mental health on al jazeera ah, revealing eco friendly solutions to come back threats to our planet on al jazeera, ah, ukraine, streisand accuses russia, trying to destroy all life in the dumbass, acknowledging the situation in the eastern region is difficult. ah, no, i'm fully back savoy, you're watching al jazeera life from doha. also coming up, china's manufacturing dips to its lowest level in 2 years. as fears bro about is switched over 19 policy on the economy. protesters in haiti demand more action against gang violence. they accused the government of failing to improve security.

ah, and we meet the russian prima ballerina who's left behind the bolshoi in a stand against the war in ukraine. thank you for joining us. ukraine's presence says his forces are in the fights of their lives while russia intensifies. it's offensive in the eastern dumbass region . president, bro, to me is lensky says moscow's troops are trying to destroy all life there with relentless rocket artillery and mortar attacks. but he says ukrainian soldiers are fighting back and seeing success rush is offensive, has created a desperate situation for civilians. and that includes people in the village of marine car, which is now on the front line. our correspondent, char stratford, reports some that 92 year old ry isa is blind,

infirm and terrified. she sits crying on her bed in this makeshift shelter, shrapnel from a shelf ripped through her leg while she sat at home in the eastern ukrainian city of muddy anchor. when ladies all, thank god we're alive, they shall, every half an hour, shrapnel hits everything. we climbed out of the rebel, grabbed what belongings we could then lifted mom out. we found a wheelbarrow and put her in it and pushed her to the road where a volunteer rescued us. in a nearby village, people waited a food distribution point too many have either fled or been rescued from the shelling and muddy income of volunteer from a church group. hands out plastic bags filled with a few. essentially, ludmilla shows us what's inside. we live off canned food and what we can grow. we

have no money because we can't walk. we can't work anymore. this is how we survive further towards mary anchor. as the sound of shelling echoes across the fields, signs of the fighting begin to appear. houses badly damaged, abandoned a school destroyed. we dr. further and into mary anchor. the sound of artillery far an occasional small arms fire. russian forces a close we've been hearing what sounds like malta fire in the center of the city. what we do know is that russian forces control positions just a few 100 meters in that direction on the other side of another shell there. now we also know that the russians made gains here. mary income at the early stages

of the war, ukrainian army had since said that they had now pushed them back. we moved back out of town and see black smoke rising. arletta helps her wounded mother into a taxi to take her to hospital. it's doubtful. let you, sir. ever see her home again for joy stratford, al jazeera marie anchor. you shouldn't grave you. meanwhile, hundreds of evacuees have arrived in the city of car keys. they were forced to leave. the nearby village of russ colors over area has been under russian seats for more than a month. ukraine 2nd largest city khaki has enjoyed nearly daily selling since the war began. booms hurry, a woman through no which our house was burnt this night. the house burned and all that was inside. we have no place to stay. it is scary. what he blew hide in the basement, it was horror. the basement was shaken from the explosions. we were screaming,

we were crying and we were praying to god. what, despite rushes bombardment in the east present lensky hope for his soldiers will stand very ground discuss a glitch in the situation in the car keys region is difficult, but our troops and our intelligence have important technical success. of the occupiers are doing everything to destroy any loss at the dawn, best her true, seen him. constant, cruel bombardments, lying because the russian strikes on infrastructure and residential areas. i state that russia wants to make this territory uninhabited. that's why, but offense of our land and our people is literally the fight velasquez. china's manufacturing has job to its lowest level in more than 2 years. the latest sign it's economy may be in trouble. activity slowed shop in april as shanghai came under lockdown as part of the government. 0 cove. 19 policy factories has been closed and consumption has taken a hit. china's gross domestic product school 4.8 percent in its 1st quarter compared to a year earlier. even though it beat expectations,

that number effects only a fraction of the locked on effects retail sales at down the lowest since april 2020, and unemployment is at its highest since may 20. 20 analysts say results for this quarter will be worse since dozens of cities are in full or partial lockdown, including the world's largest, 14 chung and effects will extend beyond china. congestion at wards is will cast increase shipping costs, and consumers around the world can expect inflation and high prices. earlier i spoke to don juan, who is the chief economist for on thing bank in china. she says, aging strict scope. 19 strategy is not sustainable. well, i am there worried on where this is going because the car allowed me shanghai has been looking like it's going to end after this may holiday, which means most people can probably walk around their neighborhood. but for most of the factories along the east coast, they are not in

a very good condition. and because taking on what's going on in shanghai, a lot more cities are taking precautionary measures. even the way, the one cold cases, the whole, the whole city can be locked down. so it might be looking at a situation where 30 cities might be locked down simultaneously. that's hugely disruptive to the supply chain. this is a impossible task to do both on the dynamic 0 strategy is not sustainable. and we can see many examples in shanghai and for a lot of the. busy companies in digital industry, in manufacturing, they're under a lot of pressure to lay off more workers. but right now, china doesn't seem to have a new solution to this problem. since the 20th parties, congress will happen october. and before then, everyone would be very conscious about containing the cove. it, it is absolutely the political priority rather than economic policy and israeli security guard,

and palestinian man has been shot dead in separate incidents. see me occupied westbank these really military palestinian gunmen opened fire on the god in the area of settlement between ramallah and nablus on friday. and then fled to see shortly after israeli forces shot get a palestinian manager in an operation in the town of ice. in haiti, hundreds of people have protested against gang violence that scale at least 20 people this week. crowds gathered on friday shouting in full time, government and police lost control of parts of the capital. porto prince. 3 officers were wounded while trying to take back districts from gangs latest gang fighting started on sunday, forcing thousands people to see the helmsman. jo, wrapping o reports the sound of gunshots on the streets of haiti's capital. pour the prince. at least 20 people have been killed over the past week alone. many of them caught in the crossfire of rival gangs. my husband died and left new sri children.

the situation is difficult for me. i don't know what to do violently to gangs has forced thousands of residence to flee their neighborhoods. many like mary din pretzel and her 3 children say they're too afraid to return home. well, i have seen many things people dying and people walking around with have you weapons, there's no one who can see anything. this otherwise bustling street was quiet on friday. many businesses across the city have closed their doors, gang violence, and puerto prince has worsened since the assassination of president of nel movies last july. experts estimate that as many as 90 criminal gangs or actively operating in the city. all i can tell is that behaviorism is on livable right now. it's very, it's, it's, it's can do anything cuz nothing happening. businesses can't run. you can't even leave the city. first of the southern part of the city is occupied by gangs law, the sub, the northern part is also occupied. so basically we're locked in,

we're on the siege. authorities have deployed some 100 police units to patrol neighborhood streets as government officials in haiti continue to struggle to cur violence linked to criminal gangs. the concern now is over the growing number of residents being displaced by the worsening security situation. manuel rap alo, al jazeera, ecuador z presenters declared a 2 months state of emergency in response to an increase in drug. gang violence covers 3 coastal provinces. $9000.00 police officers and soldiers being deployed an overnight curfew will also be in place in some areas, more than $1200.00 people have been killed in ecuador, and gang related violence since january the british virgin islands, premier and chief war official have been arrested in the us on charges of conspiring to chaffee, cocaine and laundry money. dragon forestman agents took andrew far. he and all

young vine, merry nod into custody on in florida. on thursday, the pair accused of agreeing to accept money from undercover police. pausing as mexican drug traffickers. for he and may not were to inspect a pain carrying $700000.00, they would then receive an exchange for facilitating cocaine. shipments still ahead on the program will have more on a record breaking temperatures in parts of pakistan and india. bass. a long wait for justice, a u. s. corps sentence is an iso fighting hold in the be heading of hostile ah, he has begun. the full world cup is on its way to catch your travel package today. here's your forecast for the last day of april, for europe in africa. hi everyone. good to see you. so for europe, we've got some bands of showers here and there,

nothing major. let's go in zone by zone and show you what the teams thinking. so a batch of what weather? well, it's running into the islands of ireland and britain more so for northern areas. and temperature is leave a bit to be desired like 10, just a highway 18 degrees on saturday. okay, off to turkey and really wide spread across the country will be dealing with some shower, some heavier bursts of rain around the capitol region on camera has a height $21.00 degrees, more spring snow for the alps. and we've got some rain for switzerland that includes zurich coming in at 14 degrees, also some showers hanging around the parent ease, but we're that suns out look what it does to temperatures. liz been 24, i think seville, you may even hit 30 degrees on this last day of april after africa, sand and does storms along that border with algeria and tenicia, our usual storms through the gulf of guinea. and now aside further toward the south, those showers that were plague in durban that starts to push away that's going to be replaced by sunshine and look at cape town, full on sunshine for you on saturday, with a high of 18 degrees. and over the next few days, we're in

a dial up your temperatures. it's going to feel more like summer once again. okay, that's it for me. by for now, official airlines of the journey mainstream coverage of big stories can sometimes deliver more heat than lights in a water scenario. there's always a push to simplify. narratives. nuance is always called for, even in the case of an aggressive war, the listening page, delve into the news, narrative and dissect them. there is not our great deal of subtlety. we're talking about the barbarism that is unfolding as though we somehow unique. it's not unique covering the way the news is covered on al jazeera lou. ah,

welcome back. a recap of our top stories on al jazeera ukraine says russia has intensified, is offensive in the east and wants to destroy all life in the dumbass region. president vladimir semanski says the situation is challenging, but his forces are fighting back. china's manufacturing has dropped to its lowest level in more than 2 years. activity slowed shopping, april i. shanghai came under a long don as part of the government, 0 covey, 19 policy. and hundreds of haitians are protested against gang violence that scaled at least 20 people this week. demonstrators say the government isn't doing enough to improve security. coal reserves have run low in india as people use more electricity during a heat wave. this week, the government canceled more than 600 passenger trains and use them to transport fuel to power stations. some plants only have a day worse of coal left, and

a power minister in new delhi says there's a danger of blackouts. millions of people in south asia is struggling to deal with a heat wave which is forecast to get even hotter in his refinery for some new delhi which has just recorded the hot 2nd hottest april in 72 years. labor was the new deli, worked through temperatures above 40 degrees celsius to construct and the new parliament buildings like many st. when does an auto ritual drivers? here they make up some of the 75 percent of india's workforce who work outdoors that never megan les, whatever. we have to go outside to work. it's very hard to win. the war to weak id becomes kind hostile during a lot of you don't even have enough that or to like a heat wave has gripped many parts of india for weeks. that's after the nation. so it's hottest march, since records began a 122 years ago. the higher than usual temperatures have led to demand for electricity reaching and all time high this week and power costs and several states

deli regional government who told people to expect power outages of metro and hospitals because of a shortage of coal power plants. the indian government has cancelled hundreds of passenger trains to rush coal to thermal power plants around the country. the intense heat has also affected wheat crop with some agriculture experts predicting this year's yield will be 25 percent less that could have international implications. india was planning to help sold a gap and global wheat supplies left by russia and ukraine. we also knew that 55 countries were dependent on the food coming from the reason. and 55 is not a small number. so if you can be standing along with another 50 fiber looking for you know, be supplies next to us. so i think we have to be very black when you've ologist say, the severe weather as part of the reoccurring trend. you not the temperature of the, when you get the weather event,

they're becoming more frequent than more intense. and when they happen, they last longer. so we're definitely seeing a shift in the trends. some more intensity were happening. and this part of the world, the indian meteorological departments says he 12 conditions will continue in several regions of the next 5 days. but there's little the spice expected afterwards with may and june. usually the hottest month of the year, elizabeth moran, i'm al jazeera new daddy in eyes. jeff whitmore on what's happening. this is pre monsoon heat. it's a theme, but this year it's been particularly bad. it started earlier and it's been more intense. so here's some examples. india, the country as a whole, so it's hot, it's march on record. and if we narrow in on the capitol region while for new delhi 2nd hottest april in 72 years. and still, i think the worst of the heat for many is to come through the month of may and june

and relief for new delhi. specifically, while that won't come until about july, when those monsoon rains start to kick in. so here's what we're up against. on sunday, i told you was bad, right? look at this snake poor 45 degrees. there's new delhi coming in at 44. but if we look at the extended forecasts, there are some hints that the heat will let go. just a bit and that's because we've got cloud cover on wednesday and then some thunderstorms on thursday. so that's gonna help cool the atmosphere. but look at this still 40 degrees, but that's more in line with where you should be for this year. we've also been dealing with stifling heat through buckets done so jack up a bad over the past 24 hours hitting 47 degrees and look at this on sunday. we've also got you in for a high of 47 degrees, and i think some spots may hit 50 degrees over the course of the weekend, and it's not just in central parts, but also towards the north. before at $43.00, the worst of the heat still to come through the month of may and june, and have gammy found a bomb at

a mosque in the capital capital has killed at least 10 people and injured many others. it happened during friday. praise is the latest in a series of attacks targeting places of worship and civilians during ramadan. the more and more of them were the bottom of that it was a number of taliban members inside the most to involve me withstanding, to finish that ship within a few minutes, an explosion occurred and i was covered with small pieces of it again and i so fight responsible for the beheadings of several hostages has been sentenced to life in prison in the u. s. london ball alexander katy was part of the so called beadle school. within i sole hostages gave them the nickname because of their british accent. scotty pleaded guilty last year to measuring for americans. article hain was at the courthouse in alexandria, which alexander cody basically showed really no emotion as the judge handed down life in prison sentence. now, if you meet certain conditions 15 years of that will be spent here in the united

states, then there's an agreement to sent him to the united kingdom. he wasn't the only one though, in the courtroom accused of his crimes. another one of the so called beatles al chaffey are sick. he was convicted of federal charges, dissimilar from federal charges, a while back. he's awaiting sentencing. but the judge didn't want to have these family members have to go through their victim statements twice. so he brought him into the courtroom, but again, only coach. he was sentenced to day life in prison. at the beginning of this though, we heard from family members of the victims, and there were those one said, look at me. i have no words to describe the pain you have ruined our lives. and then you heard from another family member who said, you have been occupying my thoughts for too long. i forgive you, you are no longer have any power over me. but there were some very powerful statements visits. the beheading, of course, is part of the crime. but he's also accused of really in humane treatment of these captives. they were water boarded,

they were you stun gun shots and they were horrible. horrible beads. the prosecutor said, in this courtroom, we have not really seen any crimes to compare to the horror of this. the judge for his part said it was agreed just violent and inhuman. now one of the things prosecutors were asking for is they one of the judge to say exactly how he would spend his time in prison in the us. they wanted him to basically put in solitary confinement. the judge said that wouldn't be appropriate for him to ra net. that's up to prison officials. but he did say he will spend the rest of his life in prison . former 6 time grand slam tennis champion, voice becka has spent his 1st night in jail after being sent into 2 and a half years in prison. the 54 year old german was found guilty of hiding millions of dollars worth of assets to avoid pay his bankruptcy debts. john hall was at the court. hearing in london, boris becker arrived at court for sentencing, wearing a tie in the wimbledon colors. he won the championship 3 times among 6 grand slam

titles in a tennis courier that had earned him more than $50000000.00. now bankrupt and convicted on charges of concealing his assets from investigators. becca, would listeners judged deborah taylor sentenced him to 2 and a half years in prison. he must serve half of it before becoming eligible for release. i accept the humiliation you have felt she told him. but you have shown no humility. the sporting legend turned coach and commentator has led a colorful life with vast earnings fueling a famously lavish lifestyle and then paying for a famously expensive divorce. seldom far from the tabloid headlines. becca father, a daughter after a casual encounter with russian model and waitress angela irma cova and london restaurant in 1999. by his own evidence, child maintenance payments, and disastrous financial mismanagement, contributed to bankruptcy. in june 2017,

the court found that becca kept spending and used deceit to hide what was left more than $3000000.00 in cash and assets. at trial, the jury had heard in his defense that becca had relied on insolvency lawyers signing papers. he hadn't read and failing to understand his responsibilities. the jury instead found his actions, deliberate and dishonest. it's not the 1st time becker has had a brush with the law in 2002. he was handed a 2 and a half year suspended sentence for tax evasion in his native germany here in the country. he now calls home boris becker. he's going to jail. jonah hall, l $20.00. saw the crown court london. after russia invaded ukraine prima ballerina august b, and i decided not to return to a job at the bolshoi valley in moscow, she joined the national ballet in amsterdam and has become one of the most

prominent russian cultural figures who defected during the war set. vaskins spoke to her her belly shoes and how far away from the prestigious bolshoi da ballerina august. mir nova says, she opposes the war with every fiber of her soul. she left russia with a heavy heart. and when i think the rush has started to to started this war, it makes me ashamed of my country, my country. i was always proud of some culture in sports achievements. and it's truly to really reach culture. smear, nova has been a star dancer at the bull choice in she joined the company more than a decade ago in review. she was described as a rarity, a ballerina whose every movement feels flamingo,

mostly right. and true. 2 when you caught captivate audience with you to in moment, it means or you can tell, or you can deliver to them. messages and this messages will laugh. peace, kindness, or it's me know if it's one of many russians who left after the invasion in ukraine . but her defection as one of her countries thought ballerina as much as the ferry heart of its valet culture. while ballet has long been seen as linking russia to the outside world, the departure of smear nova and others bring spect memories of the cold war and fears that russia would be increasingly isolated. after western governments impose sanctions on russia, the dutch national belly decided to stop its collaboration with state subsidized companies like the marine sky belly in st. petersburg valley is not completely removed from politics and has never been. art and politics do exist together in the same world. i'm sir, we also have to take

a stand. i'm. it feels like we're going back in time. and that's a terribly sad thing because there has always been cultural street. ah, well, the change has force for now. russia continues to be present and smells us performances just a few weeks after she left her country. she started with i'm under the belly, her square in 18. 98 in st. petersburg. ah, of course it's my, it's my conscience, i'm russian. but i prefer not, not to differing the country rich behave in this way, but people life have kind of fear. for example, i think my colleagues and in is the time when everyone needs to yet still

prochoice to make their own choice. and i made mine. smith, nova says by denouncing the war, she risked a long prison term for that audience. applauded her, not only from merkel foreman with forces in his them, against the war steadfast, which is you and answer them. this week, buddhist in south korea are mocking the noses, lantern festival. they're celebrating the upcoming birthday of buddha. on saturday, tens of thousands of people marched with central sol with colorful lanterns, an artist who has helped to bring a new life into the 1000 year tradition tells al jazeera his story. tatum a ton. my name is tanya young. i am a lantern artist, computer walker in either payton. i started my work in 1998. i studied art in college. i always thought about tradition and mortality as well as social realities . tongue tongue in our lanterns had the potential to expand,

even though it were still in a traditional format. it had a unique place. as i studied traditional technique and spread, it occurred to me. those were the ones that dominated in one era. and they were the most modern at the time. it was a good decision to bring the lot of leonard festival into the arms of our city, jeff again and getting the festival recognized as an intangible culture. heritage of humanity by you nefco wasn't achievement. however, in the process of pushing for this recognition, i think the festival got caught up in a lot of formalities. we've got 100 years old and john quincy moon, the greatest strength that has allowed a lot of length of festival to pester for a 1000 years is because it constantly breeze with the people. because if we want to continue taking this tradition into the mainstream culture of our time, we will need to consider how the tradition can communicate better with today's

society. i believe that is the essence of tradition when you got you couldn't have been through the covey 19 and damage around the upcoming buddhist birthday. many people will feel a sense of liberation at this time. i believe you also need to look back ebony among lent up pieces that i installed this time is a candle shaped lighthouse handles represent individual wishes the piece represent 3 fires in one house. it seems that we are bonding as one part. it says its own color and temperament. we have seen a lot of heat and cold heartedness during the and them in some more. i think this stems from a lack of respect for each other. if we are one community, i believe we should recognize and respect each other and make a wish and become one pretty flame of yet none has launched a new attraction for tourists with a head for height. said the. 1 walls long is glass bottomed bridge surpassing

a 526 meters structure in guam, don china. the grass bottom bridge in the north west on lab robbins can support up to 450 people at a time while giving them a spectacular view of the lush jungle far below. ah, no, again, i'm fully back table with the headlines on al jazeera ukraine says russia has intensified it's offensive in the east. the dumbass region has seen an increase in fighting as in voting me as the lens. he says, the situation there is difficult. hundreds of evacuated have arrived in this city of car keith. meanwhile, they were forced to leave the nearby village of ross fellows over the area has been under russian seas for more than a month. and despite russia's bombardment in the east present, lensky is home for his soldiers will stand very ground discuss.