Strikes reportedly targets schools in northwest syria a group says civilians must be given safe passage. Welcome to the program the World Health Organization has warned of the coronavirus epidemic is escalating rapidly and action must be taken quickly to prevent it from becoming a pandemic this as the global reach of the virus continues to expand emergency talks have been held the in italy where the virus has now spread south from its epicenter including dont you to tuscany and even sicily there are also confirmed cases across the border in croatia austria switzerland and germany the number of cases continues to rise in iran as theres concern over the governments handling of the outbreak after the countrys Deputy Health minister the man leading the fight against the illness confirmed that he himself has been diagnosed with the virus the us President Donald Trump meanwhile is asked for 2500000000. 00 to help fight the spread of the Disease HealthAuthorities Say that they expect case numbers to rise but do not have enough medical supplies the w. H. O. Says the key to stopping the spread of the virus is in in how quickly it is contained. This is a rapidly escalating epidemic in different places that weve got to tackle super fast to prevent a pandemic i mean its actually what china demonstrates is where this goes is within the control of our decisions to apply this kind of rigor and approach to to to this disease before more people have now died from the virus and the best told they are to a level mohamed just general has been following developments from. What weve heard that 3 of the people you mentioned who died were all d over the age of 80 that one was 831 was 84 another was 91 of the 2 of the people who died were in the town of who dont know that here in the lumber the region of course is also the center of the corona Virus Outbreak in northern italy its the area the town rather or where the 1st locally transmitted case of corona virus was detected thats a 38 year old man who works with you know a lever hes the 1st person to been known to have caught the virus here in italy one of the more interesting aspects of covering this from here the past couple of days is that every few hours it seems there is a spike in numbers as far as new confirmed coronavirus cases of course we need to mention that this is not a surprise that Italian Health officials and government officials the past couple of days have reiterated that it is expected that more cases will be discovered in the coming days and thats because there are more Proactive Health measures that are being taken now to try to test more people and to try to diagnose more coronavirus cases so that treatment can begin. Meanwhile a hotel in Spains Canary islands is on lockdown after a visiting italian doctor tested positive for the corona virus hundreds of guests of the hotel intended relief have been told to stay in their rooms as medical tests are carried out the doctor is reportedly from the long region where italian authorities as weve been hearing there are battling the outbreak this is the 3rd case identified in spain after a german tourist in legal matter another Canary Island and a british man in majorca both tested positive. Meanwhile as the number of cases continues to rise in iraq and so does concern over the governments handling of the outbreak the countrys Deputy Health minister the man leading the fight against the illness has been diagnosed with the virus because some better luck to him but if american men are coronary for them i just wanted to tell you that i carries a corona virus as well yesterday i had a fever and late last night the results of my preliminary test was positive since last night i isolated myself a while ago i was informed that my test has been confirmed and its positive my general condition is not bad i assure you that with the efforts of the Health Ministry officials and with the people support in the next few weeks we will defeat the virus to rest assured of that. Well the Deputy Health minister made that announcement just a day after making a Public Statement on the response to the virus said big has more now from tehran. Yesterday he gave a press conference standing next to the Government Spokesperson denying that 50 people had died he had even said that even if it was half that number he would hand in his resignation but he was seen wiping stretch from his forehead people are questioning whether his condition is ok back yesterday because he was showing symptoms now were in a situation where hes been in contact with the Government Spokesperson that room is full of journalists and politicians the Government Spokesperson has contact with the cabinet including the president president Hassan Rouhani so were potentially in a situation where the government of iran the senior members of the government have come in contact with somebody with the coronavirus and could very well be infected by it at the same time president rouhani spoke this morning he seemed to downplay the spread of the virus he said it wasnt as bad as the spread of the flu virus the country has faced in the past to ask people not to panic and to follow the advice of the Health Ministry well the deputy minister of the Health Ministry has been infected at the same time president hasnt spoken again he said that its part of an enemy plot to create panic and shut down the country and they wont be shutting down the country and he said that life would turn to turn back to normal by saturday unless there is an exceptional case now im not sure whether you consider the coronavirus to be an exceptional case but not many people seem to believe that life will turn back to normal when the u. S. President donald trump is ask congress to approve 2500000000. 00 to combat the spread of the virus and it comes as the countrys Health Secretary warned that america does not have enough medical supplies for an outbreak White House Correspondent kimberly hellcat has more. On the defense the trumpet ministration is facing growing criticism its not done enough to contain the spread of corona virus in the United States im deeply concerned that we are way behind the a fondness at a hearing on capitol hill on tuesday the us health and Human Services secretary said development of a vaccine for the virus may still be a year away he openly admitted the trouble right house needs 2500000000 dollars in emergency funding from congress to fight the spread of the global outbreak so we do have in the Strategic National stockpile ventilators we have masks we have enough support well of course not or we wouldnt be asking for a supplemental to seek more money to procure more of that for hours later a top u. S. Health official issued this ominous warning now its not so much a question of if this will happen anymore but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will become infected now even members of President Trumps own Republican Party are questioning a top u. S. Border official about whether its efforts to contain the virus are even adequate but you cant tell us how many youre models arent to surprising. No senator again i would i would defer you to the health and Human Services for that so just like you go to check on that wrapping up a trip in india President Trump insisted his administration is prepared and tried to downplay fears you may ask about the corona virus which is. You know very well under control in our country. We have very few people with it and the people that have it or or in all cases i have not heard it rather the Administration Says one of its Biggest Challenges is data and whether countries like iran and china are being truthful about the number of people infected china permitted its own for journalists and medical personnel to speak and investigate freely chinese officials and other nations would have been far better prepared to address the challenge this as the u. S. Centers for Disease Control is now warning americans to brace for disruptions in their daily lives as the chrono virus is expected to spread to communities across the United States can really help get aljazeera washington or u. S. Markets a full and sharply for a 2nd straight day amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus wall streets a 3 major stock indexes fell 3 percent on tuesday thats after the s. And p. 500 and the dow jones a suffered their biggest aid to clients in 2 years on monday analysts have struggled to estimate the Economic Impact of the virus as it spreads to dozens of countries that celebrating emergency measures. Hosni mubarak at the egyptian president ousted from power during the arab spring uprisings has died at the age of 1001 he was in a cairo hospital where he had recently undergone surgery for a burden man looks back on the latest gyptian as ruler as the life and legacy. Hosni mubarak maintained a firm grip on power in egypt for 3 decades until finally in 2011 the people had in the millions took to the streets hundreds of killed but after 18 days this number is one how much has the president Mohamed Hosni mubarak has decided to waive the office of their president of the republic. Now to react to this they heard the news that brought the man with an iron fist down. The military council took the reins of power but it was from the bullet train the mubarak had originally risen to power human a former chief in 1973 he led an air campaign the regain the Sinai Peninsula from israel it has been a humiliating loss in the 967 war. President anwar sadat made him by surprise and. Mubarak was just meters away from sadat when he was shot dead in 1980. 8 days later. Became president almost immediately he implemented emergency laws giving the state sweeping powers of arrest and basic freedoms that would remain in place for his entire presidency there were a number of assassination attempts like this one during a visit to ethiopia. In the mid 990 s. Nearly 60 people were killed in luxor. Mubarak cracked down rounding up thousands of suspects from the inside many egyptians considered his rule oppressive although he won 4 elections there were allegations of fraud but he continued to impress mattie in the Global Political arena as he made International Diplomacy a cornerstone of his rule. To secure a steady flow of oil supplies into World Markets and brokered deals between the palestinians and the israelis the americans enlisted support of 2 major allies saudi arabia and egypt the saudi kingdom use its financial power and egypt under mubarak use its political leverage to influence arab League Decisions the strategy paid off and he received crucial u. S. Military aid billions of dollars. But unflinching western support from the bark soon faded for the arab spring began mubarak was arrested and charged with corruption and abuse of power in 2012 he was sentenced to life in prison for failing to stop the killing of hundreds of protesters after a retrial mubarak was acquitted in 2017. But his legacy has in july with the current regime led by another military figure up to 5. Using similar hard line tactics to crackdown on dissent in order to stay in power. Still to come here on aljazeera well take you inside the ghost towns left behind by 1000000 syrians fleeing a government bombardment an adlib. Plus political wrangling and back door negotiations the race to form a leisure as the next government heats up. Hello lets begin our forecast in australasia looking quite like that moment this big circulation of cloud or former Tropical Cyclone esther still getting some very heavy rain move also another system which is into the indian ocean thats ferdinand thats continued to move away so it shouldnt impact a straight here to any great extent so lets look at the forecast weather then i can see that slow moving system across the Northern Territory so some flooding is likely showers also for perth by the way a lot of showers down through queensland extending into parts of New South Wales sydney looks so it should be largely dry its pretty windy down through the Southern Ocean would like to see some strong winds and heavy rain for parts of tasmania and this frontal system is like to be pushing into wards the western side of the south island during the course of thursday so some heavy rain working its way along south and the north island ferry not looking too bad a grocery fine day in oakland with highs of 27 moving into northeastern parts of asia weve got a frontal system clearing away from japan so a brighter weather falling behind but the wind coming in from the north it still remains quite chilly sapporo start with temperatures just about freezing and then heading into thursday we should see whether continuing to improve still the risk of some showers on the western side of honshu and here we could see some of those showers falling snow. But. There is a huge group of people at work behind our screen and the power they have is massive that urge to keep swiping through your twitter feed thats just the way we all click i agree to the terms and conditions thats most of us never even get a 2nd full and actually thats designed as well ali reexplore is how designers are manipulating our behavior in the final episode all hail the algorithm on a 0. The evening. Of the back is a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera the World Health Organization has warned the coronavirus epidemic is rapidly escalating and action must be taken quickly to prevent them and then this follows the confirmation of a number of new cases in europe and the middle east at least 4 more people have died from the virus in italy taking the death toll there to 11 italy has the highest number of cases in europe with 322 infections can for. Former egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91 at a hospital in cairo he spent 3 decades in office before being ousted by an uprising in 2011. U. S. President donald trump has wrapped up his 1st trip to india while the 36 hour visit had plenty of pageantry thats all progress was made on the 2 countries trade differences and it was also marred by violent protests over indias controversial citizenship law elizabeth purana reports now from the capital new delhi. Donald trumps 1st visit to indias capital coincided with the worst violent protests against the governments that isnt chip law since it was passed in december before he arrived white house staff said the president would raise concerns with Prime Minister that of the more he about the critics condemned as anti muslim. But didnt seem too concerned when he spoke to reporters as the Prime Minister was incredible on what he told me he wants people to have religious freedom and a very strong and he said that in india india they have. They have worked very hard they have great and open religious freedom and if you look tom said he didnt discuss the latest in 3 months of protests happening just 15 kilometers away in the suburbs of the capital he was asking to emphasise the sate of 3000000000. 00 worth of military equipment and dia even though the deal was expected we expanded our defense cooperation with agreements for india to purchase more than 3000000000. 00 of advanced American Military equipment the saide of u. S. Military helicopters was the one big takeaway from the trip arge. We discussed every aspect of our Partnership IncludingDefense SecurityEnergy Strategic partnership and Technology Cooperation growing defense and Security Cooperation is a bottle part of our Strategic Partnership and. Go but there was no progress on the biggest Sticking Point between 2 of the Worlds Largest economies a comprehensive trade deal weve had a massive massive deficit but a large deficit 30000000000. 00 with india its now down to 24000000000. 00 because of what weve been doing but still thats too high we should have a 24000000000. 00 deficit both leaders said they were hopeful of reaching a deal soon. The us president returns home boasting about selling billions of dollars worth of military hardware to secure american jobs 9 months before his bid for reelection while indias Prime Minister received nothing but praise from trump when hes facing criticism at home and abroad for his tender nationalist government citizenship you know and mistreatment of Indian MuslimsElizabeth Prata al jazeera. At least 13 people have been killed during 3 days of riots in the indian capital over a controversial new citizenship law nationalist protesters have been accused of provoking the Muslim Community and police of being criticized for not stopping the violence tony burke reports now from the suburb of just about. The suburbs of jeffrey bad in belgium bora in northeast delhi have become battlegrounds in the fight against indias citizens Amendment Law for the 1st successive day Security Forces fought with protest as both for and against the law. And this man says he was shot in the foot by Police Shotgun pellets by anybody but i was standing with my mother and sisters protesting peacefully and police and people of the mob by foreign and p. T. Theyre firing tear gas shows one person was shot in the chest not a shot in the hand of the same time as me. Another wounded youth who sped away on a motorbike its incidents like these which have drawn thousands of young muslims to join the protest they are angry at the lack of control by the government and are suspicious of the police we i discuss the police from police because police supporting damn police supporting hindus not muslims being verified the police also 5 on the list only with them on muslims only not into the police not supporting and muslims. Police are being criticised for not intervening and stopping the violence against muslims often simply standing by and watching. Videos on social media seem to show please helping hindu nationalists collect rocks and other images of officers apparently beating muslims. On policeman says so you want your freedom and then beats him. Other images show mosque being vandalized and muslim property being damaged hindus also complain that their temples are being damaged and their property destroyed by muslims images on social media are always difficult to verify who what where or when but in this situation is adding to the belief of muslims here that these attacks are both coordinated and with the compliance of the police. On tuesday thousands of Police Including special forces and Rapid Reaction units were on patrol in the shows strength but muslims here dont feel protected they feel threatened especially for the youth. The number of those killed and injured in clashes is rising and indias leaders seem to have no solution the state has created a situation of violence and allowed. The latest reason that i find. Its unfathomable to allow your own people to die like that takes a certain time of it. This area has become ground 0 in this divisive fight now its 3rd month and many fear the turmoil is going to get worse before it gets better tony burke out to 0 geoffrey bad northeastern. 1000 people have been killed in northwest syria in russian backed government airstrikes and artillery fire its being reported the 10 schools were targeted in the city of italy the syrian observatory for human rights says 8 children are among those killed the International Committee of the red cross is calling for the safe passage of civilians to escape the attacks it has sent out a reminder that hospitals markets and schools are protected by law. At least 1000000 people are on the move in syria as a province stranded on the border area with turkey and fearing Syrian Government barred ments the displaced have nowhere left to run or hide. Reports now from children goes on turkeys border with syria. This is an unusually eerie quiet in what was once a street bustling with activity people have left. Is one of many ghost villages and towns in and rural aleppo. Syrian Government Troops have stepped up their military offensive. Shelling residential areas as the advance. Of also pay was among thousands forced out of must. By the villagers he stayed in also bomb. Feeling hopeless and angry here we turn to must almost saying hed rather die where he was born while i can im going to show you how i used to walk the alleyways every day met my neighbors and have tea together now i do the daily walk alone everyone has gone. As fighting continues as the humanitarian situation deteriorates and civilians carry on their journey hoping for shelter and war. A journey that turned into a tragedy for one man his wife his daughter and granddaughter. My brother most of i was desperate for a tent a tailor provided my limb fabric but because my brother had no experience the tent he built didnt hear went to lucian they all suffocated to that in their sleep. Blames the International Community for the death of his brothers family he says his failure to act in syria was a betrayal. I wot is a song he was with his parents the night they died but had to go to another village to bring back. They had left behind. And never forget that night my father called me to help him install a stove i remember my niece came to me because of the called. Be still and the shock he will carry with him the memory of his parents and his brother who was killed in a war a few years earlier. Like the millions of other syrians grappling with loss and despair. For the hundreds of thousands of displaced syrias the exodus because too new for as long as the Government Funds does not come for now turkey and russia have failed to agree on a ceasefire and if there is no ceasefire those stranded all the border fear they may be the next targets. Who took his border with syria. Bloomberg is reporting that saudi arabia and its allies are resisting u. S. Calls to open their airspace to qatar which currently relies on the rain skies according to the American News agency riyadh and its supporters want concessions from doha ahead of the 2022 world cup football tournament qatar has been under a saudi led blockade for nearly 3 years washington reportedly wants to mend the gulf rift following last years attacks on oil tankers in the area the u. S. Military says its killed a senior al shabaab member who was behind an attack on a Kenyan Military base last month one american soldier and 2 contractors were killed at the man the bay military base on the 5th of january the u. S. Africa command says the al shabaab leader was killed in somalia on saturday in an airstrike his wife who was a member of the armed group was also killed in the attack. Malaysias Prime Minister is reportedly trying to form a new government 24 hours after he resigned last year mohammad quit the ruling party on monday following a long running feud with his rival but is a scrambles to regain power some opposing groups are calling for fresh elections lawrence louis has the latest on the story from the capital Kuala Lumpur Mahathir mohamad in his capacity as the interim Prime Minister of malaysia met with Party Leaders across the political divide on tuesday reports say he is planning to propose a unity government one that would see politicians from rival parties working together to form the next government but that idea has now been rejected by the Main Opposition Party known as a mill are no was dominant in malaysian politics for more than 60 years until it was voted out in a general election 2 years ago now im no together with several other opposition parties held a press conference and they said if mahathir cannot even lead a coalition of 4 parties whats more a coalition consisting of 12 parties theyre calling for parliament to be dissolved and for fresh elections to be held now another possible scenario that could play out however is a new coalition could be formed now political horse trading in negotiations are happening behind closed doors and its still too early to tell which parties would have the right numbers to form a majority in parliament but if the outcome of all this is Opposition Party politicians coming back into power through this manner rather than through the ballot box then Civil Society organizations and voters may just reject such a government and political upheaval will continue in malaysia. In the us the next democratic debate will get underway in the coming hours as the race to take on President Donald Trump heats up democratic president ial hopefuls are in charleston in the state of South Carolina where the debate will take place bernie sanders. Joe Biden Elizabeth Warren amy and tom steyer made their final pitch to voters during a Democratic Party dinner on monday former new york mayor Mike Bloomberg will also take part. In our reminder of the top stories on aljazeera the World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus epidemic is rapidly escalating and action must be taken quickly to prevent it from becoming a pandemic this is the global reach of the virus continues to expand croatia austria and switzerland have all reported their 1st cases and theres been an increase in the number of infections in south korea iran and france meanwhile 4 more people have died from the virus in italy taking the death toll there to 11 italy is the highest number of cases in europe with 322 infections confirmed this is a rapidly escalating epidemic in different places that weve got to tackle super fast to prevent a pandemic i mean its actually were trying to demonstrate is where this goes is within the control of our decisions to apply this kind of rigor and approach to to to this disease. Irans Deputy Health minister has been diagnosed with the virus after being seen coughing and sweating during a News Conference on monday iraj was leading irans fight against the illness iran has recorded the most deaths outside of china at 16 the u. S. Has accused tehran of covering up details about the outbreak. In other news former egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91 in cairo according to state t. V. He was in hospital after undergoing surgery for barack spent 3 decades in office before being ousted by an uprising in 2011 egypt has declared 3 days of national mourning. And at least 13 people have been killed during 3 days of riots a new delhi the protests over indias controversial new citizenship law were the most violent seen in months that was straight or say the law discriminates against muslims and is unconstitutional the violence coincided with the u. S. President Donald Trumps 1st trip to india 19 people have been killed in northwest syria in a russian backed government there are strikes and artillery fire its being reported that 10 schools were targeted in the city of it those are the top stories all hail the algorithm is coming up next thanks for watching. Tensions could cut Economic Growth by 48 percent. The stories in developments that change the world. Economy. Come to. Iraq. 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