k. where the global green energy revolution is taking on new element. tries on al-jazeera . they travel thousands of clubs just to pick berries. to tie workers with exploitation in the forests of sweden when i went east investigates on al-jazeera. 'd the way when you say about 1.414. 140. 3 which isn't that kind of exclusion. strenuous defense from india's ruling party is covert 900 spreads unabated a senior at b j p politician tells al-jazeera his government is not indifferent to the plight

of india's. while the government talks up its handling of the pandemic we've got the stories of people doing their part to bring just a little level to levity to a horrifying situation. hello again i'm come all santa maria here and this is the world news from al-jazeera a bridge carrying a metro train collapses onto a busy road in mexico city at least 23 people killed and another battle for survival benjamin netanyahu has just a few more hours to prove he has the mandate to stay as israel's prime minister. so another 350000 plus cases another 3 and a half 1000 deaths there is a frightening repetition to the covert numbers coming out of india each day and yet a senior member of the governing b j p party has told al-jazeera the government cannot be blamed for this current

surge we will play part of that interview in a moment 1st this report from elizabeth purana mean you debbie. for the past few weeks in the indian capital funeral pyres have been burning day and night and around the country mass cremations have become the norm 105 going to have a raid going to about. have to be put at least 5 to 7 hours before getting a chance to cremate the bodies the bodies aren't even be implemented properly because there are only 45 police were performing the rituals even though the bodies are being cremated quickly there's a still a long queue of ambulances carrying bodies of cord 19 victims outside the crematorium and he is recent surge of the virus has seen the official death toll climb above 200000 though the actual number is thought to be much higher the government has faced criticism for not preparing for a 2nd wave and allowing large political and religious gatherings to go ahead ignoring the basic precautions including masks and social distancing and as people

die from a lack of hospital beds and oxygen there is anger at the government for continuing its expensive project to build a new parliament and prime minister's residence we're in new delhi where there was a very strict lockdown in place and only essential services are allowed but the construction of the government's multi-billion dollar rebuild of the central city is going ahead despite objections from opposition parties and activists architect. is one of many people who filed petitions against the project last year saying it was unnecessary expensive and violated all environmental regulations. a little. insensitive to. mention in such a rush you know war. for political purposes i don't think that's actually going in

development. medical experts say the government's entire focus should be on getting the pandemic under control i've been speaking to some senior policymakers. and many of them have a mental model that this will all turn around. and i have been trying to say that everything goes very well. things will be horrible for the next several weeks. international aid has been arriving in india for nearly a week but 6 states including delhi said they get to receive any of it a children's hospital in the capital of the latest to say it only has a few hours of oxygen left elizabeth prana al-jazeera new delhi. so i mentioned that government reaction that we had had that was from the so the answer mittal who is a senior member of india's governing b j p party he spoke to peter darby on al-jazeera earlier peter began by asking him if simply the government was to blame for this crisis the extent of the mc would

not have been there. anybody. who would wait because the longer give the situation. everybody given the fact that india is such a huge population as it is they actually just concerning. everybody. but right now the limit of who would and how does affecting people exactly something which we are all facing as a nation i think is a study of everybody not going to see when you look at our population which is 1600000 the solution lurking if you become ok can i just because you then for a 2nd sir if i made 2 points point number one india has not done everyone when it comes to vaccinating your population that is simply an armed troops that you are repeating that why do you think that now hang on stop point to point number 2 point number 2 when it comes to mr modi the prime minister. mid to late april he goes on

national television he says it is under control he says normality is just around the corner but was never ever going to be the case trust me you said that. about $1.00. 140000000 vaccinations and i don't think there's any concrete which is in that kind of exploration program as a percentage of the population as a percentage of the population so you are not this is my therapy you are not you are simply not at the leading edge of vaccinating a population who are you have not been let me finish the point you have not to be you're not nor are you because you are you are running out of back seems so who don't really want a vaccine because you want to believe this you want. back now our country which that infrastructure has successfully done 140000000 vaccinations and you think that's something that's what it accomplished i mean i am amazed that what kind of

mindset that you want to find the president i mean india should have been applauded for the fact that why the investor the word has been able to find a solution to what also i don't want them to fight over north a little. bit. one likes interest from. these vaccinations right this morning thank you mung this opposition a little bit only does not count given mice these parameters but that's the part we have challenges and here's an issue this is this challenge as you said that the prime minister said if you think it's going to was not lifted because yes there was a time bill because look this is a dummy drastically decree not yet creating an unfamiliar there's a lot to see there's a super donor in this is that we're. so there is a lot of politics and there's a lot of trauma as well of course in india's coronavirus catastrophe but across the

country there are some positive stories indians innovating fundraising collaborating to keep they can patch or it's a live shot of that report. national kermie works for a pharmaceutical company in mumbai but it's on the streets where he thinks he can save more lives he's been working since he was the same age as many of these children he wants to help them right now that means handing out masks. and every time. i go to see children and adults in different costumes with great messages about growing awareness today i have breast of a joke or a joke for happiness but we live in such times. as covert 19 chokes india it is the humanity of indians often strange is keeping its people in life on the outskirts of new delhi sikh volunteers have set up this free oxygen camp a new patient arrives every 20 minutes. we believe that no one should die just

a lack of oxygen it's a small thing but nowadays is the one thing everybody needs. in every city village street corner the healthy news the sick in coppola's mohammed java can witness children carrying their parents on the backs to hospital so he sold his wife's jewelry and turned his rickshaw into an ambulance. a critically ill patient cannot be brought to the hospital without oxygen support so i thought why not turn my 3 wheeler into an ambulance it's not a space uses an ambulance but it can surely save lives. shahnawaz shaikh gave up his vehicle selling it to buy oxygen for strangers in the last year he supported more than 4000 people in mumbai for merely very regularly i decided to sell my car to raise funds to buy oxygen cylinders and provide oxygen to people who are unable to find hospital beds so their lives come saved one of those lives is mel khan's

mother. all after it was at a shahnawaz has helped me a lot has already given me. 2 cylinders it's thanks to heaven that my mother is able to stay home and breathe with the aid of oxygen. yet in a country of nearly 1400000000 it's people are increasingly working as one unified in their fight for collective survival uncuffed is an organization of dozens of teenagers trying to fill india's gets in health care crowdsourcing medical supplies through social media and i work now 11 o'clock in the morning. in midnight. swat tar has her exams coming up but for her and many others the real tears just is finding a way to keep their people alive shallop bellus al-jazeera. tanzania's new president samir so who has a son is following through with her promise to drastically change the government's

code 19 response travelers coming from countries with new variants will have to present negative tests and undergo a mandatory 14 day korean team marking a big shift from the late president john mica fully who discourage the use of face masks and described vaccines as a western conspiracy on to other news and an elevated metro line has collapsed in mexico's capital sending a train crashing down onto cars below live pictures here from the crash site where crews are working to clear the tangled mess at least 23 people were killed in the president says there will be a thorough investigation into exactly what went wrong and who's to blame on the reports from mexico city. ok arctic scene in the mexican capital emergency crews responding to an accident involving a metro rail train on an overpass friends and family of possible victims searched frantically for their loved ones. my brother is still under the rubble imagine how

many times they have to move that's what we want to know what's going on there. surveillance footage captured the harrowing moments as the structure supporting the train cars collapsed above a busy freeway filling the air with dust and debris. the episode but event when we arrived at the scene people were crying out for help a vehicle was crushed under the subway car with 2 people inside the driver looked fine but the others were trapped. local residents say this rail line has faced structural problems in the past and had reported their fears of a possible collapse to authorities it's been several hours since the accident and emergency workers are still here trying to clear the scene you can clearly see those 2 train cars hanging precariously over the freeway authorities are asking people to stay back worried that the structure itself could still collapse further . mexico city mayor claudia sheen has promised

a thorough investigation into what went wrong man who ended up a little al-jazeera mexico city. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu his mandate to form a government is set to expire at the end of tuesday but then yeah he's been meeting opposition party leaders trying to secure enough votes to form a coalition if he fails then power reverts to the president riven rivlin who will then decide just what to do israel has gone through this process 4 times now 4 inconclusive elections in the past 2 years more from harry force that now in west jerusalem. well certainly a lot of moving parts on this last netanyahu one of his policy 130 seats in israeli parliament the knesset making him the leader of the biggest party in the israeli parliament so that is why he was given the 1st opportunity but try as he might he certainly tried over the last few weeks to try to assemble a coalition he can't get the magic number which is 61 a majority in the 120 c.

class or so if that maintains all the way through until midnight tonight local time then riven rivlin the president will have to decide who to give it to next whether that would be the opposition leader who leads a party was 17 seats the 2nd biggest party in the knesset or potentially to another right wing leader naftali bennett who only has 7 seats for his party but for whom there is some right wing support reports even though netanyahu may well try to recommend him to the president and his party to be given the mandate next the other option is for the president simply to give it to the parliament itself for anybody to come forward potentially with a viable coalition a check on the world whether it's next and then. i'm a tosser but like in western france the french president says that climate change leader has critics saying is we know is a disappointment and 6 months since ethiopians take a region became

a battleground the fighting and the atrocities are ongoing we hear from refugees about their experience. hello there we had some wild weather roar across areas of oman it was all because of this cloud deck here and we got just the right shift in wind producing these serious storms in moscow on monday with those winds whipping around we had to brief lying across the road here too thankfully that driver was ok so here's a picture as it looks on wednesday might see an outbreak of some of that severe weather toward the border of oman and the united arab emirates elsewhere across the middle east unsettled through the border of turkey and iran and precipitation what weather in store for northern areas of afghanistan for central africa looks like

this this organized moisture just offshore from kenya it doesn't look like it's pushing on shore just yet some heavier downpours of rain through the democratic republic of the congo rate into gap on that will be the story on wednesday for the western cape are seeing a pretty good push of moisture for cape town on wednesday this trend will continue as well a lot of rain we're seen in angola in store for wednesday as well ok here's a picture on thursday because still wet weather will be plaguing cape town 21 degrees the high and those unsettled conditions persist. most people will never know what's beyond this storm. and then suddenly 100 pounds in volumes how we can. touch danger.

most people live in new know what it's like to work with every breath is rich. with . these you know. but we're not most people. here with al-jazeera and these are the top stories india's official count of corona virus infections since the start of the pandemic is now past 20000000 with more than 220000 deaths surge in infections has been blamed on government mismanagement and more contagious variants and. meanwhile india's governing b j p party is insisting it's not to blame for the crisis

a senior member has told our history with the government couldn't have anticipated the severity of india's 2nd wave. and an elevated metro line has collapsed in mexico's capital sending a train crashing down on to cars below at least $23.00 people were killed president says there will be a thorough investigation. the lower house of the french parliament has approved a new climate change bill president emanuel micron's trying to slash greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a deadline in 2030 but as natasha butler now reports environmental groups say it just doesn't go far enough. the high speed train from paris to the western french city of non takes 2 and a half hours people can also fly between the 2 cities but that is set to change under french president emanuel macros new climate law some short internal flights will be banned to help lower carbon emissions so this is one of 5 intercity journeys in france which will now only be possible by road or train. the climate

law aims to reduce carbon emissions in france by 40 percent by 2030 with measures targeting industry food and housing it will also encourage grassroots projects like this wind farm located an hour from now and it's financed and code by nearly 400 local residents and a renewable energy company and the traditional will change everything but at least we consider it as a good 1st step. the world's a model where we have more and more. we want to take on the energy transition and invest in that kind of things micron has made tackling climate change a presidential priority some scientists say that parts of coastal france could be submerged by rising water levels by the end of the century throughout his presidency emanuel micro has projected an image of himself as a nida in the fight against climate change for his supporters the new know is proof

of his ambition but others say that it fails to respond to the climate emergency reputation for in a fit if environmental policy the deputy mayor says michael snow's disappointing because it doesn't do enough to cut carbon emissions the urgency to repeat here we have 10 years to really radically change things and now we're just continuing to take little steps forward that in fact will move us backwards will you more called was part of a citizen's council set up by microsoft to come up with proposals for the climate law he says the government ignored many of the council suggestions because of pressure from industrial lobby groups we should not lose hope about climate action but definitely what happened here is the missed opportunity to do something big green parties are on the rise in france and climate change is expected to be a key issue in next year's presidential election the sense among many environmental

campaigners though is the macro has missed a chance to win their support natasha bottler al-jazeera western france. in the people in the spanish capital madrid and surrounding region of voting in elections dominated by the debate over coronavirus policy this is being seen as something of a referendum on the handling of the pandemic but is not in baba reports now the campaigns also seen polarization over the role of the far right. riding a wave of popularity off to defying the national government isabel death are you so leader of the right wing popular party or p.p.p. in the madrid region confident she'll be returned to office the people has been in charge of madrid sprains wealthiest region for 26 years. but this election is unlike any other taking place as it does during a pandemic that. you saw has consistently resisted government pressure to impose covered 19 lockdowns arguing they cause too much economic damage the capitals have some of spain's elusive restrictions keeping bars and restaurants open despite

infection rates far above the national average even to thank the mayor he added you know they told me you have to close down because the minister says so because you have to understand each other because of moderation it's what they always use to get you to back yourself into a corner to shut up to cower and to look for your own well being instead of other case before this vote was called in march after the p.p. abruptly broke off its regional coalition agreement with the center right policy down us a user base take back those voters and abandon them an extent election and you know it's going against orders well for the more sort of far right party which again has risen they say within her already. yes leader of the left wing pod damus party resigned as deputy prime minister to stand in the madrid election recently he as well as several government officials received death threats through

the post but it really went on a stereo regional head of the far right vox party cause doubt on the letters but they most adopted the slogan democracy or fascism notion of what if anything about them what we cannot be asked to debate with those who question the threats which are serious i think it's a mistake to normalize the far right when they say these outrageous things. in 2019 the right only retain power here because the socialists of prime minister pedro sanchez who got the most votes couldn't form a coalition. this time the p.p.s. way ahead but it might still need a partner to govern raising the prospect of the far right having a say in running the region of almost 7000000 people dealing barbara al-jazeera. 5 people including a politician and police defectors have been killed in a bomb explosion in may in ma it happened in the town of period on monday local media say the victims have been hiding in the village since the military seized

power 3 months ago and he joined the protests continue across me in march at the g. 7 summit in london the us secretary state and u.k. foreign secretary demanded an end to the violence against demonstrators. it's been 6 months now since the conflict started in ethiopia region and refugees continue to flee bringing with them allegations of atrocities this violence broke out last november between the national army and the 2 grain people's liberation front the group that had dominated ethiopia's politics and military for nearly 30 years until prime minister abuja it took power 3 years ago to a pale of says its leaders were unfairly targeted his government says they provoked the conflict by attacking army bases intake very opposition parties say at this point 50000 people have died in the fighting in nearly 62000 of fled to neighboring sudan and then in january the un reported a high number of rapes take race soldiers accused of sexually assaulting internally

displaced people in exchange for basic commodities like food has become scarce people morgan is in gathering sudan which is just across the border refugees there have been telling her of the horrors they've experienced. we've been meeting refugees today and yesterday and over the past few weeks we've been speaking to them as well and there's been no shortage of. refugees still continue to arrive. by the numbers being less than what they were when the conflict 1st started but we still see people arriving and this talk about the atrocities they witness we've heard from children who say that they were separated from their parents as they fled for safety some of them crossing the border into sudan and some of them remaining. and so those who are here who we speak to say that they're not sure if the ones they left behind are still alive we've also spoken to parents children and loved ones behind. mothers husbands to wives who say that their partners were separated and that they were not sure what happened to them since they were separated sometimes for months so lots of horror stories but the most horrifying

allegations that we hear come from women who say that they were sexually abused. by the troops as well as korean troops they say that they have filled with. sexual violence and and rapes been used as a weapon of war better report but also came from the united nations and from various human rights groups who say that korean troops were involved in this conflict. involving various. now the prime minister has described the war as. he wanted to end. this conflict fighting alongside the ethiopian troops will withdraw but that is something that the united nations says is yet to happen despite repeated allegations of crimes the return troops are committing in. south africa's governing party the african national congress as all members charged with corruption must

leave the party or face suspension the ultimatum of 30 days seen as a test of president cyril ramaphosa is control over the party and its commitment to tackle corruption. now in argentina a 2nd trial has started on the systematic sexual abuse of death children at a school run by the roman catholic church 2 priests and a gardener have already been sentenced now 9 more accused will take the stand including 2 nuns i know as this report from. more than 20 former students from the antonio provolone institute in the western province of mendoza have already found the courage to speak out it was their testimonies that helped put 2 priests nicola karate. in prison in 2019 both for more than 40 years. now they'll again have to bring up those painful memories as 9 more accused to put on trial the charges against them

including sexual abuse and corruption of minors then ending with. gamblers who through much of their lives they couldn't communicate because they didn't have sign language school prohibited it so they couldn't describe what happened to them then no one believed them. not until a sign language teacher reported it in 2016 the accused this time include 2 nuns 4 former directors of the institute a psychologist and a cook all who deny the charges against them lawyers for the victims say they have strong evidence and they're confident they'll get convictions. they tell you what no medical father wants to know. that your child has been abused land time. the argentine pope francis has called child abusers ravenous wolves who must prepare for divine justice but victims and those battling on their

behalf say their case is part of a wider problem in argentina and around the world that the church authorities won't face what they're accused of and they will remember the mass unit in the 1st thing that has to happen is what the united nations said in 2040 and a catholic church must stop systematic cover ups of the evidence i mean because as long as they're doing that yes there will be more victims. to prove the law institute has since been closed but many questions about what went on behind those gates still remain. what the 9 are accused of what the 2 priests of already being convicted of represents that many a crime even more heinous because the children were death because they were perceived to be more vulnerable therefore the exploitation of trust by those responsible for looking after them seems to be even greater. much of the trial will be conducted virtually as the covered $1000.00 pandemic continues to devastate

argentina and with nearly $200.00 witnesses scheduled to testify many of them requiring sign language interpreter it could take up to a year a year exposing deep wounds that some must face and others would rather avoid. daniel schorr and there are one osiris finally i thought i would get through the day without saying this but may the 4th be with you yes it is world star wars day. even the star wars was released on a different day i just want to point that out anyway fans in taiwan of marking the occasion by gathering at the top of taipei's tallest tower marks marx masks are usually part of the annual celebration this year of course with added significance most star wars events across the world were held virtually this year but taiwan's managed to keep the virus under control just 9 new infections in the last 24 hours in a total of just over a 1000 since the pandemic began. past

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