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the artist drill, featuring a rapper from south india. ah, i want to place before you 2 faces, the theme. do the economy on the left is what became defining images of the 1st wave of colbert in india. in 2020 labourers rendered jobless over night, leaving cities and walking hundreds of miles back to the towns and villages. casualties of a sudden stringent look down on the right, some of the richest people. as the world grappled with a pen, demik, india added to 38 billionaires to it's 2021 which list 2 sets of images to very different realities. but one story that just mean equality and india exacerbated by the panoramic during the been to make unique when you became absolutely obscene in this country. this is part of the global strip. but in india, the super rich, i did an enormous feature there. let me just give you a few data points just man of this, the dream. okay. sure. money was making so much money every 2nd that an informal sector worker would have needed 3 years of work to make the amount of money that location money in one ticke

heavy landslides have left the deadly mark across this state of south india. ive -- one of india's most beautiful, now submerged and struggling. in this town, terrified passengers on the space -- this bus were saved. this clothes store, now i swamped, one of many businesses destroyed by the fierce weather. >> it was my livelihood. everything is gone. >> rescuers have been retrieving the bodies of the dozens who have died. many of the victims were young. officials say they found three children who had been buried under the mud as they were holding each other. >> the hill broke off near us. there has a lot of damage. the house is gone, children are gone. >> for many in kerala, these scenes evoke painful memories from 2018 when the state experienced at the worst floods in a century. 400 people died more than one million were displaced. a studied -- a study by scientists says the number of cyclones over the arabian sea has doubled over the next -- over the last two decades due to risings temperatures. in kerala, they are praying it does not get worse. >> russia's f

india. we'd already looked at the south carola, with our correspondent, we're now going to look at an off with oppression. john, who is the times of india, corresponded with her con, he's in atlanta tell which is that who are city that's been really battered by the the rains present. tell us what it's been like there. so it's been a pity dive for the last 2 days. that he started on sunday morning, and in the last 24 hours, we've had with 400 millimeters in industry. so people are confirmed that the actual data most likely to the next few. a few days i'm under so people are still stuck in hotels. and in home state and several other locations that on any position is more or less similar in other districts like with them. so you know that and so as i mentioned, flooding going on where you are in the north and in carola. now when i was talking to a correspondent carola, we were discussing preparedness and saying, well, the monsoons we know that they come, is it the same sort of situation where you are that you can only prepare so much for these sorts of events? yes, because it's a real estate and

south korea on al jazeera. hello and welcome to context india. i'm fi, desousa coming to you from the city of one by on context india. our aim is to give you an in depth look into the world's most populous democracy. from the insight we're not chasing breaking stories. instead, we're taking the time to deliver a fuller o considered analysis of india. it's politics and it's people. in each of the 4 episodes in this series, we'll be taking a closer look at a specific facet of what has perhaps been the biggest crisis india has faced since independence. corbett devastated numerous countries. but in years experience, especially during the 2nd we've began in april 2021 was one of the most shocking pandemic ordeals the corporate impact, both in the short and the long term will be significant. and that is why it is the focus of this series. in this 1st episode will be analyzing the role of government . i will be speaking with priyanka chad to really member of parliament and a senior opposition politician and marines. nathan, e. g, a leader in the ruling

this is the news hour from al jazeera, heavy, rain and flooding. devastating parts of north and south india, dozens of people killed. many more are missing. also in the news armed gangs kill dozens of people. this is in nigeria is troubles northern region doctors around on the streets of ethiopia to cry region to protest against the siege of the region preventing food and met.

through tough times, composed and presented by a full prop band from the city of bingo noodle in south india. it's a gentle reminder that even in good times you must choose to live. i hope you enjoy the music. i'll see you next week on context in a a, a a, a, a . ah, ah, for, ah, ah. and november on al jazeera, also a year of turbulent weather. well, lead us gather in bloss, go for crucial summit on the battle against climate change. emmy award winning full blinds, goes beyond the headlines, investigating the untold stories across the us. millions in ca, gustavo, both in parliamentary elections under a new constitution and more than a year after the lawful frigate, a political, quite immersive personal short documentaries, africa, direct showcases african stories from african filmmakers, china mall, 100 days until it host the winter olympics. but how will the pandemic and quote for a boy impact the sporting event november on out just sarah? ah, the african union suspend sir don's participation and the well bank stops 8 in response to mondays military coup. ah, hi there, i'm kim fidel. this i

heavy rainfall and landslides have left a devastating and deadly mark across this state in south indiahe town here, terrified passengers on this bus were saved as the waters rose. in this clothes store, now a swamp, is one of many businesses destroyed by the fierce weather. "it was my livelihood," this shopkeeper says. "everything is gone." rescuers have been retrieving the bodies of the dozens who died, many of the victims were young. officials say they found three children who had been buried under the mud as they were holding each other. translation: the hill broke off near us, there's been _ a lot of damage and loss, the house has gone children have gone. for many in kerala, the scenes evoke painful memories of 2018 when the state experienced the worst floods in a century. 400 people died back then, and more than a million were displaced. a study by indian scientists said the number of cyclones out over the arabian sea has doubled in the last two decades due to rising sea temperatures. more storms are forecast in the coming days. here in kerala, known as god's own paradise, they ar

heavy rainfall and landslides have left a devastating and deadly mark across this state in south indiaost beautiful now submerged and struggling. in the town here, terrified passengers on this bus were saved as the waters rose. in this clothes store, now a swamp, is one of many businesses destroyed by the fierce weather. "it was my livelihood," this shopkeeper says. "everything is gone." rescuers have been retrieving the bodies of the dozens who died, many of the victims were young. officials say they found three children who had been buried under the mud as they were holding each other. translation: the hill broke off near us, there's been _ a lot of damage and loss, the house has gone children have gone. for many in kerala, the scenes evoke painful memories of 2018 when the state experienced the worst floods in a century. 400 people died back then, and more than a million were displaced. a study by indian scientists said the number of cyclones out over the arabian sea has doubled in the last two decades due to rising sea temperatures. more storms are forecast in the coming days. here

tough times compose and presented by split out a full crop, banned from the city of bengal, lou in south india. it's a gentle reminder that even in grim times you must choose to live. i hope you enjoy the music. i'll see you next week. one context in with oh oh oh, i ah, with a 25 years ago in your ear, in television news, in the middle east begin a 2 part documentary series marking the 25th anniversary of al jazeera, telling the story of the channel launch. now it became a recognized global brand. ah, the story of alger zebra. a unique path play an important role. protecting you at 9 o. 2 at your face. mm. mm. for we did was clumsy. you was done with a lot of grace. the u. s. and french presidents appeared to turn over a new page after the fallout from a security pact between washington, the u. k. and australia ah, regardless of their life. and i also.

ready heavy rains and flooding devastate parts of north and south india, dozens killed and many more. missy ah, hello den on come on santa maria, here in doha with the world news from al jazeera doctor's in ethiopia, ticket i region, protesting against what they say. our government efforts to prevent food and medicine from reaching the area. also a political crisis as attitude lebanon's economic one. there's 2 key groups threatened to leave the cabinet. and north korea finds a 5th ballistic missile and little more than a month has talks with the u. s stall over its nuclear program. ah. hello everyone at 7 30 pm in india right now. landslides and floods are affecting regions in the north and the south of the country, days of heavy rain of cause deaths and damage in both corolla. and in ultra, can't. this is a trick on the lake in the tour city of nan ital. it's overflowed. it's flooded the streets and houses heavy rain over 3 days of killed at least $24.00 people in that mountainous region. many parts of them just cut off as well. you can see it bridges collapsing main highways washed

and alex is eda, awe heavy rains and flooding, devastate parts of north and south india. dozens killed and many more amiss. ah, hello, dana, come on santa maria here in doha with the world news from al jazeera doctor's in ethiopia. ticket i region a protesting against what they say. i government efforts to prevent.

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. >> reporter: the state is predominantly a coastal area in south india. know in the months of may to september it receives a huge amount of rainfall, isa. this is happening in the month of october. experts have been saying that there has been a lot of organization and construction in the areas due to which these landslides have become more frequent, so have flash floods. the indian prime minister is talking to the state chief minister. this remains a worry. they're trying to provide food and medical amenities to the people who have been stranded. that's the latest update we have. >> i believe i read more rain is coming. now i want to show you these images. experts are warning that one of the lava flows from the volcano is very close to reaching the atlantic ocean. >>> the weather phenomenon la nina is here. we have the story. >> the pattern change takes place. it gives us a 90% chance of a la nina pattern. broader picture, that translates to warmer, dryer weather for the winter months across the eastern half of the united states, especially in the souther

through tough times composed and presented by a full prop band from the city of bingo noodle in south india. it's a gentle reminder that even in grim times, you must choose to live. i hope you enjoy the music. i'll see you next week on context in a, a, a, a, a . ah, ah, ah, ah. the corona virus has been indiscriminate in selecting its 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 a scene united kingdom fail, it citizens, britain's true colors coming soon on out just sarah, assassination of dissidence destabilizing the democratic process. if we lose it, it will be the last for all little a documentary explores how autocratic leaders undermine democracy to consolidate their power through the eyes of those who dare to stand and defy it. our country deserves so much better than being ruled by a cleft. aquatic dictatorship, opposing autocracy, democracy maybe o

now obviously the indian government, the tamela government in the south of india, from where most of these boats originate, uh, have kept saying that these are territorial, historical waters. that the fishermen sort of don't work to boundaries that these are the territories of fishing grounds. but the fact remains is that there are certain legal boundaries and these cannot be cross. so what though, the local fishermen are basically calling for is implement the law as now so far before that amendment in 2017, there was basically action taken against the immigration act for the indian vessels crossing the international maritime boundary. essentially the fisheries act, but there is now a specific thing about bottom drawing. and indeed there were a lot of reactions once the law was brought into force. there was consultation with the indian government with the center who passed on the fact that any sort of violation of this law would be a sort of cracked down upon. we did see a reduction in lumber of indian, but i mean at its peak adrian, we saw things in terms of numbers going up to some

japan, south korea, india, australia, they are all starting to wonder if they stand alone. they too are wondering if the american era is over. it matters when our enemies think america won't protect our friends and allies. it matters more if they think we want checked ourselves in our way of life. that is exactly what china, russia and islamic terrorists leave right now. we are in a clash of civilization, and bad guys think the good guys lack the will to win. that perception is very dangerous for america and for the free world. our enemies have always hoped this day would come. they know from history that when america retreats, freedom for. but i also saw at the united nations that when america steps up, our enemies stepped back. the barbarians of the world fear nothing more than a confident in strong united states with the courage of our convictions. the most important mission of our time is to stop our national self-loathing and regain our courage and renew our convictions. [applause] ms. haley: protecting our freedom starts at home. in particular, it starts with an uncom

japan, south korea, india, australia all starting to wonder if they stand alone.they to are wondering if the american era is over. it matters if our enemies think america will not protect our friends and allies and even more if they think we will protect ourselves and our way of life. that is exactly china russia and the islamic terrorists believe so the bad guys think the good guys lost the will to win. our enemies have always hope this day would come. they know from history that when america retreats, freedom falters. but i also know that when america steps up our enemies to back the barbarians fear nothing more of a confident and strong united states of the courage of their conviction as to stop the national self-loathing and regain our convictions. [applause] protecting our freedom starts at home. in particular it starts with an uncomfortable reality. i recently came upon an observation of an imminent historian bernard lewis. the roman empire in the medieval islamic empire they were conquered by less civilized peoples and in both cases what make the conquest p

now is a monsoon reign goes south through india. it's still leaving quite a legacy and mortar tom for carolyn karnataka. and i think significant res, likely nice and bang list and me and my and this we shouldn't be there at all yet. more thunderstorms in the far north of india and northern pakistan. nothing like they were a couple of days ago, but they're all the same. and they shouldn't be not in late october the weather, sponsored by cattle airways voted world's best air line of 2021. the u. s. is always of interest to people. all right, the world people pay attention to what we saw here. and i'll just, he was very good at bringing the news to the world from here. if america held up a mirror to itself, what would it see in a sense, race is the story of america what's working and what's not, what people are only talking about that it wasn't at the top of the agenda. if america can't handle multiple challenges on multiple fronts, we need to go back to school. the bottom line on al jazeera, ah ah, you want to go, is there a reminder

so heavy rain seems likely in the south of india, eastern side of town. and also for like this to ride for the north. as you can see, mostly it's a dry picture of a northern india pakistan, nepal and bangladesh. seasonally correct, but different to recently for the weather sponsored by cats are always the climate american see is upon us. but why have government left it so late to act? we've allowed climate change to get out. control, people impala investigates why so little has been done. a systemic for act requires systemic change, and asked for further in action could meet with crisis. what crisis on al jazeera for ah, the watching out is there a reminder of our top stories this our, the u. s. and french presidents have held their 1st in person meetings since that countries by serious diplomatic dispute in years. joe biden acknowledged the handling of a recent security agreement with australia in the u. k. was clumsy. the u. s. president is also met with the head of the roman catholic church at the vatican. the white house is biden commended the pope's

so heavy rain seems likely in the south of india, eastern side of town either and also for lack of this to ride further north. as you can see, mostly it's a dry picture of a northern india pakistan, nepal and bangladesh. seasonally correct, but different to recently moved the weather, sponsored by cats are always the climate has changed every year for millions of years, decades of talk. but little action is all about distract, create confusion to create smoke and mirrors. the shocking truth about how the climate debate has been systematically self voted. the oil industry was a main bank roller or opposition to climate act. the campaign against the climate. do you think that's a bad thing? more hugely, that was usually absolutely on algae 0. lou ah, the orgy out, is there a reminder of our top stories? the u. s. and french president savell their 1st in person meetings is the country's most serious diplomatic dispute. in years, joe biden acknowledged the handling of a recent security agreement with australia and the u. k. was clumsy, the you and humanitarian chief is wanting. that half of

indian wells final ah, every one flooding and landslides have now killed at least 27 people in the south of india rescue operations by the army and navy. continuing in corolla, thousands have been stranded in parts of that coastal state authorities fear the number of dead could rise significantly. the input some, let me see. i got a list and 3 bodies of yesterday, 9 more bodies. bodies have been one family completely, no 6 members of the limit avenue to buy them in the money order. the water ended with force at around 11 p. m. in my house and all the things were lost last year it had not rain like the way it has rain this year. we were not able to find the items in our house. the rain water entered the house. we only have the clothes that we are wearing. we appeal to the government to give us compensation. so let's get an update elizabeth per on him live for us. i'm one of the worst affected districts. it's called the young. let's bring us up to date. and then come on that side we are in for band in the community to was to pick the districts and canada along with that. authorities have jobs to re

now, as a monsoon reigned goes south through india, it's still leaving quite a legacy and mortar town for carolyn karnataka. i think significant res, like in eastern bank, listen me and my and this we shouldn't be there at all yet. more thunderstorms in the far north of india. northern pakistan. nothing like they were a couple of days ago, but they're all the same and they shouldn't be not in late october. the weather sponsored by cattle airways voted world's best air line of 2021. global food production is wasteful and straining our planet. but pioneers are adapting with new food sources. jelly fish is delicious with a very light sea food taste and texture similar to calamari and innovative production techniques. i've seen a vertical farm before, but never in a restaurant half to say this is great. earth rise feeding the billions honor just eat up. ah ah, your to go out? is there a reminder of our top stories? the leader of columbia's biggest drug cartel has been arrested columbia presidents as daria antonio, sugar known as alton yell was captured in a meticulous operation. washingto

india. recent flash floods have claimed the lives of more than 150 people. our southauty of nature. but it's also been a reminder of the devastation it can leave in its path. the state's had more than double the usual rainfall it gets in october. thousands have been left homeless after floods and landslides. dozens have died — many of them children. a smart and friendly three—year—old was buried under the mud. his mother, sophia, is in hospital, covered in bruises. she was trapped by the landslide and said the mud came right up to her head. "my son woke up in the morning and went to brush his teeth," she told me. "he didn't even have his breakfast. then we heard a noise like thunder, and the house fell down." in a nearby bed, sophia's two other children, who were also injured and are facing the pain of life without their sibling. rescue teams are still searching the river for victims. in this one small village alone, more than 100 homes were completely destroyed, and just as many were left damaged. and we are just standing in what is left of one family home. as the ri

we're going to see that united states along with japan as well as i was south korea. even india, they're, they're trying to basically contain china and you can see much closer cooperation among those nations. and of course you got north korea that south korea is still worried about you're gonna, you're going to be seen in south korea itself is going to be trying to work with the us much more closely. and it has issues with china. you have the philippines, they have real serious issues with china in terms of our access rights, mineral rights, ah, that, that it is confounding. the problem in the south china sea stand off with, with, with those countries. as john pointed out, that india itself, it has designs for the same area, but it also has a competitor with which is pakistan. pakistan is very close to china and they are competing as well. so, and yet united states has drawn much more closely to india as a consequence. now this is going to have a ripple effect. you talk about end of pacific b into a crisis area in the future. this is kind of a spill over effect into central asia

ah, we are starting as our in india with floods in the north and the south 1st carol estate which is bracing for more up to continued heavy rain. 10 dams are nearing capacity and some have been forced to reopen. despite the already high water levels, thousands of people have been moved to relief camps and at least 38 people have died in this past week. and then you've got indian northern state of oprah. com which is also flooded heavy rain over 3 days as killed at least 16 people in that mountainous region. many parts of the state remained cut off with main highways and roads washed away. elizabeth parent m live a for us on this news. our in one of the worst affected districts, which is a dokie in the south. let's bring us an update. hello, come on. that's right. we are outside the, the, the key dam in the district off indicate one of the 2 was effected. i'm in canada flooding on the weekend along with the in district where we were on monday and on the desktop from last week's flooding. here in canada has risen to 38 and about a 3rd of those debts from landslides. here in the distric

when a year has half now, since the proposal by south africa and india with tables of the world trade organization to temporarily suspend be intellectual property roles, which will never decide for a panoramic to suspend those rules so that we can scale up manufacturing things across the world now just a handful of, of company of countries are standing in the way of most notably the u. k. i'm the german government. they are standing on the sidelines that this pandemic and the profits of pharmaceutical corporations ahead of saving lives, over 100 countries and now supporting that proposal. there's a major conference coming up next month. well, trade organization by germany, i'm the you take up, need to switch sides, need to join russia, china. i'm the us in supporting those developing countries, calls for a patient way that they can manufacture back things. and we can get this virus under control. their argument might be though, that if, if that happens, then millions of euro or dollars, whatever it is in research and development and at shareholders in those companies is wasted because

hello, iam rajini vaidyanathan, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent in north india.re watching countdown to the cop26 global climate summit, a series of programmes from around the world looking at the issues and challenges of climate change as nations prepare to gather in glasgow in november to discuss this global emergency. india is a nation on the front line of climate change, from cyclones to floods, heat waves to droughts, and nowhere is this more keenly felt than here in the state of uttarakhand. we are here on the banks of the river ganges in the foothills of the himalayas. this vast region provides drinking water, irrigation and hydropower to some 2 billion people across asia. but rising temperatures are eroding many of the 50,000 glaziers in this mountain range, threatening water supplies. increasingly deadly forest fires and rising pollution also remain a huge threat. and as climate concerns growin india, there are an increasing number of young activists who are taking up the cause. i met one of these climate activists, 13—year—old ridhima pandey, who is fro

hello, i am rajini vaidyanathan, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent in north india.re watching countdown to the cop26 global climate summit, a series of programmes from around the world looking at the issues and challenges of climate change as nations prepare to gather in glasgow in november to discuss this global emergency. india is a nation on the front line of climate change, from cyclones to floods, heat waves to droughts, and nowhere is this more keenly felt than here in the state of uttarakhand. we are here on the banks of the river ganges in the foothills of the himalayas. this vast region provides drinking water, irrigation and hydropower to some 2 billion people across asia. but rising temperatures are eroding many of the 50,000 glaziers many of the 50,000 glaciers in this mountain range, threatening water supplies. increasingly deadly forest fires and rising pollution also remain a huge threat. and as climate concerns grow in india, there are an increasing number of young activists who are taking up the cause. i met one of these climate activists, 13—year—o

the monsoon is going south out of india now, but it's had a couple of anomalies recently. huge amount rain as you know, philip in nepal and or a kind and there's more snow to come. this is further north. now pakistan where rain also might fall and come down towards new delhi come sunday. that is an anomaly, but not as bad as the last one, but i suggest we're still see more flooding, but it's more likely for the south in carola and connecticut. the northeast wants you to try to set up with hasn't yet established itself. the weather sponsored by cattle airways, voted will's best air line of 2021. when an ethiopian mother put her daughter up for adoption, she knew little of what was to come in with family bones separate a traumatized child, torn between 2 world struggles to return home in a profoundly human story, exposing deep floors in denmark's adoption system. a girl retain a weakness documentary on al jazeera. ah ah, you ought to go to sara. i remind of all top stories this our d one is suspended all 8 flights into if you have his t great region that's off to you and plane was force

now as we move to south asia for india, it is looking fine. and why the north west, you deli, seeing lots of heat with a temperature sitting in the mid thirties. it is looking very wet though for the north east. we have got a weather warning out for some of that heavy rain, an amber alert for a salmon. we are going to see that rain push into their power and bangladesh. we could see more flooding here. but further south, we are seeing the monsoon rains. pick up with some sharper showers for sri lanka. the weather, sponsored by cattle airways, voted wills. best airline of 2021 hospitals and clinics across asia battle code 19 mountains of medical waste piling up one 0 one east investigate dangerous, pending before on al jazeera. ah, oh, wow. oh, algebra with blue ah morgan, back he watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour into this year, thousands of people are holding a rally in support of the president. on wednesday, kaiser by aid named a new prime minister who's now working on the government. however, the opposition is accused

the arrests were the latest in the crackdown against muslim in india. south have an obvious health issues —— kilograms. to closely monitor mr kim's health based on concerns that he has no known successors. japan goes to the polls on sunday, less than two months after the prime minister was elected leader of the ruling liberal democratic party. the party is expected to lose some seats but not power, so what explains the enduring success of a party that regularly gets the votes of just a quarter of japan's registered voters for? this election looks certain to be won by them again. yet the ldp is not especially popular. it's been led by rather un—charismatic men, so what explains its tremendous success? partly starts here in the japanese countryside. this town of 5000 people is an ldp stronghold. most residents here are old and old people vote. we met this couple on their way to cast their ballot. that's right, for the ldp. translation: it will be a huge mess if we let the politician win. they don't have the experience ldp has. translation: . i aaree experience

now was moved to south asia for india. we have seen from flash flooding in the southeast, the rains are heaviest here. the monsoons withdrawn from the north, leaving behind plenty of sunshine for new daily. the weather, sponsored by cattle airways, boated world best air line of 2021 in the country with an abundance of resort trade and want indonesia, his terms for me, we move pool to grow and fraud. we balance for green economy, blue economy, and the digital economy with the new job creation law, indonesia is progressively ensuring the policy reform to create quality jobs investment. let me park when this is growth and progress, invest in the new fia now. ah ah. or come back here watching al jazeera time. to recap, our headlines senior u. s. and taliban officials have begun talks and cutoff. it's the 1st in person meeting since american troops left afghanistan. i saw in afghanistan is high on the gender after a suicide bomber killed 60 people on friday. chinese president, changing thing is again vowing peaceful reification

recent flash floods — across both india and nepal — have claimed the lives of more than 150 people. 0ur souththis report from the southern state of kerala. kerala, india's coastal paradise, is testament to the beauty of nature. but it's also been a reminder of the devastation it can leave in its path. the state's had more than double the usual rainfall it gets in october. thousands have been left homeless after floods and landslides. dozens have died — many of them children. a smart and friendly three—year—old was buried under the mud. his mother, sophia, is in hospital, covered in bruises. she was trapped by the landslide and said the mud came right up to her head. "my son woke up in the morning and went to brush his teeth," she told me. "he didn't even have his breakfast. then we heard a noise like thunder, and the house fell down." in a nearby bed, sophia's two other children, who were also injured and are facing the pain of life without their sibling. rescue teams are still searching the river for victims. in this one small village alone, more than 100 homes were completely destroyed, and

it has though been a year since south africa and india first call for the suspension of intellectual property section on vaccines and related technologies this is something they've been alluded to. switzerland and the eu are still blocking the waiver needed to make that happen. do you and your fellow leaders here today call on countries to back this proposal at least until the fight against the pandemic is over? >> we actually researched this question of production versus availability. and the answer is the vaccine capacity can deliver countries and it can deliver boosters. the problem is the to prioritize delivery for people who do not yet have access to vaccines and for that purpose what we are pressing for actually all four of us is disclosure of contract. transparency of delivery date and is this a good match of the objective we've presented ? vaccinate at least 40 percent of the worlds population again by this year and i can tell you that that transparency contract is scheduled and is going to go a long way to optimize the production capacity. i want to make 2 small points on th

the plan, backed by 100 countries led by india and south africa — has won the backing of the us. go to geneva, switzerland and speak to thomas cueni, director general of the international federation of pharmaceutical manufacturers and associations, ifpma. the biggest pharma companies have profit rates of up to 20% — more than double those in other industries. are countries such as the uk beholden to pharma tax dollars to fund their own spending plans? no, they are not because when you look at covid—19, it is not just about the cost to the global economy, it is about lives lost, about every day loss, waiting for vaccines to reach people in africa. but when we look at it, these big companies have developed vaccines at record time, have scaled up production at record time, but we need to remind that covid—19 requires travelling of global vaccine production and it is actually happening. the issue is not supply, it is the execution of these vaccines and it is far too easy to depict this as north versus south, because the two countries which have vaccinated their population by far the

fitting away because we're going to be taken up by the middle class and the rich gloves of india, china, south africa and others, right. i think we need to be, we need to be aware that if a common understanding that we need to decala nice and comes of climate change study colonize, yeah. or cover like as soon as stephanie, you talked about about paying back. i think the public these days understands the climate change is real up. that argument is one, right? and people think it's fairly safe to say worried. does the public though understand the costs involved in fixing the problems? i mean polluters should pay, of course. but what about the public? well, i don't know what the public you're thinking. i'm coming from a scientific perspective. and i think that most people would understand that you have for that to happen. responsibility. as a precautionary principal, of course, something you have to pay for repairing it and one way or the other. so we need to do significantly our missions. i think that's a come on, i'm a standing, anyone that is not a given thing. give them the staples of our, of

showers across much of southeast asia. plenty, a shower, some very heavy rain pushing across south asian parts of india over the next day or 2, we are going to see some big down pause. he a red wall is enforced with. tom will not do that cloud and rights, but he right up to disha. ah, the leaders from the world's biggest economists will convene in rome this month to discuss the deteriorating economic situation in afghanistan. but all ice will also be on the g twenty's response to the climate emergency. can they find a way to prioritize the planets, health? oh good g d. p. special coverage on al jazeera facing longer hours and shorter deadlines. south korean delivery drivers are literally being worked to death one 0 one east explorer, the dock side of consumer convenience and south korea on al jazeera. ah ah, hello, they are watching al jazeera. let's remind you about top stories here in south theory. the european union's top court has ordered poland to pay a fine of more than $1000000.00 a day. it's part of a deepening dispute between the you and its members stays over opponents, judiciary. israel has

bio economy alliance which is now we've got living laboratories being established in africa, india, in southombia and madagascar and so on, ghana, to demonstrate on a smaller scale to start with what can be done with an integrated approach to biodiversity regeneration using an approach that no longer has monocultures of trees but is much more diverse, but also integrated with regenerative agriculture and agroforestry techniques which are critical, all of which can be again integrated with community, rural community enhancement and working with small farmers. we've got this big, big critical, i think it's fair to say, vital conference happening in glasgow, world leaders coming together to make decisions about what they are going to do in terms of tackling climate change — what would a successful outcome be? well, as i've been saying, to unlock the vast amount of money and investment opportunity there is to make the transition to a more sustainable and circular economy happen quicker. and i promise you, there are all these people wanting to do the right thing if we can just, as i say, the gove

and with that, a risk of flooding now to india in south asia, we've seen some flash flooding in parts of corolla as more than 100 millimeters of rain fell over 24 hours. it dries up here on monday, we have got some red warnings out across more those northern states for heavy rain . over the next few days, we are likely to see some of those falls heaviest in bangladesh. and me and mark as well. that sure update the weather, sponsored by cattle airways, boated worlds best airline of 2021 in the country with an abundance of resource trade. already won indonesia whose turns forming. we moved full to grow and frock. we balance for green economy, blue economy, and the digital economy with the new job creation law, indonesia is progressively ensuring the policy reform to create quality jobs. investment. let be part when denise is growth and progress. invest indonesia now, ah ah, hello again. this is al jazeera that's from, as you might use this out of the saudi led coalition in yemen, says that it's killed at least 160 hootie fighters in marin province. dozens of air strikes were voiced in s