when the whales are empty, people fight foreign programs that open your eyes to a low, tentative v. i then have collage and i have my voice on al jazeera ah trying to lock down a city of 13000000 after a rising corona virus cases. ah, the whole robin, you're watching over there, like my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes. a hong kong university removes the pillar of shame, a famous statue marking the tenement square massacre. also the relief and works agencies head says his organization can't meet the needs of palestinian refugees in lebanon due to a financial crisis. plus the olives are changing lives. i'm with some of the jobs

not boxed on. and i'll tell you about the efforts to cultivate more of them. ah, welcome to the program. we begin in china, where more than 30000000 people have been ordered to stay home in the eastern city of shan. that comes after more than $200.00 cove 19 infections were recorded since the beginning of the month. the country is on high alert as it goes up to host the winter olympics. in february, all correspond, katrina, you has more from china's capital. beijing. chinese authorities have imposed them most severe, locked down in almost a year. 13000000 people living in the northern city of she. anne have been ordered to stay home from midnight on thursday. only one member of each household is allowed out to get food every 2 days, and only certified essential workers can head out for work. here some of the

measures prompted crowd to rush to grocery stores and markets earlier this week. more than $200.00 cases have been reported in the city since the beginning of the month. the outbreak of the delta variant began with just 9 people and quickly spread hulu deep. yeah, the trajectory of the ny cases were a complex evolving transportation services and public places, including hospitals, commercial complexes, restaurants as goes. hundreds of thousands of tourists flocked to she, anne of former capital and historic hub to see the terror caught a warriors every year. now, almost all transport in and out of the area has been cancelled. residence must apply for a special permission to leave. the city authorities are currently conducting that 3rd round of mass testing. so far, no cases of the on the con variant have been locally transmitted in china. but officials here on my alert the beijing winter olympics opens in february and chinese leaders, her plumbers,

a safe and secure games where spectators will be able to attend or receive spectators. however, ward be attending. china has maintained its 0 tolerance approach to the virus and borders have been closed since march last year. the was that during the winter olympics, there will be a large number of olympic affiliated in the reduce from different countries and a regions come to trina, there is a high possibility that a certain number of covey 19 positive cases will arise. more than 80 percent of the country's population have received 2 doses of current of ours vaccines. officials are now encouraging people to get a 3rd shot that some studies are found that chinese vaccines have lower efficacy and protection rates against the on the crime strain. beating has not approved the use of some other vaccines, such as pfizer or astrazeneca, caterine, our da 0 bate in south korea has recorded its highest number of crone of iris

deaths in one day. 109. people have died in the last 24 hour period. hospitals overwhelmed with patients in critical condition are the delta variant as the dominant strain in south korea. but authority say armor crohn could soon take over . new restrictions were introduced on saturday. australia's recorded its biggest ever daily jumping cases a day after prime minister scott morrison bowed not to return to lock downs, testing sides across the country have been swamped. more than 8000 cases have been confirm. most of them in the countries most populous state of new south wales. that's where it mask mandates are being re introduced. for the 1st time since the pandemic began the u. k. as reported more than 100000 new infections in just one day. while scotland and wales have bo tightened restrictions to slow the spread of on the quan british prime minister boris johnson has chose not to impose similar measures in england quite yet or a challenge as more from london. it's one of london's best known restaurant chains

. but you'll have no problem getting a table at the also lanky and spittle fields right now. it's normally the busiest time of the year, but like hospitality, business is up and down the country. auto lanky is desperate. the customers in the last week we had like over a 1000 cancellations for lunch and dinner days. we do 100 for lines roughly 100 for lunch and then 120. but then we're doing about 40 for both on maker on his made his brutal time for restaurants, cafes, hotels, clubs, and theaters. the government ended speculation on tuesday promising no new restrictions in england this side of christmas at least. but people have been heating advice to limit social contact, and responding to alarm calls from hospitality. $1300000000.00 has been pledged to help the industry. it doesn't seem nearly enough from his math to be con, says that while any government support is welcome. what's on offer really does not

cause it. he says that a, with them show closed for a week and cost $330000.00. an average nightclub say, is expecting to lose perhaps $34000.00 over the christmas period. so the government's offer of just a $1010.00 per business. he says, is just a drop in the ocean layer agrees and says they also need more guidance. how as, what to do, what is actually happening? you know, if we're going to close and if restaurants are going to close, they need to let us know or so that we can plan as well rather than just saying, okay, we're going to make an announcement on the 27th because it's been a lot of rumors, while england tries to boost its way out on the crowns, clutches, changes are being made to weiss elation rules to ease crippling staff shortages across many businesses and services. most vaccinated and vaccinated people can now ends their 10 day isolation. 3 days early. if they test negative, today's running,

as long as they test the negative through lateral flow tests on day 6 and they 7 take 24 hours apart, they can leave isolation. if you are someone that works at home or the at a chest even, you can return to work. but of course, those people will also be following the rules that affect by the workplace is where they test regulate. meanwhile, the u. k is infection rate, push 3100000 a day for the 1st time on wednesday. the country isn't tacit. microns clutches yet by any means. reach helen's out there of london. but his pharmaceutical john dance presented with claiming a 3rd days of its cave in 1900 vaccine, provide significant protection against the american variance. the results being published in a study by the university of oxford. both medina and 5 have also set a 3rd dose of their vaccines were effective against alma chrome. more than a 1000000 over 90 vaccines have been destroyed. nigerian health officials say that i says had a short shelf life and had expired. they were donated through the international

kovacs program and delivered within weeks of expiring. fidelis amber reports now from the capital a future that my money health officials and journalists watched as more than a 1000000 doses of expired astrazeneca vaccine were crushed. he destroyed vaccines, were part of a massive shipment of more than 2000000 doses received in october. it domission from developed nations. by november, many of them had expired before been put into people's homes. the government was came to show people that no expired vaccines would be given out in a beat to post confidence in the vaccine program. the head of niger as primary health care agency, says the procure, the vaccines on the very difficult circumstances. adding that the step was taken to protect the public. we accepted in vaccine in an environment where despite the

interest, despite consorted efforts by the federal government to procure these vaccines. this vaccines were not available in an open market a few months ago because they had largely be mobbed by the wealthier nations. and we had no choice. huh. to accept this vaccine with short sales life because we are interested in protecting our citizens from cove 90. the government has made repeated efforts to get more people vaccinated, including restricting access for the approximate it to some public buildings and events. but so far that made limited progress, the government has set a target to vaccinate more than half the population. by next year was less than 5 percent of the country's population of about $200000000.00 have been fully vaccinated according to health officials. authorities have leading to denote one

out of illegible citizens to take the shots for the spread of the coroner virus. at this vaccination center in the nation's capitol, some residents, i tried to encourage orders to get the shots. i think the best i can do also as a parent, it's not the only 2. i will baby could be 19 basic rules, but also coming out to think of a sin. because admissions are trying the best that i can to combat be copied 19 despite of 90 and i've seen a lot of people lost their loved ones. so the best i can do is come out, take the lesson, we just got got out of the full year if you did it because of the vaccination that was taken place. so this summer i employed people to come and take the cities that spread left. the country has witnessed a spike in cove inmate in cases in recent weeks. and health officials say the a prepared to handle the 4th wave. and we have the 3 products available. now. we

have the pfizer, we have them, we're dana, and we have an asterisk, then you can all get back to the fire itself. we don't have any shop. each icon. nigeria has recorded more than 2 100000 cases of coven maintain, and nearly 3000 debts since the outbreak of the pandemic. last year. fidelis number, i'll just 0. a budget. hong kong university has removed a statue commemorating the victims of the 1980 non tenement square massacre which was highly sensitive in china. the so called a pillar of shame was made by a danger sculpture to symbolize the lives lost during the military crime down. the university says the decision was based on legal advice after the implementation of facing national security. low in home. home has all criticism for activists and right, great job. got a 3rd is a professor of political science, hong kong,

back to the university. he says, the move is likely to impose educational challenges. been expected from some time. clearly the instructions coming from pacing in from the face of the central government, hong kong to remove the tattoo. so it shows that today going to be harder and harder to talk about. and then and that alone to commemorate the massacre which to place in $9.10 and then square. so now the do matic has become a kind of a taboo question in hong kong. so now it's clearly a signal that it won't be taught anymore at school and you get me is going to be very hard and harder to teach about 10 and then not like the university level in hong kong. as far as i'm concerned, i still teach the subject because that part of the curriculum history professors to teaching contemporary chinese history do teach about mandate part of the curriculum

. but i know that more and more instructors are teachers coming from mainland china, off on comb. ah, getting more and more hesitant to teach the day because the worried that he's going to cross the red line. so they, to, there's been already, for some time, in particular the, when the national security law was an active, there's been more and more trying to push them on to say, in hong kong university. so that's pretty awesome because to know what the commit party wants to impose, there is a kind of a name. yeah. what happened in china, more than 30 years ago, still had hail on al jazeera, at least 37 dead in malaysia, after some of the worst flooding of recent times of nearly 70000 people falls from their homes. and the time to lose 5 got his don as the un security council pays waive more aid into the country to stay with us here. officer.

ah hello there. welcome to look at the international forecast and place to say, we have now got some dry weather less. what should we say? coming into malaysia that flood hit parts of the malay peninsula. we've had some very heavy right me while moving across southern parts of vietnam, maybe 100 millimeters of frank coming through here is still clutch of stalls. now drifting out into the gulf of thailand. a legacy of showers is coming in across the cambodia, pushing towards central parts of vietnam. still some lively showers. they're just around central and southern part of the philippines. prepping up a little over the next couple of days than usual, ration re, much of malaysia down towards the martyr. and some very heavy rain just brewing up just around the table. cecil away ceasing some heavy shouts. this still circulation

here pushing towards the top end of australia may well develop into a tropical side for christmas day. so sadly somebody to watch out for here. so there we go. we can see the heavier showers just pushing towards the top end of australia, one or 2 lot of the showers to the southern parts of queensland east in areas of our new south wales. and they'll stay in place over the next day or so. some shouts pushing across into the interior. even alice could catch a shower or 2 by friday, saturday christmas day. it was like a hot one for perth with a top temperature of $42.00 degrees celsius. ah, in the country with an abundance of results. right? i was wanting to lose you, is this firms forming we moved full to grow and fraud. we balance for green economy, blue economy, and the digital economy with the new job creation law, indonesia is progressively ensuring the policy reform to create quality jobs,

investment likely part when these years growth and progress invest in indonesia. now, lou ah, look about what you all deserve with me. so robin a reminder of all top stories, more than 13000000 people have been older to stay home in the eastern chinese city of shyanne 200 cove 19 infections have been recorded since the beginning of the month. china is on high alert as it goes up to host the winter olympics in february . the u. k. as reported more than a $100000.00 daily for of hours infections for the 1st time, scotland and wales of title restrictions, but

u. k. prime minister force johnson has chosen not to impose similar measures in england. and hong kong university has removed a statue commemorating the victims of the 1989 gentlemen square massacre, which is highly sensitive in china. the move has told criticism from activists and rights groups. the head of the un relief and works agency for palestinian refugees has told us his organizations on the verge of financial collapse. felipe la cerini is warning that on raw can no longer meet the growing needs of migrants in lebanon, said a hodder house more from beirut. in exiles for decades, these palestinian refugees have long lived on the margins of society. they are among the most vulnerable and porous communities in lebanon. the situation has been made worse because the economy is close to collapse. and now there lifeline faces a shortage of funds. the financial crisis of on one us being of an existential

nature. and it's often existence in nature because we cannot properly deliver our services anymore at a time to needs into come have significantly increase was providing access to education, to all the parties and reproduce. girls and boys in the camp and in the country providing assistance to more than 200000 people. we are providing primary health care. lebanon's. currency crash has hurt the palestinians as well. inflation lead to food prices increasing by 10 fold. i will go when people are just buying the basic, they no longer buying kilos, but in grounds for many help from the un is vital, especially since the lebanese state denies palestinians. basic services only provided occasion and medicine by the should give us more help because many people can afford to buy bread. a recent decision by the lebanese authorities to expand

palestinian right in the labor market is welcomed here as a way to deal with writing unemployment. but many tell us it's limited and what is needed is to grab the basic right line. i come through just in my truck, under my name. i can't even get a license to drive it there on minimum rights which palestinians don't have. we think the minister for the new decree, but i don't resolve an incoming civil palestinians have faced what rights groups call discriminatory policies since they 1st arrived on in 1948 successive governments, believe easing restrictions and providing them citizenship will encourage them to settle here permanently, that's why the majority rely on the informal labor market, but opportunities are drying up the most. if we don't work, we can. and there is much work now because of the kind of crisis. even before the

economic collapse, loving all the palestinians were struggling, it has to 1st more into poverty. the united nation says it now has to find money so that the crisis who have what it close, a devastating humanitarian impact. then there should be to be root libya's election commission. and supposing that the countries presidential paul take place on january the 24th. and i have been scheduled for this friday, but it been more by disputes over rules and regulations. i'm trying to has more from triply just 2 days ahead of what had been scheduled as the 1st round of a presidential election. he high national elections commission released a statement suggesting polling people's pond for a month to january 24th. more than 2 and a half 1000000 people had already picked up the records for the december 24th vote . but the whole process has been more by controversy about rules and regulations.

many say without a constitution, a presidential election will only lead to more division and conflict. it's now clear, it won't go ahead as scheduled. either could move as the delay was expected. that of another number we were expecting that the elections one is going to happen on december 24th. but now setting a new date will also be a contentious issue. from a legal standpoint, the parliament must agree with the high council of state on a new date. the question now is them, and how long will the postponement be far? and will they come to an agreement on a constitutional framework? anyone? according to a previous political agreement, the parliament basin eastern libya and the high council of state in the west must agree on a constitutional framework to hold the elections. that never happened. here in this coffee shop in tripoli, some people tell us they don't think a presidential election is the way forward. i don't know, and as far as elections are concerned,

i think we need to have parliamentary elections 1st and then a presidential one. the parliament has been in power for several years and they haven't done anything for them and development to be, i'm happy the presidential elections aren't happening to hold elections, you have to have a foundation. now, foundation is a constitutionally, if we don't have a constitution that identifies what kind of governing system we have yet, and the powers of president has, how can we vote for president on met? libya has seen 10 years of political divisions and conflict since the revolution that toppled war more good, duffy in 2011. the international community has painted presidential and parliamentary elections as the only way to unite the country, or without a constitution or legal framework. many here believe a presidential election will only further. the conflict mal trina al jazeera trib leave. the number of people killed in a shipwreck. a madagascar has risen to 855 children are amongst the dead. it

happened off the north eastern coast of mundane d, case. god says 138 people were on board, the wooden cargo vessel, which was not fit to carry passengers. any 50 people have been rescued so far. the death toll from major flooding in malaysia has now risen to 37 flood waters of swamps. cities were cut off. major roads, or floods, triggered by days of heavy rain, have also displaced nearly 70000 people. florence louis has more from the flood, hit harry of correct east of holland ample, which is in this residential area in hot town in central asia. hawkins state only began to receive today's, and that's when king of you can see this to so much money, every check doesn't that to be brought in. and he will say that nothing on the ground floor of the ones can be so me that that to throw everything furniture electrical appliances, the water levels will so quickly so unexpectedly that anybody at home to escape

what one man said he swam to safety and had to cling on to his name is felton a few doors away. people here haven't able to return home because also there's no electricity or water supply. taking shelton, i believe, is now already over crowded. many a questioning way, government to help slower those who questions about why the government wasn't better had a disaster like pa hung is that was affected state in malaysia and are still many areas that are still though the security council has unanimously adopted a resolution allowing humanitarian aid into afghanistan, the council voted to apply a sanctions exemption, meaning governments night agencies can now send money and goods to the country for the 1st time since the taliban took power. kristen, so maybe has more from the united nations, is, will not quote, as by the un security council, paved the way for more aid to afghanistan unanimously. passing

a u. s. sponsored resolution, explicitly stating humanitarian assistance and other activities that support basic human needs and afghanistan are not a violation of international sanctions. china supported the resolution after pushing back against an initial draft, requiring case by case aid exemptions. thank you. i'll hunt you through the current situation in afghanistan is out a critical stage facing monte pom archers and complex challenges. the most in task is to help africa understand, mitigate the humanitarian crisis. the soonest on to stabilize unrestored economy will hot in the u. s. insisted the un emergency relief coordinator report back to the council every 6 months to ensure the aid does not benefit those on the sanctions list. it is essential for the security council to receive regular updates on the implementation of this resolution. such information is critical to enabling

sufficient oversight to ensure that assistance is reaching the intended beneficiaries. by mitigating diversion, after the resolution passed, a spokesman for the taliban welcomed the measure, saying, we appreciate it. it can help afghanistan's economic situation. he also called on the international community to speed up the removal of crippling economic sanctions . the u. n. has warned that half the population doesn't have enough to eat. cash flow has been an issue since the taliban took control of the government, leading the world bank to freeze nearly $10000000000.00 and assets. civil servants haven't been paid and months aid groups. welcome the resolution. it is a very important us that in the sands batts, b sanctions. i had an impact on, on the capacity to, to bringing assistance to bringing. i man shall as to port than the present cheese to our people in the services that we need to up to support right now at this

moment. the ones humanitarian chief martin griffith's called the resolution a milestone. the rare agreement among council members, evidence of the shocking level of need and suffering and afghanistan. kristen salumi al jazeera, the united nations. no flourishing wild olive industry and northern pakistan is providing much needed jobs. the government hopes it'll shift people away from joining armed groups and it could also see families pay less for food. a salma binge of it reports not from by george. high in the hindu kush mountains, the the afghan border. these trees a slowly changing lives in badge or district alone. there are millions of wild olive trees. and with some old science and new interests there been grafted or joined with modern varieties. these mostly european type of olives produce more quantity and better quality olive oil. in 3 to 5 years,

the new variant of wild trees becomes a source of revenue for local tribesmen who had very few prospects in these remote areas of pakistan. by jord is one of the poorest districts and many people migrate to largest cities to look for jobs. the rugged terrain is unforgiving for most crops, but its right has been able to successfully draft 10000 while trees in just over 10 years. and he's written books to educate farmers and also established a small nursery to help others around him improve their livelihoods. logo, hey mob. now many of the people who went towards militants who did so because we are no jobs, no pacina cheese him. nobody knew we obliterate god given resources. and if the government take serious steps, we can have enough work here that people from other countries would come to us. economists believe locally produced oil can bring financial relief to the country. a spike, assignees consume an estimated 24 kilograms of oil every year. olives are not just

providing opportunities, but are also meant to bring down the import bill of a cash strapped economy and enable plantation in areas where there's very little water. government, this res, give out saplings and seeds to promote polio farming. but critics say these initiatives, lack awareness, have insufficient facilities, and mostly rely on imported seeds. the wide olive tree project offers more about those pos on i'm a, do our main focus for the olive plantations. is the marginalized lands, especially the tribal areas, but jour, north and south was interesting. these were militancy hit areas where people were jobless and faced extreme poverty. but now this all of initiative will bring prosperity to their lives. the minister says home grown olive cultivation and production, we'll see if $3000000000.00 a year on imports. ah, it could also help prepare some of the $100000000.00 debt between pakistan in italy . in recent years, 9000000 fees have been planted. pakistan has 8000000 acres available for olive trees that's larger than spain, the largest producer of olive oil,

government officials, environmentalists and farmers agree, and the positive impact growing olives can have on the economy, deforestation, and jobs. yet pakistan still spends billions of dollars a year to import commodities, which can potentially be produced at home from a job without the 0 by george northwest pakistan. ah, what you all deserve me is the whole robin reminder of all top stories, more than 13000000 people up in order to stay home in the eastern chinese city of shan. 200 cove at 19 infections have been recorded since the beginning of the month . china is on the high alert that gears up to host the winter olympics in february, katrina, you has more from beijing, the latest count. we have now over 200 cases reported and she and, and this outbreak has spread to at least 5 other cities.