al jazeera o structure a warning that half of europe population will contract, omicron in the coming weeks as covert cases fill a hospital bed to their highest level. yes. in the u. s. for good reason, not yet hit by the oracle search. it is a closing window of opportunity to no blend for contingencies. ah, hello, i'm emily angry. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up has extends president heads out at his predecessor, while announcing the russian lead military force called in to deal with last week's

uprising is about to late fees of a humanitarian catastrophe. the un calls for $5000000000.00 in aid for afghanistan, where millions have going hungry and putting life back into the heart of tripling. how renovations to the historic part of the city, bringing a new sense of pride to those living men. ah, more than half of europe's population will get infected with the ami con variant within the next 6 to 8 weeks. that's the latest corona virus warning from the world health organization. it's urgent governments to prioritize vaccinations, including booster shots, w h o says 7000000, a new european cases of all micron where detected in the 1st week of january alone . at this rate, the institute for health metrics and evaluation forecasts that more than 50 percent

of the population in the region will be infected with mcclung in the next $6.00 to $8.00 weeks because of the unprecedented scale of transmission. we are now seeing, raising covent 19 hospitalizations. it is changing health systems and service delivery in many countries where oregon has spreads at speed and threatens to overwhelm in many more. dominant kane has been following developments from belin on the face of us, a very bleak assessment. indeed, that's 50 percent of the population. depending on which numbers you go by in the year. more than 400000000 people live here in the u. around 700000000 around the u, it's periphery countries and that sort of thing. so we're talking potentially hundreds of millions of people that this individual from the world health organization is saying might well find themselves falling foul of the omen crone variant of the corona virus. in the course of the next couple of months, remember,

it's deep winter here right now. and so all those conditions which militates in favor of further transmission are in place. it's cold outside people tend to congregate together inside if they're not wearing appropriate masks as we were hearing from the w h o. in another part of a statement made by the individual concerned that it's masking vaccination and that sort of thing. in the absence of those, and it's very clear that the health organization is making pretty difficult and dangerous suggestions here. hundreds of millions of people might find themselves as a se falling fall of on the chrome in this deep winter phase of 2022. that's the really fundamental question here. right now has only crawl managed to dislodge the delta, very the proceeding, particularly dangerous variance of coven that had been running right. watt like wildfire across the continent, here in germany,

the latest estimate suggests somewhere around 50 percent of all cases of only crime, but in other parts of the continent then only cron has really taken hold. and he's starting to really push delta to one side. while more americans in ever before are in hospital with corona virus, 1300000 cases were registered on monday. that's a worldwide daily record. the volume of infections is overwhelming. hospitals, administrators, so many doctors and nurses are infected with the virus to to china, where 20000000 people are now confined to their homes. as the 3rd city is placed under locked down to stem, the spread of the virus fair, more than 80 only con cases were detected in. i'm young over the weekend. it's believe the infections are linked to 2 other cases found in the city of t engine on saturday. current training, you has more from dan, joe in hamilton, province. on youngs 5000000 residents have been ordered not to leave their homes

until they get tested. the coven, 19 non essential businesses have been closed, and all private vehicles have been ordered off the roads. mass testing is underway in the city. now the province of her, none. where identity is located is home to about 100000000 people. they've been facing an outbreak of primarily the delta variants since the beginning of the year in the city of and young. they've identified since the beginning of january at least $400.00 cases. but what sparked concern is this weekend was the discovery of at least 80 cases of the very infectious on the chron variant. now these cases have been linked to students who traveled from the port city a tinge in another city in china, which is under defacto locked down. now, authorities are very concerned about the 10 gin cases because this city borders bay gene and officials there have promised to see loft hanjin in order to protect the

capital. all leaders in china are under enormous pressure to prevent any infections from reaching the capital baiting before the beginning of the beijing winter olympics, which opens on february the 4th. and this is a very dangerous time for the virus here in china. we're just heading into the lunar new year period or chinese new year, where typically many people travel across the country. there are hundreds of millions, true of trips made here in china as people travel home to see relatives for the most important public holiday. here in the country now officials have discouraged travel this chinese new york because of these outbreaks and officials are saying that they are staunchly committed to maintaining china 0 tolerance approach to the pandemic. despite the fact that already 20000000 people here in china are affected by very severe lockdown or pandemic restrictions. britton's prime minister is facing renewed coal for his resignation after new revelations about a garden party held during lockdown bars. johnson has repeatedly denied breaking

rules, but a late email is reported to sure that his private secretary invited around 100 government staff to the party. the opposition labor party says johnson must go, because if he's repeated live, that's close live mountain. nadine bob, who's covering developments from outside downing street. hello there, a dame and tell us more about this email invitation for drinks, downing strict. well, this e mail was hinted at by dominic coming his for his johnson's former advisor at 10 downing street last week. and now it's been a published by a i t v, the u. k. broadcaster, it really is remarkable for what it says and when it was sent to, as you say, are around a 100 downing street staff on the 20th of may 2020. in the 1st lockdown because of covet 19, it says to them,

we thought it would be nice to make the most of the lovely weather and have some socially distance drinks in the number 10 garden this evening. bring your own boots . that was not allowed at the time that day coach or secretary oliver dowden had gone on television, telling people only to meet up apart from people in their household with one other person outdoors. the police had tweeted, similar advice and we now know that 5 days before this e mail was sent, in fact, there was another garden event here at number 10, downing street where forest johnson and he's been fiance, carry or were photographed with other members of the staff fair saying that it was a work meeting, but this event seems to be different because the prime minister, when asked, did you attend, failed to answer the question he or which is not like the previous or allegations. or he says that every judgment must wait until an investigation has been carried

out by a senior civil servant called su gray. we're hearing that that won't happen before next week. if the police are in touch with the cabinet office right now, and then launch their own investigation, it could be a longer yet. it only really is an extraordinary set of circumstances. note at the public is outraged. is this yet another man in the coffin for johnson's ladyship? will? it's certainly another scandal. what that does in terms of boris johnson staying in his position, is hard to say because there have been so many err scandals in the last few months . let's not forget that. at the end of 2020, there were a series of gatherings here, which people have called parties, which 10 downing street have insisted did not break the rules. now, boys johnson's been able to distance himself,

saying he didn't attend those events. his crest spokeswoman did a resign over a leak video where she was seen laughing with colleagues over what to say. people basically found out that there had been a gallery m. but various fury from the opposition. angela rayner, the deputy leader of the labor party, has called for, for his johnson to resign and in the commons are not long ago. she said that he needed to go and make a statement in the house, but also from many people who lost loved ones, he said they couldn't go to funerals or acts of that time saying that this just isn't good enough. and in fact, a group of bereaved families who were campaigning on the matter say that the fact that boys johnson and people like him did not follow their own rules as they see it . just lead to more people dying because people haven't stuck to the guidance that they were given. and really it's an extraordinary 10 of events. thank you very much

for that. up that and a man belie press in london to kazakhstan. now where the president has appeared to criticize his predecessor, for the 1st time cason german took i of it's said public discontent over inequality was justified. and that he wanted the former president's associates to share their wealth, peaceful demonstrations over soar and fuel prices escalated to days. of anti government protests, a russian lead military force was deployed into cayenne says it will start pulling those out within 48 hours. more than 160 people were killed and nearly 10000 detained to kaya has also announced a new government line up alley kinds. my love has been nominated, his prime minister. he served as 1st deputy prime minister in the previous cabinet which to kind of dismissed last week, robin forest here walker is following developments from tbilisi, georgia. it's created. this is mission accomplished for presidents require from c,

a c o came in. it was clear that he had vladimir putin backing behind him. they did that job, which appears to have been largely symbolic, finding out across the country, being present at strategic locations like military bases and so forth. now they're on their way out and talk i have, he clearly is in a position to do the job by himself. 10000 people detained a today, his speech was also about restructuring the security services, the police, the military and the national state. national security of putting himself very much in charge of those important instruments of power in the country. so kind of actually for the 1st time, went off the indirectly president the previous president. no. so that's it by didn't mentioned by name, directly, a criticism directly, but what he said was that people the leads under and as if i've had made themselves

very rich, very wealthy. they spend that money abroad. now it was time to bring that money home and to give it back to the cause of people. so the president for cause has established or will establish a new fund that some of that money presumably will go into and this is the deal he's cutting with his predecessors, diagnostic legacy. the people who are his family members and, and as a by who has taken money out of the country and now must bring it back. still ahead on al jazeera, no reason for optimism. we have more on rashes. reaction to the 1st round of high stakes, told the u. s. on the crisis ukraine. and a minute silence in brussels as members of the european parliament moon. the president ah.

is about to be more flooding for certain sumatra and java. i would think because that's the focus of the heaviest shares at this seasonally wet time, the year. but borneo journey in as well. maybe it's better news to the philippines in the coast to vietnam or the shares. they've probably fairly frequent daily basis light. well, that's the picture, seasonal rain for the north is seasonal snow. that's particularly true of honshu and how kind of the 2 largest islands call themselves japan is getting colder. but of course, the sky is going to love this when it finally goes away, and that cold as really sit in the northeast of china, hobbins minus 40 beijing is a plus 3. it's cool down to where it should be in one hand, most of china is fine and dry again, that is seasonally normal. this though, it's not quite the range that you might see in camel, neither is light and still anchor it's heavier. but look at this up through

addition, possibly towards the far northeast of india and beyond. you don't expect rain this time to years a little bit too early. it came from the disturbance that brought all that stuff to northern pakistan and then the that's gone. now. indeed, the weather is settled here, new delays, air quality is bound to decrease once more, as the temperature slowly rises, but the skies settle. ah, the 2 stories of strong willed little challenging traditional female stereotypes in a male dominated society to make a different channel. if i go, of course, we'll pull into the ravine. co families with the water is highly contaminated. bolivia in the cloud, risk and it all on al jazeera.

ah ah ah. are you watching al jazeera, i'm emily anguish, reminder of our top stories this hour load health organization is warning. the omicron variance is expected to infect more than half of europe's population. by much government said being urged to prioritize vaccinations, including booster shots, more americans than ever before are in hospital with the virus. 1.3000000 cases were registered on monday. a world wide daily report and kaz extends president, says russian troops will begin pulling out within the next 48 hours with a full withdrawal expected in 10 days,

least $160.00 people were killed and 10000 detained during days of anti government protests in the former soviet steps the u. s. is reassuring its european allies, after talks with russia to de escalate the border crisis with ukraine. some european officials concerned about washington leading the talks in, in talks with russia, with moscow bought as join a how report the meeting in geneva made no real progress. it is an achievement of sorts. the talks between russia and the united states in geneva didn't end in failure. they were never likely to be a major success. but while russia insisted it had no intention of invading ukraine, there remains little sign of an immediate end to the crisis. it's not the situation we're ah, a deal breaker one way or another. he's in the vision. unfortunately, we have a great disparity in our principled approaches to these us and russia,

in some ways, ah, have, or was it views on what needs to be done? us negotiators trod carefully, they promised they wouldn't be talk of ukraine security without ukraine present. this instead, a chance to air respective concerns and get a measure of russia's true intent with tensions at their highest since the end of the cold war points of dispute between russia and the u. s. are plentiful, but ukraine is perhaps most urgent. russia has supported a separatist conflict there for 8 years now, and the presence of a 100000 russian troops on ukraine's border threatens a new war in europe. russia wants legal guarantees that ukraine will never become a member of the nato alliance. a demand flatly rejected by western allies. on monday, ukraine's deputy prime minister met the nato secretary general talks with russia

will widen on wednesday to include nato members in brussels. and then the o. s. c. e. in vienna, on thursday. what russia is doing is trying to impose its agenda instead of returning to the negotiation table. and we are state that very clearly that we will never compromise on the rights for every nation in you'd have to choose his own pulse, including what kind of security arrangements in wants to be part of earlier russia's deputy foreign minister suggested the u. s. had not taken seriously, his countries demand that ukraine never be allowed to join nato. that's an ominous sign by continuing to press what is a solid western red line? russia may be showing its hand that president may not intend this week of talks to succeed at all, but rather to use them as a pretext for war. jonah, how al dizzier delayed his day, striking ethiopians to gray region,

has killed at least 17 people. dozens of others were wounded in the southern town of may savory. that followed friday's attack, which killed at least 56 people in a camp for the displaced the war plain threat has halted. i work in the area. the government has denied targeting civilians in the 14 month conflict. the u. n. is launching its largest ever humanitarian appeal for a single country and made more than $5000000000.00 in aid for afghanistan over half the population. that's about 23000000 people faces acute hunger. the un humanitarian chief says he's most worried about children's well fame, sam, more, she's eunice. if chief is communications in afghanistan, she says, winter temperatures have added. the crisis. that's going to stand is descending into the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. the scale of suffering is quite unprecedented. and as you say, it's children and women. those who are least responsible for the crisis who are

facing the brunt of these challenges. around half the population also gonna spend 23000000 people or food insecure, which means that they cannot find or afford you tricia's food. and as you see over 1000000 of that number are children. and what you said is predicting that without urgent action, those children will suffer from severe acute malnutrition, which puts me at risk of dying in 2022. we think that without action one into children will be acutely malnourished. so the problems are huge on top of that of gun this done is facing the difficulties of climate change. we are experiencing the worst drought that the country has had for 27 years. we've got rising food prices, we've got tripling poverty, we've got rising unemployment. and all this against the backdrop of winter,

you know, last night with minus 6 degrees centigrade. and i keep hearing from, from mothers from villagers that they don't have money for rudy for coal to keep their homes warm. and it is children who are suffering the most. advocates for a solemn figures in australia, a demanding fair treatment for all following tenants. diane nowak joke of bitches release. the world number one was stopped at melbourne, a port last week and the right to defend his astronomy and open title. his detention for a few days in an immigration hotel has highlighted the plight of refugees and asylum seekers. he's been in there. he use allison and madison is the founder and director principal of human rights for all she says is trying to is refusing to comply with its international obligations. dependently settled, those being no, she to refugees and asylum said cause in the park hotel in cotton where no actual

beach was kept. they are there because they have been medically of black, white it from a striking is offshore to tent and prisons and centers on medicine and bring pain. j and nar wrote, the vast majority are recognized refugees and waiting for settlement in a 3rd country because a strongly refuses to comply with its international obligations to permanently settle things paypal. what job can be found himself in a system in which the assumption is that you will be the time that the problem with the bays or you're proving your refugee status, you must be detained. if you're a non smoker, non citizen. the issue for refugees and status people is that is a much more protect protracted process. but 5 days in immigration detention, i think would be record strange immigration detention centers. they are in fact

regulated prison. they run it by private companies with, with the commonwealth government oversight. but i mean, and places in particular, if you never know when you're going to lays, if you will, or if you ever will. so i have clients in the park hotel who have been detained by a strategy of 9 years, including people who arrived as children. all the people in hoc hotel are seeking medical treatment. and a lot of that is to do with mental health, which is never going to be solved all say a kept in such restrictive conditions. euro m pays are paying tribute to the president of the european parliament who died in hospital in italy. david sicily, with $65.00, a memorial book of condolences, has been opened at parliament headquarters in brussels, the colleagues and friends to pay tribute. germany's chancellor,

all of sholtes described the former italian generalist as a shrewd politician and good friend stepped bethany looks back at his career in november after solely assured his colleagues in the european parliament that his doctors were helping him get back to work as soon as possible. you will pay us and that will be i came down with a bad case of pneumonia, but he never fully recovered and was taken into hospital again last month. his spokesman confirmed on tuesday that his 65 year old died from immune system complications. thus holy had been president of the european parliament since 2019 it was a short stand punctuated by illness. but his rule was an important one. after 3 decades, as a journalist, the italian became a european parliament member in 2009. during his election as president, 10 years later, he called on the european union to swap nationalism for peace and equality. i for

doing what we want to go towards the future and friendship to just a few days before he was admitted to hospital in december, he met the daughter of rushing opposition lead. alexa now found me through a water father, the european parliament soccer of prize for freedom of thought, sending a clear message to russia. it's the rest of the kremlin critic with what he calls an offense to the international community. he also criticized european countries for not equally sharing the task of hosting african refugees playing the taliban takeover of afghanistan last year. and it was critical of europe's far right. politics and its impact on the mike when crisis today use a betty something to say, hey, we added. so there were states by the loss of water colleague, our friend, or president to solely to or to very pro you pan. that's united to work at. now what is to do soon?

it's solely digest 2 weeks away from the end of his term as president of the european parliament and vote for his successor begins next week. to believe old city is rich in history and culture, the historic area of the libyan capital was established more than 3000 years ago and liked it develops by the romans. it's been neglected for decades, but that starting to change is malik trina report bob as a deed is to western entrance into the ancient city. voyer. it means new door, but it dates back thousands of years. oh, yeah. was established by the phoenicians, nearly 3000 years ago. it then came under roman control and flourished in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, a. d. it was conquered by the russia doone caliphate, and was renamed tripoli in the 7th century. it's one of 5, eunice, go world to heritage sites in libya that are on it,

some dangers las while it's been neglected in recent decades. that according to change, local authorities with the hope of residence have begun to renovation campaign to save the old city dinner. the mallet salesman, a lot of he old city is a symbol for all of lydia. the city hasn't seen renovation since the 1940s. all the governments that libya has seen since then neglected the city. it was on the verge of collapse. but thanks to the association and the residence we're seeing new life put into the heart of tripoli. follow the bab as you did. entrance has just reopened to the public with a new look. and shop owners like alamo brook couldn't be happier. sarah, coffee before there weren't many customers, but after the renovation, the market changed. new customers are coming in then people are visiting because they want to see the non look come to rely on about all that had. yeah, hannah is on the board of directors of the old to the association and has been supervising the renovation work. she says it's been her dream to breathe new life

into triple is old city? yes. and super proud of her. i mean it's something. oh, it's a dream coming to and not even mentally my father used to work in this organization . my father died. want to tell him, you know, i hope his looking, you know, same casey you, we've done what you always hoped. so personally for me sir. yeah, it's a big, it's a big thing. i'm very proud. conceal how the entire vile, the old city has changed with these new renovations. and locals now have a sense of pride in the cities rich history and a renewed sense of hope that it could return to its former glory. now, emma used to live in the old city. she found out about to renovation on social media. ill. she had brought my grandchildren to see the history. this change is amazing. i hope they ran away the entire city. 40 years ago when i lived here,

the roads and homes were falling apart. this is a great beginning. libya has seen relative calm since a nation wide ceasefire was signed last october. people here hope the hard one piece won't be short lived. federal work can continue to maintain losers, historical psych, latrina al jazeera tripoli. ah, hello, are you watching out here? these are the top stories, this our, the what health organization is warning. the army kron variant is expected to infect, more than half of europe's population. within the next $6.00 to $8.00 weeks, governments are being urged to prioritize vaccinations, including booster shots. at this rate the institute for health.