brazilian presidentjair brazilian president jair bolsonaro is brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro is nows have died from covid. renovating the flat in which he lives, located in downing street in london. mrjohnson�*s former adviser, street in london. mrjohnson�*s formeradviser, dominic former adviser, dominic cummings, has formeradviser, dominic cummings, has claimed the prime minister sought to get private donations to pay for the work. but number 10 downing street said that the refurbishment costs had been met by boris johnson personally. vicki young reports. leading the country and setting the tone for the rest of government. the decisions prime ministers make every day in this room have far—reaching consequences for us all. they won't always be right, but criticism of borisjohnson isn'tjust about his judgment, it's fast becoming about his integrity. everywhere they go, ministers are being asked similar questions about their boss's behaviour. has the prime minister- broken the rules, mr raab? that refers to the expensive refurbishment of the flat mrjohnson shares with his fiancee. the

brazil's presidentjair bolsonaro is now under formal investigation for his handling of the coronavirusandemic. the president has attempted to stop state governors from imposing lockdowns and mandating the use of masks. 400,000 brazilians have died from coronavirus, the world's second—highest pandemic death toll. us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear face masks outdoors, except at crowded events such as concerts. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. a few days ago, the ukrainian government was pleading for international help to confront the threat of a russian military offensive from the east. that feared assault never came. russia declared its military exercise was over and began to redeploy its forces. my guest is ukraine's foreign minister, dmytro kuleba. what did ukraine and the outside world learn from this rattling of russian sabres? foreign minister dmytro kuleba in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it's great to be with you. let's start with the situation on the ground. it's j

brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro comes under formal investigation for his handling of the pandemic as the death toll reaches 400,000. today the european parliament will announce the result of a vote, over whether or not to ratify the eu—uk post brexit trade deal. has the uk kept its brexit promises? testing negative — promising signs for big events as a test concert in spain leads to no additional covid cases. hello and welcome. india's covid death toll has just passed 200,000, according to local media as the federal government considers whether to introduce lockdowns for 150 districts worst hit by the pandemic. and even that terrible total seems likely to be an underestimate as there seems to a massive gap between these official figures from hospitals, and the numbers of bodies overwhelming crematoriums. the bbc spoke to two families, and a warning you may find some details distressing. it was the worst, worst night of my life that i was not able to save her — no money, no contacts, nothing helped me out. translation: this - disease can be dangerous but our system is even more danger

brazil's presidentjair bolsonaro is now under formal investigation for his handling of the coronavirus use of masks. 400,000 brazilians have died from coronavirus, the world's second—highest pandemic death toll. us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear face masks outdoors, except at crowded events such as concerts.

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the president jair bolsonaro have the presidentjair bolsonaro have placed the blame firmlyrocess. that he said he hasn't taken it seriously from the start, that he has underplayed the crisis, that he has even attempted to unpick the lockdowns being put in place by regional governors, but if any kind of remainder was needed that resilience is notjust towards the light of the end of the tunnel that some countries are beginning to tentatively feel like they are, rather, it is at its worst point at any stage since the pandemic began. is there any light at the end of this tunnel at the moment? in many countries, i guess this would be an existential threat to the leadership of the country. but there is a disconnect between the president and the regional governors, which is a big part of the problem?— of the problem? absolutely. that is definitely _ of the problem? absolutely. that is definitely part - of the problem? absolutely. that is definitely part of - of the problem? absolutely. that is definitely part of the | that is definitely part of the problem. there is tension betwee

yet president jair bolsonaro does not presidentjair bolsonaro does not think staying at home is the answeron at the president, a former military man himself, is not standing down. translation: i man himself, is not standing down. translation: i appealto all authorities _ down. translation: i appealto all authorities in _ down. translation: i appealto all authorities in brazil— down. translation: i appealto all authorities in brazil to - all authorities in brazil to review this policy and allow the people to go to work. railing behind him, his supporters took to rio's beachfront with a warning shot to critters, reminding them of the history of the 57th anniversary of the coup that unseated a left—wing president ushering in 20 years of military rule. translation: with all this communism, the left wanted to dominate and prohibit the president from governing. but prohibit the president from governing-— prohibit the president from clovernin. �* , governing. but under president jair bolsonaro's _ governing. but under president jair bolsonaro's watch, - governing. but under president jair bolsona

presidentjair bolsonaro president jair bolsonaro is presidentjair bolsonaro is getting a lot of the blameies from taking any action, so the disease is now out of control. a big concern is a new variant, known as p1, which has now spread fast. the result is this, depressing picture of the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil, with more than 1000 in the last 24 hours. behind much of this is that p1 variant which compared to others is more transmissible and seems to affect more younger people. it is thought the vaccines should still be effective against it. in any event the variant has spread to most of south america, including uruguay, peru and bolivia which has just close the border with brazil and got further than the touch colombia is dealing with hundreds of cases and there are four smaller numbers as far afield as japan, turkey, the uk and many other countries. and although vaccines are being given in brazil, they have reached only 8% of people and the fear is that the more infections there are anywhere in the world, the greater the chance for a new, more challengin

presidentjair bolsonaro has threatened to deploy the armed forces on the streets of brazilian citiesd by state governors generate chaos in the country. he described the restrictions as cruelty against those who need to earn a living, saying they could cause widespread hunger and riots. a third coronavirus state of emergency has come into effect in the japanese capital, tokyo, and some western areas, three months ahead of the scheduled start of the olympic games. for two weeks residents will be asked to stay at home. large stores and businesses selling alcohol have been told to close. at least ten people have died in a fire at a hospital treating covid patients in the iraqi capital, baghdad. reports said an accident had caused an oxygen tank to explode. at least 30 other people are thought to have been injured. some reports put the number of dead much higher. the british prime minister is under pressure to explain how the refurbishment of his downing street flat was paid for, following allegations by his former chief adviser. dominic cummings has claimed borisjohnson considered what h

presidentjair bolsonaro has threatened to deploy the armed forces if lockdown measures imposed by stateate chaos in the country. he described lockdown restrictions as cruelty against those who need to earn a living, saying they could cause widespread hunger and riots. state governors have bypassed mr bolsonaro and imposed curfews in an attempt to contain the virus. us president biden has formally described the 1915 massacres of armenians in the ottoman empire as "genocide". 0n the day marking the anniversary of the mass killings, his use of this word is a deliberate break from decades of carefully calibrated language from the white house. turkey has accused the united states of trying to rewrite history. our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has more from istanbul. a solemn ceremony of remembrance in the armenian capital of yerevan. people here see the past as a burning injustice. more than a century on, it has now been recognised by america as a genocide. president biden, seen here today leaving the white house, has taken a historic step, a reckoning with history, and has given

presidentjair bolsonaro has threatened to deploy the armed forces on the streets of brazilian citieswn measures imposed by state governors generate chaos in the country. he described the restrictions as cruelty against those who need to earn a living, saying they could cause widespread hunger and riots. a third coronavirus state of emergency has come into effect in the japanese capital, tokyo, and some western areas, three months ahead of the scheduled start of the olympic games. for two weeks residents will be asked to stay at home. turkey has summoned the us ambassador to ankara following president biden�*s recognition of the massacre of amenians during the first world war as genocide. turkey has always fiercely denied that the deaths were systematically orchestrated by the ottoman empire. people across australia and new zealand have stopped to remember the 106th anniversary of the first world war landing of anzac troops at gallipoli. thousands gathered for the dawn service at the australian war memorial in canberra, marking the first time in two years that public commemorations ha

presidentjair bolsonaro has threatened to deploy the armed forces on the streets of brazilian cities,sed by state governors generate chaos. he's described the restrictions as cruelty against those who need to earn a living, saying they could cause widespread hunger and riots. a third coronavirus state of emergency has come into effect in the japanese capital, tokyo, and some western areas, three months ahead of the scheduled start of the olympic games. for two weeks residents will be asked to stay at home. large stores and businesses selling alcohol have been told to close. the world health organisation is calling for renewed efforts to eliminate malaria. it's making the appeal to mark world malaria day. the disease kills more than 400,000 people a year, most of them children. the who says at least 25 countries, including botswana, thailand, and south africa, have the potential to eradicate malaria within the next five years. further clashes have broken out in eastjerusalem between palestinians and israeli police, despite an appeal for calm by the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. t

brazil's presidentjair bolsonaro is now under a formal investigation for his coronavirus efforts. 400,000 resilience have died from coronavirus stop the second highest in the world. and americans fully vaccinated against coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear face masks outdoors. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: they are biased. they discriminate. they are racist. they are the algorithms. 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, let me tell you that this is what happens when you ask an al to generate fake faces based on other faces. are you ready? here come the answers. the first one is a blend

presidentjair bolsonaro has consistently rejected lockdown and social distancing measures.eaths in the world, after the united states. the indian government has welcomed international offers of help and medical supplies, to help the country tackle a huge surge in coronavirus infections. the number of deaths and new cases are reaching record levels on a daily basis. the united states has told its citizens to leave india as soon as possible —— describing access to medical care there as "severely limited". aid workers say shortages of oxygen and test kits in northeastern syria are jeopardising the region's fight against the coronavirus, just as cases there begin to surge. an international rescue committee statement said the only testing facility in the kurdish—controlled area of the country could run out of kits within a week. seven centres treating patients have been forced to close for lack of funds, borisjohnson has sought to play down concerns about how the refurbishment of his downing street flat was paid for — insisting there isn't "anything to see here, or to worry abou

government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic — a move that could prove politically damaging for presidentjair bolsonaroyear. brazil has recorded the world's second—highest number of deaths fom the pandemic. but the president has attempted to stop state governors from imposing lockdowns and mandating the use of masks. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is in sao paulo and sent us this update. well, president bolsonaro was sounding very bullish about this commission of inquiry when he spoke to reporters, saying that he had nothing to fear and that he owed nothing to the commission of inquiry. but when you read the list of the issues that they are looking at, it is really a damning indictment of president bolsonaro's handling — or, indeed, mishandling — of the pandemic. they will be asking whether he minimised the severity of the virus, why he was consistently anti—lockdown, anti—any kind of restrictions, whether he promoted scientifically unproven cures like hydroxychloroquine, why there was a critical shortage of medical equipment and beds and syringes, why vaccines were too slow to be bought, especially when

let's get some of the day's other news: presidentjair bolsonaro has threatened to deploy the armed forcesrazilian cities if lockdown measures imposed by state governors generate chaos. he has described the restrictions as cruelty against those who need to earn a living, saying they could cause widespread hunger and riots. a third coronavirus state of emergency has come into effect in the japanese capital, tokyo, and some western areas three months ahead of the scheduled start of the olympic games. for two weeks residents will be asked to stay at home and large stores and businesses selling alcohol have been told to close. at least 23 people have died in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the iraqi capital, baghdad. reports said an accident had caused an oxygen tank to explode, sparking the blaze. further clashes have broken out in eastjerusalem between palestinians and israeli police despite an appealfor calm by the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. there have been several nights of unrest in the city. palestinians complain that officers have been trying to prevent th

presidentjair bolsonaro has threatened to deploy the armed forces on the streets of brazilian citiesenerate chaos. he's described the restrictions as cruelty against those who need to earn a living, saying they could cause widespread hunger and riots. the president of indonesia has announced that the submarine that had been missing since wednesday had been found sunken in the bali sea by the navy. joko widodo sent his condolences to the families of the 53 crew members who were on board. the hunt for the submarine has now turned into a salvage effort. the world health organisation is calling for renewed efforts to eliminate malaria. it's making the appeal to mark world malaria day. the disease kills more than 400,000 people a year — most of them children. the who says at least 25 countries, including botswana, thailand, and south africa — have the potential to eradicate malaria within the next five years. the headlines on bbc news... india's prime minister narendra modi says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation — his comments come as the country hits a record number of

surge has pushed the country's health service to the point of collapse and seen support for presidentjair bolsonaroe in brazil. one of thousands a day, during this worsening crisis. so why is this happening? in addition of suboptimal implementation of these public health measures, the separation of the p1 variant of concern, countrywide in brazil, is clearly contributing to the increase of cases. yet president bolsonaro doesn't think staying at home is the answer. his attempts to curtail local lockdowns through the courts angered the military, leading to a dramatic changing of the guard, including his defence chief, unprecedentedly causing his commanders of the army, navy and air force to quit. but in this confrontation the president — a former military man himself — is not standing down. translation: | appeal- to all the authorities in brazil to review this policy and allow the people to go to work. rallying behind him, his supporters took to rio's copacabana beach with a warning shot to critics, reminding them of their history on the 57th anniversary of the coup that unseated a left—wing presiden

presidentjair bolsonaro is getting a lot of the blame.local authorities from taking any action, so the disease is now out of control. a big concern is a new variant, known as p1, which has now spread fast. the result is this, depressing picture of the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil, with more than 1,000 in brazil with more than 1,000 in the last 2a hours. —— more than 4000. behind much of this is that p1 variant which compared to others is more transmissible and seems to affect more younger people. though it is thought the vaccines should still be effective against it. in any event the variant has spread to most of south america, including uruguay, peru and bolivia which hasjust closed its border with brazil and it's got further — british colombia is dealing with hundreds of cases and there are four smaller numbers as far afield as japan, turkey, the uk and many other countries. and although vaccines are being given in brazil, they have reached only 8% of people and the fear is that the more infections there are

surge has pushed the country's health service to the point of collapse and seen support for presidentjair bolsonaron brazil, is clearly contributing to the increase in cases. yet president bolsonaro does not think staying at home is the answer. his attempts to curtail local lockdowns through the courts angered the military, leading to a dramatic changing of the guard, including his defence chief, causing commanders of the army, navy and air force to quit but in this confrontation the president, a former military man himself, is not standing down. translation: | appeal- to all the authorities in brazil to review this policy and allow the people to go to work. rallying behind him, his supporters took to rio's beachfront with a warning shot to critics, reminding them of their history of the 57th anniversary of the coup that unseated a left—wing president, ushering in 20 years of military rule. translation: with all this | communism, the left wanting to dominate, practically prohibits the president from governing. but under president bolsonaro's watch, some hospital emergency departments have run out o