of course, the vatican, for the vatican, easter weekend is very busy.. peters squares, last night, for the good-friday commemoration. with a noticeable difference, that the square was virtually empty. you know, there were children that had written, and were reading the prayers. a lovely, little moment at the end of the ceremony, when a little boy goes up to the -- the stage to hug the pope. he's followed by other, little children, and the beautiful choir of the sistine chapel singing in the background. it was one of those moments that, really, the vatican does so well. the majestic background of the vatican, and this moment of, kind of, beauty, really. to sort of hear the choir, see the little children with the pope. that really helped take people out of the, kind of, daily suffering and difficulties that everybody in italy, at the vatican, around the world, is living, at this moment. so, the pope is carrying on with his -- with his easter celebrations. he'll be doing that tonight, for the easter vigil. tomorrow, for -- and on sunday for easter mass. ea

lockdown is affecting the vatican's easter celebrations.t night with the pope's good friday commemoration in st. peters square that was virtually empty. you'll see the same thing on sunday for easter mass. the vatican is moving that inside instead of holding it out in the square normally, with thousands of people and flowers in the square to avoid having crowds come down. of course, there is also the fact that there is an economic repercussion for the vatican as well because of at least lockdowns and projecting a 506 million euro deficit this year. the vatican museums is a major source of income for them has been closed for the better part of last year and this year. one of the things the pope is doing to offset that, he has reduced the cardinals and priests salaries working in the vatican their salaries. the vatican is also dealing with the financial repercussions of these lockdowns. one thing they are doing well is their vaccine rollout program. they have the pfizer vaccine and managed to vaccinate all of their residents and employs and n

this was in that second vatican council who themselves lived through the holocaust. we have an equivalent moment now. if the massive - of children if they preferring the predators to the victims, isn't a crime of the skills needed to change, that these basic levels, this corruption, then what is. and i would like to before we had, just acknowledge that if it weren't for the work of the germans and then the lawyers and the victims themselves, the scandal about massive crime against the children by the catholic priests, we would still be if not completely hidden. it would still be on the margin of people's consciousness. so anyone have this conversation without saluting you again. an early critical work you did for all of those victims and for the broad culture. but also for the catholic church. i hope you will be insulted if i call in the coming devoted ministry that you did. and that you're doing still. mike: know, in fact i am flattered a party to the purpose journalism is to make change. and so i'm grateful that i had an opportunity to make change. i think the best

well some church of events will take place the vatican is scaled down east with the faithful encouraged to follow services in the pope's message on t.v. radio or online the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to ensure. that easily continues to say hundreds of deaths every day nearly 110000 people have died across the country due to covert 9 tain with this new wave there is one difference the vaccination rollout but it has been slow the vatican has joined a vaccination drive and is hoping to inoculate more than 1000 vulnerable people over. a new kind of ceremony for this holy way. now for a round up of some of the latest developments in the krone virus pandemic india's daily coronavirus infections have hit a 6 month high with nearly 90000 new cases reported the state of maharashtra may issue a full lockdown to curb the surge australia will continue to use the astra zeneca vaccine despite a blood clot in case the country's regulatory body has said wrists of serious side effects remain low and argentina's president alberto fernandez has tested positive for th

easter services at the vatican are being scaled way back for the second year in a row. the papal mass begins next hour, and we'll have more on that in just a moment. >>> first, the situation in the united states is a bit more relaxed than other places right now thanks in part to an aggressive vaccine initiative. more than 4 million doses of vaccine were given over the last 24 hours alone, and that is a daily record. for americans still unsure about whether to get vaccinated, health experts say the shots are the surest, quickest way to get back to normal. here's what dr. anthony fauci told our jim acosta. >> the thing we can do what is we're doing with the vaccines. we're really, really pushing on that. and you know, there was an announcement a couple of days ago about the covid-19 community core, where we're essentially engaging trusted messengers from the community, be they people who are trusted church leaders, clergy, athletes, entertainers, people in the community, to get people to get out there, and when vaccine becomes available to you, to get vaccinated. i agree

well son church events will take place the vatican has scaled down easter with the faithful encouraged to follow services in the pope's message on t.v. radio or online the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to ensure people don't gather. but usually continues to see hundreds of deaths every day nearly 110000 people have died across the country due to covert 9 tain with this new wave there is one difference the vaccination rollouts but it has been slow the vatican has joined the vaccination drive and is hoping to inoculate more than 1000 vulnerable people over. a new kind of ceremony for this holy way. to german football now and this weekend sees the most important match of the bundesliga season so far 2nd place leipsic host 1st place byron munich the defending champions a win for life saved would put them within a point of the top spot and live 6 chances have been bolstered by an injury that will keep byron's a leading goalscorer out of action. when a club has to leave this kind of talent was this kind of goal scoring powerhouse. this robert levin dusky o

the lockdown measures affecting the vatican, as well. pope francis holding his good-friday commemoration to a virtually-empty st. peters square. that is an event that's normally held at the coliseum in rome in front of thousands of people but the vatican is also scaling back their events to comply with covid regulations. easter-sunday mass, pope francis will stay inside st. peter's basilica in front of a limited number of people. the pope, also, paid a surprise visit, on friday morning, to the vatican's vaccination center. pope francis has offered to vaccinate 1,200 homeless-and-marginalized people around the vatican, with the pfizer vaccine, which the vatican has used to vaccinate its own residents and employees. and italy, meanwhile, will begin to use the johnson & johnson vaccine, mid-april. that vaccine only requires one dose. so, it might go some way to helping speed up italy's vaccination program. italy, right now, is vaccinating about-250,000 people, a day. prime minister mario draghi, saying, recently, his goal is to get that to

peter's basilica in the vatican this morning.usual, and they were masked and socially distanced. this is the second year that the coronavirus has disrupted easter celebrations. chris livesay is in rome looking back at a year of covid and the toll it's taken on the vatican. good morning to you. even the vatican has been affected by all of this. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. yes, there is not the holy week that pope francis wanted. speaking on palm sunday, he said that the devil himself was taking advantage of the pandemic which for now two years in a row has is taking a toll on people's lives and collection plates. he's left he's long been called the people's pope. since the pandemic, he's the pope with no people. pontiff or not, it's the virus that still reigns at the vatican during holy week. more than a year after the outbreak first exploded in italy. [ speaking foreign language ] especially painful for the pope -- the absence of pilgrims during what's normally the busiest week at the vatican. in the past year, diminishing

the second straight year, italy and the vatican are under strict lockdown over easter to contain a surgef covid-19 infections. >> it is the second easter i have to spend with my little family, just my husband and daughter, because i cannot reach my parents and brothers and nephews, which live in a different region. so this is good to be the same for many families. and this is a bit sad, but also, we are tired of this situation. we know it needs to be like this, but it is sad. >> it is better than lester, because last -- then last year, because last year, nothing was possible. nobody was permitted to leave their houses. at this year, we are in a situation where people can come to church, participate in the ceremonies. reporter: while some church events will take place, the vatican scaled down easter, the faithful encouraged to follow services and the pope's message on tv, radio or online. the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to and sure don't gather. but italy continues to see hundreds of deaths that every day. early 110,000 people have died across the cou

you know the lock down is obviously affecting the vatican as well. that was evident last night at the pope's good friday ceremony to a virtually empty st. peters square. that's a ceremony usually held at the colosseum in rome with thousands of people, a candlelit ceremony but the vatican had to scale that back, tonight's easter vigil and also they moved up the time so the few people that will be attending that vigil can be back in their home for that curfew. instead of holding it in the square they're having that in the basilica with few people in attendance. they have been using the pfizer vaccine, and with their extra doses the pope decided this week to donate those to 1,200 homeless and underprivileged people around the vatican. he paid a surprise visit to them yesterday morning. they said they've vaccinated 800 of them. and it's a sign of solidarity and something the pope has been speaking about since the beginning of vaccine roll outs in all countries to pay attention to those people who might slip through the cracks in the health care systems.

well as some church events will take place the vatican is scaled down east with the faithful encouraged to follow services in the pope's message on t.v. radio or online the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to ensure people don't gather. but usually continues to see hundreds of deaths every day nearly 110000 people have died across the country due to covert 9 tain with this new wave there is one difference the vaccination rollouts but it is being slow the vatican has joined the vaccination drive and is hoping to inoculate more than 1000 vulnerable people over. a new kind of ceremony for this holy way. to some sport now and in the u.s. there's been a surprise political move by major league baseball the league announced it's moving the very lucrative all star game out of atlanta it's a response to georgia's new voting board that critics say markedly restricts russian minorities from voting thursday was opening day for baseball's top league midseason all-star game in july attracts a big t.v. audience and is a key selling point for the host city. critics are

. >>> at the vatican, pope francis use onned his easter message to urge countries to speed up the distribution of vaccines to the world's poor. cbs's elizabeth palmer has that story. the pope led easter mass in the vast st. peters bas is illica this morning. for a small congregation of the faith. masked and socially distanced. italian police are back to enforcing a lockdown this weekend as a serious third wave of coronavirus infections sweeps across europe. the highest per capita death rate is in hung ary. to vaccinate as many people as possible on as quickly as possible. it has started importing the russian sputnik vaccine to boost supply. france has the fastest growing infection rate in europe and it imposed a stricter lockdown. they were able to stock up on supplies but they have to stay close to home for a month and observe a overnight curfew. butpatience is wearing thin. in belgium, police broke up a public party with water cannons. in barcelona, in spain, officers tried to enforce social distancing on the beach. >>> it's now clear that vaccinations work. britain is one of the world leade

well some church events will take place the vatican has scaled down east with the faithful encouraged to follow services in the pope's message on t.v. radio or online the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to ensure people don't. usually continues to see hundreds of deaths every day nearly 110000 people have died across the country due to covert 9 tain with this new wave there is one difference the vaccination rollout but it has been slow the vatican has joined the vaccination drive and is hoping to inoculate more than 1000 vulnerable people over. a new kind of ceremony for this holy way. and our reporter seen a good death sent as this update from rome. italy was the 1st country in europe to be hit by the full force of the pandemic and has already lost more than 109000 lives due to cold it 19 it continues to see daily death tolls in the hundreds people here are frustrated to find themselves in the same situation yet again the one difference is the vaccine but the rollout has been too slow the hope is that things will pick up in the days and weeks to come

well some church of events will take place the vatican is scaled down east with the faithful encouraged to follow services in the pope's message on t.v. radio or online the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to ensure people don't gather. that easily continues to see hundreds of deaths every day nearly 110000 people have died across the country due to covert 19 with this new wave there is one difference the vaccination rollouts but it has been slow the vatican has joined the vaccination drive and is hoping to inoculate more than 1000 vulnerable people over. a new kind of ceremony for this holy way. or the ratio of tokyo 2020 games are less than 4 months away where i told the world skateboarding prodigy by the name of sky brown is said to complain when his sport bikes it's only in july she's fully recovered from a life threatening accident last year and is now ready to take flight on the world stage. sky brown is smiling again despite the delay of the games she's still raring to go for gold in tokyo and sees the positives in the year long wait to complete.

at the vatican, pope francis will lead the way of the cross through the square.pected to be fewer of the faithful attending. >> reporter: this is not the holy week that pope francis wanted, speaking on palm sunday, he said that the devil himself is taking advantage of the pandemic, which for two years in a a row, iss not j just taking advantage of people's lives but on the collection plates. he has long been called the people's pope on. he has been the pope with no people since the pandemic. and it's the virus that still reigns at the vatican in holy week after the pandemic exploded in italy. painful for the pope, the absence of bill -- pilgrims. 2020, $108 million short fall, 25% less revenues. it's led to even the cardinal's having a cut in their salaries of 10%. so there's a lot of credibility for the church because of the sexual abuse crisis and now the pandemic. it's like being in a boxing ring and not knowing where the next punch is coming from. >> reporter: the pandemic did not stop francis from going to iraq, the first of ever time for a pope. praying in

so many people trying to just stop to attack a picture at the vatican. hope francis just beginning inside the basilica. that is to avoid people coming to the square to try to see him. very few people inside with the hope for this easter mass. we have a glimpse of his message last night, and the pope was talking about a renewal of hope for the vaccines. that is the idea of hope, so the pope was tieing in those things last night and i expect that is similar to what we will see today here, kim. >> thank you so much, appreciate it. americans have been warned against easter travel, but airport numbers are up and people are again gathering in large numbers. we have more from new york. >> the crowds have returned to times square once the epicenter of the united states. people feel confident about coming out and returning to normal. the weather is nice and the vaccination rate is skyrocketing. now one in five new yorkers is now fully vaccinated according to the governor's officer. but they warn people not to be too hasty. there is still a reason to wear a mask a

. >> this is the biggest christian holiday for the vatican. >> it's been retraumatizing. we are all eagerly awaiting to see how this trial shakes out. it has been really horrendous to watch the defense put george floyd on trial instead of the former police officer. >>> i'm pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and pb add the world. you are live in the cnn "newsroom" on this easter sunday. as the race continues between lethal covid variants and life-saving vaccines, and the tsa screened more than 1.5 million people, and contrast those stats with what is going on in michigan right now. that state is now seeing its highest case count since december. some experts worry it's the leading edge of a fourth surge for the u.s. cnn's natasha chen is in atlanta where the holiday celebrations may prove to be a mixed blessing. >> reporter: there did seem to be a ring of more optimism compared to a year ago when a lot of churches were forced to go online for easter, and this church offering indoor socially distanced services with advanced reservations.

the vatican's easter vigil service last night began two hours earlier than usual so participants could home before rome's 10:00 p.m. curfew. cnn vatican correspondent delia gallagher joins us now from rome. >> delia, you've reported from there so many easter sundays, obviously things are different this morning. and talk about, if you would, the message that pope francis delivered. >> reporter: yeah, well, different is the word. take a look here victor, this is a square which normally at easter time would be packed with thousands of tourists, this is the biggest christian holiday, the biggest holiday for the vatican. we would have tourists in the square. pilgrims here, we would have the pope in the square. today, the pope is inside st. peter's basilica, only about 200 guests invited into the basilica to be with the pope. the people that are in the square, victor, because we're in a three-day national lock down are italians who are out exercising because that's one of the reasons they can go out. but the pope at easter mass celebrated the mass and just afterwards, just finished about fiv

we want to go straight to the vatican and our vatican correspondent. she's in front of st. peters square. delia, can you believe it? this is the second easter in lock down for the pope. and if you think of europe, this spring, easter, supposed to be a time of renewal and yet that seems to be such a long way off. what is the pope's message at this point in time when this is the second easter we've been going through this? >> well, you know, it's interesting, paula, because just last night at the easter vigil that was his message, that renewal is possible. he said we can start over. and of course that's in keeping with the theme of easter weekend. obviously for christians the idea of the resurrection of jesus is all about new life. so that's certainly where the pope is putting his emphasis. when we talk about a message from the pope, paula, it's also useful to look at not just what he says but what he does. and in that sense i think we should look at friday morning he went to a vaccination center and because he's offered to vaccinate 1,200 homeless and marginalized people in

in italy with the whole of the country in lockdown and the vatican as well.s message. the focus was very much on the pandemic, but he also did a tour of the world's trouble spots. myanmar, syria, mozambique, calling for peace and reconciliation at this time. he had a recent visit to iraq. to think about reaches of the world that are volatile and violent.— volatile and violent. yes, that was a tri that volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we _ volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we were _ volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we were on _ volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we were on and - volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we were on and we - a trip that we were on and we watched as pope francis went to places like muzzle the old capital of the islamic state militant group. that was very much a visit aimed at trying to give solace to the dwindling christian community there. he mentioned that in his message today. he said that he had been privileged to go there and he talked about how christians around

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and at the vatican it will look like it did last year.iest days celebrated without crowds of worshippers. >> reporter: italy is about to enter into a three day national lock down saturday. that means no travel from your city of residence. that means family gatherings even in private must be limited. keep in mind that for the last two weeks many regions throughout italy have been on a lock down. and the government said they will be extending measures through the end of april. pope francis will be celebrating easter festivities. without the presence of the faithful. without the presence of the thousands of tourists that italy and the vatican are used to seeing this time of the year. the government focus is on vaccination program. trying to amp up the number of people vaccinated. the prime minister laid out a plan to get 500,000 italians a day vaccinated. they hope to have all adult ial yans vaccinated end out of summer. a decree says any healthcare workers working directly with people must be vaccinated. if they refuse they risk suspension

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at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries.home water, it is still theirs. cambridge have the victory. and it's a double win for cambridge in both the men's and the women's boat race. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government is to trial measures in england, including covid passports, to allow the safe return of sports matches, major events and nightlife. they'll show if a person has been vaccinated, had a recent negative test or has antibodies. the pilot will include the fa cup final and will last until mid may. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. england's national stadium has been quiet for some time. but in the next few weeks, fans will be back at wembley, cheering on teams as part of pilot schemes. this year's fa cup final will be used to trial covid passports, where you have to prove your status before you're allowed in. the key purpose of looking at this option is to see how it can enable us to open up getting back to the things that we want to do, if this can be at all, to enable businesses to o

at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries.nd is to trial covid passports, in a bid to allow the safe return of mass events. the fa cup final will be among the pilots. there is the thing about having your liberties taken away, which is really quite worrying. how do you make people feel safe and feel reassured, but how do you make sure that we still have that freedom? we'll hear from one of the industries hardest hit by the pandemic to get their view on covid passports. also this hour... thousands of survivors flee fighting in mozambique — a week after a deadly attack by islamic state insurgents. and it's a double celebration for cambridge — who win both cambridge, it is still there. they have the victory. and it's a double celebration for cambridge — who win both the men's and the women's boat race. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the half—brother of the king ofjordan is being investigated for allegedly plotting with foreign parties to destabilise the kingdom. in a video sent to the bbc, prin

truck easter sunday at the vatican but take a look at this, virtually empty st. peter's square and it is in lockdown for three days and italians are being encouraged to stay at home and the vatican is also complying with regulations so pope francis said easter mass inside st. peter's the silica with only 200 guests and just after the mass the pope gave his address to the city and to the world. here is some of what he had to say. >> the pandemic is still spreading while the social and economic crisis remain severe, especially for the poor. >> reporter: he mentioned that in particular the conflicts in ukraine, syria and iraq among others and mentioned the difficulties in lebanon and the scandalous silence about the situation in yemen. he also spoke about an issue close to his heart that is vaccinations for the poor and not only for poor countries to have access to vaccines but also for the poor people in richer countries to not be forgotten and of course the pope himself offered to vaccinate 1200 of the homeless and poor here around the vatican in the weeks leading

well son church events will take place the vatican has scaled down east with the faithful encouraged to follow services in the pope's message on t.v. radio or online the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to ensure people don't gather. but usually continues to see hundreds of deaths every day nearly 110000 people have died across the country due to covert 9 tain with this new wave there is one difference the vaccination rollout but it is being slow the vatican has joined the vaccination drive and is hoping to inoculate more than 1000 vulnerable people over. a new kind of ceremony for this holy wait. all of ratio of tokyo 2020 games less than 4 months away where i 12 year old skateboarding prodigy sky brown is all set to compete when his sport makes its olympic to boot in july she's fully recovered from a life threatening accident last year and is now ready to take flight on the world stage. scribe brown is smiling again despite the delay of the games she's still raring to go for gold in tokyo and sees the positives in the year long wait to compete. i th

well some church of events will take place the vatican is scaled down easter with the faithful encouraged to follow services in the pope's message on t.v. radio or online the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to ensure people don't gather. but usually continues to see hundreds of deaths every day nearly 110000 people have died across the country due to covert 19 with this new wave there is one difference the vaccination rollout but it has been slow the vatican has joined the vaccination drive and is hoping to inoculate more than 1000 vulnerable people over. a new kind of ceremony for this holy week. because in sports now and in the u.s. they spend a surprise surprise political move by major league baseball the. league announced it's moving the very lucrative all star game out of atlanta it's a response to georgia's new voting a law that critics say markedly restricts rational minorities from voting thursday was the opening day for bicycles top late to make the midseason all-star game in july attracts a big t.v. audience and is a case selling point for the h

at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries.home water, it is still theirs, cambridge has the victory. and it's a double win for cambridge in both the men's and the women's boat race. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the government ofjordan has accused the country's prince — hamzah bin hussein — of a plot to destabilise the country. this comes after the former heir to thejordanian throne released a video to the bbc saying he had been placed under house arrest. jordan's deputy prime minister says the prince's wife had been in contact with foreign intelligence agencies. up to 16 people have arrested, including senior officials. ealier the deputy prime minister ofjordan said that the government had been monitoring calls from prince hamza. translation: the security agencies have looked into the long-term - activities and movements of prince hamza and others that target the stability and security of the country. the investigations monitored interference and calls, including calls with foreign partie

while at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries.ing up... the media show. the government is to trial measures in england, including covid passports, to allow the safe return of sports matches, major events and nightlife. they'll show if a person has been vaccinated, had a recent negative test or has antibodies. the pilot will include the fa cup final, and will last until mid may. here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. the fa cup final, 2019. it won't be so packed this year, but the final is being used to pilot how these kinds of mass events might work in future. the opportunity to get back to full capacity, i think, is something that is so prevalent at the moment and underpins so many of the hopes that the events industry and the entertainment industry has, so this scheme, we feel, is the right way to go. plotting a path to reopening society, trial events will also look at ventilation as well as testing before and after, along with so—called vaccine passports, an idea that has met some resistance. it would be proportion

for the vatican, the pandemic means another empty easter.ers of followers. chris livesay joins us from rome. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. covid restrictions are making it challenging for pope francis to mingle amongst the people. but for such a determined pope, where there's a vaccine, there's a way. this isn't pope francis' style -- leading the way of the cross in a deserted st. peter's square as opposed to here at the coliseum where he normally spends good friday surrounded by thousands of faithful, says cbs news vatican contributor monsignor anthony figueirido. >> he likes to be with the people. he wants to go to the fringes, to the poorest of the poor, and the pandemic has robbed him of all of that. he said, "i feel like a prisoner in the vatican." >> reporter: so yesterday, francis made a break for it, paying a surprise visit to some of the 1,200 homeless getting their covid vaccine at the vatican during holy week. the pontiff paying it forward after getting the pfizer shot earlier this year. like so many of the newly

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as the vatican celebrates the solemn rituals of holy week, again in lockdown, there is the dawn of whatthalie becquart, tapped by pope francis to be the first woman under secretary to the senate of bishops. an advisory body to the pope your appointment has been called historic, a significant step for women. >> i would say a symbol of the importance for the bishops, for the pope the importance of listening to all the people of god. >> reporter: the 52-year-old french nun is now the woman with the voice and a vote in what has been a sea of men. >> reporter: under francis, pop sense of superiority in the -- among some in the priesthood. what does that make possible >> a new style of leadership because it's about also share governance, about teamwork. >> reporter: born outside of paris, educated in business, becquart is known as the sailing nun. at home on the waters off the french coast do you feel close to god when you're on the water? >> my roots are on the sea when you're on the boat with the crew, you experience something of the mystery of the church >> reporter: she is now a symbol of

at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries.double win for cambridge in both the men's and the women's boat race. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentary journalist tony grew, and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. hello to both. tomorrow's front pages... the i leads with the prime minister's plans to offer every person in england access to two lateral flow tests a week in order to help stop new virus outbreaks. the telegraph headlines the same story, and also has a photo of one of the victorious cambridge rowing teams — both the men and women's teams won their respective boat races earlier today. two covid tests each week for everyone is the headline in the mail — it says people will be encouraged to take the tests in order to safeguard the unlocking of the country. the prime minister's plans for testing are also the lead story in the guardian, which says borisjohnson is being warned against �*quick fixes�* by experts. and china's central bank ha

and without the presence of the thousands of tourists that italy and the vatican are so used to seeingocus now is on their vaccination program. trying to amp up the number of people that are being vaccinated. the prime minister laid out an ambitious plan to get 500,000 a day vaccinated. they hope to have all adults vaccinated by end of the summer. a decree says any healthcare workers that are working directly with people must be vaccinated if they refuse to be vaccinated they risk the suspension from their job. without pay. >> british regulators found 30 cases of rare blood clot events after people used astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. that's 25 more than the watchdog agency previously reported. it says it has yet to see a case of blood clots following the pfizer shot. the agency does encourage people to continue to get vaccinated with the vaccine. saying benefits out way risk. netherlands and no longer giving that vaccine to people under age 60. as a precautionary measure. quick break here on the program. next week could mark a break in the stalemate between the u.s. and iran. over th

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later today at the vatican, st peter's square will be eerily quiet.nstead of thousands, only only a handful will be allowed to attend. the archbishop of canterbury will host a service from canterbury cathedral, encouraging people to be disciples of hope. back in chingford, joy abounds at being able to sing again. it's a very exhilarating and really quite spine tingling when we get to a climax of something and it's really uplifting, and i know that it has that effect on the congregations here as well. and a sign of hope at easter. certainly, easter of all times, a sign of new life. most places of worship voluntarily closed in the latest lockdown. many smaller churches suffered from reduced numbers and fewer donations. but this easter as choirs return to churches like this, a moment of hope and a glimpse of normality. harry farley, bbc news, chingford. 22 ancient egyptian mummies were taken on a historic procession through the streets of cairo last night to be relocated to a new museum in the south of the city. 18 kings and four queens were transported

at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries.led islamic state insurgents. cambridge have crossed the finish line! cambridge beats oxford in both the men and women's boat race — one of the oldest rivalries in sport.

the world's west nation pope francis has given his fast in person sunday blessing in the vatican after weeks of lockdown it's it is set to begin easing restrictions later this month israelis no longer have to wear face masks outdoors and schools are fully reopened in the latest steps towards normal life after a mosque bus nation campaign. now moscow has warned its war retaliate against the czech republic after its own of 18 russian diplomats with sas military spies for access spreads they were behind deadly explosions at our nomination devil 2014 at last to discuss the case at a meeting of e.u. foreign ministers on monday. the blast that claimed 2 lives a military ammunitions warehouse in the east of the czech republic explodes in october 24th teen causing widespread damage. 2 months later another similar explosion. 7 years on the czech government says it found a link between the explosions and russian secret services. based on clear evidence of tain during the investigation conducted by our security services i can say there is well grounded suspicion about the involvement of officers

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we can take some live pictures from the vatican in rome.cted attendance. that's because of the pandemic. 200 people expected to gather in a secondary altar of st peter's basilica instead of the nearly 10,000 people that the largest church in christendom can hold. the service yesterday began two hours earlier than normal. attendees could comply with the current curfew in rome of ten that's the seen live from the vatican. as much as 600 million gallons of toxic wastewater could flood into the tampa bay area. there's been a major leak at a large reservoir at a former phosphate mine. the reservoir holds millions of litres of water containing the manatee county administrator explained the seriousness of the situation. you've got an immense volume of water, you've got 77 acres and i think it goes up to 25 feet deep so when you think of that opening, the drain at the bottom of your bathtub, where you have a minuscule amount of water, you imagine the opening that you see in those films, with that kind of volume and depth of water, putting pressure

let's have a listen from the vatican. translation: figs from the vatican.lict peacefully continue. and respect for human rights. and the sacredness of life. through fraternal and constructive dialogue in a spirited of reconciliation and true solidarity. there are still too many wars and too much violence in the world. may the lord who is our peace help us to overcome the mindset of war. may he grant those who are prisoners of conflict especially in eastern ukraine to return safe and sound to their families. ukraine to return safe and sound to theirfamilies. and may he inspire world leaders to curb the race for new weaponry. world leaders to curb the race for new weaponry-— world leaders to curb the race for new weaponry. that is the papal call for lobal new weaponry. that is the papal call for global peace _ new weaponry. that is the papal call for global peace and _ new weaponry. that is the papal call for global peace and an _ new weaponry. that is the papal call for global peace and an end - new weaponry. that is the papal call for global peace and an en

at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries.*cambridge have the victory�* and it's a double win for cambridge in both the men's and the women's boat race. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. a vital point for newcastle — their late equaliser against spurs provides a boost to their survival hopes. it's a double for cambridge — success in a new look boat race for both the men's and women's teams over oxford. and the premiership leaders are sent crashing out of europe — bristol are beaten by bordeaux, and miss out on the last 8. hello and welcome to sportsday. we'll start with a day of drama and plenty of goals in the premier league. newcastle left it late to secure a vital point against tottenham — who themselves were vying for a place in the top four. a welcome result for steve bruce and his under pressure side. nesta mcgregor was watching. easter sunday and while some of us spend it searching for sugary treats, newcastle and tottenham were on a different hunt, for three p

for him, and his entourage, the vatican is paying it forward, vaccinating homeless many around st. peter's square, the rare few that can be here in holy week. >> he understands this not being a able to on go to his flock is going to have long-term consequences. will they come back? that's the big challenge. >> reporter: one more victim of covid, the pope's washing of the feet. which would traditionally take place today, he did it with the poor and deficit stitute, and w he is desperate to get out among the people and vat can watchers say we may be in for a surprise. >>> closer to home, the first woman to be confirmed as departmentsy secretary of defense has her work cut out for her. she sat down to discuss the big changes under way at the pentagon. if you look at textures on the wall, did you ever think that you would be sitting in the press briefing room. >> i would be lying-- >> it's for us to make sure that women in uniform are well represented, for those of us on the civilian side to make sure that women are represented throughout the highest ranks in the career and -- >> she w

trust in state institutions the head of the roman catholic church has been leading easter mass at the vatican in a scaled back service due to coronavirus restrictions pope francis urged his followers not to lose hope the news hour as at the top of the hour i'll see that it's back to al-jazeera world next thanks for watching. the family and i was about the same but not. bad to reflect the fact again that could turn out of talum of matter what real have called the. probably the only book clearly have a horrid. 5 percent to believe it was a total hay left about the lab or bill maher have to. read a little as a lot of. the horrible. get done and fallon. mean it as if to say if you. can moderate from some of the diversity. for i little pal of oprah want to have my. list of you need for the not true word. for to much for. my. what in. flett was. tied. with the day one when i said if you had us modeled as a high but i'll pull america's audibly to have bled do we know well what dad will and what i don't did the howling with and. a lot of d.m. . did but i had the biggest money enjoy it like lamont. di

vatican city have been celebrating easter mass throughout the morning. this is st. peter's square unlike you have not seen it since last year, but rarely on easter sunday do you see this few people there. nobody allowed there. thousands of people who usually gather there are not there, in part because this is the first full day that italy re-enters covid lockdown restrictions along with neighboring france. >> seconds pandemic era easter there. we have a team of reporters and analysts following stories for you now. >>> week two of testimony in the derek chauvin trial kicks off tomorrow. after an emotional week of eyewitness accounts, minneapolis police chief could testify against his own officers. >> they say his testimony will clearly state chauvin's use of force was excessive. megan fitzgerald has been following the latest of the trial. there were explosive testimony and emotional ones in the past week. this week we get down to the science and logistics. >> that's absolutely right. legal experts say we can expect to build on the momentum of trying to paint for juro

usually 10,000 catholics fill the square in vatican city but this is the second easter crowds have notd to gather because of the pandemic. pope francis tweeted easter wishes saying a mad the hardships, never forget we have been healed by the wounds of christ. >>> the white house is having to celebrate a little differently due to the pandemic. the traditional easter egg roll is being replaced with online activities. the white house is sending thousands of commemorative eggs to vaccination sites, community health centers and hospitals like this one in washington, d.c. the wooden eggs are made in maine and they feature a bunny wearing a mask and the biden signatures on the back plus a golden version of e egg features the first dogs. we have all been thinking about those first dogs. i hope they are back home doing well. >> it will be a little cool for egg hunts if you have that on the agenda for today. >>> sever cove is in the low 40s. going for high in the low 60s. a little snow on the mountains. rainfall has been scarce. as we enter april, looking at a dryer but warmer week. i will expla