has been devastated by the covey. 19 pandemic. the one on 18th makes the front line work risking their lives to treat the sick. and very the day when i was 0, ah, hundreds at hong kong rush to buy the final edition of apple daily as beijing's crackdown forces the pro democracy newspaper to close. i can't see a future for hong kong. i'm extremely disappointed and angry that we have to stop operations under such circumstances. ah, you're watching al jazeera life for my headquarters, and i'm getting obligated also ahead. dozens of reportedly killed in an air strike

it a market in ethiopia. heger i region. the government is accused of delaying medical access. brazil is environment minister who presided over a surgeon, deforestation resigns ricardo solace is being investigated over a timber traffic and claimed on the former colombian presidential candidate. ingrid betancourt comes face to face with the kidnappers, who held her for 6 and a half years. ah, hello, thanks for joining us. it's being described as the end of an era for press freedom in hong kong. the city's last pro democracy newspaper apple daily has printed its final edition. the 26 year old paper will seize all operations by thursday is it can no longer pay staff while its assets are frozen by the government. long few queues formed across the city as people flocked to newspaper sans to get their last

copy. apple daily south. thank their supporters. its front page ran with the headline, a painful farewell in the rain. no priest, freedom in hong kong after publishing the last edition of apple daily. i can't see a future for hong kong. i'm extremely disappointed and angry that we have to stop operations under such circumstances. i. so i started working here right after i graduated. i have a great boss and great colleagues and now all of the others, i think i will really miss them. and our readers that we have no choice but say good bye for now. we'll apple daily. it's been under immense pressure since beijing's national security law came into force 5 if its executives were arrested last week. and the papers chief colonists was also detained. all are accused colluding with foreign forces. its founder jimmy lie was arrested last year and is

already serving and 20 on sentence for attending unauthorized protests. let's bring in the vehicle, paul, and she's joining us from hong kong. she is at a newspaper stand. so clearly, it's been an emotional morning. tell us more about the sentiment and what the reaction had been absolutely very emotional morning here in particular for supporters or for apple daily and supporters of democracy, apple daily was the on the democratic newspaper. it was critical of the authorities not only here and in china, it was, it would boldly make headlines where other papers were often afraid to because it's censorship or come or the commercial if the effect of it, because they may lose advertising. but apple daily never had any of those issues. and it became one of the most popular papers in hong kong for years. as far as pro democracy papers go,

this is the last one. and as you read the headline there earlier, it does say a farewell in the rain and also at the bottom, we support the apple daily. and the pictures you're seeing are of the cues outside the headquarters last night of supporters saying that good bye to them. the paper on its inside page also place all the history of apple daily, of how it started to its coverage of the hong kong proto and into its final day. so it's a very, very touching moment for the paper as many people here and what makes it even more point is the fact that it's not just the paper that's going to be put to bed. it's also all it's digital versions because it's pretty much run out of cash and cannot operate anymore. also, it doesn't run the risk or to run the risk of a journalist being jailed as we've heard. this is one of the news tons for the paper around us overnight. there were massive cues here. they have just gotten

their 2nd edition this morning. apple daily printing a 1000000 copies. now, hong kong has a population of just under 8000000 people. so that goes to show how much they feel that people would want to pay for. usually they only print about 302500000 copies. they're saying that there's likely to also be sold out in the coming hours. people feel really strongly about this paper and doing an era of the rainy weather reflects how i feel. i'm quite sad because it's a newspaper. i've been reading since i was young. jumping on the water, apple daily cancer vide then there is no press freedom. if such a persistent organization can also lose its voice, i think other media organizations will also be scared that because they want to come, news has always been screened. all the papers have the same news on the front page . it's only epl daily that talks about the truth and the reality. so clearly there

are concerns about freedom of press. now that the main pro democracy newspaper has shut down in hong kong. absolutely, there are other papers in hong kong. in fact, hong kong has and has a very vibrant media community here, but no, no other paper was so if tom lee left wing and pro demo democratic and that was mainly due to the owner of this paper is jimmy le, who is now currently in jail. due to the national security law, but we are seeing a chilling effect across the city with other journalist from other paper saying that they are going to soft their comments political commentary. they're going to stop at historian because the fear that they too will come under scrutiny. so it's a huge turn around for hong kong, a place. one of the few places the nation where we had complete freedom of fresh, up until the national security law came into play. there's also you sense that this cracked on world intensify as you run up to the anniversary of the hands over and

july, 1st this year in a few days and a couple of weeks. and also it is going to be the 100 anniversary of the comment of parties, but there's a sense here in hong kong that there is a real push to sanitize here so that many of the voices are there will be far fewer critical voices of the both the authorities and the pro democracy voices will largely be silent. ok, thank you so much. the vehicle paul, in reporting from hong kong. well, the u. s. has condemned an alleged airstrike on a busy market in ethiopia as t gray region which reportedly killed dozens of people. house workers in the village of to go go, have told the associated press that soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching the injured victoria gate and be reports the relatives of the injured wait outside a hospital for news. following the bombing of a busy market in the village to go go ne p, p as t gray region. some of the victims of route here to the regional capital mckelly 30

kilometers away. but many more we did a believe to be trapped in the village. health workers, se soldiers blocked medical teams from reaching the seen a lot of people waiting during, but they didn't get service. and because of the location of the road, i mean, if any, the us state department, school days, reports credible and set in a statement that denying victims urgently needed medical care is heinous. and absolutely unacceptable. we urge the ethiopian authorities to ensure full and unhindered medical access to the victims. immediately. the attack happened during some of the most intense fighting since the conflict between the army and t gray, regional forces began in november. it's not been confirmed who carried out the attack, but military analysts say evidence overwhelmingly suggests the ethiopian air force is responsible. the frankly, nobody else who could have done it. the air

a try and air force is not operating in the area. the grants have no air force. who else could have done it? it must have been an ethiopian jet. i don't think that will come as any surprise to anyone. the u. n. has expressed deep alarm at the reports of violence and says it pushing for access to the region. the situation in the air remains very, very volatile. it's important that everyone engaged in fighting do their utmost to protect civilians to obey international humanitarian law. this conflict is now in its 8 months. she, great opposition, parties say more than 50000 people have been killed while the un says more than 350000 have been pushed into famine. last week, the african union launched an independent inquiry into alleged human rights abuses in the region after widespread accounts of massacres and sexual violence against civilians. this attack may will be added to the growing list of atrocities to

investigate victoria k to be al jazeera. brazil is environment minister has resigned, made a criminal investigation into whether he obstructed a police prob, illegal logging in the amazon rain forest. earlier this month, the supreme court authorized an investigation into ricardo solace and followed federal police raids, targeting him, and other officials who allegedly allowed in legal would exports. deforestation has surged since president terrible scenario. took office in 2019 monica, and a cab is joining us from rio de janeiro. so tell us more about the resignation, how it came about and why he's being investigated. so he got a silence is really known as the non environment minister. the person that became an environment minister to not to protect the environment itself, but to make it easier for the agricultural companies, for law get for loggers,

for minors, to, to start to, to work in the amazon region. he says he was trying to, to look for nicholas grim between economic development and the protection of the forest. we have seen during his time and government was a surge in deforestation. he, the institutions that are there to protect the amazon rain for if they were dismantled, there was less money and was known. and for a sentence, he said, and administer early a meeting in april last year, when he said, okay, while the world in the media are distracted by the pandemic, let's let the cattle heard lose. so now he, he's resigning because he's under investigation. he was also the person that negotiated with president us present, joe biden, and the earth summit,

the climate change summit in the united states. recently he asked for money, so brazil could defend the amazon rain forest. and his critics caution washington. not to trust him unless he presented very concrete plans. now having said that, and he's leaving, so this could be a change, but it's not really because the person that's going to substitute him is somebody that is already working in the ministry. he is the secretary for the amazon and he has very, very close ties. all so to the agricultural companies and landowners, monica separately, there's a protest by indigenous people who are against new legislation, reportedly undermining legal protections for indigenous territories. tell us more about this legislation and what's their biggest concern? those who are protesting the well that's, that's,

that's part of the whole scenario, which is just man playing the institutions that protect the amazon rain force and also changing the legislation that denmark kate's. that sets aside indigenous plans, the indigenous people have several claims to lance. this was allowed by the 1988 constitution. some of them are pending and now what they want to do is put this into a timeframe. they want to limit those claims. so they have many bills that are being now in congress. they're being debated in congress at this moment because the landowners, the miners, loggers, they have many representatives in the house of representatives. and just today, this bill, one of these bills, has the judiciary and constitutionally and constitutional commission

in the house of representatives. so it will be voted soon and they want to get this done really fast. while these people are still in power and before next year's election. so this was today a defeat for the indigenous people. there were protest yesterday which ended up in violence, but they will continue and the capital brazil you can shout waiting for the sale and others which are being debated and will be voted and also for a very important supreme court ruling on june 30th. okay, thank you. so much monica carr without update from rio de janeiro. the still ahead on al jazeera, still defiance separatists politicians and activists are promising to keep pushing for the catalog republic following their release from prison in spain. ah

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ah ah, hello again. the top stories on al jazeera people in hong kong are flocking to newspaper stands to get a final edition of the pro democracy newspaper apple daily. it's been under pressure since patients national security law came into force. apple daily's top executives have been arrested and assets frozen. the u. s. has condemned and legit airstrike on a busy market and region which reportedly kill dozens of people. health workers in the village of those i told the associated press, the soldiers blocked medical team from reaching the brazil's environment minister. ricardo sally has quit. a criminal investigation has taken place as to whether he

obstructed a police probe of illegal logging in the amazon rain forest. before station has served since president julia wilson aerotech office in 2019 will there be a path towards finding last thing piece has received a big boost. the country's foreign minister says mercenary is could be out of the country within days. she said, progress had been made, it talks with world leaders in germany, their exit as part of a plan to reduce violence ahead of national elections in december, atom, or any reports for berlin. the berlin conference was marked by promises to help libya transform into a democratic and stable country. we have a responsibility, particularly in this moment, to demonstrate that democracies can deliver to actually see libya. hopefully take a course of security, freedom, independence, backed by the international community. the conference co hosted by germany and the

you in was a follow up to the 1st libby a conference held 18 months ago with a cease fire in place. libby as interim prime minister said the country will hold elections as promised on december 24th. when you sent us one and a half years ago, libya was threatened with collapse. the economy was on the verge of collapse. we saw social tensions and divisions. today we're in a critical phase, but we're also in a very hopeful phase. today we can speak with a unified voice and say, we will not return to war. all parties in berlin agreed. foreign fighters and mercenaries must leave libya, and that libyan malicious must be demobilized and disarmed. according to the you, in some 20000 foreign fighters and mercenaries remain on the ground in libya. assigned some analysts say shows libya is not on the right path. there are more on the ground today than the last conference. there are now more weapons on the ground

and the last conference there had been more by elections at the ball since the last . the last these 5 women in the foreign forces the through 90 days and they haven't . here at the conference, germany foreign minister made a point of saying, partner nations and organizations are no longer just talking about libya. but talking with libya and libby as foreign minister made a point of saying what her country's expecting here. the people of my country pin. so much hope and the 2nd conference of the berlin process, my people are looking forward to seeing more concrete measures which have a positive impact and the ground. it's time for actions because my people have heard enough. it's not clear yet if the participants will deliver such concrete measures so far, they've made promises in the past, some of those have not been kept. adam rainy al jazeera berlin. the southern

african development community has approve the deployment of troops to move up muslim beek to help the government control. the ongoing violence talks are being held in the capital makoto in april armed groups, storm the china palm on the north, killing dozens of people, and displacing thousands. health experts agree vaccines remain the best way to fight coven 19. but estimates suggest only 22 percent of the world has received at least one shot. developing countries where people are often living crammed together are desperate for more vaccines. and a new variance could mean more outbreaks than best robbie reports. on wednesday, parts of australia reinstated restrictions to capture the threat of a new outbreak. clearly the seas and evolving situation, we would have preferred not occurred, but given what is occurred, the new southwell government will be taking action today to limit the freight of bodies. i very contagious variance of coded neighboring new zealand. also sounded

the alarm raising its alert level and temporarily closing its border. the new delta variance of the nobel corona virus 1st detected in india is more infectious, and health experts say a serious threat to eradicating the disease. to make matters worse, more than 20 cases of an even more infectious strain dub delta plus have been found in 3 indian states. health officials say the new mutation is a serious concern. on tuesday, german chancellor, anglo merkel criticized european countries after arise and infections in tourism dependent portugal where half of new cases or the delta various public. but all i regret that we haven't been able to agree on common travel restrictions among the member states, and this now has its consequences. we now have a situation in portugal in this situation could maybe have been avoided from that and that is why we have to work harder stuff. we did quite well in the past few months, but we are not yet where i wish the european union would be for china plans to keep

pen demik border restrictions in place for at least another year. even suspending some domestic flights for fear of a new outbreak. and on wednesday, russia announced its highest single day death toll in months. blaming the new variant for a surgeon cases indonesia to has detected the delta various. in the capitol jakarta, an empty swamp is the sight of a new cemetery. specifically for corona virus victims. one woman's sister got sick while she was pregnant. i me, sir. she was elsie. the pregnancy was normal and suddenly she's gone. what did i the mother died 1st, then they checked the baby. after a few minutes, the baby died on the baby didn't side. they didn't take it out. it died inside as much of the world struggles with locked down fatigue. many countries are

struggling with new outbreaks and still burying their dead. vin basra, vo jazeera, a former colombian presidential candidate who was kidnapped and held by fork rebels for 6 and a half years has come face to face with her former chapters on live television. ingrid bettingcourt was held in the jungle after being captured by the revolutionary armed forces in 2002. she appeared before columbia as truth commission, which was set up after the 2016 peace agreement between fark and the government. ventercore criticize the ex rebels who have asked for forgiveness. your mrs. c. talk you stay is bracey. i need you to express that you feel this shame. this is a social shame, not because colombian society is complaining about what you did or is

it wednesday, or is it the shame of the soul? you know, i wanted to hear you talk from your heart. no, not in political terms from your heart. alessandro patty has more from book at all as she gave a felton very emotional speech too, as the last one to speak at the event. probably because she is the better known victim the highest profile hostage more than 20000 people that far has kidnapped doing that countries internal conflicts, a practice that became systematic as a way to finance their war against the columbia state the end. while bits of course said that she was hopeful for the future of this country, and that as she believed that while imperfect the peace deal is instruments for

this country to try and heal the deep wounds of war. she also said that she wanted more from the command there stood commissioners said that it was very difficult to organize this event as it has been the case for these kind of situations where victims and victory miser, come together. try to understand what, what happened. try to explain through the through what happened and look for a way forward. so overall of very, very symbolic and powerful events. obviously it remains as a symbol that many here hope that it will help the country move forward or help he'll, at least in part, is very deep wounds that have divided this country for so long us president joe biden has outlined his new gun control strategies, concerns grow over

a surge and violent crime. he is cracking down on dealers that fail to meet federal laws and revoking their licenses. biden's also said $350000000000.00. if a relief package approved by congress last month can be used by local police departments. the white house says homicide and large cities rose by 30 percent last year is 0 tolerance for gun dealers who willfully violate key existing laws and regulations. i repeat 0 tolerance. if you will sell a gun to someone who is prohibited from possessing it. if you willfully fail to run a background check if you willfully false fire record, if you willfully fail to cooperate with the tracy request or inspections my mrs. use, this will find you and we will seek your license to sell. guns will make sure you can sell death and may have on our streets. the anti virus software pioneer john

mcafee, has been found dead in a spanish prison cell. a spanish court had just approved his extradition back to his native us on tax evasion and fraud charges. the 75 year old invented one of the 1st anti virus programs in the 1900 ninety's. but he's faced several legal troubles since that, including a murder investigation. a government statement said mcafee appears to have committed suicide. 9 separate as politicians and activists are promising to keep pushing for a cadillac republic after their release from prison in spain. they'd been serving sentences of between 9 and 13 years after catalonia has failed independence bid in 2017 sonya go reports. this was the day they had waited for the leaders of catalonia secessionist movement, leaving prison surrounded by supporters and all that home. and to continue their campaign for catalan independence vullez to develop wrangler political. we want to

transfer to the field of politics, all aspirations commitments an ideal because there is no ideal and commitment, more nobles, and that of the freedom of a country, the independence of our country than the republican values. then the commitment to social justice and the freedom of all people. but with their freedom comes conditions. all mine have been borrowed from public office and the pardons rest on them not committing what the spanish government would consider serious crimes. they had each set more than 3 years behind bars for their roles in the 2017 illegal independence referendum. figured out the worst political crisis in spain, in decades. the crisis that may have recently but is by no means most spaniards outside of catalonia, against the pardons. but there were very few options available to help resolve the current situation. space prime minister federal sanchez has banked on the move

ending the political pass game. he says is to kick start talks and to secure a reconciliation between the central government and capital and nationalists. but it has drawn fury from his political opponents, jacqueline gobble, and the lovely people governor that i cannot solve it up. you have placed yourself on the wrong side of history, which will not absolve you if you have any dignity left you should resign today and submit this decision to the judgment as the spanish p. sanchez will meet the cattle and lead a pet article on tuesday, an opportunity which he hopes could lead to better relations with the pro independence movement. but he runs the risk of gambling away. his minority government. so the diagonal, i'll just, sarah. ah, hello again. the headline.