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tens of thousands rally against the government in colombia and demand an end to police violence and 200 years out to napoleon's death france's urge to face up to the emperor's device to practice. thanks for joining us u.s. president joe biden has backed a proposal that would temporarily lift intellectual property rights for covert 1000 vaccines it will help millions of people in poorer nations get inoculated by allowing more manufacturers to produce the jobs mike hanna reports from washington . president biden had back to back seen waiver jaring the 2020 presidential campaign and in recent weeks his team has held a series of discussions with representatives from the pharmaceutical sector. it was the u.s. trade representative catherine time who formally made the announcement these

extraordinary times and circumstances of call for emergency measures she tweeted the u.s. supports the waiver of protection on covert 1000 back scenes to help in the pandemic and will actively participate in w t o negotiations to make that happen. in the past the u.s. and other countries had opposed anyway but of intellectual property rights the white house press secretary explaining the change in position clearly is these decisions are weighed we take intellectual property incredibly seriously and we also though are in the midst of a historic global pandemic which requires a range of creative solutions and we're looking at it through that prism while the pharmaceutical industry had argued strongly against the waiver there were many in president biden's own party who insisted that he hold his campaign promise blocking access to vaccines is any humanitarian any diplomatic it weakens their credentials

for the good of the global stage and while the biden administration continues to step up efforts to vaccinate as many americans as possible the potential impact of its decision on the global stage cannot be understated i think it's an incredible moment in american history the president biden has essentially said to the world is this is a moment for the global community to come together to form a global response to this pandemic it is unprecedented it is historic and i have to say that it is one that is going to change the course of this pandemic the message too from the biden administration that while the pandemic continues to rage in countries like india americans cannot consider themselves safe. mike hanna al-jazeera washington. the head of the world health organization has called the

u.s. move a monumental moment in the fight against a virus and that's because covert 1000 vaccines are being unequally distributed between richer and poorer countries latest figures show 62 percent of israelis have received at least one vaccine bills and in the united states nearly half of all americans have had at least one job now compared to brazil the 3rd worst affected country in the world only 14 percent of its population has been vaccinated and india which is still struggling to control a 2nd wave is trailing further behind only 9 percent of its population has received at least one doze or w.h.o. says nearly half of the world's coronavirus infections during the past week have been in india new cases continue to surge with more than 400000 reported in the last 24 hours and a record 3980 deaths hospitals are seeing shortages not just of beds and oxygen but of health care workers elizabeth random reports from new delhi. one room

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. we're told we had a friend is. this the desired record to be resealed the more these you've been here mark me for back in the. car at this point of being here and 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 money is setting up an oxygen plant based on technology developed for its fighter jets it says $500.00 similar plugs 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 and 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. these are unprecedented times we have never seen a pandemic of this size and scale and definitely a pandemic that that stresses the infrastructure not only in terms of basics but in terms of manpower. other vaal 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 right yesterday think that the b b b b guy is going to be noisy ice tonight that continues to be close enough to know the earth every time every day but hospitals and they work as a breaking point and he is main opposition party the congress is the latest to urge the government to impose a nationwide lockdown elizabeth piron of al-jazeera new delhi. well as india grapples with the virus its delegation in london for the g. 7 summit itself isolating after 2 members tested positive and is now part of the group of 7 that was invited as a guest foreign ministers from the world's richest countries have been meeting in person for the 1st time in 2 years have 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 covert tests for delegates the indian team confirmed 2 of it diplomats had tested positive for seeing the entire mission including the country's foreign minister superman you enjoy shanker seen here with the u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken on monday it is 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 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 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 open trade we've agreed

a series of concrete tangible mechanisms to promote human rights and democracy around the world and we broaden 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. canada has become the 1st country in the world to approve pfizer's coronavirus vaccines for children above the age of 12 the pharmaceutical giant says its trials on 12 to 15 year olds show the job is safe and effective against over 1000 canada a seen a surge in cases in recent weeks and its infection rate tests of past the u.s. for the 1st time since the pandemic began the u.s. is also considering approving the vaccine for teenagers in other world news jailed

hong kong democracy activist joshua warren has been given another 10 months in prison for taking part in an unauthorized gathering last year for others were also jailed for up to 6 months for joining thousands last june to commemorate the 1989 crackdown in the jenman square it was the 1st time the vigil had been banned in hong kong with police citing coronavirus restrictions wong is already convicted of organizing an assembly during pro-democracy protests in 2019. colombians have staged mass marches across the country refusing to back down on their long list of demands and a 24 people have died during 8 days of protest against government policies and police violence present yvonne don't gas call for a national dialogue but protesters say they don't trust his administration and i found there are 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 withdrawal a controversial tax reform and are now demanding action against poverty rising inequality and the police rooted 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 it's not an attack but they are fighting for our dead in our struggle against the government they are killing us we need help this scared to be actually in the streets but when marching for change for a better country. pressured by the demonstrations president to ban ducasse calling for a national dialogue but the leaders of the protests and opposition parties say they will not sit down until the president condemns the excesses by the police in agrees to negotiate with them. or she 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 and 16 police officers were injured. and a number of neighborhood police. those were set on fire in one case with officers inside. in a video president to kill 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 what's the name of 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 rest i list on the m.p.'s i'll just you know but what. is still ahead on the program an open ended ruling on the future of donald trump's band from facebook and a record breaking surprise and miley and woman gives birth to 9 new healthy babies in a hospital in the uk. it's time for the perfect gentleman. with a sponsored plan qatar airways. hello nice to see you i'd like to start in the love

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back a recap of our top stories on our u.s. president joe biden has bike to a proposal that will temporarily lift intellectual property rights were called in 1000 vaccines it would allow more manufacturers to make the jobs and help millions of people in poorer nations get inoculated the world health organization says nearly half of the world's corner virus infections this past week have been in india hospitals there are seeing shortages of beds oxygen and health care workers and unions in colombia have held an 8th day of anti-government protests with mass marches across the country anger over tax reforms has turned into a wider movement against inequality and rising poverty. 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 being accused of inciting january's attack on the capitol building trump called the board's decision a total disgrace and has more from washington. as his supporters are storming the u.s. capitol than president trump was posting to facebook i knew your pain i know your 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 a 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 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 have 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 pedicle hain al-jazeera washington. the democratic republic of congo's military is due to take control of 2 eastern provinces for a month on monday the president declared a state of siege in north keevil and the tory government says it's to control escalating violence between sites killed more than $300.00 people since january movement will be restricted and protests banned under the military administration. kidnappers in nigeria have released 29 students taken from their college nearly 2 months ago police say students will be received by government officials in kaduna state and also get medical assistance a total of 13000 students were abducted or ma she levon but 10 were released shortly afterwards kidnapping is on the rise in northwest nigeria benyamin netanyahu his 12 year run as israeli prime minister could be over after the

president asks his political rival to form a new government in the p.d. who heads the centrist party has 28 days to form a coalition is the latest date to end israel's political deadlock after 4 inconclusive elections in the past 2 years kerry fossett has more from west sure will see him. 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 young natalee 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 is being driven by his lust for power now set aside what some people are pointing out when they look at benjamin netanyahu accusing someone else of personal political ambition this is a real bid by a 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 failed to form a right wing government to trying to form a national unity government 2 teenagers one israeli and one palestinian have been killed as clashes between both sides escalate and really who was shot on sunday

died from his injuries the raid searching for his killer gave have led to increased tension leading to a confrontation on wednesday where a 16 year old palestinian was killed by the israeli military. now the u.k. sending 2 navy patrol vessels to the island of jersey as a ra intensifies over post breaks it fishing rights french fishermen say they're being prevented from operating in the area due to new licensing walls sailing to jersey and plan to hold a protest on thursday the u.k. is concerned that blockades the islands main ports polls will open in scotland's parliamentary elections in just a few hours and the results could set the stage for another push for independence respond mr boies johnson has said he will not allow a 2nd referendum but the scottish national party says it will seek a new vote on britain breaking with the u.k. if it wins a majority join

a 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 schools tools pandemic recovery and possibly open up a post 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 it's yeah 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 12 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 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 there's plenty of those have been listened to most of us take on venue and if the election is being watched closely from europe followed up by 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 now has credited with shaping modern france and even much of europe but one of our needs sorry on the 200th anniversary of napoleon's death francisco it leader says it must come to terms with his controversial legacy and mandela speaking at a ceremony at the military. 2 less natasha but now reports from 19 western france.

under the sumptuous dame of the lead in paris napoleon bonaparte to 200 years after his death the french president led commemorations for one of france's most famous leaders emanuel mike ross said napoleon was a brilliant general a visionary who transformed france 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 embrace the best of the emperor to commemorate this bison tenor e is to say this simply serenely without giving into anachronism which would consist of judging 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 its 35 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 the western port of knowledge was the center of france's slave trade abolished during the french revolution napoleon reinstated slavery in france's colonies an $802.00 it's a part of napoleon's legacy that campaign a mission says was ignored for too long 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 st helena 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 myths around his character is his glory his military or it's why he captivates people around the world michael says it's essential not to erase history but to face it by frankly addressing the many facets of napoleon's rule he's broken with previous french presidents reassessing napoleon's legacy may frustrate some but it can also offer a richer understanding of france's past. the cultures era not western from. a 25 year old woman from mali has given birth to 9 babies at once to more than she'd expected 5 girls and 4 boys were delivered in

a specialist care unit in morocco now no pets are extremely rare and this appears to be the 1st time a woman has given birth to 9 surviving babies at the same time. and at the 90000000 doctors contact month and a half ago to tell us that they had a case of a pregnant woman with 7 twins the medical staff who received here made all the preparations yesterday she had birth pains so the medical staff decided to perform a syrian the result of this operation was 9 babies 5 girls and 4 boys. her again i'm fully battle with the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden has backed a proposal that would temporarily lift intellectual common property rights for covert 1000 vaccines it would allow more manufacturers to make their jobs and help millions of people in poorer nations get in.