live from under over brazil surging coronavirus death toll a symbolic graveyard on rio's famous copacabana beach highlights a crisis president is under fire for floods and social distancing and playing down the time 10 exchanges also on the program a warning from the u.n. that billions of children are at risk of being put to work and he found his attain turning to dangerous child labor to put food on the table during the global health emergency. and syrians take to the streets in m g government to protest senior prime minister sat. on a crisis grows in a country by years of civil. i'm phil gal welcome to the program we begin in brazil where the shah please rising coronavirus death toll is dividing society brazil has the world's 2nd largest number of cases the number still increasing despite this president has repeatedly downplayed the dangers calling for lockdowns to be lifted to allow economic activity to view protesters are mobilizing against the president's handling of the crisis. the digging began before sunrise within hours these activists had transformed brazil's copacabana beach int

also coming up a graveyard on rio's famed copacabana beach part of a growing protest movement against brazilian president are both a narrow and his hands off approach to the country's searching coronavirus out for a. loss of syrians take to the streets in the rare anti-government protests the prime minister is sacked as public anger grows at the war torn countries economic crisis. i'm serious oh my god it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has authorized sanctions against international criminal court staff investigating possible u.s. war crimes in afghanistan in retaliation for the probe the administration will block assets of court employees and put visa restrictions on them and their families an anti corruption investigation into the i.c.c. is also in the works secretary of state mike palm peo has lashed out at the court. we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court and indeed i have a message to many close allies around the world your people could be next especially those from nato countries who fought terrorism afghanistan rig

berlin anger over the surging coronavirus death toll in brazil a makeshift graveyard on rio's famed copacabana beach is a shocking symbol of the crisis hardline president charleson r.-o. is under fire for flouting social distancing and playing down the dangers also coming up the economy plunging breaks it looming we look at the way forward for britain struggling with the world's 2nd highest death toll and still nowhere near a divorce deal with the e.u. . and syrians take to the streets in rare anti-government protests the prime minister sacked as public anger grows over the economic crisis in a nation torn apart by years of civil war. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us we begin in brazil with a sharply rising death toll from the coronavirus has driven a fault line through society and sections are still searching but president jarboe scenario has repeatedly downplayed the dangers he wants lockdowns lifted so that economic activity can resume protesters are pushing back and mobilizing against also gnarls handling of brazil's massive outbreak. the digging began before sunrise within

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news line from over brazil surging coronavirus death toll a makeshift graveyard on rio's famous at copacabana beach symbolizes the country's crisis line president john bolton are under fire for flouting social distancing and playing down the pandemic. also on the program the trumpet ministration approves sanctions against the international criminal court over its inquiry into alleged u.s. war crimes in afghanistan so what does this mean for the court's ability to investigate human rights abuses. syrians take to the streets in red and to government protests the prime minister as anchor of the economic crisis grows in a country torn apart by years of civil. welcome to the program we begin in brazil where the shop leader rising coronavirus death toll is dividing society brazil has the world's 2nd largest number of cases and that number is still increasing despite this doesn't jibe also has repeatedly downplayed the dangers calling for lockdowns to be lifted to allow economic activity to resume protesters and mobilizing against the president's handling of the crisis. the digging began before sunr

activists in rio de janeiro's copacabana beach have dug 100 graves in the sand as a protest against thethe second highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. it's also expected to overtake the uk to become the country with the second highest number of global deaths. protestors in lebanon, reacting to a record plunge in the value of their currency, have blocked roads, set tyres alight and thrown petrol—bombs to vent their anger. the lebanese pound has lost 70% of its value since october, throwing the country into its worst economic crisis in decades. since october, throwing the country into its worst many lebanese citizens who rely on hard currency savings have fallen into poverty, their plight worsened by the pandemic. the mayor of the city of norilsk in russia has been charged with criminal negligence over his response to an oil spill that dumped tens of thousands of diesel fuel into local waterways. —— tens of thousands of tons. environmentalist say the spill from a power station two weeks ago is the worst to hit the arctic and could take years to clean up. let's get an update o

both in our supporters however gathered on the copacabana they criticized private 19 physical distancing measures and called for more powers to be placed with the president. that they have you know we don't want any military intervention but we demand justice we have to clean up brazil and to lock up the corrupt. at the same time both in iran has threatened to pull brazil out of the world health organization. so you the usa is turning its back on the world health organization we are also looking into this if it continues to operate with an ideological bias brazil doesn't need advice from abroad both scenarios says he also wants to review how the covered 19 death toll is calculated critics fear by doing so he will be able to manipulate the data infections continue to climb now to more than a 1000 a day. we are in mourning my stepfather never wore a mask and did nothing to protect himself he made fun of it didn't believe the virus was dangerous that's why he shook everyone's hand. according to the family he died of corona virus at the age of $57.00. correspondent was at the protests in sao

the digging began before sunrise within hours these activists had transformed brazil's copacabana beach into a shallow grave yard a memorial to the country's 41 thugs in 1000 victims and a call to action. this pandemic unload all of our social injustices and the incompetence of the public authorities to america so we are here to ask for a change in attitude from the president of the republic and the federal government as a whole. throughout the crisis far right president. has repeatedly flouted social distancing rules at one point joining an anti lock down rally. the group behind this protest see he has risked public health and left the country my old and death and division tension spelled out on the real sea front was one man knocking down the installation. if you don't like. it my son died from this virus at 25 years of age and this guy is clowning around with a new sense of respect for those who are protesting i do use to be respected because the beach is public and protesters have rights to. press that's not true nobody told the rates not any more causing terror that's terror that s

it was supposed to be a space for mourning and reflection next to crosses on the copacabana in memory of brazil's coronavirus victims but the moment doesn't last long a man attacks the memorial it's all lies of the left he says these deaths never happened. a father hit back my son died of this damn thing he was 25 years old and this guy here is acting like a clone it's supporters of president also not all who keep disrupting things the memorials organizers are dismayed. at his are so large and it's a polarization that we've never experienced before in the history of our democracy . it's a lot of hate fury lots of passion for political parties and ideology it makes people blind to the fact. and here is for. many say this increasing polarization in brazil has a method and a leader even the president himself denies the reality of the pandemic. lost their life for lack of a respirator or an intensive care bed it could be that that happened once or twice if there's a hospital near you it would be good if you could go inside and film it. not only is unauthorized entry to a hospital illegal

covid-19 is dividing the nation, on copacabana beach a pandemic denier knocked down crosses at a symbolicorial. then a father who lost his son to the virus angrily put them back. the rush to ease lockdowns as in india may have helped the economy but it's helped the virus too. now new delhi is converting train carriages into makeshift covid wards. they will offer beds, of sorts, and some oxygen but absolutely no social distancing. the kremlin too lifted its lockdown this month and then staged a rehearsal of the traditional victory day parade. but all the weapons in the world but all the wea didn't stop russia from racking up the third largest covid infection on the planet, or defend the 500 doctors and nurses who died fighting it. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> garrett: police in minneapolis are investigating a deadly shooting spree. video posted to social media shows people rushing for cover when shots rang out downtown. one person was killed, at least 12 others wounded. police say multiple people opened fire on each other. no arrests were made. straight ahead on the cbs weekend n

copacabana beach symbolizes the country's crisis president. distancing playing down the time. also on the program the trumpet ministration approves sanctions against the international criminal court.

activists in rio‘s copacabana beach have dug 100 graves as a protest against the government's handlingthe pandemic. brazil has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. it's also expected to overtake the uk to have the second highest death rate. here in the uk, the government says its new ‘track and trace‘ system aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus is working well in england. however, new figures show tracers failed to get in touch with a third of the people they were chasing. here's our health editor, hugh pym. if you test positive, nhs test and trace will contact you to trace people you might have infected. testing and tracing is vital to prevent future coronavirus outbreaks developing. a new system for england was launched two weeks ago. now we have some details of how it's working. in the first week, two thirds of those testing positive handed over details of people they had recently been in contact with. save lives. are you a bit concerned that with one third of people who tested positive, for whatever reason, you couldn't get details of recent contacts?

activists in rio de janeiro‘s copacabana beach have dug 100 graves in the sand as a protest against theumber of coronavirus cases in the world. it's also expected to overtake the uk to become the country with the second highest number of global deaths. protestors in lebanon, reacting to a record plunge in the value of their currency, have blocked roads, set tyres alight and thrown petrol bombs to vent their anger. the lebanese pound has lost 70% of its value since october, throwing the country into its worst economic crisis in decades. many lebanese citizens who rely on savings have fallen into poverty, their plight worsened by the pandemic. let's get an update on brexit now. the british government is expected to apply much less rigorous checks to goods coming into the uk than it was initially planning to when the transition period finishes at the end of this year. the bbc‘s been told it's necessary due to the impact of coronavirus. it means agricultural goods and animal products will now no longer have to be checked, and industrial goods declarations will be waived, as will safety and

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activists in rio‘s copacabana beach have dug 100 graves as a protest against the government's handlingthe pandemic. brazil has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. it's also expected to overtake the uk to have the second highest death rate. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: the government reveals it won't be sending all primary children in england back to school before the summer after all. labour says the plans lie in tatters. it's no good — the prime minister flailing around trying to blame others. but the prime minister reckons it's the labour leader but the prime minister reckons it's who can't make up his mind. he still can't work out whether he's saying schools are not safe enough or whether we should be going back more quickly. the government insists the housing secretary acted properly over his approval of a billion—pound property scheme in east london. and after the anti—racism protests, a call for action. does the home secretary recognised that there's structural inequality, discrimin

india's government has rejected china's claims brazilian please of all the people of the famous copacabana beach offices told beachgoers in rio de janeiro to go home to help stop trying to virus from spreading of friday brazil became just the 2nd country behind the u.s. to pass the milestone of 1000000 cases or almost 50000 people have died. now despite those grim statistics equally alarming outlook for the economy countries in the region are pushing ahead with. reports from the colombian capitol . police make sounds of some much needed relief to this vision a go. at it impair the band play their weekend internet streamed set on a roof over looking the shanty town. of brazil mourning so many vets from coronavirus people here say music helps and. those coming back from work and those who stay at home don't have much to do so the music has become an emotional escape for lots of people but there were a spike can only be temporary as the number of infections and deaths continues to climb not just in brazil but across much of latin america. mexico surpassed the 20000 mark on friday cemeteries i

have clear sunbathers from one of the country's most famous beaches in rio de janeiro offices in copacabana where enforcing coronavirus restrictions as the worst 2nd worst affected country with more than a 1000000 reported infections and nearly 50000 deaths are despite the rise in coronavirus deaths across latin america countries are still pushing to reopen. reports. the police make sounds of some much needed relief to this for rio de janeiro. as it impair the band play their weekend internet streamed set on a roof overlooking the shanty town. of brazil mourning so many deaths from coronavirus people here say music helps and call. those coming back from work and those who stay at home don't have much to do so the music has become an emotional escape for lots of people but the response can only be temporary as the number of infections and deaths continues to climb not just in brazil but across much of latin america. mexico surpassed the 20000 mark on friday cemeteries in part of the country are struggling to find grave space for the dead while funeral workers try their best to protect relati

on rio de janeiro's famous copacabana beach. also her supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the saying we're just weeks ago they were crosses laid in protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths. the mortality rate among brazil's indigenous people is twice as high as other brazilians the military's been sent in to help communities with tasting but some in the amazon region say it's too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. the. weakness sometimes i can feel it in my heart i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spirit so too does anger about where the president is to blame elixir brian al jazeera while there are also now warnings that the rate that covert 1000 a spreading in germany is rising above containment levels a government health institute says last week one infected person was transmitting the virus to fewer than 2 other people now that number is close to 3 german health officials say it needs to stay below one to successfully combat the virus so some other news now in yemen's governme

on rio de janeiro's famous copacabana beach also in our supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the sand where just weeks ago they were crosses laid and protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths . the mortality rate among brazil's indigenous people is twice as high as other brazilians the military's been sandton to help communities with tasting but some in the amazon region say it's too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. as a. weakness sometimes i can feel it i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spread so too does anger about where the president is to blame elixir brian al jazeera. in other world news a japanese local authority has approved a measure of changing the status of a disputed island chain that's also claimed by china and taiwan it a serious japan's came over the islands which tokyo's administered since 1902 as adrian brown reports the move looks set to deepen tensions with china. at the southern tip of the japanese archipelago a cluster of uninhabited islands now on the frontline of what may be a new flashpoint they lie close to s

800000 confirmed cases it's the west had country in latin america now the iconic beach of coke copacabana in rio de janeiro has become the latest battleground amid growing tensions over the government's response. has. activists from a local peace organization dug 100 graves on beach in rio de janeiro turning brazil's most iconic teary spot into a mark cemetery to memorialize the country's more than 40000 people who've died of kovi 19. it was a symbolic memorial but also a dramatic protest against presidents just here both scenarios dismissive response to depend their make about a bit of. the president of the republic needs to understand that the people are enduring one of the most difficult moments in its history thousands of dead families mourning unemployment the ghost of hunger haunting the houses of the velour residents and what can we expect from the president of the republican a time like this expressions of hope of solidarity seriousness and management. many locals seem to appreciate it the memorial was also a focal point for the deep divisions among brazilians and masculists suppo

on rio de janeiro's famous copacabana beach also in our supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the sand where just weeks ago they were crosses laid and protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths. the mortality rate among brazil's indigenous people is twice as high as other brazilians the military's been sent into. health communities with tasting but some in the amazon region say it's too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. for feeling heroic weakness sometimes i can feel it in my heart i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spread so too does anger about where the president is to blame elixir brian al-jazeera. tutors of voters in buenos aires. figures for brazil had won 54000 infections in one day how is the president responded. well he has not responded in fact he has remained in silence after the world health organization to announce that 54000 people have been infected in brazil in the past 24 hours this makes it to over 1000000 people infected in the country over 50000 people have died because of kovac 19 most papers in the country importan

on rio de janeiro's famous copacabana beach also in our supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the sand where just weeks ago they were crosses laid and protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths the mortality rate among brazil's indigenous people is twice as high as other brazilians the military's been sent in to help communities with tasting but some in the amazon region say it's too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. as a. weakness sometimes i can feel it in my heart i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spread so too does anger about where the president is to blame elixir brian al jazeera. this round up from one of those situation across latin america. what's happening in the region was expected of the 1st cases started to arrive in love america in february many governments around the region started implementing lock downs and what we're seeing a very high number of infections in country that doubted from the very beginning a want to do brazil is an example mexico is another already 20000 people have lost their lives and also chile where t

on rio de janeiro's famous copacabana beach also our supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the sand where just weeks ago they were crosses laid and protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths. the mortality rate among brazil's indigenous people is twice as high as other brazilians the military's been sent in to help communities with tasting but some in the amazon region say it's too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. but i feel a heroic weakness sometimes i can feel it in my heart i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spraying so too does anger about where the president is to blame and brian al jazeera india has reported another daily record of new coronavirus cases with more than $15000.00 confirmed on monday that brings the total to nearly 430000 making india the world's 4th worst affected country $14000.00 people have died public health experts fear hospitals won't be able to cope with foreign embassies who want their citizens to leave the country due to a lack of beds despite the rapid rise in infections prime minister narendra modi relaxed

on rio de janeiro's famous copacabana beach also our supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the sand where just weeks ago they were crosses laid and protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths. the mortality rate among brazil's indigenous people is twice as high as other brazilians the military's been sent in to help communities with testing but some in the amazon region say it's too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. to just put feeling heroic weakness sometimes i can feel it in my heart i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spread so too does anger about where the president both a narrow is to blame elixir brian al jazeera on the head of the world health organization is warning world leaders against politicizing the pandemic saying it's undermining efforts to combat the corona virus the greatest threat we face now is not the virus itself it's the lack of global solidarity and global leadership we cannot defeat this pandemic with a divided world the one who is in desperate need of national unity and global solidarity the politicize issue of the

a new day over copacabana beach. but with the sunrise comes more bad news for brazil.luding the mayor of sao paulo, who will continue to work from home. translation: after four negative tests, today, unfortunately i tested positive for covid—19, for coronavirus. my doctor's advice, since i have no symptoms, is to stay at home. there are concerns the official numbers in brazil could be much worse and the situation is being severely underplayed by the bolsonaro government. translation: i don't think brazil is prepared to face a pandemic of this sort. not in the part of educating people to face this and being cautious and not in the economic part. latin america has been declared the world's new epicentre of the covid—19 pandemic. brazil is the worst affected, second only to the united states. argentina, chile, colombia and peru have all reported record numbers of infections at the weekend. in mexico city drivers took to their cars to protest against the government's handling of the crisis. almost 17,000 people have died. colombia is also battling to control the virus — in

the covid-19 pandemic dug 100 graves and placed black crosses in the sand of rio de janeieiro's copacabana beach in a tribute to the more than 40,000 brazilians who have died of the coronavirus. brazil has become an epicenter of the pandemic in the global south h with over 802,000 confirmed cases -- the world's worst-hit country after the united states. in guatemala, as confirmed coronavirus cases top 850000 and over 300 people have died, medical staff warn hospitals are on the brink of collapse. this comes as morgues are also reportedly overflowing. this is marco antonio barrientos, director of one of guatemala city's hospitals speaking to reporters thursday. >> the hospital is reaching its limit. we d definitely have reached the peak of the situation. we are overflowing with patients. the medical staff is struggling with eveverything. they are tired. they are exhausted. amy: herere in the united state, the coronavirus death toll is approaching 114,000 but that is widely viewed to be a vast undercount. in maryland, "the baltimore sun" has revealed the state is significantly underreporting

on rio de janeiro's famous copacabana beach also in our supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the st where just weeks ago there were crosses laid in protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths. the mortality rate among brazil's and digitas people is twice as high as other brazilians the military's been sandton to help communities with tasting but some in the amazon region say it's too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. to. feel a heroic weakness sometimes i can feel it in my heart i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spread so too does anger about where the president is to blame elixir brian al jazeera. china has condemned a decision by a local authority in japan to change the status of a disputed island chain the measure asserts japan's claim of the uninhabited islands in the east china sea known as in japan and value in china they are in sly near strategically important shipping route and also claimed by china and taiwan. north korea is being urged to call off plans to launch thousands of balloons into the south in the biggest ever psychol

on copacabana beach a pandemic denier knocked down crosses at a symbolic memorial.uing can't tied facts. 50,000 new cases a day here, and the coronavirus peak is still weeks away. nearby, in peru, they are selling oxygen in the streets. the infection rate has come down a little but left many families treating covid victims at home because hospitals are too full or too expensive. >> this is still a dangerous time warned who director. >> many people are understandably fed up with being at home. countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies, but the virus is still spreading fast. >> in india's capital, delhi, they learned that the hard way. shops, offices and markets reopened two weeks ago and the virus took off. now with hospitals overwhelmed the city is converting train carriages into make shift covid wards and offer a bed of sorts and oxygen, but not a chance of social distancing. russia too lifted its strict lockdown and even staged rehearsals for the traditional victory day parade. lots of hardware, very few masks. the kremlin insists

on rio de janeiro's famous copacabana beach also in our supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the sand where just weeks ago there were crosses laid in protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths. the mortality rate among brazil's indigenous people is twice as high as other brazilians the military's been sent in to help communities with tasting but some in the amazon region say it's too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. weakness sometimes i can feel it in my heart i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spread so too does anger about where the president is to blame elixir brian al jazeera well we can now speak to terry isabeau who is keeping an eye on the region for us from one of the areas jury that clearly a lot of tension about how things are being handled in brazil what's the w.h.o. saying about the situation. well the world health organization to announce that in the past 24 hours 54000 people have been infected with corona virus in brazil this brings up the figure to over 1000000 people that have been infected in the country over 50000 pe