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The search remains for more than 100 who are still missing was top and after a three week delay, a massive Logistical Mission and a handful of health scares, the Australian Open finally begins. Im Shaimaa Khalil, and here in Melbourne Park, there is a real buzz as play gets under way. After a dramatic and challenging buildup, its all go for the first grand slam of the year. A very warm welcome to the programme. Forthe a very warm welcome to the programme. For the third day in a row, people are taken to the streets in myanmar to protest against last weeks military coup. Thousands are marching in the main city of coup. Thousands are marching in the main city of young coup. Thousands are marching in the main city of young gone the main city of young gone with cars sounding their horns in support. Yangon. Some of the protesters are carrying portraits of the elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi who was detained when the army seized power seven days ago. These are live pictures coming into us now from myanmar. Lets now talk to our correspondent who is based in singapore, nick marsh, to get a sense of whats happening. Next, these protests have been going on all weekend. What is the latest . What is the latest . Judging by imaaes what is the latest . Judging by images on what is the latest . Judging by Images On Social what is the latest . Judging by Images On Social Media what is the latest . Judging by Images On Social Media that i what is the latest . Judging by | Images On Social Media that we have seen in the last hour, things are getting quite chaotic. It is the third day of consecutive protest, like you say. It is still morning but already thousands of people are on the streets across several cities in myanmar. The people who are taking to the streets are obviously supporters of Aung San Suu Kyis National League for Democracy Party. And what we are waiting to see todayis what we are waiting to see today is whether these protests will kind of grow into a general strike. Will kind of grow into a generalstrike. It will kind of grow into a general strike. It is the first working day since the protests began on a saturday and if teachers and Healthcare Workers, even members of the government, start turning up in big numbers, we can start saying that this coalition of resistance, as it were, to the military coup, has started broadening. In terms of what they want, well, that is quite clear. They want to return to democracy. They want to see Aung San Suu Kyi and her colleagues and the National League for Democracy Party immediately released from detention, and above all, they would like to see the results of this november election, an election in which the National League for democracy did very well, they got a landslide victory, they want to see these results respected and reflected in the parliament and by myanmar� s military leadership. 0k, nick, myanmar� s military leadership. Ok, nick, thank you for the very latest on that. Lets introduce you to a journalist based in yangon. We havejust been hearing about how the protests are continuing because of any reaction yet from the military to all of this . We havent seen military to all of this . We havent seen any military to all of this . Havent seen any major reaction from the military yet. We have heard reports of shots fired into the air to Disperse Protesters and what are canadas, but we have seen no displays of force so far in yangon. Water cannons. Displays of force so far in yangon. Water cannons. How lona do yangon. Water cannons. How long do you yangon. Water cannons. How long do you think yangon. Water cannons. How long do you think before yangon. Water cannons. How long do you think before the military takes control of what is going on . It military takes control of what is going on . Is going on . It is difficult to sa that is going on . It is difficult to say that i is going on . It is difficult to say that i think is going on . It is difficult to say that i think the is going on . It is difficult to say that i think the military| say that i think the military probably doesnt want to use the same methods it has used in the same methods it has used in the past where it killed thousands of people in the streets. I think in the days of social media, that is a difficult thing to cover up and it doesnt want to go back to the level of isolation is experienced in the past, but we really dont know what they are capable of and what they are willing to do. Capable of and what they are willing to do. Any thoughts on what the future willing to do. Any thoughts on what the future might willing to do. Any thoughts on what the future might hold. Willing to do. Any thoughts on j what the future might hold for Aung San Suu Kyi and also her whereabouts . Reports say she is under house arrest. Do we know where she is . Where she is . She is reported to be under where she is . She is reported to be under house where she is . She is reported to be under house arrest, where she is . She is reported to be under house arrest, i i to be under house arrest, i would anticipate that the Military Government has tried to permanently sideline her from politics through trumped up legal charges that would carry a long sentence. Now, of course, carry a long sentence. Now, of course. She carry a long sentence. Now, of course. She is carry a long sentence. Now, of course, she is under carry a long sentence. Now, of course, she is under house course, she is under house arrest house arrest, as are many other leaders from the party. What is the opposition to the military able to do at this point in terms of the politics of all of this . One interesting politics of all of this . One interesting Thing Politics of all of this . One interesting thing is politics of all of this . One interesting thing is that i politics of all of this . One interesting thing is that a | politics of all of this . Que interesting thing is that a lot of these protests we are seeing in yangon are being driven not necessarily from nld Party Members but by youth student activists, labour unions, a lot of groups that are actually a lot more left leaning than the nld and are independent from the party, but united in the goal to achieve democracy for myanmar. Goal to achieve democracy for myanmar myanmar. What is it like in yanaon myanmar. What is it like in yangon right myanmar. What is it like in yangon right now . Myanmar. What is it like in yangon right now . Just myanmar. What is it like in yangon right now . Just describe the mood. Of course there are thousands on the streets Three Daysin Thousands on the streets three days in a row now. Days in a row now. Yes, there is a real days in a row now. Yes, there is a real spirit days in a row now. Yes, there is a Real Spirit Of days in a row now. Yes, there is a Real Spirit Of resistance i is a Real Spirit Of resistance and revolution here. People are really angry and motivated but there is also a bit of a celebratory mood because the protests havent been met with any resistance. You are seeing people in the streets, cheering and clapping. I went to get a cop coffee this morning and the woman was singing the revolutionary anthem from 1988 she was serving a copy, so people are really getting into it. , , people are really getting into it. , i,. , people are really getting into it. Just briefly before you go, in terms it. Just briefly before you go, in terms of it. Just briefly before you go, in terms of the it. Just briefly before you go, in terms of the strike it. Just briefly before you go, in terms of the Strike Action, j in terms of the Strike Action, we are Hearing Nurses going on strike. Do we know how broad the Strike Action might be . We are the Strike Action might be . Are hearing increasing reports of Civil Servants from various parts of the government going on strike or quitting their jobs. Mutualaid on strike or quitting their jobs. Mutual aid funds are being set up to support them economically if they quit or if they are fired because of their assistance so it seems like it is getting really widespread. Thank you so much forjoining us alive and from yangon with the latest on what is happening there. South africa has suspended the rollout. South africa has suspended the rollout of the astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine after a study suggested it provided only minimal protection in moderate cases of a local variant. The country was due to start its campaign with a million doses next week, while battling a surge of infections. The health minister, zweli mkhize, said the issue was temporary and the government would now wait for instructions from the manufacturer. Aru na iyengar reports. A volunteer is injected as part of a Vaccine Trial in johannesburg. The real Vaccine Rollout in south africa is now on hold. The country was due to start with a million doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine in the next few days. But new data relating to the efficacy of the oxford vaccine has created uncertainty. It of the oxford vaccine has created uncertainty. Of the oxford vaccine has created uncertainty. It is a temporary created uncertainty. It is a temporary issue created uncertainty. It is a temporary issue that created uncertainty. It is a temporary issue that we i created uncertainty. It is a i temporary issue that we have two hold on to astrazeneca, it is temporary until we figure out these issues, what are the next steps are supposed to be four. When we know those steps then of course we will bring it back. ,. ,. , back. The oxford vaccines arrived at back. The oxford vaccines arrived at the back. The oxford vaccines arrived at the beginning i back. The oxford vaccines| arrived at the beginning of back. The oxford vaccines arrived at the beginning of the month but we now be kept in storage. Other vaccines are expected to arrive soon. The findings have Cast A Shadow Of Doubt on the oxford vaccine but the data hasnt been Peer Reviewed and the sample was small, just 2000 people. The average age of the volunteers was 31. Scientists from oxford stand by their vaccine saying it protects against severe covert infections and is a lifesaver. Covert infections and is a lifesaver. , � , lifesaver. Maybe we wont be reducin lifesaver. Maybe we wont be reducing the lifesaver. Maybe we wont be reducing the number lifesaver. Maybe we wont be reducing the number of lifesaver. Maybe we wont be| reducing the number of cases lifesaver. Maybe we wont be i reducing the number of cases as much but we still wont be seeing the deaths, the hospitalisations and the severe disease and that is really important for healthcare important for healthca re systems, important for healthcare systems, even if we are having mild and asymptomatic infections, to prevent people from going to hospital with covid, would have a major effect. Covid, would have a maor effect. ,. ,. , u , effect. To other vaccines, jansen effect. To other vaccines, jansen and effect. To other vaccines, jansen and novavax, effect. To other vaccines, | jansen and novavax, have effect. To other vaccines, jansen and novavax, have also shown a dip in performance against the south african variant, but early results show the Pfizer Beyond Tac and madrona vaccines appear to protect against it. Biontech. What is clear that vaccines will have to keep getting modified to protect against the variance. An annual jab is on the cards, as with the flu vaccine. British lawyers assessing Human Rights Abuses against the uighur people have said theres a very credible case that the Chinese Government is committing genocide. The lawyers from the Essex Court Chambers in london were instructed by uighur and human rights they said the deliberate infliction of harm on uighurs in the region of xinjiang, the forcible transfer of children and measures preventing women from giving birth, could amount to genocide. They also thought that close involvement of president xijinping meant a case could be made against him personally. The Chinese Embassy in london said anti china forces were fabricating the lies of the century. To Northern India now. Police say at least 100 people are still missing after a glacier broke free and smashed into a hydro electric dam. One witness said a wall of water and rock sped down the river so quickly there was no time to sound the alarm. A massive Rescue Operation is taking place and survivors have been pulled from the mud and rubble. It happened in Uttarakhand State in the district of chamoli. Our delhi correspondent Rajini Vaidyanthan has the latest. They started marching in the morning, and the numbers this dramatic footage shows when the Nanda Devi Glacier in the Himalayas Burst On sunday morning. As water gushed down the valley, damage and destruction. Translation about 50100 people were running for their lives, but couldnt be saved, and they were engulfed by the river. The situation here is still dangerous. People are leaving their homes and are fleeing towards the forest. With floodwaters rising and roads and homes destroyed, an urgent Rescue Operation was under way. Hundreds of members of the Indian Military and Disaster Response units have been deployed to the area. Translation approximately 125 people could be missing as per the estimates, but it could rise because the Power Company is unable to give the exact figures. Everyone is busy in the Rescue Operations. Cheering. A moment of hope, as workers rescued one man from this tunnel, but dozens more are still feared trapped. Officials say two power plants, employing more than 150 people, were also hit. Many of the workers remain unaccounted for. Hospitals are on standby. In a tweet, indias prime ministers, narendra modi, said he was constantly monitoring the situation. India stands with uttarakhand, he said. Rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. American football and another chapter has been added to the legendary career of tom brady at the age of 43, he has led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory in the super bowl. They beat the Kansas City Chiefs by 41 point 29 in florida. Tim allman reports. When it comes to american sport, the super bowl is still the biggest draw around. But nothing plasma quite as it should be in a Global Pandemic is taking place. Only 25,000 fans were allowed into a stadium that normally holds more than double that number. Among them, more than 7000 vaccinated Healthcare Workers who were given free tickets. It workers who were given free tickets. ,. , workers who were given free tickets. ,. ,. ,. , tickets. It is a great honour and all of tickets. It is a great honour and all of the tickets. It is a great honour and all of the front tickets. It is a great honour and all of the front care tickets. It is a great honour| and all of the front Care Line Workers really deserve this and im excited to be a part of it. Normally, the healthcare providers, they dont really ask for much, we just do what needs to be done. So to be honoured like this is really special. Honoured like this is really secial. , � honoured like this is really secial. ,. , special. This wasnt so much a name special. This wasnt so much a game about special. This wasnt so much a game about two special. This wasnt so much a game about two teams game about two teams but to men. Tom brady, the greatest quarterback of all time, and patrick holmes, the potential heir to the throne. As it turned out, the old guy was in no mood to make way for the new quy no mood to make way for the new guy. Brady was at his imperious best, throwing 80 touchdowns to his former patriots to make Rob Caskey Stop and Antonio Brown added a third before leonard for net run a fourth. This was really� s night. He has now won more super bowl is as an individual player than other team. Proof that even in a year when everything is different, something is stated same. Something is stated same. Some things stay the same. Still to come, despite delays and health scares, the Australian Open has finally got under way. We will be live to melbourne with the latest. Theres mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. Irans spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei has said he has passed a Death Sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. The people of haiti havej flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president , ba by doc duvalier. Because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farms central block. Shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. There stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. Elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. This is bbc world news, the latest headlines protests intensify in myanmar nurses and workers go on strike to join protesters against last weeks coup. South africa pulls the Oxford Astrazeneca jab from its upcoming Vaccine Programme after study shows disappointing results against the countrys coronavirus variant. After successfully containing the coronavirus last year, africa is experiencing a surge in cases. Zimbabwes covid death rate surged past 1000 injanuary forcing the government to reintroduce a strict lockdown. Several Government Ministers have died there from covid and confirmed cases now stand around 3a,000. The Bbcs Shingai Nyoka reports from harare on the reasons behind the second wave. The burials are hurried. A handful of relatives look on from a distance. Zimbabwe, like most african countries, was mildly affected by the first Coronavirus Wave but now its in the grip of a deadly second wave. January was the deadliest month of all. This private symmetry used to average two or three covid burials a day. Last month, that number rose to about a dozen. Some families say their loved ones died so quickly from covid like symptoms that they are still waiting for test results. The powerful have not been spared either. An unprecedented triple burial at the National War Heroes shrine. Among those being buried, to Government Ministers. January accounted for more than half the total cases and two thirds of the deaths since the pandemic began. Followed Festive Season celebrations and travellers returning from south africa. The head of the major Government Hospital had warned of impending second wave long before it arrived. He cited the reopening of schools and borders and sober. We really need to prevent borders and sober. We really need to prevent this borders and sober. We really need to prevent this Virus Borders and sober. We really i need to prevent this virus from fanning out of control. From the covid 19 storm, there will be no unable to deal with this storm, so many staff members, they wont cope with the number but the idea here in those areas is to make sure we dont reach a situation we are we are having a full blown covid 19 storm. Having a fullblown covid19 storm. , having a fullblown covid19 storm. ,. ,. Storm. Doctors groups concerned about the pressure storm. Doctors groups concerned about the pressure on storm. Doctors groups concerned about the pressure on icu storm. Doctors groups concerned about the pressure on icu beds, | about the pressure on icu beds, oxygen supplies and the growing number of people dying at home also believe that other factors contributed to the rise in deaths, delays in seeking treatment and an overreliance on home remedies. Street lenders are cashing in on the latest home remedy craze, the fever tree leave, and immune boosting traditional herb used to relieve the symptoms of colds, flu and fever. Before covid, l colds, flu and fever. Before covid. I can colds, flu and fever. Before covid, i can only colds, flu and fever. Before covid, i can only sell colds, flu and fever. Before covid, i can only sell these | covid, i can only sell these packets may be three, four packets may be three, four packets a day. Now, because of covid, i sell more than 30 or 40 covid, i sell more than 30 or a0 a day. Covid, i sell more than 30 or 40 a day covid, i sell more than 30 or 40ada. ,. , 40 a day. After a tragic month, the rate of 40 a day. After a tragic month, the rate of new 40 a day. After a tragic month, the rate of new infections 40 a day. After a tragic month, the rate of new infections in. The rate of new infections in debt is now more than halved in the number of active cases has dramatically decreased. The government says this is due to stricter lock down measures. The disease, they say, is now under control and vaccines are coming soon at the last month has been a reminder that the war on covid 19 is far from over. Shingai nyoka, bbc news, harare. The Australian Open tennis is underway. Its the most ambitious competition since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The event is only happening because australia has been able to control the spread of the virus. For the latest we can now speak to our correspondent Shaimaa Khalil whojoins us from melbourne. How is it going . Well, there is a real buzz about Melbourne Park today as tennis fans are finally able to come in and enjoy the first grand slam of the year. People have been coming in throughout the day, some making their way to tennis courts, others Walking Around the park, some sitting behind me and enjoying the outdoors and watching the tennis on the big screen. This looked very, very different only a few days ago last week when a covid 19 case in one of the tournaments hotels meant all the Warmup Events were cancelled and more than 500 players and staff had to go into isolation. Much to the organisers relief, all tests came back negative and here we are with day one of the first grand slam of the year well under way. You can hear cheering from different parts of the park as people watch matches and cheer the players on. It does feel quite different this year, because its happening in the midst of a pandemic. There are covid 19 safety rules all around, from Hand Sanitisers to posters and talking about social distancing and Face Covering and qr codes for contact tracing. Also the part feels different, because its been provided to different zones, each ticket will take the fans to their specified zone, limiting the number of people mixing but also helping organisers in contact tracing. All in all, melbourne and australia in general want to prove that despite the challenges that a Global Pandemic resents, they are still able to hold an International Sporting event on the bubble. find International Sporting event on the bubble International Sporting event on the bubble. � ,. ,. , the bubble. And in terms of who have played the bubble. And in terms of who have played today, the bubble. And in terms of who have played today, i the bubble. And in terms of who have played today, i had the bubble. And in terms of who have played today, i had a have played today, i had a quick look. I see Serena Williams has kicked off, and she means to go on. What an incredible player. Absolutely, and i incredible player. Absolutely, and i think incredible player. Absolutely, and i think she incredible player. Absolutely, and i think she is incredible player. Absolutely, and i think she is hoping incredible player. Absolutely, and i think she is hoping to i and i think she is hoping to get another win here at the Australian Open. Weve also seen naomi osaka play this morning as well and we are seeing top names play in the tournament this year. Womens world number one ash barty, australian, was in one of the iranians. The australianjohn iranians. The australian john millman iranians. The Australianjohn Millman was playing and there was so much cheering and support, a real buzz around the players and melbourne again trying to prove that after one of the most long and strict lockdowns around the world, they are able to draw in the tennis and the top names. Its tennis and the top names. Its a very positive tennis and the top names. Its a very positive start to the yearfor a very positive start to the year for sport where we are hoping to have an olympics, and other big events around the world. � , �. , world. Thats true. And i think organisers world. Thats true. And i think organisers of world. Thats true. And i think organisers of big world. Thats true. And i think organisers of Big Sporting Organisers of big sporting events, not least of course the olympics, are going to be watching this quite closely. They are going to want to know what happens, what works, what doesnt. How the organisers, how the city was able to limit movement and mixing but remember, this is only able to happen because australia has done so well in controlling the spread of the virus. One thing Thatis Spread of the virus. One thing that is different here is the amount of people, up to 30,000 are expected and thats half the number we had last year and this is in an area where there is very limited covert 19 cases, notjust in the city but all over the country. It will be different stories and other countries where they have more cases. That is the question, can you have something on the level of the limb experi example, because you can multiply this by 100 injapan. The olympics, for example. We will let you back to the action. President Ronald Reagans long time Secretary Of State, george shultz, has died aged 100. Mr shultz spent most of the 1980s trying to improve relations with the soviet union and forging a course for peace in the middle east. Paul hawkins looks back at his life. He is widely credited with helping to end the cold war. Thank you very much, mr president , and my friends. George shultz served as us Secretary Of State for 6. 5 years under ronald reagan. During that time he helped improve relations with president gorbachev and his foreign minister, eduard shevardnadze. In negotiations, he refused to make concessions in advance, waiting for them to blink and they usually did. Helping us to remove this understanding. He knew they had become more concerned with problems at home than interference abroad. In 1987, both countries signed a landmark arms control agreement. He was involved in talks with iran in the 1980s. The iranians are known as great drug merchants not for nothing. They are good at this business of smiling and encouraging you on and then cutting your throat. In total, he served three president s, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon here. His Public Service following an impressive academic career which saw him become a distinguished fellow of the hoover institutuion. Its director, condoleeza rice, a former victory of state herself, called him a Great American statesman and a true patriot, while the current Secretary Of State said he was a legend and an ardent champion of diplomacy. George shultz chose words instead of weapons to end the cold war. Last december, to celebrate his 100th birthday, he wrote in the washington post, trust was when trust was in the room, good things happened. When trust wasnt, good things did not. Still to come, all the Top Business Stories and the great debate about vaccine passports. Are they necessary to keep us safe or are they discrimination . Hello. The overriding weather story for all of us week, at least this week will be just how cold it is. Subzero wind chill in all parts during the first half of the week. Thats going to bring hit and miss snow showers. Many in the west will avoid them. Hard overnight frosts return this week as the winds feel lighter. But later less cold air will try to push its way in. As you can see, weve got the easterly winds dominating the cold air for much of the week. But as milder atlantic air tries to push in, that Boundary Line could bring some snow into the west, but the Question Mark is how far that boundary gets in . It looks like the cold air will, by and large, win out. And certainly on sunday the cold air brought the snow showers across kent and parts of east anglia. Its these areas right until midday on monday the met Office Amber Weather Warning remains in place. There will be a covering of snow elsewhere in Eastern Parts of england. Eastern scotland as we start the day from snow showers through the night. Fewer in the west, all starts with subzero temperatures and of course the chance of some ice. Now into monday, snow showers in the west are few and far between. There will be a few light flurries here and there. Eastern areas are most prone, but even here some will stay dry. But we will see those snow showers form into core doors, one through lincolnshire to the peak district, and another one aberdeenshire through to kinross. Snow could mount up. 5 15cm of snow blown along by some pretty strong winds. Strongest winds to the south and east with a big impact on temperature. On the thermometers it has zero to 3 degrees potentially. The wind could feel as cold as around 7 or 8 through the afternoon in east anglia and the southeast. That cold wind chill then continues into tuesday. Further Snow Flurries coming in. The winds subtly shifting direction, so it might be different areas that see Snow Flurries. Could be a different line particularly for the central belt of scotland. One through east anglia and towards the home counties. And we also have got to watch for a Weather System just getting close to cornwall and also across into parts of the channel islands, that could bring some sleet and snow here. But another day of subzero wind chill for all of us. As you go through into wednesday, the winds will ease. Notice how the isobars opening out a little bit. That means we will see a very cold start with lighter winds, particularly across the snowfields of scotland we could see temperatures as low as around 13 or 14. The snow showers that we do see want to be driven as far west either. Many towards the eastern areas, most though on wednesday will have a dry and bright day. Still pretty cold but with less of a wind chill out there. Bye for now. Under way. We will be live to melbourne with the latest. This is bbc news with the latest Business Headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Vaccine passports a necessary means to enable travellers to cross borders safely or discrimination . 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