our economics the misinformation the latest developments what's going on here is very different 1st start with that scene comes in the form of the nasal spray special coverage of the corona virus pandemic on a. u.s. president joe biden backs a waiver of intellectual property rights for corona virus vaccines which could save millions of lives around the world. a momentous and this is all deserve a live from doha also coming up donald trump remains banned from facebook for now for inciting violence on capitol hill. israel's president asks the opposition to

form a new government putting blame and netanyahu is political future in doubt. and mexico city's metro comes under the spotlight after the deaths of 24 people raise questions about train safety. u.s. president joe biden's thrown his support behind a proposal that would temporarily lift intellectual property rights for covert 19 vaccines it would allow more manufacturers to produce the jobs and help millions of people and put the nation's get inoculated the director general of the world health organization ted draws out honolulu but isis has called the move a monumental moment the u.s. and other countries had previously blocked measures championed by india and south africa or the world trade organization mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . this is a major step by the u.s. government which is going to have immense ramifications in terms of attempting to

get it all together but there is a company had to know all of this and the world trade organization and must be remembered is a body that runs on consensus now there has been a drop proposal put on the table by india and south africa but now the u.s. has joined in it's going to be back to the drawing board in a way a new text has to be drawn up and importantly every member has to agree to the contents of that particular text but nonetheless the fact that the us is now involved the fact that the us is now pushing for a waiver of these property rights is very very significant indeed it must be noted as well though as pointed out by the white house press secretary that this is a very narrow way that this has to do purely with combating the pandemic it would not go any wider the point being that the us continues to protect intellectual property rights this waiver will not impact on that according to the white house.

is an associate research professor of microbiology and immunology at the georgetown university medical center she explains the challenges facing manufacturers. i think there's no question that we must do something to address the tremendous vaccine inequity right now by an administration is pushing to have 70 percent of adults in the u.s. vaccinated by the 4th of july and at the current rates with the distribution of vaccines it's going to take most of the poorer countries in the world 2 years to get to that level of having most adults vaccinated so we definitely need to address this the question is whether the waving of the intellectual property rights would address this as quickly as everyone would like to see it's more than just the right to manufacture the vaccine the countries that acquired the ability to do so would have to have the right manufacturing facilities they would have to have the access

to the raw materials and most importantly they would have to have access to the know how and expertise to make those facilities efficient and able to manufacture vaccine safely in a short time and that just can take months even a a year to ramp up that kind of production in the longer term this kind of waiver could help provide an incentive to develop a broader manufacturing base for vaccines worldwide but in the short term we would still be facing all of those constraints the manufacturing constraints on the supply bottlenecks and there is the very real concern that the pharmaceutical industry when faced with this kind of lifting of intellectual property that protects their competition that protects our competitiveness and their investment might hesitate more in the future to be all in when innovation is necessary in response to a crisis. facebook's oversight board has upheld the company's ban on donald trump's account but says the decision must be reviewed in 6 months the former us president

was suspended after january's attack on the capitol building from called the board's decision total disgrace to go hand reports from 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 this is function 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. benjamin netanyahu his 12 year run as israeli prime minister could be over after the president asked his political rival to form a new government yet said the centrist yes a tea party that has $28.00 days to form a coalition it's the latest bid to end israel's political deadlock after 4 inconclusive elections in the past 2 years how he feels it has more from west jerusalem. rivlin the president has given the mandate to lockheed 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 smaller right wing party yemeni 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. the u.k. sending 2 navy patrol vessels to the on the jersey as a raw intensifies over post brags that fishing rights french fishermen say they've been prevented from operating in the area due to new licensing rules they said into jersey plan to hold a protest on thursday the u.k. is concerned the blockade the island's main port of french ministers threaten to cut off the electricity supply to the island people in scotland will begin voting in parliamentary elections in a few hours time the results could set the stage for another push for independence british prime minister boris johnson has said he will not allow a 2nd referendum for the scottish national party says it will seek a new vote on breaking with the u.k. if it wins a majority in the whole 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 sure to win 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 they can need to work with other 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 sturgeons carm assured handling of the covert 19 pandemic and the relatively low death toll that's resulted here has won her 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 pitches 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 act of it 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 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 ask any of us have there's something to this we can't thank you and if the election is being watched closely from europe. in the independence referendum of 2014 many euro file scots voted to remain part of the u.k. because they wanted to stay in the e.u. that calculus has changed getting back into europe now depends on a vote for independence this election could point scotland towards a 2nd chance jonah how al-jazeera edinburgh. still ahead on al-jazeera. colombia's president says it's time to talk as tax protests descend into anger about poverty police and poor poor health care.

for the jenin. sponsored plan qatar airways hello there were seen japan dry out after that drenching rain that precipitation now mostly contained over the pacific i want to show you where we do have some areas that we're watching particularly towards southern china heavier batches of rain along the gang sea river along the pearl river shanghai will get into some deteriorating conditions as was so rainfall to be expected southeast asia the areas of concern are really western portion of sumatra widespread right across borneo and into barnard we're getting some of those heavier pockets of rain in the forecast for you on thursday you know india has been dealing with storms not only toward this south of the country but through the north as we head toward west bengal into bangladesh let me show you some of the scenes now from amritsar this is in punjab state so you get those heavy downpours of rain and just got to get rid of that water because it

pools so quickly with these intense down bursts of rain so on thursday we've seen some severe pockets in west bengal but i think it will steer clear from bangladesh as we head toward the caucuses we had a lot of instability but things are finally starting to dry out and we're seen reappearance of the sun for example in baku on thursday. qatar airways. from the north of africa they crossed the mediterranean and made huge their whole. building their future in a 2nd line. in the line to france's 2021 contentious so-called separatism as we look back at the history of muslim immigration to the country into 3 parts. muslims are from this episode to move on i'll just see if.

you want your disease or reminder of our top stories this hour u.s. president joe biden's back to proposal that would temporarily lift intellectual property rights for covert 1000 vaccines it would allow more manufacturers to make the jobs and help millions of people in poor nations get inoculated. facebook's oversight board has upheld the ban on donald trump's account for his role in inciting and supporters to attack the capitol building in january thomas called the social media ban a total disgrace. israel's president has to get a lot peed the political rival of prime minister benjamin netanyahu to form a new government it's the latest bid to end political deadlock after 4 inconclusive

elections in 2 years. the world health organization says nearly half of the world's corona virus infections during the past week have been and hospitals are seeing shortages not just of beds and oxygen but of health care workers elizabeth put on them reports from new delhi. when rowan 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 heart breaking decisions. we're told we understand is what the conservative record will be resealed the more these even hear more from it but that we're looking in the. dark at this point of

saying we're being forced to do this. patients are continuing to die in india because of a lack of critical care facilities 5 died in the state of iraq and when their oxygen supply ran out on wednesday and is air force and navy transported 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 mommy is setting up an oxygen plant based on technology developed for its fighter jets it says it will set up 500 similar plots all over the country within 3 months the plant can generate 1000 liters of oxygen every minute. this will operate continuously so such plants will be stored in those hospitals will not have to depend on suppliers anymore these plants are capable of transmitting oxygen to patients directly. but health experts say there is also a shortage of medical workers with the expertise to administer the aid. these are

unprecedented times we have never seen a pandemic of this size and scale and definitely a pandemic that stresses the infrastructure not only in terms of basics but in terms of manpower. takes a brief break to have his lunch but says the intensive care unit i.c.u. is never far from his mind that some of the companies you know even break yes you think that the b b b b guy is going to be noisy be a tonight that continues because you know you know the earth everyday lives. but hospitals and they work has it breaking point and his main opposition party the congress is the latest to urge the government to impose a nationwide lockdown elizabeth piron of al-jazeera new delhi or as it is struggles to contain the outbreak even as top diplomats are falling ill with the virus and

his entire delegation in london for the g. 7 summit has been forced to isolate after 2 members tested positive it's the 1st time in 2 years the representatives of the world's richest countries are meeting in person and is not part of the group of 7 but it was invited to attend as a guest of reports of london. 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 2 of its diplomats have 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 into 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 to the sahara ethiopia to eastern europe and to restore a rules based international system in the aftermath of the trumpet ministration and russia and china's 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 and have back out jazeera london. staged mass

marches around the country to mark an 8 day of anti-government rallies with a long list of demands there was violence the previous night as protesters and police faced off outside parliament president iran has called for a national dialogue but protesters say they don't trust the government. reports from bogota. another massive show of force tens of thousands took to the streets in the capital will go to and around the country to mark the 8 day of anti-government protests. the demonstrations have already forced the government to withdraw all the controversial tax reform and they're now demanding action against poverty rising inequality and the police brutal response to the protests. at least 2 dozen people have died and 80 are reportedly missing the country's human rights i'm with the man blamed riot police for at least half of the deaths. and

that they are fighting for our struggle against the government they are killing us we need help this scared to be actually in the streets but when much of the change for a better country. pressured by the demonstrations president calling for a national dialogue but the leaders of the protests in opposition parties say they will not sit down until the president condemns the excesses by the police in agrees to negotiate with them. on the army is responsible for the violent repression the government needs to condemn the abuses before we talk we also told the government that we don't just want to talk we need to negotiate an emergency list of proposals the ball is in their court in the meantime we will continue in the streets. wednesday's rallies were preceded by another night of clashes 30 civilians in 16 police officers were injured limburger in a number of neighborhoods. lease posts were set on fire in one case with officers

and. in a video president duquesne repeated government allegations that criminal gangs are behind the vandalism and looting and said more than $550.00 arrests have been made a bundle is watched the extreme vandalism and urban terrorism that we are observing is financed articulated by drug trafficking mafias as announced by the attorney general to confront them we have designed a joint strategy against vandalism at the national level there's already yielding results. the majority of the protests have been peaceful but the violent incidents that have occurred and the government's refusal to recognize the police deadly response make the possibility of a fruitful dialogue mute while the country braces for more protests and i don't rest i listen to n.p.r. . mexico's president has promised a thought investigation into the collapse of

a metro train all the possible monday and says those responsible will be punished 25 people were killed when part of mexico city's newest line fell onto a busy street. reports. emergency officials have finished identifying the bodies of those who died in monday night's metro train accident in the mexican capital. the distraught relatives of victims are now demanding to know how such a tragedy could have occurred put i'm not saying bank that they went this way there were 20 to 30 victims but tomorrow how many more will there be mongers 30 was my dad the only thing my dad used to do was work he only used to go to work from home to work unfortunately yesterday he never came home. the accident occurred when a metro overpass collapsed onto a busy freeway in southeast mexico city the shocking images of bodies being pulled from the wreckage have rattled the confidence of commuters wasn't enough. to be honest i think we could see this coming and that metro line because the place that

was built and used to be water so it's not stable and there will always be problems if you're going to see some metro facilities are no longer in good condition and as you travel the tracks feel different some facilities are not in perfect condition and have not yet been repaired you never came back it's clear this type of transport isn't adequately maintained. some 4300000 people ride the metro every day the 12 rail lines that crisscross the mexican capital are some of the busiest in the world though city and federal authorities have promised a thorough investigation into what caused that deadly accident aboard the metro on monday night outrage is growing over alleged infrastructure problems all over the city. the accident on monday night was the deadliest metro disaster since october 1975 when 2 trains collided weaving 23 people dead. they were protesting

because of corruption impunity lack of care for those of us who live in habit and transit in the periphery justice for the families metro authorities say rail lines will undergo inspections in the coming days to analyze construction integrity commuters fearful that monday's accident will be the last minute up a low al-jazeera mexico city. then going through the violence and miramar has international rights groups calling for action from the u.n. security council on why didn't stay the country's pro-democracy national unity government and i said was establishing what it's calling up people's defense force to protect its supporters from attacks by the military christensen amid reports. that 3 months since the military seize control of me and maher and opposition groups show no signs of backing down if anything they're gearing up for more violence announcing the formation of a people's defense force to protect themselves from military attacks now a coalition of more than $200.00 non-governmental organizations says the u.n.

security council needs to step up to they want an arms embargo against the military they say it is the least the international community can do words will not be enough to win this by the notary in chief general. the fact that the u.n. security council allow business and to commit genocide in 2017 against the ringing of population and didn't adopt a single resolution in response is a major contributing factor to the climate of impunity that led directly to this but so far china and russia have resisted calls for stronger action we are not in favor of imposing sanctions and we have to take 8 and the last the results in. conflict and the reason why we hold to such a position is because of the factor that 1st it will be always all been there if

you vote to suffer from sanctions the security council has held at least 5 meetings on the situation in myanmar since the coup most of them in private formal security council statements have expressed concern and called for an end to the violence backing regional efforts to mediate the conflict. one security council diplomat tells al-jazeera they share the n.g.o.s concerns but that a divided security council will help no one that sentiment was echoed by the u.n. secretary general spokesman where the secretary general supports and will continue to support is for the urgency of a unified international response. and that needs to be done in close cooperation with. with nearly 800 dad and 40000 people displaced and geos say that isn't enough kristen salumi al-jazeera the united nations

a total 5 year old woman from mali has given birth to 9 babies at once to more than she'd expected but 5 girls and 4 boys were delivered in specialist care units and morocco all are doing well known up that's extremely rare this appears to be the 1st time on record a woman has given birth to 9 surviving babies at the same time the current record for most living symbol 10 years birth is 8. this is all it is here of these of the top stories u.s. president joe biden is back to proposal that would temporarily lift intellectual property rights for corporate 19 vaccines that would allow more manufacturers to make the jobs and help millions of people and put our nation's get inoculated mike hanna has more from washington d.c. there's been a lot of push.