peace and unity the fans who make football old truism angels on al-jazeera. be the hero of the world. washing. u.s. president joe biden backs a waiver of intellectual property rights for corona virus vaccines a move that could unlock access for millions around the world. and our intelligence is our jazeera live from london also coming up deciding who lives and who dies trainee doctors step up to the front line of india's coronavirus crisis still banned from facebook an oversight board up holds donald trump

suspension for now. israel's president asks the opposition to form a new government creating fresh doubt over benjamin it to now whose political future. begin with developments in the u.s. which have the potential to change the course of the coronavirus pandemic president joe biden has thrown his support behind a proposal that would temporarily waive intellectual property rights for covert 19 vaccines it could unlock access for millions of people around the world the call to remove intellectual property rights of vaccines as grow louder in recent months but the u.s. and other countries had until now blocked measures championed by india and south africa at the world trade organization which would have seen patents waived. the director general of the world health organization to address at a non jew producers has called the move

a monumental moment in the fight against code 19 and that the commitment to support the waiver is a powerful example of u.s. leadership to address global health challenges mike hanna is live from washington d.c. for ascending to the barn and recession had faced pressure both from at home and abroad to make the move why the change of mind. very much so lauren and pressure in particular from progressive members of president biden's own party who had been arguing very strongly in lobbying actively that these intellectual rights should be waived now the argument from these members of congress is that it's not only a moral issue it's also in the best interest of the united states to eradicate the pandemic around the world as quickly as possible and the fact that while there are still incidence of the virus prevalent in other places the americans themselves will not be safe so it's being counted very much in terms not only as i said of

a moral imperative but also in terms of the national self interest the actual announcement came from the world trade representative in the u.s. catherine tie who issued a statement confirming that the bided administration would now back this waiver it is something that president biden had promised during his campaign however since he's come to office there has been a great deal of pressure as well on the other side from many pharmaceutical companies not to carry through this waiver and to the administration walking a bit of a tightrope here the world trade representative saying that the u.s. believes very strongly in protecting intellectual property rights but at the same time this is an absolute crisis and an exception needs to be made in this particular case so there has been great debate within the by did the ministration about whether or not to do this and now the decision has been taken but that being

said. the world trade representative does point out that this is a lengthy process because the world trade organization is a body that operates by consensus they have now got to get it get together and negotiate a text which all the members would have to agree to is a text already being presented by. india and south africa as you mentioned but obviously there's a lot of work a lot of t.'s to be crossed and i's to be dotted before this becomes a reality but the biden administration decision is something that gives us immense momentum mike hanna thank you very much indeed world health organization says nearly half of the world's creative arse infections during the past week have been in india a country also accounts for a quarter of all deaths reported last week all the while hospitals are seeing shortages not just of beds and oxygen but health care workers too there's a fear on a report from new delhi. when ruin

a good while decided to be a doctor he didn't expect to have to choose who lives and who dies a year before completing his medical training at the age of 26 he's in charge of an emergency room in a new delhi hospital on the night shifts with a shortage of beds oxygen and ventilators he has to make heartbreaking decisions. what gold we understand is what the conservative record in the resealed the market you've been here mark makes but that we're just in the. dark at this point of saying we are being told to do this president. patients are continuing to die in india because of a lack of critical care facilities 5 died in the state of iraq had when their oxygen supply ran out on wednesday and is air force and navy and now transporting oxygen and other aid while the army has joined the efforts to create more facilities. this is one of india's biggest public hospitals where that money is

setting up an oxygen plant based on technology developed for its fighter jets it says it will set up $500.00 similar plots all over the country within 3 months. the plant can generate 1000 liters of oxygen every minute. over the country that's operating this will operate continuously so wherever such plants will be stored those hospitals will not have to depend on suppliers anymore these plants are capable of transporting oxygen to patients directly. but health experts say there is also a shortage of medical workers with the expertise to administer the 8 there are these out on precedent in times we have never seen a pandemic of this size and scale and definitely a pandemic that that stresses the infrastructure not only. basics but in terms of manpower and. other vaal

takes a brief break to have his lunch but says the intensive care unit to i.c.u. is never far from his mind the song list continues to be not even ready yes do you think that the beep beep beep beep that guys were being noisy i used to know if that continues to be it was enough to know the earth every time i read. but hospitals and they work is it breaking point and his main opposition party the congress is the latest to urge the government to impose a nationwide lockdown elizabeth purana al-jazeera new delhi. india's entire delegation in london for the g. 7 summit has been forced to isolate after 2 members tested positive for corona virus is the 1st time in 2 years that representatives of the world's richest countries are meeting in person india is not part of the group of 7 but was invited to attend as a guest new fokker reports. the return of face to face diplomacy after

a long hiatus albeit behind masks and shakes swapped for elbow bumps the family photo requiring the widest of wide lenses but despite tight protocols for all attendees including daily tasks for delegates the indian team confirmed to have it diplomats tested positive for seeing the entire mission including the country's foreign minister enjoy shanker seen here with the u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken on monday it's a self isolation speaking in northern england before arriving at the g. 7 in person later in the day the british prime minister insisted the show must go on i think it's very important to try to continue as much business as you as you can as a government we have a very important relationship with india with our r g 7 partners as i understand it what's happened is that the the individuals concerned there were isolating india isn't a g 7 member but it is increasingly

a pivotal ally of the group as a trade partner for the united kingdom especially post breaks it and secondly as a regional security ally in the face of an increasingly aggressive china. india meanwhile has been looking for greater international support in tackling the crisis in the gulf in the country with the promise of oxygen concentrator isn't ventilators from germany the u.k. and others. the virus has been on a long list of topics covered during the summit with the g 7 promising to boost support for the un's kovacs scheme aimed to getting vaccines to some of the world's poorest countries of the $1000000000.00 doses delivered worldwide only one percent of so far gone to low income countries in a final communique ministers are also pledged to support peace efforts in syria there's a hail ethiopia to eastern europe and to restore a rules based international system in the aftermath of the trumpet ministration and russia and china as more aggressive foreign policies we stood up for trade we've

agreed a series of concrete tangible mechanisms to promote human rights and democracy around the world and we brought in if you like the scope of the normal g 7 but the in person absence of india from the summit will inevitably force host the u.k. to rethink covert protocols ahead of the g 7 leaders summit in june a reminder that while many rich western democracies are beginning to emerge from the pandemic others remain in the midst of a deepening crisis nieve back out jazeera london. 2 u.s. senators are in sudan to discuss the country's border crisis with ethiopia and i've met some of the refugees who fled the conflict in neighboring to gray fighting between government and forces in the northern region broke out in november and is

believed to have killed thousands and displaced more than a 1000000 people even more than reports who can't in sudan's get every state. became a refugee 6 months ago and has been yearning for his old life ever since he was a tailor in. the green region but fled at the start of the conflict now settled in a refugee camp in sudan. he's recently been able to rent a sewing machine and start working again. i heard the shelling going to my hometown and saw dead bodies on the streets during the 1st days of the conflict there was so many people getting killed i couldn't stay i left my sewing machine behind i don't know what happened to it now i have this machine. which to add to what i received from aid organizations. began as a camp for 10000 refugees but now hosts double that all have arrived after the government offensive against the people's liberation front more than 63000 people

fled to sudan aid organizations say they are almost 5000000 in need of aid large parts of the region have been cut off from phone and internet access. from loved ones they've left behind as they cross the border. others say they were able to establish connections on its debts all arrests family members and relatives and after 6 months. some hope of returning home anytime soon. declared victory over the take people's liberation front in november and in march said. fighting alongside ethiopian forces are withdrawing from the united states which has described what's happening as ethnic cleansing says that's not the case the biden administration has asked us. to look into how the conflict can be ended there are still eritrean troops all throughout. and other places in ethiopia it is clear the conflict is continuing to grow it is not over and. there still

needs to be accountability for human rights violations east. ceasefire removal of foreign troops are trained troops in particular from tikrit and a path towards a resolution of this country. have set up offices to provide services to refugees but camp officials say with the rainy season starting in the dot if they're concerned about the coming weeks it's a different medium in a massive scale while many refugees live in tents and straw huts during the rainy season the witness can blow away the tents and the huts won't be able to stand the wall to the ground to be able to support the shelters during the rains are working to relocate the refugees again to higher ground it's helping to minimize any potential rain damage though it remains hopeful he doesn't mind moving his shelter but this isn't one to lose his new workplace after all his loss that hold this little space provides him with something to look forward to each morning he does there are. about 50. facebook has upheld its ban on donald trump's account

but its oversight board says the decision must be reviewed in 6 months the former us president was suspended in the wake of january's attack on the capital the verdict could influence how social media treats rule regulators in the future how to reports washington. as his supporters were storming the u.s. capitol then president trump was posting to facebook i know your pain i know you're hurt. we had an election that was stolen from us. urging his supporters to go home while calling them special and telling them he loves them for facebook's leadership it was too much facebook and instagram suspended his account indefinitely twitter permanently banned him as well but facebook wanted a board it's set up to decide if their decision was the right $120.00 experts in the field to free speech their ruling the ban is appropriate but facebook will have

to review the decision in 6 months i mean the decision is very clear and so far as you know the board has found that the suspension of former president trump was necessary to keep people safe former president donald trump released a statement calling the decision a total disgrace and an embarrassment adding these corrupt social media companies must pay a political price experts say this move was designed to keep that from happening every bit of criticism that's directed at the oversight board is a bit of criticism that's not being directed at facebook so in many ways i think this really looks like a quite a smart move that mark zuckerberg and facebook you know had the foresight to understand look these are really incredibly difficult issues you're going to be criticized no matter what you do we should create a quasi independent board but it will do little to blunt the criticism the facebook faces on many fronts lawmakers have been debating for a while about whether or not these tech companies are just simply too big too

powerful and need to be broken up this decision will likely move that question to the forefront for many of the former president's allies on capitol hill patty kahane al-jazeera washington. still to come on al-jazeera 7 years ago it said no they could tomorrow's election in scotland move it closer to saying yes to independence. president emmanuel mccall says france should come to terms with napoleon's controversial legacy and he knocks 2 d. is interesting. hello nice to see we've been dealing with some showers lurking around western australia so perth it's been an unsettled forecast for you over the last little while and that will continue on thursday draw your attention to this a good push of rain coming into new south wales so sydney drenching rain in the

forecast for you on thursday not only will you have to contend with that heavy rain but will be seen some strong wind gusts in the forecast by friday we'll start to see that rain ease off a bit and just dealing with some scattered showers ticket to new zealand now where for the weather wall to wall sunshine high pressure in charge so it's given us scenes like this in gears been beautiful and it's not only the sunshine temperatures here are also running above average so thursday has been you can get up to a high of 21 degrees but we're going to disrupt this weather pattern ok so now i put this to sunday and we're getting a good push of moisture for both islands to end the weekend and temperatures will calm down a bit ok off to china we go and we have been dealing with rain towards southern areas of the country toward the young sea valley toward the pearl as well and this is creeping close to shanghai is so we'll have to watch for some deteriorating

conditions there. in 19854 young auntie apartheid activists were murdered by south african security forces if you can't solve the problem by the moving the guy then you could get 36 years on the family's quest for justice reveal systemic resistance to prosecution and must all become prepared for the reef and exposes the influence the former apartheid establishment still wielded in the new south africa my father died for this the people in power investigation on al-jazeera.

are not of the top stories here are the u.s. government to start its weight behind a plan the world trade organization to lift patient protections on coronavirus vaccines would make them cheaper to make for low income nations the world health organization says nearly half of the world's coronavirus infections during the past week have been in india meanwhile hospitals are under extreme stress with shortages of beds oxygen and stock. and donald trump will remain banned from facebook but the decision could be reviewed within months the former us president was suspended in the wake of janitors attack on the capital is called decision a total disgrace. and human attorney whose 12 year run as israeli prime minister could be over after the president asked his political rival to form a new government president ruben rivlin says he'd who heads the centrist a tea party secured the support of 56 of the knesset's 120 members is the latest

bid to end israel's political deadlock after 4 inconclusive elections in the past 2 years are a force that has more from west jerusalem on netanyahu his response. rivlin the president has given the mandate to love peed the head of the opposition but neither of those people are involved in what is the real battle that seems to be going on here which is between benjamin netanyahu and the leader of a small or right wing party young mena natale bennett he doesn't yahoo has been absolutely ripping into bennett saying that he's being driven by personal ambition that he's essentially selling out by wanting to years as prime minister in a potential deal with lockheed for a change coalition block in the israeli parliament the knesset that he is going back on various promises he gave jury in the election campaign about not working with a left wing government and that he's being driven by his lust for power now set aside

what some people are pointing out when they look at benjamin at night netanyahu accusing someone else of personal political ambition this is a real bid by now you know to try to stop this this coalition building before it's even really got under way he is appealing for both bennett and for other members of his party some of whom have been expressing doubts about entering into this very broad coalition with members of the israeli left which would probably have to be supported from the outside by palestinian israeli parties this right wing party does appear to be split within itself as to whether this is a good idea despite the fact that bennett has committed to having said that netanyahu failed to form a right wing government to trying to form a national unity government. me and asked shadow government of aston lawmakers says it set up a people's defense force to protect civilians nearly 770 people have been killed in

a brutal crackdown since the military coup in february a national unity government is working underground to oppose the jointer and hopes this new force will stop the violence it's also calling for anti cooper testers and the country's armed ethnic groups to unite. unions in colombia holding an 8th day of demonstrations across the country with mass marches in major cities which esters and police clashed outside the national capital building in the center of the capital bogota anger over tax reforms has turned into a wider movement against inequality and rising poverty united nations european union and rights groups are raising concerns about the heavy handed tactics of security forces little 20 people have died and dozens more have been reported missing over the past week. voters in scotland head to the polls on thursday to decide the next government and whether there'll be another push for independence british prime minister boris johnson has said he will not allow

a 2nd referendum on breaking from the u.k. but the scottish national party says it will push for one if it manages to secure a majority trying to hold reports from edinburgh. not for the 1st time in recent years scotland finds itself at a crossroads an election that will set the country's course towards pandemic recovery and possibly open up a path towards independence from the u k. first minister nicolas sturgeon her scottish national party is sure to win he has called it the most important election in the country's history if the s.n.p. wins a majority in scotland's devolved parliament sturgeon will claim a democratic mandate to hold another independence referendum just a few years after the 1st in 2014 opposition parties like the unionist conservatives and labor can only hope to deny her that as they battle it out for 2nd place but there is a big difference between whether they have

a majority or whether we have a party where you can need to work with all the unionist parties and that's what we're keen to see if we can deal them that blow hopefully will take independents off the table for the next 5 years because obviously something we want to put a stop to but it means they can't force through any referendums of their own the scottish nationalists have been the dominant party here for 14 years during which critics say the party's achievements in domestic areas like health and education haven't been great but nicholas sturgeon's assured handling of the covert 19 pandemic and the relatively low death toll that's resulted here as one hope praise and respect serving to largely obscure the party's record in government. so in the oddest of campaigns conducted at arm's length from the voters the s.n.p. central pitch is about leading the country out of the pandemic but there's no obscuring where the real focus lies the proposal is that we should have an independence referendum when we emerge from tolbert and that will be within the

next parliamentary term right no we're needing to get nicholas sturgeon the s.n.p. government back to work here in the scottish parliament in the scottish government let's get ourselves out a covert but let's have the powers to emerge to make the better decisions about economic recovery about public health about rejoining the european union and the international community and the family of those have the house and the house with us they can thank you and if the election is being watched closely from your. in the independence referendum of 2014 very euro file scots voted to remain part of the u.k. because they wanted to stay in the view that calculus has changed getting back into europe now depends on a vote for independence this election could point scotland towards a 2nd chance join a whole al-jazeera edinburgh a fitness firm peloton is recalling its treadmills after the death of a child have been reports of multiple injuries including children being dragged

under treadmills u.s. authorities initially issued a warning in april which peloton called inaccurate and misleading it has since called that response a mistake it says the trade plus model poses a more serious risk to adult users children pets and objects. it was credited with shaping modern france and even much of europe but on the 200th anniversary of napoleon's death france's current leader says it must come to terms with his controversial legacy it mayor michael was speaking at a solemn ceremony at the military heroes tomb isn't just about her reports not in western france. under the sumptuous dome of liz our lead in paris napoleon bonaparte to 200 years after his death the french president led commemorations of one of france's most famous leaders emanuel mike ross said napoleon was a brilliant general a visionary who transformed from but it was also time to knowledge some of the more

brutal aspects of his rule. do not be we have renounced the worst of the empire and embraced the best of the employer to commemorate this bicentenary is to save us simply serenely without giving in to an acronym which would consist of dodging the past with the laws of the present napoleon forged his destiny in the french revolution a gifted military leader and fiercely ambitious he was crowned emperor at certain 5 and went on to dominate europe he created many of france's institutions and his napoleonic code still defined civil law but his lust for power cost many lives napoleon bonaparte was a deeply complex person but a progressive and an autocrat so what he should be remembered increasingly divides people in frogs and western port of knowledge was the center of france's slave trade abolished during the french revolution napoleon reinstated slavery in france

is colonies an $802.00 it's a part of napoleon's legacy that campaign a michelle says was ignored for too long but it's very important to have these keys to understand history as it is and not as it as we would like it to be afraid of in this. new way to look at what the past was is is or is the right way to understand what the present his and what the future could be whether regarded as a tyrant or genius fascination with napoleon induce and this is a letter that napoleon wrote while he was on center honor yeah. oh i will show you so it's very rare is very very letters like this one written by napoleon 3 years before his death during his exile on the island of st elena a much sought after by collectors you see you know meet a met through around his character it's his glory his military aura it's why he

captivates people around the world. mike ross says it's essential not to erase history but to face it by frankly addressing the many facets of napoleons role he's broken with previous french presidents reassessing napoleon's legacy may frustrate some but he can also offer a richer understanding of france's past. just era not western from. a giant piece of space debris is hurtling towards earth and no one knows when or where it will hit it's part of the chinese long march fyvie rocket that launched last week delivering the 1st part of its new space station into orbit it's expected to crash down sometime in the next few weeks but scientists have not yet been able to work out exact details of the european space agency's head of space safety although krug says people shouldn't be worried but china could have taken more care with the reentry. and the whole history of space flight despite of this large mass

there was never any guarantee so also this case is not very likely. a go nevertheless i think in space flight should take care make sure that space objects were back in a way like this one but they are also ways to bring it down. towards our. area. top stories around 0 the u.s. government has turned its weight behind a plan for the world trade organization to lift patent protections on coronavirus vaccines it would make them cheaper to make for low income nations and could unlock access for millions of people around the world the call to remove intellectual property rights and vaccines as growing louder in recent months but the u.s. .