed the political landscape in kyrgyzstan dramatically even before he won the presidential election in january he said that the parliamentary system of governance in kyrgyzstan had

failed he described the system as being dysfunctional and corrupt. critics proposed changes to the 2010 constitution show he is trying to impose a moral floor tarion formal rule one which we can checks and balances needed to prevent abuses of. this proposed text on the constitution is going to change the rules of the game at least at the high level toward serious centralization of power in the office of the president and to such an extent that it's. basically no national level institution will be able to do anything without participation signed off on its by the president the names on the plaques all those killed during 2 of the 3 revolutions kyrgyzstan has had since independence following the breakup of the soviet union 30 years ago the fight for democratic

rights is something curious people are proud of young members of the recently established reform party a campaigning in municipal elections which are being held on the same day as the referendum. the presidential rule implies personal rule there's no room little room for parties because the value of parties is being. down it's being devalued parties are being represented is something western something that is imposed. back at the amusement park people enjoy the warm weather and riots there's no sign of the political upheaval of recent months when you president's plans but constitutional change that many say would put the brakes on decades of democratic gains. al-jazeera bishkek. still to come here on this program blink scenes from a volcanic eruption on a caribbean island and there's

a warning there could be no rest for days. and clinging to tradition how yemenis are preparing for the muslim holy month of ramadan despite the war and the pandemic. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways over what the set fare over the next few days for japan with lost a clear skies cloud in the process of pulling out into the open waters prices guys coming back in behind some pleasant spring sunshine then temperatures getting up into the low to mid twenty's for many krippen it certified in try not to bad there into the northeast of childbirth essential parts of china thickening cloud here will make its way further race was and it will turn increasingly wet some heavy downpours as we go on through the next day or 2 on into sunday and monday heavy

downpours meanwhile continue across malaysia more lively showers there across indonesia more flooding concerns into indonesia further north we've got some rather shop chalets from time to time. it's possible i think thailand probably see the wettest of the weather as because through the next day. and some showers today on the other side of the by i've been goals and the weather making its way towards for lanka over the next day or so meanwhile the basin showers just creeping into that eastern side of india maybe just not seeing across into the plains as we go through sunday and on into monday and a little puff of cloud down towards the southwest in kona could catch a shower or 2 here into southern parts of carroll i further north a continuous and temperatures into the low 40 celsius. sponsored poll qatar airways. a star striker in the top the top in the what they voted to the working class of his hometown and it's close. footballing

legend eric cantona introduces christiane no new code at all one of a kind superstar. he put it dogged by his funds for his socialist values and his many goals against italy's footballing elite football rivals on our busy. route. or. form. welcome back ok let's update the top stories for you so far this half hour countries across latin america are rushing in restrictions as they battle to contain coronavirus outbreaks but in the region's worst affected country brazil there are moves to ease some lockdowns even though infections and the death rate

are soaring. ireland's prime minister has warned against a spiral back after 14 police officers were injured in violence in belfast protesters threw petrol bombs around the burning car into a police vehicle there is own go over bricks this as well as some of the grievances . people in kyrgyzstan have just started voting on proposed changes to the constitution critics say the overhaul will give more power to the president and threaten democracy president's part of called for the referendum after months of political turmoil. a coalition of 3 powerful armed groups in me and mom has reportedly attacked security forces for the 1st time since a ceasefire in 2019 at least 10 officers were killed in the eastern shan states and in bargo at least 80 people are believed to have died in a crackdown by the military here's tony chang. even before the sun rose the sound of battle raged man was armed forces moving into the city of go an important

gateway to the south behind the barricades the protesters tried to stand their ground but the military advance was fierce automatic gunfire and evidence that heavier weapons pictures posted to social media appear to show rifle launched grenades and reports that 3 of myanmar's ethnic rebel groups attacked a police station in the far eastern shan state on saturday morning unity amongst these disparate groups could be problematic for the military as it faces attacks on its outposts and civil unrest in towns and cities at a news conference the gentle spokesman said support for the protests was waning and the death toll is considerably lower than reported with an ominous warning sign i've got it if we really shoot at the protest group using automatic rifles the $500.00 you refer to could be killed within hours. but the evidence from mandalay on saturday suggests protest is

a still out in large numbers marching through the streets despite the threat of detention or worse. some have fled the cities however for the relative safety of the bases of the ethnic rebel groups along the border while the conditions may be basic the alternative could have been worse. you will need your you will need we know that if we were to get arrested the security forces would not let us live they'd kill us so we had to run away. and the steady flow of people heading towards the borders is growing as many now fear myanmar is on an unavoidable course toward civil war tony chiang al jazeera. an earthquake off the coast of indonesia has killed at least 7 people the magnitude 6 quake hit the main island of java hundreds of buildings have been damaged tremors were felt in the neighboring island of bali it's the 2nd disaster to strike into musea in a week after a tropical cyclone killed at least 165 people. from

a volcanic eruption on the caribbean island of st vincent is now falling on the island of barbados lies about 190 kilometers away your thoughts he's been since say the eruption could get even more explosive in the coming days and weeks his robe reynolds. a towering plume of smoke and ash filled the sky over st vincent as lawsuit free a volcano continue to shape the caribbean island with violent explosions the cloud rose 15 kilometers into the sky and was visible from space the situation is that we're currently experience in a very intense ashfall throughout most of the midlands and vincent and we've been experiencing this since late yesterday the explosive portion of the eruption began yesterday morning and as we went into the night last night we had the intensity and . and the amount of action crease quite considerably ash covered houses roads and

cars and the smell of sulfur hung in the air about 16000 people have been evacuated from the so-called red zone surrounding the volcano was there done this find me no more of the running after move no some people fled by coast guard vessels to safer areas several cruise ships were also assisting in the evacuation effort until recently. had been quiet for decades but in 1000 no to a severe eruption resulted in the deaths of at least a 1000 people there now some 78 emergency shelters that are active at this point in time and the last figure we have as 3000 of individuals living in the shadows at this point in time there have been no reports of injuries or deaths in the latest eruption but damage to crops and farms is expected to be severe ash from lawsuit free air fell as far away as barbados nearly 200 kilometers from st vincent

countries including antigua cuba venezuela and the united states are sending aid to the island nation home to 100000 people scientists warned that the eruption could continue for days or even weeks roberts al-jazeera. is flowing out of a volcano that erupted in iceland 3 weeks ago a 3rd fish has opened between the 2 existing ones a volcano on the wreck younus peninsula has become a tourist attraction about 30000 people have been to the area since the eruption began. fighting between government forces and rebels in central yemen is intensifying a battle to take control of the oil rich province of memory has left more than 50 people dead in the past 24 hours the united nations says more than 233000 people have died in the civil war which began in 2050. the cost of living in yemen is

going up as aid and imports are blocked in many parts of the country with continued fighting the families are trying to cling to tradition as they prepare for the muslim holy month of ramadan his leader harding the. last 6 years of war and a global pandemic now on top of that inflation below is a father and earns a daily wage but he said it's not enough to deal with the rising cost of living and that's making shopping for essential zx in preparation for the start of ramadan a difficult task. we were not able to buy much we still need to buy rice sugar and flour like everyone else god knows we are tired of the war we have been displaced we have been left hungry only god is aware of our situation and. the city of tire as is still under a blockade by the hoof the rebels restricting aid and imports forcing prices to

increase the un says fuel prices have tripled in some areas and according to a report by the ministry of social affairs 5000000 yemenis have lost their jobs. to get out of jail should have an issue a sort of in same issue merchants buy and sell the way they like and money changers do what they want the government is absent despite an increase in 1000 cases markets are crowded in preparation for ramadan. prices very high especially with the rise in the exchange rates to rise of the us dollar and to saudi radio is increasing our cost of living in. this. the 6th holy month since the start of the war many of these children don't know a different life. like millions of other yemenis and his family will have to make do with what little they can afford. al-jazeera. people will be heading

to the polls in chad in less than 3 hours time to elect a president the incumbent interest debbi is seeking a 6th term whilst most members of the opposition boycotting the votes have a morgan reports now from and. on the streets at the national stadium and elsewhere across the chechen capital in thousands have come out to show their support for one man president idriss deby the incumbent leader has been in office since he took power in a coup more than 50 years ago debbie is now seeking a 6th term and promising a new future for. together we're going to build in africa like other continents that shares a long history a common history with those who colonized us and we're going to start this chapter together with them. during the mine 192 debbie overthrew his predecessor saying our brain who he had worked for as a military advisor before their falling out 3 years ago chats parliament approved

a new constitution that expanded powers it also allowed him to stay in office until at least 2033 you know votes boycotted by opposition legislators chad has been fighting with rebels in the east and several attempted coups in recent years while incumbent president raised that he met her supporters on the final day of the election rally opposition candidates were notably absent you know we're driving up to the elections hundreds of times protested against that his candidacy and human rights watch says the british forces have ruthless a crackdown on protesters i'm a physician ahead of the vote. weeks before the elections the army raided the house of opposition leader yeah deano killing 2 of his family members ditto his candidacy has been rejected by the high court along with 6 others has fled other opposition candidates have withdrawn their candidacy accusing debbie and the military of intimidation initially provisioned which are simpler. and more more.

personal for the members. of. the repression. frenzy but for. the recent work to be she's going to be fiction the solution remove the transparent from sincere. not be. believed to be really free. 7.3000000 voters have registered according to chats national electoral commission 5 of the candidates are also in the race but opposition leaders have called on their supporters to stay away from the voting but those who backed the president like yes it say they will take part of the of the i will vote because it's my right and duty i want stability and security as well as better economy and i believe the current president is the man who can provide thought so i will vote. others say they'll follow the leader of the opposition. these are not elections there are no competitors some of been rejected some of

being intimidated and things have been the same for the past 30 years and i don't think there will be a chance so i will be recording the election. the polls are open for a single day but it will take 2 weeks before a winner is announced but many here at the stadium are confident they can do they support will be the one to lead them for the next 5 years he will morgan al-jazeera chad thousands of people have joined protests against pollution in the serbian capital demonstrators blocks traffic in front of the parliament in belgrade they want stricter laws to prevent water land and air pollution by industries such as mining the funeral for prince philip will take place in 6 days it will be low key in line with his wishes of course he was the husband of queen elizabeth he died on friday at the age of 99 he was honored with a 41 gun salute yesterday in the u.k. . and on board navy ships around the world his war

a challenge. across the u.k. including london edinburgh cardiff northern ireland on the royal naval ships at sea and gibraltar to a special gun salute for prince philip once a minute 41 times a tribute to from his son prince charles. my dear pearl was was a very special person who i think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him and from that part of my family deeply grateful. for all that it will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particular time. outside the queen's london residence a growing row of flowers from the public for the man who stood beside her for 73 years of marriage it's

a reminder for ourselves you know those wonderful values of bravery and loyalty and he was just a great british man someone who gives that many years to public service. just come down on. him a sad moment isn't it. well meaning something the royal family is trying to discourage because of restrictions buckingham palace is keen to avoid the royal residence is turning into a focus of mass mourning it's actually asked people not to come down here and lay flowers but as you can see there is a steady stream of people who've turned up to pay their respects anyway the pandemic has also drastically scaled down plans for how he'll be laid to rest philip himself had ruled out a state funeral buckingham palace has announced the service at windsor castle on april 17th is to have no public access for public procession beforehand as per the u.k.'s pandemic regulations the number of mourners will be limited to 30 prince

harry he's distanced himself from the royal family will return from his new home in the us for it but his pregnant wife make an markel will not on the advice of her doctor. al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera these are the top stories countries across latin america are rushing in restrictions as they battle to contain coronavirus outbreaks but in the regions worst affected country brazil there are moves to ease local law even though infections and the death rate continue to soar. rafael acapella army is a professor of public safety he says brazil's high death rates is the result of the president's reckless coronavirus policies be over in brazil as the seizures are not taken by scientists decisions every day baby all it interested in presidents he's very against.