we'll talk with french president emmanuel macron and the u.s. ambassador to the united states, linda thomas-greenfield, about that, plus the refugee crisis, and new conflicts with russia. it is all just ahead on ace tion." ♪ >> brennan: good morning. and welcome to "face the natin." we've got a lot to get to today, but we begin with the sobering news that over three million people have now died from covid-19 globally. here in the u.s., there is good news for adults who want to be vaccinated. starting tomorrow, 18 will now be eligible. strassmann. >> reporter: more mayhem in minnesota. [yelling] >> reporter: in our national reckoning about race. protests fueled by twin moments of anguish in the twin cities. less than 10 miles and just 10 months apart. first a cop's knee buried in george floyd's neck. in former officer derek chauvin's murder trial, a jury will start deliberating tomorrow. minnesota could face more unrest. >> these times are tense. police shooting lastseenis sunday in a minneapolis suburb. 20-year-old daunte wright killed when an o

emmanuel macron says the main way out is to vaccinate as many as people as possible.ng it a race against time. he says priority will be to vaccinate people like teachers and police officers, as well as the elderly before getting onto the rest of the adult population. that is really the focus of the next few weeks. april he said will be a difficult month for the french people, but he said there is light at the end of the tunnel. anchor: there has been another breakthrough in the race to inoculate the world against covid-19. pfizer biontech say their vaccine is safe and effective for children between the ages of 12 and 15. they say those who are 100% effective at preventing the disease, among more than 2000 adolescents in the trial the companies hope to get emergency approval to start vaccinating children in the u.s. and europe before the next school year. the pfizer biontech vaccine is authorized for use in people aged 16 and over. one young trial participant said he was proud to help out. >> i was -- it was definitely a special opportunity to be able to do something l

emmanuel macron led the tribute.e died of injuries while visiting the north of the country. >> with the shots, the army and people of chad pay tribute to their formal leader. a funeral service for the president of three decades was held in the capital's largest public square. it was attended by heads of neighboring countries. senior officials and family. the whole country and its people can feel my pain as a wife. who has lost her husband in difficult times. we have lost countrymen and head of our family. he was an exemplary husband, father, and counselor. all these characteristics of one man that we have lost. >> he died from injuries so -- sustained fighting a group in the northern region. coming to power in 1990 after overthrowing his predecessor, his tenure was filled with rebellions and who attempts. after a military council took over, his son a military officer is now head of state. the country's constitution, parliament, and government have all been dissolved and a charter put out to grab the country for the n

french president emmanuel macron attended the funeral in the capital, n'djamena.eporter: 30 years of leadership have come to an end. thousands of mourners packed the main square in the chadian capital to pay respects to president idriss dÉby. the 60-year-old military leader died on the battlefield shortly after winning reelection. for many here, he is the only leader they have ever known. "help us to keep the joy. life has decided you must go and i must say goodbye. the chadian people have love you and give you over to god." western powers and african nations leaned on the longer link strongman is the linchpin in the international fight against islamist militants. "the battles that you let always had the goal of defending your country's territorial integrity, the preservation of stability and peace, and the fight for liberty, security, and justice. you lived as a soldier. you died as a soldier. " human rights groups often pushed against what they called his repressive government, but now the president's death brings instability in the country into question. france

and in his eyes, emmanuel macron believes his leadership is what france needs in this war.colder. but today it has not been too bad, particularly where there has been some sunshine. however, some spots have been hanging onto the cloud. this was eastbourne earlier. some of that cloud really did struggle to break up. further west and north, that is where we have the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures. but we take those clear skies and overnight, it pushes further southwards, and under those clear skies at night, that is where temperatures are able to drop, so there will be a touch of frost in some spots, even in the centre of birmingham, for example. some places in the countryside, a little below freezing. so it will be a cold but dry start for most on easter sunday, with high pressure stilljust about in charge. but that big change will come courtesy of this cold front which will be drifting in from the north. for many places, it is going to be a fine day, but northern ireland will cloud overfrom the north, scotland as well, we will see some rain as the front c

president emmanuel macron has put mainland france back into lockdown for four weeks from saturday.ddress, he said all but essential shops should shut, and people will again be asked to work from home. mr macron said from next week schools will close for three weeks, there are exceptions for the children of key workers. he also announced a vaccination programme, promising that by the end of the summer everyone over eighteen will be vaccinated. this from our paris correspondent lucy williamson. paris today is a tale of two cities — a sense of freedom in the streets, in hospitals, a sense of deja vu. with more than 5,000 patients in intensive care, france is already above normal saturation level. in this small paris unit today, all nine life support beds were full. translation: the thing that worries us a lot is that - protective measures are not being respected. when the weather's good, we see people walking by the seine, all cramped together, orshopping in the market without any protection. and we know that in these kinds of situations, the government has trouble enforcing the restr

president emmanuel macron has said france will never kneel to terrorism.

and france's president emmanuel macron clearly agrees, writing on twitter: in response to recent terrorckle islamist terrorism. and with this latest killing, the same question rears its head — could anything have been done to prevent it? azadeh moshiri, bbc news. the british prime minister's former chief adviser dominic cummings has lashed out at borisjohnson, questioning his competence and integrity. mr cummings, who was sacked last year, denied leaking private text messages between mrjohnson and the billionaire businessman sirjames dyson. i don't think people care. what they care about is... that's not really an answer. ..what was i doing back in march of last year? and people have — people have attacked me for that. but did you finger him as a source of that leak? i don't think people give a monkey's, to be frank. vickijung vicki jung says the prime minister is facing tough questions. now, tonight, some in government are trying to downplay all of this, saying dominic cummings is disgruntled and discredited but it can cause real problems for the prime minister, i think. firstly, it co

who was made _ including emmanuel macron who was made a _ including emmanuel macron who was maderus and to show that he is — whole of coronavirus and to show that he is a — whole of coronavirus and to show that he is a judicial cautious statesman other than the leader that is in the _ statesman other than the leader that is in the situation where things are going _ is in the situation where things are going incredibly badly. i think he is doing — going incredibly badly. i think he is doing this because he will be able _ is doing this because he will be able to— is doing this because he will be able to say look, i've made plenty of mistakes in the early part of the coronavirus. — of mistakes in the early part of the coronavirus, but look, by the spring and summer— coronavirus, but look, by the spring and summer of 2021, look how cautiously— and summer of 2021, look how cautiously and sensibly we were proceeding. cautiously and sensibly we were proceeding-— cautiously and sensibly we were ”roceedin. , ., , ., ., ., proceeding. one story on all of the from pages — proceeding. one st

in a national televised address, emmanuel macron said all but the essential shops would shut and peoplein be asked to work from home. he said from next week schools would close for three weeks, with exceptions for the children of key workers. he also announced a vaccination programme, promising that by the end of the summer, everyone over 18 will be vaccinated. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. paris today is a tale of two cities — a sense of freedom in the streets, in hospitals, a sense of deja vu. with more than 5,000 patients in intensive care, france is already above normal saturation level. in this small paris unit today, all nine life—support beds were full. translation: the thing that worries us a lot is that - protective measures are not being respected. when the weather's good, we see people walking by the seine, all cramped together, orshopping in the market without any protection. and we know that in these kinds of situations, the government has trouble enforcing the restrictions. 79—year—old madeleine arrived here after refusing the astrazeneca jab. she didn

emmanuel macron speaks to vladimir putin and says he is greatly concerned about the health of alexi navalny. a legal crackdown is launched while healing wishes in a prison hospital. thank you for joining us. the eu is announcing it is taking legal action against astrazeneca. this is the latest in a bitter exchange between the two over delays of doses already bought and paid for. >> a long-running dispute escalated as the eu conrmed on monday that it has legal action against astrazeneca for breach of contract over the failure to deliver coronavirus vaccines. >> we want to do -- wanted to ensure the speed of delivery that was promised on the basis of the contract. >> the fight between the eu and astrazeneca has been simmering since january, that is when the firm revealed it would miss its european delivery targets by a wide margin, adding another stumbling lock to a vaccination drive already in disarray. the two parties into a deal for 200 million doses of the oxford developed vaccine along with an option for 100 million more in the first quarter of 2021. only about 30 million doses were deli

annmarie: emmanuel macron last night. caroline is in france right now.ow strict is this new lockdown going to be? >> this is much stricter because it is extended to the entire nation. it is not only regional. schools are going to close for the next three weeks. this is something that president macron has been trying to avoid for weeks now. france has only closed schools for 10 weeks for the beginning of the pandemic, compared to 28 weeks in germany. this is something that president macron has been trying to avoid. he said we tried to keep this at bay for as long as possible. the number of people in the icu in intensive care in france has reached over 5000, an increase of 10% from last week. it is dangerously closer to the peak of the first wave last march. there were no apologies from president macron last night. he did acknowledge some mistakes were made in handling of the pandemic. manus: good to have you with us. he waited really as late as possible to do this because there are political ramifications for the president. caroline: one year until the pr

been a historic ele reluctance to accept vaccines in france, but it doesn't help people like emmanuel macroncalled the astrazeneca vaccine quasi-ineffective. there is nationalistic politics being bandied about. france should ask themselves whether they were well served by that. i contend that they were not. anchor: we can't know for sure at the moment whether the european commission or various european leaders are learning their lessons with the relationship to the supra-national organization such as the european commission, but where you are, what are the lessons that the politicians at a federal level and state level have learned so far, particular as they go into wave two? >> this is an important question. india is grappling with this question now. the various states, and particularly the high-end incident states in the second wave are in a contrarian position with the high courts of six states, who have taken the view on how things are going, and whether there should be a lockdown, so there are completely contrarian views between the court in the state governments on bottom decisions. at

french president emmanuel macron -- emmanuel macron -- french president manuel mccrone visited the sitereporter: april 15, 2019, etched in the minds of parisians. of all the french. of anyone who has visited the city of light or wants to someday. but from the dramatic scenes turning the beautiful monument ugly, to the dramatic felling of a norma's oaktree -- of an eno rmous oaktree in western france, the first of many to rebuild the spire of the cathedral and make it beautiful again. would from the trees is being dried, some of it on site, part of a five-year plan that is three years and many miles to go. the work so far has been mostly bent to secure what was left after the fire. >> it is still there. we are all gathered and mobilized to restore the cathedral and to give this jewel of french architecture, of gothic architecture, back to the world. reporter: the french president toured parts of the restoration site on this anniversary of the fire, telling workers, each and everyone one of us remembers where we were two years ago, the motivation of all the catholics watching and all of u

president emmanuel macron said the nation stood by the 49—year—old mother of two.ping infection in early clinical trials. the drug was tested on a50 babies and toddlers from burkina faso. the jailed russian opposition activist alexei navalny has ended his hunger strike, after 2a days of refusing food. he says he has now seen doctors from outside the russian prison service about his back pain and numbness. at ten 0'clock reeta chakrabati will be here with a full round—up

president emmanuel macron has asserted that france will never give in to terrorism after a fatal stabbingted islamist attack was carried out by a tunisian man who entered france illegally more than a decade ago. france's anti—terror prosecutor has taken over the inquiry. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. these have become familiar scenes in france. a victim, armed police and a town in shock. here in rambouillet, a paris suburb, a female police worker was killed. she was a 49—year—old mother of too, leaving her police station when a man stabbed her to death in the neck. the attacker was shot by one of her colleagues and later died in hospital —— mother in two. three others have now been arrested. translation: it is appalling. i am at a loss for words. i - am at a loss for words. i cannot see why something like this would happen here. we are not — we are in france, you know? not - we are in france, you know? ., , ., , know? how is that possible? this region _ know? how is that possible? this region is _ know? how is that possible? this region is no _ know? how is that possible? this regio

president emmanuel macron, has said france will never yield to islamist terrorism, after a female officer was stabbed to death inside a police station near paris. the attacker — who was a tunisian national — was shot dead. anti—terror prosecutors are carrying out an investigation. american health authorities say the one jabjohnson &johnson the one jab johnson & johnson can the one jabjohnson &johnson can be used again after it was pause after blood clots incidences were investigated. authorities say the risk is very low. coming up shortly, newswatch. now on bbc news, click. hey, welcome to click! we're going to start with a quiz this week! we're going to play a game of guess the famous face! using possibly the freakiest faces that you've seen in awhile. they are pretty disturbing, aren't they, lara? they certainly are. although i have to say that the end result is not quite as scary as the process of actually of making them. ok, so this may very well be something that you cannot unsee, but here we go! 0k. who is this? and who's this? and who is this? crikey! right, well, while you ponder,

he's out of office and just like mr trump emmanuel macron isjuggling three just like mr trump emmanuelect the economy and he wants to get reelected next year. and if we put all of this together, a mutating virus, the slow start to the vaccine road, the change in lockdown policy, a looming election we start to understand the moment that france has reached. a moment of great uncertainty. has reached. a moment of great uncertainty-— uncertainty. translation: we cam ai . n uncertainty. translation: we campaign down _ uncertainty. translation: we campaign down how— uncertainty. translation: we campaign down how long - uncertainty. translation: we campaign down how long this l uncertainty. translation: we i campaign down how long this way uncertainty. translation: we - campaign down how long this way for last. will it last two or three weeks or two or three months? we don't quite know. in this moment of and certainty emmanuel macron still believes his leadership, his knowledge is what france needs. both the virus and in time the electorate will decide if that's the case. and you can find mor

reporter: in a bid to de-escalate tensions, president of volodymyr zelensky met with emmanuel macron on friday. the two spoke with angela merkel by video link. the french and german leaders have been mediators since 2018. >> it's not only our problem. the safety of europe, point all of europe would understand its safety for all europe will move together vertically from worse to direct steps. reporter: the lenski says he is open to meeting with vladimir putin. the ukrainian leader is accusing him of breaking the cease-fire as thousands of russian troops gathered near the ukraine's eastern border as well as annexed crimea. russia insists the soldiers have been stationed as a are result of threatening nato action, accusing ukraine and its allies of propaganda. [speaking foreign language] reporter: an uptick in fighting since the start of the year has seen moscow and kiev blame each other for fighting in the region where conflict between the two factions have left over 14,000 deaths since 2014. the latest tensions come at a time when relations between russia and united states have become

french president, emmanuel macron, spoke to cbs news about the plan. >> we will progressively lift theestrictions at the beginning of may, which means that we will organize in the summertime with our officials and friends, and as for americans citizens, we are working hard to have a solution especially for cities that are vaccinated, and so with a vaccination pass, i would say. >> for more on all of this let's bring in cnn's melissa bell who joins us live from paris. always good to see you. talk to us about the special pass for all those vaccinated, and how do you prove you are vaccinated? >> the european commission is working on this and we are hearing from the man in charge of the task force who has been explaining this had been fairly controversial in the beginning but the progress being made towards its creation has been advancing quickly, and under pressure from the countries in europe that are most dependant on summer tourism, and countries looking to hope to reopen their tourism industry and get over those barriers that have been created even within europe between countries, so

. >> emmanuel macron announced a new lockdown.ire country will be on lockdowns as a third wave threatens to overrun the hospital system. >> there are rules which will be spread to the whole of the french territory for four week. ♪ >> welcome to all of you watching. it is day three of the trial of derek chauvin, the police officer charged with the murder of george floyd. prussia case in -- the case is simple, chauvin held his knee on floyd's neck for nine minutes. the prosecution showed a witness footage of the moments leading up to george floyd's death. this was his reaction. >> [sobbing] oh my god. >> we will give you a moment. i'm not sure if there is water as well. if you need a break, we can take a break. >> charles mcmillion is still giving evidence in the courtroom. let's listen further. >> i can't breathe. please, let me stand. >> get on the sidewalk. >> my face -- [indiscernible] >> just leave him. [indiscernible] >> look at my face, man. >> and you were describing an officer getting one. did you ever see the officers use

and angle of merlpeak where emmanuel macron and angle of merkel to different reasons, expressedabout aspects of this. they were taking this precautionary principle. it is absolutely right that they've determined this the greater good that it _ determined this the greater good that it has been really hell for leather— that it has been really hell for leather and getting it out in the uk and elsewhere. but it is entirely right— and elsewhere. but it is entirely right to — and elsewhere. but it is entirely right to pause and to question what may he _ right to pause and to question what may be going wrong and as i've said an hour— may be going wrong and as i've said an hour ago — may be going wrong and as i've said an hour ago. the thing that we really— an hour ago. the thing that we really should have avoided and should — really should have avoided and should avoid from now is any sense of competitiveness or sensitive, because — of competitiveness or sensitive, because we just decided really to throw— because we just decided really to throw caution to the wind that somehow— throw c

. >> emmanuel macron visited the notre dame cathedral, two years after a fire almost totally destroyhe site. he is now involved in the living and restoration of notre dame. he wants it rebuilt and opened by 2024. experts say it is possible but the whole job not be completed by then. time to check on the days business stories, we are joined by kate moody. the united states has pointed -- recorded more signs of a strong economic recovery. tell us more. kate: millions of americans -- the number of americans filing for jobless claims dropped to the lowest level since the pandemic began, 576,000, down nearly to a 2000 from the previous week. claiming benefits dropped from 18.2 to just under 17 million. there are still 8 million fewer jobs than before the pandemic. consumers are also spending more, retail jumped 9.8% in march as people received stimulus checks. the restaurant and bar industry so i 13% rise in spending as more people were vaccinated and restrictions were eased. industrial production also picked up in march. consumer confidence in the u.s. at its highest level since before t

. >> are you expecting visits from emmanuel macron soon? >> that visit could have happened before the report. there are other french president who have -- rwanda, not to have been there for the initial visit couldave been organized. as a country ready to receive the president of france whenever he wants to visit. >> you hope to see him soon? >> yes, we are talking about such a visit. but we don't have the details yet. any time he wishes to visit, we will see him. >> i want to ask about a discussion you have had with your belgian counterparts regarding paul ruth, the former owner of a hotel in kigali and has been celebrated for saving people during the genocide. he is on trial on terrorism charges. his lawyers have criticized the way he has been brought to rwanda, saying he is undergoing an unfair trial. the prime minister has expressed her worries about the way the case was being handled, we heard criticism from the u.s. from the european parliament. is there a problem with the way rwanda is handling his trial and the way it is dealing with

. >> french president emmanuel macron attended the funeral and was criticized as an endorsement of theitary takeover. he condemns the use of force on demonstrators. >> i give my support to the integrity and stabity of chad. i support peaceful, craddock, inclusive transition -- democratic. , inclusive transition. >> for now things are calm but there are fears it not remain. >> at least three people have died and four are missing in burkina faso after a convoy was attacked in the east. two spanish journalist and an irish national were killed on an anti-poaching patrol in eastern region. of the four people missing, three are foreigners and one is a burkina faso national. they have not been formally identified. no one is carrying was once ability so far. somalia's prime minister says it does not support an extension of the president's term. the heads of two regional states who have been allies of the president also rejected the move. the uncertainty has led to clashes in the somali capital. >> this is a neighborhood in the somalian capital people are living there -- leaving their homes. fo

vladimira saloon ski met emmanuel macron. he called for a summit involving all four nations. >> iran said it had begun enriching uranium at 60%, the highest level it has achieved so are. the process takes closer to the time needed to produce a nuclear weapon. the united nations is warning that conditions are worsening as a result of the conflict in the northern ethiopian region of tigre. the united nations says people have begun to die of hunger and sexual violence is still being used as a weapon of war. the united nations is morning of an escalating humanitarian crisis in mozambique. thousands have been forced from their homes by islamist militias. many more face food shortages. >> from the islands of -- from the air, the islands of mozambique's northern coast look like paradise. on the ground, the flood of refugees has more than doubled its population in the last few months. the united nations aid mission is not able to eat everyone. >> we've been here since 7:00 in the morning and haven't gotten anything. now they tell us

last week, emmanuel macron announced all adults will be able to get vaccinated by the end of this summer. this as he placed the entire country back in lockdown for the third time. >> let's move on. north korea says it will not be taking part in this year's tokyo olympics, scheduled this summer, a year late. officials made the decision in order to protect north korean athletes from possible covid-19 infection. over 2200 new cases and 80 deaths in japan over the last 24 hours. the olympics are unpopular in japan. 80% of people want them postponed again oranceled. >> we will keep you up-to-date on those development and more. you're watching france 24. >> hello and welcome to the interview on france 24. our guest today is historian, chairman of the research commission on the french archives related to rwanda and the genocide. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> you handed some days ago to president macron a report of almost 1000 pages. it concludes france -- has "heavy and damming responsibilities in the genocide." it is refuting the accusation of complicity of genocide. in a react

we pick up our interview with french president emmanuel macron on just that topic. i want to ask you about climate. president biden brought the u.s. back into that paris climate change accord about three months ago. but many have not actually met their targets, and now president biden is going to ask for further cuts to emissions. what makes you think it will be achievable this time? >> yes, i think because nw it is time to believe and time to rush. and president biden is one of those persons to do so. but i think the decisions taken by your president this year was super important. welcome back. i was extremely happy because now the u.s. and the federal government decided to join again and to commit. second, as europeans, we increase our targets for 2030 and 2050 a few months ago because, indeed, we were lagging behind in comparison to our targets. and now we have to act. because we are living the first consequences of basically climate disorders. this is even more urgent than five years ago. so your -- >> brennan: but don't you need china and india to make those co

thousands attend the funeral of chad's president idriss deby with emmanuel macron leading tributes and pledging french support for the country. never occurred through and space x. sends for us to the international space station using a recycled rocket and capsule. the hummus now have all the sports are often adult takes a step closer to the wreck or the extending 12th barcelona open title the spanish tennis star is into the semifinals of this year's tournament. our top story this news hour anger and desperation growing in india where the health care system is collapsing as covert 19 cases continue to soar india's 2nd wave continued its shocking trajectory on friday setting a new global record with another 332000 infections this is how the caseload was looking in india just a couple of months ago 2 months ago on february 2nd about 8600 new cases confirmed in the 80 days since this is what's happened that's more than 1200000 new. cases in the space of just the past 4 days the daily death count follows a similar trend on february 9th there were 78 you deaths and then this is the story now

anchor: emmanuel macron welcoming the fact that no french clubs haveigned up to this so far, nor haveclubs. clubs in england, as i have been mentioning, has been taking part, and the royal family is getting involved. prince william has tweeted now more than ever, we must protect the entire football community. i share the concerns of fans of the super league and risking damage to the game that we love. oris johnson, the u.k. prime minister, has also gotten involved -- boris johnson has also gotten involved. >> looking at everything we can do with the football authorities to make sure that this just not go ahead the way it is currently being proposed. we will be consulting about what we can do. anch: there is plenty at stake in the plan, not least for the players. this is real madrid playing today. determined to stop super league players have been threatened that they will not be able to play in the world cup or represent their nation in other areas. there is reaction from fans on this proposal. >> talking about fans like me as legacy fans, and i feel as unwanted with this club as i hav

reporter: also in attendance, the french president, emmanuel macron.ally in a war against islamist militants. >> france will never let anyone question and will never let anyone threaten, either today or tomorrow, chad's stability and integrity. reporter: before the ceremony, macron and his counterparts met with his son, mohammed. expressing support for the government antimilitary transition within 18 months. mohammed was named head of state by the military council after the parliament was dissolved. a move described by opposition leaders as a coup. the president's demise after securing a sixth term in a recent presidential election raised concerns about the security situation within the country and the region. >> prince william and his wife have published a photograph of their son writing a red bicycle -- riding a red bicycle. it was taken shortly before he left for his first day at nursery. how lovely. you are watching bbc news. narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler fo

we saw a tweet from the french president emmanuel macron.ple who have died will not be forgotten. he said they are parents, children, siblings, and that the french government also made it clear that they might organize a commemoration in memory of the victims, although what shake that would take we do not know yet. it is particularly poignant, because it comes at a time when france is battling a third wave of coronavirus. we have seen icus across the country nearly saturated, the daily infection rates are still externally high. health workers say they are exhausted and they save the peak is still yet to come, and that we could be in this health crisis for many weeks to come. anchor: america's top diplomat is in afghanistan to reassure the government of support, despite a withdrawal of troops by december. the secretary of state says there will be a new push for diplomacy, but there are questions whether the country's institutions and security forces are up to the task. we have this report from kabul. reporter: afghans are going about their da

the german president is in paris to meet french president emmanuel macron where they will discuss europeanolicy and the response to the covid-19 crisis. the visit to the french capital is the president's first foreign trip since september and reflects the close ties between germany and france. in iraq, funerals have been held for the 82 victims of a hospital fire in baghdad. the blaze broke out when an oxygen tank exploded. the hospital was treating some of the most severe covid-19 cases. victims -- families of the victims they negligence contributed to the disaster. i ran has sentenced a british iranian trade worker to another year in prison. the high profile case has prompted international condemnation. british prime minister boris the sentence and said he is working hard to secure his release. russian authorities have ordered the offices of imprisoned opposition leader alexei navalny to suspend all of their activities. it comes ahead of a court ruling that could outlaw his anticorruption foundation as extremist and threatened to supporters with long prison terms. the injunction from the

president emmanuel macron has announced a new four—week national lockdown in france, from saturday.e said all but essential shops should close and home working should become the norm. checks will he stepped up to stop public gatherings. cases have doubled since february to nearly 40,000 a day. covid—19 deaths in brazil have hit a new monthly high, at least 60,000 people died from the disease in march. the surge has put the presidency ofjair bolsonaro in deep trouble, it's more than double the previous record, and pushed the health service to the point of collapse. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. he began life as an armenian refugee in lebanon. he spent his early years in an orphanage outside beirut, and then at the age of eight, he had to leave it, and so he lived rough on the streets. fleeing the start of the civil war in lebanon, he made his way to the united kingdom in 1972 and went on to become a world—class music conductor. my guest today is vartan melkonian. what does his life story tell us about human nature and the common challenge

in the end we might see a rerun of the race between the far right wing and emmanuel macron. a manual macron does not manage the vaccination rollout, and does not manage the third lockdown, the race between him and le pen will be tighter than four years ago. annmarie: thank you for joining us. alan higgins, cio / managing director, coutts & company is still with us. we are sitting in england seeing optimism, a different picture. headlines like this remind you of the struggles happening across europe. what is the outlook in europe when you see headlines like this? alan: it is very sad news, but what we know is lockdowns do work, so let's look forward to better news coming out of europe and france in particular. we have the vaccine in the background, albeit at a slower pace. we know what happened last summer in the northern europe and the states, covid fell to lower levels because of the climate. we can be more optimistic looking forward, but it will be nice to see france be helped by the vaccine. annmarie: in the united states, standout numbers, especially retail sales. it was

margaret brennan's guests include the president of france, emmanuel macron, and the new u.s. linda thomas-greenfield. divers returned today to the waters off the louisiana coast. they are searching for lost crew members aboard a lift boat that capsized on tuesday. two more bodies were recovered yesterday, bringing the death toll to four. nine others are still missing. a safe landing today in khazakstan... >> touchdown. touchdown confirmed at 11:55. >> diaz: a soyuz capsule returned two cosmonauts and an american astronaut, kate rubins, to earth. they spent 185 days on a mission to the international space station. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," "eye on earth." the unusual fight over sand on a california beach. also, racket giveaway. meet the teen getting the game into new hands. and later, large-scale love. one woman's quest to save hippos was more than she bargained for. . if i have something to help me breathe better, everything would be fun and nice. but i still have bad days... ...flare-ups (cough cough), which can permanently damage my lungs. my lungs need prot

emmanuel macron has woken up a year after the start of the crisis the year ago in march the need for a large number of hospital beds and beds in intensive care took us by surprise but after a year the number of beds has not increased there is however a positive point unlike last year we do not need a large number of ventilators not because they were produced but because they're now used in a much later stage of the disease now it's enough to simply provide patients with enhanced oxygen therapy the problem however is that the appropriate technology has not been installed in our hospitals as a result of oxygen therapy sites is still limited responsibility for this rests entirely with the manual macron who endlessly delayed the adoption of measures even preventative measures such as supplying hospitals with oxygen cylinders an oxygen therapy device is necessary for treating patients. thousands of anonymous reports of sexual harassment by pupils in u.k. schools has shown a spotlight on the abuse faced by students around $100.00 schools have been named in testimonies that include private

being caught on camera kidnapping is widespread in the central asian country french president emmanuel macron is shutting down the prestigious a not graduate school replacing it with a more egalitarian institution the move as part of a major reform of the senior civil service a new public school called the public service institute will eventually replace which himself attend. israel has marked its annual holocaust remembrance day and honor of the 6000000 jewish people killed in the genocide led by nazi germany. sirens blared across the country for 2 minutes this morning israelis stood in silence traffic came to a standstill country's leaders to pardon a wreath laying ceremony the event marks the anniversary of the 1943 warsaw ghetto uprising one of the most significant acts of jewish resistance to the holocaust. the israeli and german air forces have been cooperating to honor holocaust victims at one of the camps where jewish people were once murdered one israeli pilot shared his experiences with us. a joint fly by over germany and the dohar concentration camp last year for the 1st time the g

president emmanuel macron has said france will never kneel to terrorism.unisian man was shot dead. persecutors are carrying out an investigation. most of us are in for some glorious spring weather this weekend, so you may be thinking of entering into the great outdoors for a hike or a ramble. if so, you are being asked to stick to proper footpaths. adam mclean reports. this path is one of many in the lake district. we this path is one of many in the lake district.— lake district. we are repairing them for the _ lake district. we are repairing them for the benefit _ lake district. we are repairing them for the benefit of - lake district. we are repairing them for the benefit of the - them for the benefit of the environment, so we're stopping the damage to the vegetation and the wildlife year, and that is our main reason, for the work we're doing, to protect this scenery and environment. this route is one of the most popular in the lake district from those completing the 3—piece challenge to those taking up the highest point of england. taking up the highest

the protests have now spread to 90 theatres across the country where president emmanuel macron is oncese already struggling-— benefits to those already stru: culin. ~ . ~ struggling. i think is the king and his castle, _ struggling. i think is the king and his castle, he _ struggling. i think is the king and his castle, he doesn't . struggling. i think is the king l and his castle, he doesn't want to look down and he is trying to get money from the poor and just increasing the difference between rich and poor. but feelinus between rich and poor. but feelings of— between rich and poor. but feelings of anger and inequality stretch far beyond france's theatres. at the tap theatre here, the movement has allied with a range of courses, from migrants to palestinians, two yellow vests. this is a fairly low—key protest compared fairly low— key protest com pa red to many fairly low—key protest compared to many that president macron has faced. but it is now a nationwide movement and it is linking up with other more established protest groups. yellow vests may have left the headlines but i can. p

the headlines for you: french president emmanuel macron has announced a new four—week national lockdownrom saturday. he said all but essential shops would close and home working should again become the norm. checks will he stepped up to stop public gatherings. cases have doubled since february to nearly 40,000 a day. 0n the third day of the trial of the white police officer accused of killing george floyd, prosecutors have played cctv of mr floyd in may last year, shortly before his death. footage also showed mr floyd repeatedly pleaded with officers not to shoot him. the white officer, derek chauvin, has pleaded not guilty. and in an interview with bbc news, the new director—general of the world trade organization has urged pharmaceutical companies to manufacture enough covid vaccine for everyone in the world, or to voluntarily hand over the technology behind their medicines to developing countries to make it. it is just past 130am —— 1:30am. now on bbc news, in this highly personal bbc news documentary, four university southampton hospital staff explain the impact of the last year on