of microtones were paid out in 208080 percent of them to women most in asian countries like bangladesh india and vietnam but micro loans and not handouts investors to profit from the often high interest rates. the beginning is that. you don't choose where you. are. another year bellairs a pop star in india and she's just been on her 1st tour she doesn't need to make money from music because she's been british since but. for most of her fans having a life like a 9 years is nothing more than a dream. i think western india. gab between the rouge and the border is massive and while going up there always sort of been me from within and i want to do something to bridge the gap. the bill of family's private assets are worth an estimated 9000000000 euros her father kumar owns an industrial empire button on your didn't join the family business she set up her own company such tundra microphone that grants micro loans to people who would normally be denied a loan she had no prior experience in banking. everyone else. in the industry was in the. early forties major and i was at 17 so initially no wonder

foreign workers many from india bangladesh and indonesia work on construction sites in singapore many are in less than $300.00 euros per day and those low wages mean more than $200000.00 foreign workers can only afford to live in dormitories in the city state. you know there is no easy solution but all or all i would say that i go to seek. warning well it's taken too seriously because obviously i think the ration will be. been testing migrant workers without any symptoms and moving some to converted carparks and sports stadiums to prevent the spread of infections we will care for you just like we care for singaporeans we thank you for your cooperation during this difficult period. a show of unity but the coronavirus pandemic has revealed deep inequalities in singapore. in germany many of the farm workers who harvest seasonal projects come from eastern europe that includes picking one of the nation's favorite vegetables asparagus without these seasonal workers the harvest can take place so the authorities have a great to allow $80000.00 of them to travel to germany on special flights b

days coming up and so now the rain is elsewhere as compared to to me in mars certainly in bangladesh and india that is a heavy clump of thunderstorms rolling down through chennai for cost wise we look to the northern indian plane from delhi that was bangladesh to the northeast possibly up you know dishes of concentration of forecasts thunderstorms here in the next couple days and of course slowly rising temperatures over much of india. and rising temperatures are also the thing and i was in the arabian peninsula not for everyone as to when this brought something like 40 degrees or willed it and sunday in doha then it drops next couple days as the wind turns right and to brisk northerly as. al-jazeera was goes on a roller coaster journey in iran and discovers how football can empower the g.g. community itself to lead and identity. i'd like to prove to the world counts how. i will be able to prove myself to my accounts my friends and myself people to decide to chop afghan unity on al-jazeera. move. forward. but you what you have is you're a reminder the top stories this china says all coronaviru

dangerous storms are these with the orange top snus certainly possible in the northeast of india and bangladesh for the next 2 or 3 days at least. eyes only test treats and trace prank assessments why is it so he's struggling to cope with the number coronavirus posts failure to take really aggressive action we put them behind her informed opinions it's going to be much more challenging in a place like haiti where there's one ventilator 3000000 people in depth analysis of the day's global headlines as india done enough to nip the spread of a lot of ours in the inside story on al-jazeera. let me get you what you are there remind of our top stories this hour and china has gone 10 consecutive days without reporting any deaths from code 19 beijing says it's now detecting mostly imported cases and almost no local transmission of the virus india has begun easing its nationwide lockdown some of the small neighborhood stalls relied upon by the country's 1300000000 people are being allowed to reopen a large miles are still closed. and island wide curfew has been reimposed in sri lanka until monday at the

some very heavy showers the cowboys shockey continue to bring thundery downpours into bangladesh the far northeast of india just around west bengal behind it with a chance of seeing some showers shall is to insist frankly as we go on through thursday carol it could catch some showers as well as we go through friday more heavy downpours you notice there into bangladesh a sound state the found northeast of india the northern parts generally fine in try and once again 20 hot. but. i'll just watch goes on a roller coaster journey in the wrong way and discovers how football can empower the g.g. community itself to lead and identity. i'd like to prove to the world cup comes up. i will be able to prove myself to my colleagues from friends and myself i would be able to play the psychic child for afghan you know it's on al-jazeera. the top stories this hour on al-jazeera iran says it's launched its 1st minute treat satellite into orbit which is likely to increase tensions with the united states in the past washington's blamed iran for using its space program as a cover for missile development to heights that. the d

and sir, when you see people in afghanistan and in india and in bangladesh on social media now criticizinghina, china has a big credibility problem on the world stage. what else can be done? should you push back against china at the world trade organization and at the u.n. as well? what do you think? >> i think the first thing we have to do is take a look at our funding of the w.h.o. it is important for us to get them called on the car pest and have them become more transparent. i do think that fcc's approach looking for ways to basically ban, strip out of our country chinese telecoms, send a powerful strong, signal that we mean business. president trump's leadership has been fantastic on this issue. he was leaning in when the rest of folks were leaning out on this chinese situation. i'm thankful for his leadership. those are 2:00 specific things we could do to bring them to the table and solve the problems from the onset and move us forward. elizabeth: you know, here's the other story too. i wanted to drill down, it is, it is interesting how now the world is waking up to a humanitarian cr

we are organising more flights in the days ahead from india, pakistan, bangladesh, new zealand, nigeriaerra leone. so at home and abroad, we are meeting the range of challenges that coronavirus presents. if we stick together and if we stay the course, we will defeat this virus for good. i will now turn over to sir nick to brief us on the latest military involvement in the effort. thank you very much. the first secretary asked me today to give you an update on what the armed forces and defence as a whole is doing in support of the government response to the virus. up front, i would say that our role has been entirely in support of the heroic health care workers on the front line. that is both the nhs and social care, with humility very much being our watchword in the way we give that support. we have done it in a variety of ways. we have supported first and foremost the ministry of housing, community and local government and the devolved administrations through the national spine of local regionalfora that the first secretary referred to. and we have had dozens of liaison officers embedd

asia a powder keg for potential surges in cases in hotspots is the fact that countries like india and bangladeshcountries in the world, with a high degree of population density which makes them particularly vulnerable. how well do you think corryn measures are working? there is not a huge amount of cases in india, but the potentialfor them to increase exponentially is very high. on paper, prime minister narendra modi imposed one of the largest and most stringent lock downs on the 25th. but, you know, we have seen a 25th. but, you know, we have seen a number of people defying their home quarantines. and just over the recent days we have seen millions of migrant workers trying to go back to their villages, which obviously threatens to take these cases to rural hinterlands and spread the cases and making it much harder to detect. you talk about migrants the sort of moving out from the big cities in the capital city, there is obviously average of those photos published a few days ago, the video of migrants in utah protest, believe that the state you're in, tell us more about that. unfortunately, you

in india or bangladesh, people have to work, most of these people have to work, most of these peopleaars, to the markets, they do unskilled labour so at one level, this is a very serious economic issue, and at another level this is a religious matter so i think you have to create a kind of balance but generally, i think pakistan is aware of what has been happening to the world at large. india and pakistan, i think we are not getting proper reports of how many people are suffering and how many people are suffering and how many people are suffering and how many people have been secured because the testing, like here, has not been universal. thank you so much forjoining us. breaking news in the uk. the death ofa breaking news in the uk. the death of a british transport police officer. this is coming from the chief constable of the british transport police. announcing the death of 53—year—old detective co nsta ble death of 53—year—old detective constablejohn death of 53—year—old detective constable john kirker who died death of 53—year—old detective constablejohn kirker who died last nig

ark obviously sandstorms out as well and jakarta certainly not out of the risk area but in india and bangladesh it's increasingly likely we'll see big thunderstorms in the northern plains or nepal a particular orange tops that dangerous dangerously big thunderstorms and they tend to show themselves in bangladesh more than anywhere else but that's where they are in the forecast for the next day or so temperatures are rising elsewhere it's a largely dry picture now in the arabian peninsula and temperatures are rising here the wind out the decor to doha for example to a rather hot 40 celsius. they journey to work can be a challenge on its own. but for some peruvian villagers traversing one of the world's most dangerous roads is a risk that comes with the job. but we follow the journey of these people as they get there to survive. risking it all. on al-jazeera. daughter al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour the world health organization says there's no evidence people who've recovered from covert 19 will develop immunity to the virus it's urging against issuing so-called immunity passp

the ark overseas and storms out as well and jakarta certainly not at the risk area but in india and bangladesh it's increasingly likely we'll see big thunderstorms in the northern plains or nepal a particular orange tops that dangerous dangerously big thunderstorms and they tend to show themselves in bangladesh more than anywhere else but that's where they are in the forecast for the next day or so temperatures are rising elsewhere it's a largely dry picture now in the arabian peninsula temperatures are rising here the wind out the anti course the doha for example to a rather hot 40 celsius. but . desperate for a better life millions of people have sought refuge in europe but. sometimes their dreams of sanctuary are realized but sometimes disenchantment and hostility drives them home. people and power goes to the north german city where a humane approach to integration is proving surprisingly effective assimilation nation on al-jazeera. welcome back to what you want to 0 in the cell robin a reminder of our top stories the world health organization says there's no evidence people who've recover

some showers into sri lanka southern parts of india northeastern parts of india and bangladesh continue to see those bacon foundry downpours as we go through of the week. throughout history human kind has come together to prevail in our darkest. this is a moment for pretty much the ups guy laying low saving humankind by really really not getting new every generation has its moments where individual sacrifice makes way for the good of those who come after this one is ours. the i. watching obvious there are a reminder of our top stories this hour the u.s. senate has passed a nearly $500000000000.00 relief package to aid struggling small businesses it will also provide more funds for hospitals and testing the bill will now go to the house for a vote. u.s. president donald trump says the executive order to hold immigration for 60 days may come as soon as wednesday trump says it's aimed at protecting american workers who lost their jobs through the coronavirus pandemic. the u.n. is warning that more than a quarter of a 1000000000 people could be pushed to the brink of starvation other corona

from time to time nothing like the really wet weather that we still have in play across bangladesh the northeast of india the showers becoming a little more extensive a little more widespread for eastern parts of india as we go on through saturday some showers to the southwest and also franca. a history of guerrilla warfare a place on the global stage. the pira gaining strength the revolutionary zeal knowing no bounds but did a series of violent acts by their splinter groups damage the palestinian cause or ensured survival chronicling the turbulent story of the struggle for a palestinian homeland p.l.o. history of a revolution on al-jazeera. but the market watching al-jazeera be celeron the reminder of our top news stories global leaders have joined the world health organization to launch an initiative to speed up work on drugs tests and vaccines against covert 19 but there was a marked absence with the united states announcing that it would not be getting involved in the u.k. millions of key workers have become eligible for coronavirus testing if they show symptoms of the illness the british government

time to time nothing like the really wet weather that we still have in play across the bangladesh the northeast of india the showers becoming a little more extensive a little more widespread the eastern parts of india as we go on through saturday some showers to the southwest and also franca. from fossil fuels to modern day renewables as societies develop the energy demands increase requiring innovative solutions to meet such demands as a global power development of investment company nebraska power is uniquely positioned to deliver against these demands we provide business growth promote social economic benefits and provide innovative safe and environmentally sound energy solutions for future generations the breastpin pioneering future energy. the marching orders into a reminder of our top stories this hour global leaders have joined the world health organization to launch an initiative to speed up work on drugs tests and a vaccine for covert 19 but there was a marked absence of the united states announcing it would not be involved. doctors and health experts are urging people not to drink or inject th

shower would say over the next day also some really heavy rain there to northeastern parts of india into bangladesh lively thundery downpours for many but hot and dry for the plains. is really just 3 days and trace. frank assessments why is italy struggling to cope with the number of coronavirus failure to take really aggressive action really get them behind her informed opinions it's going to be much more challenging in a place like haiti where there is one dance away here very relieved in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines as india done enough to nip the spread of the one of ours in the inside story on al-jazeera. to. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera live from doha your top stories so far this half hour in iran the revolutionary guard says the country is now able to monitor the world from space after successfully launching its 1st military satellite into orbit. a disaster area has been declared in yemen southern port city of aden often beset by flash flooding the prime minister is asking for foreign help the country has already been ravaged by ears of civil war. and in south afri

shower would say over the next day or so some really heavy rain there to northeastern parts of india into bangladesh lively thundery downpours for many but hot and dry for the plains. they say to really know someone you must walk a mile in the. follow in their footsteps the state from which they way. in the world. al-jazeera shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people persevering on their chosen path. with news documentaries on al-jazeera. routes. world. come back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines now the u.s. says iran will be held accountable after the country's elite military unit the revolutionary guard successfully launched iran's 1st military satellite into orbit and the u.s. secretary of state has said the annexation of the west bank is a decision for israel a plan was put forward by israel's government ahead of elections earlier this year on peo said the u.s. will share its fuse on the matter with israel indeed as private. in south africa more than 70000 soldiers nearly the entire standing army are being deployed to enforce a lot down in place to prevent

possibility of one or 2 showers here we've had some showers recently into the northeast of india into bangladesh see seasonal rise here the cowboys shockey says they are now and they're going to continue bring some very heavy rain is going through friday and very hot to the northwest. of. alaska's phone nor a pristine environment that's become a black. ground with the trumpet ministration keen to let oil companies start drilling some in its remote communities are tempted by the promised wealth we live here we may not there but others bitterly opposed we should not have to trade our culture for oil and gas crossing the high peaks of the arctic circle to investigate the people in power at the edge of the earth on al-jazeera. her. well again you're watching out is there a reminder for our top stories this hour and china's economy plunged by almost 7 percent in the 1st quarter of this year after covert $900.00 brought its workforce to a standstill during the outbreak manufacturing hit record lows in exports fell by as much as 17 percent. donald trump has unveiled guidelines to reopen the u.s. econom

in this seasonal forecast heaviest showers quite possibly in the far south of thailand in india and bangladesh is the time for some 30 big nasty showers particularly in baghdad but in the forecast is a dish against the orange tops more than itself in the showers as far north as new delhi as far south as carola copied interesting useful bit of rain early rain in the arabian french the temperatures are dropping this is by monday is a winter's ranter rather cooler relative shemale wind. for 30 years the red cross has provided a lifeline for afghanistan's physically disabled one i want to meet the remarkable people risking their lives to help the decided to an afghanistan on al jazeera. played important role protecting human. face. through. the. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera with me so hold robin a reminder of our top stories china says all coronavirus patients have now been discharged from hospitals in hand the original epicenter of the pandemic beijing is also reporting no new coronavirus deaths for an 11th straight day spain has recorded its lowest daily death toll in 5 weeks 298 peop

realized in this seasonal forecast heaviest showers quite possibly in the far side of thailand in india and bangladeshis the time for some 30 big nasty showers particularly in baghdad but the focus is addition against the orange tops more vicious south from the showers as far north as new delhi as far south as carola could be an interesting useful bit of rain early rain in the arabian prince the temperature dropping this is by monday is a winter's rant or rather cooler relative shemale wind. isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise leave the looking at another side of the story out some of the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from fact look it's reality really has to reach the long exposing the optics try to manipulate the rhetoric and blame but they cannot manipulate the fire listening post your insight guide to the media on al-jazeera. you're. watching all just get out of mind of our top stories this hour yemen's government is warning of a catastrophe after separatists declared self rule in the southern city of 8 and a southern transitiona

possibility of one or 2 showers here we've had some showers recently into the northeast of india into bangladesh see seasonal rise here the culture shock eases they are now and they're going to continue bring some very heavy rain is going through friday and very hot to the northwest. seen as a burden countless babies are reported in india simply for being girls. but amidst this resistance even from her own patients. fearless midwife has adopted the course of challenging deeply ingrained traditions and terminating this modern day she decides the daughter to a witness on al-jazeera. the or whatever. form. but again you're watching out there are a reminder of our top stories this hour and donald trump has unveiled guidelines to reopen a u.s. economy ravaged by the corona virus 22000000 people have made jobless claims in less than a month as a result of the pandemic but it's up to governments to decide when to ease lock downs in that state's. u.k. think standard restriction is to contain the cave at 900 spread by at least 3 weeks the foreign secretary don't wrap his lifting curbs can barely could da

in kuala lumpur increasing the year like to shout a daily basis that's not yet the case in india in bangladesh and in the northeast we all sing a little bit more in the way of rain but mostly we're still just watching the temperatures slowly rise. the u.s. park current is accused of burma's military of genocide this is the political that you see here. do you believe the modi is a fascist or who are 2 going to play when they. both recognize the both sides have legitimate grievances against the other climate justice is the foundation of climate action and that is why the palookas must face. to face with. the euro one. who. hello again i'm mistress here today and a reminder of our top stories this hour financial markets in the united states have opened down after fresh figures reveal the number of people unemployed in the united states doubled just in the past week a record 6600000 that applied for benefits as emergency measures that strangle the economy. the u.k. has reported a new record jump in its daily pandemic deaths $569.00 people have died in the past 24 hours taking the total to nearly $

some showers into sri lanka southern parts of india northeastern parts of india and bangladesh continue to see those bacon foundry downpours as we go through of the week. but. a policy imposed decades ago pregnant woman thought that she could selectively goods and have only boy it's. changing demographics across asia with far reaching consequences are creating a pool of socially disadvantaged young men so you have the system where people at every level will be get being given money money to agree to searle's ation or money to get other people to agree to services how does their examines the politics of population control. to the heavy am. you know what you are just are a reminder of our top stories this hour the u.s. senate has passed a nearly $500000000000.00 relief package to aid struggling small businesses but also provide more funds spittles attesting will now go to the house for the. u.s. president donald trump says the executive order to halt immigration for 60 days may come as soon as wednesday trump says it's aimed at protecting american workers who lost their jobs through the c

daily sandstorms at the moment equally some pretty big thunderstorms in this eastern side of india and in bangladesh and they will keep growing. becoming a living legend to the young age was simply not enough. he transformed his influence on the pitch into political clout the book piece to the ivory coast. hosted by eric cantona football rebels begins with a look at the life of didier drogba the football who succeeded where politicians are not. deviate from the ibori and civil war on al jazeera. welcome back you're with al-jazeera live from a reminder of our top stories this hour more lives of not be lost to the coronavirus pandemic on u.s. soil than all of the americans killed during the vietnam war a tally by johns hopkins university shows the death toll has now gone beyond 58300 donald trump has signed an emergency order compelling meatpacking plants to stay open despite a string of concerns the supermarkets mean run out of supply lines. violence escalated to a 2nd night of protests in lebanon's northern city of tripoli demonstrators a back up on the streets as the crisis hit connally crumbles fu

daily sandstorms at the moment equally some pretty big thunderstorms on this eastern side of india and in bangladesh and they will keep growing. for. the oppression of an ethnic minority in myanmar goes back many. they intend to make sure that rangers will no longer entitled to their basic rights or citizenship rights in a new documentary al-jazeera explores the history and motives behind the systematic persecution of the ranger and me and my. exile on al-jazeera. welcome if you're just joining us welcome back these are your top stories more lives are now being lost to the coronavirus pandemic on u.s. soil than all of the americans killed during the war in vietnam a tally by johns hopkins university shows the death toll is beyond 58300 and more than a 1000000 have been infected. british airways is planning to lay off $12000.00 employees that's about one 3rd of its workforce the carrier has suspended 96 percent of its flights for april and may. violence escalated during the 2nd night of protests in lebanon's morgan city tripoli demonstrators are back out on the streets as the crisis hit economy crumb

degree at the moment but there is some we need to watch and that is the northeast of india and especially bangladesh is the time of year when you get some pretty big thunderstorms building the cowboys shock is it can be pretty deadly the certainly hint of them showing cells here of the blue and the orange represent those big thunderstorms not just on the sea and back to nearby and carcasses one place to watch there around. counting the costs the great lock down africa to sink into its 1st recession in 25 years on its health service pack the strain of the pandemic and a story of ups and cuts but what does it mean for the gulf economies plus europe's colonna bones counting the costs on al-jazeera. holding the powerful to account as we examine the u.s. is wrong in the world on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour for the 1st time in history u.s. oil prices have crashed below 0 dollars produces a fast running out of specs to store their oil early trading in asian stock markets has seen a rise slightly sitting at just $2.00 a barrel lockdowns response to the corona

many come from india or bangladesh and you can imagine how they're here, alone, away from their families and they love to socialize. these are welcome in one proximity. i wouldn't want to look at that and see why this is the surge in cases. employers at those construction sites would have been taking temperatures, et cetera. you just can't be complacent about this highly contagious disease. in mid march they came back from places like the united kingdom and the u.s.a. where they had cases back to zero. we began to see the cases begin to tick up, begin to tick up. once one of those cases gets into an area where you have a cluster with migrant workers, there is that potential for a very quick spread. this is something the government seems to have -- seems to be seen as a weak spot for the government. in fact, they've even set up a designated task force to keep people safe? >> well, i can tell you we're in a sort of partial lockdown and up until a classic, it means all nonessential services will be shut down in singapore. the reason i'm saying we never thought we would see this is because s

weather into south asia we have got some lively showers still lingering there around bangladesh the fall northeast of india the snow showers there the kabul shock is there continuing to a rumble away some of them on the backside there will see some of that wetter weather just pushing towards kolkata for a time elsewhere it's fine dry i'm hot. but . in the far reaches of the new siberian islands gold rush fever is in the air and. hunters searching for priceless woolly mammoth tusks of on earth the holy grail. an incredible journey into the realms of science fiction where cloning and synthetic biology have scientists playing god. witness genesis 2.0 the hunt for the woolly mammoth on al-jazeera. hello again i'm a star. a reminder of our top stories this hour the u.s. house of representatives has passed a new $484000000000.00 relief bill to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic and provide funds for hospitals and follows a 2 trillion dollars stimulus package that was passed in last one. a record 26400000 americans have lost their jobs since the end of the month in just 5 weeks all the j

india, pakistan and bangladesh. >>? >> in an answer, a consultant who died at kingston hospital, my local hospital, the consultant's name was anton sebastian billi, who came to the uk after qualifying as a doctor in sri lanka in 1967. he worked in the nhs for decades and was treating coronavirus patients and sadly died. he was the best of us. on behalf of and one, nhs and care workers who made the ultimate sacrifice for others and learned lessons urgently have a future pandemic, will the government commit itself now for a future independent judge letting corey into how the crisis has been handled. >> i joined him in the tribute he made to doctor anton sebastian - i have been treated there by the incredible work they do. i won't take up his offer of committing to a public inquiry. to get through this crisis it will be important to come together to understand with an unprecedented challenge on international scale to avoid it happening again. from our key nhs front line workers, i would expect our fool focus to come to the

degree at the moment but there is some we need to watch and that is the northeast of india and especially bangladesh is the time of year when you get some pretty big thunderstorms building the cowboys shock is it can be pretty deadly the certainly hint of them showing cells here of the blue and the orange represent those big thunderstorms not just on the sea and back in red nearby and carcasses one place to watch there around. the. medieval western society was a feudal society that detail if you keep going well above all and as soon as the pope ended his speech some people stood up and said god wills it again and the entrance to the city was horrific they killed people in the streets in the houses and in. the crusades and arab perspective that this old one shot. on a. what the and. the way to. go at your knowledge is there are a reminder of our top stories are solved for the 1st time in history u.s. oil prices are crushed below 0 dollars says produces a fast running out of space to store their oil lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic have produced a massive slump and demand for energy a

weather into south asia we have got some lively showers still lingering there around bangladesh the far northeast of india the snow showers there the kabul shock is there continuing to a rumble away some of them on the backside there will see some of that western weather just pushing towards kolkata for a time elsewhere it's fine dry i'm hot. throughout history human kind has come together to prevail in our darkest moments this is a moment for pretty much the opposite side laying low saving humankind by really really not getting near every generation has its moment where individual sacrifice makes way for the good of those who will come after this war is ours. the in the the in. hello again i'm just. a reminder of our top stories this hour the u.s. house of representatives has passed a new $484000000000.00 relief bill to keep small businesses afloat during the qur'an a virus and demming provide funds for hospitals and follows a 2 trillion dollars stimulus package that was passed last month. a record 26400000 americans have lost their jobs since the end of last month and just 5 weeks all the jobs created s

in nigeria and the drc, they spend under 4% of gdp, while in india, it's 3.5%, and bangladesh, a little or the uk. south africa is scrambling to minimise the impact of the coronavirus on its health system, economy and its people, and those people include the most vulnerable, the homeless. have you been in contact with someone who has coronavirus? no. across the country, homeless people have been moved into temporary shelters, like this one, rounded up from street corners, parks and underneath the country's highways. while many now don't have to worry about where their next meal will come from, they are exposed to other risks. this is usually one of the busiest parts ofjohannesburg. now, come evening, these pavements become beds for those without homes. while the government's efforts have been commended at getting people off the streets, experts warn that for those battling addiction stopping 0pioids and alcohol abruptly can be life—threatening. so what's the solution? some centres are now providing methadone, a replacement drug to help the body cope with withdrawals. 0pioid withdrawal i