a bit of a backing off in sri lanka. most of india is fine. not true for the north. getting to high ground in north india and pakistan. once more, a cold shower is setting up for the gulf. >> but weather sponsored by kedar airways. >> you're watching al jazeera. the tongan government says people on several islands had to be evacuated after all homes were destroyed in saturday's eruption and tsunami. the satellite images have shown the extent of the damage. the white house has warned russia can attack ukraine at any moment. emily: more than one hundred thousand russian troops are amassed on ukraine's border. and u.s. telecom giants at&t and verizon have agreed to partially delay activating their 5g networks in some airports. it comes after major airlines are worried the airline -- rollout will cause catastrophic problems for flights. to hong kong now. an activist known for calling for independence. the first pro-democracy figure to be released from jail since beijing's crackdown back in 2020. he said to have popularized the rallying call liberate hong kong. in a state

in sri lanka pay rises, the government workers and tax cuts have been announced to boost the economy damaged by the cave. it crisis president got the bio roger pack size is also asking china to restructured debt repayments. provincial governors in japan are to us government leaders in tokyo to impose the state of emergency because we are record rise in all the con infections restrictions on eating out and meeting socially could be on the way hundreds of health co workers in pockets on the largest city of crunchy, of tested positive full on the con variant. kevin one team in the past week and not slide to stop shortages hand is putting hospitals under pressure. those were the headlines. i have more news a half an hour. we return to their correspondent. ah ah ah had spoke with my name is bonnie and i'm in london for the 11th annual competition of the international yoga sports federation whose goal is to make yoga and olympic sport. i've always thought of yoga is part of my indian heritage. i understand it to be about transformation, personal transformation, but yoga itself seems to be

south asia, target storms for sri lanka. further north, sunshine. 17 degrees celsius on friday.ut at to cut the weather by qatar >> a four hour climb. for four minutes of practice. but to achieve their dream of becoming of guinness and'first winter olympians, they will have to overcome many mountains. carving a path of hope and inspiration, where the light shines. witness on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ top stories this hour i, president biden has reiterated to its ukrainian counterpart washington's readiness to the -- to respond decisively if russia invades ukraine. russia's foreign ministry says the idea of the war with ukraine is unacceptable but another official warned a nuclear missile crisis with the u.s. is inevitable. if checks are not in place to turn tensions down. burkina faso's new leader says the country will return to constitutional order when conditions are right. the new primitive has addressed the nation for the first time since seizing power after a coup on monday. the u.n. says this month will almost certainly see the highest number of civilian casualties of the seven-year

to the south, much drier with a few showers creeping into the southern coast and thunderstorms in sri lankahe weather, sponsored by qatar airways. >> the sun. -- a son. a father. a mutual love of the arts. the stage is set to immortalize fading memories. in a magical race against time. witness our time machine,n al jazea. ♪ >> welcome back. a reminder of our top stories. the u.k. prime minister warned the country's health service will be under pressure in the coming weeks as omicron cases surge. new restrictions are coming into effect in an effort to slow the spread. yemen's houthi rebels seized a ship belonging to the united arab emirates. they said it was carrying military supplies. a legal agreement between jeffrey epstein and prince andrews accuser virginia giuffre has been made public. prince andrew's lawyers say he could be released from liability. he has denied the claims. sedans military leader is calling -- sudan's military leader is calling for -- political deadlock threatens sudan's survival. pro-democracy groups are planning more demonstrations. >> these people have recently hea

in contrast, it is very dry looking in india and sri lanka. are showers in the foothills of the himalayas, rain or snow depending on where you are. air quality is poor in, for example, new delhi and lahore. another disturbance coming in from the west showing up on the new delhi forecast, gray and a bit windy, and then probably thundering, but it isn't very warm. ♪ >> the weather sponsored by qatar airways. >> mount vesuvius is one of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world, but not everyone fears living in its shadow. >> perhaps there is something magnetic that people who don't live here can't understand. >> al jazeera goes to the red zone near naples to understand this unusual love affair. living with the volcano on al jazeera. ♪ emily: you are watching al jazeera. a reminder of our top stories -- the u.s. president predicts russia will invade ukraine. he's warned his counterpart vladimir putin that there will be costly sanctions and heavy losses for his actions, but joe biden said he believes the russian leader is not keen for a ful

reporter: tom dunmore, with major league cricket, says the sport is very popular in india, pakistan, sri lanka, and across south asia. coming to the bay area with a strong fan base is like hitting a six. >> particularly around silicon valley, a lot of the tech companies employ large numbers of people from those locations who come here, that is accelerated over the past 10 to 15 years. seeding a strong base of ex-pat cricket fans. >> reporter: these are early concept renderings of what the facility might look like. it would feature a world-class pitch, state-of-the-art locker rooms, luxury suites, and seating for 6000 to 8000 people, which could scale up to 15,000 for large international events like the world cup. >> we are not planning to subsidize the stadium. >> reporter: county supervisor otto lee says the plan is to lease the land but not use public money. >> the negotiation is only started, so everything is on the drawing board but ultimately what we want to do is make it through but at the same time we are not expected to shovel a lot of funds to help build these facilities. >> to the lo

so they thought this would be a good way to build resilience and create a green image for sri lanka, which is much needed. so i think there will be, as long as the farmers receive the help that buys that they need for the transition . i think they will be up for it again. and i hope so because there are some very good organic farms in sure lanka already who could help spread the knowledge patrick called and it's funny director of the sustainable food trust we appreciate you being on autism. so thank you very much indeed for your time. it's a pleasure. the global economy is expected to grow by 4.4 percent this year. that's half a percentage point less than previously estimated. the international monetary fun says the recovery from the pandemic has lost momentum because of a resurgence in cases inflations also partly to blame for the i m f latest downgrade prices in the world's richest economies at at a 25. you hi. other concerns including the growing crisis between ukraine and russia and china's slowing economy. beijing has maintained a 0 tolerance approach to the pandemic, but expert

sri lanka hosted the chinese foreign minister and reportedly made a request that.ws, 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn, this is bloomberg. >> china has reported its first local case of omicron. two infections have been found near beijing just weeks before the winter of the picks are set to begin and chinese media says to other omicron cases have been detected in the central province. for the latest, let's bring in steve. we know that the cases keep spreading. >> history tells us that they take strict measures. what they have done is locked down the entire city, barring people from leaving their homes and that has caused a host of problems where there are food shortages and lack of medical care and the like but it hits closer to home. it is just 70 miles to the southeast of beijing. it is the main port city of beijing. we are just three weeks after the olympics. to the western world, it does not sound like a lot. this is on top of 100 65 cases on saturday

at the trial for 25 men accused of organizing the easter bombings in sri lanka has been adjourned until march. remember, remember, this may be 270 people, chilled in a series of attacks on churches and luxury hotels. back in 2019, the defendants face 23000 charges that the government is facing criticism for the investigation. michelle fernandez as more delicia, fernando, her husband, anton, and their 3 children were attending easter sunday mass at st. anthony's church. when a suicide bomber struck apple in the end of it was no longer caballo napoleon. then in a moment, there was a loud noise and fire started raining down from the roof. i told my girls to head out, my son was thrown by the impact. he's the one who found my husband dead. a total of 7 suicide bombers struck 3 churches and 3 hotels, all within an hour. 270 people were killed and more than 500 injured. the government blamed an obscure local group, the national thou, he demand. but many people don't accept that explanation. of position in b. r in fernando is one of them. biggest question for me or who benefited out of these?

it is also pretty dry for most of india and sri lanka, but when you might like some rain because it willmprove the air quality, it is coming in from northern pakistan and the plains of india. temporarily, air quality would improve in new delhi, but it is only temporary. >> the weather, sponsored by qatar airways. >> being a refugee means starting again, but building a new life in a new country is no easy task. "witness" follows one of the last refugee families from syria to be granted an american visa, from their personal sacrifices to the family's triumphs, meet the syrians on al jazeera. ♪ >> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. a reminder of our top stories -- u.s. president joe biden has warned the kremlin it will pay a heavy price if forces invade the ukraine. he said any russian move across the ukrainian border will be considered an invasion and be met with a severe economic response. new satellite imagery shows the scale of russia's literary buildup along its border with ukraine. kiev says moscow has now deployed more than 127,000 personnel. foreign aid has arrived in tonga

in connection with sri lanka, as 2019 east of bomb attacks has resumed, they faced more than 23000 charges related to the blast that killed nearly 270 people. prosecutors have called more than 1200 people to testify. and north korea has released images of leader kim jong ooh, and observing the countries latest miss our test. it's the 2nd firing of an apparent hypersonic missile. they are less than a week. japan and south korea have condemned launch. well, there's the headlines and is continues here now to say or off the listening post statement, and so much bye for the silence has been distinct. beneath this edith ah, is one of scandinavian largest iron or deposits and it's driving a wedge between those seeking wealth and those defending their way of life. gallop, a witness documentary on al jazeera, the trigger warner. india is alarming escalation in the story. the mainstream media have an adverse new year, new shutdown. james cracked down on journalism in hong kong. continue flight informants, doing the kremlin splitting and putting news organizations on russia. black the hello, i'm rich

sri lanka says it will pay compensation to more than a million rice farmers for the failure of theirnment banned the import of chemical fertilisers. the agriculture minister said around $200 million would be distributed to the affected farmers. the government last year attempted to convert the country into a 100% organic farming nation by banning imported fertilisers. kurdish forces in northeast syria say that in the coming hours they expect to regain control of more sections of a prison where islamic state fighters have tried to mount a takeover and mass breakout. there have been fierce clashes since is overran the jail in hasakah last thursday. the siege has continued despite reinforcements from the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces and backing from us fighterjets. the netherlands will relax covid—19 measures on wednesday despite the country recording record infection rates in recent weeks. hospitality venues, such as bars and restaurants and even museums, have been shut since mid—december. the dutch prime minister says nearly 90% of people have now been vaccinated, and it's hop

now do, but it seems that the focus is going to be further south and maybe concentrating more in sri lanka, ah, 2020, a year of locked down and social distance and you can't reach across the screen. and guess what i li re explore is one of the global pandemic biggest side effect loneliness. everyone who lives alone has to be socially isolated for the 1st time ever highlighting its effects on physical and mental health and discovery in unique ways of keeping control, being alone to get everything to of all hail the locked down on al jazeera o. a reminder. now of the top stories on al jazeera, south africa, the president has described as 122 as a crusader in the struggle for freedom, justice, the quality and peace. at the former archbishop funeral, only cape town, the n p. a party hero died last sunday at the age of 19. at least 12 people have died in a stamp that a religious trying to get us started kashmir. the vote team were mocking you, or at least 13 people have been injured. and thousands of march in cities across iraq to express their anger the us 2 years up to the top. iranian genera

flying from indonesia to sri lanka. i have arrived in singapore. from korea to taiwan. encourage more girls and women into aviation. her dream is to become an astronaut. the sky isn't even the limit! jessica parker, bbc news, in belgium. amazing. they really can't remember what i was doing at 19. but certainly not that. before we go, i want to tell you about this story. twin baby elephants have been born in a rare event in northern kenya. the unnamed calves were discovered by guides this week in the samburu national reserve — the first twin birth to be recorded since 2006. local conservation charity, save the elephants, says twins account for only 1% of elephant births, as the mother usually doesn't have enough milk to feed both calves. african elephants have the longest gestation period of any mammal, carrying their young for nearly 22 months. hello again. thursday was a fairly chilly day, temperatures about two or three degrees below average forjanuary, but for many of us, we had sparkling blue skies for most of the day. and what a beautiful weather watcher picture th

flying from indonesia to sri lanka. i have arrived in singapore. from korea to taiwan.zara wants to encourage more girls and women into aviation. her dream is to become an astronaut. the sky isn't even the limit! jessica parker, bbc news, in belgium. a tearful adele has taken to social media to announce the postponement of her entire las vegas residency. the pop star was due to play the first of 2a planned shows at caesars palace's on friday and forecast to make more than $679,000 per performance. adele apologised to fans and promised the shows would be rescheduled. i'm so sorry, but. . . my show ain't ready. we've tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we've been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and covid. half my crew, half my team are down with covid. they still are. and it's been impossible to finish the show. and i can't give you what i have right now. and i'm gutted. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has been following the story from los angeles. it certainly was not expected by

flying from indonesia to sri lanka. i have arrived in singapore. from korea to taiwan. wants to encourage more girls and women into aviation. her dream is to become an astronaut. the sky isn't even the limit! jessica parker, bbc news, in belgium. a tearful adele has taken to social media to announce the postponement of her entire las vegas residency. the pop—star was due to play the first of 2a planned shows at caesars palace's on friday but said despite hours of preparation the show isn't ready. she went on to say half her team has covid and it�*s been �*impossible to finish the show�*. adele — who was forecast to make more than 670—thousand dollars per show — apologised to fans and promised the performances would be rescheduled. twin baby elephants have been born in a rare event in northern kenya. the unnamed calves were discovered by guides this week in the samburu national reserve, the first twin birth to be recorded since 2006. local conservation charity, save the elephants, says twins account for only 1% of elephant births, as the mother usually doesn�*t have enou

ne monsoons of the bay of bangor means few showers in india, but they seem to be concentrating on sri lanka. in fact, much of the energy the atmosphere is then further west. it's been a very active frontal system. on tuesday, it brings heavy rain to the south of pakistan, probably anywhere in this valley. it could be sherry with snow in afghanistan and the north of pakistan, which eventually works across the border. so that could be showers in new delhi. for example, if you change the nature of the air, he caught dramatic change in the sky to be honest. that of course it starts the tail end of it means more potential flooding for the amber it's and for our mom followed by quite a strong shamal. this is the wind to wind blows out of a rock. as of the gulf states cooling things down, sometimes it's sandy. this one looks quite clear out the weather, sponsored by katara, always a sun. oh father, a mutual love of the arts. the stage is set to be more to lies, feeding memories or in a magical race against time. witness our time machine on a gina. ah oh, welcome back our top stories on al jazeera.

to show you this, the bay have been called ne monsoon is steering some heavy rounds of brain into sri lanka. so the risk of flooding for southern areas where we have seen flooding is across the northeast of march. that rain still falling west java, east java and through papa, what island? all of these places we have seen flooding and the ritz that we could see some more as well. ok. the ne monsoon also picking up again. so we're seeing more showers for coastal vietnam from hanoi to just north of home in city on sunday. central china right now and the showers. well, they're starting to peter out in between the young, see and the pearl river valley and mostly cloudy day and shanghai with the high of 8 degrees winds have shifted around. so that's popped up the temperature and tokyo still some snow over areas of honshu and okay, oh, on sunday, and that's a snapshot of your weather season. ah, the weather. sponsored by katara ways. a copay to culture, of knowledge, openness, imperialism, world wide obs to reward, merit and excellence, and encourage creativity. the shape, tomato, ward for transla

it's going to give us a few showers for sri lanka, but stain dry and tamela that do. tonight is got a high of 28 degrees. i think we'll see some flooding across indonesia, sumatra java volley loan bought great in to sue the ways a we have concentrated bands of rain falling here over the next 24 hours. that ne monsoon also given us some rain for taiwan central southern parts of that philippines and coastal sections of vietnam on wednesday, clouds are drifting away from the pearl river valley that's going to give us more sunshine in hong kong with the high of 20 degrees. and the snow certainly piling up and western japan, especially as we look toward the northwest of honju, where there is a snowfall warning in play here. looking at about 30 centimeters over 12 hours. and there was northwind dragon down temperatures, gang yang, just the hive minus 4 degrees on wednesday. that's it's susan ah, killing the debate, non exempt walls, refugees have come from a common impacted countries. the climate emergency is putting more pressure on services across the world and amplify your voice. it's no

not too bad in sri lanka for the time being. showers will gather here as we go through the next day or saying cecil clutch of storms pushing in for sas day. but further north, we've seen some very heavy rain piling out to pakistan, turning to snow over the high ground northern parts of pakistan. seeing some significant snowfall at rain, sleet and snow running across northern areas of india over the next couple of days for the weather. sponsored by katara always running is one of the most accessible sports in the world. l 0 correspondent tandy richardson takes us on his personal journey of discovery. when you find yourself out in the middle of nowhere and the run is hurting. why should not just stop exploring the growing popularity and science, he pushes the limit from kenya to the antarctic. in search of answers to why we run al jazeera correspondence. ah, ah ah, come back, you're watching out. is there a time to recap the headlines now because extends president has authorized security forces to fire without warning, as he tries to quote violent protests against the government. russian

this is unusually wet weather for northeast in india, even bangladesh, rather more noble in sri lanka. oh, the weather sponsored by cats. all right, ways. the listening post cuts through the noise let's, we'll pick it up competing. now they see monday tools being used to perpetuate those competing narrative separating spin from fuck all 3 versions of the story and some elements of the truth. but the full story remains and coaching. unpacking the stories you're being told, it's not a science story at all. it's a story about politics, the list. think boseman your guide to the media on a just 0. ah ah, hello again. this is al jazeera. let's remind you of the main news. the saw, the world health organization is warning of an approaching tidal wave of corona, virus infections in europe. it says the pool that half of people they're likely to be infected by the alma chrome variant in the next 2 months. or people are in the hospital with cove at 19 of the u. s. than ever before. nearly 146000. the strain of the health care system has been compounded by staff shortages was hospital workers bec

a lawyer detained for nearly 2 years in sri lanka and a widely criticized case has been denied bail. he, giles, his bowler, was arrested on claims of aiding and abetting the 2019 easter bombings. i was charged 10 months later with fostering hate speech, but al fernandez reports from false alarm. he chose his bull arrived at the high court in the town of put them on friday, hoping to be released on bail. the sri lankan lawyer has been in detention since police arrested him in april 2020. they claim then it was because he helped the easter sunday bombers who caused this carnage in 2019 killing 270 people. but almost a year later, his below was formerly charged with inciting, communal disharmony under the prevention of terrorism act for a lecture he allegedly gave at this may draw sir oil la mc school. you don't even know what you're fighting against and you don't even know what's going to happen tomorrow. so there was always uncertainty and everything. and i think that was the hardest part of it. and the last 21 months have been difficult. mom found out she was pregnant with their 1st

and the tron of 25 men accused of organizing sri lanka is east of bombings, has been adjourned until march. in the 270 people were killed in 2019 with the defendants now facing 23000 charges that's been locked for today. thanks for your company. holler is along with the news iron half now's time. after the st. americans are increasingly saying authoritarianism might not be so bad. there were several steps along the way where the chain of command it's you like tried to cover what's your take on why they've gotten the so wrong? that to me is the political mouth, the bottom line on us politics and policies and the impact on the world on al jazeera with hi, anthony ok. on today's episode of the stream, we are going to be looking at sedans, challenging transition from a revolution to democracy. let me remind you that back in april 2019, there was a huge uprising. the military government and the civilians decided that they would work together for a period of transition period that would go all the way up to 2023 for democratic elections. last october. it was a military coup by minister abd

same is true sri lanka, there are showers are moving through the part of india. normally dr. is times a year, but it means it's, it's changed whether you know what happened in northern pakistan that snow has ceased. temps will start to rise near called is much better in deleon, banassi because of that change of weather type of to be around for a couple days and probably get worse again. but in the meantime, watch this rain heading towards calcutta. oh, the weather sponsored by casara ways, ah selfless act as human bravery and 10000 precious pieces of literature, rescued from being burnt to ashes in a besieged cerebral. ah, al jazeera world meets the bosnian women and men who risked everything to save their written heritage. ah, beloved books on al jazeera. ah the me. hello again. the top stories on al jazeera, this our see are us on russian officials are set to meet in geneva and coming hours to discuss russia for built up on the border with ukraine. washington has threatened sanctions if moscow invades its neighbor, russia peacekeeping troops deployed to pro wrestling has a

we've got some showers pulling into southern areas of india and northern areas of sri lanka. but the further north we go, the more settled it does get and we will see the temperature pick up in new delhi by the time we get into sunday. oh, the weather, sponsored by katara always in a series of original documentaries, all 0 correspondence explore the stories which had marked their lives and careers. gabriella is on the cover. the tragic story of to reinforce activism, literally kills fighting the devastation brought about by loggers and ranchers. returning to the amazon, gabriel learns how to campaign for sustainable development brought them on a collision course. those sought to profit from the forest destruction. odyssey or correspondence. lou ah, welcome back. a quick reminder about top stories here. this r u. s. president joe biden says he'll be moving a small number of troops to eastern europe and what he's calling the near term. the pentagon has put around 8 and a half 1000 military personnel on standby, after russian deployed more than a 100000 troops on his border with

same is true sri lanka. there are showers are moving through the part of india is normally dry. this time of the year, but it means it is changed to a you know, what happens in northern pakistan, that snow has ceased temp to start to rise in the air called is much better in de leon banassi because of that change of where the type of be around for a couple of days and probably get worse again. but in the meantime, once this rain heading towards calcutta, oh, the weather is sponsored by cats are always running is one of the most accessible sports in the world else's era correspondent tandy richardson takes us on his personal journey of discovery. when you find yourself out in the middle of nowhere, and the run is hurting. why should not just stop exploring the growing popularity and science? he pushes the limit from kenya to the antarctic in search of answers to why we run eligible correspondence. ah ah ah, how are we going to stop stories on this? our senior us on russian officials are set to meet in geneva and the coming hours to discuss the rest of the trip build up on the bord