this is d.w. news live from berlin christians around the world celebrate a 2nd easter under pandemic restrictions pope francis gives his traditional blessing and urges the rich countries to make sure vaccines are fairly distributed to all also on the show jordan's former crown prince says he's under house arrest prince accuses jordanian leaders of corruption and incompetence the military has

warned him to stop damaging national civility. plus the showdown between the bundesliga top 2 clubs veyron show live signal why they're still number one. i'm married to evanston thanks for joining me christians around the world have been celebrating easter under the shadow of the pandemic for the 2nd year running pope francis has given his traditional blessing from st peter's basilica in rome he stressed the importance of vaccines and urged rich countries to ensure supplies are fairly distributed to their poorer neighbors. it believed to be putting a blessing for the faithful. pope francis address just

a small crowd compared to the usual tens of thousands on easter sunday but his message was one for the world. into. the entire international community. in the spirit of global responsibility. to commit to overcoming delays in the distribution of vaccines. that are facilitate the distribution especially in the poorest countries in. the pupil very little resort the catholic leader focused his message on the world's most vulnerable including those suffering from the coronavirus pandemic and he called for an end to armed conflicts around the globe like that in syria where many also gathered to mark one of the most important christian holidays of the year. and middle man missy helen just as christ suffered this week the holy week for

christians for the salvation of humanity we are also suffering every day with the long war that came to us with the coronavirus pandemic the economic pressure and the families who emigrate. they were among the millions across the world who found ways to celebrate despite the covert 1000 restriction. in jerusalem however this year's worshipers were allowed to participate in mass at the holy settled considered the holiest place in christianity but even there the pandemic was front of mind. i think about my. personal they are and. they cannot see that i. believe. sure. like the pope in rome

a to speak of hope amid the pandemic. now for some of the latest developments in the pandemic germany's health minister is considering lifting restrictions for fully vaccinated people that's according to the big newspaper a study shows they are unlikely to spread the virus britain is planning trials of vaccine passports for sporting events and nightclubs and turkey has recorded a number of new cases infections have surged since the government eased restrictions a month ago the former crown prince of jordan homes have been hussein says he's been put under house arrest in a video message the king's half brother sharply criticized jordanian leaders but he denied being part of an alleged coupons authorities have arrested several other high level officials for what they describe as security reasons.

georgians crime prince hamza bin hussein on his wedding day in 2004. an embrace from his half brother king abdullah. 6 months later the king would strip pams of his title of crime prince and give it to his own son instead. but tons of remained popular in jordan close to tribal leaders and seen as in touch with ordinary people he now says that's why he's been targeted. in a video sent to the b.b.c. hamza says he is under house arrest after being warned that he got too close to critics of the king he says he is not part of any conspiracy but he does openly condemn jordan's leaders this country has become corrupt from its ism and in this one. state t.v. earlier nights that hamza had been asked to stop activities targeting quote

security and stability it said security agencies arrested multiple former top officials as reports world of approach to unseat the king the army denies that the former crime prince himself is under arrest but alarm bells are ringing for jordan's allies which see it as a key bastion of stability in a volatile region. recent protests against coronavirus restrictions found concerns that stability could be wavering after years of austerity. but king abdullah has the backing of regional leaders and powerful friends the u.s. and saudi arabia are among those who have expressed support jordan security forces say investigations into prince hamza are ongoing. well for more on this story let's bring in far from delhi is arabic service she's been following developments in jordan for us hello to you now jordanian authorities have been denying prince

hamza's claims that he's been placed under house arrest but they have confirmed a wave of other high level arrests what can we make of all this. i guess we just know that there was an uncomfortable ambiguity now what you can learn from for the way the jordanian politics to work on couldn't it think thoughts more than taking any you know ration for grant that so i don't see people now think that prince hamza could be under house arrest especially if we follow many times in recent years he has frequently what to call it spark or a spark within his half brother though mostly it was all in the private that can tell us that there is a real problem now in the country reaching different levels specially in

a time of and then make especially in a time of because only christ as big a looming crisis and actually friends hamza has a very good relationships who try and to try to go to the leaders oh which we can say that this is in his big right now however is the i know that the king and the royal family for a while was trying who. let's call it so on are a little bit has a great this was a. now we should mention that jordan is generally known as a very stable arab country these types of arrests are very rare how are people inside the country reacting to what's been going on i would say there is a lot of panic in the in the beginning yesterday everyone was following the news

people are started to you can see that on social media people distorted to follow. my special hashtags son to defend friends and to defend the there's a story as he has been for a while it's like the sizing in. high level kind of high level of criticism which housed the floor for a while easier to follow he has a lot of support there is a lot of people are afraid now join them is in the middle of a lot of the polls other countries like jordan a from the north syria or from the west of from the west iraq so we are talking about a very specific very sensitive country now to be honest the bill there is a lot of fear of unstability you can see and there's

a couple of actions of from other closed you should long look. at their constitutional organizations like the parliament in. the parliament in their 2 wombs they were supporting the king before the. fight america from arabic service we appreciate all your in science. now to some of the other stories making the news this hour. a maintenance worker has apologized after his truck rolled onto a railway line causing taiwan's worst train accident in decades he said he would cooperate fully with the investigation teams have been clearing the wreckage from the crash site where at least 51 people were killed on friday. an american diving team says it's reached a u.s. navy destroyer lying nearly 6500 meters below sea level that would make it to the deepest shipwreck dive in history the u.s.

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egypt has staged an elaborate tribute to his ancient civilization 22 royal mummies have proper process through the streets of cairo to a new national museum officials hope the pharaoh's gold and parade will help revive the all important tourism industry. glorious parade for the fairies of ancient egypt. the 18 kings and 4 queens carefully carried in climate controlled cases from the egyptian museum where they have to welsh for over a century now they will have a new home in the national museum of egyptian civilization. ramses the 2nd is among those being moved as is queen hardship suit one of ancient egypt's few female pharaohs she was sent to wear full spirit to overcome the traditional gender roles of her time. to ceremony and to showcase egypt's rich

history on one level by doing it like this with great pomp and circumstance the monies are getting their due these are the kings of egypt i mean these are the pharaohs and so it is a way of showing respect people should understand that there is an credibly important historically and also important now because this is part of egypt's economy. cheer islam is in fact one of egypt's main economic sectors with the pandemic halting global movement the country is eager to draw to wrest back. the message it's very important what is good to tell the people through the butt end of the month is that egypt is safe we need people to come back. these kings and queens of ancient egypt have lain in wait for thousands of years but they may have to wait a little longer before tourists flock back. japan's

a famous cherry trees are in bloom all across the country a cherry blossom festival is also taking place in the town of tommy near the fukushima nuclear plant. 2017 after the easing of evacuation orders but it was cancelled last year because of pandemic. to date news. thanks for the company. how does a virus spread. through the text and. if you would like any information on the crawler or any other science topic you should read.