Blockade of gaza or is forcing people to come up with innovative ways to beat the siege. There is really around and south korea are imposing restrictions on tens of thousands of people as they try to contain the coronavirus south koreas president raised the disease alert level to the highest in an effort to get urgent help to the overstretched Health Systems in the south of the country another increase in cases has now brought the National Total to 602. 00 with 5 People Killed when are you going to do we have vividly witnessed how dangerous it is to have mass meetings in an enclosed indoor space in terms of the spread of a contagious disease i urge everyone to restrain themselves from group of vents are active it is not only in indoor places but also outdoor places which can harm other. And across iran schools and Cultural Centers have been shot the death toll there has risen to 630 people have been infected cases a largely linked to the holy city of qom then theres italy 50000 people there are under lockdown in the north of the country 2 of them have died 80 people have been infected this is now europes worst affected country well go live to the iranian capital and begun just a little while 1st so lets talk to rob mcbride hes a correspondent in daegu in south korea and youre at the center of this outbreak of the disease and i understand that the authorities have effectively linked this to one woman a 63 year old woman and her congregation of course of this particular religious sect which is where this started. Thats right there are 2 clusters down here in the southeast of the country that has the whole of the country concerned because of course a number of people from the southeast have traveled to other parts of south korea infected and have been detected in a fall and sick so it has raised concerns of that we might get other clusters forming but these are the 2 main clusters that all the resources at the moment seem to be directed at trying to deal with here in the city of daegu one Cluster Centers on this church we know that there are cross infections mass infections of churchgoers over a couple of services and that is also linked to a neighboring county here to a hospital where weve had other flurry of cases being reported spreading very quickly through patients and also staff so the focus is here and the by raising this alert level to read it has been at orange which was the 2nd highest level but its now the highest level then its hoped that more medical resources can be directed into dealing with this into staffing hospitals into setting up more centers to test for the coronavirus and so on it really underscores a sense of urgency that the government now has on a weekend when we have seen literally hundreds of new cases being reported president moon j. N. Very gravely saying that the next few days will be critical for south korea we are very much he says a watershed moment also calling on governments and local law thora tes to take up what he says were unprecedented and powerful measures not to be limited by regulations really asking all of the provinces all of the cities to step up to take initiatives to try to control the further spread of this of this coronavirus just quickly on the numbers we have just heard in the last hour the latest figures they produced daily numbers and the total for this sunday was 169. 00 new cases which takes as you. Mentions the total to 602. 00 that is slightly less than yesterdays 22091. 00 set of figures you cannot extrapolate any trends from that but the government certainly of the people here will be hoping that maybe they have this outbreak under control the concern is whether they have implemented these extreme measures to try to stop any further clusters from forming anywhere else in the country and rob it seems that the emphasis coming from the authorities in south korea is upon self isolation certainly way you are regarding that religious group where the infection started and is that effective are people do people understand exactly what the nature of self isolation is and how it should be implemented. South korea has been through a few different outbreaks in fact it was 10 years ago the last time that they raise the disease alert level to the highest 2 to red when they were dealing with an influenza outbreak then which infected hundreds of thousands of people and of course it was only a few years ago that they were dealing with the mers outbreak which was a very deadly outbreak it claimed a number of lives here so the south koreans. Have been through this kind of thing before they have seen the example of china what has happened in hand it cetera and so you do get a sense that people are heeding the warnings of the city of daegu or in the streets a very quiet people have been staying off them and of course this being sunday you would normally expect in these cities throughout south korea to see Church Services certainly in this area in the southeast of the country they have listened to the urgings of the Central Government and in fact most churches this sunday have been closed as people of stayed away all right rob thanks for that the very latest from south korea from rob mcbride now lets talk to a correspondent in the iranian capital and again in iran it seems very much as though there is a source for the outbreak or is at least has a location that is closely associated to the outbreak and that is can tell us about it. Oakum is a religious city has a very important shrine there and receives millions of pilgrims every year mainly from neighboring iraq and lebanon but also as far afield as the United Kingdom now the Health Minister has just been speaking and he said hes actually said that one of the dead in was a businessman who has been travelling between iran and china on and direct flights. Between those 2 countries now flights between the iran and china have now been suspended but it still seems like the source of the outbreak is china before we had someone from the Health Ministry say that it could have been Chinese Workers but they have now said that this one individual that died in com was a businessman whod been traveling between those 2 countries also some from the Health Ministry as official from the Health Ministry has said that its likely that the virus is present in all cities in iran but they said that they will be distributing masks and disinfectant for everybody in the city of the sit around 1200000. 00 people and head into her arm at the metro and bus stations the Health Ministry will be distributing masks everybody free of charge he warned the Health Minister warn people and not to get into a state of panic it said it was under control and people shouldnt worry or spread false rumors or information but that is less people there are less people out on the streets but thats because schools universities Public Events are just concerts and film showings have all been canceled football matches have been canceled for the next 10 days and then right half the in the half the country the schools are closed for at least the rest of the week all right thank you for that i said big reporting live from tehran. Now within the last hour or so weve been learning of there having been an earthquake in the far Eastern Province of turkey than right on the border with iran the epicenter though all of this earthquake apparently is on the other side of the border in iran in a small village a few kilometers away from the Turkish Border but hash bar is our correspondent hes in had time province in Southern Turkey what more can you tell us and about this earthquake that is affecting at least in turkey as well as west in iran well the authorities here are saying that 8 people were killed and 21 injured in the 5. 7 magnitude earthquake have the areas on the border with iran particularly in the province of van and the areas particularly affected are. Now the they also say that they are concerned many people are still trapped under the rubble and the rescue operation is underway were talking about an area thats rather on the border and the authorities and the rescuers have really to go through all those villages in the mountainous areas for them to be able to establish and gauge the scope and the magnitude of the damage in those areas on the border with iran and this explains why there are some of the most seismically active in the world in the last month for example of 41. 00 people were killed in an earthquake that hit 2 provinces in in in the eastern part of turkey. And more than 105101500 people were injured in that quake the authorities are saying they are doing their best to try to get closer to all the areas that are affected and to ensure that also the retrieve all those who are still now. Buried under the rubble. All right hashem thank you very much theyre giving us the very latest on that earthquake that has affected. Its in turkey and western iran and well keep iraq today of course as soon as we get more details on that still to come here it out is there. A call for reconciliation in south sudan as rival leaders form a Community Government again to end 6 years of civil war. Poisoned by pollution how the main source of Drinking Water in the bangladeshi capital became a toxic stream. Hello and welcome back we begin our forecast by a look at the weather across the Southeast Asia plenty of storm still around but its generally a bit better than has been in recent days i still think theyll share in jakarta their highs of 32. 00 degrees across the indonesian south western side of borneo it looks to be particularly wet at times so some showers coming in on the winds across the philippines but again sunshine at times similar picture really up through the middle a potential kuala lumpur should see highs of 34 degrees are expecting dry fine conditions in the main city in vietnam temperatures again around the mid thirtys heading down into as australasia a here weve got a circulation in the gulf of carpentaria some big storms and this is going to form Tropical Cyclone ester over the next 24 hours going to be significant feature across Northern Areas you see just the impacts in Northern Territory and parts of queens and heavy showers elsewhere in queensland also affected expecting some wet weather there for bruce but as for new zealand to look so for much of the country should be generally fine top and how we could well see some patchy rain at times as a move the forecast through then into choose say the air of low pressure central northern territories it could be some localized flooding here we more than in sydney it should be largely bright day with ice here of 28. In 2009 a torture victim of the brutal arjen time the deller regime confronted his interrogator tortured no no no not all that oratory i was in turkey has justice now been served for the atrocious crimes committed decades alyea i do the truth youre telling lies and investigation into the dark history of argentina why didnt they kill me in the end rewind interrogating a torture on aljazeera. The. Obvious take a look at the top stories here that is air south koreas president has raised the countrys alert level to the highest after another spike in corona virus cases mean j. And has urged local governments to help contain the outbreak across the country 600000 people are now infected 5 have died in a silly an area with 50000 people is currently under lockdown cases there have quadrupled to almost 82 people have died israeli has become europes worst affected area. And turkey is interior minister says at least 7 people in the band from vincent died in a magnitude 5. 00 earthquake several people are thought to be trapped under rubble of buildings. And Barry Sanders has positioned himself as the front runner for the democratic nomination for the u. S. Presidency with a decisive win in the nevada caucuses some of his rivals are now looking to South Carolina to keep their chances alive reynolds reports from las vegas. We have now won the battle clark. A resigning victory for Bernie Sanders as he sealed his position as front runner and moved a step closer to winning the democratic nomination we have just put together. A multigenerational multi ridge Racial Coalition which is going up not only win in nevada its going to sweep this country. The vermont senator set up a strong and Sophisticated Organization in nevada winning strong support from white and latino voters with his calls for universal Health Care StudentDebt Forgiveness and a Green New Deal to defeat Global Warming the victory came through the efforts of a small army of enthusiastic mostly young volunteers. Many of them gathered in downtown las vegas to celebrate as the results came in by sanders was so confident of victory here in nevada that hes get this already and spent the day instead holding rallies in texas now thats one of the big delegate rich state that holds its primary on super tuesday march 3rd sanders now as a boost of momentum going into super tuesday joe biden came in 2nd in nevada and is hoping to do better in South Carolina next week losing centrist candidates like pete would a judge warned sanders is too left wings to defeat President Donald Trump in november senator sanders believes in an inflexible ideological revolution that leaves out most democrats not to mention most americans earlier Nevada Democratic voters gathered in schools libraries and casinos to stand for their candidates at 0 Vista High School outside las vegas caucus goers argue sometimes passionately to win over other voters. But in the end the night and nevada belong to Bernie Sanders robert oulds al jazeera las vegas. One person has been killed and 4 others injured after the israeli army opened fire on a group of palestinians the Israeli Army Says the man was trying to plant in the explosive near the fence with gaza in an area used by palestinian weight farmers the others were shot while trying to recover the body before it was taken away by an israeli border. Well paving girls are have been living under a blockade for 13 years and more than 50 percent of people dont have a job and that number is even higher among young graduates but as Stephanie Decker reports new programs are trying to change that from within a 70 deca now report. The cold wet weather is the perfect stage for yasser mohammeds project all of residue discarded in the process of making all of oil is being turned into something useful well loved for come along of a lesson on the many ideas daughter because of the continuous electricity and Energy Crisis here in gaza is especially when it comes to homes and chicken farms this motivated us this project is part of 31 innovative ideas funded by the International Committee of the red cross and red crescent these blocks burn easily and are now being used to heat chicken farms here in the gaza strip to dance in the human claim to. Know. This saves the farm a 60 percent on heating costs to keep the chickens warm its also secure as he doesnt have to fear shortages of electricity which is controlled by israel a lot of farms lost due to the power cuts in the winter now this is the final product and its basically compressed all of pumice and they dont and anything else to it now is highly flammable and its a simple idea but one that provides a much needed source of alternative energy here and of course a boost to the income of the producers. They tell us they now make around 14 don. Each day set into the private sector and they have plans to expand their business there are similar ambitions here at sad. House shes a biologist and is making stevia a sweetener derived from plants native to south america its an idea she started looking into a few years ago as her family has a history of diabetes and she wanted to help on that i have to father. Was it the 4th cause of death is diabetes around 60000. 00 people a diabetic also around 78 percent suffer from obesity so the idea is to create a safe alternative fishing and other industrial sweetness. She says this greenhouse is just the beginning and wants to come up with more nature based solutions. Need to humanitarian efforts they just need an opportunity people came with innovative ideas need from from that environment and this accountability minute. Action that can be seen and areas like the places where conflict impacting the lives of people over hope of gazas population is unemployed and when it comes to university educated adults the jobless rate is over 70 percent israel and egypt blockade of gaza isnt just physical it has an enormous impact on Mental Health to this project highlights just a few of gazas Innovative Minds there are so many others here in simple need of an opportunity to show what theyre capable of Stephanie Decker aljazeera in the Southern Gaza strip. Now the polls of opened in a german city state election thats been seen as a major test for the mainstream parties has been a stronghold for the social democrats for a decade but now theyre under threat from their former Coalition Partners the greens germanys largest ports is vulnerable to rising sea levels so Climate Change is an important factor for many voters south sudans rival leaders have formed a unity government in an effort to end a civil war thats killed more than 400000 people for a 3rd time former rebel leader a rare child been sworn in as president heres deputy both leaders insist that their peace deal will hold this time ever morgan reports from the south sudan capital juba. In a scene similar to that witnessed in april 26th after a peace deal signed a year earlier Opposition Leader rick machar is once again sworn in as the countrys 1st Vice President. And so began a new transitional period for starts today and after more than 5 years of war i 1st say when to take this opportunity to congratulate the people of the republic of south sudan for a turning piece. I went to a sure you we will work collectively to your long suffering. 3 other Vice President s were also sworn in a 5th is yet to be appointed it comes as part of a revitalized version of a 2015 peace deal ended ending the war which started in 2015. The deal brings together several opposition groups besides the main opposition led by the now 1st Vice President pretty much are it also gives all sides shares in the government cabinet and the legislative assembly. Saturdays swearing comes after several delays the formation of a Transitional Government from maine to november 2019 and then another 100. 00 days its also seen several opposition and government figures being sanctioned with every delay for those of you who have followed this process weve got to this day because we heard from a painful decisions and compromises we made these compromises for the sake of our people and for peace and stability in the country the Journey Towards peace may have been long and difficult but we are finally here i warned to i sure you that the peace we have signed. Is finally here but swearing in Vice President s is only the beginning the new government has many challenges ahead before elections are due to be held in 3 years time as part of the deal to end the war south sudanese are suffering from high inflation as a result of the years of conflict with hundreds of thousands and able to afford basic goods corruption is also a concern and with the humanitarian effect of the conflict many are hoping for improvement during the transitional period. A quarter of the countrys 12000000 people have been displaced as a result of fighting and more than have rely on food aid with 1200000 of that being children some analysts say the work ahead should also focus on the relation between the now power sharing partners who can respect complete trust different parties thats why there is the frameworks made within the Peace Agreement on what to do what and how and when and group who to do it but there is an element of a basic trust. Each of you know. Representatives in the government needs to have why i can have a basic trust that we can deliver on a trust we dont need to like each other but we have a task together after a lot of hope is spent on the new government after years of conflict some hoping that there is enough peace for them to finally return home others hoping the leaders focus on the countrys interest and put an end to the damages done by the war people morgan aljazeera juba. Police in algeria have fired water cannon on the 1st anniversary of the beginning of the antigovernment protest Movement Demonstrators in the capital jazz continue to demand a complete overhaul of the ruling elite and then to corruption they almost withdrawal from politics unprecedented demonstrations started a year ago which eventually forced longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign. And police in kazakhstan have arrested dozens of opposition supporters in the latest crackdown on antigovernment demonstrations there. Rallied on saturday in the capital nurse or tran and in the largest city. That followed similar protests on friday we said to the postponement of the launch of a new Opposition Party anger at the all thora tarion leadership corruption arbitrary detentions and restrictions on government critics has got worse. A Memorial Service has been held in New South Wales australia for 25 people who were killed by bushfires tributes are also paid to 3 americans who died when their father fighting plane crashed thousands of homes were destroyed along a 100000 square kilometers of land and some fires burned out of control for months. It is a great land a great land beset with great tragedy recently devastation that can be so you know across the landscape and on the faces of people who live work and holiday in this land across the south walls the bush for season of 1920 will be remembered as one of the most challenging in our history and floods in southern peru have killed at least 3 people cars in the city of attack that was swept away in the deluge after heavy rain hit the region others were trapped in their vehicles and they struggled to get to safety the victims include a father in the sun his car was flipped over by the floodwaters. Now bangladeshs capital has some of the worst air quality in the world the Serious Health risks for People Living there but as Bernard Smith now reports they arent just breathing in pollution theyre drinking it to. Theyre taking a bath in a poisonous soup of decades of untreated wastewater from tanneries battery and pharmaceutical factories and other industries on which bangladeshis economy relies on. Were fully aware of how polluted it is but where both men and when where around here this is where we have to wash now the government is finally making some progress against the worst polluters with a High Court Order forcing the closure of 231. 00 illegal tanneries but the pollution continues licensed tanneries as opposed to pump their waste to this new Treatment Plant but its not yet fully equipped to operate at capacity. So every day thousands of liters go straight into the river. Because the court has ordered us to make sure that a fluid Treatment Plant is performing up to mid level so were going to take over operations from the chinese who are running it now we in the government share the same attitude in mindset to tackle and handle the pollution problems 64. 00 freshwater fish species in bangladesh are under threat because of pollution 9 a critically endangered according to government figures. Used to provide doctors Drinking Water now its toxic and black and cracking down on polluting industries is part of the governments ambitious plan to clean up the rivers. Here a market built on illegally reclaimed land is being ripped down all this area up to the road will be dug out again and the river returned to its original with. The money. There are a lot of influential people involved in land grabbing even members of parliament and big industrialists who own many of these industries are polluters but at the same time Public Awareness is growing in regard to the environment and pollution and a strong desire to save these rivers. For years the government has turned a blind eye to the garment related industries which contribution 20 percent of the countrys g. D. P. Activists hope this court ruling will set a precedent for other rivers 38 of which they say a dying due to bridle pollution and land grabbing Bernard Smith aljazeera dhaka. Obvious take a look at the top stories here it is air south koreas president has a raise the alert level to the highest after another spike in coronavirus cases in has urged local governments to help contain the outbreak across the country 600000 people are infected 5 people have died and initially around 50000 people are currently under lockdown in the north cases of quadrupled to almost 82 people have died that makes italy europes worst affected country turkey is interior minister says at least 8 people in van province have died in a magnitude 5. 00 earthquake its of peace in turkey and northwestern iran and this is one of the most seismically active regions in the world hobart has more they also say that they are concerned many people are still trapped under the rubble and the rescue operation is underway were talking about an area thats rather on the border and the authorities and the rescuers have really to go through all those villages in the mountainous areas for them to be able to establish a gauge the scope and the dike this huge of the damage. U. S. Senator Bernie Sanders claimed a decisive victory in the nevada caucuses hes more than doubled his. Lead over his closest rival in early counting cementing his place as the front runner for the democratic president ial nomination. We are going to win here in texas we are going to. We are going to where no across the country because the American People are sticky and tired of a person who lives all of the time. The polls have opened in a german city say to election thats being seen as a major test for the mainstream Political Parties hamburg has been a stronghold for the se should democrats for a decade but now theyre under threat from their former Coalition Partners the greens or id have to say those are the latest headlines from us here at aljazeera coming up next its rewind. Because just morale day is a magnet for the rich and famous it highlights the most beautiful beaches in all of europe but ive come here to investigate a darker side a place host to some of the worlds most elaborate war games for decades dust from explosions and tests has brightened down on the towns and the grazing fields of the firing range exactly what was in the no one knows in the early 2000 local doctors store a spike in the number of unusual cancers in their patients in a country 90 days defense contracts are a source of income but also quite possibly the cause of untold misery after all the inquiries and with military brass now on trial for the people of this island paradise there is a glimmer of hope but the truth might finally see the light of day australians on the christian edge of fire season has killed more than a 1000000000 animals. 101 days to investigate a wild one of a merge its. On aljazeera. Welcome to rewind were here at the museum of islamic alice in doha revisiting with the best the most memorable documentary made this week we turn our attention to argentina where over the past decade hundreds of people have been tried for atrocities committed during the socalled dirty war the 19 seventies and eighties waged by the countrys then military regime against its leftwing opponents back in 2009 out of there as people in policy reasons went to argentina as