there he saw the havoc that covert has caused in the hospitals of kolkata. in general the attention of the doctors and nurses was very good. but i also saw that there are lots of left on their own abandoned if you get there and you are practically left in a disposable. connected to a machine. in an effort to curb the spread of the virus authorities closed the colombian venezuelan border but that has not stopped the flow of people non-governmental organizations estimate that some 100000 people continue to move between the 2 countries every day. they do it along illegal trails like this one where the authorities. to carry out any health checks. it puts more pressure on city hospitals some of them have reported a 100 percent bed occupancy. someone who comes infected and crosses it using these illegal trails ends up being a spreader of the virus to everyone around here. and the number of people he can infect is really impossible to calculate. safety measures are barely respected in kolkata many do not maintain social distancing or even wear a mask even without t

thank you very much taking the time to speak to us there from kolkata and. other coronavirus pandemic has devastated the live music industry and most countries but in new zealand it's emerged as one of the few places in the world where bands can still play a large crowds when hey reports from the town of wright and. i . it's been a career defining 12 months for this rising new zealand band while much of the world has been in various forms of coronavirus lockdown l. a b. has been traveling the country playing to packed stadiums we've been able to still perform. get out there and play gigs and and tour material which has made our fan base just explode. so it's been a been an awesome year but in other countries the pandemic has destroyed the live music industry one of the world's largest festivals glastonbury in the united kingdom has been cancelled for a 2nd consecutive year industry leaders worry that without support from the government and insurance companies some concerts and festivals may be lost to the goods it's very hard to. underestimate the states you

score but tonight 3 had a fantastic performance by our goalkeeper and that front we have a young in kolkata from america who really surprised no me but to everybody. matthew hoppy who was drafted into the 1st team in november of scoring ones for shockers reserves in the 4th division now already has 3 and has been this league accounts and it wasn't just any old chalco win but their 1st in the league an entire year after all the anguish shocker don't just have hope they are hoping for good reason he's a man of the match day. it's magic. 6 trick to shut him. up nights to speak like this one today. the 1st. school in the district and shall kiss junkies to the triple in the business. of. phenomenal yes especially the finishing a kid it was unloaded. but not anymore go to the good scones become things. in a day hope take and showcase bloom. yes. master a 15 show just how unpredictable the point is that you can be the top 2 both failed to catch that tallies as pine in life's a combine for a grand total of 0 points while shall manage 3 amid a glass of goals on the top 3 moments oh elicits. heroics

coronavirus safety measures are barely respected in kolkata many do not maintain social distancing or even wear a mask even without the illegal border crossings if you demonologist fear that a 2nd wave could soon hit the region that could bring the already alarming death toll in the border areas sinew highs. as i part of a show where our science correspondent eric williams tackles your questions on the corona virus. which vaccine is currently the safest and most effective one. around 10 different vaccines are currently being given on a on a pretty wide scale to people in various countries around the world but some still haven't completed trials or published all their data it would be irresponsible at this point to recommend one over others but i'm happy to take a closer look at the 2 so far that have checked all of the boxes for emergency authorization in the e.u. both are what are called messenger r.n.a. vaccines and they're the 1st ever based on this technology platform to be approved one was developed by german biotech company bio on tech and pharma giant pfizer the 2nd comes from

the next couple of days friday does see some wet weather coming in here then and also some rain for kolkata. sponsored by a cutoff at ways. as a celebration of tradition life. and love. algis there was danger where insights into the diverse culture of somalia the bonus to different couples. embarking on their lives to get on to weddings some money style announces their. you're watching out of their mind of our top stories the sound. of a 19 vaccination campaigns have begun in bangladesh nepal and me among the devastating effects of the pandemic are being felt in many nations as they struggle with new virus variants and economic crisis. european union officials say drug maker astra zeneca has pulled out from a meeting on covert 19 vaccine supplies earlier the c.e.o. of us is there because that a deal with the e.u. for 400000000 doses was quote not a contractual commitment. to israel's senior military commander says he's ordered his forces to speed up preparations for possible military action against iran is also the u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the iran nuclear deal. russia's u

on the right maybe the odd shower there creeping into the day so you might catch a shower or 2 in kolkata stance was the south where you see the west the weather more heavy downpours coming into sri lanka as you go on through saturday shastri rain in place as we go on into sunday pushing across into tom and i do. qatar airways the american people have finally folk in america is i split when america is off balance or will become more dangerous the world is looking at us mixture of sadness. with the election behind us while the republican party dumptruck the hill weekly take on u.s. politics and that's the bottom line frank assessments on the ground in the canaries what is the situation there's only one doctor and one nurse or 2200 people and in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines. inside story on al jazeera. hello again this is al jazeera and so much of the made news this hour there are protests to get 11 installed in city of tripoli and a show of anger against the gulf but it stems from a strict lock down that's come on top of the already economic situation security forces of fir

he was admitted to hospital in kolkata with chest pains and he's said to be responding well to treatmentnow. you can, of course, get all the latest sports news on the latest sport website. we will see you soon. gavin, thank you very much indeed for all of that. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. good afternoon. it looks as if the cold weather is with us for a few days yet, which means that the showers, when they come along, are falling as snow. mostly over the hills, but at lower levels as well. and ice becomes more of an issue, of course, after dark and when the surfaces are below freezing. and this could well be quite damp the surfaces where we have seen the frequent showers today — across northern and eastern scotland, northern england, wales, the midlands, southern and western parts of england, too. but we will start to pick up some showers elsewhere, as well, because temperatures have barely risen 3—4 degrees above freezing by day. 0bviously, by night, they will plunge below freezing quite quickly once again. and the showers just keep comin

on the right maybe the odd shower there creeping into the day so you might catch a shower or 2 in kolkata stance was the south where you see the west the weather more heavy downpours coming into sri lanka as you go on through saturday shastra rain in place as we go on into sunday pushing across into tom and i do. welcome. from every one of us. even those working quietly behind the scenes. so you can relax enjoy the perfect break in your journey. and when you leave with a smile we know law day's work is down cats are always welcome to our home. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera i'm peter told me your top story so far today a court in russia today denying the opposition leader alexina bellamy's appeal to be released from jail about only was arrested last week when he went back there from germany he was in germany being treated for poisoning. pakistan's supreme court has ordered the release of a man convicted then acquitted in the murder of the wall street journal journalist daniel pearl judges dismissed the appeals against the release of british born us middleman saeed shaikh. because

he was admitted to hospital in kolkata with chest pains and he's said to be responding well to treatment's cricketers are heading to sri lanka, for their two—test series, which starts on the 14th, and there's been a really impressive performance from one player not involved in the tour. dawid malan, the world's best t20 batsman, steered hobart hurricanes to victory in australia's big bash league. he top—scored with 75, as they set melbourne stars a target of 165 and the visitors fell 21 runs short. britain's olympic gold medallist, luke campbell, takes on ryan garcia, in texas tonight, as he tries to move closer to a lightweight world title shot. garcia has built up his reputation, through his online videos as much as his fights — he's one of boxing's biggest social media stars. as for campbell, it's more than eight years since he walked away from the london olympics as a champion, and he's had his ups and downs as a professional. the winner of tonight's fight is expected to go on to face the wbc title holder devin haney. that's all the sport for now. a bit late on, we will be back with

ganguly developed chest pains whilst exercising at his home gym and was then admitted to a hospital in kolkata on saturday where he had a procedure to unblock one of his arteries the 48 year old who's president of the indian cricket board is said to be responding well to treatment india's current squad a touring australia at the moment and 5 players from the team has been placed in isolation of a potential breach of by a secure protocols a video was posted on social media appearing to cherie rohit sharma. shipman pretty sure enough to say the eating indoors at a melbourne restaurant according to the guidelines set out by cricket australia players are allowed to leave the team hotel and sit outside was not permitted to dine inside restaurants are investigating and the players are allowed to continue training but not with the rest of the great india levelled the series at 10 by winning the 2nd test and they did it without caps in very early he returned home on paternity leave opening batsman david warne is back for australia following injury and he expects india to be a tough opposition again in

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india kasami pan indian platform of more than 250 farmers and organizations he joins us on skype from kolkata welcome to the news are given that most of the farmers have signaled to not render a movie they accept that something has to change are they prepared to step back from their current hardline stance up against the government just now. i'm not sure why we call this i've learned the farmers have been very clear right from the beginning of the day by which it will be all the laws which farmers never wanted and the government insists and continues to insist that this is for the welfare of the funds so here is one group of equal work. thank you but not think you we don't want the law or our will and the government wants to push it down there this is the problem and the farmers are not the mark if you go back in history this education is 6 months full 'd for the last 60 days the farmers have been sitting at that if the deli because of the delhi police will not allow the farmers. designated protest site in india on behalf of iraq to the police asking for permission and the permission was a fe