news live from berlin man laws genter cuts off internet access amid protests against the military coup crowds of people took to the streets of the largest city jammed on on saturday to denounce the army's takeover riot police blocked protesters using barricades and water cannon also coming up with some countries like brazil suffering a much more than others from coronavirus we ask how much a nation's culture affects the effectiveness of its response to the pandemic. and before they head to warmer climes and cuts up find new nick sign off with a narrow win extending their blunder slagle day we'll bring you the reaction. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program man myles military join to has cut off internet access across the country amid growing protests against this week's cooed crowds of people took to the streets of the largest city yang gone on saturday to denounce the military takeover riot police block the straits using barricades and water cannon many of the protesters will read in support of the rest of laeta songs or. resistance appears to be growing this demonstration in yango

our main stories now tens of thousands of people in the amman have risked arrest by the military genter to protest against the military regaining power in a coup in the largest city and former capital gang on protesters chanted anti all me slogans and help pitches a form a civilian leader and chief in a further bit to hold on to power and silence dissent the military leaders have now added to a band of several social networks with a near total internet shutdown. in the military has always been pulling the strings in some one with the other and we've found that they were quite easily able to control internet connectivity itself through a variety of mechanisms now 1st of all some of the internet providers in myanmar already aligned with the military so. having them switch off the internet or restrict services isn't such a big deal but there are other providers as well present this tenant of which is a norwegian or international writer which doesn't really want to switch weekly off it's got commitments to its investors to the outside world and operators have been pressured by the military

main stories this hour tens of thousands of people in myanmar have risked arrest by the military genter to protest against the coup on monday in the largest city and former capital gang on protesters chanted anti army slogans and held up pictures a form of the former civilian leader unsung suchi in a further bit to hold on to power and silence any dissent the military leaders have now added to a band of several social networks with any a total internet shutdown. all india's government has cut off internet and phone lines there in its latest efforts to clamp down on farmers who are continuing to protest around new delhi they're angry at the new laws that end guaranteed prices for their progeny use a bit of blocking roads into the capital for several months now and the protests are starting to spread in various different parts of the country roads have been blocked for several hours at a time. out is there jan is mahmoud hussein has been reunited with his family after being released from prison in egypt after more than 4 years he was arrested while visiting family in december 2016 but nev

ambassador has been sacked and publicly rebuked for be trailed by the military genter that here urged the world to confront joe moore told the general assembly he spoke for the government of onsen suchi but the army said it was an abuse of this power in myanmar itself authorities have launched one of their strongest crackdowns as thousands of people continue to flood the streets police change tactics case of people through major cities with tear gas rubber bullets. well the ambassador would have known what was at stake when he made those words he would have a very carefully judge that he knew that the possible repercussions against his family he knew the military would try to sack him and recall him the big question now is is he going to go is he going to give up his job or is he going to say that he is the legitimate representative of the people of myanmar although the military is saying they've sacked we have a bus that is not a tall clear whether he'll be losing his job or after a protective fright will actually stay in the job. dozens of students kidnapped from a secondary school

stories calls for a general strike in myanmar on monday have been met by a threat from the ruling genter to use lethal force protesters were hours around me in mar an even greater numbers in a show of defiance just a day after the worst violence since the military coup 3 weeks ago 2 people were shot dead by security forces on saturday one of them a teenage boy large crowds of people lined the streets of maple doors well for the funeral of a young woman shot during protests last week just days before her 20th birthday. and that new year's presidential runoff vote has been marred by violence after 7 election workers were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine as your had stepped up security to protect the vote which a ruling party candidate would assume is facing former president mom on as money. women may change is the program coming up next. hidden away in the ever a 1000000 japanese show on the outside world 101 east investigates why so many young and old feel lost in japan on al-jazeera. what should americans be thinking and doing right now it should be about ideas they don't care ab

groups in every place away my general pissing me demonstrate is a calling for an end to the military genter and freedom for the nation's elected leader and sons that she and her allies they are also calling for a new constitution and more democratic freedoms their cause has attracted international support with the u.s. a u.n. condemning the use of force we repeat our calls for the military to relinquish power restore democratically elected government release those detained and lift all telecommunication restrictions in to refrain from violence and having gauge with. india do us stralia and discuss this you do a shoot just today with the chinese for a minister. we all agree on the need to create responses the military justified their coup by claiming widespread voter fraud in the november polls which sora land . the day the kitchen beppe this convention issued a statement basically urging itself 400000 members to join the civil disobedience movement and i think that the generals particularly the senior general amir lonnie may have underestimated the strength of the new generation and desire

to see america demonstrate as a calling for an end to the military genter and freedom for the nation's elected leader and sunset she and her allies they are also calling for a new constitution and more democratic freedoms they cause has attracted international support. with the u.s. and u.n. condemning the use of force we repeat our calls for the military to relinquish power restore democratically elected government release those detained and lift all telecommunication restrictions in to refrain from violence having gauge with. india do us strongly here and discuss this you do a shoot just today with the chinese foreign minister. we all agree on the need to create responses the military justified their coup by claiming widespread voter fraud in the november polls which saw a landslide victory for searching the claims were not supported by man mas' election commission a curfew under strict rules on gatherings have been put in place but they are yet to prevent fresh protests from breaking out across the country. and i'm joined now from young gone by a pro democracy activist who for secur

at our main stories now tens of thousands of people in myanmar have risked arrest by the military genter to protest against the military were gaining power in a coup in the largest city and former capital gang on protesters chanted and slogans and held pitches a former civilian leader. in a further bit to hold on to power and silence dissent the military leaders have now added to a band of several social networks with a near total internet shutdown.

calls for a general strike in myanmar on monday have been met by a threat from the ruling genter to use lethal force protest as white house around me and mar an even greater numbers than before in a show of defiance just a day after the security forces shot dead 2 people. and then in libya the interior minister survived an assassination attempt but he bashar goes motorcade came under fire as it traveled west of the capital tripoli. l.-a people have no share a vote in a presidential runoff that set to give the country its 1st ever democratic transition of power since independence but the day was mobbed by the deaths of 7 election workers whose vehicle hit a land mine address reports from in neighboring nigeria the just president mohammad east of all voted to choose his successor after 25 year terms he could have run for the term but is choosing to step down one of the leaders in the region desperately cling to power. the election is coming at a difficult time for space a point not lost on the president. needs here is facing immense challenges security challenges demographic challenges cl

they continue to support him but just as in me and now trying to increase pressure on the military genter to release deposed leader aung san suu kyi the gathering in central young gone and intentionally blocking traffic on tuesday to choose leader said the military had fathered national charges potentially prolonging detention. japan has launched its current virus vaccination campaign starting the 20000 health care workers is planning to inoculate 4000000 by the end of march senior citizens will start receiving their shots from the beginning of april the campaign is getting underway less than 6 months before tokyo is due to host the olympic games. and france's lower house of parliament has approved a controversial bill that's been criticized for stigmatizing muslims the government says the so-called anti separatism law will help prevent problems such as hate speech polygamy and forced marriages it also gives the government greater control over places of worship and religious schools. so those were the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera of the witness special thanks so much and i t

recap of the top stories this hour now thousands of people in myanmar risked arrest by the military genter to protest against the military regaining power in a coup in the largest city and former capital gang on protesters chanted slogans against the military and how pictures of civilian leader unsung suchi she remains under house arrest after being detained in the early hours of monday a lawyer says he's not been able to speak and in a further bid to hold power and silence dissent the military leaders have now added to a.

i'm joining the protests to fight against the genter we don't want to be governed by the regime it's not worth working for the sake of a group of people will fight against them until we win i'll join the protest every day i. a generation unwilling to give up their freedom and return to a military dictatorship like the one they were born and. earlier we spoke to journalist david greene about home and we asked him what makes this so different the fact that protesters in me amar are willing to face off against soldiers and they're willing to take a bullet. first off keep in mind that these people they got a taste of democracy these last few years it wasn't great there was a lot of problems democracy was struggling to transition to democracy this country after 50 years of military rule but they got a taste of it and they also saw the economic tonight opportunities that were starting to open up and they don't want to go back to that and the parents and grandparents of today don't want their children to grow up the same way that they did secondly you know one of the signs that you seen pro

ambassador is fired by the military genter are denouncing the coup and calling it to the trail. an anxious wait for parents in nigeria's north west more than 24 hours after $300.00 schoolchildren were kidnapped by an armed group. we begin in yemen where the government is making an urgent call to end the fighting in marion province to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe. the area east of the rebel held capital sana'a is the last remaining stronghold of the yemeni government in the central region who these resumed an offensive to seize marriage earlier this month both sides have described saturday's fighting as the fiercest since the operation began firing on my stomach when the yemeni government is really into fighting it's not a sign of weakness we make these calls out of responsibility but regarding the fighting taking forces with fewer numbers and they were defeated. front is one of the hottest war fronts since the beginning of the aggression on yemen this is been the situation since the beginning and except for a small period it is the most dangerous front so let's take a closer

experts have rallied in capitals across asia to call on governments to put pressure on the military genter. thousands protested outside japan's foreign ministry the union of myanmar citizens association which organized the rally says japan should not recognize the military takeover in thailand me and my nationals gathered outside the united nations building in the capital bangkok the crowd chanted we don't want the military many wave flags from maine miles national league for democracy party. the global alliance to distribute vaccines to poorer nations known as kovacs says it's on track to supply $2300000000.00 doses by the end of the year most vaccines for the 1st phase will come from british swedish drug maker astra zeneca and its indian partner u.s. house republicans are discussing potential action against 2 of their congresswoman taylor green has drawn heavy criticism for promoting right wing conspiracy theories including suggesting school shootings were faked and advocating violence against democrats and senior congresswoman liz cheney has been accused of disloyalty for voting to impe

minister genter has issued arrest warrants for 6 celebrities for encouraging people to join and to kill protests hundreds of demonstrators are back on the streets of the commercial capital young go on in the day after some of the biggest rallies yet according to the release of deposed civilian leader and some cinci close to 500 people attended tamed since the start of a civil disobedience campaign nearly 2 weeks ago was caught hyla joins us live now from the thai capital bangkok scott let's talk 1st about ang sang suu chain she was supposed to appear in court yesterday if that didn't happen what's the latest now on how to tension. there and yet it didn't happen on wednesday that was supposed to be for the 1st charge of illegally possessing walkie talkie radios but just the day before another charge was put against her and that was something to do with her out campaigning in november during the election that is was the crux of the military's reason rationale for taking over the government saying that that was fraudulent but they are now citing her for illegally campaigning during covert

and over again the headlines on al-jazeera the head of the military genter the seize power in me and morrow a week ago has accused the democratic leaders are failing to carry out their duties men on klang spoke hours after.

world news from al-jazeera there's been another charge filed against unsung suchi by me and military genter china though is saying the situation is absolutely not what it wants to see. the u.s. calls on yemen's hoti rebels to stop fighting in the government held city of mali. and charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity but 2 former politicians from central african republic refuse the allegations at the international criminal court. so coronavirus news 1st of all the nighttime curfew which brought dutch demonstrators out onto the streets is officially no more a judge in the netherlands as a rule for his illegally used emergency powers to impose the restrictions which were supposed to remain in place until next month the dutch prime minister mark root called the ruling disappointing but said the measures had been necessary to reduce the number of covert 1000 infections he says the government will appeal the decision and will work on a new law let's have a little quick look at the johns hopkins university data from the netherlands a country of so. and 1000000 people you see on the

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news live from the young man's genter cuts off internet access a bit protests against the military coup crowds of people took to the straits of the largest city land on saturday to denounce the army's takeover private place to block protesters using barricades and water cannon also coming out of intensive care units and portugal struggled to cope as the country deals with the surge in coronavirus cases has been is looking aboard for help and the german army medical team is working to help ease some of the stuff. plus not guards novels by young and old across the world that were invented by the news mechanic in 1900 we catch up with his grandson who's carrying on the family tradition. on record his welcome to the program and miles military gentile has cut off internet access across the country amid growing protests against this week's crowds of people took to the streets of the largest city yangon on saturday to denounce the military takeover riot police block the straits using barricades and water cannon and have the protesters wore red in support of the rest of the city. resistance app

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the complete sort of collapse of you know the funding of commercial journalism mean mars military genter has issued arrest warrants for 6 celebrities for encouraging people to join and taken protests meanwhile crowds continued to rally in young gun demanding the release of deposed civilian leader and sang suchi. cambodia's government doesn't bale plans to set up a fire war similar to china is to control and monitor online traffic officials say they want to maintain social order and protect national security critics are calling the move a violation of democratic freedoms. jailed hong kong media tycoon jimmy lies in court to continue his appeal against the ruling denying him bail pro-democracy activist is accused of fraud and conspiring with foreign forces under beijing's controversial national security law lives the most high profile person among the more than a 100 people arrested under the new legislation the u.s. department of justice has charged 3 north koreans for a series of global cyber attacks they're accused of trying to steal more than one point $3000000000.00 from banks and com

i'm joining the protests to fight against the genter we don't want to be governed by the regime it's not worth working for the sake of a group of people will fight against them until we win i'll join the protest every day. for a generation unwilling to give up their freedom and return to a military dictatorship like the one they were born and. let's turn to some of the other stories making news today more than 100 boeing triple 7 planes have been grounded worldwide for inspections after a jet engine caught fire over the us city of denver at the weekend large sections of the engine broke off and fell on a residential neighborhood it's understood the issue involves a relatively small number of the triple sevens in service. former u.s. president donald trump has lost a supreme court appeal against his tax returns being released to prosecutors the manhattan district attorney is investigating trump for possible tax and insurance fraud just by the court ruling secrecy rules mean the tax returns won't be made public. british prime minister boris johnson has set out plans for easing coronavi

of baseball power you know i'm joining the protests to fight against the genter we don't want to be governed by the regime it's not worth working for the sake of a group of people will fight against them until we win i'll join the protests every day. i. a generation unwilling to give up their freedom and return to a military dictatorship like the one they were born on the. floor earlier we spoke to journalist david greene about and we asked him what makes it so different this time that protesters in me and more are willing to face soldiers basically willing to take the bullet. first off keep in mind that these people they got a taste of democracy these last few years it wasn't great there was a lot of promise democracy was struggling to transition to democracy this country after 50 years of military rule but they got a taste of it and they also saw the economic tonight opportunities that were starting to open up and they don't want to go back to that and the parents and grandparents of today don't want their children to grow up the same way that they did secondly you know one of the signs th

story calls for a general strike in near on monday have been met by a veiled threats from the ruling genterto use lethal force earlier protestors were hours around me and more an even greater numbers than before in a show of defiance just a day after some of the worst violence since the military coup 3 weeks ago tens of thousands of people rallied peacefully in the city of mandalay where 2 people were shot dead by security forces on saturday one of them a teenage boy demonstrations well across the country including in the capital neighbor door where thousands lined the streets for the funeral of a young woman shot during protests last week just days before her 20th birthday and then in other developments the social media giant facebook has deleted the military's main page for and they say this is for repeated violations of its standard for perhaps beating incitement to violence and coordinating arm there is tony chang has our report now from bangkok. burke on the streets of mandalay less than 24 hours after the security services shot to death and injured many more occupying an important int

news from al-jazeera there's been another charge filed against unsung suchi by me in mars' military genter china though is saying the situation is absolutely not what it wants to see . the u.s. calls on yemen's heard the rebels to stop fighting and the government held city of ramadi. and charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity but 2 former.

the clerk: h.r. 5, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, genter identity -- gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 147, the bill is considered as read. the bill shall be debatable for 90 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary. the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. jordan, will each control 45 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 5. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: thank you. madam speaker, i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 5, the equality act. which amends the civil rights act of 1964 and other core civil rights statutes to explicitly prohibit disc

the clerk: h.r. 5, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, genter identity -- gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 147, the bill is considered as read. the bill shall be debatable for 90 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary. the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. jordan, will each control 45 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 5. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: thank you. madam speaker, i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 5, the equality act. which amends the civil rights act of 1964 and other core civil rights statutes to explicitly prohibit disc