favorite and poll show about a 3rd of the country's 3 and a half 1000000 versus so on. decided john holman reports it is likely just the start of custody because election saga supposed run presidential vote in which a crowded field of more than 2 dozen candidates will be withdrew down, setting the scene for a run off this april. you know, nobody seems to have the 40 percent vote to support would take when outright unless say that's because many of the populace remain underwhelmed by what's on offer. but there are still front runners. it's have a look in 1st place say post lice. jose maria forget is a former president in the 90s, this establishment candidate once a 2nd bite. this trading on his experience to get it will though a pass corruption scandal may trip him up is if by using what can leading to however we seat these countries fully apart. bit by bit, i'm offering my experience in government decision making and building teams of women and men who can help us rescue the country and put it on a different path of green economic growth jobs. combat of poverty and rescue of national geish

john holman, out is it 2 days of national morning have begun. the bollywood sing out, that is the nightingale of india. the queen of melody lotta mangus girl died in hospital at the age of $92.00 of the testing positive cove at last month. brianca grouped out looks back of the life and legacy of the revered cultural star. oh, to many in india and beyond. to listen to let them in disco songs is to hear the voice of the nation. ah, she could reach the highest. no. i mean, i hear conquer any winds unfettered by shondra or style. oh, she expressed emotion. so famous baldwood act is on screen with a voice often described as each was and piano ah, born in the city of indoor in 1929. let them engage good. was the eldest of 5 children, her father with a classical finger and theatre actor who died when she was 13. that was old. so when she made her debut on radio, i don't screen as a singer and an actor in minor roles. oh, now week as you may love this and on your she was a woman who was struggling and she entered a male dominated industry in the 19 fort

john holman, out, does it nash crowns have gathered in argentina's capital to demand an independent judiciary? the ruling parent is 40 and several unions are accusing. the supreme court of being biased against them. the protest comes as vice president christine occasionally faces several trials. she's accused of bribery, embezzlement, and money laundering. while serving as president kitchen cursing, acacia denies any wrong. doing. protesters in peru want the country to kick out a spanish owned oil company, which has been blamed for polluting beaches rep. sol is accused of down playing the spell and says a government ban on oil shipments is unreasonable, victoria, gate, and be reports anger on the streets of peruse capital. lima protest is demanding. the spanish oil giant rep sol lose its operating license. after nearly $12000.00 barrels of crude oil leaked into the pacific ocean just off the coast of lima, we are outraged by the pollution and we're going to continue the nationwide fight. that's why i'm here. i want reps all to leave for all trans national companies, which have only come here

john holman, has more from mexico city, a change of shift in the general motors factory salon mexico and the change of god with the union to of the 25 years. they now have new representation and hoping things will be different. lower that they say. the truth is that there was always a ctm unit yet, and they never represented us. they always looked for personal benefits and protected the factories, interests. now an independent workers union has taken charge. that could be hugely significant for more than just the 6000 workers here in mexico, it's a common story that unions are in cahoots with big business rather than getting employees better wages and benefits the gym workers. insulin, for example, told us they were paid lesson attempt of what the counterparts in the u. s. good. i've always thought that a labor reform, one of the requisites of a re negotiated trade deal between this country. the u. s. in canada, aims to change that. it gives met, can work, has the right to vote on the unions and labor contracts in secret ballot. something that rarely happened before the election in s

john holman, our port sunday's poll is not likely to produce an outright winner. this is likely just the start of costa rica election saga. the 1st round presidential vote in which a crowded field of more than 2 dozen candidates will be way too down. setting the scene for a run off this april. nobody seems to have the 40 percent vote to support would take to win outright unless say that's because many of the populace remain underwhelmed by what's on offer. but there are still front runners. let's have a look in 1st place say post lice. jose maria forget is a former president in the 90s, this establishment candidate once a 2nd bite, the trading on his experience to get it will though a pass corruption scandal may trip him up, is if by using what can leading to however we seat these countries fully apart, bit by bit, i'm offering my experience in government decision making and building deems of women and men who can help us rescue the country and bodied on a different path of green economic growth jobs gone. but the 40 and rescue of national allegation. second place

john holman, out does it. it's exactly a year since mir miles military sees control and a qu, security forces of arrest a dozens of people in an attempt to suppress plans from nationwide strike. despite threats from the authorities protest as in mandalay march, early in the morning carrying banners, enchanting slogans calling for democracy. a mandatory lead has promised a swift return to civilian rule when they took over last february. but that has not happened. at some people at miramar, i have been telling across voluntarily, cheng life for the most part has become much hard under military rule or hiding their identities to protect to drive around mia mars sit his everyday life might look like it's normal. but look, a little closer roads closed with barriers, barricaded, military positions, and uniforms. soldiers on the streets, you muscle and i saw the army. this tried to protest. after that, i was very afraid. that's why i'm scared to go out again. but there were more protest beside my house. so i joy if a

as john holman reports is one on one of the 1st secret ballads of its type. a change of shift in the general motors factory salon mexico, and the change of god with the union to of the 25 years. they now have new representation and hoping things will be different. lower that they say. the truth is that there was always a c t m union jack and they never represented us. they always looked for personal benefits and protected the factories, interests. now, an independent workers union has taken charge. that could be hugely significant for more than just the $6000.00 workers here. it makes core, it's a common story that unions are in cahoots with big business, rather than getting employees better wages and benefits. the g m workers. insulin, for example, told us they were paid lesson attempt of what the counterparts in the u. s. good. i've always thought that a labor reform, one of the requisites of a renegotiated trade deal between this country, the us and canada, aims to change that. it gives met, can work as the right to vote on the unions and labor contracts i

john holman, has more from the capital some solvable really a cover at this phone has been acting strangely. she relieves the moment she realized for sure that it was bugged. well, i was driving, and i remember that i got the 1st image in, but that moment we, we were confirmed that they got to was targeting pegasus. the spying software, only sold to governments. julio was one of 22 stuff is at the new site, and fido, who had the funds repeatedly infected. according to the university of toronto citizen, for the for she says, many of the tax came as a photo published, expose a's on the government of el salvador, headed by president new booth kelly. what can they pull out of it during an attack? everything they can see, for example, what the message that you are typing, or they can get access through your contacts through your images, your videos. and it's like to have enough unlock cell phone in your hand. if the, if the journey so far, when the only ones other media outlets in civil rights figures were about to citizen lab, including transparency lawyer, jose manero. i think this is also a s

but the surprise runner up was the former world bank official. rodrigo chavez, his john holman. i'm the winner of the 1st round of custody cuz elections was expected. ex president, posing muddy. i forget is the runner up was not good. rodrigo chavez, an internationally recognized economist, nevertheless, seen in costa rica is a political up star. after 6 months, his finance minister in which he classed with the outgoing president. now the 2 men who had to run off this april for chavez, who polled in 4th place, that's ready in achievement. bob was how and as they won't run, we're going to a 2nd round the new body and we're the youngest body of this campaign is going to the 2nd round. but we are leaving behind to conflict the confrontation, some struggle to make peace with a man whom several women accused of sexual harassment during his more than 20 years with woe bank. he dismissed the claims as gossip and lies. the man who now facing the run of drags the weight of his own scandal behind him. those to recon media accused jose maria forget is of receiving bribes from a french tele

john holman, is in mexico city and says, the killings have a chilling effect on the media. is it? it's easy to shoot the messenger. know if you've got something going on. either if you're a cartel or if you're a corrupt politician, or there's some sort of investigation to be exposed than if you kill or intimidate a journalist in this country, then expose the investigation is likely not going to come out. and what we've seen over the years here is that journalists have been killed with impunity. the press starts to self censor, and that can only benefit those in positions of power on either side of the law and obviously not the public in this country. so the message, the press rights advocates to try to drive home is that until these cases, like robert polito and the other journalists killed this month, are investigated. the case is solved until the impunity stops them free expression itself comes under for in this country. the pandemic is once again damping lunar new year celebrations in china. governance is warning the highly contagious on the kron variance has increase the risk

government itself to choose if it wants to change that or simply lead its own reform. langrish john holman, al jazeera metzger city. us president joe biden has outlined new measures to tackle raising gun violence. he visited new york city were 5 police officers have been shot since the start of the year. gabriel alexander reports in many cities in america, gun violence is on the rise, including in new york, where thousands of police officers lined the streets to say good bye. after 2 officers were shot to death in an ambush. the gun used to kill the officers was a glock, 45, equipped with an illegal modified drum magazine that could hold 50 rounds. joe biden was in new york on thursday touring communities on the front lines of gun violence. america's murder rate has jumped nearly 30 percent in recent years. at guns sales have swords since the start of the panoramic. in the us more than 30 police officers have been shot so far this year. bye to her new york's police headquarters. where he rejected calls from summon his party to reign in police spending. the answer is not to fund the police.

john holman, al jazeera, cuba is marking 60 years since the u. s. imposed its devastating sanctions on the island nation. but the world's longest running economic embargo has mostly affected ordinary cubans. un estimates the blockade is costly, allan, more than $130000000000.00, a latin america aricellus in human reports. the disintegrating buildings of tobac, once magnificent capital, a reflection of a crumbling economy in which was once regarding as the jewels of the caribbean. it's as though the country had been frozen in time back to 1962 to when the united states declared an economic, financial and diplomatic embargo against its tiny communist neighbor. it was at the height of the cold war. 75 year old roland ignacio reese was 15 then just 3 years after the triumph of the cuban revolution. 60 years later he lament that the embargo is still in place of the robber. they should have removed it long time ago . if after all this time the united states has an achieved anything, it said tend to want no, it only has our people by the govern domains

activists in el salvador, same military grade. spyware, technology has been used to hocks or phones as john holman reports from the capital san salvador government. critics say it's the president latest tactic to silence opposition. julio everette. these phones have been acting strangely. she relived the moment she realized for sure that it was bugged. well, i was writing and i remember that i got the 1st email in but that mom and we, we were confirmed that the guy that was targeting pegasus, the spine software only sold to governments with julio was one of 22 stuff. is that the new site alfaro, who had the phones repeatedly infected, according to the university of toronto, citizen lab for the for she says, many of the tax came as o'farrell published expos, a's on the government of those salvador headed by president naive. bu kelly will, can they pull out of it during an attack? everything they can see, for example, what the message that you are typing, or they can get access to your context here. ah, images your videos. it's like to have enough unlock cell phone in your hand. is the julie cell fo

john holman reports this is likely just the store of costa rica election saga. the 1st round presidential vote in which a crowded field of more than 2 dozen candidates will be with you down setting the scene for a run of this april. you know, nobody seems to have the 40 percent vote to support it would take twin outright unless say that because many of the populace remain underwhelmed by what's on offer . but there are still front runners. let's have a look in 1st place, say, pose life. jose maria forget is a former president in the ninety's. this establishment candidate was the 2nd boy. this trading on his experienced to get it will though a pass corruption scandal may trip him up and isn't by using what can lead into however we seat these countries fully apart. bit by bit, i'm offering my experience in government decision making and building teams of women and men who can help with rescue the country and put it on a different path of green economic growth jobs. combat of poverty and rescue of national geisha. second place in the post lynette sub audio, the cou

john holman, al jazeera metzger city. the value of shares in facebook's parent company collapsed by 25 percent as markets opened in new york, wiping more than $200000000000.00 off the firms value meta reported week or the expected profits on wednesday after revealing lost the 1000000 daily users worldwide. facebook's grocery store in the us and europe with the klein's vow in africa and latin america. christian salumi is in new york for us. this is in part due to the company's earnings. the last quarter were lower than expected. and predictions for the current quarter are also being down played by c o. mark zuckerberg. they had their annual meeting yesterday. part of the declining revenues has been attributed to changing policies that apple, believe it or not, apple change its privacy policies. that's having an impact on advertising and advertising. big source revenue, obviously for facebook. so that's one big issue. also, facebook has been you losing daily users for the 1st time. it recorded a drop of 5, i'm sorry, 500008

john holman, out is it still had the on this use all we've got sport action from beijing as new zealand claims. its 1st ever winter olympic gold medal get that is coming up with li are in a moment. ah, the corona virus has been indiscriminate in selecting this victims. it's devastating effects of plague, every corner of the globe, transcending class creed and color. but in britain, a disproportionately high percentage of the fallen have been black or brown skins. the big picture traces the economic disparities and institutional racism that is seen united kingdom fail, it citizens, britain's true colors pop 2 on al jazeera with blue blue ah. all right, we're waiting for that lympics news of course, but lee has got yahoo in south 2nd though. we're good. okay. so far, exactly. come all there's just a few hours ago before was known as the biggest game, an african football. it's the final of the africa cup of nations that will be between egypt and synagogue, and 2 of the world's top players, liverpool teammates, mohammed sala, and saudi o money, they'll be going head to head for the trophy.