living on the fascism was light. how much money did you make for your role in deliverance? i made fab al jazeera english proud recipient of the new york festivals broadcaster of the year reward for the 5th year running. ah $25.00 men accused of plotting the 2019 east to bombings returned to the course and shall anchor. nearly 270 people were killed in the attacks. ah, allow our money inside this is al, jazeera life of doe was coming up. we're doing the best we possibly can. top you as health officials face tough questions at the senate as a country hits a new record, the coven. 19 hospital admissions massage continues for victims of

a massacre in nigeria, in which at least 200 people were killed. will have a live update on the unemployment crisis in india grows despite the government saying the economies bouncing back ah the trial for 25 men accused of organizing the east to bombings, ensure lanka, husband adjourned until march, nearly 270 people were killed in a series of attacks on churches and luxury, hotels and 2019 between them. the defendants faced $23000.00 charges. the government is facing criticism for the investigation. now fernandez reports delicia, fernando, her husband, anton, and their 3 children were attending easter sunday mass at st. anthony's church,

when a suicide bomber struck apple in the end of it with a long valero napoleon. then in a moment there was a loud noise and fire started raining down from the roof. i told my girls to head out, my son was thrown by the impact. he's the one who found my husband dead. a total of 7 suicide bombers struck 3 churches and 3 hotels, all within an hour. 270 people were killed and more than 500 injured. the government blamed an obscure local group, the national tao. he demand. but many people don't accept that explanation. opposition in b r in fernando is one of them. biggest question for me, or who benefited out of these. and why con the goldman, when we are as christians on sir philander says vital information uncovered by both the parliamentary committee and presidential commission has not been investigated.

the catholic church has been scathing about the investigation. hardin and malcolm runjun, the archbishop of colombo as frequently criticize the slow place of the investigation and implied that people now in government may have been involved in the attacks government representatives and the police deny those allegations. they point out that hundreds of suspects have been detained. an indictment issued in a dozen cases, lawyers for some of them have told al jazeera that their clients had no involvement with the bombing. meanwhile, elisha and dozens like her season long wait for justice. no, i don't with our political back, god owning a panicky though neither i've told god only you can show me the way to secure a justice because people keep exchanging allegations about who did us while the years go by. we can't live with peace of mind unless dating allegheny governs. they can only hope their prayers are answered. and al fernandez has

us up day from outside the court ain colombo. we had to some of the lawyers making appeals to court, or some of them said that they wanted to me be applications because obviously this is going to be a long drive. 23000 chargers. they said they wanted to submit applications for bill . however, they were told by judges that a bill applications by a number of those who wish to make them would be taken up at the next hearing, which has been fixed for the 3rd of march. but there were other things like there was one lawyer who brought to the notice of the court that 4 men claiming to be local police from his clients area had gone into his glance, how spoken to his mother, who was alone at the house at the time demanded to know who the counsel or lawyer that was representing her son was and how much he was being paid. he said this was out of order and shouldn't have been done. or there are other sort of a request that had been made of the court for some of the prisoners to be given

court on some of them and had the court on to read while in raymond prison. but when they had been transferred around this hadn't been taken as well as the final thing, the translations of doors, indictments still not ready in the tammy language, which a majority of the suspects speak and the government, the lawyers said by the next hearing they would are brought up, be pretty sure that these charges would be made available, so they understand what they're being charged with. you as president joe biden has defended his administration's response to a surgeon. only con cases. more people are now in hospital with coven 19 than ever before. and infections, a hissing, an average of 3 quarters of a 1000000 a day. a u. s. senate committee, his question, federal officials on their handling of the pandemic. hattie calhane has his report

another new covered record in the us. more than 145000 people hospitalized with the virus. still u. s. president joe biden is sounding optimistic on top and over on the right track back polls show much of the country, disagree. one problem, testing this is boston. and here in missouri, long lines to get a test and results are taking longer to come back. everywhere we've been, it's been a lot like this is we're testing looks like in most of the country, the other option at home tests. but they are expensive and really hard to find. same with masks, the government says i'm a crohn means everyone needs better masks if you can find and afford them. so some local government, you have begun giving en route. i was just going to get the mask. i can't find anyone and was like a 95 just sold spence in take 2 or 3 weeks they did on at this senate hearing the

focus was supposed to be on how to make it all better. but it often got contentious with republicans launching personal attacks on the nation's chief cobit adviser, who says he is receiving death threats because of it. so i asked myself, what, why would sen want to do this? so go to ran poll website, and you see fire doc the found she was a little box that says contribute here. you can do 5 dollars, 10 dollars, 20 dollars, a $100.00. so you are making a catastrophic epidemic for your political gang. so here's the problem, case numbers are extremely high, but hospitalizations usually follow those by about 3 weeks. and hospitals are already stretched this one several times as i did simply tell ambulance drivers don't come here, we're just quite out of beds. the bind administration says they are ramping up the production of medicines, math test,

but those are weeks maybe months away. and the situation is getting worse by the day. and after say, it wouldn't be needed. authorities admit they are working on a vaccine for the amok ron. very it and working on others that could work on the next variant that comes after that are all micron isn't likely not to be the last curve ball. this virus throws at us nearly 2 years on and once again, hospitals are stretched, lives are being lost, and every day new signs that life is far from returning to normal. petty clean al jazeera, maryland. the russian troop build up on ukraine's border will dominate security talks between nato and officials from moscow. the meetings are guessing on the way in brussels. shortly us nato, concerned about some possible invasion or continuing efforts to deescalate the situation. though russia wants guarantees that nato will not accept ukraine as

a member and reduce weapons in east in europe. on monday, talks between us and russian diplomats in geneva made little progress north korea's claiming the successful launch of another hypersonic miss. all state media released images of leader kim jong and observing the 2nd launch in less than a week. hypersonic missiles can more easily avoid detection, an interception than ballistic. once came said his nea aim was to improve north korea's defences. as such is on the way in nigeria for more bodies in the state of some far away, at least 200 people were killed by gunmen last week. about 10000 others had been driven from their homes by the violence. the raids on vintages said to be reprisal attacks off to government asterix targeted the high doubt of criminal gangs. let's go to ahmed interests, who is life for us in the town of castle in nigeria and far estate?

i meant tell us more about what's been going on. well basically, like you said in the introduction, the search and recovery font is still ongoing. and we understand that shortly the country's military cheese. and of course, the head of the police and secret police will be in some for a state to commiserate with the government and people affected by these. so the current cycle of violence, but also to review the strategy being adopted. to tackle banditry in the northwest of nigeria, especially for a state why the conflict has drug and for more, almost a decade now. what, whatever, strategy they are able to discuss. the victims were spoken to government officials . we've spoken to looking for solutions, not mad review or strategy. they want to see more boots on the ground, which the federal government says it is committed to doing. and then the immediate

tackling of the problems at hand. what we see here is a tit for tat when amenities military strikes a particular our blended camp. then they moved to another campus. we moved to a nearby village, an attack and massacre civilians. they knew, and of course they go to the highways book. the high was given up for ransom and continue there may, him would seen this happen over and over again. hearings for a state was seen that happen in soccer prostate been a bruce. lydia will send that in trouble in a state and several other states in the north, west and north central parts of nigeria. now to update us about the situation here in some for a state, is the commissioner for information it brian mark. i do dasa. can you talk to was, can you update us about this situation in here in some, for a state, the victims? what is their condition now? what is being done to help them? because it's been 5 day says will, latest, rare, i'll cycle of policy happen. and thousands of people have been displayed from more than 10 villages here in san for us if what's being done to help them. well,

i am. the situation here is be managed by the government of a state. when the incident happened, the governor went himself with a team of heads of security and also members of his executive council to visit the scene of the incidents and also condone with the people. he ordered for the assessment of the damage is done to them and also ordered for the repair of houses that were bond. glad in the attacks in terms of immediate needs, like food and shelter, and medicine or what's the state? what's the situation? the governor went along with a medi cummins and food stuff. i include in blankets and mattresses, for those who are displaced from the place and of a governor, ordered that they should be stationed and be given those things on till when their houses are repaired. and then we'll be moved back to their ancestors home and also

assigned some security personnel to look after them. no, do we have any information as to whether that is being done? is there ah action on the ground that this people are fed and clothed and also sheltered in some form of shelter? absolutely. right now, as i'm talking to you, a team of our experts at there are under the leadership of the commissioner for security to supervise the implementation of the governor's order. and also to ensure that the people are taking care of and what are they say? the supervisors, these of advisors, i give you all to report that things are going fine and day where ever they are needed to intervene. they do now. how bad is the situation? here's a far in terms of security. how bad, how exposed these villages are. honestly, it is a terrible thing, ah, our people in the rural areas are on bad threats and that they are also

a living in fears and apprehension because of the activities of the bundis. ah, and our one particular problem we are facing is the shortage of manpower in terms of security, as well as ah, the in caution, or rather the infiltration of the community into the activities of the bundis in terms of a informants people whose of laid them with their, their needs and pupils of lay them would say food stuff and other necessities like their weapons. yeah. now that a braimer get, you know, sorry, the commissioner for information in some, for our state. now we expect the military chiefs to be here any time from now, but what people are expecting is action more action and the ground to stop discounted from continuing back to melinda. thank you for that. and that imprint

interest there for us in some far state still ahead on our desert cossacks downs president announces the imminent withdrawal of russian lead forces, as well as a raft of political and social reforms. this is the moment to decide to defend our election to defend our democracy. the president pushes to change senate rules, as he writes, with me, look forward to brighter skies with sponsored my cattle a ways that the moment for most of your winters, quite benign. but there are extremes to the north and the south extreme limits of europe. so that this area here which is streaming rayden circulation down just south of greece. southwest of turkey had their 1st because that's influencing the

weather further, where we still got a warning. very strong ones, dangerously strong winds on the croatian coast, seasonal wind caught the board and normally also be noticed throughout the western met and will come on shore. you know, jerry, in to need. he was some rain or showers at least, but you can see the weather still have bad now as it was yesterday, stows stop falling, for example in grease that snow. now focusing on turkey with heavy rain, the south coast circulating when the cold air comes and brings a bit of snow even to istanbul, i think the temperature at best for degrees. this is the forecast for wednesday, of course. at the same time and the other side, the other end of europe, extreme north, we have got a warm, extremely heavy rain, no snow but rain. this is strong time and to the south, the bits to the north flooding seems very likely, very cold air is still to the east of europe is on its way out. of the big picture remains really largely quiet. oh,

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i'll top stories this hour. the trial of 25 men accused of organizing shoreline cars, east, a bombings husband adjourned until march. any 270 people were killed in 2019. the defendants faced $23000.00 charges between them. north korea's claiming the successful launch of another hypersonic missile state mediate released images of late kim john own observing the 2nd launch in less than a week. it was president j bought and has defended. his administration's response was soft in on the con cases. small people are now in hospital with coven 19th and ever before. and infections a hitting an average of 3 quarters from 1000000 a day. the u. k. prime minister is facing renewed calls to step down after new revelations about a government party held during the height of lockdown. leaked email reportedly shows. boris johnson's principal private secretary invited about a 100 government staff for drinks in may of 202018 baba has this report from london

. how many garden parties is a garden party too far? this image shows boris johnson at a gathering behind 10 downing street during the 1st lock down in may. 2020. his office is always claimed. this was a work meeting. now he's under intense pressure. after press reports, he attended another gathering here 5 days later, along with dozens of colleagues, an email from one of his advisors to a 100 members of staff said hi all after what has been an incredibly busy period, we thought it would be nice to make the most of the lovely weather and have some socially distance drinks and the number 10 garden this evening. please join us from 6 p. m and bring your own booze. and i know that people are also eager for news of the same day. the culture secretary was on television, telling the public they shouldn't meet more than one person from another household . in parliament on tuesday, the opposition was granted an urgent question because a prime minister, ha ha, make a statement on the positive event held in the county street garden on the 20th of

may 2020 or is johnson didn't turn up, leaving it to a cabinet colleague to fend off repeated calls for him to resign private. i apologize again, unreservedly. fully upset that these allegations have caused the problems to his asshole investigation to take place and the terms of reference, the investigations that are underway have already been published in recent months. the press has been full of reports of social gatherings in downing street where copied 19 regulations were broken. but this time it feels different. johnson has refused to deny anything saying only that they'll be an investigation by su gray, a senior civil servant with the reaction of the former head of the scottish conservatives, was particularly a survey on tuesday. she said, nobody needs an official to tell them whether they were utter boozy shindig in their own garden. well apart from su grey's investigation,

the police here now say they're in touch with the cabinet office. those were those reports of a garden party. the government's official number of people who died from covered 19 has just passed 850000. no surprise then that the air waves had been full of people who lost loved ones in 2020, and weren't allowed to attend the funerals condemning the prime minister for his johnson's popularity ratings of already slumped in recent months. whether this latest scandal translates into any real attempt by his party to replace him is less clear. nadine barber al jazeera london, he back had soon become the 1st canadian province attacks adults. hoa unvaccinated . premier fonts are legal, says they are placing a financial burden on the health care system. on tuesday, he announced plans for those without a medical exemption to pay a health care contribution. kevin 19 hospital admissions in canada have sat with the spread of the only con variant. unemployment is on. the rise in india is night

curfews and we can lock downs our impose because of an increase in korean of ours cases. government says economy will grow by more than 9 percent this year, but financial experts say most people won't see any benefits. elizabeth per annum reports from new jelly. the village of oak, who in indian administered kush me to supplies 90 percent of the wood, houston indian pencils, the moisture levels in the regions. poplar trees make them perfect to right wed. but with schools being closed, for most of the past 2 years, demand for stationary is down, and many workers and across factories have lost their jobs. in america, i am a university graduate, but there are no jobs available. thank god that we were hired to work here. so many have been fired another factors and it's impossible to get a job in these tough times. unemployment and india votes to a form on pi of nearly 8 percent in december. the softer, more states imposed restrictions to slow down the spread of the corona vars fueled

by the army. kron variant gaetano, here is 4 english leave. the situation is always 10. so that the last 2 years is the 1st time schools have been shocked in india. and other countries to why riches impacted us bad when it hit, the business has started to recover in december. but with this new coverage radiant, we're back to square one. it's a sentimental being shared by business owners across india, jim own it should accept. he says jim's had been forced to shot for 9 of the past 22 months. all the dom orders were already in a board, an update. okay. but now with this logged down, it is actually breaking not back because not even had more money lip. nobody is giving us any loan. we have saw that julie will our vice on mothers, people of swords, really, people are for the cars. people have begged the board or whatever they could do to just sort of i of the last long he, despite the downturn, the government says the continental grow by nearly 10 percent this year. but

a comma say it's too early for optimism. i don't think that these estimates are factored in one micron echo and so what you're likely to see is that there will be a division in the 2nd advance estimate which will come out at the end of february, which will be done and quite, maybe quite seriously downwards, depending upon what happens when next couple of months. as the government proposed to release its budget next month, the change in the capital and daily wage laborers racing with their tools, halting to be selected for work, keep growing longer. elizabeth co on and out is here. he deli, yes, president joe biden says the nation is at a tanning point on voting rights. is edge the senate to pass key legislation and make a stand against vater suppression and fisher reports from atlanta, georgia. before this important speech to bite and took time to pay tribute to civil rights, i caught he stopped at martin luther king's grave site. a man who fought for rights

. the president no believes are at risk since the election that carried him to the white house. 19 states have changed the rules about voting. an attack on the people says joe, by an attack on democracy for the right to vote. and that that vote count. it is democracy's threshold liberty. without it, nothing is possible. but with it. anything is possible. while the denial of fair and free elections is on democratic, it is not unprecedented. he made the speech in georgia, one of the places where the laws have changed. a cut, the number of drop boxes made it harder to ask for a meal and vote even made it illegal to hand water to people waiting in line to vote. joe biden wants to change the rules in the senate to push legislation through against republican opposition. but he knows 2 senators from his own party are dead

set against that idea. he threw down this challenge. where do you stand against rotor suppression? yes or no, that's the question. oh answer. what do you stand, ally against election subversion? yes or no. we stand for democracy. yes or no. there is one thing, every senator, every american should remember. history has never been kind to those of siding with voter to oppression over voters rights. joe biden rude to election victory with the overwhelming support of black voters and many experts believe that's who would be most disadvantaged by the change in the legislation. advocates who support a national law didn't attend. we believed your biden should be in washington, getting things done. not here, talking about getting things done. this is your carty, mister president. these are your soldiers. you need to find a way to get them in line because we delivered or you to lee this party,

and now you need to leave this party. oh my god, congratulations. mr. ha, joe biden, like every president had an ambitious agenda when he took office. he hasn't spent a lot of time on voting rights. this speech signals, it's no a priority. supporters of heard the words? no, they want results. i'll and fisher, i'll to 0, atlanta, georgia in the kennesaw. so 8 soldiers, including a high ranking commander, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring against government. military, prosecutors say that were tipped off by an insider about a plot to destabilize institutions. a struggle to contain a 6 year conflict house deep and political instability in the country. cossack fans president casem jamal took a f, has announced the withdrawal of russian lent forces from the country. they will leave within the next 10 days, following the worst unrest and decades. robin foster walk as the support the people

who looted this almighty shopping all knew, no one was coming to stop them. not only did they steal new shoes, they had time to leave their old ones behind. what the store owner estimates damage . is it over a $100000.00? most school, how much school checked it out? from the guys who did the looting, mostly men, right. but they still took all the launcher, right. everything's gone. so, so good. let's just get on tuesday the president took, i've did not say how he would help business recover from an estimated $57000000.00 in losses. but he did promise social, economic and political reforms and strikingly a crack down on the countries all the galks who must pay into a new national fund or they appear pretty young. yes, sir, thanks for the 1st president obaskey, a group of very profitable companies and a lot of people, rich, even by international standards have appeared in the country. i believe that it's

time to pay tribute to the people of catholics dawn and help them systematically and regularly relatives, the former president, nor still $10.00 as a bias. have amassed fabulous wealth and taking it abroad. it's estimated that his daughter and son in law own properties in london alone worth over $350000000.00. slightly more than half of natural wealth is held off shore is probably a reasonable estimate. so you're talking about more than half of all the well from the country is outside the scrutiny of the government. and therefore, if the owners of that wealth decide not to participate in the new national firm, then that wealth will not participate in the national front. there's nothing the government can do about that. took, i have says foreign troops will leave within 10 days. he seems confident he no longer needs the moscow packed military force to hold on to power from the prime minister down that loyal deputies of being appointed, dickie issued to what extent you will be able to repair the corn,

them to pick it out of this corrupted her creamy, no, all you gotta keep typo for full for orlin. and 2nd me how he will be able to do the re distribute to wealth or make to narrow the social gaps and socially with what it is. sylvia injustice if you will be able to the so this is the best way of healing. there's much healing to do widespread damage to both the private and public sectors. more than a 160 people have died, thousands injured. this is a traumatized nation, hoping the nasa by era is drawing to a close. but wary of what comes next from in 1st year walker al jazeera. ah, this is our desert these year top stories, a trial of 25 man accused of organizing shoreline cuz easter bombings has been a.