people in power investigates the humanitarian disaster unraveling on europe's borders, and asks what's next. and the battle for bella. bruce on jose zepada. ah, the world health organization is wanting of a very high global risk from the owner. kron variance of coven 19, and severe consequences. there's a surgeon cases this period is a cause for concern, not a cause for pan. president biden rules out locked downs in the us, but there are warnings. the new cobit variant could pose a risk to the economy. ah, hello, i'm has them seek. this is al jazeera alive from dollhouse,

a coming up british. so she like elaine maxwell is accused of praying on young girls for jeffrey epstein as her trial gets underway in new york. and barbados prepared to cut ties with the british monarchy, become the world's newest republic. ah . hello, the newest cove. 19 variance on the corner poses a very high risk of a search in infections. that is the latest warning from the world health organization. the un chief says he is concerned about southern africa's isolation. tony gutierrez says the region cannot be blamed for its lack of vaccines. a countries from japan to israel are focusing on restrictions as on the current infections are being reported across europe. the u. k. is offering a boosted jobs to stop the spread in the u. s. president joe biden is urging

vigilance, but it's asking people not to panic. biden says no new measures or locked downs are needed to tackle the new variant. this period is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. we have the best vaccine in the world, the best medicines, the best scientists, and we're learning more every single day, if needed. my team is already working with officials at pfizer, amber darn, and johnson and johnson. to develop contingency plans for vaccines or boosters if needed. as we mentioned on con, cases are being reported in several european countries in the u. k. while the chief medical officer says it's not all doom and gloom, the government is rolling out its vaccine boost the program to all adults. but the barber reports, britain was the 1st country to restrict travel from southern africa off to the emergence of the new cove in 1900 variance. now the government here has admitted me, crohn could pose a greater threat than the dominant delta variance and it's tightening restrictions

to limit community infection. close contact of anyone who test positive with a suspected case of only con, must sell fi slate for 10 days. regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not, face coverings were also be made compulsory in shops and on public transport in england . unless an individual has a medical exemption. this is not all doom and gloom at this stage, and i do not want people to panic. this stage. if vaccine effectiveness is reduced, as seems pretty likely to some extent, the biggest effects are likely to be in preventing infections. and hopefully there will be smaller effects on preventing severe disease questions. at the same time, the government scientific advisors are recommending people are offered booster jobs just 3 months after their 2nd vaccinations. and the programs being extended to any

one age 12 or over over in portugal, they've identified 13 cases of omicron among team members of the lisbon based professional soccer club balances. only one had recently traveled to south africa as more and more countries place restrictions on people traveling from south africa and the region. the united nations is urged the world not to penalize countries for identifying and sharing crucial science and health information. that's a theme taken up by the world health organization. army kron demonstrates just why the world needs a new accord on funding mix. our current system. this said this incentivized countries from alerting others to threats that will inevitably land on their shores. many countries in europe are already worried about the winter. here in milan, people have to wear face coverings outdoors, as well as in doors between 10 in the morning and 10 at night. but as nations

consider how to protect their own populations, the calls get louder to ensure developing countries can access vaccines. the dean barber al jazeera iran says it's optimistic after the 1st day of talks in vienna aimed at salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal. representatives from russia, china, germany, france, and the u. k. met with iranian officials. the u. s. is there, but only holding talks indirectly. iran one sanctions lifted in return for limits on his nuclear program. and i've got i think it's a great achievement. the, all of the amendment countries of the people plus one have accepted the islamic republic right for demand and agreed that the issue concerning the legal sanction of the united states against people must be 1st be put in focus and clarified yet only then will there be discussion assessment and decision making held for the remaining masses. daughter jabari is covering the meetings from vienna.

this is seen as a very beginning of what could be really the newly appointed team from iran and from the new government of bringing racy is headed by the reigning deputy foreign minister, alibaba murray. and his team of 38 men who are very well versed in the countries economy. they're all specialties at their specialists in iran's economy, from various different divisions of the government. they are here to find out what the other side will likely do in terms of moving forward. they're trying to gauge the mood from the europeans as well as the americans. i've spoken to sources into iran who are looking at the other parties involved to say that they are seeing some members in the negotiating teams from all sides. that are very well versed in terms of the security of the countries. meaning that they are expecting iran and other programs, not just a nuclear program will also be brought up. that is of course,

something the renew of said they will not do. and they said they were only here to discuss how the americans will lift their sanctions. that they've impose on her, on the deputy foreign minister has said they are on nuclear program and other programs as well as iran regional involvement is not for negotiations. but to, of course, the parties involved, including europeans, have said that these talks are not going to go on forever, that there needs to be some kind of resolution as soon as possible. opening statements have begun in the trial of british social like g lane, maxwell. she's accused of enabling the crimes of late sexes than the jeffrey epstein who took his own life 2 years ago, while awaiting trauma. maxwell is pleaded not guilty to the charges. gabrielle is on the reports from new york. jeffrey epstein and glen maxwell met a young girl in a park bench, befriended her, and then later sexually abused her to protect her identity. prosecutors called her jane. she was 14 years old and the abuse went on for years and occurred and several

of epstein homes in florida, new mexico and new york. that was just one of the accusations that prosecutor made an opening statement of maxwell's trial. the accused maxwell of, in their words serving up young women for epstein abuse. she put them at ease and made them feel safe. also they could be sexually abused by a middle aged man, prosecutor said, and also called maxwell, a predator who prayed on vulnerable young girls and manipulated them. but epstein committed suicide. so he isn't on trial. maxwell is an adult, say prosecutors over the next few weeks, will need to show how she recruited, groomed, and participated in the abuse of the girls. we are not in the court room this week, determining whether or not the victims were victims of sex crimes at the hands of mr. epstein. that's not what this trial is about. this

trial is about mid maxwell, a legit activity to enable mister epstein to abuse these little kids for women are expected to testify that they were recruited and groomed by maxwell for abuse, including jane. that 14 year old, the prosecutors say was one of the victims. jane is now an adult, and she plans to tell the jury everything she says happened to her. in their opening statements, maxwell's defense lawyer told the 12 person jury she is being used as a scapegoat for epstein alleged crimes. she is filling the hole and filling an empty chair. she is a convenient stand in for the man who cannot be here. monday was a day for the lawyers on both sides to lay out their case. now it was to witnesses a trial that likely won't conclude until at least january. gabriel is hondo which is either york or the caribbean island nation of barbados will become

a republic on tuesday when it comes time with the british monarchy. barbados gained independence from britain in 1966, but retained queen elizabeth as its head of state. a monarch would be replaced by barbarian president elect sondra mason. got alive now to the capital bridge town, where our latin america edited the she newman is live for. so to see why has barbados decided to do this, ah, you know, there's a, there's not a simple answer to that, but i can tell you that the, the road to becoming a republic has been a very long one for this island nation. it started, ah, shortly after this country became independent 55 years ago, and there were people constant calls for barbados to cut its colonial ties definitively. and that would mean cutting the ties with the monarchy, which as you know, queen elizabeth is still the head of state or, of this country. at least she will be until just

a little under 4 hours from now and at midnight, she won't talk that the alley will not turn into a pumpkin but into a republic officially. now some people say that this was something that is going to modernize the country will bring it up to date with the 21st century that be not a constitutional monarchy makes no sense any more. others have mixed feelings. there are even emotional about the fact that they are going to lose their status as a constitutional monarchy, although this country will remain part of the british commonwealth. but as it were, they're still going to, they're still celebrating their having parties behind me. there is a steel pan, an orchestra, actually with beautiful barbados and music out to my right. they will soon be a ceremony with prince charles attending. so it is a very, very big day for this island nation. one that many say they've been waiting for for decades. barbados, known as little england, is the most eastern li,

caribbean island. it was a slave colony known for its vast sugar fields and gained independence only 55 years ago. but we barbados has been one of the cleans 16 realms countries where she is head of state. and there were demonstrations, but they were of enthusiasm and loyalty. but for many, it was time to cut the umbilical cord with the monarchy by declaring barbados, a republic. wayne evasion as by bay dns called themselves cells, tiny salty fruit, the grows by the seaside, a specialty here. he agrees with the change, i feel to be a positive, but one of us is able to run the quote for, you know, it was a bit from decisions did read of any benefit going to be on our own yontsa. so yeah, i guess guess. okay. but others, like 19 year old could shawna says that the decision to break with the monarchy was imposed on them by the prime minister without consultation. it wasn't even at say

that one day as you see if the properly and now was it. it is, in fact, more symbolic than anything else. a new president will have a largely ceremonial role, and barbados will remain a part of the british commonwealth under its current prime minister. prince charles's hears guest of honor. it's not his 1st trip to barbados, but as representative of the monarchy it will be his last, this former quaker plantation has been the residence of the governor general, the queen's representative in barbados for the last 55 years. now it will be the residence of this country's new president, making barbados the was youngest republic, at least for now. in fact, other former caribbean colonies of the british monarchy such as grenada and jamaica, may just decide that they want to be next. well, this is the 1st time i've ever been to barbados, and i can tell you that one of the things that has struck me the most is just how

proud barb aiden's obey jeans as they call themselves are of their country. that it's whether they agree or not, with the decision to become a republic, they really do identify as bay gents and they, they have a saying when we are expecting perhaps for the prime minister to repeat that when the official ceremony takes place at midnight. the local time, and that is friends to all satellites of none. and that is something that they've been repeating for years and most likely will say that again, as they finally break their last official ties with the monarchy or i, lucy newman. life was there in, in barbados, still head to on edge. is it a watch which is c, e. o. quit and handed power to the social networking slides? technology g. george's former president place is caught off the years in exile as 100 processes show this.

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but only holding talks in directing. the trial of british socialize, he lane maxwell has begun in new york. 15 year old is accused of enabling the crimes of convicted pete of foul jeffrey epstein. she denies the charges i. u. s. president joe biden has held talks with ceos of several major retailers to talk about how best to tackle the nation's supply chain problems. the federal reserve chairman has warned be on the crown variance of coven 19 could slow the recovery of the u. s. economy and add to inflation wars. let's talk more about this with him. we. he is the associate director and member of the economics research group at moody's analytics. he joins us from west chester, pennsylvania in use in the us. thanks very much for being with us. so to what extent then? because the supply chain problems have been around for, for us, for several months now. to what extent is this new on the kron variance of cove it

going to potentially add to that? thanks for having me. it's certainly a significant risk factor we've seen from previous waves of the delta area and that, you know, port closures, as well as a factory closure. can have a significant impact on, on the supply chain issues that we're seeing today. in particular, i think, you know, said there be a port closures in china as well as other manufacturing hubs all around the world due to spike's because of the, the crime virus. you know, that would certainly pose a challenge in terms of getting containers in and out of ports. and secondly, i think with, with factory closure is to be seen how detrimental they can be to, you know, things like auto production. for instance, the recent delta spikes taffy's asia is a testament to that. so to the extent that the, the army crime very and produces similar spikes in different countries around the

world. it was certainly worse and the disruption is not working right now. was pointing out there, this is this, these global supply chain disruptions. it's a global phenomenon, isn't it? so how does, what can the us to really do from its end that i mean, to what extent can they, can they try to resolve these issues? yeah, it's a great point. i think what the president has done has really i think produced tangible results domestically that i agree with you 100 percent that i think there needs to be more international coordination. the difficulty live in the fact that the supply chains have multiple leaks and what the president has done very well over the past couple months is really to try to unlock some of the bottlenecks along these different links within the supply chain domestically. he started with, you know, operating the flex, 247 in long beach and, and l a in california. and he worked with these union workers as well as union

pacific, which is a railway operator to make sure that there would be a handover, right of goods from the ports over to, to the railway stations onto the warehouses and so forth. and today's meeting with, with a ceo is, is further customer to that. and, and while my ceo has, has, in fact, said that, you know, throughput has increased by, by over 25 percent nationally following these efforts. the difficulty is that there is differences in the way that countries have handled cove. it in particular there are countries up until recently a few different countries that had called a 0 policy. which means that the moment that there is sort of cases being detected, that there would be a lot of a city locked out of a port. and that is very different from, from a lot of the countries out here in the west. so. so if you continue to have this

sort of these, these differences and policies, you know, the, the global nature of the supply chain is going to exacerbate any, any issues within each of these links. good to talk to you tim way. thanks so much for your analysis. i thank you for having our position. supporters have rallied outside kingston's election commission, claiming irregularities and sundays parliamentary poll. they're demanding a new vote. zane bas robbie has more from the capital. bish kick curtis don's parliamentary election report card international observer say the country has potential but needs improvement. assessment is that yesterday's parliamentary elections were competitive. fundamental freedoms were generally respected during the campaign and the thought to displace the political will to ensure clean elections. however, strict enforcement of subsequent measures their 2 candidates campaigning with

caution. most pulling stations were well organized in the day was peaceful, but voter engagement was look, the next parliament will be less diverse and have fewer women and significant vote counting problems. opposition, party, se, or signs of government fraud. the country security council secretary blame crashes on technical glitches possibly hackers if the government cannot secure server said one opposition leader. how can i hope to secure the country? do you intend on carrying out more rallies? will you bring more protesters to the street, or will you debate these results within the holes of government or form of projects? so we don't have the forms of protesting. of course, he will appeal to our quotes, but we have no trust in them. that's why we and our citizens only have the option to conduct a rally. it is a constitutional right. we don't have any intentions to act radically because we are still demanding things that are written in the law. wouldn't let the probably

far from conceding, those who last are planting the seeds of distrust and both automated and manual vote counting. the rally here today was peaceful, small and short, but it's only the 1st day after elections. and if these rallies continue, if they get bigger, if they spread, that could become a problem that could take her guest on down a familiar path. political dialogue in this country can unravel quickly and spill out into the streets. but heated debate of vocal opposition protesters raising flags instead of fists all still so far hallmarks of democracy. then basra b o. d 0 bas kit, a ga, the former president has appeared in court on charges of abuse of office because the hush really has been held in jail since returning from exile last month. he faces 6 years in prison, but says the charges are politically motivated. robin forest walker reports from the capital tbilisi. this was because 2nd believe,

1st public appearance in georgia since his return from exile and the rest. the former president is accused of violently dispersing anti government protesters and rating and opposition tv channel, while in office. weakened by a 50 day, hunger strike successfully addressed the international community in english about his prison treatment is was cracked, ok, or torture. he human and degrading behavior, then inflicted on person and on my outside the court suck ashville. his supporters listened to the proceedings on social media. they believe it's a show true. this is a disgrace or the country for the invitation of the president and hamilton and for our ability to go forward as a society and pursue our year atlanta goals prospects of georgia joining the

european union. look rather glad, graham. ah, when presidents are being prosecuted on political grounds, there was scuffles as police dispersed protesters who had blocked traffic 15 people were arrested. the drama of the proceedings going on inside the court have been somewhat overshadowed by the chaos in suing outside. when police did their best to try to stop because really supporters from blocking both roads into and out of the city. because such villi came back to georgia from ukraine after 8 years in exile but was arrested on the 1st of october. he has returned to a divided country between those who believe georgia's now controlled by pro russian oligarch and those who want suckers really to serve time for crimes. they say he's

committed, the government insists circus. billy will get a fair trial. fancy his rights will be fully protected by the legislation of georgia. as it happens today, he has had the opportunity to appear in court before the george and judiciary. his supporters don't expect justice and notice sacrifice really. his best defense with this confession. you know, it was a mistake that in government we failed to create an independent justice system. it affected many of my compatriots. and now it affects me. the former president used this opportunity to address the georgia public directly. his hope is that somehow they and not the court will decide his fate. robin 1st year walker al jazeera tbilisi. the united nations is urging the philippines government to withdraw travel restrictions on a nobel winning journalist,

so she can accept her ward in no way. next month, maria reza is the 1st nobel laureate, from the philippines, she shed the prize rush, investigative journalist dmitri morocco, a move scene as an endorsement of free speech rights worldwide rest of support, to say, she's face setbacks and legal action for her scrutiny of the philippines government with her website rapidly. we are indeed very concerned about the travel restrictions placed on the government, philippines on murray arrest, preventing her from travelling in person to receive the nobel peace prize. we urge the government of the philippines to immediately withdraw any such restrictions and allow her to travel to our school. twitter a co founder jack dorsey has stepped down as c. e o. dorsey faced internal question to resign and survive to invest a bit to asked him last year. he'll be placed by the chief technology officer in a statement on twitter doors. he said it was finally time to leave. kristen salumi has more for new york. jack dorsey has been at the helm in some form or

another from 2006 when the company started. he stepped down for a while he was put back on. he's been under pressure though since last year to go after some major shareholders raised questions about whether or not he should still be the ceo of twitter, while at the same time serving as the ceo of another digital payment company square . so the pressure was mounting on him. dorsey also faced criticism from politicians, particularly on the right after donald trump. president donald trump was kicked off of the platform that was in response to the january 6 capital riot. and the company said that he was a risk to security by staying on the platform. he's also dorsey been criticized by politicians on the left for not doing enough to remove hate speech from the platform. so lots of pressure all around. but the fact is,

and the bottom line is the stock has been seen as under performing as far as tech stocks go in recent years, and not too long ago the company announced a plan to double its revenues by 2023 to grow its user base but it has a lot of work ahead of it to reach those goals. and so dorsey announcing it was time to step down in a long time employee, the company part of the aga wall, who was serving as the chief technology officer's. now going to take over a seo ah, it says add 0. let's get around up at the top stories, the wealth household zation is wanting, the newest covered 19 very, and poses a very high risk of a search in infections on the crown was 1st detected in southern africa last week. us president joe biden, one place any new restrictions to contain the.