tunnels and people were arrested, the listening post covers the way the news is covered on a jazz ah, we need a concert so that we need global that the nation plan. the un calls on rich nations to act against new corona virus therein. so they promised to lead the world out of the antenna. i . i'm down to where i live from. so coming up, chinese capital, back into full lockdown, arise in cobra, 1900 cases, despite vaccinating more than half its population. army officers take key positions in molly's new transitional government as the gender consolidates, weeks up to the 2nd and south korea and bel,

some of the world's most sophisticated weaponry feeling a potential alms race across asia. ah, the head of the united nation says more global action is needed to build on a pledge by g 7 nations to donate a 1000000000 cobit 900 vaccines to poor countries cetera. general antonio cottage is urging the world's richest countries to support equitable mass vaccination. the british prime minister says the g 7 plan will inoculate the wills nearly a 1000000000 people by the end of next year, but after the se, it's far too slow. john hall begins our coverage from cornwall. the white sands of carbon bay it delicate powers setting for a meeting of the group of 7 described as the world's most advanced democracy. they're also leading the vaccine race to exit the pandemic. and while socially distance still there face to face, at least, and promising

a combined effort to help the world emerge from crisis. i actually think this is a meeting that genuinely needs to happen. because we need to make sure that we learn the lessons from the pandemic. we may need to make sure that we don't repeat some of the areas that we doubtless made in the course of the last 18 months or so . and we need to make sure that we now allow our economies to recover the headline pledge on this opening day. of the g 7 is the donation of a 1000000000 vaccine doses to lower and middle income countries over the next 12 months with the us offering half of that amount. campaigners say it's nowhere near enough and know when near fast enough. i think a 1000000000 dose is, it's a good thing. i mean, you can't say it's a bad thing, but we need 11000000000 dollars and we need to move away from the idea of charity crumbs from the rich countries. and let developing countries like south africa or

india produce their own vaccines. and the only way to do that is to share the vaccine recipe and break through the monopolies of these big pharma corporations. and, boris jones really doesn't want to do that. so he wants to talk about donations and the large yes of the richest nations. when in fact, they're big, hugely selfish and putting profit over people. but now the age of consumerism, fossil fuel addiction, things will protest as being kept well away from the some of the venue. but for once the issues they raise are actually being discussed. there's pressure to wave peyton, so the poorer countries can develop vaccines for themselves. the u. s. and france are in favor with others yet to follow climate and inequality or among the worlds crises that will talk the agenda on sunday. i call it the g 7, but really there's no doubt who the 2 leading figures are here, or is johnson the u. k. prime minister and host key to show his country off as a global power play. a post breaks it. and joe biden goes to the us president on

his 1st foreign visit. both men came to be seen at the helm of efforts to rid the world of climate change and depend demik. what emerges from this meeting, a post trump consensus alliance, his reinvigorated meaningful promises of action will determine whether this wealthy club of nations can make a real difference. jonah whole al jazeera cornel. well, i'm tony. good. heritage is urging vaccine, producing countries to come together to fight new strains of the virus. we need more than by left, so all to support them, the individual countries initiatives. we need a concert to that so that we need global that to nation plan. and for the global installation brands to be possible. we need all the companies that are meaningful in the election or can be with the proper support to come together. if not least, is that there will be still loves it is

a developing world where the buyers and spread like wildfire and the risks of mutation and the risks of new brilliance coming and becoming the will to get ends of mind. the efforts that comes up every day to make sure that the full copulation is actually for dr. oscar atlanta as a national public health official in the united states. he says, there is an urgent need for leaders to agree on a global vaccine plan and carried out as soon as possible. when you look at the history of pandemic, and even the history of global vaccine action plans, it is very much understood that everyone needs to be in it together. if we're going to be successful to both addressing the damage and ensuring that we have equitable and fair access to just just the common decency of being able to survive and live, you know, help the last thoughts. you know, we have this common statement that there is a microcosm in a macro cars and what we've seen in this pandemic in all of the countries when there's, there's virtual inequities. when there's lack of axes,

you find that they're going to be breakthroughs. so therefore, that means we have the both the benefit vaccination inoculation as you would say. but if we are not covering all aspects of, of the whole village and we fail the entire structure, you will see break through that means individuals who are most at risk individuals who don't have access to proper backseat. they will become the petri dishes and then it will spread. and unfortunately, we've seen with coded all it needs. is that right environment for it to really build its own resilience and then we may be back to square one. unfortunately, chili's capital has gone into lockdown despite more than half its population being fully vaccinated. that's after santiago reported some of its worst. corona virus case numbers, since the pandemic began. infections are also soaring in argentina where china can seen a single use vaccine had just been approved for emergency use. theresa boat reports

now from one is iris. the they are demanding vaccines, salaries and jobs. thousands of protesters converging on central when a fight is on friday. when public selena worked as a waiter but lost his job last year. he hasn't been able to find another job since thursday, but i was trying to finish high school even though i'm 33 years old. i tried to do everything from clean windows and the streets to selling food. i'm worried about the future of my children when the father of 3 says his children have not attended school in the past year, and he can hardly afford to pay for an internet connection. and then he has had a huge impact in latin america in argentina. the economy contract it almost 10 percent last year. there's a soaring inflation rates and poverty is affecting around 42 percent of the population. the government is trying to find a balance between preserving health and economic subsistence. but it's a challenge,

especially when millions of people are struggling to make ends meet. argentine government has extended pandemic restrictions for 2 more weeks to contain the spread of the virus. an average of 600 people are dying every day of coven 19. and there are more than $20000.00 daily infections. you know, so it, it, though, and that the, even though argentina struggle to get vaccines, president l that at the, for amanda says the situation has started to improve with vaccines coming from russia, china and the united kingdom come up when i don't remember it out. we are know vaccinating at a faster speed. all our efforts are to do it even more so, and we will rest in peace. when everyone has a job, the virus exists, the virus mutates and it complicates the life of humanity. now there's a triple mutation that's appeared in india, but in some countries in the region, vaccines i know, guarantee that the number of infections will go down soon. on friday,

she li announced they're locked down in the capital santiago and the rising core with cases even though nearly 60 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated. the main reason, government critic, se loosening of corona virus restrictions to soon unemployment and the economy are the main reasons why locked down. have proven to be unpopular in this part of the world in for my workers like pena and azure, cannot afford to stay home, even though the government has increased cash handouts. most people here say it's not enough to be. i'm working in a cooperative cleaning parks among other things. i can't afford to stay home. we need jobs. i have an 11 year old son. that's why i'm here today. the pen demik continues to expose the regency inequalities and it's chronic economic troubles. both a major barriers in the fight against over 19 i will, i'll just feed up when

a fight is russian. president vladimir putin says relations between moscow and washington there at the lowest point in years. he made the comments and then into within b. c. news. it comes to the days before putting the u. s. president. due to their 1st face to face talks, says joe biden took office, knows we have a bilateral relationship, has deteriorated towards the lowest point in recent years. president biden, of course, is radically different from, from because president biden is a career man. he spent virtually his entire adulthood and politics and just think of the number of years he spent in the senate a different kind of person and his my great hope that yes, there are some advantages. some disadvantages. there will not be any impulse based move in just on behalf of the sitting you as president. molly's transitional government has named the new cabinet with colonel sadie kamara. returning as defense minister. his removal was one of the reasons for last month to the military seas. power accusing. the interim president and prime minister of re shuffling the

cabinet without consultation. army officials have several key positions in the government led by a military leader. can let me go into that was sworn in as president on monday, william laurence, the former us diplomat. he says molly's military. ginger could be losing its public support. so it was a little bit unexpected. for me, we have 4 key positions that went to army officials. so in that sense, it's a more military military government following the qu, but we also had 5 positions, go to the m r t m 5. opposition mint. and even positions go to for rebels. and so that signal that the government is maybe less concerned about what the international think of it. but it's trying to endear itself to the molly and people and respond to some of their demands at least symbolically by bringing these people into the governance. so that was quite

interesting. there was a lot of support with the removal of the previous government and previous president last august. but since then there isn't been too much support for the 1st. who are the 2nd who and the leaders there isn't much competing is who leaders or are able to do much and they haven't delivered much other than the actions and including to meet people in the government. they haven't really been able to offer much to promote, to overcome the twin security and economic crisis, which was at the heart of all the protests. so a lot of molly and just have a wait and see attitude to see if this government can deliver anything better than the previous government. and so far they haven't accomplished much. let's most have to come here and just they are including algeria prepared to vote in parliamentary elections. but democracy activists say they won't change the political status. and the put it surprised on as a teenager who filmed the killing of george floyd and ignited a worldwide movement against police brutality.

ah, hello. it's very much a tale of 2 harps across north america at the moment eastern parts still sink some very heavy rain. some very wet weather that just around the carolinas and the little further south was seen some alive and wintry storms around the canadian maritime towards newfoundland. further west cities, hart, and dry. the hoop with ama, this lowest level on record, we could do with the rain here, high fires to over towards the west coast, northwestern parts of the us on the other hand sinks and showers longest bells of right now. wet weather coming in across b. c. heading towards alberta central part. so kind of still saying somewhat to whether that's not wet weather that we have across the eastern side of the us. it peps up. it makes its way further east with, as we go on through sunday, tries to clear back behind,

but you will still see some wet weather just around the appalachians. pushing further south into the deep south. and it was a good part of florida joined out with the weather that we have across the gulf of mexico, looking at some violent storms. sundry down pool, santa southern areas of mexico was go on through the fast. they could lead to some localized flooding. march of central america, seeing some lively showers, actually some heavy showers to into cuba, jamaica and also into hispaniola for the eastern islands is largely fine and sunny . the who's in the gun capital calling me. i've been, i really maternity clinic killing pregnant women need wives and baby one on when he travelled to afghanistan, where he, the newborns are targets on al jazeera. ah al jazeera. ah, ah,

all me, ah ah, the me welcome back for comment about top stories here at this hour. the corona virus pandemic has dominated the 1st day of the g 7 summit him southwest england. leaders are promising a 1000000000 current, a virus vaccines to developing nations. the un secretary general welcome to move, but call to further global action. chili's capital has gone into lockdown despite more than half its population being fully vaccinated. number of current virus cases in santiago has surged by 25 percent in the past 2 weeks intensive campus. homeless

run out of knowledge transitional government is named the new cabinet defense minister kind of study o camara has been reappointed, his removal was one of the reasons behind last month, because now security has been stepped up in algeria capital ahead of saturday's parliamentary elections. the 1st and mass protests for the former president abilities, but a fleet to step down 2 years ago. the country's iraq pro democracy movement is urging supporters to boycott the vote after 7 of its leaders were arrested on thursday. latasha named reports algerians have been promised a new algeria by president abdul majid to boone. but for many the 1st legislative elections since protesters pushed out his predecessor in 2019, are heading for the same outcome, preserving the political status quo in their country. they be equally heather, it turns out that jury and confirm that for them elections have never been

a solution and that's why they cut them and study dean and the elections are being held just after president boone dissolved the parliament. some members still had a year left on their term. the government says it inactive reforms designed to fight systemic corruption and create more opportunities for women and on people. more than half the candidates are running as independence. providing voters with an alternative to the old guard political parties. hold. i'm going to vote because i see that they are candidates who will bring change to the country. knowing that the previous ones were more focused on their personal affairs and they forgot about people. critic say these elections are an attempt by the government to provide a near of legitimacy to a young, frustrated population that continues to protest. that meant that the between the solution lies in the dim craddick transition. it also allows you to dialogue around

the table in order to solve the crisis and the crisis will not be sold by elections . but unfortunately, the toward the still insists on their old practice of organizing elections. there has been a crackdown on protesters and journalists now there are calls for a boycott which could give muslim parties of boost than this. but i do not give a voting caught. and in any case, even if i had one, i would not vote if last november is constitutional referendum is any guide, voter. turnout could be low back then only about one in 7 eligible algerians voted. natasha named al jazeera, former colombian president, one manuel santos has asked for forgiveness for the killing of thousands of people during his time. as defense minister, a colombian court says soldiers killed more than 6000 civilians and 40 presented them as rebels in 20022008 was our own petty as more from the top.

it was a heart felt in tor account and part of san to then at the defense minister of president albert, would he be from 2006, 2 to 2009. and the way he came to understand what was happening in parts of the columbia and military when columbia and soldiers killed thousands of innocent civilians and presented them as a get really killed in calm but for their own benefit. the center said that this was a national disgrace and that at the the pressure to produce high kill count backed by president. would you be wise to blame saying that the military should ask for forgiveness as he has done today? good. by going to that, i mean, i sincerely believed that the goal of ending such

a degradation of the war with the fog was achieved. but i live with the remorse, the deep regret that during my ministry, many, many mothers lost their children during this ruthless practice. so many innocent young people should be alive day. this should never have happened from the depths of my soul. i recognize it. and i ask for your forgiveness center say that when he 1st heard rumors about the killings, he did not believe them. but as they became clear, he did everything in his power to and this practice changing protocols and insisting on the respect of human rights dozens, if not hundreds of military officials have been investigated. some of them have been convicted about no high officials or government officials at, at this point. now the testimony from the sun, then present major revelations, but it will surely put more press pressure on the former president. the albert

would you be to also testify on his responsibility and one of the biggest candles of columbia, the internal conflict. digital outlet, buzzfeed news has won a pulitzer prize for the 1st time for its investigation into the mass detention of wigan, muslims in china. the full part series of articles called built for last use satellite images to show that china had secretly built dozens of prison, an internment camps since 2017 and put the judges also on the teenager who recorded the murder of george floyd down in the fraser film. his death at the hands of a police officer on mobile phone. the footage taken in may last year, sparked a public outcry, mass protest, and helped secure a conviction. present jordan has moved from washington dc, kill it. surprises are perhaps the most prestigious in american print journalism. and this award for darnell of fraser, the 17 year old at the time,

who used her cell phone to record the murder of george floyd. at the behest of derek show, then the former ra minneapolis police officer earned her a special citation essentially because she performed as a journalist. she recorded that moment and she said that she suffered great emotional trauma because of it. but she also was said recently that because of what she did, it was possible for derek children to be convicted of george boyd's murder and to be sent to prison for the rest of his life, a pending appeal. it's also worth noting that her hometown newspaper, the minneapolis star tribune, did when the breaking news prize for its coverage of george floyd's murder and of the immediate impact on the twin cities community in the state of minnesota. and indeed, nationwide that is the 2nd highest ranking fuel it surprised the number one prize

went to the new york times for covering the other major story of 2020, here in the united states. and of course, around the world, the coven pandemic. it's worth noting that most of the awards either dealt with the cova pandemic, the institutional, as well as the personal impact or dealt with the very difficult question still of race relations here in the united states. deforestation of the amazon rain forest has risen for the 3rd consecutive month. the number of trees destroyed in may was also 67 percent higher than the same time. last year. the brazilian president j. bolton, our promise to boost funding to protect the amazon in april. but has yet to follow through monica, you not get reports. somebody addition error flashed your results if the worst forest fires in a decade. the 2021 could be worth according to data released by brazil. national

institute for space research during the 1st 5 months of the year, more than 2500 square kilometers of amazon, rain forest have been destroyed. it's an area 3 times the sides of new york city. and half of it was destroyed in may chart showing some of the worst damage since 2015 compared to the same month last year before a station has risen by 67 percent. don't you know the move though? if nothing changes this year could be even worse than 2020. besides the surgeon deforestation, brazil is facing a drought. reveals presence able to natalie has never made the amazon a priority. but after his ally, donald trump is heated by jo, biting us to potential elections. he bowed down to international pressure at april climate change summit hosted by biden wilson out of pledge to invest more in environmental enforcement. but many in brazil worn by did the brazil government

would take no action to stop wildcat miners, loggers and farmers from destroying the brain for among them 90 year old indigenous tribe leader. how me what if this bad president says something to you? ignore him? he wants to allow for us to be destroyed by encouraging invasions on land, and i don't like it was so not a government has been accused of weakening institutions and legislation protecting the rain for it in the indigenous people. the 2021 federal budget burger cut environmental spending and was built environment minister cast is being investigated for allegedly obstructing a pro into legal law result, vice president. milton. what out says wilson out a will deploy the army once more to protect the amazon. but environmentalists say the government must act fast if it really wants to prevent a disaster. meanwhile,

land grabbers are losing no time in a more than 1300 kilometers of the amazon rain force was top down. most of the instructions being caused by speculators who have a government own land to clear it and they hope to legalize it and sell it at a good price for capital and farmers for land rover's the chances. now, next year brazil will hold presidential election in both me. not when that can turn monica, you know, i'll just the euro. we addition narrow. i'm gonna has started a nation wide tree planting initiative to save. it's rapidly disappearing forests, so called green gun. a program aims to plant 5000000 trees, reversed the damage caused by illegal logging and mining. the government has been handing out free ceilings to celebrities officials, additional leaders and school children. the un food and agriculture agency has gone and has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation. one of the issues likely

to be discussed at the g 7 is china's rising ambitions. the rapid growth of its military is helping fuel or regional arms race run. mcbride reports and defense industry trade show in the south korean city, a booster. b opening of an international exhibition, putting on display the latest in naval weaponry that's increasingly made in south korea. decades of maintaining military readiness, only divided peninsula have gradually transformed the country into an important manufacturer. so huge a little pony to reason. we've come to realize the importance of developing our own weapons for defense. and we're now able to produce weapons just as powerful as those made by other countries, which is a recent agreement with its allied. the united states now allows south korea to develop longer range missiles with heavy payloads. and it follows the unveiling of a new home grown jet fighter prototype,

chargeable family. we have opened a new era of self defense and have also established a historic milestone in the advancement of the industry. it comes as south korea and most asian neighbors are looking to spend more on new weapons driven in part by china's ballooning defense spending. and its expansion is portion the region with the break away island of taiwan. once again, becoming a potential flashpoint, it means days your pacific is increasingly b arena, full global rivalry to play out a one camp the united states. in this, i live confronting inevitable assertive china and russia in what starting to feel like a new type of cold war. and let's not forget, of course the north korea factor. the failure of the last few years of the nuclear . isaiah talked with north korea as raised fears of a regional arms race going nuclear. if we fail to look right north korea and then

you'll be growing voice for the nuclear station in south korea. then that will trigger for nuclear forces in japan, even time one will be in the pushing for that idea. get would be the really night, mary. she scenario as relations between asian neighbors become more strained. so the rhetoric between them builds in anger, giving all of them ever more reason to arm up just in case public bride al jazeera boost on south korea. now euro 2020, the biggest sporting events since the start of the pandemic has finally kick off off after a year's delay. 11 cities are hosting that the championship started at the study olympic in rome, italy, we're up against turkey in front of $15000.00 pounds. if the goal is to control the game after the break and it wasn't long before it was with 3 de la to make sure

a victory but support has gathered at parks all over europe to watch the open, including in st. petersburg in russia. 57 games, including russia, the 1st match of the tournament on saturday, against the world top team, belgium. ah, checking the headlines here now to 0. the corona virus pandemic has dominated the 1st day of the g. 7 summit in southwest england. lead as promising a 1000000000 corona virus vaccines to developing nations the united nations. secondly, general, welcome the move, but cool for further global action. we need more than i'd say i left. so all the support and the individual countries initiatives, we need a concert so that we need a global recognition plan and for the global recognition plan to be possible. we need.