welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. vaccine nationalism is rearing its head around the world. today the president of the european commission said she will do whatever it takes to get more shots for eu nations — including stopping factories inside europe from exporting doses that were meant for other countries. ursula von der leyen�*s comments come as many eu countries are teetering on the edge of a third wave of infections. our brussels correspondent nick beake has more. in prague, in paris, and once again in bergamo, northern italy, covid patients gasp for air. the nightmare prospect of a third wave in europe is now real. the continent is also facing a vaccination crisis. it is not getting the doses it ordered and today, a warning that the eu would do everything needed to get its fair share. all options are on the table. we are in the crisis of the century and i am not ruling out anything for now, because we have to make sure that europeans are vaccinated as soon as possible. the eu says it is exporting millions of vaccines to help other countries, but receiving very few, especially from astrazeneca in the uk. of those doses that have arrived, lots are going to waste. the product has been suspended in most eu countries. it is still available here in belgium, but increasing numbers are saying they don't want the astrazeneca shot. i am not sure that it will be ok, the astra, for old people. that is why now i am afraid, everybody is afraid of this vaccine. the eu's medicine regulator is assessing the latest evidence from a very small number of cases to see if there is a link to blood clots. but the organisation stresses the benefits outweigh the risks. a message amplified by the government today. i finally got news that i'm going to have my own jab, mr speaker, very shortly, i'm pleased to discover. i don't know whether the right honourable gentleman has had his. he has! but it will certainly be oxford astrazeneca that i will be having. that absolute confidence in the astrazeneca vaccine is now very hard to find in many european capital cities, but still, the eu is adamant it should get all of the british made doses it has ordered and has now raised the heat in this latest post—brexit row. and this evening, the government condemned the eu's action, saying it was wrong to threaten even tighter controls on vaccine exports. i am surprised we are having this conversation. it is normally what the uk and the eu team up with, to object to other countries with less democratic regimes than our own engaging in that kind of brinkmanship. it is a deepening rift and will do nothing to ease europe's resurgent covid crisis. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. so europe hasn't managed to vaccinate much of its population yet, but people are already talking about what life will look like after many are inoculated. the european commission has set out a plan for what it's calling a �*green digital certificate�* or what some are calling a "vaccine passport." for the tourist industry along the mediterranean, these certificates can't come soon enough. the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe has more from spain. the beaches normally brimming with tour at this time of year, covid—i9 has left them virtually empty. it is a year since spain introduced a strict lockdown. more recently, partial restrictions on movement, social activity have remained in place. last year, spain received 65 million fewer tourists than normal. with tourism representing nearly 15% of the spanish economy, gdp shrank more than any other countries in europe. restaurant owner is among those desperately hoping the worst is over. we those desperately hoping the worst is over. ~ ., ., , those desperately hoping the worst is over. ~ . ., , ., is over. we need guarantees that this summer _ is over. we need guarantees that this summer will _ is over. we need guarantees that this summer will be _ is over. we need guarantees that this summer will be able - is over. we 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such a document. spain is hoping that it will be up and running as early as mid—may. if the vaccine passport does come into use before peak season kicks in, it could transform the summer but for tourists and national economies. it's been weeks since the military took control of myanmar and in that time violence against protestors has escalated. the united nations is now investigating whether the military regime is guilty of war crimes. countries — including the united states — have denounced the coup but some activists say that's not enough. they want more concrete action. joining me now for more is tun myint, a professor at carleton college who was a student leader during the 1988 myanmar democracy movement. thank you very much forjoining me. can ijust start thank you very much forjoining me. can i just start with what you are hearing from fellow activists were still insight me anwar at the moment. what is the situation like for them? , ., ., moment. what is the situation like forthem? , ., ., , ,, for them? the situation is like sleepless _ for them? the situation is like sleepless nights _ for them? the situation is like sleepless nights that - for them? the situation is like sleepless nights that they're l for them? the situation is like - sleepless nights that they're going through. people have been killed, murdered by the military regime and about 2300 have been arrested. that is the number as we see, the internet is about to be cut down and visibly shut down for the entire country, the mobile internet. it will bring it back to almost like a stone age. will bring it back to almost like a stone age-— stone age. and what do these protesters _ stone age. and what do these protesters want _ stone age. and what do these protesters want the _ stone age. and what do these protesters want the united . stone age. and what do these - protesters want the united states to do? , ., protesters want the united states to do? , . . ., , ., protesters want the united states to do? , . _, , ., ., ,, do? they want the community to take a concrete action. _ do? they want the community to take a concrete action. those _ do? they want the community to take a concrete action. those concrete - a concrete action. those concrete actions ranging from the target to the freezing of bernie's military assets. —— burmese. i billion in the united states, they have been frozen by presidentjoe biden is an executive order, 5.7 million will be in singapore. held by the private banks and the government have already made announcements that the government central bank has nothing from myanmar. if the united states can talk with singapore and asked them to hold it until they cleared them to hold it until they cleared the sanction targets, i think that will be concrete action.— will be concrete action. sorry, professor. _ will be concrete action. sorry, professor, sorry _ will be concrete action. sorry, professor, sorry to _ will be concrete action. sorry, professor, sorry to jump - will be concrete action. sorry, professor, sorry to jump in. l will be concrete action. sorry, | professor, sorry to jump in. at will be concrete action. sorry, - professor, sorry to jump in. at the professor, sorry tojump in. at the moment, you mentioned an arms embargo but china and russia are the main farm suppliers to the burmese military. china and russia both sit on the united nations security council and part are the chances, given that they make a lot of money out of selling weapons to me anwar that there could be some kind of international arms embargo? == international arms embargo? -- myanmar- _ international arms embargo? » myanmar. nato allies and democracy review, one track will be without china and russia which will be outside of the un, united nations security council, the other one will be within the security council. china has been benefiting from myanmar�*s military between 2008 and 2018. china has gained 1.3 billion us dollars worth when they sold weapons to the myanmar military. russia has sold a lot of plans to myanmar, so in that case, the un security council rules of initiated and we hope they do not go that far. the european union and the democracy of the united states can co—ordinate sanctions to some sort of targeted economic combined with ascension and it can be done, they have done this in the past before and that is a possibility. in the past before and that is a possibility-— in the past before and that is a ossibili . ., , ., ,, i. possibility. professor, thank you very much _ possibility. professor, thank you very much for— possibility. professor, thank you very much forjoining _ possibility. professor, thank you very much forjoining us. - in other news. tanzania's vice president announced today that the country's presidentjohn magufuli has died. the announcement came on the country's state television. magufuli, who was 61, had not been seen in public since february 27th. the country's opposition leader says he's spoken to the vice president and offered his condolences. russia is recalling its ambassador to washington for consultations, as it tries to prevent what it called the �*irreversible degradation�* of ties with the united states. the move follows a us intelligence report that accused russia of trying to influence the election that brought president biden to power —— something moscow has denied. president biden says it will be tough for america to meet its may 1st deadline to complete the withdrawal of the remaining troops from afghanistan. he said he had not yet decided whether all us forces would come home, as agreed by the trump administration in last year�*s deal with the taliban, but said it could happen. the civil war in syria has gone on for more than ten years, killing hundreds of thousands, and displacing millions more. those big numbers make it hard sometimes to appreciate what that really means. so we want to look at one school in one city — it�*s called iqra school, it�*s in aleppo, and it was bombed by a fighterjet in 2013. back then, a bbc panorama team was filming in a children�*s hospital nearby and they captured the desperate attempts to save lives. now, eight years later, darren conway has been meeting both survivors and relatives of those who died. we must warn you that from the start, his report has scenes of terrible injuries and suffering which some viewers may find distressing. anniversaries are all about memories but for 0mar they are full of pain. mohammed�*s scars act as a constant reminder. and siham kanbari will always be remembered by her father. 0mar, mohammed and siham all went to iqra school in the aleppo countryside. 0n the 26th of august, 2013, the syrian regime dropped an incendiary bomb on their school courtyard. 11 were killed, many more were left with horrific burns. nearby was a children�*s hospital. i was there filming for the bbc that day when the injured with clothes and skin hanging off them, started to arrive. 0mar received burns to 65% of his body. he has had 25 operations so far. he is never without the discomfort of his injuries or the pain of his loss. here is 0mar arriving at the hospital. he was 17. and this is his younger brother mohammad. he is 15. this is 0mar�*s last memory of his little brother. the shot that i filmed of them walking into the hospital together. mohammed died eight days later. 0mar has left syria and is trying to move on with his life, but what of his classmates left behind? this is mohammed, who suffered 85% burns. mohammed lives in idlib, but he dreams of leaving syria, too. so that he can pursue the career that he craves. and get the surgery that he desperately needs. for 23—year—old mohammed, the future is not bright. in a decade of conflict, almost 25,000 children have been killed, and thousands of schools destroyed. the syrian regime denies targeting civilians. mr kanbari is determined to make sure that his children get the education they deserve. but imagine how hard it is for him to send his sons to school when this happened to his daughter... siham was sat in her maths class in iqra school when the blast ripped through the window. siham�*s injuries were so severe that she was rushed to hospital in turkey. her body was broken. her voice was weak. but her message to the world that day was strong... siham died one month after begging the world to stop the suffering in syria. that was almost eight years ago now. no one knows the risks of sending their children to school here more than herfather. so many bodies burned in so many dreams shattered in a war that is going on for too long. you�*re watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight�*s programme. preaching vaccine misinformation. how some faith leaders have been sending a misleading message on covid jabs. a man in georgia has been charged with murder after a series of shootings at massage parlors. six of the eight killed were of asian descent. the bbc�*s nada tawfik has more this update by officials reveals a lot of new information after their interview with the subject last night. the gunman admitted responsibility and he indicated that he had a sexual addiction. he said he had a sexual addiction. he said he didn�*t target the victims because of race. the victims, he may have frequented the partners in the past but he says too early in the investigation to completely rule out that this was not a hate crime in the atlanta mayor emphasised that these businesses in atlanta were operating legally, they have not been on their radar and she also said the quick work of detective sleeved lives, the suspects interview said investigators that he was on his way to florida to carry out additional tax revenue was arrested —— saved. —— attacks. religious leaders have played a major role in convincing many people to take vaccines. many are working hard to spread the news that vaccines are safe and effective. but, there is a very vocal minority of faith leaders who are trying to 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