resonates, requires talking to everyday people, the mayor of the city and now said you doing away with the curfew. that was supposed to get everybody off. it's international perspective with the human touch zooming way in and then pulling back out again. ah . so i'll make one maybe on the rise, and we may come to a point where it takes all birds will be the dominant variance a week after declaring it a variant of concern. health experts say all micron will keep growing, but it's not a reason to panic. go to be reporting from south africa, the sour why the government says it won't need to lock down to fight a case rise, blaine, don't you variant the hello. i'm sorry, i'm demising and watching out you 0. so coming up on the proposal table by iran

cannot be rejected. iran top nuclear negotiate hotels, al jazeera well, powers must accept his proposals. as bill division we look at life on the front line, the struggle to survive in easton ukraine. the russian troops still poise the order . ah hello and welcome to the program. well, it's been a week since the on the chrome very into the crime virus was declared variant of concern in which time it's gained more of a foothold around the world. the world health organization is saying it's been detected in a total of $38.00 countries out from $23.00 just a couple of days ago. and in the past few hours to new york also confirmed, it detected its 1st case. symbolic way is also saying that it now has at least 50

in return to measures. first, seen at the start of the pandemic. many countries are tackling on the chrome through height and travel restrictions, but health ex, but instead insist very it will continue to spread the calls on friday to concentrate on preparing health systems and being ready to adjust and develop existing vaccines before any point at which on the call becomes a dominant variant. as we're talking about ami con, let's also not forget that the predominant variance right now still remains the delta variance. so all make on may be on the rise and we may come to a point where it takes over to be the dominant variance. but at this point, the very dominant variant remains delta. well, south africa's health minister is saying the country will manage on the cross without introducing new lock downs. very, it was 1st identified down. it's now driving a surgeon, infections with another. 16000 confirmed on friday health officials is saying they

are concerned about the rising number of young people and pregnant women being admitted to hospital for me to miller reports on this from janice back. experts in south africa say the surgeon cove at 19 infections is the highest this scene since the start of the pandemic. and they blamed the latest and possibly most contagious variant. ami kron. they want, as the veterans would generally be in want transmissible. but most of the time they would be less debate as we enter the 4th to wait with their new environment. we can see confirmation of this one. while people from this and other countries in southern africa facing international travel bands lockdown restrictions in south africa at the lowest, the government is instead urging people to get vaccinated. so fall 42 percent of

adults have received a job with hospital admissions, mainly dominated by those who are not vaccinated. and young people are below the age of 40, most of whom are not vaccinated. at this stage, we can say that even in how do we japanese for 70 to 80 percent of the new daily infections we have not yet reached, but they've been stay just in terms of our hospital capacity and the new hospital admissions. the government says it has enough resources to deal with the outbreak, even in one of the worst hit provinces, how ting? the latest statistics show daily infections are growing. and health workers are also concerned about the high number of children. and to 5 years old who've been hospitalized, the phenomenon of young children get age groups as well as pregnant women having increased infection in the gated. we are hoping that in the coming

weeks will be able to think of reason for. busy why this particular cohort of patient is having increased in fiction. but officials hope that while the new variant appears highly transmissible, it can be managed. the government says it will continue door to door campaigns and community awareness programs to try to convince people to get a job. how's experts say the number of people dying from covert 19 has remained low because of vaccinations. and right now, wanting for people, tested for coven, 19 in south africa, a recording positive for me, the miller, i'll just 0 johanna. the book will in the united states, health officials have just said vaccine manufacturers are already working on contingency plans, including the possibility of an on the chrome specific booster. major heidi jo castro joins us live now from washington. what else they've been saying about how

they plan to tackle on the competition if it does overtake dealt or is that dominant strain, right. merriman, this is certainly happening in a sense of urgency as fresh cases of all the cronner popping up coast to coast in the u. s. from new york to california to many states in between. and particularly one case in hawaii in which the person who is infected has no recent travel history . so it is now undeniable that community spread is happening. kennedy spread on the crown is happening in the united states and the chief white house medical advisor anthony found she talked about this in a briefing today, saying that the vaccine makers were already on top of this now for a week have been working on multiple plans to in the case of whether or not the current vaccines work, which is still a study that's ongoing, but he says that these vaccine makers will be prepared. they do have plans that

have multiple contingency. one is to wrap up the production of the vaccines that they already have. the next is to make, for example, a bio valence where you have the, a vaccine against both the ancestral strain and the new variant. and the other is to make a variant specific boost, the degree to which they're going to be doing that they are now assuming they may have to do that and being prepared for that. and val, she said that the national institutes of health, citing their early studies, he said that there's strong evidence that the existing boosters do protect against only chron though. val. she said, that has yet to be proven. marian, thank you very much. audio, castro, bring us all the latest on that from washington. so what's actually known then about the on the con variant. so far, the information we do have is quite limited,

but the bottom lines and world health organization and other medical experts is don't panic, a warning against any knee jerk responses. where is preliminary data suggesting the strain is highly transmissible, but we could be 2 weeks away from knowing how dangerous it actually is. most people infected in south africa experienced miles symptoms and could be some slight differences compared to other varies, but a, w h o is saying there's not yet any evidence of that. it's sending what it calls a technical surge team to the province surrounding johannesburg to monitor the rise in caseload and hospital admissions. that will, india's health ministry says that y'all, mccord very, might be less severe use of vaccination and high exposure to the delta strain. 2 cases of the new very were detected on the 1st day, including one person with no travel history. government has all states to increase genome sequencing to find out how prevalent on the chrome is. elizabeth problem was given rare access to a lab in u deli,

on this is one of 37 labs in india, where scientists are using a process called genome sequencing, to decode the genetic information and cause of 19 to learn more about the virus. the samples of every positive case and north and central delhi accept and this freezer at navy minus 80 degrees celsius. all we're doing through scientists show us a device called the flow cell, which collects the samples. it's then inserted into a machine that reveals the genetic code, the director of india's biggest cause at 19 hospital says they have their best minds, analyzing the results, to see how the virus changes and you variance, and understand how these changes affect his characteristics. how the b as the scholars, we have the researchers, we have the professors, doctors who are full time working rather data, working more than well,

our body allan j. p. hospitals, corona virus. what is receiving international passengers who tested positive for the virus upon their arrival? the government has imposed tighter restrictions at international airport, including mandatory code 19 tests full arrivals. it's also delayed the resumption of international commercial flights. as our governance goes further and ban flights from countries which have cases of alma kron economists say, the new variant is old. ready, having a global impact. uncertainty leads to slow down an investment. as investment is what leads to growth under employment is under should know any kind of uncertainty that included affects the financial markets. i saw the stock market immediately decline the emitter color, but as long as the uncertainty remains, the financial markets will get affected. an investment re good effect. so she ologist say,

while many of anxious about another possible wave government must keep the poor in mind as they beside the different kind of people in this country and in this world . and i think the impact of coven has been fed it, and expedients very differently across different social categories of people. and i think that's something that we need to underline, not because for some kind of sociological reasons, but also for policies. and the 1st year of the pandemic pushed 230000000 indians into poverty in the recording its lowest number of daily cars. 19 cases in 18 months, as scientists race against time to find out on the phone for the more severe symptom . and just how much protection vaccines offer against serious illness. the government is urging the 100000000 indians missed getting this 2nd dose to do so immediately. elizabeth, for on al jazeera new delhi. there is better news in new zealand where

a strict current of ours lockdown has come to an end in the largest city after more than a 100 days. some residents in oakland waited until midnight on friday to celebrate new freedoms at pubs and clubs which have been closed since the middle of august vaccinated people are now able to go to cafes, bars, jims, and cinemas. but severe restrictions still apply to those who have not had that jobs. regional border around autrand is set to lift later this month, while international restrictions loosen from february. ah, iran's chief negotiator is told al jazeera that well power working to revive the nuclear deal cannot reject his country's draft proposals. alibaba economy says that that's because iran submissions were based on the original 2015 agreement and an exclusive interview call for all nuclear related sanctions to be removed

immediately. body. connie also says that european sides can propose their own drafts for discussion. alhashan has more now from vienna. after the 1st proposal, the 2nd proposal, the radians are now talking of the 3rd proposal that they would submit just after the what follows except the 1st on the 2nd. let's just go into some details. the stresses about the sanctions. the 2nd is about iran rollinback. it's a measure the following. thompson, president trump's withdrawal from the j. c. p u a or the new care deal. and the said is going to be bucket you can, he told us on the guarantees and the verification process, whereas this is going to allow iran to get back to its commitments. so this is, this is mainly what the ranges are asking for. right now. they want the united states to lift all the sanctions that impose and re impose following the united

states to throw away from the nuclear deal. and also they want to verify that this, these sanctions will not be re imposed once again on, on iran. and that they can deal with the whole world community and do business as they should. this is, this is what they think they should have guarantees once anyway, this is what are the bucket he can, he had to tell us earlier today. they're going to the proposal tape and by iran cannot be rejected, i told because they are based on the provisions of the 2015 nuclear agreement. and in principle, the countries which are still the participants of the j. c. a. they did not want to ruin the nuclear document. old, the sanction which had been imposed or re imposed on the so called maximum pressure campaign of the united states. they should be removed immediately. so no, the talks came to an end to an end. this round box came to an end of birth,

and rickie moore. or the you official who told reporters dot the delegations would go back to the capitals. 4th. good to talk to them. officials their to their governments, the a try, get new lines from there and you directions in order to come back to vietnam. maybe earlier this next week, you can see the whole exclusive interview with ali balcony on talk to al jazeera that will air at 0430 g m t on saturday. want to take you to developments in iraq now where at least 12 people i believe to have been killed in an attack on a village near a bill in the north of the country. code is regional government is blaming i. so for this and says most of those killed was security force members in 2017 iraq declared victory against i sell off to reclaim will hara trees a group of hell for several years. but they have continued to launch a sporadic attacks. lebanon's president is saying he hopes the

resignation of the country's information minister, or put an end to a dispute with saudi arabia george at corda. he triggered a diplomatic crisis off to making comments about saudi's role in the war in yemen. it led to a ban on lebanese imports and the recall of the saudi ambassador said, honda reports on this now from beirut. it's an announcement that's supposed to help open the door for negotiations with saudi arabia and other gulf arab states shall be done. one of them's was he lebanon's information minister george credit, his comments calling the war and yemen. a saudi aggression triggered the worst deterioration in relations in years for weeks credit he rejected calls to resign. he now explains why he changed his mind. right. if i don't see him, i do have a french president. manuel mcroy is heading to saudi arabia on an official visit. what i understood from the prime minister who i met 3 days ago,

is it france wants to use my resignation to help open dialogue with saudi arabia. french president manuel macross has been urging gulf states not to isolate lebanon . it's believed he wants to use the resignation as a bargaining chip to convince saudi arabia and other states to restore economic and diplomatic ties with lebanon. the government invaded track now it's basically a corporation where the french and the iranians called the shots. and it seems that for the government in order to be able to, to succeed, to, in order to be able to ensure the implementation of the reforms that are being asked for by the international community. there must be some sort of an involvement of gulf money. there is no guarantee the resignation will be enough for saudi arabia, which has said, it won't engage with a government controlled by the iranian backed, has below. but it could help. and the political crisis in lebanon production is backed by, has been locked, which along with its allies,

paralyzed the cabinet for weeks. they want the lead judge investigating the 2020 explosion api reports taught at the tar remove, for what they allege is political bias. efforts to limit his jurisdiction in the case are now under way prime minister, and as he may add to who took office in september, promised to repair ties with arab gulf states. but it has been a difficult balancing act with political power in lebanon in the hands of has bola . there was a problem that faced amazingly on the system and lebanon, and the political system. second, what have taken place between lebanon and the gulf and the spirit offer, especially we need the best scenarios in order to be a hailey on, on, on the healing a saudi ban, on all imports from lebanon, is adding pressure to an economy already in free fall a gesture of good will may reverse such measures, but repairing

a relationship with a traditional ally is part of a larger geopolitical struggle with iran that for their elders. eda beirut or vice president emmanuel mac one has mac cats has inertia. timing been hammered. a funny in doha, a discussed ways at france and cattle can strengthen their relationship, including through economic and defense partnerships. earlier on that con, visited abu dhabi, when he signed a deal to supply 80 french made fighter jets to the united arab emirates. watching al jazeera ly from london. still i had for you on the program, sending and reinforcements more uganda and troops across the board to join the fight against an arm. rebel grove and the gammy is voting that system is unique. we'll look at why the electoral commission hope's doesn't news it's models. oh

hello there. let's have a look at what's going on in europe over the next few days. and there's more unsettled weather on the way where it's not windy and where it is. certainly wintery and denmark had its 1st taste of snow earlier this week. there's more of that to come. as these weather systems work their way from the west to the east and i cold air is going to knock the temperature down in places like paris for example . but there is still a lot of mild weather to be found across the north west for britain and island will have spells of sunshine and showers, but it does turn colder and frosty come sunday, the wet weather working its way in much of scandinavia. it's a wintry picture, we're gonna see some heavy snow fall across denmark and into germany and poland as we go into sunday. and for the south, you can see across the outs some heavy snow on the way. we still got that weather front bringing heavy rain to parts of greece and turkey. it clears out by the time we get in to sunday. and once again we've got some nasty. 8 weather, affecting the

a dramatic see some heavy snow falling across the balkans. we've got some warnings out for rain, sleet, and snow, moving its way into france and northern parts of spain, some heavy snow expected here. but the further south we get, the more funny it becomes we have got the temperature in madrid, slightly below average, but plenty of sunshine. ah, if america held up a mirror to itself, what would it see in the sense race is the story of america. what's working and what's not a lot of people were only talking about that. it wasn't at the top of the agenda. if america can handle multiple challenges on multiple frauds, we need to go back to school. the bottom line on al jazeera, i've been covering all of latin america for most of my career, but no country is alike, and it's my job to shed light on how and why lou

ah, welcome back and look at the main stories this allen now. well, the health organization is saying new corona virus variance on the call has now been detected in 38 countries. been a week since the highly mutated strain was declared, a variant of consign. iran's chief negotiator has told al jazeera that, well, how is working to revive the 2015 nuclear deal cannot reject his country's drop proposals as they are based on the original agreement. and in lebanon, the president is saying, but he hopes the resignation of the countries information minister will put an end to a dispute with saudi arabia and alpha gulf states. now ukraine's

defense minister saying that russia could mount a military offensive on its country. as soon as next month warning, there could be more than $94000.00 troops waiting across the border. a large number of them are an occupied crimea, which was annexed by russia in 2014 others amassing near the dumbass region. this is the area of you lines donnie asked, and hans regions which is under the control of russian back set protests, the conflict is making it difficult for ukrainians to get medical care and to see their families trips that used to take less than an hour. can now take a day because checkpoints limited and cross things of frustrating. the slow child stratford reports from nova troy scout. they stand in the cold waiting for instructions from a ukrainian soldier. this is one of only 2 places where people can cross the more than 400 kilometer front line in eastern ukraine. that's why i think we haven't

been able to freely come and see our relatives and friends for more than 7 years. both sides make obstacles for us. i'm using my ukranian passport and they now say it's not enough for me to cross. i have to go on line. i've been trying for 3 days . many of the elderly and infirm came to the cranium, government controlled side to collect their pensions. sure, only around a $100.00 a month. the 1st separatist checkpoint is around 3 kilometers down this road. now before the conflict started in 2014 the journey chime from the town of done this to here was around 30 minutes. but now because of the complexities of traveling across the separatist controlled region, many people decides to come via the russian border. and that can take more than a day. nikolai is a company of his wife to separate his control. don't ask. he can't find a nearby hospital and the government controlled side. the can carry out the life

saving operation. he says she needs user research for more than i'm 80 years old and live bruce so much. i hope my children and grandchildren can live a better life. maybe i just hope doctors can save in my wife you as they say, hope died last bruce to it so difficult. the terrible this happens to us. at our age the checkpoint is only open twice a week. red cross trucks pass carrying tons of aid for around 3000000 people you and expects to need humanitarian assistance next year. and that's on both sides of the front line. soldiers tell us the his shilling a few kilometers from here every night. see, spar monitors with the organization for security and cooperation in europe. say both sides regularly break seats far agreement,

signed in 2015. mchale has just arrived from set, which is controlled on ask all my friends who wants to leave, and most of my family have left some to ukraine or russia, some to europe. many still there, miss what life was like before 2014. they wait for a seat on the bus to take them across. what's called no man's land fields. they never imagined they'd be afraid of before this complex started. on 7 and a half years ago, char stuff, al jazeera mobile, trotsky, eastern ukraine. it gander, sent more troops and equipment into the democratic republic of congo to fight an armed rebel good. that parts of an ongoing operation against the allied democratic forces began this week with the backing of the congress government group has been blamed for deadly attacks in the countries east and, and you can just capital compiler. the entire coaching staff has left the trouble,

the english county, cricket club, yorkshire, and departure of 16 staff members as the latest development in a racism scandal surrounding the club. yorkshire was heavily criticized for its handling of report. found former player as in refuse was a victim of racial harassment and bullying. a clump an independent report into a crowd trumpet year 2020 find that london's wembley stadium says the chaos could have resulted in deaths. the review found thousands of ticket less fans could of storm the ground, had england beaten italy and brain wide spread disorder around and inside the stadium on a reckless hoard of $6000.00 fans who didn't have tickets. european footballs governing bodies, ordered england to play that next time game in a way for competition without fans. now people in the gambia will elect an ex president on saturday. the electoral commission says it's made all the preparations for free and fair election. i'm at interest reports now from the capital bandu

election staff examined voting kids. i had of saw today's presidential election more than 7000 of them would be used in more than 1500 boarding stations across the gambia. we could look into the editor and would and comes, it says it's equal distance. what only one who easily turns plainly in the old but is to make sure that the loses. we've lived ac, nearly a 1000000 people have registered to vote in this election. that also sees a record number 6 presidential candidates. the gambia has a unique system of voting that predates its independence over here. our ballot boxes called the ballard, drums. they're made out in different colors for each candidate in this election. and in these boxes are election materials that include marble given to each

verified voter. the water takes the marble and then drops through this hole inside the ballard drum. the moment the marble gets in there, it hits a bell and makes a sound to the voter election. officials and party representatives present. and finally the ballots. i counted on this wooden plate. huh. the gambia police won't say how many officers they're deploying, but say they aren't leaving anything to charles. and nobody can tell what exactly my biddy glasses situation that my are up. i'm so police officers are to be in to be able to deal with this address. and even though we are anticipating that we are going to walk into a peaceful election, but you may not know what might be this is thanks that already challenges, suffering from voter. enthusiasm is high, but many people don't trust the politicians will deliver what they promise. i believe every politician is there for your interest will efficient like,

sorry to say, but in quality sense are selfish. they are just after their interest, i would because just like i mentioned earlier, and i am a concerned citizen and, and i have to what it is my right to would officially hope this enthusiasm will translate into a high voter turnout which could be possible as gambia cba, the freedom to vote and express themselves without fear of intimidation. degrees al jazeera bundle, the gambia ah quicker headlines now in the world health organization is saying the new crone of ours varied omicron has been detected in 38 countries. it's been a week since the highly mutated strain was declared, a variant of concern after 1st being reported in south africa. many countries, a tackling on the kron through height and travel restrictions top us infectious disease x. but antony found she says vaccine.