the military has again stepped up its campaign against critics calling for a return to democracy manaus a former ambassador to the u.k. says he has been locked out of the embassy in london by there's no oil to the military he had earlier with his spokesman who the british government to take steps here. that you get government where continue to mostly very just shoot off to an awful. military regime and for both working to bring democracy in yemen. he's trying to walk in the middle ground but there is no doubt which is the right side the military council has good nearly 600 people including 40 children. they have adept at doing the detained. 1000 the united nation reporter for human rights have didn't mind that action likely to meet the league that's for the prying again humanity while the british foreign minister has condemned what he described as the bullying actions of manaus military ajanta called for an end to the crew and the appalling violence in the meanwhile the military has widened its crackdown a time in the past few hours piling talk on a leading actor who backed the protests

in the as young bloc opera pressing for an end to the deadly crackdown on pro-democracy activists manaus military arrested democratically elected lawmakers and seize control in february with the army general the cleric himself the new later. it's the 1st time general men on long has left me and ma since the army seized power from the civilian government at the beginning of february other nations in southeast asia won myanmar's army to end the brutal repression of its opponents. who could not cite the summit in the indonesians capital jakarta protesters gathered to reinforce those demands the united nations says the under arrest in myanmar is a security risk for the whole region. it wants members of the asio and bloc of countries to lead the way. as a result is more crucial than ever as the region faces an urgent crisis in yeah the situation requires a robust international response all unified regional effort more than 700 people have been killed in the crackdown on opponents of the military regime in myanmar. the deposed civilian leader unsung suchi remains in detention along with thousa

and let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world manaus military gentles say it would positively consider suggestions from the association of southeast asian nations over how to end the country's crisis the proposals emerged from a special weekend meeting with south east asian leaders but activists say the summits mediation efforts help legitimize the job to. below is full of the family of a black man killed by police in the us state of north carolina have seen a video clip of his death they say it shows andrew brown had his hands on his cost hearing wheel when he was shot in the back of the head protesters are demanding that the body camera footage be made public. the u.s. has launched a spy satellite into space from california the satellite lifted off monday often in from vandenberg air force base on a delta 4 heavy rockets the national reconnaissance office would use the classified payload for intimidation it's gathering a group of them were good. and now to germany way and initially slow vaccine is picking up pace chancellor angela merkel says she expects

in manaus they continue to face severe repression and persecution. human rights groups have spoken of genocide and ethnic cleansing. the international criminal court in the hague is investigating. song suchi silence only helped her in the short run the generals were apparently unable to accept her landslide victory at the polls in november 2020. the military coup in myanmar in february represents a return to the dark ages. and literature invites us to see people in particular. i like to see some as the kids find strength and grown up. to. work and. to be very good on you to. back. in radio drama series continues. the stories focus on hate speech prevention and sustainable production. are available online and of course you can share and discuss among africa's facebook page and other social media platforms. fighters tune in now. this is. the murder trial that the world is watching and the verdict that the world is waiting for. their closing arguments today to the jury that will see is former minneapolis police officer. guilty or not guilty of murdering

it was first detected in manaus in the amazon in november.ing a surge in infections in peru, uruguay, paraguay, bolivia, venezuela, and argentina. here's dr paulo salvida again on why this strain is different. this new variant, we have cases at the younger age. so now, people under 14 are in parallel, at the same extent affected as compared with older people. so we are having more young people suffering and even children dying because of the lack of vaccines. the system is on the edge of collapse. there are now concerns that this variant will impact for months. one doctor who coordinated the pandemic response in north—eastern brazil is warning... that means an additional 170,000 deaths in the next three months. 170,000. and bear in mind that, while some countries like france have brought in lockdowns to deal with new variants, brazil is easing restrictions. this is one example. this picture is from sao paulo on tuesday — as you can see, the train station is packed. and this is one epidemiologist why brazil's approach is causing problems. the

diplomats loyal to manaus military john to seize the embassy in london and lock the ambassador out himup inside me are not the crackdown continues reports of 11 people being killed by security forces and a prominent celebrity that detained. hello there i'm the star of the attack and this is al jazeera life and also coming up our review has reinforced the risk of its rights to side effect remains extremely small regulators in the u.k. and in you detect a possible side effect of red blood clots from asteroids.

whether the government is guilty of genocide against indigenous communities in the amazon — where the manausore transmissible, was allowed to rip through that region at the end of last year uncontrolled and unchecked. now, the commission will continue for some weeks and months, and it is likely to come down to intense politicking and horse—trading between bolsonaro, between the commission, to try to minimise the damage, but the damage could be very serious. it could potentially recommend impeachment, it could recommend criminal charges, even, against the president. his political future very much hangs in the balance, and so do his chances of reelection next year. this is a picture of possibly very good news. it is from spain and it is about public events. no sign of increased covid—i9 infections at this gathering, indoors. music plays. if it weren't for the masks, you would be forgiven for thinking these pictures were from 2019. an indoor concert with 5,000 people and no social distancing. it was one of the largest gatherings in europe since the pandemic began, and the significance was not l

members of manaus ousted political parties ethnic leaders and protesters for what they're calling.

whether the government is guilty of genocide against indigenous communities in the amazon — where the manausble, was allowed to rip through that region at the end of last year uncontrolled and unchecked. now, the commission will continue for some weeks and months, and it is likely to come down to intense politicking and horse—trading between bolsonaro, between the commission, to try to minimise the damage, but the damage could be very serious. it could potentially recommend impeachment, it could recommend criminal charges, even, against the president. his political future very much hangs in the balance, and so do his chances of reelection next year. mark loewen reporting from brazil. the us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear facemasks outdoors, except at crowded events such as concerts. the centers for disease control hopes its updated advice will motivate more americans to get vaccinated. speaking on the white house's north lawn, president biden urged americans to go get theirjab so the country can put some meaning into th

numbers of manaus ousted political parties ethnic leaders and anti coupe protest as for what they're calling a national unity government that will operate in exile as possible resistance to the ruling generals stopped the saucer is the union minister of international cooperation a spokesperson for the national unity government he says that at home with the broad there's a concerted effort to push the jumper from power. 750 people of myanmar have been killed by these a little less military in the us. these. against the people of myanmar these are criminals activities military operation against the people of myanmar has to end now so we form these nasty unity government that is truly of all ethnic nationalities our president the president. our prime minister his book. and the rest from different part of the country we came together to bow to the military dictatorship and to have all the power back to the people of myanmar a government has killed 8 people and wounded several others and a late night shooting near indianapolis airport in the us police say he then took his own life it happ

whether the government is guilty of genocide against indigenous communities in the amazon — where the manause, was allowed to rip through that region at the end of last year uncontrolled and unchecked. now, the commission will continue for some weeks and months, and it is likely to come down to intense politicking and horse—trading between bolsonaro, between the commission, to try to minimise the damage, but the damage could be very serious. it could potentially recommend impeachment, it could recommend criminal charges, even, against the president. his political future very much hangs in the balance, and so do his chances of reelection next year. that's mark lowen. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: superstar britney spears is to address a us court about her father's control over her finances and other aspects of her life. we have all the latest from celebrity commentator perez hilton. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have a

whether the government is guilty of genocide against indigenous communities in the amazon — where the manause transmissible, was allowed to rip through that region at the end of last year uncontrolled and unchecked. now, the commission will continue for some weeks and months, and it is likely to come down to intense politicking and horse—trading between bolsonaro, between the commission, to try to minimise the damage, but the damage could be very serious. it could potentially recommend impeachment, it could recommend criminal charges, even, against the president. his political future very much hangs in the balance, and so do his chances of reelection next year. let's get some of the day's other news: somalia's president, mohamed abdullahi farmajo, has backed down from his attempt to extend his tenure for two years and instead called for new presidential elections. civilians have been fleeing the capital mogadishu as violence and between soldiers supporting and opposing him erupted increased. there've have also been fears that al shabaab islamist militants would exploit the security vacuum. p

diplomats loyal to manaus military seize the embassy in london and lock the ambassador out. inside me are not the crackdown continues and reports of 11 people being killed by security forces and a prominent celebrity that detained. hello there i missed on the attack and this is al-jazeera life also coming up our review is reinforced the risk of its rights to it's not if it remains extremely small regulators in the u.k. and in you detect a possible side effect of red blood clots from astra zeneca is quite the 19 vaccine but say the benefits of the job still far outweigh the potential risks. and the price of palestinian refugees and $11.00 are made west by this pandemic and the financial crisis. is a bastard to the u.k. says he has been locked out of the embassy in london by those loyal to the military a master chose one man recently broke ranks with the generals calling for the release of aung san suu kyi he appeared with his spokesman just a short while ago and the british government to take steps. he have. full faith that you can government where continue to mostly their re

diplomats loyal to manaus military didn't seize the embassy in london and look the ambassador out. inside myanmar a wider crackdown prominent celebrities speaking out for the protesters and against the coup detained. hello there i'm starting a tennis al-jazeera life and also coming up our review has reinforced the risk of this respite it's not effect remains extremely small regulations in the u.k. and even you detect a possible side effect of red blood clots from astra zeneca has covered 1000 vaccine but still say the benefits of the job far outweigh potential risks. and the u.s. commits to removing all remaining combat forces from iraq but without setting a timeline. to the u.k. says he's been locked out of the embassy in london by those loyal to the military and bostic you as one man recently broke ranks with the generals calling for the release of aung san suu kyi she was arrested when the military seized power back in february well the british foreign minister has condemned what he calls the bullying actions of the military. inside myanmar has self is likely to appear in course

whether the government is guilty of genocide against indigenous communities in the amazon — where the manausp through that region at the end of last year uncontrolled and unchecked. now, the commission will continue for some weeks and months, and it is likely to come down to intense politicking and horse—trading between bolsonaro, between the commission, to try to minimise the damage, but the damage could be very serious. it could potentially recommend impeachment, it could recommend criminal charges, even, against the president. his political future very much hangs in the balance, and so do his chances of reelection next year. within the last few minutes, the health minister has reported over 3086 new coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to 390,022. the us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear facemasks outdoors, except at crowded events such as concerts. the centers for disease control hopes its updated advice will motivate more americans to get vaccinated. speaking on the white house's north lawn, president biden urged am

whether the government is guilty of genocide against indigenous communities in the amazon — where the manause, was allowed to rip through that region at the end of last year uncontrolled and unchecked. now, the commission will continue for some weeks and months, and it is likely to come down to intense politicking and horse—trading between bolsonaro, between the commission, to try to minimise the damage, but the damage could be very serious. it could potentially recommend impeachment, it could recommend criminal charges, even, against the president. his political future very much hangs in the balance, and so do his chances of reelection next year. some good news out of spain for the future of large public gatherings. the future of large public gatherinqs-_ the future of large public gatherings. the future of large public unatherins. . , , ., . gatherings. organisers of an outdoor event _ gatherings. organisers of an outdoor event say _ gatherings. organisers of an outdoor event say no - gatherings. organisers of an outdoor event say no sign i gatherings. organisers of an outdoor event say no

it also has a mutation, with the so—called south african and manaus variant that we associate with possiblefficacy. we don't know if this is the case yet but it's something that needs to be explored and i might be one of the explanation for why we are seeing cases rights even in populations that may have been exposed before. do you think the situation could have been avoided? i do you think the situation could have been avoided?— do you think the situation could have been avoided? i think there's no doubt he _ have been avoided? i think there's no doubt he could _ have been avoided? i think there's no doubt he could have _ have been avoided? i think there's no doubt he could have been - have been avoided? i think there's . no doubt he could have been avoided. we have seen cases in india rising since the february in many parts of india since late february, and we know with this financial rises that when cases start doubling in a week's time, what is going to happen. it's a very creditable trajectory so it is very hard to understand why the government did not ask over the last six weeks and r

in manaus they continue to face severe repression and persecution. human rights groups have spoken of genocide and ethnic cleansing. the international criminal court in the hague is investigating. song suchi silence only helped her in the short run the generals were apparently unable to accept or landslide victory at the polls in november 2020. the military coup in myanmar in february represents a return to the dark ages. in india. empowering women through comics but that's with ease and neither does one studio you can fix the case for your taking your dreams. violence against women is a major problem in india eaton you know it's. fighting back with her pen and bean brush. 30 minutes on d. w. . nothing runs with alabama rechargeable batteries. they're needed in order for sustainable energy concept to function properly but what about their ecological impact and are there any alternatives. to electricity to go catteries for a low carbon future. in 75 minutes on d w. w's crime fighters are back at the goodman africa's most successful radio drama series

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a rebel group in manaus says it's captured and burned down an army base near the thai a border the outpost lies in an area controlled by the kid in the national union fighting between the rebels and the military has increased since february screw scotland has more from bangkok. song province is the area in thailand it's just across a very small river from where this attack on a myanmar army outpost took place it started pre-dawn hours and kind of carried on for a couple of hours can you saying that they now hold occupy that territory they burn down the outpost now this is part of what we've seen over the last several weeks that there's been kind of a stepped up conflict between the can you the korean national unions armed factions and of the tatmadaw that's the myanmar army and this is kind of been really kind of turned up since the coup back in february 1st and what's interesting about this one though is these images we're seeing come out because it was right on the border with thailand there have been videos posted to social media that shows exactly what was happening there is some video

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joining manaus former new jersey governor chris christie, governor's good to see a perspective good to see you too, guy thanks for having me. spain left the polling has shown vaccine skepticism has plummeted. people are priestly not for they were going to get it, a lot of them are coming on. but, among the holdouts the people were not getting the vaccine have calcified within that group. what is your message to those americans tonight? it's >> my message of those americans is twofold for you are right to have questions americans ask questions about tough issues and they should. but let's listen to the back spray defects are pretty clear. normally will be get a prescription drug approved in this country it takes 10,000 people in a clinical trial. these vaccines, each 1 of them have had more than 43000 in the clinical trial. no 1 has died from this vaccine. there's been no instances of really serious long-term reaction to the vaccine. and the second peace of this, guy, this whole disease is so random but i got the disease was supposed be the safest place in america, the white house work

unsuccessful members of manaus ousted political parties ethnic leaders and anti coup protesters a form of what they're calling a national unity government it will operation exile as possible for resistance to the ruling generals exiled politician dr sancha has been appointed the ousted government's envoy to the u.n. he says this new move will help show the world who the rightful leader of the among it is the time for you deny us in a community to go tonight. another side is very bad mother us they are the killers so to today i am not seeing any international community legal tonight military generals as government of myanmar so now we are given a very good chance which now has no community tonight. of course there will be some change but we weaned that challenge nobody to mind to go no matter what you think the head of russia's foreign intelligence service says the new u.s. sanctions against the kremlin a poorly considered and will erode international stability washington has imposed a broad series of sanctions in response to what it called moscow's election meddling and cyber attacks t

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