saturday. germany pushes back against a proposal to waive patents for covert 19 vaccines warning it's going to complicate production. i'm about this and this is a disease or a live from doha also coming up 25 people dead and a massive police raid in rio de janeiro targeting drug traffickers. former maltese president and parliament speaker mohamed nasheed is being treated for wounds after a blast outside his home. back in car more water as british and french patrol ships return to port after a dispute over

a post brags that fishing rights. germany's chancellor angela merkel is pushing back against growing demands to suspend patents for covert 19 vaccines the u.s. canada and spain are among the countries supporting the plan the european union is expected to discuss the issue at a summit on friday with germany which is home to vaccine produce a biotech says supply problems are down to production capacity limits and not peyton's protections and that's a concern echoed by some of the drug companies meanwhile india's government says it welcomes increasing support for the page and waiver discovered infections spread from cities to rural areas their hopes that the country's 2nd wave was peaking have been dashed as the search continues to shatter records when the state saw the highest number of new infections and deaths with more than 412000 cases

and nearly 4000 fatalities the country still doesn't have enough supplies of oxygen another 11 people died at a hospital in the south of the country when oxygen pressure suddenly dropped tons of medical supplies are being flown in from around the world but the indian government is being criticized for distributing it too slowly elizabeth put on them reports from new delhi. long lines outside vaccination centers have become an increasingly common sight in n.d.'s those who managed to make an appointment consider themselves lucky. because i tried it did not happen because of the time. i managed to logon and because everything was booked then i managed to go and i tried again today in the morning from hall i got the sense india is the world's largest vaccine manufacturing but it doesn't have enough

vaccines for its own people and despite the government expanding the vaccination program to include everyone above the age of 18 from the start of may the number of daily inoculations has come down from he called 4500000 on the 5th of april to less than $2000000.00 exactly one month later now there are signs at the center saying it's one of the biggest in the world but this is a private facility meaning only those who can pay for a jab or who have the technology to register online get access and via has been leading the calls for pharmaceutical companies to drop peyton's so it can boost vaccine production and on thursday the government welcomes the news the us is supporting the waiving the intellectual property rights but there needs to be consensus from the other members of the world trade organization. and that might not happen soon we're really talking at the us position as it relates to the w t o part process right and that process will take

a series of months and requires a unanimous point of view to move forward you. know that are. bought time is off the essence health experts say the removal of peyton's would save millions of lives not just in india but around the world. as you know that's got. to leave the country is this a group. true it was. india and south africa 1st approached the world trade organization in september since then new more contagious variants of the virus have emerged in india but scientists morning vaccines will

have to be updated to remain effective elizabeth al-jazeera new delhi. or corona virus in nepal is surging and there are fears case numbers could reach the same level as neighboring india nepal has $57.00 times more cases than it had a month ago it's reporting about 20 new infections a day for every 100000 people that's roughly equal to india 2 weeks ago a lockdown has been extended in the capital katmandu and nearly 3 and a half 1000 people have died. at least $25.00 people have been killed in a police operation targeting drug traffickers in the brazilian city of rio de janeiro police say those killed in a northern slum included leaders of the city's biggest criminal gang but human rights activists have called it an unjustifiable massacre accusing officers of carrying out summary executions there is a boat reports. it was the deadliest operation in rio de janeiro in years

the police entered the 5. allegedly to fight the recruitment of children and teenagers by a criminal organization suspects try to escape across rooftops as police entered the slum in our more vehicles and helicopters flew over the area the intense fire fight left at least 25 people dead among them up at least officer rio has suffered for years from drug related violence and attempts by different administrations have failed to control a. police agent any senior was one of the bases of. the most powerful drug trafficking group in the country. they say among the dead were leaders of the gang that dominated life in the slum at least 10 suspects were arrested. all the protocols established by the federal supreme court were complied with without exception all protocols were complied with unfortunately there were many clashes in the community we should not celebrate the outcome due to the number of people who

died there is no way to console ourselves of to the death of a policeman but human rights groups say the operation was mounted it to avenge the deaths of 4 police officers a few days earlier the supreme court has banned security operations in rio slums because of the abuses in killings denounced by residents in the city's poorest areas the institute of public security says almost $500.00 people have been killed so far this year at the hands of the police. some of the rest of them ziran mori they say the police committed a massacre and are demanding an investor. nation joinery said that is a human rights lawyer in rio. to enter do the same dynamic to 5 or 6 houses houses destroyed shootings executions that was an execution one man died sitting on a chair from a chair nobody shoots it was cruel barbaric this has no solution. senor is one of the poorest communities in rio most residents here are caught in the middle of

a conflict between criminal organizations and the police that he said and. the former president of the maldives has been injured in an explosion near his home mohamed nasheed who is the governor speaker of parliament is in hospital following the blast in the capital mali the torah getting reports. mohammed nasheed had just left home and was about to get into his car when a bomb attached to a motorbike exploded the former president was injured in the blast in the capital mali the sheet he's the current speaker of parliament is being treated in hospital for shrapnel wounds his spokesman says he's in a stable condition this is very significant. in terms of target that you have a former president still a very prominent political state you're a great prominent democratic leader in a region that's now marked by strong an art like nationalist so severely prominent figures at a pretty big deal it was targeted the president of the moldy abraham mohammed soulé

with seen leaving the hospital after visiting his friend and ally in 2008 that she became the 1st democratically elected president of the mole deaves but he was ousted in a coup in 2012 led by abdullah you mean. the maldives suffered years of political turmoil and do you mean he systematically silenced opposition voices including the sheet he was convicted on terrorism charges human rights watch said during it means presidency criminal gangs and what it called religious extremists enjoyed political protection nasheed was granted asylum in the u.k. in 2062 years later so they ran for president promising change and took 2 thirds of the vote. an investigation is underway into the blast no group has so far claimed responsibility it could be some type of political motivation political rivalry that's always a possibility but there is a history

a modest history islamised no one can see him out there have been several attacks over the last 2 years including one or 2 that have been claimed by the isis organization the maldives is heavily dependent on tourism analysts say it's relatively stable compared to other countries in the region and the hope is this is an isolated incident but for some the explosion on thursday is a violent reminder of the chaos and uncertainty of the past in a country best known for its tranquil beaches it tory gate and be al jazeera qatar's foreign minister says no one is above the law following the arrest of the country's finance minister ali sorry following mahdi qatar news agency says is due to suspected misuse of public money and abuse of power has been removed from his position pending further investigation. and the view to many all the action taken so far has to do with the finance ministers public office other institutions and

companies observe a clear and solid policies of governance and they're subject to checks and balances rules and regular order and therefore they are doing business as usual simply because an office cannot be impacted by the absence of a particular office or officials come and go and public institutions are up and running in the same fashion they were originally built to function. as foreign minister has also revealed more details about mediation efforts which led to somalia resuming diplomatic relations with kenya mogadishu suspended ties in december over what it called political meddling somalia accused kenya of interfering in the electoral process and one of its semi autonomous states which is close to disputed offshore oil and gas to posits. what each of the 10 very positive steps have been taken 1st is in 19 the prime minister to oversee the election process and related security measures this is welcomed by all the political parties there in addition extensive and inclusive talks were initiated between the envoy

rule is a province is the candidates and other political parties if it was centered on encouraging them to maintain the dialogue and revisit the previous agreements among them because if there has parliaments designated the former ruling party of the northern tier a region a terrorist organization it does a blow to the prospects of peace talks with the team very people's liberation front 6 months after fighting broke out the conflict between the central government and the t p l f is believed to have killed thousands and displaced more than a 1000000 people. still ahead on al-jazeera there's the u.s. withdraws troops from afghanistan dozens who worked with the american government a warning about their future. a return to to do tradition taiwan's indigenous community awaits a top court ruling that could determine the scope of their hunting rights.

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this the people in power investigation on al jazeera. or. watch al-jazeera remind of our top stories this hour i'm glad merkel has lent her support to the german pharmaceutical company that developed a covert $900.00 vaccine along with pfizer after that hit out at a proposal to suspend intellectual property rights biotech says easing patent restrictions wouldn't boost vaccine stocks around the world anytime soon. at least $25.00 people including one security officer have been killed during a large police operation in rio de janeiro the neighborhoods believed to be

controlled by the city's largest drug trafficking gang. place in the maldives say the former president has been injured in an explosion near his home for holidays she was the current speaker of parliament is in hospital with shrapnel wounds from the blast in the capital mali. egypt and turkey say they've held a frank and in-depth talks in cairo on bilateral and regional issues including the conflict in libya where they back competing factions it's the 1st high level public discussions for years between the regional rivals for more unless we can bring in a funny she is associate professor of political science at long island university she's joining us by skype from news in new jersey thanks very much indeed for being with us once again dahlia who's driving these talks is it egypt or is it turkey. it's actually turkey turkey has a strategic interest and renewing its relationship with egypt and new york 3 i'm

relieved and if we look at the bet exists since the news in a stray should come to office in united states the permissive atmosphere under president trump is no longer there turkey is facing sanctions of over over there s. $400.00 purchases of aircraft from from russia there also fitting facing banking issues with the united states because of their bycatch of sanctions on iran so continued streets of cairo in this backdrop is not very helpful if you take a larger look at the region there's been suffering of attention to route the regions of turkey have warmed up not just egypt but also to saudi arabia and with the g.c.c. crisis seemingly coming to an end there seems to be a realignment of interest and turkey it's playing this game it's playing it very well the 2nd really it's the think another regional alignment right on its border

cyprus egypt greece and israel are forming an unlikely alliance in terms of their maritime boundaries and routes after that the support from french president that i manual micron turkey actually has to be restricted i need to break that collective by a line with egypt and so it seems that it's playing its interests are the interesting right uncertainty it's actually breaking the what was happening between egypt and and turkey and libya they were unsuccessful and you know breaking and supporting the previously backed government but by not being able to get so far by not passing egypt they're actually not striking a deal even in libya so what egypt turkey's doing is doing what president erdogan has done since he's come into office it's playing the game. really well. bravo responsive is egypt going to be to this from the way you're describing it the

emphasis is very much on turkey trying to fix its relationships in the region for all the reasons that you just mentioned one would imagine that egypt is in these talks have these able to sit back and say right well show us what you've gotten the world we'll talk about it but what is it that turkey can offer of your life in egypt that is going to bring egypt further to the table to make it more enthusiastic. so it's not your question egypt under presidency he has actually actually become weakened regionally what turkey has given year is a transition to actually become more power 1st seemingly powerful in the region by saying well play the game with i'm crap but not really so much so the ball is actually egypt's court or has not been in the past couple of years you know they're going back egypt wants to have or the sisi government wants from president are gone and i'm going to see it with. turkey how that is most of the opposition to the egyptian government the liberals and the islamists and what the egypt is going to

ask and seemingly have been asking because they're the kind of critique criticism of president sees you know interest media stuff we had and it's sort of stacked media has really come has really waned in the past couple of weeks since president insists he has a call for this or that or the graham responded that she has to eat it does have a card and lose because turkey is letting it have a card and that card seemingly more powerful in the regions it's something easier to the latin for the past couple of years as always it's really good to get your thoughts on this video we appreciated that your family thank you very much indeed if you. well the u.s. has begun his withdrawal of troops from afghanistan but as these soldiers head home the lives of thousands of afghans who work for the american government risk they're urging washington to prioritize their visa applications to move to the u.s. before it's too late for contra free reports from kabul. or is you knew she was

risking it all when she started working as a contractor for the u.s. government her house has been attacked and she's received any threats her supervisor suggested she apply for a special immigrant visa for herself and her family to safely move to the u.s. that was in 2017 she's still waiting for approval in this country most of the people are not agony even the woman who worked for afghans the worst thing is that the situation is getting worse the baby and her as we all know with the taliban would take over the government so what will happen to our lives the main thing which i'm concerned is about myself and my family security who would take this responsibility because most of the people can do good nice me even though i'm hiding myself but i cannot guarantee that i was do is one of about 18000 afghans who have worked alongside u.s. troops diplomats and other government personnel and are awaiting decisions on those

special immigrant visas the process is long and grueling a report published in airlie april found the program ineffective in addressing the needs of those applying by law the application process should take 9 months but on average it takes 4 years if not since the announcement of the troop withdrawal the us state department has said it is aware of the risks afghan visa applicants face and that it is committed to the program but it has yet to commit to any concrete reforms to address the backlog or accelerate these. approval as u.s. troops withdraw pressure from congress and organizations including no one left behind has been mounting if we don't do anything if we do not expect i guess process i'm pretty much sure after the withdrawal they will be tortured and killed in front of their family and their videos will be uploaded on the social media for

other people to not support the u.s. government in the future dozens of afghans who worked with astrology and troops in afghanistan are also pleading to have their protection visa applications processed the taliban considers those afghans who worked with the u.s. and other foreign countries as traitors and has vowed retribution against the. 2 dozens of afghan interpreters and contractors have already been killed several while waiting for their visas i have no option and the option i have is the only way to die here in this country or get my visa to have safe life in the sense. since 2009 when the visa program was established thousands of afghans many with their families have relocated to the united states and our zoo along with thousands of others desperately want to join them before it's too late fully accounted for

al-jazeera kabul. french and british naval ships have left waters near the island of jersey after a dispute over fishing rights escalated rapidly and then seemed to get resolved at least for now it's mostly due to bragg's it and issue a new licenses that the island which is part of the british isles imposed last week french freshman say the rules make it harder for them to operate and waters they've worked in for generations latasha bottle reports. night time in the normandy ports of cathay and off to some final preparations cammy like you high and his crew leave the harbor and head to sea not for a fishing trip but to protest. fisherman on france's northern coast are angry they say all 40 is on the channel island of jersey are ignoring the post brags that trade deal and unfairly limiting access to jersey's waters by restricting boat licenses or adding extra rules if you are particular are no longer allowed to fish

dollars so well in jersey seas even though i've been fishing in these waters since 2009 it happened just like that overnight suddenly i received a letter saying you're not allowed that city. can you says he's lost nearly 40 percent of his business some colleagues much more as day breaks the scale of the protest of jersey's coast is clear oh you've been channeling for more than 4 hours the sun has finally come up and you can see around the french fishing vessel the whole process of oil from the best in the distance is a british naval ship. britain. france both sent 2 naval ships a sign of the escalating ran over jersey and u.k. dependency as frustrations ran high some french built into the port of think prompting jersey officials to agree to meet the fisherman although they were

unwilling to shift their position fishing in the channel islands it's all about continuity so what you did before you can continue doing but there's one major difference is your 1st important to us is that jersey now manages its waters jameel attended the meeting turning his boat back to france he was visibly disappointed it escape of but they say they can't do everything they want that london is behind them london talks of brussels before it's all to them it doesn't look like things will change because so close. to these fishermen a trade that they've known all their lives seems to have changed overnight and now they're worried for their future is saying they caught in the middle of a wave of u.k. e.u. bureaucracy that is left them behind. al-jazeera the channel islands. u.s. president joe biden's again called on congress to support his 2.3 trillion dollar infrastructure plan speaking in a republican state with a poorly maintained bridge in the background has been visiting louisiana that's the

latest stop it is getting america back on track toure is aiming to gather support to upgrade roads bridges and invest more funds and public transport by going plans to raise some of the cash for the scheme by increasing corporate taxes taiwan's indigenous communities are set to find out if they won a court battle involving one of their last remaining traditions hunting for years they've lobbied against restrictions they say are discriminator and unconstitutional reports. guided by moonlight put on tribe head into the mountains as most of tejan city sleeps. hundreds of them are taking part in the mother who died in festival issue ting ceremony an annual celebration honoring both hunter and wild game. for centuries their own sisters hunted for food. they no longer need to but is desperate to keep what's left of their traditions and culture alive for many to hide just so we used to live high up

in the mountains and needed to hunt to survive but the government over time moved us down out of the mountains we still hunt because that's what our ancestors have been doing all along it's while hunting is no longer for survival the indigenous people of taiwan a battling against government impose hunting imitations including only being allowed to use homemade guns and the need for prior hunting approvals. on friday taiwan's constitutional court will decide if these limitations are discriminatory and unconstitutional the losses are to theirs or we hope the courts will finally legalize hunting rifles which are safer than forcing us to use antique homemade muskets it's not the animals that will get hurt it's us the abolition of hunters. in 2013 tell me tell who was jailed for 3 and a half years on weapon and poaching charges the sentence angered his put on tribe one of 16 official recognise indigenous groups in taiwan. for thousands of years

they hunted and fished with little interference but colonialism and modernization pushed them off their lands today there are little over a half a 1000000 indigenous people in taiwan and that's 2 percent of the items mostly ethnic han chinese population. in 2016 president saying when formally apologized to the indigenous groups for centuries as pain and mistreatment. and unprecedented move as the self-governing territory which is claimed by china carved its own identity away from the mainland despite that economic and social marginalization created an indigenous rights movement especially among the youth. my grandfather and father taught me what i know i watched and learned they taught me knowledge and wisdom but i fear many of those will not be passed on and will disappear oh the activists say the quotes are common how gun control and wildlife

conservation should be balanced could have major implications for indigenous rights in taiwan. they say they hope game hunting will be recognised as a culture and not a crime so out of al-jazeera. this is all just everything's at the top stories the german government is opposing a call from the u.s. to lift patents for covert 19 vaccines it says the protection is not hindering the production of jobs germany is home to the company buying tag the developed faxing with pfizer of all these former president has been injured in an explosion near his home in the capital of mali 100 that she'd who's the current speaker of parliament is.