brazil supreme court has adjourned a decision on throwing out more evidence against luiz inacio lula da silvais way, luiz inacio lula da silva will receive another boost after a judge overturned his conviction for corruption. it blocked the leader for running for a third term, a path that is now open to him, unless there is a retrial. he would likely become the rival against jair bolsonaro in next year's election. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: it was a catastrophic administration of the workers party government. i think the grizzly and don't want a candidate like that in 2022 -- the people don't want to canada like that in 2022. -- a candidate like that in 2022. i hope the supreme court reestablishes what was judge. anchor: we have more now from rio de janeiro. reporter: the court has five members on this trial. they were deciding today whether the judge, who was the judge that led the old investigation in the carwash scandal, which ultimately resulted in the impeachment of former president luiz inacio lula da silva, and the charges, with luiz inacio lula da silva charged with

in 2018, we spoke with brazil's former president luiz inÁcio lula da silva, popularly known as lula, he was running for president. at that time, he was facing a possible prison term, on what many believed to be trumped-up corruption charges tied to a sprawling probe known as "operation car wash." this is wh he said. >> i was not accused of corruption. i was accused because of a lie in a police investigation, a lie in an indictment by the office of the attorney general, and in the judgment of judge moro, because there is only one evidence of my innocence in this entire trial, which my defense counsel explained in a magisterial manner. amy: that was about a month before he was imprisoned. now in this major address that looked like really a campaign rally at his union, the workers union where he had also gone right before he went to jail, he had banners climbing justice and jobs for brazil. is this the beginning of his presidential campaign? can you talk about particularly covid and his attack on bolsonaro around the pandemic dealing with? >> the importance of lewis registration of his

. ♪ we begin with brazil and former president luiz inacio lula da silva set for what has been describeda sensational political comeback. his corruption -- decision on corruption charges has been annulled by a judge. this restores his rights to take part in the next presidential election. if he decides to run, he will face against far-right populist jr bolsonaro. reporter the decision was taken not because they considered him to be innocent or guilty, that they said he was tried in the wrong place, the wrong court. he was tried as part of the carwash scandal and they say the reason why he should be tried had nothing to do with the carwash scandal. instead of being a court in the southern city, it should be in the capital. that would mean he is retried in this case, but as of now, he is clear to run for elections next year and yes, he is the extreme opposite of right wing president jair bolsonaro. this polarizes the election once more. in 2018, lula had not been able to run because of the conviction. now he is back on track on the political scenario once more. you can see the divisions in

court judge has annulled the criminal convictions against the former leftist president, luiz inacio lula da silvarestoring his political rights ahead of elections in 2022. lula, as he is known, governed latin america's largest economy between 2003 and 2011, he was convicted of graft convictions in 2018 and was released in 2019. this is a developing story and we will be joining our correspondent in rio very shortly. let's bring you the rest of the news in the meantime. the judge overseeing the trial of a former minneapolis police officer accused in the death of george floyd has paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge. our correspondent is covering this in minneapolis. hello to you. fill us in on what is happening right now. reporter: as you said, the jury selection has been put on hold, as we await the decision of the court of appeals as to whether the court have to wait for a decision on reinstating that third-degree murder charge before it can go ahead with the jury selection. the dge said while they were w

the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has had his convictions annulled.judge ruled that the court that sentenced him lacked the jurisdiction to do so. the government of equatorial guinea has said italy is the seventh country in the world explosions have been heard in the area, believed to be the sound of stun grenades used by the military. more than fifty people are believed to have been killed since the military coup began. david campa nale reports. the city of myitkyina, kachin state. it's another day on the streets as unarmed protesters take their stand against the military coup. as they advance, they must know armed security forces are ready and waiting and will use lethal force against them. then something remarkable — a roman catholic nun is on her knees pleading with the police. some officers kneel down to speak to her, their hands in prayer. she recalled the security personnel told her to leave as she was in grave danger, but she insisted she would not go away and was ready to die. translation: | said, - "if you're not turning back, i will also re

brazil's former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva, has returned to the forefront of his country's politicso paolo, the popular left leader declined to say whether he would run against bolsonaro next year, after a judge annulled his corruption convictions, reinstating his right to run for office. the us senate has confirmed merrick garland as president biden�*s attorney—general. twenty republicans sided with democrats, including mitch mcconnell, who as the senate majority leader in 2016, blocked judge garland as president obama's nominee to sit on the supreme court. the lower house of the mexican parliament has passed uk police searching for sarah everard have said they have found �*what appear to be human remains' in woodland in kent. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder following ms everard's disappearance last week in south london. ian maxwell, brother of ghislaine maxwell, who's in jail facing trial in new york has said his sister is being held in degrading conditions which �*amount to torture�*. ghislaine maxwell is seeking bail ahead of her tr

brazil's former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva, has returned to the forefront of his country's politicst bolsonaro's covid—19 policies. at a speech in sao paolo, the popular left leader declined to say whether he would run against bolsonaro next year, after a judge annulled his corruption convictions, reinstating his right to run for office. meanwhile, brazil has registered a record 2,286 deaths from covid—19 in the past 2a hours — the first time the country has surpassed 2,000 deaths from the virus in a day. it has suffered the world's second—highest death toll, adding to criticism of far—right president jair bolsonaro, who has frequently downplayed the severity of the crisis. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman who was jailed in iran on spying charges, should be released immediately — according to the prime minister boris johnson. he's spoken to iran's president mrjohnson and said her continued confinement was "completely unacceptable". she is facing new court proceedings this weekend. the uk has summoned a top european union diplomat, after being accused of baning ex

with the popular former leftist president, luiz inacio lula da silva — cleared of corruption chargeslsonaro in october 2022, the president appears to be free to keen to free up posts to install loyalists in anticipation of possibly stormier times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, including these queues for intensive care units, and the death rate up in the country, will the president be able to regain control of his domestic politics amid his country's current struggle to contain the global pandemic? mark lobel, bbc news. a witness to the arrest of george floyd, whose death has said he believed that what he saw was a murder. donald williams was testifying on the second day of the trial of a white police officer, derek chauvin, who is accused of killing mr floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. aleem maqbool reports from minneapolis. do you swear or affirm... the first full day of testimony was an emotional one. it started with the playing of an emergency call that was made by an eyewitness. he just pretty much just killed this guy that wasn't resisting arrest.

the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has had his convictions annulled.ourt that sentenced him lacked the jurisdiction to do so. the cases will now be heard in the capital, brasilia. lula says the ruling has vindicated him — he may now be cleared to stand in next year's presidential election the government of equatorial guinea has said the number of people now known to have been killed in a series of explosions at a military camp on sunday has risen to 98. people in the country's biggest city, bata, have spent the day struggling to remove the dead from the smoking ruins. malala yousafzai was a school girl when was she was shot in the head by the taliban in pakistan in 2012 for campaigning for girls' education. she was flown to the uk for treatment where she has remained as an activist and the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize. she's now signed a multi—million pound deal with the streaming service apple tv+ to make her own programmes. she's been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz. she was the child activist who was shot by the taliban in

with the popular former leftist president luiz inacio lula da silva cleared of corruption charges tosonaro in october 2022, the president appears to be free to keen to free up posts to install loyalists in anticipation of possibly stormier times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, including these queues for intensive care units, and the death rate up in the country, will the president be able to regain control of his domestic politics amid his country's current struggle to contain the global pandemic? mark lobel, bbc news. ernesto londono is the brazil bureau chief for the new york times. i asked him where he thinks things are heading in brazil. it is unclear, what we saw in the capital in recent days amounts to a political earthquake but neither the presidential key officials who have been sacked or replaced have been sacked or replaced have articulated what is going on and whether this represents a shift in approach to the pandemic. what we are seeing is an increasingly isolated president facing many angry questions from constituents, members of congress and from the courts. mem

brazilian supreme court judge has thrown out the criminal convictions of former president luiz inacio lula da silva it allows the popular politician to run in next year's presidential election the e.u. parliament has stripped 3 catalan separatist politicians of their immunity from prosecution in catalonia as former leader corliss puja ma and 2 others are wanted by spain for organizing an independence referendum huge mass spoke shortly after that youth parliament vote he said the trio will be fighting the parliament's decision. you just said they sure you've been finally. we have lost where you need to be. but do be very many. more than that. and this regime. president alassane ouattara is ruling party has been declared winner of saturday's parliamentary elections in ivory coast while r h d p party took 138 of the 255 seats the opposition who also claimed victory on sunday and alleges widespread fraud which the government rejects mean mars military leaders have recalled the countries who came back after he publicly denounced the coup this comes as a 2nd official with political party died after being

translation: with a popular form of leftist president, luiz| form of leftist president, luiz inacio lula da silvaengejair bolsanaro in october 2022, the president appears to be keen to free up posts to install loyalists in anticipation of possibly stormy times ahead. but anticipation of possibly stormy times ahead.— anticipation of possibly stormy times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, _ times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, including - times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, including these l overwhelmed, including these cues for intensive care units, and the death rate up in the country, will the president be able to regain control of domestic politics i met his countries current struggle to contain the global pandemic? eliza question, bbc news. —— cranston. let's get some of the day's other news. a witness has told the trial of the white police officer accused of killing george floyd that what he saw amounted to murder. on the second day of derek chauvin's trial, in minneapolis, the court also heard from a teenager who videod mr floyd being pinned down, by the neck, for more

brazil's supreme court has ruled that a judge who convicted the former president luiz inacio lula da silvathe supreme court annulled the convictions against lula, enabling him to run for office again. police have moved in to disperse demonstrators in bristol, just two days after another protest which descended into rioting in the city. it was the latest of the so—called "kill the bill" protests in the city, against the government's proposed new law which will see the police handed new powers to tackle demonstrations. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the uk pauses for a day of reflection and remembrance — one year after the first coronavirus lockdown was declared. i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. singing streaking across the sky, - the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from i onlookers on fiji. welcome back. very glad to have you with us on bbc news. our latest headlines: israel's benjamin netanyahu stops short of

the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has had his convictions annulled.ruled that the court that sentenced him lacked the jurisdiction to do so. the cases will now be heard in the capital brasilia. lula says the ruling has vindicated him — he may now be cleared to stand in next year's presidential election president biden's climate envoy, john kerry, has called on the world's 20 most polluting nations, including the us, china and the uk, to do more to tackle climate change. even if they did — and they are not — then you would still see a rise in temperature of the earth of about 3.7 degrees. that is catastrophic. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll have more reaction to meghan and harry's interview. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours, then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our hu

brazil's former leader luiz inacio lula da silva has returned to the forefront of his country's politicsicies. at a speech in sao paolo, the popular left leader declined to say whether he would run against bolsonaro next year, after a judge annulled his corruption convictions, reinstating his right to run for office. the uk has summoned a top european union diplomat, after being accused of baning exports of covid—19 vaccines. the claim was made by european council chief charles michel amidst a row over vaccine roll—outs which has seen the uk outpace its former eu partners. it's exactly ten years since japan was hit by a giant 9.0 earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami, which crashed into the coast less than an hour later. along the north east coast, dozens of towns and villages were engulfed by the immense wave. the disaster triggered a multiple melt down at the fukushima daichi nuclear plant 250km north of tokyo. ten years on, ourjapan correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been back to meet people whose lives were changed irrevocably on that fateful day in march 2011. a major ea

the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has had his convictions annulled.e ruled that the court that sentenced him lacked the jurisdiction to do so. the cases will now be heard in the capital brasilia. italy has surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths — the second highest total in europe after britain. a year ago today, the country announced the world's first national lockdown. hospitals in the northern region of lombardy were soon overwhelmed. but a year on, there's talk of another national lockdown and a plan to speed up vaccinations, after a slow start. mark lobel has the story. injecting hope for hundreds in one of italy's new vaccination hubs at rome's main train terminal. but it's far from the end of the line for the virus here, with cases once again rising. translation: we have to bring down infectionsj as variants make the virus more difficult to manage, as it spreads faster, so we must remind everyone to be as cautious as possible because the weeks ahead will not be easy. the green light has now been given here to the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine for pe

for my brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has slammed what he called the government's moronic kind of leader of the pandemic the country's once again recorded a new data record of deaths believe it was speaking for the 1st time since his corruption convictions were overturned on monday. libya's parliament approved a new interim unity government as part of a un backed deal be in place until elections could be held later this year libya has been divided between 2 rival administrations till the recent few still. fans of football great game are done to have gathered in argentina's capital to demand justice for the little who died of a heart attack last november right on a diet weeks after having brain surgery his supporters believe his death was caused by medical negligence i don't convene biology teachers public prosecutor is investigating whether to bring a case or wrongful death let's speak to her as a bill on the to join us live now from what is there is a target tell us more about what's happening. while you might have known now is the man been fired have lots of passion here

courtjudge in brazil has annulled the criminal convictions against the former president luiz inacio lula da silva said that the court which tried lula on charges of corruption didn't have the jurisdiction to do so. a march has been held in mexico city to mark international women's day. protesters have demanded more action from the government to combat gender—based violence. official figures suggest that almost a thousand women were murdered last year because of their gender. in the fight against coronavirus, there's no doubt protective equipment — or ppe helps save lives. but it also creates a huge waste problem, with masks, gloves and other coverings, polluting the environment. our manila correspondent howard johnson has visited a coastal area in the philippines to see the scale of the problem. surgical facemasks are washing up on the philippine coral reef. it follows reports by environmental groups of covid—19 personal protective equipment strewn along the country's coastline. we joined a team of divers to take a closer look at the problem. my name is shayla. and i'm oliver. we are dive profess

the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has had his convictions annulled.e ruled that the court that sentenced him lacked the jurisdiction to do so. the cases will now be heard in the capital brasilia. lula says the ruling has vindicated him. he may now be cleared to stand in next year's presidential election. the government of equatorial guinea has said the number of people now known to have been killed in a series of explosions at a military camp on sunday has risen to 98. people in the country's biggest city, bata, have spent the day struggling to remove the dead from the smoking ruins. italy has surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths — the second highest total in europe after britain. a year ago today, the country announced the world's first national lockdown. hospitals in the northern region of lombardy were soon overwhelmed. but a year on, there's talk of another national lockdown and a plan to speed up vaccinations, after a slow start. here's mark lobel. watt injecting hope for hundreds in one of italy public new vaccination hubs at rome's train termin

the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva set for a political comeback supreme court judges and his conviction for corruption restoring his right to contest next year's presidential election and senegalese opposition leader was one song calling for large scale protests dressed supporters after being charged with rape and released on bail arrest triggered the worst unrest in years at least 10 people dead. vice president says the number of people killed in a series of explosions at a military base is now up at 98 rescuers continue to search through the rubble of those blasts which happened in the city of not far from the western coast and it's with us. the force of the explosions appears to flatten most of the buildings in a city of a quarter of a 1000000 people on equitorial guinea's mainland coast. look at the scene of that little we don't know what happened everything is destroyed these people say. the negligent handling of dynamite at a military barracks was the cause of the blast according to a statement from president. bush his son and vice president. visiting with his b

brazil's former leader luiz inacio lula da silva has returned to the forefront of his country's politics say whether he would run against bolsonaro next year, after a judge annulled his corruption convictions, reinstating his right to run for office. the us senate has confirmed merrick garland as president biden's attorney general. twenty republicans sided with democrats, including mitch mcconnell, who as the senate majority leader in 2016 — blocked judge garland as president obama's nominee to sit on the supreme court. ian maxwell, brother of ghislaine maxwell, who's in jail facing trial in new york has said his sister is being held in degrading conditions which amount to torture. ghislaine maxwell is seeking bail ahead of her trial on charges of helping the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. she denies the charges. our new york correspondent nada tawfik has the story. jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell shared an intimate relationship. to epstein's alleged victims, the pair were a dangerous combination. of the convicted sex offender. and now herfamily is finally speaking out. ia

brazil's supreme court has ruled that a judge who convicted former president luiz inacio lula da silvasupreme court annulled the convictions against lula, enabling him to run for office again. here in the uk, police have moved in to disperse demonstrators in bristoljust two days after another protest which descended into rioting in the city. it was the latest of the so—called "kill the bill" protests in the city against the government's proposed new law, which will see the police handed new powers to tackle demonstrations. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we hear from those who've been working tirelessly on the frontline, dealing with the pandemic over the past 12 months. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have decided that south — committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the i970 — south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white — streaking across the sky, the white top _ streaking across the sky, the white top wreck _ streaking across the sky, the white to

with the popular former leftist president, luiz inacio lula da silva, cleared of corruption charges ton to free up posts to install loyalists in anticipation of possibly stormy times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, including these queues for intensive care units, and the death rate up in the country, will the president be able to regain control of domestic politics i met his countries current struggle to contain the global pandemic? eliza craston, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: a major report commissioned by the government in response to the black lives matter protests concludes the uk is not institutionally racist. don'tjoin large groups and take your litter home — the message to people out enjoying the sun. germany suspends the astrazeneca covid vaccine for the under 60s because of a risk of rare blood clots. the green party has launched its local election campaign with a pledge to build a green recovery in every community across the country. party co—leaderjonathan bartley said he wants a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that'll tackle climate change and red

brazil's former leader luiz inacio lula da silva has returned to the forefront of his country's politics next year, after a judge annulled his corruption convictions, reinstating his right to run for office. the us senate has confirmed merrick garland as president biden's attorney—general. twenty republicans sided with democrats, including mitch mcconnell, who as the senate majority leader in 2016 blocked judge garland as president obama's nominee to sit on the supreme court. uk police searching for sarah everard have said they have found �*what appear to be human remains' in woodland in kent. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder following ms everard's disappearance last week in south london. 30 years ago things changed for viewers of global television, when the first edition of bbc world service news was broadcast. we are now known as bbc world news. but we are still — very much — at your service. lots has happened along the way, some of it shocking, some of it a bit surprising. one of long—standing — and much admired — presenters, david eades,

in brazil, a judge has annulled all convictions against former president luiz inÁcio lula da silva.in 2018, lula was sentenced to 12 years in prison over a disputed corruption and money laundering conviction handed down by conservative judge sergio moro, a former ally of far-right brazilian president jair bolsonaro. moro allegedly colluded with prosecutors to seek lula's conviction. lula has long maintained his innocence and has vowed to challenge bolsonaro in the 2022 elections. at the time of his imprisonment, lula was leading the presidential polls. this er interview with lula, go to democracynow.org. new york attorney general letitia james has named two attorneys to lead an inquiry into sexual harassment alletions against new york governor andrew cuomo. they are former federal prosecutor joon kim, and anne clark, an employment discrimination attorney. cuomo has resisted calls that he step down, including from prominent new york democrats, after four women accused him of inappropriate verbal and physical conduct. meanwhile, the crown publishing group told "the new york times" mon

power ahead of next year's election when he is expected to be challenged by former president luiz inacio lula da silva. the u.s. covid-19 death toll has topped 550,000, by far the highest in the world, and the true figure is likely even higher. a new study in the american journal of public health suggests florida has undercounted the number of covid deaths by thousands. this comes as arkansas has become the latest state to lift its statewide mask mandate, ignoring calls by president biden for states to keep restrictions in place as covid cases are rising in 26 states. in vaccine news, pfizer has announced clinical trials show its covid-19 vaccine is 100% effective for youths between the ages of 12 and 15. meanwhile, the "new york times" has revealed nyu langone health, a major hospital system new york city, has s aside covid vaccines solely for employees of bloomberg, which is run by the billionaire former mayor of new york, mike bloomberg. the news comes just weeks after bloomberg philanthropies gave another part of nyu, that is new york university, a $25 million donation. in international news, pale

so, a very difficult situation in brazil, and the former president luiz inacio lula da silva — who earlier the supreme court — is pointing the finger squarely at current presidentjair bolsonaro, who you might remember is refusing to take a vaccine. here is the former president speaking earlier today. translation: | want to i make my own propaganda, so that the brazilian people don't follow any imbecilic decisions by the president of the republic or the health minister. get vaccinated. get vaccinated because it is one of the only things that can free us from covid. let's bring in camilla mota, our correspondent in sao paulo. first of all, help me understand the president, the current president's view of the vaccination programme. why is he saying he will not have one? i, . ., why is he saying he will not have one? ., ., , why is he saying he will not have one? .,., , ., one? bolsonaro has been saying for months that — one? bolsonaro has been saying for months that he _ one? bolsonaro has been saying for months that he is _ one? bolsonaro has been saying for months that he is not _ one? bols

with the popular former leftist president, luiz inacio lula da silva, cleared of corruption charges toproduces millions of doses of vaccine a week here. they invited the bbc in to have a look. this is one of two bio reactors at the plant. they produce the crucial ingredient, mrna, the genetic code which tells the body how to fight the virus. on the one hand of course, we all sense this sort of pressure. i mean, we live in this environment as well as everybody else. there is of course this sense of purpose that everybody has, that we say, ok, what are we doing? it is very important. it was always important but now at this point in time it is amazing. it is painstaking work. the mixture must be purified, other ingredients added, then bottled and checked. they've only just started but they hope to produce a billion doses a year. who would have thought a year ago that this corner of germany would be churning out what's become one of the world's most valuable commodities. the speed at which scientists developed these vaccines has astounded us all. and it's an achievement undiminished by the