course from the ground as a long dormant volcano comes to life in iceland we ask a seismologist in reykjavik about the possible dangers. and president joe biden says asian violence is growing in the united states he tells asian american leaders and a lot of the country cannot remain silent as they mourn the victims of tuesday's deadly gun attacks on massage parlors. welcome to the program german chancellor says her country could again go into lockdown if corona virus case numbers continue to rise a decision could come as soon as monday she was speaking after a virtual summit on the country's troubled vaccination program national and regional leaders agreed measures to speed things up but anger is growing. another rebirth for a german icon bolin stempel fairport was used to bring in food to the city's west during the cold war after closure it house refugees during the 25th crisis and now it's being used as a massive vaccination center. those who he had to get a shot have to shot proof they're eligible. and i received an invitation to die i've been waiting for this that i came here immediately

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half hour's drive east of the capital reykjavik lies the hedley shabby power station it's been generating electricity and heat from steam since 2006 it's become one of the world's biggest geothermal power plants but there's another reason why scientists entrepreneurs and reporters are now flocking here. they want to meet with our dirtier c.e.o. of a company called carfax it's working to reverse the greenhouse effect albeit on a small scale. basically what's happening is that we are stuck in the office fear through this machine and the c o 2 sticks to your specific chemical within. this unit. and so what comes out of the bucket is so much cream their office fear but let's nowhere see it was that when. they began using this kind of vacuum cleaner for carbon dioxide 8 years ago supported in part by e.u. research funds it can now suck up several 1000 tons of the gas in one of the pumping stations out of dirtier explains what then happens to the c o 2 so here we have off on the ground by transforming. a visio true that was captured up to kupchak want and it is all the water and this is the wha

so let's go to our son's capital reykjavik and bring in seismologist dr thor burke i was doctor from iceland geo sorry thanks for joining us what kind of threat level are we looking at here is anybody's life in danger. there you know moment what we're looking at is a very famous ship and this is a fissure action so we. last evening and throughout the night we had some lava functioning. and we have some lava flowing you can maybe see in the pictures. but it's a very small direction that there was a very low and experts are saying that this is happening in the best possible case. best possible place in the in the. regarding infrastructure and people so at the moment it works and it's a small nobody. in danger lucky. and the area of iceland where you are is you know better better than anyone is listed as one of the most seismology clean active areas in the world are you able to learn anything from what's going on now. yes returning it by every hour or so as you mentioned 800 years down the last question in this peninsula. this every option type is completely different to what you experi

the fissure, just under 20 miles from the capital, reykjavik, is more than 500 metres long. there in centuries and it follows thousands of small earthquakes in the area over recent weeks. danai howard reports. this is what icelanders have been waiting for for weeks now. a0 kilometres south of the capital reykjavik, lava began spewing from the ground on friday evening, and a no—fly zone has been established in the area. iceland sits between two tectonic plates, so eruptions aren't uncommon, but this is the first in fagradalsfjall in 900 years. normally, there are around 1,000 tremors a year, but there have been more than 50,000 in the last three weeks — the highest number since digital recordings began in 1991. in 2010, the eruption of another volcano ejected a column of ash nine kilometres into the air that brought flights to a halt across europe. iceland's meteorological office says the lava from this eruption will emerge more slowly and not create such disruption. the small village of grindavik is just a few kilometres away. for weeks now, they have been affected by near c

the fissure, 20 miles from the capital, reykjavik, is more than 500 metres long.l earthquakes over recent weeks. our europe correspondent jean mackenzie visited the volcano last week. the lava bursting through a long crack in the earth's crust, the moment icelanders have been bracing for turns into a spectacle, rather than a threat. translation: the nation has been waiting with bated breath now- for three weeks for this to happen and it's been 15 months since seismic activity began increasing significantly on the peninsula. since the activity ratcheted up three weeks ago, iceland has recorded more than 50,000 earthquakes, assigned this eruption was imminent. we visited the volcanic area just 20 miles from the capital reykjavik last week. the eruption is going to happen most likelyjust beyond that ridge. this island — which straddles two tectonic plates — is used to eruptions. but not here, this area has sat dormant for centuries. this is very different to the explosive eruption in 2010 that blanketed the skies of europe in ash for weeks. the biggest threat this ti

we visited the volcanic area just 20 miles from the capital reykjavik last week.s — is used to eruptions. but not here, this area has sat dormant for centuries. this is very different to the explosive eruption in 2010 that blanketed the skies of europe in ash for weeks. the biggest threat this time is the pollution from the gases released. with residents being asked to keep their windows shut. icelanders have nicknamed the pretty eruptions "tourist eruptions" only with no tourists around to witness this one, it is the locals who get to marvel at their latest geological wonder. jean mackenzie, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter, @lukwesaburak — thanks for watching. and a reminder that there's always much more on our website or on the bbc news app. you're watching bbc news. let's find out how the weather is looking. hello there, for most places, it's been a quiet weekend so far. high pressure has been firmly in charge. it's been mostly dry, but not always sunny. this is the satellite picture from saturday. you can see there was a lot of cloud. where we had the be

so reagan walks out of reykjavik.t the teams continue to talk, secretary schultz continues to talk with his counterpart, and eventually they agree to have another summit in washington. and in response to the reagan administration that they're going to sign, and intercontinental ballistic missile treaty, with the soviets national review, under the head of william f. buckley. they run an edition, called reagan's suicide pack. which they criticize reagan and the imf treaty. it's featured criticism from jack kemp, henry kissinger and richard nixon. and one the treaty was not very viable, and they left the soviets with a significant advantage. and the question whether or not the treaty was actually motivated by domestic political concerns. does anybody know what i'm talking about? president reagan was making this deal not because he believed didn't, but because he was so unpopular in that moment, that his poll numbers were so far down that he was making this political. so nixon and kissinger for their part, and i believe t

we visited the volcanic area just 20 miles from the capital reykjavik last week.which straddles two tectonic plates is used to eruptions. but not here. this area has sat dormant for centuries. this is very different to the explosive eruption in 2010 that blanketed the skies of europe in ash for weeks. the biggest threat this time is the pollution from the gases released, with residents being asked to keep their windows shut. translation: people have grown tired of the significant earthquakes that keep us awake, and there is growing anxiety and there is growing anxiety and some residents say that they will be an eruption, it may as well just they will be an eruption, it may as welljust happen. icelanders have nicknamed these pretty eruptions tourist eruptions only with no tourists around to witness this one, it's the locals who get to marvel at their latest geological wonder. jean mackenzie, bbc news. incredible pictures. thanks for watching, goodbye. hello there. most parts of the country are going to have a dry day on sunday with some sunshine at times. on saturd

we visited the volcanic area just 20 miles from the capital reykjavik last week. going to happen most likelyjust beyond that ridge. this island which straddles two tectonic plates is used to eruptions. but not here. this area has sat dormant for centuries. this is very different to the explosive eruption in 2010 that blanketed the skies of europe in ash for weeks. the biggest threat this time is the pollution from the gases released, with residents being asked to keep their windows shut. icelanders have nicknamed these pretty eruptions tourist eruptions only with no tourists around to witness this one, it's the locals who get to marvel at their latest geological wonder. jean mackenzie, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre. good evening. kate, thank you. it was a cruel end for wales in rugby union's six nations championship as a late french try ended their grand slam hopes, losing 32—30 in paris. it means the title will be settled in the final game of the tournament next week. asjoe wilson reports. through the stage—managed m

we visited the volcanic area just 20 miles from the capital reykjavik last week.tectonic plates — is used to eruptions. but not here, this area has sat dormant for centuries. this is very different to the explosive eruption in 2010 that blanketed the skies of europe in ash for weeks. the biggest threat this time is the pollution from the gases released. with residents being asked to keep their windows shut. translation: people have been growing tired of the significant i earthquakes that are constantly keeping us awake, there's been growing anxiety and some residents said, if there's going to be an eruption, it might as welljust happen. icelanders have nicknamed the pretty eruptions "tourist eruptions" but with no tourists around to witness this one, it is the locals who get to marvel at their latest geological wonder. jean mackenzie, bbc news. let's get more on this — dave mcgarvie, a volcanologist at lancaster university, joins me from edinburgh. thank you so much for being with us on bbc news. ijust want to pick up on bbc news. ijust want to pick up on the poin

so iceland's environment minister is taking action reykjavik aims to make the country c o 2 neutral by 2040 they're turning to new technologies and a belief in ancient stock us. we have these stories in iceland thought trolls became storms when they're if they were exposed to sun. we can say that we are trying to. turn c o 2 into stone where our stroll sware turned into a storm and the matheson. but that alone won't be enough since iceland's colonize ation 95 percent of its forests have been lost millions of euros are to be invested in reforesting large expanses of the island nation something which should also help the c o 2 atmospheric balance sheet icelanders know they can't save the planet on their own but they're developing technologies that other countries can also employ in the future and the idea that believing in elves and trolls can also help well we need all the assistance we can get. in this week's global ideas we go to south africa to learn how tax breaks and promotes nature conservation something that's easier than it sounds south africa is famous for its wildlife for a va

so iceland's environment minister is taking action reykjavik aims to make the country c o 2 neutral by 2040 they're turning to new technologies and a belief in ancient stock us. we have these stories in iceland thought trolls became storms when they're if they were exposed to sun. we can say that we are trying to. turn c o 2 into stone where our stroll sure turned into a storm and the matter sucked. but that alone won't be enough since iceland's colonize asian 95 percent of its forests have been lost millions of euros are to be invested in reforesting large expanses of the island nation something which should also help the c o 2 atmospheric balance sheet icelanders know they can't save the planet on their own but they're developing technologies that other countries can also employ in the future and the idea that believing in elves and trolls can also help well we need all the assistance we can get. in this week's global ideas we go to south africa to learn how tax breaks km promotes nature conservation something that's easier than it sounds south africa is famous for its wild life for

so iceland's environment minister is taking action reykjavik aims to make the country c o 2 neutral by 2040 they're turning to new technology. g.'s and a belief in ancient sagas. we have these stories and i some thought trolls became storms when there if they were exposed to sun. we can say that we are trying to. turn c o 2 into stone where us trolls were turned into stone and the matter sucked. but that alone won't be enough since iceland's colonization 95 percent of its forests have been lost millions of euros are to be invested in reforesting large expanses of the island nation something which should also help the c o 2 atmospheric balance sheet iceland has no they can't save the planet on their own but they're developing technologies that other countries can also employ in the future and the idea that believing in elves and trolls can also help well we need all the assistance we can get. in this week's global ideas we go to south africa to learn how text breaks can promote nature conservation something that's easier than it sounds south africa is famous for its wild life for vast a

a volcano has erupted south—west of iceland's capital, reykjavik — the first eruption in that area ofnd for 800 years. now on bbc news, stephen sackur interviews prolific writer stephen king in hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. millions of readers all over the world are drawn to fiction that explores our fears. horror sells, and no—one does it better or more prolifically than my guest today, stephen king. he's written more than 60 books, sold close to 400 million copies. he is the master manipulator of dark places and the paranormal. if you're not a reader, you may have seen the shining, carrie, stand by me — all films based on his stories. he's been writing for half a century. how has our appetite for fear evolved? stephen king, in florida, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it's nice to be here. i wish we could do it in person. me too. but nonetheless, it is a pleasure to see you on my screen. and let me begin by asking you about the threat that we all, all over the world — in florida, in the uk, are living with, and that's covid—19. has that invisible threat

well a long dormant volcano is erupting in iceland close to the capital reykjavik it's the 1st eruption in this part of iceland in almost $800.00 war is another fly zone is in place and the alert level has now been lowered but as well which has reports it's bringing back memories of a major incident 10 years ago. icelanders had been expecting this after 40000 small earthquakes in recent weeks seen as a seismic statement of intent from the earth beneath the wreck in his peninsula but how big would the big one be is the answer for now dramatic not yet devastating considering it's less than 20 kilometers from the capital reykjavik the eruption is being closely monitored the area our regular as you can be the area where he where we had many years of become the the love of you know that are. you sure they are leaving notes. from the from the future so how say they are not being. any mean and. current hour. by no it's even more spectacular iceland is a juvenile country and geological terms a mere 20000000 years old it's frequent growth spurts and adolescent temper tantrums are expressed in. t

we visited the volcanic area just 20 miles from the capital, reykjavik, last week.t here — this area has sat dormant for centuries. this is very different to the explosive eruption in 2010 that blanketed the skies of europe in ash for weeks. the biggest threat this time is the pollution from the gases released, with residents being asked to keep their windows shut. icelanders have nicknamed these pretty eruptions tourist eruptions only with no tourists around to witness this one, it's the locals who get to marvel at their latest geological wonder. jean mackenzie, bbc news. thanks for watching. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @marklobel. hello there. most parts of the country are going to have a dry day on sunday with some sunshine at times. on saturday, the sunshine was focused more across eastern scotland and the north—east of england, and temperatures reached 17 celsius at bridlington, 18 in aboyne, aberdeenshire after a frosty start. quite a bit colder in merseyside and kent. those areas may get a little bit milder during sunday but we're not expecting 17 celsi

it is situated in the middle of a peninsula between the capital reykjavik and the international airportno-fly zone has been set up with all flights in and out of the airport halted the a rupture and was expected and there have been tens of thousands of earthquakes in the past week. we will bring you any developments as we get them. still ahead on al jazeera. we look at some of the challenges facing tanzania's first female leader. samia hassan is now in power. a judge refuses to delay the trial over the killing of george floyd, the black man whose death sparked a summer of racial justice protest speared -- protests. ♪ >> the threat has gone but it was dramatic. let me put this on the loop. you can see these streams of clouds. ♪ ♪ ♪ anchor: hello again. the top stories this hour, high-level talks between china and u.s. have ended without a significant breakthrough. both sides hit at the others policies in front of the cameras, revealing tensions over human rights and economic power. the u.s. president says asian americans have been attacked and scapegoated. joe biden and his vice presiden

the fissure, 20 miles from the capital, reykjavik, is more than 500 metres long.nturies and follows thousands of small earthquakes over recent weeks. our europe correspondent jean mackenzie visited the volcano last week. the lava bursting through a long crack in the earth's crust, the moment icelanders have been bracing for turns into a spectacle, rather than a threat. translation: the nation has than a threat. translation: tue: nation has been than a threat. translation: tte: nation has been waiting than a threat. translation: "tte: nation has been waiting with than a threat. translation: t'te: nation has been waiting with bated breath now for three weeks for this to happen and it's been 15 months since seismic activity began increasing significantly on the peninsula. increasing significantly on the peninsula-— peninsula. since the activity ratcheted up three - peninsula. since the activity ratcheted up three weeks i peninsula. since the activity i ratcheted up three weeks ago, iceland has recorded more than 50,000 earthquakes, assigned this eruption was imminent

and it's situated between the capital reykjavik and the international airport now no one has been ordered to leave but a no fly zone is in place is the 1st eruption in this part of the country in almost 800 years said about salty is the chief scientist at the icelandic nature logical office they're responsible for monitoring volcanic activity and in all all natural hazards in iceland and joins me now from the capital reykjavik kevin spacey thanks for joining us on al-jazeera how surprised should we be that this volcano has erupted considering the region hasn't seen this level of activity the nearly 800 years well hi everybody i'm not that much either somehow well again or are many people we know that are occupied can exist in the going eastern hour and. these. always seems more than one year effect and you're not going to somehow we're going to get you know maybe or an eruption or green here how long can you actually estimate that this sort of activity in this particular location could last for. well it is there is hard to say who are in new orleans that eruptions in these the they are th

the glowing fissure of the eruption, 30km south of the capital reykjavik is more than 500m long.ther began spewing from the ground on friday evening. officials say the fisher is around 500 kilometres long and a no—fly zone has been established in the area. licenses below —— next to two tectonic plates so eruptions a lot in common but this is the first in 900 years. normally there around 1000 tremors a year but there have been more than 50,000 in the three weeks. the highest number since digital recordings began in 1991. in 2010, the eruption of another volcano projected a column of ash nine kilometres into the air, brought flights to a halt across europe. iceland's meteorological office is the lather from this eruption will emerge more slowly and not create such disruption. the small village of printer vic is a few kilometres away. for weeks now, they have been affected by near constant earthquakes and tremors. a warning of the upcoming eruption. translation: the earth shook well outside and when i came inside with the luggage the kitchen island was on site and various things tha

the region in recent weeks the area is a seismic hotspot in just 40 kilometers from the capital reykjavik all air traffic has been halted. officials in eastern australia have ordered mass evacuations they fear torrential rains and flooding could become deadly authorities are also telling people in sydney to stay at home the rains are some of the worst in years and they are expected to continue. turkish president. has withdrawn his country from the world's 1st binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women was the 2011 istanbul convention was signed in turkey by 45 countries and the european union. american president joe biden and vice president come along harris have condemned asian violence in the u.s. which they say has spiked since the start of the coronavirus pandemic biden implicitly blamed former president donald trump for stoking a hate by calling covert 19 the china virus biden's comments came during a visit to atlanta where a gunman killed 8 people in mississauga parlors on tuesday 6 were of asian descent . america was shaken with these scenes from just a few days ag

hopefully that will be a meeting not only of foreign ministers but also was one kerry in reykjavik and me so all they could exchange views about the future of the arctic hearing are you optimistic from a russian perspective about possible talks between the players in terms of creating a more. rules based future for the region. well i hope so at least when it comes to the climate change issue because there was kind of a wake up all wake up call for russia last year and in the summer of last year when there was a huge these will spill from the facility itself nor ask me go there at russia's biggest producer in siberia and a lot of fuel got into december and rivers and these russia doesn't want to speak about that openly apparently about these happened because of the selling permafrost . because this reservoir where they feel was contained was standing on the permafrost. so these is kind of a wake up call for russia i hope they know will turn their eyes a bit more to their climate change and we'll talk about that more will be rated to cooperate in this direction more. to mystic of the ame

so iceland's environment minister is taking action reykjavik aims to make the country c o 2 neutral by 2040 they're turning to new technologies and a belief in ancient stock us. we have these stories in iceland thought trolls became storms when they're if they were exposed to sun. we can say that we are trying to. turn c o 2 into stone where us trolls sure are unfit for storm and the matheson. but that alone won't be enough since iceland's colonization 95 percent of its forests have been lost millions of euros are to be invested in reforesting large expanses of the island nation something which should also help the c o 2 atmospheric balance sheet iceland there's no they can't save the planet on their own but they're developing technologies that other countries can also employ in the future and the idea that believing in elves and trolls can also help well we need all the assistance we can get. in this week's global ideas we go to south africa to learn how tax breaks km promotes nature conservation something that's easier than it sounds south africa is famous for its wildlife for vast a

a volcano has erupted south—west of iceland's capital reykjavik.colman, justin bieber and the duke of cambridge were among the famous faces to come out and help raise money for the bbc�*s red nose day. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. europe is preparing for a third wave of coronavirus amid a surge in new cases and a shortage of vaccines that can reduce the spread of the disease. france has introduced a partial lockdown — with 21 million people in 16 areas, including paris, among those affected. in poland, non—essential shops, hotels, cultural and sporting facilities are also closed for three weeks — as the country has seen the highest new daily cases since november. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, has also said the country is at risk of having to re—impose lockdown measures as it copes with an �*exponential rise�* in coronavirus cases. and following a temporary suspension of oxford—astrazeneca vaccines in ireland, the country has decided to resume administering the jab this weekend. this report from simonjon

and a volcano has erupted south—west of iceland's capital, reykjavik — the first eruption in that areaand for 800 years. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in may. if you've watched my bbc four series secrets of cinema, which is now on iplayer, you'll know that i'm a great fan of pop biopics. from the buddy holly story to good vibrations, the latter of which told the story of legendary belfast record label boss terri hooley. there's more than a touch of hooley�*s maverick genius in creation stories. a new film about alan mcgee who helped launch the careers of bands like primal scream and oasis. he's comin�* in for his white labels. anything you can find in this box. tvps? later! co—written by irvine welsh, produced by danny boyle and starring ewen bremner, you could be forgiven for thinking that this has something of a trainspotting feel. i have a dream! indeed, mcgee comes across as basically a more succes

go on for several weeks hundreds of sightseers have flocked to the mountain south of the capital reykjavik tens of thousands of small tremors the area for some weeks before the. began erupting. in the united states thousands of protesters took part in weekend rallies against asian racism and violence the protests come after 6 asian american women and 2 other people were killed in a shooting rampage in atlanta georgia last week. outpouring of support in atlanta where the shootings happened as well as anger thousands protested under the slogan stop asian hate and challenge to racist stereotypes last week's killings have stirred asian communities across the us. this morning this was new york's union square where thousands gathered to demonstrate against racism and violence. and in the nation's capital washington d.c. hundreds turned out to protest more often pushed into the stereotype that you should be fired. you should be obedient but that's wrong and that the whole point of a protest is like like this is going to push against that that isn't women will not be silenced people or our people

the region in recent weeks the area is a seismic hotspot and just 40 kilometers from the capital reykjavik all air traffic has been halted. mass evacuations have been ordered in eastern australia as torrential rains caused potentially life threatening flooding authorities are telling people in sydney to stay home the rains are expected to continue. u.s. president joe biden and vice president campbell harris have condemned anti asian violence in the u.s. which has spiked since the start of the coronavirus pandemic 5 and implicitly blamed former president donald trump for stoking hate by calling the code 19 the china virus biden's comments came during a visit to atlanta or a gunman killed 8 people in the us on tuesday 6 were of asian descent. america was shaken with these scenes from just a few days ago 8 people were gunned down at 3 different massage parlors in and around atlanta by alleged shooter robert aaron long most of those killed were of asian descent and according to local asian american leaders are just one example of a rising tide of attacks against asian americans the situation h

jean mackenzie, bbc news, reykjavik. they studied the eruption on sunday. spectators and scientists flocked to the area near fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the reykjanes peninsula, around 30 kilometres south—west of iceland's capital reykjavik to closer study the environmental phenomenon. that is that is it from the team. see you soon. hello there. many of us started the week dry with some spring sunshine. but things aren't going to change over the next few days. it's already turning cloudier. it will turn wetter and windier, and briefly for the end of the week, it will turn quite a bit colder. now, on the satellite picture, you can see a lot of cloud out west. this cloud being brought in our direction on a a south—westerly breeze. as that breeze sets in, it is laden with moisture. so, that is going to deliver a lot of cloud through tuesday, especially across western parts of the uk, where the cloud will squeeze out some spots of light rain and drizzle. we'll see some more persistent rain pushing into northern ireland and

a volcano erupts south—west of iceland's capital reykjavik.g languages in lockdown — the boom in the number of people learning welsh, notjust in the uk but around the world. the former leeds and scotland footballer peter lorimer has died at the age of 7a after a long illness. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. our top story — the tokyo 2020 olympic organising committee has said that international spectators will not be allowed to enterjapan during the olympic games which are scheduled for this summer. the decision will ensure the four—yearly spectacle will be a largely televised event this year. olympic and paralympic tickets purchased by overseas residents will be refunded, it said in a statement. speculation about the ban had been rife for weeks, as organisers grappled with how to make the games safe during the coronavirus pandemic. our sports correspondent alex capstick has more on this. alex, it was predicted because there has been so many questions about whether these games would be held at all. , ., , whe

the region in recent weeks the area is a seismic hotspot and just 40 kilometers from the capital reykjavik. u.s. president joe biden and vice president kemal have condemned and he asian violence in the u.s. which they say has spiked since the start of a coronavirus pandemic biden implicitly blamed the former president donald trump 1st stoking hate by calling covert 9 tame the china virus biden's comments came during a visit to atlanta where a gunman killed 8 people in massive palos on choose day. america was shaken with these scenes from just a few days ago 8 people were gunned down at 3 different message palace in and around atlanta most of those killed were of asian descent and according to local asian american leaders are just one example of a rising tide of attacks against asian americans the situation has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic which started in asia even though the motive of the alleged killer is not clear u.s. president joe biden who met with local asian american leaders in atlanta on friday said change is needed but we have to change our hearts hague can have n

many are escaping to the capital of reykjavik merely to get a break and escape the night tremors but governments daughter is staying behind she's confident there will be enough advance warning if the threat to residents increases as for now she only earns for a good night's sleep. you're watching d.w. news well we've got big changes ahead for hot ride hayling company monica jones will be here in just a minute with that and more business news and of course you can always get all the latest information and analysis on our web site anytime you want to see w dot com i'm terry martin thanks for watching. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. christianity for the established itself. both religious and secular leaders or to display their power. to trace be. concrete the tallest biggest and most beautiful structures.

which is just 30 kilometers from the capital reykjavik started erupting on friday which was the 1st in that region about 900 years some people believe it or not seen grilling hot dogs and marshmallows over the volcanoes smoldering embers. half past the hour on al-jazeera these are the headlines israelis are voting in their 4th election in 2 years and one is widely seen as a referendum on prime minister benjamin netanyahu it is a campaign that has been dominated by his corruption cases well as the economy and of course the coronavirus pandemic in other news the u.s. secretary of state says america is ready to rebuild the transatlantic nato military alliance after years of friction under the presidency of donald trump and he blinken made the pledge on his 1st visit to nato headquarters in brussels police in the u.s. state of colorado of charge the 21 year old the 10 counts of murder he's accused of going on a shooting spree at a supermarket in boulder the victims include a police officer who was a 1st responder to arrive at the scene we mourn those who fell as a state and we mourn them a

a volcano has erupted south—west of iceland's capital, reykjavik —

could go on for several weeks hundreds of sightseers of fall to the volcano south of the capital reykjavik tens of thousands of small tremors rocked the area for several weeks before the volcano began erupting. australia is set to evacuate thousands more people from sydney's suburbs in the worst flooding in decades heavy rains have swelled rivers across new south wales state causing widespread damage emergency services fear that more than 50000 people could be displaced as forecasts show more rain is on the way. and let's get the latest from roger maynard a journalist in sydney and roger what's the situation on the ground there at the moment. well it's been described as a once in a century flood in front of the new south wales coast and a once in 50 years here in sydney and it's not over yet the other book us as they go to more days are going to come as 2 major weather systems collide right evan yourself well it's here in sydney thousands of people are being evacuated from those in the little twist nature of the city where floodwaters are said to be pious and the last catastrophic flood wa

has erupted in southwest iceland situated between the capital reykjavik and the international airport a no fly zone has been set up with all flights in and out of the airport halted. had been expected and u.s. judge has rejected an attempt to postpone the murder trial of a police officer charged over the death of george floyd lawyers for derrick cho and had argued that a highly publicized settlement paid to his family had jeopardize his chances of a fair trial those are the headlines we'll have more news coming up. inside the secret world of the surveillance industry. intercepts you show your kids see the show. on the cover of the exposes despite willing to sell powerful eavesdropping equipment to anyone willing to pay. them the time that they're happy to talk. to preview the. implants produced. to explain how the. international sanctions were the. first. to retrieve but this is what we hear of the damage to civilians taking to democracy. we. don't want to be so you. want to toss that. and we expose the methods used to cover their tracks. and tell your government you know that already

so iceland's environment minister is taking action reykjavik aims to make the country c o 2 neutral by 2040 they're turning to new technologies and a belief in ancient stock us. we have these stories in iceland thought trolls became stones when their if they were exposed the sun. has saved us 3 are trying to . turn c o 2 into stone where us troll swear turned into a storm and the medicine. but that alone won't be enough since iceland's canonization 95 percent of its forests have been lost millions of euros are to be invested in reforesting large expanses of the island nation something which should also help the c o 2 atmospheric balance sheet icelanders know they can't save the planet on their own but they're developing technologies that other countries can also employ in the future and the idea that believing in elves and trolls can also help well we need all the assistance we can get. in this week's global ideas we go to south africa to learn how text breaks can promote nature conservation something that's easier than it sounds south africa is famous for its wild life for the vast ar

in reykjavik, the test results landed on the desk of iceland's chief epidemiologist.he'd been watching the spread of coronavirus from china, and now he knew he needed to act fast. i was excited, actually, because we had been preparing for this for many, many years. dr gudnason began to spot a pattern. the majority of iceland's positive cases had been on holiday in ischgl. austria appeared to have a much bigger covid problem than it realised. it was kind of strange to me at the time, that officially they were only a few cases reported from austria, the whole country, so something really didn't...didn't match, actually. doctor gudnason raised the alarm. he reported the covid cases to the european union and sent a direct message to his austrian counterparts. iceland's government then put ischgl in the same travel category as wuhan. it's what happens next that's still so hotly contested. the regional government in austria's tyrol province now faced a major crisis which would end up costing both lives and money. for years, that'd marketed ischgl as a good time ski resort.

travelled to witness an erupting volcano in iceland the volcanoes just 30 kilometers from the capital reykjavik it started erupting on friday a 1st in this volcanic system for about 900 years people are now allowed to visit the site under some pretty strict guidelines. time now for a reminder of the top stories on iraq polls have closed in israel's 4th election in 2 years with no clear winner in sight prime minister benjamin netanyahu was hoping to capitalize on israel successful coronavirus vaccination campaign to end the country's political gridlock but the initial exit poll suggests his likud party has won between 31 and 33 seats leaving him needing to broker a series of deals to reach the 61 seat majority required. it was president joe biden has responded to a mass shooting in the state of colorado with a call to action for greater gun control police have charged a 21 year old man with 10 counts of murder following the shooting spree at a supermarket in boulder the victims include a police officer who was a 1st responder at the scene if be i say that they're still working to establish a mot

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has erupted in iceland southwest that situated in the middle of a pen insulin between the capital reykjavik and the international airports a no fly zone has been set up with all flights in and out of the airport whole to the eruption had been expected there have been tens of thousands of small earthquakes in the past weeks brazil's president taking several of his country's states to court to try and force them to overturn locked on restrictions $90000.00 new cases were registered on thursday 1st time the barrier has been passed a u.s. judge has rejected an attempt to postpone the murder trial of a police officer charged over the death of george floyd last week this city of minneapolis agreed to pay $27000000.00 to floyd's family lawyers for derrick chavez had argued the highly publicized settlements jeopardize his chance of a fair trial those are the headlines on a woman make change coming up next thanks for watching. frank assessments should we be buying big coal ultimately it will be sovereigns and governments who are buying this and in-depth analysis of the day it's global headlines insi

days this is the live shot now from a webcam above the valley just 30 kilometers from the capital reykjavik and then barcelona or a visit found a way to get around coven 1000 restrictions by holding outdoor silent discos people put on their headphones and bust at some moves along the city's famous sea front all while respecting social distancing rules. for a recount the headlines now few 7 civilians have been killed including a child when shelling by government forces hit a hospital in a rebel held town in western aleppo while health organization says have been more than 300 tanks on syrian health care sites in the past 5 years and even after the strike shelling continued around the hospital michael you understand how lucky we do much for. them. as you can see the shelling of the hospital is all going to have no. medical staff to leave one of the hospital results that was probably read through some of the medical stone that goes with looting the health director of the liberated hopefully he will get better so far there have been so good and all the headlines counting is underway in the repu