but there is still some resistance to president bolsonaro.ife, i was a legislative consultant in the chamber of deputies. suely araujo helped write the environmental laws that underpin brazil's efforts to tackle deforestation. the brazilian government told the bbc it believes it is necessary to bring economic prosperity to the amazon. "poverty is the biggest enemy of the environment," a spokesperson told us. i cannot travel to the amazon because of the pandemic but i did manage to get in touch with my friend who sent me these pictures and recorded a message... and experts worry the amazon ecosystem itself is changing. i'm very concerned. previous research have been understanding that the amazon was much more resilient and that our tipping point, leading to the decivilisation the large trenches of the forest would happen if about 40% of the amazon was lost and now recent research is pointing towards figures closer to 20%, and we already are at those figures. it appears to be becoming less rainy and the fear is the forest could begin to give wa

our top stories: anti-bolsonaro chanting protests in brazil against the president's handling of the pandemic, as the country passes half a million covid deaths. the us says it will continue nuclear talks with iran, following the election of the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi, as president. thousands take part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a clampdown on lgbt rights in poland. president biden announces the death of his dog, a german shepherd called champ, calling him a "constant, cherished companion". and the defending european champions, portugal, are beaten in a six—goal thriller in the euros. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in brazil where the number of deaths related to covid—19 has passed half a million — the second highest toll in the world. the virus continues to spread as presidentjair bolsonaro refuses to back measures such as social distancing. experts say the outbreak could worsen with slow vaccination rates and the beginning of winter. mark lobel reports. as covid deaths reach half a million here, the painful goodbyes continue. translation: the death rate ha

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anchor: so what does bolsonaro want? money? >> i believe bolsonaro wants reelection. 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 child

the virus continues to spread as presidentjair bolsonaro refuses to back measures such as social distancingperts say the outbreak could worsen with slow vaccination rates and the beginning of winter. mark lobel reports. as covid deaths reach 500,000 here, the painful goodbyes continue. translation: the death rate has been much higher lately, - despite all the precautions. i lost members of my family. brazil's health minister tweeted the grim news of the 500,000 lives lost, saying that he is working tirelessly to vaccinate all brazilians in the shortest time possible and to change this scenario that has plagued brazilfor over a year. but some blame the government for that, accusing them of initially letting the virus spread, to build up herd immunity, and for rejecting masks and social distancing, leading to visible anger at this unenviable milestone. translation: maybe this year will also be difficult, _ because we depend on the delivery of vaccines, which have been purchased very late. at these protests, replicated in dozens of cities across brazil, there is particular fury aimed at one ma

it's led to protests this weekend with president bolsonaro's lax attitudes to the virus in its earlyicised. experts say the outbreak could worsen because of a slow vaccination programme and the beginning of winter in brazil. mark lobel reports. as covid deaths reach half a million here, the painful goodbyes continue. but some blame the government for that, accusing them of initially letting the virus spread, to build up herd immunity and for rejecting masks and social distancing. leading to visible anger at this unenviable milestone. translation: the feeling here is one of indignation. | we can't stand it any more. the government is worse than the virus. translation: he took too long to buy the vaccine. - herd immunity won't do any good. the only immunity you can get is with the vaccine, there is no other way. i have lost many friends, almost lost a cousin, millions of people are orphans, fatherless, motherless and childless. at these protests, replicated in dozens of cities across brazil, there is particularfury aimed at one man, brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, for his handling

out with bolsonaro. i can't stand him anymore.re will be more deaths if he stays on. >> the covid pandemic is down to a disastrous policy from the federal government, of an anti-scientific policy of denial that goes against social distancing because of the claim it wilprofoundly affect the economy. ali: a low vaccination rate is making matters worse. as of late may, only 3% of people in latin america and the caribbean were fully vaccinated. the united states has come under pressure to share its vaccine surplus with latin america, in part to counter china's conditional vaccine diplomacy. honduras has struggled to get chinese vaccines because of its diplomatic ties with taiwan. neighboring el salvador, an ally of china, donated some of its stockpile. >> the salvadoran people are with the honduran people with this humanitarian donation going beyond borders. ali: china is also sending vaccines to uruguay. seen as an initial success story, the country's cases are surging. it secured enough vaccines for just over half its population. pr

thousands took to the streets across the countryside to protest president jair bolsonaro's handling ofdemic. journalists steph know potsebon has more on the case surge and reaction inside the country. >> reporter: on saturday, brazil became the second country in the world after the united states to cross the threshold of over 500,000 covid-19 deaths. the south american country reported 2,319 new deaths saturday and brings the total number of cases reported by the brazilian health ministry since the beginning of the pandemic to over 17 million cases. as brazil marked these milestones, thousands of protesters come to the streets to demand impeachment of president jair bolsonaro over his handling of the pandemic. major brazilian cities all reported the large scale and peaceful demonstrations as did the country's capital, brasilia. bolsonaro did not address the covid-19 deaths nor the protests when he attended an event earlier on saturday but his communication minister fabio fahria did so on social media attacking the government's critic for not focusing on the millions of vaccine doses de

been protesting against the government of president jair bolsonaro, demanding that the covid vaccination programme be speeded up. it comes as brazil passes the mark of half a million covid deaths, with the country entering a third wave of the pandemic. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. his victory following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a gay pride rally has taken place in poland's capital warsaw, with thousands of people taking to the streets. the march took place despite a clampdown on lgbt rights in poland, where same sex marriage is illegal and the government backs conservative catholic teaching. now on bbc news, the travel show. you've got to love it, proper british coastline. we're on an adventure across the uk, as it opens up for travel again. yes! we're open! from rugged coastlines, to breathtaking landscapes, and natural habitats. see that? ourjourney will take us to the four nations t

the witty country's president has handled this, president gyre bolsonaro -- jair bolsonaro has id this is business as usual. he wants people back on the streets. a lot of critics in brazil have said this is incredibly irresponsible because he has deflected conrn from the high death toll, the of people getting sick, and recommendations worldwide to stay indoors. they will see this is another example of him being hopelessly off message. but for him and his supporters it will be on message, that we need to carry on with the country is what he would say. now, the copper america was meant to go ahead in 2020, so it has already been put back a year. argentina said it could not hold because of the number of covid cases. colombia was also meant to hold it and they had protests. so brazil said they could take up the slack. what has just happened in the country is a minister from the supreme court said he needs to see information within five days basically that this can go ahead, that the country can hold this tournament while it has so many covid cases. a senator from brazil said this will be t

to protest president jair bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic.any blame brazil's crisis on his efforts to downplay the disease. journalist stefano pozzebon has more on brazil's case surge, and the reaction inside the country. stefano. >> on saturday, brazil became just the second country in the world, after the united states, to cross the grim threshold of over 500,000 covid-19 deaths. the south american country reported over-2,300 new covid-19 deaths, on saturday. and over 82,000 new cases. bringing the total number of cases reported by the brazilian-health ministry, since the beginning of the pandemic, to over 17 million cases. and as brazil marked this milestone, thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand impeachment of president jair bolsonaro. over his handling of the pandemic. major-brazilian cities, such as sao paulo, rio de janiro. and bolsonaro, himself, did not address, either, the covid-19 deaths, nor the protests when he attended an event earlier on saturday. but did so on social media. attacking the government's critic for

of president jair bolsonaro, demanding that the covid vaccination programme be speeded up. it comes as brazil passes the mark of half a million covid deaths, with the country entering a third wave of the pandemic. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. his victory following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a gay pride rally has taken place in poland's capital warsaw, with thousands of people taking to the streets. the march took place despite a clampdown on lgbt rights in poland, where same sex marriage is illegal and the government backs conservative catholic teaching. now on bbc news, dateline london, with shuan ley. hello. i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together columnists from leading journals, bbc specialists and the reporters who write, broadcast and blog for folks back home from the dateline: london. this week — biden�*s back and bibi's out. what changes will

thousands of people in cities across the country protested against the government of presidentjair bolsonarohe covid vaccination programme be speeded up. so far, only eleven percent of the population has been fully vaccinated. the president has opposed strict lockdown measures, saying they would affect the poorest in society. pop—up vaccination centres and walk—in clinics are opening in england this weekend, in a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to all remaining adults. it comes as surge testing is being rolled out in some areas because of a rise in the number of cases. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. chelsea football stadium is used to hosting large crowds. now a pop—up vaccination centre. people packed in, ready to roll up their sleeves. for the first time, those aged 18—20 were eligible. for many, their turn couldn't come soon enough. my entire family is vaccinated so it is nice to finallyjoin them, and feel quite safe, be able to see my grandparents and not feel i will potentially infect them. i'm really happy, i feel a lot safer and better. | elsewhere in the ca

the protests came as brazil's senate continues a high-profile inquiry into bolsonaro's catastrophic handling of the pandemic and his government's slow roll-out of vaccinations. joining rio de janeiro's protests was monica benÍcio, whose fiancÉ marielle franco was murdered in 2018 by hitmen with close ties to the bolsonaro family. >> it is a duty to fight for democracy. this government is up no use for us. he does not serve the people. we have taken to the streets because we have no alternative. amy: in colombia, right-wing president do kate deployed over soldiers to the city of cali 1000 over the weekend in response to massive antigovernment protests. on friday, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across colombia to mark one month since massive mobilizations began in late april, initially triggered by a now withdrawn tax reform. protests have continued against duque's policies, skyrocketing poverty, and police violence in colombia. on friday, at least 13 people were reported dead in the city of cali alone. china's government is relaxing reproductive limits to allow married couple

the banner reads, bolsonaro out.weet, the country's health minister insisted he was working tirelessly to vaccinate all brazilians in the shortest time possible. saving lives and stopping the health system being overwhelmed — two key priorities. but the vaccination campaign seems to be stuttering. 29% of the population given a first dose, only 11% a second. and so they march in their thousands against what they see as government incompetence, calling for their president to be impeached. this health emergency may soon become a political crisis. angus crawford, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... welsh joy as they qualify for the last 16 in the euro 2020 tournament despite defeat in rome. a senior scientist says it might be possible for people with both covid jabs to face fewer restrictions and travel without quarantining. more than half—a—million people in brazil have now died from coronavirus — experts warn the outbreak could worsen. the former speaker of the house of commons and ex—tory mp, john bercow, has been

. >>> hasta bolsonaro respondió con esta fotografía en redes sociales pero también la frase dicen quedatario argentino tuvo que reconocer su equivocación y dijo (ver información en pantalla) . >>> pero para este especialsita el presidente dio una muestra de discriminación y rcismo . >>> cuando dice indio uno dice es menos que yo. >>> y el subsecretario de américa latina dijo que aceptaba las disculpas, en méxico issa osorio . >>> en estados unidos son más las empresas que tienen dificultades de encontrar personal suficiente para cubrir la demanda, las cadenas de taquerias se están viendo afectadas . >>> seis tacos . >>> son los reyes del cuchillo y superhéroes sin capa de muchos . >>> se la avientan con los tacos. >>> pero los héroes están escaseando al igual que otros trabajadores por todo el país, los taqueros son los más difíciles de encontrar. >>> tenemos más de un año que estamos sin personal . >>> taquería elordo debió cerrar un día a la semana y si antes era difícil encontrar taqueros hoy es un programa general y acá el problema es tal que tuvieron que aumentar el sueldo a los

protstar contra el presidente del país y exigen que se compren más vacunas y así como la renuncia de bolsonaro y el el presidente de méxico andrés manuel lópez obrador dice que está por resolver el problema pero también dicen que esto ha agravado la situación ,. >>> mi mamá dice que si no me pueden poner la quimio puede avanzar mi enfermedad . >>> el miedo de david lo acompaña cada semana cada vez que vas al hospital y su madre dice que no hay abasto a pesar de que tiene que ser gratuito . >>> da impotencia porque e algo que su cuerpo lo pide. >>> como david, 19 mil pacientes estarían sufriendo desabato de medicamentos y sus padres dicen que llevan 955 días esperando los medicamentos y esto se originó por líticas públicas mal ejecutadas que tenían como objetivo luchar contra la corrupción , según justicia justa el problema tiene su origen desde finales de 2018 cuando la administración l presidente andrés manuel lópez obrador centralizó la opración . >>> comprar todo con un solo actor hay algunas fallas. >>> el presidente dice que pronto habrá una solución. >>> para la próxima semana ya tenemos

the banner reads, bolsonaro out.campaign seems to be stuttering. 29% of the population given a first dose, only 11% a second. and so, they march in their thousands, against what they see as government incompetence, calling for their president to be impeached. this health emergency may soon become a political crisis. angus crawford, bbc news. here, mcdonald's has announced it's recruiting 20,000 more staff across the uk and ireland. the fast food chain says the new staff will not replace thejobs lost throughout the pandemic, but are additional roles as a result of plans to open more than 50 new restaurants, over the next year. the former speaker of the house of commons and ex—tory mp john bercow has been defending his decision to join the labour party. during his time as speaker, mr bercow made controversial decisions over the passage of brexit—related legislation, and had several run—ins with the conservatives. he was also accused of presiding over a culture of bullying — something he rejects. he denies the move to l

but no far-right candidate with -- called himself the peruvian trunk, peruvian also narrow and -- bolsonarohe second round. amy: we have 10 seconds. you will find out within this week, you believe, who exactly one, if castillo maintains his lead. >> yes. amy: carlos leÓn moya, thank you for being with us, political scientist speaking to us from lima, peru. that does it for our show. tomorrow we will look at a new

resilient lawmakers say very well take giant bolsonaro's decision to host that has vision to court. sectors of brazil. many opposition figures say president bolsonaro having been one of the most notorious examples of a leader who has insisted on the convenience to maintain an attitude of business as usual despite the enormous amount of problems that this is causing. enormous amount of problems that this is causing-— enormous amount of problems that this is causing._ there | this is causing. however. there are still elements _ this is causing. however. there are still elements of _ this is causing. however. there are still elements of president - are still elements of president bolsonaro who remain supportive of his position and he went on to say that if it was up to him or his ministers, the tournament would go on. perhaps leaving space for the possibility of a legal challenge but he says the government is definitely wanting to go forward. 50 he says the government is definitely wanting to go forward.— wanting to go forward. so many twists and _ wanting to go forward. so many twists

the banner reads, bolsonaro out. all brazilians in the shortest time possible. saving lives and stopping the health system being overwhelmed — two key priorities. but the vaccination campaign seems to be stuttering. 29% of the population given a first dose, only 11% a second. and so they march in their thousands against what they see as government incompetence, calling for their president to be impeached. this health emergency may soon become a political crisis. angus crawford, bbc news. the bbc has learned that the post office has made payouts to 400 former sub—postmasters and mistresses who were victims of the faulty horizon computer system. an it fault made it look like money had gone missing from post office accounts. a number of staff were prosecuted with their convictions later quashed, other suffered financial ruin or gave up their businesses. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been hearing about the impact on three generations of one family. when we came here, this used to be a post office.

but no far-right candidate with -- called himself the peruvian trunk, peruvian also narrow and -- bolsonarohe second round. amy: we have 10 seconds. you will find out within this week, you believe, who exactly one, if castillo maintains his lead. >> yes. amy: carlos leÓn moya, thank you for being with us, political scientist speaking to us from lima, peru. that does it for our show. tomorrow we will look at a new ♪ >>> hello there and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in new york. health care products, computer chips, car parts. the pandemic has starved american companies of the materials they need. but now officials in the biden administration have laid out a plan to eliminate the bottlenecks and fight unfair trade practices. white house officials want to reduce dependence on competitors

las personas volvieron a invadir las calle pidiendo la renuncia de jair bolsonaro.ocloroquina. al otro dÍa estaba bien", dijo bolsa en Árabe. " lo que nos da miedo es ver que no hay una lÍnea clara por parte de las autoridades para tratar la enfermedad. hay muchas opiniones contrarias entre sÍ". brasil estÁ organizando una inÉdita ediciÓn de la copa amÉrica, conmebol ya detectÓ 80 casos positivos en las elecciones. muchos se preguntan si se puede seguir disputando partidos en un paÍs donde ya se habla de una tercera o la yema de 2000 nuevos muerto cada dÍa. —— donde ya se habla de 2000 nuevos muertos cada dÍa. fÉlix: un vehÍculo se precipitÓ en una carretera los andes peruanos cerca de arequipa. las autoridades creen que el conductor se distrajo en una curva provocando esta tragedia. paulina: segÚn la —— fÉlix: la selecciÓn mexicana fue sancionada. la situaciÓn continÚa y las sanciones podrÍan incluso poner en riesgo la participaciÓn de mÉxico en la copa mundo, comen las cuenta paulina gÓmez. paulina: con este vÍdeo la selecciÓn mexicana suplica a sus seguidores abs

milestones, thousands of protesters come to the streets to demand impeachment of president jair bolsonarondling of the pandemic. major brazilian cities all reported the large scale and peaceful demonstrations as did the country's capital, brasilia. bolsonaro did not address the covid-19 deaths nor the protests when he attended an event earlier on saturday but his communication minister fabio fahria did so on social media attacking the government's critic for not focusing on the millions of vaccine doses delivered by the government and even cheering for the virus, according to the communications minister. for cnn, this is stefano pozzebon. bogota. >>> china is reporting an impressive covid vaccine achievement, on saturday it passed 1 billion doses administered, according to its national health commission. more than 500 million shots were administered in may and 100 million in the last five days. it wants to have 70% of eligible people vaccinated by the end of the year. >>> residents in pyongyang tell cnn food insecurity has gotten much worse. in recent months they've struggled with shortag

president bolsonaro has gone on television to defend his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.zil has the second-highest covid-19 death toll and his government has been accused of delaying the vaccination program for political reasons. people banged pots and pans and protest against his policies. prosecutorare asking for a 30 year prison sentence for the man convicted ofling george floyd. derek chauvin is due to be sentenced later this month. on wednesday, the prosecution said that killing shocked the conscience of the nation and demanded a long sentence. the defense described it as a killing made in error but in good faith. still to come, a bbc investigation reveals widespread allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in the afghan police force. that report, just ahead. shares of amc skyrocketed despite a retreat in the trading, stock is still up 2000%. >> they have been suffering during the pandemic. now theaters are starting to reopen. we are starting to see people creep back. that does not explain why the share price has gone up. it has to do with people talking about this

you hear them there, protests erupted wednesday during president jair bolsonaro's national address.zilians fed up with his handling of the pandemic. despite the recent surge bolsonaro has continued to reject social distancing measures and is insisting on hosting the upcoming copa america soccer tournament. >>> the president of tokyo's olympic organizing committee says it's impossible to postpone the games again. he says the monumental task of moving the games isn't something that can be easily repeated. former olympics forecaster bob costas tells cnn he doesn't expect the games to be postponed even though he thinks they should be. listen to this. >> i think the best course of action would be to postpone it, not cancel it, postpone it to 2022, but that may have led some people to infer that i think that's a possibility. it's not. the ioc holds the hammer here. >> now, this comes as thousands of volunteers have quit ahead of the olympics. officials say a total of around 10,000 volunteers have withdrawn but they don't expect their exit to affect the games. blake essig joins me with mor

brazil is leading the region with the most new cases and deaths, but president bolsonaro has been behindism of the virus and restrictions. one of nicaragua's most popular opposition leaders has had her home raided by police. on arrest warrant has been issued, facing charges related to money laundering and so-called ideological falsehood. she's the daughter of a previous president who ousted the current leader from power three decades ago. new caledonia will hold a third and final referendum on independence from france in cember. the pacific island archipelago, which became a french colony in 1853, has previously rejected independence in polls of 2018 and 2020. only three referenda are allowed. a yes vote would see new caledonia assume full sovereignty after a two-year transition period. a hong kong museum about china's deadly crackdown centered on tiananmen square has closed days before the anniversary. the june 4 museum said food and hygiene investigators began an investigation tuesday, saying it could be breaking licensing rules. in memorial of the -- a memorial of the crackdown is ban

thousands of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of presidentjair bolsonaro, demanding that the covid vaccination programme be speeded up. it comes as brazil passes the mark of half a million covid deaths, with the country entering a third wave of the pandemic. a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england is gathering speed, with queues forming outside pop—up vaccination centres. it comes as surge testing is rolled out, with scientists repeat their warnings that a third wave that's it from me, lewis will be here at the top of the hour with more news. now on bbc news, a schoolboy told his mum he was going out to play, but his body was found in a river. police initially said it wasn t suspicious but christopher kapessa's mum kept asking questions. christopher enjoyed the outdoors. you know, he wanted to be outside, making friends. my fear was something would happen. the cynon valley was home to 13—year—old christopher kapessa. christopher was a little character, he was. there was never a dull moment, you know, when christopher was around. he

of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of president jair bolsonaro, demanding that the covid vaccination programme be speeded up. it comes as brazil passes the mark of half a million covid deaths, with the country entering a third wave of the pandemic. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. his victory following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a gay-pride rally has taken place in poland's capital warsaw, with thousands of people taking to the streets. the march took place despite a clampdown on lgbt rights in poland, where same sex marriage is illegal and the government backs conservative catholic teaching. now on bbc news, our world — lockdown in london. boris johnson: the coronavirus is the biggest threat _ this country has faced for decades. if too many people become seriously unwell at one time, the nhs will be unable to handle it. from this evening, i must gi

anti-government protesters marched through the streets of major cities calling for president jair bolsonaro'soval from office for his handling of the pandemic. brazil is reporting nearly 2,000 deaths from the coronavirus per day. in china, vaccination rates are now rising more quickly. the country's national health commission reported it has administered more than one billion doses of coronavirus vaccines. the vaccine rollout in china began slowly, reportedly due to concerns over the effectiveness of the country's versions of the vaccine. but fears over the new delta variant and a concentrated effort from the chinese government have increased the rate to about 17 millions shots per day. the government has set a goal of vaccinating 40% of its 1.4 billion people by july. and a ugandan olympic athlete tested positive for the coronavirus and was barred from entering japan, the first detection of the virus among athletes arriving for the games set to start in july. for the latest national and international news visit pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: an unexploded rocket landed close to a military

speaking to supporters during the accelerate for christ motorbike event on saturday, jair bolsonaro renewede who wear masks. the president also repeated false claims that drugs like hydroxychloroquine work against covid—19, even though studies have shown them to be ineffective. brazil has one of the highest mortality rates from coronavirus. you're watching bbc news. borisjohnson has told the bbc there are grounds for caution ahead of a final decision, on monday, about the lifting of all remaining covid restrictions in england. increasing concern about the spread of the delta variant which first emerged in india has led to speculation of a delay of up to four weeks. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. inside the fence, the prime minister and his counterparts want to work out how to move on from covid. but it's still a clear threat outside the gates. the virus is growing again. the prime minister's hopes of lifting all limits on our lives in a week are burning under the bright sun. today, borisjohnson was not denying that there will be a delay. can you level with people today and c

brazil's president jair bolsonaro has opposed strict lockdown measures, saying they'd affect the poorestines from several countries. japan is cancelling plans to open six live viewing areas in tokyo, where spectators could have watched the olympics next month. the venues, three of them in parks, will now be used as vaccination centres. japan has yet to decide whether to allow spectators into stadiums. the head of the world health organization has congratulated the people of guinea after the latest outbreak of the deadly ebola virus there was declared over. the who chief said that a coordinated response, community engagement and the use of a vaccine meant that guinea had managed to control the disease. robert schuman, the late french politician who played a central role in the founding of the european union, has been declared venerable by pope francis, putting him on the path to sainthood. mr schuman served as prime minister of france after the second world war. the roman catholic church praised his dedication to seeking reconciliation with germany. armenians are heading to the polls in s

speaking to supporters during the accelerate for christ motorbike event on saturday, jair bolsonaro renewedt drugs like hydroxychloroquine work against covid—i9. even though studies have shown them to be ineffective. brazil has one of the highest mortality rates from coronavirus, with nearly half a million dead. a group of wild elephants wandering across southern china has captivated people around the world. they've trekked more than 500 kilometres, the furthest of any wild elephants from their habitat. but why are they on the move? becky shu chen — an elephant expert with the zoological society of london — explained where the herd might be headed. elephants, they are giant animals. they need a big house to live, and they need to eat 200kg of food every day. back to the 1970s in china, elephants were only in protected national nature reserves, so people hardly saw them back to the 1970s. but today, we have about 293 elephants, the number has doubled, so they need more houses to go and more food to eat. so i think it's normal for elephants to disperse, it's not migration i want to clarify, b

seoul, bolsonaro, talks aimed at reviving the nuclear deal. one adult killed in a multicar crash in alabama. staying in the united states, president biden has announced he is heading to a rally in north carolina later in the week to encourage more people to get vaccinated. a take—up is starting to stall in the us, almost 46% of the population being fully vaccinated, but in parts of the south and north—west, rates are very low. mississippi, 27% of the population having had both jabs are so far, and in the northeast, vermont's population shows the other end of the scale, the highest rate of 58%. doctor lisa cooper is the director ofjohn hopkins centre for health equity and an author of a new book about health disparity. she is in maryland. thank you forjoining us. the common held view would be that these discrepancies are built around politics, around party politics, in fact. around politics, around party politics, infact. is around politics, around party politics, in fact. is it that simple? no, much more complex than that. explain.— than that.

of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of president jair bolsonaro, demanding that the covid vaccination programme be speeded up. it comes as brazil passes the mark of half a million covid deaths, with the country entering a third wave of the pandemic. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. his victory following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a gay pride rally has taken place in poland's capital warsaw, with thousands of people taking to the streets. the march took place despite a clampdown on lgbt rights in poland, where same sex marriage is illegal and the government backs conservative catholic teaching. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello again and welcome to the week in parliament — the week the health secretary discovered who his friends are. the right honourable gentleman, now forever branded as hopeless hancock by his own leader. also in this pr

past 24 hours and only 11% of the population vaccinated so far and is there any indication that bolsonarostart taking the virus more seriously? we haven't taking the virus more seriously? - haven't seen the pressure that he is been facing that is nudged him in that direction. for weeks, the cabinet have been the subject of a pretty withering congressional inquiry. we have had hearings in which the government's response the pandemic has come under pretty critical scrutiny. people, pandemic has come under pretty criticalscrutiny. people, lawmakers critical scrutiny. people, lawmakers are criticalscrutiny. people, lawmakers are furious and their have been pretty shocking scenes, especially detailing the missed opportunities, the nist deaths and none of this as far as we can tell, is leading the government to take this any more seriously. in fact, the president responded very angrily when he was questioned by reporters about this criminal milestone and part of his response was defiantly taking off the facemask he had been wearing to make clear that he did not feel it was necessary to wear a m