he was a popular leftist leader and president in brazil but with a criminal record now lula da silva could run for the top job again he'd be up against the far right joe your pulse on our what could that mean for brazil's polarized politics this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm brazil's luis in osceola new lead the cilla was convicted in a corruption and bribery scandal in 2017 but a judge has found the court that sentenced the former president lack the necessary jurisdiction the conviction has been an old and a left wing politician can now challenge for the presidency next year lula da silva hasn't confirmed if he'll run but if he does his main rival would be far right president diable son r o monica you nakia of reports from rio de janeiro. he may not yet have been proven innocent but brazil's former president lula da silva is no longer a felon and he's back on the political scene with an eye on next year's presidential elections. i know that i was victim of the biggest lie in the 500 years of history i know my wife died due to the high pressure and the stroke

da silva, and the charges, with luiz inacio lula da silva charged with corruption, convicted, and in prison, while they were deciding whether he had a political agenda of his own, or he was an impartial judge, as he said he9) was. the court was split. it was two people who said he was impartial. two people said he was not. the fifth judge said he needed some time to make up his vote, because he just arrived and had not read the history of all these twists, judicial twists, going back-and-forth, which plunged luiz inacio lula da silva from being an extremely popular president into a convicted felon now into being a person who had his conviction overturned. so that does not mean, he can be retried, but he can now run for president in next year's election. anchor: chinese state-owned companies are getting a bigger foothold in chile. some politicians are proposing a way to stop them. we have this report. reporter: from the billion-dollar acquisition of one of the largest companies come into the purchase of copper and lithium lines, refineries and fruit fields, china has set its sights on

in 2018, we spoke with brazil's former president luiz inÁcio lula da silva, popularly known as lula, when he was running for president. at that time, he was facing a possible prison term, on what many believed to be trumped-up corruption charges tied to a sprawling probe known as "operation car wash." this is wh he said. >> i was not accused of corruption. i was accused because of a lie in a police investigation, a lie in an indictment by the office of the attorney general, and in the judgment of judge moro, because there is only one evidence of my innocence in this entire trial, which my defense counsel explained in a magisterial manner. amy: that was about a month before he was imprisoned. now in this major address that looked like really a campaign rally at his union, the workers union where he had also gone right before he went to jail, he had banners climbing justice and jobs for brazil. is this the beginning of his presidential campaign? can you talk about particularly covid and his attack on bolsonaro around the pandemic dealing with? >> the importance of lewis registration of

i want to take you want to go into sol pollo where former president president lula da silva is speaking for the 1st time since a corruption charge against same was overturned has told his supporters and the media gathered in sao paolo that he always knew he would be vindicated monday's decision by a supreme court judge to overturn a corruption charge girl says his chances to make a political comeback a conviction in 2017 saw him serve 18 months in jail and barred him from running for office or could become president boss now as main leftwing rival in next year's election is criticized also narrow saying that he doesn't know that inequality is the greatest problem in the world we'll have more on this story and the rest of the day's news coming out very shortly on al-jazeera that's it for me for he left to go but so rahman is with you next to stay with us. i am. it's been 10 years since the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in japan caused a massive tsunami. taking 18000 lives and igniting the world's worst nuclear crisis since the chernobyl disaster joining us as we revisit those mo

brazil's former president louisa naseer lula da silva has had his criminal convictions an old by a supreme court judge according to court documents the ruling restores his political rights ahead of elections set for 2022 he was convicted of a graft allegations in 2013 and released in late 2019. that's the news of witnesses next i'll see you tomorrow thanks for watching. what should americans be thinking and doing right now it should be a bad idea they don't care about their work is all they care about is making money china is not going to be left out of the calling for the defense budget to be the bottom line on us politics and policies and their effect on the world just their own. home if. you. want to ask. whatever you. were. for years because who's a don is that. when one of your terms which. got him what he wanted than got this fog was it was. only good on your disgust to go to. the mcgovern ask. but i'm scared. to the word. but these are going to be money. yes most. of the board on the 4th. last. for dinner to go magic a little home made out of that. may have either gone on me and mad

lula da silva said jair bolsanaro was "failing to act like a president". we'll look at england's test and trace system for coronavirus, which cost nearly £40 billion but mps says "hasn't had a clear impact". and the fallout from the royal interview continues. the tv presenter piers morgan says he stands by his criticism of meghan markle after he quit his own tv show — due to thousands of complaints. we begin in the us, where the house of representatives, the lower house of congress, is expected to pass a major stimulus package. it is worth $1.9 trillion. the plan was approved in the senate on saturday despite every republican voting against. here are the pictures from the house of representatives. it very much locate will pass on party lines. before the vote, there was a debate for several hours. this is what we heard from one democratic congresswoman. this is a historic day. it is the beginning of the end of the great covid depression. it also marks the end of a decades—long successful battle by big corporations and the super—rich in this country f

da silva prepares to reveal his political plans but have lost our immunity. but there have been buried many past more than that exiled catalan separte.

brazil's former presidents luis inacio lula da silva has said for what's been described as a sensational political comeback a supreme court joan chance tonight his conviction on corruption charges the decision restores his right to contest next year's presidential election. from rio de janeiro. recently. i was leading the polls and $28.00 team the left wing political leader would have probably been elected brazil's president for the 3rd time had not been convicted on corruption charges and banned from running now less back in the political scene as the country faces its worst moment in the cool than 1000 pandemic and he poses a serious threat to right wing president jalal so narrow in next year's elections. that it's good news that comes at the right time because the political situation in the country is so dire with a cafe here i would not believe a politician who has already been arrested for corruption and i don't think lula is the right person to run our country. has always said that he was wrongly convicted and imprisoned he says the bribery money laundering in corruption charges we

a supreme court judge in brazil announce the criminal convictions against former president lula da silva clearing the way for him to run the next year's presidential elections. in jordan this is al jazeera. also coming up unrest continues in senegal as opposition leader calls for large scale protests following his release on bail. people defy me in moscow into running against police were surrounding the hundreds of protesters in the district. after a year of pandemic hardships women mark their international day with protest celebrations to. begin with brazil then former president luis inacio lula da silva is set for what's been described as a sensational political comeback his conviction on corruption charges has been an old by a supreme court judge a decision restores his rights to contest next year's presidential election as one of the most popular figures on the left if he decides to run he will face off with the far right populist also. joins us live now from rio de janeiro. a little that was cleared because of a technicality what more can you tell us about this court ruling. well ex

da silva of corruption paving the way for a possible return to politics. calls for peaceful pool.

da silva. it may clear his way to run in next year's election. the judge said that the court which tried lula on charges of corruption didn't have the jurisdiction to do so. a march has been held in mexico city to mark international women's day. protesters have demanded more action from the government to combat gender—based violence. official figures suggest that almost a thousand women were murdered last year because of their gender. in the fight against coronavirus, there's no doubt protective equipment — or ppe helps save lives. but it also creates a huge waste problem, with masks, gloves and other coverings, polluting the environment. our manila correspondent howard johnson has visited a coastal area in the philippines to see the scale of the problem. surgical facemasks are washing up on the philippine coral reef. it follows reports by environmental groups of covid—19 personal protective equipment strewn along the country's coastline. we joined a team of divers to take a closer look a

da silva of corruption paving the way for a possible return to politics.

well staying in brazil the supreme court has ruled that former president luis inacio lula da silva was not treated impartially in a series of corruption investigations just as common to see it reversed a position to tip the court's 5 judge panel in lewis' favor that means the court is likely to throw out evidence in corruption cases against him strengthening his potential candidacy for next year's election against president jabil tomorrow at noon as lawyers have long argued that former judge jim moret was not impartial and overseeing the investigation. reports from rio de janeiro. this isn't represents a victory for former president lula da silva and paves the way for his candidacy in the 2022 presidential elections he now can run against a far right president right. now lou i was a front runner in the 28 team presidential elections but he was banned from running because he was tried and convicted and imprisoned by a judge. and the supreme court now says has been saying all along that he the trial was not fair because the judge was. biased he did not act impartially and rumor has been

also closer to a political comeback former brazilian president lula da silva addresses his supporters after court ruling boosts his chances of challenging. and cattle promises to make the world cup more inclusive than ever we look at how the country is growing football amongst its disabled players. welcome to the program the u.s. house of representatives has begun debating a $1.00 trillion dollar relief bill one of the largest in the country's history the bill will provide $1400.00 checks for americans as well as extended unemployment benefits and tax breaks it will still need to be signed by the president and around $10000000.00 people in the u.s. are commonly unemployment number that has risen sharply since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic our white house correspondent kelly helka joins me now from the capitol it's a slow process but the deal is slowly being done. yes that's right and the house is taking a look at this legislation for a 2nd time we expect that it will be voted on in the coming hours and signed into law the reason the house is looking at it again is because

time for a short break and when we come back another legal twist a former brazilian president lula da silva after his corruption conviction was reversed. and the chips are down our global shortage of semiconductors is hurting high tech industries in that state this. time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored by qatar airways. hello there the weather's slushy fighting dry across japan at the moment nice big area of high pressure just keeping things since the settled and sunny we have got a disturbance to the north and that will bring some cooler air in across northern parts of japan as we go through wednesday with some snow into. it clear up it'll brighten up nicely as we go through the day 19 celsius in tokyo too bad his driving fine too with some pleasant spring sunshine and so lifting temperatures to 17 degrees central areas of china down to was the south on the other hand well that's going to the dominant feature as you go through the next couple of days it'll make its way across eastern parts of china eventually running into the fosse out of japan but ahead of that still good as we

also closer to a political comeback former brazilian president lula da silva addresses his supporters after a court ruling boost his chances of challenging you shier balsa narrow. and wounded soldiers from the conflict in nagorno-karabakh the kill thousands we hear from survivors in our media shell shocked from their interests. to the program the u.s. house of representatives is debating a $1.00 trillion dollars over $1000.00 relief bill one of the largest in the country's history the bill will provide $1400.00 checks to millions of americans as well as extended unemployment benefits and tax breaks it's already been approved by the senate once it passes the house the bill needs to be signed by the president around $10000000.00 people in the united states economy unemployed a number that has risen sharply since the beginning of the pandemic our white house correspondent kelly healthcare his following events for a city it's nearly a done deal kimberly. yeah the debate is under way in the house of representatives that's where this bill was 1st passed it went to the senate or was modified

corruption charges against brazil's former president lula da silva thrown out by the country's highest court allowing him to run again. i'm convinced all this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. facing the prospect of prosecution in spain decision goes against exiled catalan separatists including. he does.

da silva. the sound of their own life from headquarters in doha i'm dating obligates also coming up a decision that sets a trigger more trouble for cattle and separatist leaders including carlos pichel. it is a sad day for european pot.

da silva on monday his conviction for corruption was overturned the verdict blocked him running for a 3rd term next year. a report by 15 leading human rights experts is accusing china of genocide it says the government has breached every single act of the un genocide convention and its treatment of week has ensured it's believed around a 1000000 people have been imprisoned in camps. and the u.s. state department is imposing new sanctions on 2 iranian officials accusing them of human rights violations secretary of state blinken says they were involved in the torture of peaceful protesters so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after if you find the asian station thank so much buffalo. teaching you found just the right english streaming night all night the channel. plus thousands of our programs will be tweeting documentaries and musicals. subscribe to u g forward slash al-jazeera english. if you find fresh perspectives through the lens of local filmmakers around the globe. who. there was i was sure coward's way out. they don't want to go on something on whi

has corruption convictions overturned former president and president lula da silva prepares to reveal his political plans. i'm given all this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up we have lost our immunity. but dupion parliament has lost more than that exiled casamance separatist and.

also in brazil the supreme court has ruled that former president luis naseer lula da silva was not treated impartially in a series of corruption investigations justice comment reversed to early opposition to tip the court's 5 judge panel in lewis' favor a veteran hong kong journalist is on trial for investigating alleged police misconduct in 2019 choi's accused of making false statements to get data she used in a documentary she's pleaded not guilty. senate democrats in the u.s. are planning a vote on expanded gun control measures following the 2nd mass shooting in a week president joe biden has called for bipartisan action on gun control but republicans are pushing back on monday 10 people including a police officer shot dead in boulder colorado. on marine traffic has come to a halt in one of the world's busiest trade routes a container ship among the largest in the world has blocked the suez canal in both directions in the evergreen a panama flagged container ship was traveling to rotterdam when it ran aground those were the headlines the news continues here now jazeera after witness sta

da silva if the decision goes his way and will receive another star for a judge overturned his conviction for corruption the verdict blocked him from running in next year's election the part that's not open to him he would likely become the leading rival against far right populist president. it was a catastrophic administration of the workers' party government i think the brazilian people don't even want a candidate like that in 2022 before we even think about his possible elections you can see that the stock market went down on the u.s. dollar went sky high we all suffered with this decision i hope that the supreme court group reestablishes what was judged. the chinese government has breached every single act of the un genocide convention and its treatment of we goes in showing jang that's according to a report by more than 50 global human rights experts it says there is clear evidence that china bears a state responsibility for committing a genocide against the weekends it's believed around a 1000000 have been imprisoned in camps in recent years china denies allegations of human rights

da silva the move will allow the popular politician to run in next year's presidential election. fully vaccinated americans can gather together indoors without wearing a mask or a social distancing according to new guidance from health officials they're also advising fully vaccinated people that don't need to quarantine if coming into contact with someone who is positive they can also visit unvaccinated people who are low risk from coronavirus it's back to al-jazeera investigations thanks thanks for watching. by late afternoon several members of the islam family had fled to the coastal village of big idea just outside scituate mohammed told his niece that they should leave for bangladesh. and. that. now. that. it was in the coastal village your book idea that anwar i finally found her husband that i didn't want to be a little you know there are a lot of good there they now want to do with. my. knee but i don't hold the highlight of it in your movie you. either are or that i did you don't know that either are very hard and i thought i would be more unique. i don't doubt. that a lo

lula da silva has sharply criticized diable soras response to the coronavirus mueller is speaking at his 1st press conference since a corruption charge against him was overturned learner's told his supporters that he always knew he'd be vindicated but those decision by a supreme court boosts his chances of making a political comeback south africa and india are leading a push at the world trade organization to temporarily drop peyton's restrictions on covert $900.00 vaccines they say would allow more countries and manufacturers to mass produce the jobs libya's parliament has approved of the new interim unity government as part of the un back to plan it will be responsible for leading the country to elections in december the war torn nation has been divided between 2 rival administrations supported by obtuse and foreign governments police in miramar have dispersed protesters in the city of mandalay. people fled as gun shots were fired the un security council call for restraint but failed to agree on a statement condemning the coup. those were the headlines will be back with more news i

da silva, restoring his political rights ahead of elections in 2022. lula, as he is known, governed latin america's largest economy between 2003 and 2011, he was convicted of graft convictions in 2018 and was released in 2019. this is a developing story and we will be joining our correspondent in rio very shortly. let's bring you the rest of the news in the meantime. the judge overseeing the trial of a former minneapolis police officer accused in the death of george floyd has paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge. our correspondent is covering this in minneapolis. hello to you. fill us in on what is happening right now. reporter: as you said, the jury selection has been put on hold, as we await the decision of the court of appeals as to whether the court have to wait for a decision on reinstating that third-degree murder charge before it can go ahead with the jury selection. the dge said while they were waiting for the decision, they did not want to waste time,

da silva celebrating his conviction on corruption charges has been an elder by a supreme court judge meaning he can now run for next year's election he's one of the most popular left wing politicians there monica you know kids has more from rio you can see the divisions are still on social media there were many that celebrated the decision saying that this proves that i was innocent all along and it was some political persecution under them those criticizing the decision saying that it shows that corruption must still at large and the president also not or should stay in power to fight it because he would run with this slogan in your campaign. so the headlines the senegalese opposition leader this month on clothes calling for large peaceful protests he addressed supporters after being charged with rape and then released on bail some has arrest triggered the worst unrest in years leaving at least 10 people dead he says that the allegations politically motivated to stop him from challenging president. activists in may in ma say hundreds of protesters who had been cornered by security f

a day after brazil's former president lula da silva had his convictions overturned he may now also see the evidence against him thrown out by the supreme court. now the new twist in this complex legal battle centers on a man called sergio moto he launched the massive anti corruption investigation which became known as operation car wash it would sweep out millions of dollars and several high level figures including looted to silver who was arrested in 2018 or and then oversaw a trial upon conviction he sentenced the former president to 12 years in prison for corruption and money laundering lou his legal team says that sergio morrow wasn't impartial in his investigations the supreme court will vote on this on tuesday for more on the sets go straight to algis there is one who's at rio de janeiro monica i'm assuming that this could have a huge implication for brazil even for latin america because not only has lula had his conviction and old now the evidence could be thrown out altogether. yes exactly this is being decided now as we speak 5 supreme court justices are meeting now in brasili

da silva could get another boost as the supreme court votes on whether to throw out evidence against him the court overturned this corruption conviction on monday and 3 catalan separatist politicians that face extradition to spain have to be stripped of their immunity former regional leader careless freedom long time 2 others were charged with sedition for declaring independence. a group of developing countries led by south africa and india says that intellectual property rights for corona virus drugs and vaccines should be temporarily waived they'll represent their case at a 2 day summit focused on covert 1000 vaccination production arguing the transfer of knowledge to developing countries will ramp up manufacturing and save lives but it is a divisive idea drug companies have argued that waving patients will jeopardize investment and innovation making the world more vulnerable to other diseases but access to medicine activists a point out covered in $1000.00 vaccine developers received about $10000000000.00 in public and nonprofit funding opponents say the 2001 bill had the clear ra

. ♪ we begin with brazil and former president luiz inacio lula da silva set for what has been described as a sensational political comeback. his corruption -- decision on corruption charges has been annulled by a judge. this restores his rights to take part in the next presidential election. if he decides to run, he will face against far-right populist jr bolsonaro. reporter the decision was taken not because they considered him to be innocent or guilty, that they said he was tried in the wrong place, the wrong court. he was tried as part of the carwash scandal and they say the reason why he should be tried had nothing to do with the carwash scandal. instead of being a court in the southern city, it should be in the capital. that would mean he is retried in this case, but as of now, he is clear to run for elections next year and yes, he is the extreme opposite of right wing president jair bolsonaro. this polarizes the election once more. in 2018, lula had not been able to run because of the conviction. now he is back on track on the political scenario once more. you can see the division

lula da silva said jair bolsanaro was "failing to act like a president". we'll look at england's test and trace system for coronavirus, which cost nearly £40 billion but mps says "hasn't

da silva is set for a political comeback a supreme court judge as an old his conviction for corruption but isn't restored his right to contest next year's presidential election senegalese opposition leader . was calling for a large peaceful protests he addressed supporters after being charged with rape and released on bail so goes arrest triggered the worst unrest in the years leaving at least 8 people dead he says the allegation is politically motivated to stop him from challenging president lucky sell. this mobilization must be maintained it must even be much larger but it must above all be peaceful it must be peaceful today the people have regained the rights that macky sall confiscated 9 years ago at the demonstration the people have taken it back by force we must not lose this rights the un's human rights treaties urging me and miles police to allow 200 protesters cornered in young gone to leave safely and without reprisals protesters have defied a nationwide curfew at least 3 people were killed in monday's rallies. guinea's government says the number of people killed in a series

da silva the a moment opens the way for lula to challenge brazil's current hardline president in next year's elections lou was hugely popular in the country until the economy slumped and he was then engulfed in scandal he says the charges were fabricated against him to sideline his front runner position in the $28.00 presidential race. are journalist sam kelly is in tel paolo good evening to you says he's been vindicated brazil's president also noddle says the court's decision is politically motivated who's telling the truth. well good evening it's a very subjective question right it depends on who's listening what side of the fence you sit and listen from the beginning the lou has always claimed and you know his so is his defense that he's he's convictions were politically motivated to stop him running again in the 2018 elections it's true that the cases against him presented very weak evidence and recently we've seen the judge that convicted him or so appearing to collude with the with the prosecutors in the case so you know of course he's saying that he's now being vindictive presi

and closer to a political comeback former brazilian president lula da silva addresses his supporters after a court ruling bruce's chances of challenging. also the siren new step to reconcile with its colonial past france is to declassify secret documents related to algeria as war of independence. and i'm gemini with all the day's sports news as roger federer makes so winning return to tennis action after a year out and after being reelected as president of the international olympic committee thomas back from this is a safe and secure games. welcome to the news the u.s. house of representatives has begun to be. it's in a $1.00 trillion dollar relief bill one of the largest in the country's history the bill will provide $1400.00 checks for americans as well as extended unemployment benefits and tax breaks it will still need to be signed by the president around 10000000 people in the u.s. are currently unemployed a number that has risen sharply since the beginning of the current virus pandemic a white house correspondent could be helped that joins me now on the talking continues can bel

the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has had his convictions annulled. a supreme courtjudge ruled that the court that sentenced him lacked the jurisdiction to do so. the government of equatorial guinea has said italy is the seventh country in the world explosions have been heard in the area, believed to be the sound of stun grenades used by the military. more than fifty people are believed to have been killed since the military coup began. david campa nale reports. the city of myitkyina, kachin state. it's another day on the streets as unarmed protesters take their stand against the military coup. as they advance, they must know armed security forces are ready and waiting and will use lethal force against them. then something remarkable — a roman catholic nun is on her knees pleading with the police. some officers kneel down to speak to her, their hands in prayer. she recalled the security personnel told her to leave as she was in grave danger, but she insisted she would not go away and was ready to die. translation: | said, - "if you're not turning ba

da silva has criticised the government's handling of the corona virus pandemic the state of the economy and key policies lula made the comments during his 1st official appearance since his corruption conviction was thrown out by brazil's supreme court over the weekend russia's media watchdog says it is slowing the speed at which content can be uploaded to twitter accusing the social media platform of failing to remove 3000 posts containing banned or even legal content the kremlin has been clamping down on social media sites in recent months for hosting content supporting imprisoned opposition figure alexy. at least one person has died in clashes between students and police in johannesburg south africa the protests were held over college tuition fees thousands of people have been unable to register to study this academic year because of money owed from 2020. security forces in me and more have raided a neighborhood in young gone that houses railway workers who have been striking in protest over last month's military coup the new government has been cracking down with increasing force usi

the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has had his convictions annulled. a supreme courtjudge ruled that the court that sentenced him lacked the jurisdiction to do so. the cases will now be heard in the capital, brasilia. lula says the ruling has vindicated him — he may now be cleared to stand in next year's presidential election the government of equatorial guinea has said the number of people now known to have been killed in a series of explosions at a military camp on sunday has risen to 98. people in the country's biggest city, bata, have spent the day struggling to remove the dead from the smoking ruins. malala yousafzai was a school girl when was she was shot in the head by the taliban in pakistan in 2012 for campaigning for girls' education. she was flown to the uk for treatment where she has remained as an activist and the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize. she's now signed a multi—million pound deal with the streaming service apple tv+ to make her own programmes. she's been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz. she was the chil

to brazil now where former president lula da silva is expected to address his supporters for the 1st time since his corruption convictions were overturned monday's decision by a supreme by the supreme court judge paved the way for luis ignacio lula da silva to make a political comeback his conviction in 2017 saw him serve 18 months in jail and barred him from running for office he could become president main leftwing rival in next year's presidential election and speak to morning who's in rio de janeiro for is so the court has yet to make a final decision on this case but what tone and what message monica can we expect to take when he speaks to his supporters. well what's expected is that he will see as a statesman. not a candidate but as a person that can unite those brazilians which are unsatisfied with this government to mark the contrast with but as president will somehow do people in his workers' party have been talking and saying that in just a fading the race for the presidential elections which will be held next year towards the end of next year it will do little or no good r

da silva could get another boost as the supreme court votes on whether to throw out evidence against the court overturned this corruption conviction on monday. and 3 catalan separatists politicians fail at face extradition to spain after being stripped of their immunity former regional leader can this push them along to and 2 others were charged with sedition for declaring independence. the us house of representatives vote on the $1.00 trillion dollars coated relief bill has been delayed until wednesday the democratic controlled chamber already plas passed one form of it before senators approved it with amendments that sent it back to the lower chamber which could lead the president sign it into law later this week the plan from the biden white house includes a $1400.00 check for most americans and $14000000000.00 for vaccine distribution u.s. climate envoy john kerry has warned that the european union and united states must revive their joint efforts to curb emissions he's in brussels to discuss preparations for the un climate summit later this year. i come here to read you conversa

da silva the clearing of the convictions could seem the low run in next year's presidential election against current leaders i have also narrow brazil's prosecutor general says he will appeal the decision and brazil from 2003 to 2011. an explosive interview with britain's prince harry and his wife meghan has sent shock waves around the world the pair lifted the lid on life inside the royal family including allegations of racism against one unnamed member meghan also revealed intense pressure caused her to have suicidal thoughts the couple quick written for california last year this is d.w. news from berlin there's more on instagram and twitter at d w news or at w dot com. one year ago this week the coronavirus l. break was declared a full blown pandemic while much of the world began shutting down women when into overdrive drafted to be at home teachers at home workers at the same time 24 hour mothers wives cooks the list is endless on this international women's day our world is all about her and him sex power politics and the prince the princess and a royal retreat i'm burnt off in b

da silva prepares to reveal his political plans.

with the popular former leftist president, luiz inacio lula da silva — cleared of corruption charges — to challenge bolsonaro in october 2022, the president appears to be free to keen to free up posts to install loyalists in anticipation of possibly stormier times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, including these queues for intensive care units, and the death rate up in the country, will the president be able to regain control of his domestic politics amid his country's current struggle to contain the global pandemic? mark lobel, bbc news. ernesto londono is the brazil bureau chief for the new york times. i asked him just now where he thinks things it is unclear. what we saw in the capital in recent days amounts to a political earthquake, but neither the president or the key officials who have been sacked or replaced have articulated what's going on, and whether this represents a shift in the approach to the pandemic. what we are seeing an increasingly isolated president who is facing lots of angry questions from constituents, from members of congress and throughout the courts

da silva to make a political comeback or people in power as next looking at the recovery effort in beirut after all this port explosion. what should americans be thinking and doing right now it should be a bad idea they don't care about their work is all they care about is making money china is not going to be left out of the office calling for him to do low defense by case he try the bottom line on us politics and policies and their effect on the world on al-jazeera. lebanon has been mired in a spiralling political and economic crisis since 2019 its problems compounded by financial mismanagement inadequate government the coronavirus pandemic and the off to most of a devastating explosion in its capital beirut so what's gone wrong and how can it recover. on the 4th of august 2020 and smoke a page of a beirut. side warehouse containing a cache of fireworks in 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate had caught fire. as the world watched the lebanese capital port small into the lethal cocktail of dropped it into one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history. the devastating blast killed $200.00

da silva the clearing of the convictions could see the lower run in next year's presidential election against current leaders diables n r o brazil's prosecutor general says he will appeal the decision and brazil from 2003 to 2011. an explosive interview with britain's prince harry and his wife meghan has sent shock waves around the world the pair lifted the lid on life inside the royal family including allegations of racism against one unnamed member megan also revealed intense pressure caused her to have suicidal thoughts the couple quick written for california last year this is d.w. news from berlin there's more on instagram and twitter at d w news or at d w dot com. one year ago this week the coronavirus l. break was declared a full blown pandemic while much of the world began shutting down women when into overdrive drafted to be at home teachers at home workers at the same time 24 hour mothers wives cooks the list is endless on this international women's day our world is all about her and him sex power politics and the prince the princess and a royal retreat i'm burnt off in berli

this isn't represents a victory for former president we see massive lula da silva and paves the way for his candidacy in the 2022 presidential elections he now can run against a far right president both on now lula was a front runner in the $28.00 team presidential elections but he was banned from running because he was tried and convicted and imprisoned by a judge for morrow and the supreme court now says what more has been saying all along that he the trial was not fair because the judge was was. biased he did not act impartially and said rumor has been saying this because morrow after the trial went on to become president tradable sinatra's justice minister so in a certain way now law is feeling vindicated now this does not mean that he is free of all corruption charges there are still corruption charges against him what this means is that this particular trial was not fair. the colombian government has asked for forgiveness for its role in the case of a journalist who was kidnapped tortured and raped while reporting on the civil war tuesday was the final day of hearings in the inter

brazil's former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva, has returned to the forefront of his country's politics, with a strong condemnation of president bolsonaro's covid—19 policies. at a speech in sao paolo, the popular left leader declined to say whether he would run against bolsonaro next year, after a judge annulled his corruption convictions, reinstating his right to run for office. meanwhile, brazil has registered a record 2,286 deaths from covid—19 in the past 2a hours — the first time the country has surpassed 2,000 deaths from the virus in a day. it has suffered the world's second—highest death toll, adding to criticism of far—right president jair bolsonaro, who has frequently downplayed the severity of the crisis. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman who was jailed in iran on spying charges, should be released immediately — according to the prime minister boris johnson. he's spoken to iran's president mrjohnson and said her continued confinement was "completely unacceptable". she is facing new court proceedings this weekend. the uk has summoned a top e

with the popular former leftist president, luiz inacio lula da silva — cleared of corruption charges — to challenge bolsonaro in october 2022, the president appears to be free to keen to free up posts to install loyalists in anticipation of possibly stormier times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, including these queues for intensive care units, and the death rate up in the country, will the president be able to regain control of his domestic politics amid his country's current struggle to contain the global pandemic? mark lobel, bbc news. a witness to the arrest of george floyd, whose death has said he believed that what he saw was a murder. donald williams was testifying on the second day of the trial of a white police officer, derek chauvin, who is accused of killing mr floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. aleem maqbool reports from minneapolis. do you swear or affirm... the first full day of testimony was an emotional one. it started with the playing of an emergency call that was made by an eyewitness. he just pretty much just killed this guy that wasn

he may not yet have been proven innocent but brazil's former president lula da silva is no longer a felon and he's back on the political scene with an eye on next year's presidential elections. i know that i was victim of the biggest legal lie in the 500 years of history i know my wife died due to the high pressure and the stroke came fausta i was forbidden to even see my brother inside a coffin. roula speech on wednesday was the 1st since a supreme court judge overturned the corruption convictions which put him behind bars for 18 months and stripped him of his political rights than from the $28000.00 elections the leader of brazil's left wing workers' party is now seen as a political threat to president bush on not over he says it's too soon to talk about next year's presidential race he spoke like a candidate rule is already a very popular leader presents himself as a moderate leader that this time and i think that the 1st speech that he gave those one as they was an attempt to show that himself is a moderate it can. be had to put together different groups different sectors of the blues