President. But away from the pomp and pageantry for die in the latest violence over indias citizenship. Thank you for joining us the World Health Organization says the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china is the plea concerning Irans Health Ministry says 12 people have now died and rejected reports from an m. P. In the city of qom that the figure could actually be as high as 50 despite borders being closed and flights grounded the outbreak is spreading across the middle east she way to iraq and afghanistan have all confirmed cases in europe meanwhile 7 people have now died in italys north which has more than 220 cases thats the highest concentration outside of asia outside of china meanwhile south korea has the highest number of confirmed cases passing 800 in the last 24 hours and at least 8 people there have died china meanwhile says its postponing its annual National Peoples congress which was due to start on march the face and nearly 2600 people have died there with around 77000 cases being confirmed but that has actually praised the china for acting fast and says the epidemic there has been steadily declining. The key message that should give all countries hope courage and confidence is that this virus can be contained indeed there are many countries that have done exactly that for the moment we have not with the mercy the uncontained globally spread of this bias and we are not witnessing largest gives if it is or does does this virus have pandit meek potential absolutely it has and we vary it from our assessment not yet well as you just heard there some confusion over the number of deaths in iran the Health Ministry has pledged to be transparent with the situation we need to be honest we need to be transparent in the face of those people who are trying to distort the situation regarding other regions id like to say we are dealing with the cases and the symptoms and we have all the capabilities to spot this virus if we have a case that is suspected we will move them to a better place to be hospitalized we have the full capabilities to deter to treat and we will see everything in a clear way but the statement came after the government was accused of a cover up by an m. P. In call who criticize the handling of the outbreak said bega explains why. Theres been an extraordinary exchange in clash a war of words between a member of Parliament Ahmed a meter by the hes a member of parliament for the city of qom the epicenter of this virus here in iran and the Health Ministry now he said he puts the number of dead from the virus at 50 now he acknowledges not within maybe from the krona virus but he says that the governments performance on the issue has been 0 he says that nurses dont have the correct uniforms and are scared of treating patients he says that the government isnt really concerned and the virus has been present in iran for 3 weeks but their names meant was delayed by the government he also said that he knows of 2 children that have been infected by the virus and has called upon the Health Ministry to impose a curfew on the city of call now the Deputy Health minister has come out and as has denied that figure of 50 and said that even if it was half that number he would submit his resignation now about the responded to that and he said he sent the names of those that have died from the virus to the Health Ministry and he expects a resignation now the Health Minister has come out in response to all of this and he said that the government is dealing with the situation well meanwhile the northern italian regions of lumber d. And veneto have closed schools universities museums and cinemas for at least a week police are manning checkpoints around 11 tiles which have been quarantined for 15 days and residents are stockpiling food mohamed junction reports now from a lion. In an interior than usual downtown milan a sense of anxiety but no signs of panic amid the 1st major coronavirus outbreak in europe landmarks like to do more cathedral and less scala opera house have been closed temporarily. The headline screams out virus the great fear even though fear at least for now isnt all that apparent yes schools have been shut down but this Vegetable Market remains open. So let me up at the action you can have but i didnt i didnt see any danger is were working a lot of the people are not leaving their houses and they call us and we bring their shopping t. Them thats the way were working at the moment milans mayor says the main mission now is contain the possible further spread of the virus and that while numbers of those infected have indeed been going up that could be because Health Officials are proactively looking for new cases he also urged residents not to clear supermarket shelves but videos posted on social media like this one suggest that advice may be falling on deaf ears in northern italy the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge even though at least 10 hotspot towns are effectively under lockdown. Police check vehicles trying to enter one of the quarantine towns authorized lorries carrying essential goods and medical supplies are allowed through everyone else is turned away. In an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus even the venice carnival was cut short a medal that you dont know what it might be the fight it another thought i would have to sign in order to shut down the venue scania its one of the thought wed have to close the schools churches museums and all Public Places so i nor my skin a lot from last seasons so i know all the way things go we can pull together well we just need to think about it that way the been will shut up inside us a little to end it. Inside the town of the lingo authorities have allowed select shops to reopen outside long lines of shoppers wearing protective masks and gloves keen to stock up. All this as officials are still struggling to confirm the origin of the outbreak in italy. And milan south korea has closed its parliament in cancel several several plenary sessions so the building in seoul can be disinfected 3 politicians are currently being checked for the virus after coming into contact with an infected education official south korea is on the red alert which allows the government to take powerful steps to try to stem the outbreak with more than 830. 00 cases confirmed our own 7000. 00 troops are in quarantine after the virus was confirmed within the military. But china is the laying its biggest political event of the year the National Peoples congress because of the outbreak the gathering of thousands of communist Party Officials usually takes place at the beginning of march but theyve all been urged to stay at home katrina you reports now from beijing. Across china the coronavirus outbreak has closed shops restaurants and now beijings great hall of the people. Every much the venue puts the countrys most important political event the National Peoples congress but chinas top lawmakers have voted to delay the parliamentary gathering urging its 2000 delegates to stay home to fight the epidemic protecting the capital from a major outbreak has also become a priority reported to shop increasing taxes over the weekend total to about 400. 00 many are still too afraid to return to work. Thats their 100. 00 employees. We already have iraq people working in the office. I thought the subway to work was going to be packed but there actually werent many people also announced the banning of trade in illegal wildlife the virus is thought to have originated in a life and seafood market. New coronavirus cases and teletubbies have been concentrated. 24 of chinas 31 provinces reported no new cases in the past 24 hours 6 have lowered Emergency Response levels president xi jinping has described the epidemic as a crisis and a major test and hes encouraging manufacturers and other industries to restart operations where possible. Industries which are the National Economy and peoples livelihood hinges and prices accelerating operation resumption and working at a full swing to increase production its the 1st time chinas National Peoples congress has been delayed in decades so far no new date has been set but analysts say when the is rescheduled that will be the biggest indicator that china has finally won its socalled war against the corona virus outbreak. Aljazeera aging. Global stock markets of plummeted because of the jump in coronavirus cases the dow jones suffered its biggest daily decline in 2 years dropping more than a 1000 points and the s. And p. 500 fell by more than 3 Percent Companies doing business in china as well as tourism and the airlines suffered the heaviest falls in share prices and its only stock market in milan and surprisingly plunged by nearly 6 percent. Hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein has been remanded in custody after being found guilty of 2 counts in his new york Sexual Assault trial weinstein was charged with sexually assaulting former Production Assistant miriam haley and raping aspiring actress jessica mann the jury of 7 men and 5 women found guilty of Sexual Assault which could see him jailed for up to 25 years and 3rd degree rape charge which carries a maximum of 4 years in jail new york law defines this is having sex with someone incapable of giving their consent but weinstein was acquitted of the most serious charge thats predatory Sexual Assault and 1st degree rape which involves forcible compulsion jurors are not convinced that weinstein had also raped and the bella shora whose allegation was from too long ago to be tried in new york the movie mogul will be sentenced in march and also faces more rape and Sexual Assault charges in los angeles the weinstein case led to the me too movement the Manhattan District Attorney praised the women who brought the complaints against whites the. Are the ones to finally been held accountable for grace he committed the women who came forward courageously in that great risk that have. Once the is a vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten rape assault trip humiliate and silence is victims. On those in new york with more on the reaction from campaigners. They say its a huge victory and they are happy with this decision by the jury as you mentioned he was not convicted of the 3 most serious charges but the 2 that he was convicted of guilty of a criminal sexual act in the 3rd degree rape are very serious and together could mean 29 years in prison and at this very hour Harvey Weinstein who at one time was one of the most powerful movie producers in los angeles and also here in new york city now sits in a new york city jail awaiting sentencing next month and so thats why so many of his accusers view this very much as a victory not only for them but also for the wider me too movement now i did speak to an investigative journalist if the rich make you was one of the 1st journalist to investigate to Harvey Weinstein these accusations against him dating back to 2017 and what he said is there actually dozens of other women out there that have also accused weinstein of wrongdoing. Still to come in this half hour hours after Prime Minister appears in court over the murder of his a strange wife his party says it wants him to step down immediately and why these celebrations of an election extending almost 60 years of family rule in togo may be premature. Hello the tropical cycle and asked to have made landfall across northern sections of all straight you can see it spending very clearly here on the satellite it really came onshore rady just between the Northern Territory and queensland and this is where we will see most of the rain over the next couple of days now certainly where the system continues to spin as it works its way very steadily south was a further inland we could be seeing as much as 400 millimeters of rain accumulating over the next 2 or 3 days widespread showers some of it heavy at times throughout much of queens on again hey maybe 20250 millimeters of rain and then some scattered showers across areas of New South Wales theres also some rain on the calls for you into perth 33 celsius on tuesday a little bit cooler on wednesday but these temperatures are above the average and it is said does come with a chance to shine even some scattered thunderstorms and still staying very unsettled through the Northern Territory and as you can see widely unsettled across much of queensland and again down into coastal areas of New South Wales very heavy rain in the 4 cars for the next couple of days working its way quite swiftly but across the Korean Peninsula and on towards japan thankfully it is moving quickly but even so about 50 millimeters will be accumulating into arrows a south korea mean lot across into china still very warm temperatures above the average dry and sunny in shanghai and warm in hong kong. Passion for supporting local communities. And pioneering inoperative african science and Technology Projects is child abuse. Doris are all of us on this planet not just us for aljazeera is a leading by a chemist determined to use a scientific knowledge to africa women make science from the lab to the field on aljazeera. The the air. Welcome back is a reminder of the top stories on our the World Health Organization says the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china is the plea concerning Irans Health Ministry says 12 people have now died there while a 7th test has been confirmed in northern italy meanwhile the w. H. O. Has praised china for acting fast and says the epidemic there has been steadily declining but china says its postponing its annual National Peoples congress due to the outbreak and a hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein has been remanded in custody after being found guilty of 2 counts in his new york Sexual Assault trial the movie mogul will be sentenced in march and also faces more rape and Sexual Assault charges in. India has rolled out the red carpet for u. S. President donald trump with more than 100000 people turning out to greet him hes in india on a 2 day state visit focusing on trade but he also hopes the trip will boost his reelection chances by appealing to the 4 and a half 1000000 Indian American voters elizabeth purana reports though from ahmedabad. On his 1st foreign trip since his impeachment trial donald trump could not have looked more pleased with the reception he received it wasnt the 10000000. 00 people trump said would greet him in good iraq before leaving for india bought more than 100000 people packed into the south bothered by patel stadium to hear the u. S. President praise all things indian from one of its founders Mahatma Gandhi to cricket stars and the bollywood Film Industry his gracious admiration that was reserved for Prime Minister in the day of the movie you are living proof that with hard work and devotion indians get a cop lish anything anything at all anything they want from Prime Minister morty into spoke of what he called the 2 countries shared values i dont. Believe that here but today you are the one india which is full of diversity with thousands of languages are spoken with just thousands of costumes cusins and several religious groups and communities all rich diversity and unity is a Strong Foundation of india u. S. Relationship the. But President Trumps the visit comes at a time when that in the body and has hindu nationalists but at the edge on the party of facing criticism for the treatment of Indian Muslims i asked him confess that i heard him. Not to be disbelieved. He talked about. Yesterday. But these are all the 3 things that have been under threat and then. They have been 2 months of nationwide protests against the citizenship law which fast track citizenship to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but excludes muslims one Police Officer was killed in violence between pro and antigovernment protesters in that happen in delhi as President Trump was just a few hours away in visiting the taj mahal white house official said President Trump will raise concerns over the citizenship law with Prime Minister morty the 2 leaders will discuss Defense Security and trade in new delhi on tuesday while theres no progress expected on the big differences when it comes to trade President Trump believes the happy man after the warm welcome he received it might not be the countrys most populous state but nearly a 3rd of Indian Americans have connections here and 9 months ahead of the u. S. President ial election. Coming to. Help boost his popularity among the 4 and a half 1000000 Indian American voices elizabeth pran of aljazeera. The Palestinian Group Islamic Jihad based says a un in the gyptian brokered cease fire with israel has gone into effect the ceasefire comes after 2 days of cross border violence the Israeli Air Force says that at least 80 rockets were fired from gaza on monday israel also carried out multiple attacks using aircraft and tanks and israeli air strikes killed 6 people including 2 Islamic Jihad fighters in syria on sunday night. Staying in syria armed groups backed by turkey have reportedly recaptured the town of on their out in the countrys the province and nader is on the strategic m 4 highway connecting aleppo would like to keep the Syrian Government forces helped by Russian Aerial cover have been trying to regain ground in the countrys last rebel held region almost a 1000000 people have fled the violence with the u. N. Warning the fighting could end in a bloodbath. Well the United Nations World Food Program says more than half full of zimbabwes 15000000 people are in need of food aid the country is one of the worlds least food secure nations a situation made worse by one of the worst droughts in decades World Food Program has been as blamed Climate Change for the deteriorating conditions somebody who is also in the midst of an economic crisis with inflation heating 500 percent. Climate change is intensifying. Zimbabwe and indeed all of Southern Africa is a prime example of the people suffering most of the hands of Climate Change. Listen to his governing old Desoto Convention part he wants Prime Minister thomas to ban it to step down after he was charged with the murder of his the strange wife the bomb has now appeared in court where his lawyers argued that his office grants immunity from prosecution by the sat with his new wife who has already been charged with the murder of people. In 2017 for me to miller is in the suit as capital macedo and she has more now on the Prime Ministers appearance in court. The citys Prime Minister tom to bonnie made a much anticipated however brief appearance in Court Earlier today this is after he left a suitor last week when he was 1st jew in court to face murder charges at that time he said hed rushed to south africa for an emergency medical appointment since then hes returned to listen to but when he appeared today his Legal Defense argued that they are questions around whether or not a sitting Prime Minister should be charged and prosecuted the court ruled that the case should be referred to the Constitutional Court its intervention now while the body has delayed the sleek process for the time being is still facing a tough political battle very early that believes in the rule of law so i deserved things only natural that has to happen. To see on the island as you mention where all we can say the political insight and those who are doing that is there are no more that deal with. Soon now the drama in court has trickled down to parliament with the National Assembly met earlier today while it didnt deal with the issue of the Prime Minister or the scandal that is embroiled in the old pursuit a convention thats the party that divinely leads met in the strolling to deal with the succession battle the parties involved in the party is deciding who to replace to barney where they are for people who could possibly take that position but it appears to be a significant rift within the a. B. C. And its difficult for that party to decide who should replace the Prime Minister when he steps down in july earlier this month 3rd that he would retire at the end of july the party isnt necessarily happy with it with many of them saying they want the Prime Minister gone now the president of togo has declared victory in the countrys election extending his 15 year rule and his familys grip on power but the opposition is challenging president reagan some trees when the runner up says theres been massive fraud and is calling for protests i made it risk reports now from the capital. Was supporters of president ford yes it celebrated his reelection to a 4th term. Fully 41 sunday the election of clyde the landslide win would extend your symbols 15 years old for another 5 years is when also extended Family School closer to 60 years. Yes a bit succeeded his late father who are ruled for 38 years seizing the moment the president addressed his supporters who have accused him of election for. The abuse stop improvising stop inventing imaginary numbers and letters submit ourselves to the judgment of the people of togo the people have decided weve come out victorious its always possible to contest but whatever happens victory is and always. The run up with 18 percent of the vote Opposition Leader where your mic or your says the election was stored on us it is that they are going to deny me 1st of all the quality rejects the results as announced we are calling observers and International Community to use their unique position to give the true account of this election to the top people i call on you to mobilize to protest this Election Fraud and defend their vote. The fraud allegations are raising widespread concerns into following violent protests 2 years ago although business we opened a day after the Election Results were announced the opposition called for st paul just people in a cheer many have not forgotten the outcome of demonstrations in 20172018 against president plan to change the constitution and run for a 4th term. For now the president supporters celebrate that we and the opposition complain. The next few days are crucial to see opposition supporters outside the call to protest and how Security Forces respond with degrees aljazeera. The leader of one of thailands most popular opposition parties has vowed to continue his fight after his party was abruptly disbanded last week thailands Constitutional Court to dissolve the future forward over accusations that it had violated electoral rules by receiving an illegal loan scott heide live reports from bangkok. Less than a year after thailands Newest Opposition Party had a surprise showing the elections winning the 3rd most seats in parliament the Constitutional Court friday dissolved the future Forward Party saying it had taken an illegal donation from its billionaire leader the party denied this saying it was a loan leader tun a tory. And 15 other Party Executives are banned from politics for 10 years 65 members of parliament who won their seats with a future forward will have to join another party or form their own we spoke with ana torn about the ruling and the future so future for. A and deity cease to exist is dead normal. How about the soul could deduce the Journey Continues future forward will now become a social movement he says but it will continue at all costs no one wants to go ditto right. Somebody has to do it if somebody has to do it and if that means we have to confront a bit of. You know. You have to do it otherwise you can bring you cannot bring about change and that the challenge will be how to convince as to basement. As a whole you know the truth is just part of this is to be human how to communicate to them how to convince them that its time to let go of the power of. The fall and it brought change you know something that continued repression of those who speak out against the centers of power something that future for was trying to do inside the parliament will lead to further discontent and thats something that could evolve into on the rest there be a build up accumulation of grievances economy economies mismanage societies the disenchanted political authoritarianism is more rampant and therefore kind of a showdown people want to take back their country they want to have their own future. Thailand has a history of showdowns like that after this ruling there are more than 6000000. 00 voters who wanted future forward to lead that charge inside the system but now they might be looking for ways to get it done outside on the streets its got harder aljazeera bangkok. We can xander Julian Assange has begun his u. K. Court battle against extradition to the u. S. Authorities there are demanding that britain handover the 40 year old to face trial for espionage which could see him jailed for life for songes lawyers say the charges are politically loaded baited and not because of genuine crimes. Now a reminder of the top stories here on aljazeera the World Health Organization says that the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china is the plea concerning Irans Health Ministry says 12 people have now died there while a 7th steps has been confirmed in northern italy china says its postponing its annual National Peoples congress due to the outbreak the w. H. O. Has praised china for acting fast and says the epidemic there has been steadily declining the key message that should give all countries hope courage and confidence is that this virus can be contained indeed there are many countries that have done exactly that for the moment we have not with the mercy the uncontained global spread of this bias and we are not within a sea largest gives super does or does does this virus have pundit meek potential absolutely it has and we vary it from our assessment not yet. Hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein is in custody after being found guilty of 2 counts in his new york Sexual Assault trial he was cleared of the 2 most serious charges he will be sentenced in march india has rolled out the red carpet for u. S. President donald trump with more than 100000. 00 people turning out to greet him hes in india on a 2 day state visit focusing on trade but he also hopes the trip will boost his reelection chances by appealing to the 4 and a half 1000000 Indian American voters meanwhile violence has once again broken out in delhi over indias controversial citizenship law which opponents say discriminates against muslims a policeman and 3 civilians were killed the Palestinian Armed Group Islamic jihad based thing gaza says a un and the egyptian brokered ceasefire with israel has gone into effect theres been 2 days of fighting along the gaza strip the Israeli Air Force says that at least 80 rockets were fired from gaza on monday while israel carried out multiple attacks using aircraft and tanks those are the headlines that women make science is coming up next. Americans live side by side in 2 parallel universes the truck parts of america are getting in trouble there is a poll out a few weeks ago that you had almost 30 percent americans believing they were on the cusp of civil war both sides accuse each other of doing things that are so blatantly wrong on the bottom line on u. S. Politics and policy is a matter of fact on the world. When i was working in oxford which buttons in my career it was really a pinnacle moments my mother was very proud but i just like the chin up. But what do you think you can do in 1020 years how is it going to help anybody to improve the lives of the people that live in our village. Of. Its own