♪ >> this is al jazeera. ♪ anchor: hello, you are watching the news hour live from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes -- guiding the world out of the coronavirus pandemic. g7 leaders promised one billion vaccines for poor countries. but they are criticized for not doing more sooner. disappearing before our eyes, new figures showed the

destruction of the amazon rain forest is accelerating. military officials fill the ranks of the new cabinet, and the latin american capital back into lockdown despite vaccinating more than half of its population. reporter: and i'm indo hall with sports as the european football championships finally get started after a year's delay. italy opened up the tournament with a 3-0 victory over turkey. anchor: hello, welcome to the newshour. a pledge by g7 leaders to donate one billion doses to the coronavirus vaccine has been dismissed as inadequate by activists.

the british prime minister boris johnson says the group of seven plan will inoculate nearly 8 billion people by the end of next year. western leaders are not up to the job. jonah hull has been -- has sent us this report. reporter: the white sands, idyllic powers described as the most advanced democracies. while socially distanced, still face-to-face and promising a combined effort. >> this is a meeting that genuinely needs to happen. we need to learn lessons from the pandemic and make sure that we don't repeat some of the

errors that we made over the course of the last 18 months or so. and we need to make sure that we allow the economies to recover. reporter: the donation of a billion vaccine doses to lower and middle income countries over the next 12 months with the u.s. offering half of that amount. campaigners say it is nowhere near enough and nowhere near fast enough. >> we need 11 billion doses and we need to move away from the idea of charity from the rich companies and let countries produce their own vaccines. the only way is to share the vaccine recipe and breakthrough the monopolies of these big pharma corporations. boris johnson really doesn't want to do that. he was to talk about donations and the largest of the richest

nations. they are hugely selfish putting profit over people. >> the fossil fuel addiction. reporter: protesters are being kept away, but the issues they raise are being discussed. that way countries can develop vaccines for themselves. climate and inequality. topping the agenda on sunday. >> no doubt who the leading figures here. -- figures are here. joe biden, the u.s. president of his first foreign visit. both men came to be seen at the helm of efforts to rid the world of climate change and the pandemic. graced with the presence of the queen, what emerges from this leaders gathering, a poster

trump consensus, alliances reinvigorated, and meaningful promises of action will determine whether this wealthy club of nations can make a real difference. anchor: a nobel peace prize laureate and representative of the people's vaccine alliance says g7 leaders lack the urgency needed to in the pandemic. -- to end the pandemic. >> there is a whole world having a big crisis. there are 4 billion vaccines needed. they want to have it eradicated by 2022. but what is missing?

the whole world needs to come together. this is a life-and-death issue. it is not something that we can wait on. we need to have this total plan. it is not centralized production. anchor: even as leaders met in cornwall, there was a sobering reminder of how urgent a problem

is. data revealed the scale of recent construction. more than 2.5 thousand square kilometers of man -- land was destroyed in the first five months of this year. this is the equivalent of more than three times the size of new york city. and a 25% rise compared to a year earlier. deforestation stalled 67% compared to last year. this is cattle ranches and logging. it is a plan that they are failing to follow through on his pledge to boost funding. so for more on this, i'm joined by brazilian political analyst.

can you explain the cause of this? >> when the president was elected under the promise in the support of those directly involved with the first, what do i mean? some groups inside the business economy are really interested in the rising of the first nation for lands, cattle. political and legal support.

anchor: is it a deliberate policy because he is supported by these very powerful groups. is nothing done to prevent the destruction of the rain forest? >> it is not inside the brazilian states. this is what was involved in the actual parts of the environment. they are engaged in order to respect the law and make these people pay for any kind of crimes. but in support of the president, the ministry of the environment

was able to conduct a lot of changes. in some misguided public policy to make it easier. and besides the fact that the international community creates a lot of pressure over brazil, the promises will be not transforming that until now. anchor: it seems as though the president appears to have leverage over international counterparts. he presides over this ecosystem and it is very precious to the world. and if more isn't done to stop the deforestation in brazil, the paris climate targets are going to become more and more

unattainable. what do they need to do to prevent this from happening. >> the impression is that it is more effective. it would create a kind of linkage with support. enough ngos, organizations, and business compositions in northern brazil in order to fight against climate change. i believe this group is political it needs strong support from the international community.

they are comfortable for the brazilian environment and policy. anchor: so what does bolsonaro want? money? >> i believe bolsonaro wants reelection. and they may have been president two years ago. and specifically, in terms that president bolsonaro created that narrative. these kind of preservation narratives were made by the international community as a kind of threat for brazilian sovereignty.

in that kind of residence inside of the important parts of brazilian society. and it is quite important that it creates a strong bond. and it has a bit to do with the brazilian economy. anchor: thank you for joining us. live from london, still ahead, forced to return to a dangerous home. children turned back from the u.s. to mexico after trying to seek refuge.

and disrupting people's everyday lives. tennis action from the men's semifinals at the french open. ♪ a 15-year-old palestinian boy has died after being shot by israeli forces in the occupied west bank. the teenager was one of several palestinians wounded. he later died of his injuries. they were protesting a jewish settlement nearby. and israeli forces arrested several palestinian children in occupied jerusalem. and cracking down on the

palestinian protests. dozens of people gathered in support of the palestinian families facing forced displacement. >> the protest is dwindling down and winding down, but they keep moving people around. it is smaller. and they gave some speeches. just behind us, that street that half the families are facing these four -- forced expulsions. there will be a new government sworn in on sunday a fall goes to plan. it will be the first time in 12 years that israel doesn't have benjamin netanyahu as its prime minister. they have a message that the policy needs to change, backed by israeli law.

the forced expulsion of the families goes back to what they argue is jewish land thousands of years ago, but palestinian people have rights and papers as well. it is back on it. it is something that has been going on for decades. they will keep up the momentum, keep up the international spotlight. it has been ongoing for many years. anchor: we go to development in mali now. the transitional government. they seized power last month. they are accused of reshuffling the cabinet without consultation. nicholas haack is following the

story from neighboring senegal. reporter: remember the west african body for the region had asked him when he took over power to form a national unity government. it seems the government that he has announced, although there are many familiar faces, is one such national unity government. you have the civil society movement that led to the downfall of the former president. you also have members of the former ruling party as part of this government. and you have members of the military june to -- junta. it will be recognized by the people and international actors. a situation quickly deteriorating. we have seen attacks in the southern region, which is very unusual. attacks happen in the north.

those attacks claimed by al qaeda. meantime, the islamic state continues to launch attacks into neighboring countries like burkina faso and niger. anchor: despite being vaccinated against the coronavirus, this is after reporting some of the worst covid-19 case numbers since the pandemic again. the caseload searched 25% in the last two weeks. intensive care beds are at 98% capacity. let's speak to teresa who is in buenos aires. what does this lockdown mean for millions of people living in sandy go. -- in santiago? reporter: the government announced a lockdown will begin in santiago and neighboring areas on saturday. this is something that affects

around 7 million people in the area. health experts are extremely concerned about the rising infections happening mostly in santiago. 19% of the beds are fully occupied. this is happening despite nine areas in santiago that have been on lockdown. the government says there is the need to take further measures. at this point, it was taking place in the southern cone. the government is extremely concerned that this could cause a rise in infections. they had one of the most successful campaigns in latin america, 60% of the population vaccinated. government critics are saying that despite vaccinations happening, the government tried to open the country much too soon. this is something that has had an impact, opening the borders,

for example. giving permits to the population. that is why these restrictions are being implemented. mostly in santiago where there have been 7000 infections in the past hours. that is why the restrictions are being implemented. anchor: tell us about buenos aires, the situation in argentina where there is a hotspot for the virus at the moment. how is the health system coping? reporter: argentina is struggling with a second wave. the government is claiming in the last 24 hours, 689 people have lost their lives to covid-19. what he 6000 infections. 80,000 people have lost their lives to covid-19. this is a dramatic number for

the country in spite of what argentina did in 2020. experts say that this is one of the reasons why hospitals are swamped. the government is reluctant to do something similar because of economic concern. the international monetary fund, inflation is soaring. this affects around 42% of the population. lockdowns are unpopular, especially in countries in latin america because many cannot afford to stay home. and the government does not have enough resources to assist the whole population.

the vaccination campaign has also started from the very beginning, initially relatively slow with argentina struggling to access vaccines. it started to speed up and millions of vaccines are arriving from russia, china, the united kingdom. they are hopeful that this situation will improve soon. only 30% of the argentina population has been vaccinated. that is because the government extended that. there is a curfew in place. this is in order to try to control the spread of covid-19. anchor: the u.s. returning children to their home countries, some just hours after they arrive seeking refuge. this is according to amnesty international which calls the practice dangerous and unconscionable.

amnesty says miners have been denied entry since november of last year. mexican authorities have deported half of the unaccompanied central american migrant children. almost one third of migrants and asylum-seekers are minors. half of those unaccompanied by family members or any other adults. reporter: a major challenge for u.s. and mexico immigration policy has been a surge in child migration. in many cases, these miners are traveling alone. during the trump administration, an unprecedented surge resulted in policies that, according to critics, stretched the limits of international law. child detention camps and the practice of family separation. >> one of the main consequences

of family separation is that it is the state that leaves children and adolescents unprotected. it becomes the state's responsibility to provide protection for them. reporter: a recent report suggests more than 2100 children have yet to be reunited with their families. u.s. president joe biden has promised to undo many of the harsh immigration policies put in place by his predecessor. but is the approach working? the latest statistics are mixed. child migrant numbers are on the decline. one of the biggest shifts in migrant demographic data is not only a decline in unaccompanied minors, but an increase in migration from mexico. mexican migrants number twice as many guatemalan, honduran, and south american migrants put together. the ever-changing dynamics is a major challenge for both the u.s. and mexico, especially in

the case of minors. >> neither the governments of the united states or mexico count on a system of protection for child and adolescent migrants that can determine their best interest. for the most part, what authorities will determine is that the best interest is to return them to their country of oregon -- origin without contacting their parents. the solution is almost always deportation. reporter: though they affirm that bilateral progress is being made, activists say there is a long way to go. al jazeera, mexico city. anchor: so the head on the program, the 2019 christchurch attack is being heavily criticized by victims relatives. authorities are trying to put a break on all the traffic in one

of africa's most popular cities. another standout performance in the cricket test against england. >> we have some good sporting weather across europe at this hour. they are dragging their way further east. more across parts of spain and portugal. we will see clearing skies across the british isles over the next couple of days. we have high pressure coming in. it will bring some humid air across the british isles. but the weather associated with the weather front will drag across scandinavia and push over

towards the western side of russia. a heavy burst of rain through saturday and the heaviest as we go into sunday. we could see localized flooding over towards the black sea. in central and western parts, look at this. 29 across seven parts of england. this temperature we are looking at across the northern parts of africa. showers are quite nice. we see some heavy bursts of rain. liberia looking rather wet. ♪ >> it is one of the biggest clubs in south america. but its greatest rival is just a few blocks away.

a mutual dislike between fans born from a class divided sustained over generations. most junior supporters are born into these colors. in an epic feud of rich versus the poor, the fanmake football on al jazeera. >> most people will never know what is beyond these doors. the deafening silence. how it feels to touch danger every day. most people will never know what it isaf like when every breath s precious. when fear is not an option. but we are not most people.

anchor: welcome back. the coronavirus pandemic saying that countries must ensure a fair economic recovery. they pledged to donate vaccines to poorer nations and dismissed as inadequate by activists. the president bolsonaro following up on this use for cattle ranches and funding. a lockdown has been imposed on the chilean capital despite half of the population being fully vaccinated.

25% in the last two weeks. now authorities in puerto rico say they are investigating what started as a fire. 900,000 customers were left in the dark. several declared a state of emergency industry beaded ice and generators to those most in need. -- and distributed ice and generators to those most in need. they also reported a cyber attack which has not yet been linked to the fire. but cyberattack's against major companies in the u.s. have been ramping up and it is disrupting everyday lives. colonial pipeline paid more than $4 million worth of criminal -- cryptocurrency to a criminal gang after fuel distribution was disrupted on most of the east coast, sparking panic buying. authorities managed to recover $2.3 million worth of bitcoin.

the world's largest meat producer paid $11 million in bitcoin, threatening to disrupt food supplies. paid to ransomware attack's according to the security company. joining us now, the oil and gas industry analyst. these ransoms are being paid, but all of this is happening in cyberspace. will the criminals, will the perpetrators behind such attacks ever be caught? >> we don't know that at this point, but i can tell you the oil and gas industry is on high alert for cyber attacks from all angles. every company i know is being continuously probed for hacking.

cybersecurity has become one of the main issues we have been facing especially since the colonial pipeline hack. that got everybody's attention. our infrastructure is highly vulnerable to these kinds of attacks. everyone is on high alert to prevent those from happening. anchor: and what is behind this rise in cyber attacks on critical infrastructure? i suppose if frampton's -- if ransoms are being paid, it is likely to motivate further attacks. but why is this infrastructure being targeted particularly? >> clearly money is one of the issues with the hacking that has been going on. i think the u.s. government and others around the world are trying to figure out if this is

just freelance criminals trying to extort money, or if this is a state-sponsored cyberattack, state-sponsored terrorism. energy is key to everything. if we don't have transportation or communication, if we don't have power, then everything comes to a grinding halt. the bad guys know that. that is why they are targeting this kind of infrastructure and why the industry is moving so quickly to protect itself. anchor: we have seen that there has been criticism or rhetoric back and forth between the u.s. aimed at countries like china and russia, calling on them to do more to prevent this sort of thing. this took place in puerto rico and it was two separate things, right? there was a key substation and also it is not clear if these

two things were linked. why would puerto rico be targeted? >> this is a real conundrum. i have been there a lot over the last four or five years. the company i was working with actually had to evacuate staff during hurricane maria. i was down there in 2018 and 2019. the power system there is extremely fragile. the puerto rican authority and also because there is not enough budget to harden it. it is fragile. the island is an interesting geologic situation because there is a mountain range that runs east and west down the middle of the aisle. most of the power generation is on the south side where they get supplies by ship.

everything, all the power, has to go over the mountain. that is why the system was so badly damaged because maria destroyed that part of the island. this attack, to me, is very suspicious. it comes a week or 10 days after luma has taken over operations from the government agency. my first reaction is that this was sabotage. that is just my reaction. i do not know if the cyberattack caused it or if it was coincidental, happened at the same time, or somehow related. that will have to come from the investigation. anchor: the last time we spoke i think was about the colonial pipeline attack in the united states. panic buying and how it could affect energy prices. obviously, you can't compare the

infrastructure and resources of the u.s. with the island of puerto rico when they are trying to vaccinate people against the coronavirus and those vaccines -- they need electricity to keep them cool. you spent time living and working on the island. something like this could have a real -- lives could be lost as a result of this. it can have a humanitarian impact on people. >> it is debilitating. the power system in puerto rico really hampers everything, every kind of progress we try to make on the island. it hampers economic growth, it makes life miserable for many people. there were close to one million people without power before all of this happened that luma was trying to fix. and the environmental effects are great, too. most half of the electricity is generated by fuel. they had a coal plants that were damaged during earthquakes in

early 2020. they have to revert back to fuel . puerto rico is probably 40% of it being generated with oil. the real answer is natural gas, but that takes billions of dollars of investment in order to build a baseload generation and it has to be wind. or solar. those two elements are very abundant in puerto rico. anchor: thank you very much, joining us from houston, bob cavanaugh. reporter: good to be with you. anchor: the united nations him and i chief's warning of a catastrophe in myanmar -- the united nations chief has a warning of catastrophe in myanmar. hundreds of people from two southern villages have taken part in the latest protest

against the nation's military rulers. they deliberately avoided main roads to dodge confrontations with security forces. myanmar's government has brutally crackdown on any dissent since seizing power in a coup on february 1. health workers administering the polio vaccine in pakistan are on high alert after two police escorts were killed. this is the second such attack to take place this year. armed groups see the vaccine as a conspiracy to sterilize children. plans for a film depicting the prime minister has drawn criticism in new zealand. the film is set to focus on compassion after the mass murder of dozens of people.

critics say focusing on the leader is completely insensitive. part of a group created a petition to shut down the film. we are joined via skype from new york. tell me more about why there is this opposition to the film? >> yeah, i think firstly, the news of the film itself came as a shock to many of us in the muslim community. this is something we're reading through the -- prime minister is something that many of us have felt that way.

anchor: the victims, what is their opinion on this? go ahead. >> i have very much been in touch with some of the victims families. it is quite clear that everybody is objecting to such a thing. they are of the view that the muslim community and the victims and families should be centered most importantly. i think modern day, what really happened is that the filming itself is quite problematic. it focuses on the response

itself by the film organizers. there are many voices that are now starting to see that beneath the initial days and the commendable actions of the prime minister, that actually, the government has not been fulfilling up to par many of the promises that they said they would deliver on. anchor: do you think that this is indicative of a worldwide industry that often fails to understand the muslim experience or to portray muslims often in a negative light or in a way that reinforces stereotypes and misconceptions? >> absolutely. totally. anything that feeds into this white savior mentality. that is what the rest of the world saw in new zealand. it is very much a different playing field when it comes to the struggles that the families

and a victims -- and they are victims still face. many are still not receiving the mental health support that they so rightfully deserve. there are still many failings from the government perspective here. we have a film that glorifies the actions of a white woman. and don't get me wrong. i don't know any leader around the world that would've responded to a tragedy that had impacted muslims the way that our prime minister did in those days. but to be frank, that is her job. the bar might be really low internationally, i think the prime minister herself, she has distanced herself and said she has no involvement, the reaction has been a total uproar and new zealanders will not stand for this. she has to come out and announce it and say it is distasteful because that is what we need in order to shut down this film. anchor: we often see a tragic

event receiving worldwide attention. very little coverage of the aftermath and the consequences it has for those that have survived you briefly mentioned the mental health issue and the trauma is that the emotional loss of people, those that lost loved ones in that attack. in the victims that are probably still dealing with injuries. >> absolutely. this is a lifelong sustaining thing. we have always said in the days and weeks following the attacks that how long will this before? -- be for? we question how long was that for? what happens when we are no

longer in the headlines? what we are seeing is turning a blind eye to the plight that is actually being faced right now by many of the victims. but yet, the international depiction of us and muslim experiences in a place like new zealand, and generally, we as a country, is really different from what it is on reality. a film like this is problematic because it continues to feed into the narrative and continues to erase the voice of not just the victims and immediate families, the survivors of this atrocity, but muslim communities widely around the country as well. anchor: thank you for joining us from new york. organizers are honoring a teenager that recorded the murder of george floyd. she filmed the death on her

mobile phone. footage shaken last year -- taken last year park public outcry and would help secure conviction. the highest prize in american journalism. on friday, board members were awarded a special citation. reporter: pulitzer prizes are perhaps the most prestigious and american print journalism. the 17-year-old at the time who used her cell phone to record the murder of george floyd at the behest of derek chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer earned her a special citation because she performed as a journalist. she recorded that moment and says that she suffered great emotional trauma. she also said recently that because of what she did, it was

possible for derek chauvin to be convicted of george floyd's murder. it is also worth noting that her hometown newspaper, the minneapolis star tribune did win the breaking news prize for its coverage of george floyd's murder and of the immediate impact on the twin cities community in the state of minnesota and nationwide. that is the second-highest ranking pulitzer prize. the number one prize went to the new york times for covering the other major story of 2020 in the united states and around the world, the covid pandemic. most of the awards either dealt with the covid pandemic, institutional and personal impact, or dealt with the very difficult question still of race relations in the united states.

anchor: championships kickoff in rome and we will have the reaction in sports. ♪

anchor: try living in the mega metropolis in nigeria's largest city. the government is pushing to help get more people off of the roads and onto the water.

reporter: they moved to legos months ago for a rise in her career. but she soon found she had to trade certain comforts of her previous office to realize her dream. >> it is a lot. i keep telling myself that the weekend is almost here. >> she must endure long hours in traffic adding to and from work. the population continues to grow faster than any other in the country. personal safety pushes residents to buy their own cars. >> we need a system that is reliable, affordable, consistent, and sustainable. without that, we will continue to have traffic problems for as

long as the population is high. and for as long as we can afford private cars. >> there are more like 6 million motor vehicles in legos, a city of 20 million people. that means traffic congestion. that take some of the pressure off of the roads. reporter: going by boat saved him three hours than if he were to take a bus on a normal day. >> everybody is on the road. everybody is out here. we are privileged to have this.

>> they continue to defy solutions. they try to lighten the mood. they will start receiving information from officers. >> when you give us information, we want to give that powerful one. >> drivers are calling to report incidents. businesses continue to count losses in labor hours and revenue. and with population growing, there are fears that the capital might soon reach the breaking point. anchor: time now for sports.

>> let's start with footballs european championships. the biggest sporting event since the start of the pandemic has kicked off after a year's delay. 11 cities are hosting games in rome where italy were up against turkey in front of 15,000 fans. it was a goalless first half but italy took control of the game after the break. this is thanks to their own goal. italy doubled their lead with a rebound goal. it wasn't long before he got another to make it 3-0 and make sure of the victory. italy extends the unbeaten run to 28 games and secures their status as one of the favorites for the trophy. it is early in the tournament, but here is how group a looks after that. italy go top with three points at turkey at the bottom. the other two teams in the group, wales ends with a limp play on saturday. supporters gathered at fan parks

over europe to watch the opener including in st. petersburg, russia. the city is set to host games including that first match of the tournament on saturday. mark doyle told us that staging the event is a victory in and of itself. >> the stadiums have reduced capacity. if you asked me two or three months ago that rome staged it, i was absolutely not. the numbers are still too high. they had the virus. there are all these factors. because we had a restriction on travel, we're just going -- [indiscernible]

just getting fans into the stadium i think is a massive achievement. this is been the problem across europe. only in budapest do we see that. it is something we do deserve -- that they do deserve credit for pulling this together. >> army is vaccinating players ahead of their opening game in madrid. they needed special permission to do it. many including the captain tested positive for covid-19 and officials were worried that an outbreak derail their campaign. the first matches against sweden in brazil. >> we are privileged and lucky to get this vaccine. it is so close to the competition that this is the situation.

>> they have given special permission for the vaccine before the tokyo olympics. organizers in japan have announced that 18,000 olympic workers will be vaccinated starting next week. they include referees and volunteers who will have close contact with athletes. the decision on if domestic fans will be allowed in is expected by the end of the month. to something that has happened not too often in sports, rafa nadal has been knocked out of the french open. he was beaten by the world number one novak djokovic in the semifinals at roland garros. nadal won the first set, but djokovic took the next three for what would have been a 14 french open title. djokovic has the chance to close

within one grand slam of nadal and roger federer who each have 20 major titles. he will be up against stefan a sits upon -- stefanos tsitsipas. alexander zverev fought back and won the next two sets to take it to a deciding fifth. it looked like it could be a famous comeback victory, but it was not meant to be. tsitsipas recovered to claim victory on the fifth match point. 22-year-old is the first-ever greek player to reach a singles final. and the youngest man in the finals since nadal won the trophy in 2008. >> i am pretty happy with myself. i think i have shown good discipline so far. i have been progressive. there is the final and i'm looking forward to leaving my

entire body on the court. >> i'm not at the stage with a great matches or something i'm satisfied with. today, nothing. i lost a lot in the final. was it a good match? yeah. at the end of the day, i'm going to fly home tomorrow. there is nothing positive about that. >> once again they'd wake that side -- they want that side control. just 74 runs behind england. the winner of this match will claim the overall series victory. anchor: that concludes the news hour but i will be back with a full bulletin. see you in a couple of minutes.

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