Contain the spread of private 19 we look at concerns about surveillance. An experimental antiviral drug has been approved for emergency use and treating coronavirus patients in the United States 1500000 vials of the drug run disappear will be distributed to hospitals from monday the regulator gave its approval off to a government sponsored study showed the medication shortened patients Recovery Time by about 31 percent and also slightly improved mortality rates now the boss of science says thats the company that makes from disappear says theyre increasing production. And were also fully committed to continuing to expand the supply of this medicine and we started investing in this back in january as soon as we came in where the krona virus this is a long time to manufacture it used to be 12 months its now 6 months our scientists have brought that down and so as we get into the 2nd half of this year were able to have many more supplies available to patients and were fully committed to working mr president with you your ministration to make sure that patients and you can get this important new medicine well dr gregory poland as editor in chief if the journal of vaccine and also director of the Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research group he says over the initial tests of the new drugs seem to be positivist a lot of research to be done. We have to remember this is the very 1st one its a new drug being used for this and yet showed i would call it a bright spot in the search just what 90 days after being notified of this of a drug that looks like its got very promising results so so this is the 1st drug that has in randomized double blind placebo controlled trials shown a significant difference in time to recovery in the and i studied it just statistically missed showing a mortality benefit which is probably a function of the size of the study so this is this is good news we have not seen this with any of the other antiviral drugs that have been tried nor eyedrops the chloroquine and so so this is an advance i think what were seeing is it depends on the situation under which you use it if you use it early in the course of disease were starting to see treatment benefits if you use it late in the course of disease i think its much harder to show a benefit in addition and thats the reason for the Clinical Trials people in china may have been put on a whole variety of rarity of different drugs and things so you really want to know whats the effect specifically of this antiviral. Well bring you more on the current virus later but for now another developing story north korean state media says kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in almost 3 weeks now take a look at these images they reportedly show the leader opening offensive lies a factory rumors have been swirling about kims health and even possible death its also been speculation that china assented team of doctors to treat in their. Procedure went from well lets speak to robert bride who joins us live from seoul south Koreas Capital despite all the rumors over the last few weeks looking at these pictures kim jong un seems to be Pretty Healthy and also all smiles. Absolutely does seem to lay to rest all of the speculation that was seen over the past couple of weeks or so in the absence of any official statements from north korea to explain his absence he does seem to be alive and well and returning to his program of opening things visiting units giving field guides all the things that weve come to expect from kim jong un this these images seem to confirm that this event took place yesterday an International Workers day the opening of a fertilizer plant where apparently he was welcomed accompanied by kenya jiang his sister welcomed by rapturous applause from the work force there weve now had a statement from south Koreas Unification Ministry seeming to confirm that this invent did indeed take place you remember of course that defense officials and intelligence officials here in south korea have been cautioning against all of this speculation about his health and indeed in the statement from the Unification Ministry official something of a rebuke saying all of this groundless content as they call it as they call it as caused unnecessary confusion and alarm in both the society and the economy warning that these kind of matters should not be the subject of conjecture in the future. You mentioned there his younger sister kim you know john now what the last few weeks of speculation has raised is questions about whos going to succeed him. It is a timely reminder of just about the unique nature of the kim dynasty and its position in north korea and the fact that the leader has so much power the cold that surrounds the current leader and the question about just what happens if that leader suddenly disappears what or who fills the void or the vacuum thats left behind yes that has raised concerns if something did happen to kim what would follow him and it really isnt that there is no apparent obvious in the north korea right now yes can you know john his younger sister is someone he has a very close relationship with a close ally she has been gaining influence has been recently promoted to the politburo but its by no means a sure thing that she would follow him in such a patriarchal societies or has raised concerns and here in south korea just about what would happen its also has highlighted the possible Health Issues facing kim jong un Going Forward it does seem as though there was some sort of medical thing that happened that did require possibly his convalescence and that there were credible reports about a medical team and doctors being sent from china so it does raise concerns Going Forward just about the state of his health but it does seem as this particular case was concerned that it wasnt as bad as the rumor mill would have had us believe that for us and felt thank you right now at least 10 soldiers from the Iraqi Paramilitary group the Popular Mobilization 4th of have been killed in an attack i thought fight if they launched an attack on the northern town of nickys family early hours of saturday thats the largest attack by isis since the group of defeated in the region and 82017. 00. Now canada is banning assault style weapons after the countrys deadliest mass shooting 2 weeks ago the ban comes into effect immediately that there will be a 2 year amnesty for people to dispose of weapons that they already own daniel lak has more from toronto. After the worst mass shooting in canadian history the most sweeping gun controls the country has ever introduced shocking and horrific images of the aftermath of a rampage by a lone gunman in nova scotia prompted the federal government to ban about 1500. 00 types of semiautomatic military grade rifles the Prime Minister said it was time to get rid of guns that mostly harm human beings these weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. There is no use and no place for such weapons in canada the list of prohibited weapons includes hundreds of versions of the a ar 15 Assault Rifle last used in a mass shooting in canada in 2017 when a gunman killed 6 men in a quebec city mosque such attacks are much rarer here than in the United States canadians are far more accustomed to hearing of mass killings across the border such as the los vegas mass shooting that left 58 people dead in 2017. Ban like this is widely supported in canada and polls indicate thats only increased since the events in nova scotia gun rights advocates say its a politically expedient move that ignores the fact that most gun killings in canada come from illegal handguns smuggled across the u. S. Border and not from assault weapons some measures in the new legislation are similar to those in new zealand which banned Assault Rifles and conducted a highly successful Buyback Program in response to the Christ Church mosque massacre last year canada to offer a 2 year amnesty to existing legal owners of banned weapons and will offer compensation there may also be new laws coming to allow cities to ban handguns which are already tightly regulated gun control advocates of welcome the new measures and say they look forward to further action to make canada a much safer country. And your lack of his era into. A fuel tank explosion in nigeria has killed at least one person and injured over a dozen of us including a firefighter the fuel in the tank ignited after the vehicle rolled over and still thats called for a mishap and right next to a petrol station in the city of lagos thankfully fighters were able to control the blaze before it reached the station its the 2nd incident of its kind in the city and less than a week. Now joe biden has all but certain to take on donald trump in this years u. S. Election has spoken publicly to deny an allegation of Sexual Assault the accusation has been made by a woman who worked for biden back when he was a senator the former Vice President insists it never happened from washington alan fischer reports. It still many to talk about the biting president ial campaign for weeks and it wasnt going away former senate aide to try to read claims she was sexually assaulted when she what with then senator joe biden and allegations she only meet public in the last few weeks and allegation biden could no longer ignore no it is not true im saying on equivocally it never never happened and it didnt never happened i dont remember any type of complaint she may have made it was 27 years ago and i dont remember nor does anyone else that im aware of democrats have been pushed to address the allegation in the last few days Speaker Nancy Pelosi who endorsed by this week insisted she has no doubts about the former Vice President i have a great Comfort Level with the situation as i see it with all the respect in the world for any woman who comes forward. Republicans accuse democrats of double standard saying they would ignoring the allegation against their president ial hopeful while they piled on when Supreme CourtJustice Brett kavanaugh was accused of Sexual Assault the for his eventual confirmation more than 20 women have accused President Donald Trump of Sexual Assault he was also caught on tape of bragging of assaulting women he denies all the allegations and offered to put support to joe biden at the white house on thursday you know. It could be false accusations like know all about false accusations have been falsely charged numerous times and there is such a thing one political analyst says republicans will use the one allegation against joe biden to continue to attack him one of the things that the trump people do in their Strategic Maneuvers is they dont try to claim to be superior they trying to create moral equivalence so they say youre just as bad as i am which makes you a hypocrite which makes you worse you know and you know its very if that what they do joe biden knew he could no longer ignore the allegation against him hes ahead in the polls particularly with women hell be hoping by addressing it know it wont continue to be an issue in november election alan fischer aljazeera washington. After a head on aljazeera fears for italys economy has the nation prepares to begin the process of ending its down. And as resistance to lebanons economic rescue plan as the Government Asks for my mom like mine. Weve got dry weather across the Arabian Peninsula further north we have got some showers snow longer spells of rain to just spilling out of turkey well in parts of syria pushing into northern parts of iraq as well and easing over towards the caspian sea well see some showers since to afghanistan as we go on through saturday south of that it is generally dry some heat around dubai could touch 43 celsius so the numbers around here in doha a high of around 34 degrees a low senshi little colder as we go on into sunday mostly want to show is just pushing into that eastern side of amman just around the straits of moose eastern areas of the u. A. E. Could see a shower routes a chance of the old show once again into that western side of yemen joining up with the showers that we have across the highlands as showers just joining up with the seasonal rains we have right into the heart of africa and we may well see some rather wet weather once again pushing up into northern parts of tanzania pushing into kenya a good part of kenya seeing some very heavy rain to keep your eye on this next system on shore showers gradually pushing up into somalia thats likely to cause some localized flooding there as that system makes its way through on the other side of the region some very heavy rain also into the gulf of guinea spreading across much west africa. Talk to al jazeera we want your forswore when you saw that document for the 1st story we listen to after the war saying you have been to go build you know the stage of you know what we will not be with you we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter on the 00 every generation has a higher purpose. Ours is. The in. How again im the star the attainder a reminder about top stories this hour an experimental antiviral drug has been authorized by the u. S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients 1500000 vials of the drug to severe will be distributed to hospitals from monday. North korean state media says kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in almost 3 weeks these images reportedly show the leader opening a facile as a factory remains have been swirling about him for health and even possible death. Assault style rifles are being immediately banned and canada its a response to the countrys worst mass shooting a little less than 2 weeks ago. Now Human Rights Watch says more than 700. 00 refugees and migrant wakas have been detained in malaysia the group says they were rounded up during raids in quantum for they live in areas where crime is 1000. 00 cases spiked last month triggering claims that foreign as a spreading the virus and being a burden on Government Resources now malaysia doesnt formally recognize refugees regarding them as Illegal Immigrants our correspondent going through he has more from the capital. A couple of days ago malaysias senior minister said the government would detain undocumented migrants it had identified in areas under lockdown and these include several apartments in kuala lumpur where the raids were carried out on friday the police chief who was that the operation was quoted by local media as saying they would have the detaining on documented migrants because they are difficult to trace and so it made more sense to hold them in Detention Centers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus but the timing and the manner in which these rates have been carried out have been criticised the u. N. H. C. R. Said several Asylum Seekers and refugees have also been picked up and it had been informed by authorities that they were being held for the purpose of very fine their identity and we were also weve also seen videos of people being held at close quarters with no opportunity for physical distancing not everyone was wearing a mosque girls are getting reports that children were also detained so the raids have apostle being criticized as inhumane and theyve also been described as foolish Human Rights Watch said malaysia is making the mistake of singapore which has a high number of cases among its Migrant Workers and malaysia could be following singapore down that path now others point out that the rates seem to be at odds with the ministry of health initiated or aim which is to have as many Migrant Workers undocumented foreigners and refugees tested as far as possible but in recent weeks weve seen more anger among malaysians directed at refugees and foreigners with some accusing them for spreading the coronavirus and others saying that the resources that the country has should be used to help malaysians 1st over foreign is and whites have it so they have accused the government of playing to the sentiment in carrying out these raids. Irelands Prime MinisterLarry Varadkar has announced an extension of the countrys strict coronavirus restrictions until may 18th he says if cases continue to reduce the government is measures in 5 stages with the goal of having ireland returned to normal by august on the 18th of may are then begins to reopen and begins that journey to a new normal. From that day outdoor work by construction and landscaping will resume some retail outlets like Garden CentersHardware Stores repair shops will reopen. And some outdoor sporting and fitness activities and small groups will be allowed. Italy is Prime Minister has apologised for the economic hardships faced by his people during the pandemic the government will start easing whats been europe through longest lockdown for monday but there are concerns it may take a long time for things to get back to normal frank up to reports. Food on the table and some hope this store run by the clergy in northern italy is hoping some of these men and women whove been out of work for weeks theyve been living through the worlds longest and some of the toughest go down measures of the military here me if i come here because i dont know how to cope i have no savings i dont earn anything the situation gets worse and worse i cant do anything but come here. Things are even worse for some of the 600000 undocumented mostly african migrants who barely found enough work to survive before the outbreak low food not to not have to drink. Not have documented. Local knows no good. Italy has endured the worst of the corona Virus Outbreak in europe with the highest number of deaths in the region and now with a fall in the daily number of infections and deaths the government is allowing factories Construction Projects and parks to reopen starting on monday putting 4000000 people back to work but with the limited easing of restrictions has come a surge of anger from people barely coping under the strain of a pandemic and its economic cost. Bill responsible and staying at home for the last 2 months for 2 months to tell their Prime Minister decepticon to has been the only one speaking and make hard decisions social problems are growing also because many of the promises the government made have not materialized on friday Prime Minister just epic contrie apologized in social media for the hardships italians have endured and promised new measures for aid and economic recovery but even before the pandemic italy had one of the highest unemployment rates in the European Union and a large Government Debt and now the euro zones 3rd biggest economy is facing a deep recession i think its going to be extremely difficult for italy to recover from the pandemic in part because its in my performance has been so poor over the past 2 decades it hadnt yet recovered from the 2008 financial crisis and the eurozone crisis of 2012 and indeed italians are scarcely richer than they were 20 years ago when a country joined the euro and that means that the underlying performance of the economy even in good times is weak. During that difficult weeks of the pandemic italians have relied on each other to support the many who have been struggling there are fears that those hardships may continue if its lease fragile economy doesnt recover soon priyanka gupta. South korea and india have decided to stop using chinese made rapid 1000 test kits after they were found to be faulty scientists in south korea say when we tested hundreds of recovered patients returned positive results a 2nd time they blame what they say are shortcomings in the test itself rather than reinfection india boards half a 1000000 kits and found similar problems china has defended its products while Digital Technologies have proven a popular tour for governments across asia to monitor and contain the spread of the coronavirus medical Authorities Say that tracking software has helped to slow transmission but critics say its highlighted the power of governments to exploit peoples personal data sarah clarke reports from hong kong when tricia cowen and her family returned to hong kong in april they were put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days they were also required to wear this electronic respect and the looted authority if they breach the quarantine regulations and their apartment. Didnt think about it i just think that this had to be done i mean its people need to be tracked and no one wants it spread further we all want to be over as quickly as possible so that. The tracking Technology Developed in hong kong uses a y. Find to detect if the user changes location but the company says the only data shared with the government is movement not personal Information Technology we have a lot of option like work in the. Speech. This way. When they left their home. At the same time. Mobile apps and digital surveillance are being used by many governments in asia to track the spread of the corona virus china uses a color based q. R. Code to monitor peoples movements and health in south korea overseas travelers who dont download a government up or refused entry i think is so its a key part of the term Infection Control in asia especially using this technology to track down these people who are putting them into quarantine so it is probably one of the most of the reasons why we are doing better. All the parts of the world but critics so some government mandated can also access a users personal data and be used as a surveillance tool its a real fear that this data will end up in the hands of governments so the apps look for people to. Access their call records even their contacts and in some cases they cannot and all that information together can you know. Peoples lives 2 of the worlds biggest tech giants at google and apple plan to embed new features in their devices using context tracing technology but also the tool will be removed once the pandemic ends the critics say it could lead to ongoing surveillance with governments using the data the other persons Technology May be playing a Critical Role in containing the pen demick but human Rights Groups warn it might also normalize surveillance in the future once this outbreak is under control. Sarah clarke aljazeera hong kong. Well and other news fighting on the yemeni island as a culture has stopped after an agreement was reached between Government Forces and u. A. E. Backed separatists. And troops pushed back the separatists from the islands provincial capital on friday under the agreement saudi forces will secure the city and both sides will remove checkpoints and military vehicles none of them are you ok. Were here to say that were sorry for what happened im sorry that we had to confront our brothers in this nation but they forced us were peaceful here and its a culture that weve never fired a bullet in an act of aggression but today those separates us from the Southern Transitional council strongholds forced us to take up arms and fight back to defend our areas. People have been out protesting again in lebanon after their government officially asked the International Monetary fund for a rescue line and that lifeline is at the center of a new plan to keep the economy from going under center quite a spoke to people among those crowds and. Keeping the hope for change alive lebanese return to the central beirut square where calls for a new leadership rang out 6 months ago theyre back in the streets after a lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus was weeks of closures heard an already collapsing economy there is uncertainty about the future as unemployment rises. Im 33 years old i have been graduated from University Like 10 years ago. A person like me should be in a senior position like away so. Its because of the overall economy situation which was caused by the subsequent governments lebannon has already defaulted on its debt for the 1st time in history we. Called for the world bank and all you must give us loans are going to put us under even larger public privatizing the whole. State and i dont think that can help prices of basic goods have increased by more than 50 percent while the local currency the lever has depreciated by at least 60 percent peoples incomes and savings have lost value. The situation. I guess the burden on the business because when the inflation im buying their own restaurant now its a bit difficult. To price out. And the people are still paid the same in the lebanese lira 30 percent of registered companies have closed and the Labor Ministry says 20 percent have reduced employee salaries by half the fatness about the dismissal of workers and the closure of organizations have been the biggest concerns the. History has put forward a plan to solve huge unemployment and to protect the rights of workers but will need money and the government has been unable to provide for the most basic needs as the state nears bankruptcy. Some people fear the country is sliding into chaos the middle class is becoming work government figures show up to 75 percent of a nation of 5000000 people need help while 45 percent live below the poverty line. Human rights watch is warning more than half of lebanons people are at the risk of going hungry the government may be promising better days ahead but admits the road will not be easy so to their own beirut. Now the u. S. Womens soccer team has lost their equal pay case a federal court ruled the world cup winners had insufficient evidence to prove their claim against the u. S. Soccer federation but the judge said the allegations of discrimination and travel accommodation as well as medical and training support can go to trial and that will happen next month. However i missed out here today with the headlines on aljazeera an experimental antiviral drug has been authorized by the u. S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients 1500000 vials of the drug grandis of it will be distributed to hospitals from monday north korean state media says kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in almost 3 weeks these images reported the show the leader opening a fashion line as a factory rumors have been swirling about kims health and even possible death robert pride has more from the south korean capital seoul. It has been a reminder of just about the peculiar nature of this kim dynasty and the fact that there is so much power in the hands of one person the cult that surrounds the leader what happens if that leader suddenly isnt there what fills the vacuum or who indeed fills the void can you join his sister potentially has been groomed as the heir apparent but its by no means certain that she would have or could have taken over so it has raised concerns about this hermetic states north of the d. M. Z. Of course which has all these Nuclear Weapons assault style rifle being immediately banned in canada its in response to the countrys west mass shooting a little less than 2 weeks over 22 people were killed in nova scotia when a man dressed as a policeman went on a shooting spree at least 10 soldiers from the Iraqi Paramilitary group the Popular Mobilization forces have been killed in an attack by isis fighters they launched an attack an assault on the northern town of maccie in the early hours of saturday and the largest attack by isis since the group was defeated in the region in late 2017. The fighting on the yemeni island of sumatra has stopped after an agreement was reached between Government Forces and u. A. E. Backed separatists troops pushed back the separatists from the islands provincial capital on friday Human Rights Watch says more than 700. 00 refugees in Migrant Workers have been detained in malaysia the group says they were rounded up during raids in kuala lumpur they live in areas where 1000. 00 cases spiked last month triggering claims that foreigners are spreading the virus and being a burden on Government Resources. Well those are the headlines ill have more news here to talk to out of there with its 25 year long broadcast license coming to an end will president bush 3 go to tertius succeed in shutting down a. B. s c. D. N. T. V. By the 4th of may join us for special coverage as we look at the possible demise of a media giant and the ramifications for press freedom in the philippines on aljazeera. To see. The renaissance astronomer nikolaus compare nicholas once said for it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study apparent was a man who challenge the theories of the universe known to humanity up until the 16th century his observations led to the discovery that the planets revolve around the sun not the earth as people thought deed our celestial objects have been observed and studied since the beginning of time the planets and stars have helped us understand the cause of most the way it functions and its impact