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44 nations and territories around the world are reporting coronavirus cases and often restrictions on travel and trade. And guineas on me i would say enforce what the opposition calling for a boy courts of sundays referendum. And install rising to his in a tennis star on said job or clinched one of the biggest wins of her career ranked 44th in the world jabber stunned 13 karlin a list of up to reach the quarterfinals of the qatar open. While Syrian Rebels are fighting to hold on to a key northwestern tire in that they for captured from the army. Supported by turkey Opposition Forces went into soraya overnights reversing one of the main gains. Of the governments devastating russian banks offensive in the region the army and that some are supposed to get socket by cans or chipping away at other parts of the province the last rebel bastion well just syrias miller has made it to that side and says he can hear the Army Fighting to move in now you know and the helm of the unit we are inside sort of keep the city seized by the armed Opposition Forces today thats the sort of kid radio tower the citys most prominent land. Us what is the back up of swat as we speak you can hear the sounds of explosions clashes and air strikes by russian fighter jets zooming across the sky fierce fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the city as the assad regimes forces are trying to recapture the city however it can be said the armed opposition has total control of the subject the city located on the international m 5 highway connecting aleppo with damascus and the m 4 highway connecting aleppo with latakia those international highways of great significance and sort of keep city has a strategic position as the Meeting Point of both those highways was we heard there succubus importance if you look at the map you can see why whoever controls the m 4 and m 5 highways gains Critical Military and economic advantages the m 5 in particular links aleppo with damascus in the south and the growing red areas controlled by the Syrian Governments the shrinking green indicates rebel held territory yellow in the north and west is controlled by the kurds well speaking in uncorrupt circles president richard typer to one says the rebel gains an adlib should serve as a warning to syrias governments. In it live the developments on the ground all in favor but on the other hand the regimes losses all very big 3 of our soldiers have been killed let them rest in peace but there is no time to deal with this no negotiations with the russians will continue however we are operating in it live with the a done agreement along with the 911 kilometer border we are safeguarding our country we will continue to operate in syria backing Syrian Rebels until we win the wall for life nice to have a whole bara hussein hot say in turkey near the Syrian Border and this is a fast moving situation but that critical time changing hands whats the latest that youre hearing on the ground. How the rebels are consolidating the gains in so dark a problem is they have managed to take over many villages all the outskirts of the city which sits on the intersection of both the m 5 and in 4 these are crucial highways some of whistling capital damascus to. The other boa northeastern part of the country the rebels have also managed to take control some of the villages in this is an area of the south of the province of idlib were talking about terry that territory that basically the bubbles lost over the last few months and the capture today of it is quite significant it shows that the 1st time in about a few months that the rubbles are having a building some momentum and reversing some of the gains made by the syrian by the Syrian Government over the last few weeks no the when the server the Turkish Defense minister has just said that he still hopes to be able to achieve reach an agreement with the russians we have to remind our viewers that talks are underway between russia and turkey to diffuse tension and implement a cease fire in live provinces but one of the key points here is turkey insisting that the Syrian Government has to pull back behind the Demilitarized Zone this is a Turkish Military outpost being established. About a life or is on the turkey syria border for now thank you well the u. N. Has repeatedly been warning that the humanitarian emergency unfolding in need labor is the worst since the 9 year war began he is here to explain more thank you paula. The United Nations says nearly a 1000000 syrians have been forced from their homes since december some are even living in caves theyre trapped near the closed border with turkey and according to the u. N. More than half of the displaced are children some infants are reported to have frozen to death or suffocated in tents with their parents as they all tried to keep warm this is the worst wave of displacement weve seen during the syrian conflict with the harsh winter conditions and we see people trapped isolated and running out of ways to cope in recent days russian backed Syrian Government airstrikes have increased hospitals blood banks and schools have all been destroyed those trying to flee across the border with turkey face a concrete wall topped with barbed wire. To move. The people are taking refuge in the turkish wall but why is the wall here is it to prevent families from entering their women and children their elderly people why dont they allow children in the main can stay here and fight but the children the women let them in. Many people like these are desperate to escape the fighting and if a safe passage is not created theyll remain trapped thank you very much leah well lets get more on this note from. The spokeswoman for save the children in the middle east and joins us on skype from beiruts shore when we talk about the humanitarian situation be talk about the incredible numbers that were seeing being displease but its often very easy to forget that each of those individual numbers represents a person you organizations working on the ground with these people who are trapped in a lead what sort of thing are they saying to you. Its very important to remember that the individual is behind the numbers and they come in this place now and many of these and then the joins are actually the more than 60 percent of the people the space its a case of more than half a 1000000 children and a couple of days ago there were multiple attacks on 10 schools and ethnicity and children died. Photos and story from a pocket on the ground about a small good who was walking back from school and she died and the attack the photo was of her blood hit back on the ground. A few days we had the story of age 3 and 4 years old who died when their. They were with their mother in burns on her body she was back in and so these are the stories that we hear of every single day so hes a he who cannot after 9 years of a war keep on living in a way that they can fight well youve mentioned that there is no restraint saying after 9 years of war of trying to communicate this desperate picture youre seeing within it within syria to. A different world. I personally have been working on so you have full 60th now and next month and march we will enter the 10th year of the war in syria its just unbelievable to keep on seeing every single day children dying children being displaced a whole generation and missing out on school on education i do not know how the would expect this donation to get if one day that its b. S. To then have been told my ties have suffered loss of loved ones many friends have not gone to school for years how are they supposed to live in syria well. It feels almost like were entering an. Phase of the war because the Syrian Government is making such sweeping advances. But for the people who are trapped there this is what is the end game for them because they are trapped in this area there is no safe haven what options do the people trapped have. As the fighting is ongoing there are really no options when you have bombs and as facts every single day all that people can do is actually move towards the border with turkey so a place they feel is safe so on the humanitarian situation its a complete disaster we have thousands of people without enough who are clean water even tents and at the areas that have been emptied out of there and have a chance it will be difficult to go back to them because most of them have been destroyed so so no show that is not for the time being all that we ask for at this point in time is for a ceasefire so that people can actually stop being scared stop worrying about whats going to happen next and we stop counting that so that in and. From save the children in the middle east thank you very much indeed for joining us live from beirut. Well weve got the rest of the days news ahead for you on this news hour including 10 days and was slims morning after violent street battles in india plus. One of. The problems facing our forces inside sudan as it tries to form a united front. On the sports are for straights and night for the italian champions as they look for their 1st european title in 24 years the summer well have all the details for you later in the show. The border cultures travel restrictions and trade routes suspended governments are imposing ever tougher measures to control the spread of coronavirus in the middle east saudi arabia is halting visas for the pilgrimage and restricting to travel from affected countries like iran iraq has closed schools and universities and bans public gatherings as well as flights from 27 countries and in iraq 26 people have died donald trump meanwhile has promised the u. S. Government will spend whatever is needed to deal with the a break and hes put Vice President mike pence in charge of americas response now in europe italy is confirmed its 12th death and theres been a 2nd in france overall some 82. 00 thousands infections have now been recorders in 44 countries and territories well as sarah clarke is brings us this report saying South Koreans confirms another 505 cases meaning its not overtaken china in new delhi infections. Shopping centers are sanitized in seoul Government Employees are sterilizing public transport is a south korean government stepped up efforts to stop the. The spread of the current. Joint military exercises with the United States have been postponed after american soldiers stationed at a base today tested positive for containment offers of cover 19 and the safety of rock and u. S. Service members were prioritized in making this decision the largest daily increase in the number of infections has been and a city in the southeast where the church at the center of the outbreak is like tight it as the virus spreads the government has postponed some annual school exams and is asking people to avoid large crowds around 40 countries and now restricting travelers from south korea. If the government feels very sorry that our citizens have gone through the inconvenience in the process of entering Foreign Countries due to the countrys sudden entry restriction measures the epicenter of the outbreak remains under lockdown while cities in the rest of china a slowly returning to work china reported the last death toll in a month on thursday the number of infections rose slightly. The 1st case happened in china but that doesnt mean the source is in china the foreign prediction of when this will be contained says and it may or june we think it will be the end of april. But some countries are not taking any risks a struggle has gone one step further than the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus a Global Pandemic and electing an Emergency Response plan we believe that the risk of a Global Pandemic is very much upon us and as a result as a government we need to take the steps necessary to prepare for such pandemic skills here in hong kong have been closed since january and were mine shut until at least the 20th of april to pad to us announcing it will shut off schools until much china may be optimistic it can contain the outbreak by hypo with a modest spreading faster outside many countries and im not taking any risks theropod aljazeera hong kong. And same bus ravi joins us from there via skype zain were hearing another spike in numbers in iran including a rather high profile case but maki tell us yes thats exactly right at the Daily Briefing from the Health Ministry the Health Ministry spokesman said that the total number of cases hes now up to 245. 00 and thats after a 106. 00 people tested positive for the corona virus in the last 24 hours and the total death toll now stands at 26. 00 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus thats of course the official government number there has been criticism suggesting that the actual number is much higher than the government is willing to announce publicly now among the total number of cases is that the 2nd member of parliament to be infected by the current virus you just about. Is the head of the very Influential National security and Foreign Policy committee of the Iranian Parliament the 2nd m. P. To be affected and hes also a conservative m. P. From the place that is ground 0 for the coronavirus here in iraq. And zain much has been made in recent days of the china chinas ability to deal with the virus and how the chinese medical establishment is feeling overwhelms iran as a country under sanctions and very strict sanctions that has the Iranian Health Service Holding up. Well of the government every every public event where a Government Official spoken including the iranian president himself would of course have to believe that iran is more than capable of dealing with this crisis despite the sanctions officials have said that theyre spending far beyond normal market rates for things like medical supplies to make sure that the iranian people are detected so the government as far as its concerted would have to believe that iran is up to the task to manage what has become a very Major Public Health crisis in this country as well as many others. As a point of fact irans Health Ministry spokesman today said that in quoting again the place that the corona virus was 1st detected that dozens of people that were quarantined out of hundreds dozens have been treated and released back into the public that they have been cleared of being affected by the disease so they point to that as a Success Story and so were seeing on the fact that that perhaps is the forward direction that they want to move and theres a robust medical industry in one city that would suggest that they are able to manufacture what they need the government has said that the industry has been working around the clock to make preventative items like gloves and masks and other things of that nature but the fact is as you said that one is an isolated country isolated by sanctions before this outbreak happened and it is now further isolated by border closures land computers have closed airlines are suspended flights back and forth and iran flights are not being allowed to land if theyre departing from iran and theres really almost no country neighboring iran that hasnt shut down normal transport to explore to reduce them drastically so in a situation where a global outbreak requires a Global Response and one finds itself more isolated than before and we also see how those sanctions that the diplomatic breakdown may be playing out for example the c. D. C. In the United States is the center for disease. Control is a Preeminent Institution that could certainly help in a situation like this but the diplomatic channels simply dont exist for iraq to be able to cooperate with an institution of that kind having said ask iran received donations of medical testing kits and other medical supplies from a long time friend china the w. H. O. The World Health Organization has also ascensions of medical supplies to iraq to help but cope with this Public Health crisis is that enough it really simply is too soon to tell that iranian officials would have you believe that they are able to cope with this and they are trying to encourage the public into believing that their leaders are doing everything they can but public cooperation is also key and there is a loss of public trust in so far as the government getting direction to its people in the people following those directions the Health Ministry the Health Minister himself expressed frustration that iranian the iranian public was not staying in one place against the guidance of the government in an effort to try to stem the transfer of disease to different Population Centers he was frustrated by the fact that traffic leaving to iran was up 20 percent as people try to get away from the reported cases of this virus but the one positive signal here is that iran has an economic imperative to do better it is a country that is already under extreme economic pressure and for it to suffer and want canonically that will definitely be a powerful motivator for irans government to deal with this quickly ok zain but savvy than life president s have ron thank you very much indeed. Aside arabias face more criticism of its human rights record from the United Nations which is demanding the release of Political Prisoners thats a briefing in geneva the uns top human rights commissioner also push for more transparency around Legal Proceedings related to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi he was killed and 2018 at the saudi consulates in istanbul lets get more now from our diplomatic editor james bays in geneva and james the the un human rights commissioner wasnt mensing her words when she gave that speech was she. This is the high level session of the Human Rights Council or michelle bus the commissioner for human rights was laying out what she saw as the problems around the world she had very pointed comments about saudi arabia remember saudi arabia is the only arab member of the g 20 and its been chosen to host this years g. 20 summit she said with regard to human rights there were obligations that had to i encourage religious that the frameworks to uphold freedom of expression Peaceful Assembly and association for all and reviews of the judgment of those who have been convicted for expressing their opinions including human read the fenders religious leaders and journalist i call for the release of several women who have legitimately and peacefully demand reforms of this Community Policies in the country i also call for full transparency in the ongoing usual procedures and comprehensive accountability regarding the murder of journalist yaml kushal. She talks about transparency clearly saudi arabia says its pursuing judicial proceedings in that case but very limited access form any International Diplomats no access from the media its worth remembering the un itself hasnt decided to open an investigation the u. N. Secretary general said that needed to be done by one of the main bodies of the United Nations and none of actually done that the only investigation has been from an independent expert who works for the for the Human Rights Council agnes the special rapporteur and she said saudi arabia as a state was criminally liable. Ok james days that reporting live from geneva thank you the British Government has declared it wont commit sin following European Union rules in a post brecks it trade deal and its threatening to walk away from talks as early as june if it sees no hope of a compromise but the u. K. Has been setting out its red lines 2 days after a u. Ministers approved their own joint approach to the talks after officially leaving the e. U. In january britain has until the end self this year to settle on a trade deal and agreements on everything from fishing rights to transport us 1st get more on this now from jonah hill he joins us live from london and jonah what exactly is the significance of the u. K. Position. Well look i think to some degree there is posturing going on here ahead of what will be difficult trade negotiations kicking off on monday the government rather dramatically announcing as you said there that if there isnt at least the outline of a trade deal in place by the middle of this year they will consider pulling out of these negotiations in order to prepare for what was described as an orderly exit from the transition period essentially no trade deal at all or what has gone into this announcement is essentially the core red lines if you like of the u. K. s negotiating mandate essentially this amounts to the u. K. Retaining full control in setting its own rules and laws on key areas like food standards environmental protections workers rights state aid and to some degree access to fishing waters the e use seed see this as the u. K. Reneging on its previous commitments in the political declaration signed last year alongside the breaks it deal non legally binding admitted leigh but nevertheless an agreement reached in good faith that committed both sides to trying to maintain what was described as a level Playing Field sufficient regulate tree alignment between the 2 sides that will accommodate a close trade relationship well the government has here given notice that the political declaration is no longer the blueprint it intends to follow the blueprint will be rather the election manifesto that Boris Johnson won so handsomely on in december that commits the government to seek whats called a canada style free trade arrangement 0 tariffs 0 quotas and enough regulator a divergence from in you rules and laws to allow britain to do trade deals with other big economies like the United States the e. U. Simply see this see this as the u. K. Trying to have the best of both worlds both preferential access to its markets and watering down its northern regulations and i think in the months ahead this is a problem that is going to be difficult. To square well given their problem that youve outlined for is jordan do you think a trade deal is likely by the end of the year. There are different schools of thoughts on on this as a sort of good Case Scenario or best Case Scenario and a worst Case Scenario in the end remember that the canada deal socalled struck over many years these things take time time is something that isnt on the table the best Case Scenario here is that they reach some sort of basic trade deal by the end of the year covering goods or some sectors of goods at least with other deals to come in months and years ahead in other sectors of the economy the worst Case Scenario as some see it is that theres no deal in december 31st the end of the transition period that theres no extension to that period and therefore the to break up on w t o lines World Trade Organization rules tariffs structures are put into place immediately that will be bad news for british manufacturers and exporters but a price the government here says its worth is worth paying in the interests of being able to. Get the holy grail if you like trade deals with other economies in the end whether or not that happens depends on whether one side or the other is willing to capitulate and at this point before the negotiations have even begun on monday no ones giving very much away john how their brain is up to date on brets it thank you very much indeed. Well sam for her check of the weather now and richards here and youve been spending the last years thinking about nothing but dust buster true probably should get out more i know but its been very interesting of the last few days weve seen a lot of dust being reported you cast your mind but few days ago we had that clean air which brought all that dust across the Canary Islands east across the eastern side resulting in the cancellation of so many flights at the same time we had widespread dust being reported across senegal and here not chop in mauritania that makes you think well where does all this dust come from up there is actually a very specific location for the dust and it is in chad specifically it is in northern chad and we just get my finger point right area just there is the daily depression amongst the source of Something Like 700000 tons of sand every day blowing out across africa in what we call these easily waves these were bursts of wind and what happens is that theres wind funneling down through the mountains very strongly and it just takes all the dust deposits from the what used to be lake chad and drives it across the rest of africa but its impact goes way beyond there because that dust can be carried all where cross the Atlantic Ocean the branch of it blowing up towards parts of europe at the moment but Something Like half the nutrients in the amazon basin come from that dust is 50000000. 00 tons of that dust there blowing in every year without it the amazon would be in trouble and the same goes the caribbean reachin we have a lot of dust in there i dont think dust is the problem for parts of honduras over next 40 hours important to get this right because it could be some place 300 meters of rain blowing across the threatening least the rain falling on the area a localized flooding is hardly likely. Thank you very much in the news ahead of. The College Tuition economic and political situation. Lebanons process may have dwindled but the governments been told that script change process feeling the squeeze of the coronavirus is impacting asia sense a tame and tender strain. And in sports a big night in houston as the rockets when theyre 15 and of all the details coming up later in the show. Where theyre on line like probably got to be one of the worst raps to Mainstream Media about. Or if you join us on sat there is a difference in diversity and inclusion and they were sometimes isnt always sincere basis is a dialogue sanctions on the ways in which they were applied to iran are an act of what affect everyone has a voice we as a society that is so quick to get to blame need to just sit down and listen join the global conversation on aljazeera. Frank assessments the one thing about these bush fires usage really wipe them out all of the Climate Change informed opinions economy i think is actually whats keeping donald trump afloat right now critical debate sequel of those 2 School Dollars on a bogus argument is astonishingly power triumphing indepth analysis of the days headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of the new conscious and aware youth about struggle against an ethnic sectarian kota inside story on aljazeera. This is aljazeera mind off the headlines this hour the Syrian Government has launched a counter offensive to recapture the town of soraya been in the province it was seized by turkey backed rebels overnights 3 turkish soldiers were killed by airstrikes journey not fights countries are stepping up measures to stop the corona virus from spreading saudi arabia has suspended reasons for the pilgrimage restricted to or is travel in countries affected by the virus. And irans Health Ministry says the death toll from corona virus infections has increased to 26 at least 245 cases have been confirmed instance includes the head of the parliamentary National Security commission. More from a ranch in italy and authorities there say dozens more people have been infected with the coronavirus that brings the total to more than 520. 00 cases mostly concentrated in the northwest 14 people have died and several times are under quarantine and thats affecting 50000 people cases have been confirmed as far south as the islands of sicily well lets go live now at tsunami john june in the most massive jump of numbers again a nates lake at worki tell us about how it. Thats right hala i mean that is another dramatic spike in the number of confirmed corona virus cases but we should also mention that in the data that was introduced by the Civil Protection agency it was also revealed that 40 people who were initially diagnosed with from the virus have since recovered 37 of those people are in this region of the lumber the region and they are in that red zone that containment zone close to the epicenter of this corona Virus Outbreak the town of could dont you know now all that being said we should also mention that there is a debate that has been going on for the last few days between various Italian Health officials there are those here some hospital officials who feel that not every confirmed case of the virus should be reported because they believe that that leads to more concern and perhaps panic and we are now in the paths of the moment this is one of the most famous squares in all of italy especially in northern italy and its basically almost empty this is a square that normally on a day like today would be full it would be full of tourists it would be full of residents who come here to perhaps get a coffee or a meal and then go back to their place of work and the people that were speaking with are also expressing concern about how these numbers are being reported because they say that business is off tourism is off and theyre very worried about what this is going to mean for what is the economic hub of all italy and what this means for their businesses Going Forward all that being said though people are trying to remain calm they are trying to heed the advice of italian officials the past few days who have said it is not reasonable for people to panic came june that my firs in a very quiet square in milan thank you very much since its. The number of People Killed in days of violence in new delhi has risen to 33 after some critically injured patients died in hospital relatives of some muslim victims of accuse police of standing by as hindu crowds attacked allegations the government denies have been months of nationwide protests against the citizenship law seen as anti muslim to me berkeley isnt really. So this is the area shown by one of the hardest hit in those 4 days of violence people here are both muslim and hindu so both sides of the fence of the divide have been suffering here but at the moment now were seeing a big show of force thats what they call in a show and tell a Senior Police commissioner is meeting the local people to assess what the situation is and trying to restore calm i have to say 24 hours of peace has changed the whole aspect of whats going on in northeast delhi people are a little bit more short reassured people are coming back but what the coming back to his scenes like this youre seeing rubble devastation burnt out buildings but its burnt out buildings and devastation has affected both hindu and muslim communities weve spoken to people here theyre of lost everything businessmen have had shops that were destroyed and people who have suffered with loved ones being injured more than 250 people have been injured and the death toll is about more than 30 people now but here were having a situation where the commission is coming but the police here have received criticism for not stepping in earlier and doing something to stop the carnage and the devastation so people are slowly coming back to their districts in finding seems like this but the impetus now is going to the courts and people are now going to the courts to find out who started this who incited this and who should be charged in the police said they have about 100. 00 people in custody no one has been charged yet we dont know yet who is responsible for the deaths of all those people the injuries but these are inquiries that will have to go on people are asking questions why it took so long for the powell Mission Forces to come onto the streets and restore order and why it took so long for their Prime Minister to hand remoting to actually offer some words and call for calm. But theres no anger over the indian governments decision to replace a judge she was hearing cases related to the violence and danny High Court Justice esmeralda murali don had ordered investigations into leaders from Prime Minister Narendra Modis got. For inciting attacks against muslims now he also criticized the local police force the transfer was ordered 2 weeks ago but only happened on witnessing night after hed made his comments. So sudans warning signs partially formed a Transitional Government last saturday but a crucial part of the 20. Uniting the armed forces is yet to be completed by some troops are abandoning their camps because conditions are so poor on the series have been morgan has the support from maruti. A call to line up for military exercises is something the soldiers are used to but for the past 2 months the south sudanese troops have been training alongside other armed groups some of whom they once fought on the battlefield during south sudans civil war but were here to get the. Unified theres no different model of theres no i or there is no. Plan theres no. Well. Some of these fighters gathered here are parts of the Government Forces others come from the main armed opposition called the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement and opposition and a few from the armed group known as south sudans Opposition Alliance this is one of the 16 such camps around the country where the fighters are trying to form a unified National Army it was set up after 2800. 00 peace deal to end the 5 year long conflict thats killed nearly 400000 people and displaced a 3rd of the countrys 12000000 population the deal states that 41500 out of the 83000 forces from the working sites are to be trained before the formation of a Transitional Government that government was partially formed last weekend when 5 Vice President s were sworn in this Training Camp in the west of south sudan holds about 1500 soldiers from the 3 different fly but theyre not in equal numbers even though theyre supposed to be the opposition transporting soldiers from their area through the council is difficult and thats just one of the many issues affecting the training and reunification of the forces. So ill just say the camp lacks many basic needs making life inside hard. There is no medicine and we sleep in the open where its cold and the need for female soldiers and not met there is no water sometimes and there is no place to sleep and we train in our slippers and sometimes barefoot which is hard and we dont have uniforms. The joint monitoring and Evaluation Commission the body tasked with monitoring the implementation of the deal as you quoted that since the training sites were established hundreds of soldiers have abandoned them due to poor conditions shortage of funds is another big challenge the current government made a pledge of 100000000. 00 which we felt would be sufficient to do this initial training on fortunately not all of those resources up come from the government we received about 60000000. 00 of which of the 100000000. 00 so we continue to encourage the government to make available those remaining funds so that we can really see an improvement in those conditions within those training centers. A well trained and disciplined army is crucial for south sudans transitional period and to avoid a return to war soldiers here say they want to be part of a united army but how soon that happens depends on those leaving them and the country morgan ill just there are many. After months of unrest in guinea a referendum is to be held on whether to allow the president assad term in office. Modernize the constitution but the main Opposition Coalition says hes trying to hold on to par and is urging voters to boycott gupta reports. These are Turbulent Times in guinea they are just days left before the west african nation votes in a constitutional referendum and now its 81 year old president afrikan day has suggested that he could run for 30 m. An office the main Opposition Coalition says it will no longer recognize him as a legitimate president it wants people to. Boycott sundays vote. Be if indeed he carries the aspiration of the people of guinea and have decided not to recognize mr conti as the president of the republican guinea and demands his immediate and unconditional departure from power. More than 30 people have died in months of often violent protest against conde whose mandate ends in december protests to say the referendum is just an excuse to hold on to power this assignment from this week until monday leaves power were going to fight him because hes no longer the legitimate president he violated echo us which prohibits a coup detat and he made a constitutional could a thai army has been deployed across the country ahead of sundays vote conde is guineas 1st democratically elected leader since his independence from france and decades of authoritarian rule he says sundays fort will lead to a modern constitution. But protesters fear it may push guinea into Political Uncertainty Priyanka Gupta on 0. And this International Says at least 210. 00 people have died across the americas during a wave of protests against inequality and corruption last year a report by the Rights Group Says haiti have the most casualties followed by venezuela bolivia and chile uses violence and militarized tactics were used to stop people from protesting venezuela the response was considered particularly severe on the sea International Says Security Forces carried out executions illegally detained people and used excessive force. Months of often violent protest ammans in an overhaul of lebanons governing system have lower so winds olds in recent weeks the new government is putting together an emergency economic plan that needs to Win International support and action on the streets could return if things dont get better soon senhor reports now from beirut. Lebanese are becoming poorer there doesnt seem to be a clear way out of the countrys worst economic crisis in decades shortages of dollars have driven up the price of basic goods the consumer Protection Agency reports increases of at least 40 percent which is how much value lebanons local currency has lost on the black market in recent months i have lived the milk used to cost 12000. 00 the binnys pounds it is now 40000. 00 prices are increasing but our salaries have not increased and we are not being paid in dollars and Officials Say they are working to address the financial hardships people face even though they have warned it will involve unpopular measures the new government is battling a crisis of confidence at home and abroad there is no reason a country this blast was so many gifts including incredible Human Resources does not have in 2020 modern Waste Management system 247 electricity for every one a single armed force under the control of a state and a growing economy. Lebanons dollar reserves are drying up which makes it hard for the state to pay back the public debt and import basic supplies like wheat medicine and flour the Prime Minister trying to secure Financial Aid to lebanon and. His accusing opponents of convincing arab and western nations not to give any help but those. Made it clear any assistance depends on the government showing commitment to serious reforms and combat corruption. That has been the demand of antiestablishment protesters who have been on the streets for more than 4 months their numbers have dwindled and the movement has lost momentum but that can change we believe the. 2 asian economic and political station is still. I think its going up and there will be a moment when people will come down again people try to bring down the symbols of the state and overthrow the old Political Class the state fought back but as more and more lebanese become economically drained and warnings of a potential collapse approach reality these walls may do little to protect those in power. Are they the citys rich para one of the Worlds Largest economies but theyre also at serious risk of disappearing beneath the waves a report from a Consulting Firm says the chinese cities. Which generate 20 percent of the countrys g. D. P. Are the worlds most vulnerable to Sea Level Rise across china nearly 8000000 people are at high risk. The fact that levels are increasing are picking up and really brings into play some of their investments in infrastructure things like power plants airports that are going to be around in maybe 405060 years time so were very keen for companies to start factoring Sea Level Rise into those investments as soon as they can this to rosa next kind of considers. Absolutely exposure so we havent taken into account things like mitigating measures and we can see that china is starting to bring those things in mainly government led or municipality led you know we do see sea walls we see projects to protect other hyra cities like shanghai for example what were not seeing is a lot of Corporate Action were not seeing companies talk about it were not seeing Companies Really kind of put a lot of. Effort into mapping out their risks as well so whilst were seeing places like china which do have the ability to finance these kind of measures we would also be slightly concerned for countries with hire a cities which are perhaps poorer and less able to mobilize the finance needed to defend themselves against Sea Level Rise 5 bodies have been recovered after flooding in the central colombian region of called us 4 men and one woman were killed when the landslide hit their camps on a hillside houses built on seeps that particular risk during the rainy season 2017 more than 250 people were killed in the landslide hit the town of mccaw. Parts of western england are under water after the river severn burst its banks and flood barriers some areas in the u. K. Are enduring the worst flooding in decades after 2 severe storms hits within a week of each other. Ive got the sport coming up for you next some more here from david back him his new team are preparing for their 1st game for north americas top Football League say with this. Business leaders does want to buy no prospal. Business leaders just want to buy no prospal. Oh. So much has been said about the Economic Impact that the coronavirus site break is having as it spreads and the arts world is not immune exhibitions concerts on film premieres have been counseled or delayed scott hi there princess this reports from bangkok. From a bond film james to a korean k. Pop band. The ballet performances. Fears over the spread of the coronavirus are putting the brakes on the arts industry across asia the studio behind the latest James Bond Film no time to die announce that it canceled the glitzy premiere and tour in china ahead of its april release its not just double 07 the screens at cinemas and film festivals across china have remained dark because of the virus during the usual peak season for premieres Lunar New Year and new Film Production in china has halted so for now hollywoods 2nd largest market has dried up the impact is also being felt here in thailands Film Industry projects havent been outright cancelled just yet but many have been put on hold at the moment were pretty safe here ongoing fall of the we really dont know but for a big production slike film we supposed to have one frame coming and. Now put out a whole lot and for foreign productions coming from the west because of the interim policy they dont want to cover in case of that is happening to any people in that production side of it earlier this week south korean band b. T. S. Announced Health Concerns had forced it to scrap studi. Audiences for a series of t. V. Concerts thats part of a media blitz in seoul to launch the bands new album b. T. S. Said it wanted to comply with the governments policy in a void holding large public gatherings of members of the Shanghai Ballet Company recently returned from extended leave because of the corona virus but its next performances are months away. Due to the epidemic about 10 of our performances in australia and hong kong has been rescheduled to 2021 and we have had about 20 performances around china cancelled some of the dancers found it difficult to train with a mask on but its something theyll have to get used to as the mask for now have become part of their costume and what the ballerinas are facing is soon likely to make its way to performers athletes and artists around the world as the coronavirus reaches more countries and regions empty seats in cinemas stadiums arenas and concert halls will follow scott harder aljazeera bangkok. Its time for the sport thank you very much. In the Champions League were french side neil son the italian champions eventis and the 1st leg of their last 16 tie it was a frustrating at night for christian or naldo as you say as they couldnt manage a shot on target and. Scored in the 31st minute to give the one nil home when eating event to sit with a lot to do in the 2nd leg if they are to end a 24 year wait to win the european title. Because just over 2 years so we started the game without any pace on the off chance of side we moved the ball too slowly with no aggression we never succeeded to put our ambition on the pitch weve often had that problem the season i also had some difficulties giving my orders on the pitch. Well Manchester City have boosted their chances of winning the Champions League title for the 1st time they came from behind to beat real madrid 2 on gabriel scored an equaliser in the 78th minute to kevin debris and then netted the winner from the penalty spot to seal the when is could be man citys last chance to win the title before serving a 2 year ban from the competition for breaching financial regulations which they officially appealed against the 2 they were happy about the schools will be the 2nd leg. Of the star to be worried no worry about ok the steel is not over says one team in the world like can overcome. Everything is this club for the experience for the story for everything but for our people hopefully we can do good performance and. David beckham hopes north americas biggest Football League can rival european competitions within a decade that commits co owner of the all new into mammie group play their 1st Major League Soccer match on a sunday the former majeste knighted real madrid an l. A. Galaxy player has high hopes for his team. I wanted to bring this franchise into the league can be the best and be perceived as the best and beast the perceived global team as well so we have huge ambitions you know we want to bring you know big name players great players into this this roster we have great players already in this team the international and became it he says the only way the tokyo games will be postponed or canceled well health would have to be in serious jeopardy i. O. C. Is the oldest member dick pound made the comment for as the coronaVirus Outbreak is threatening the International Sports calendar the i. O. C. Has a 3 month that window to decide the fate of the 2020 games poland also said that it wouldnt be impossible to reschedule the lympics for a year later the games are set to begin on july 24th with a round 11000. 00 athletes expected to compete. We are committed to going to tokyo so that youll be on the track at the opening ceremonies on july 24th only if theres the worst possible. Outcome of this virus and it becomes a real pandemic for. World health as stage then we reluctantly have to say well thats more important frankly than the olympics and even more important than you but well do our very best to make sure that you get your live picture of unity. Booked her place in the quarter finals of the cuts are open to continue her breakthrough season it is in place standard 2017 champion a world number 3 carolina in 3 sets in doha the other is playing at a career high ranking of 44 this week as a result of her history making at the Australian Open where she became the 1st arab woman to reach the quarterfinals after ground. 0 she will face 8 see that get out of it about in the last 8 the 2 time wimbledon champion battled through windy conditions in doha to be stepping code 3 sets after her win the czech commented on the retirement of. I always will have a respect to her she achieved a lot on and on court as well being grand slam champions for 5 times is incredible and she should have been a role model for so many tennis players so i just wish her the best for the rest of their life. To sign champion rafael nadal has eased into the quarter finals at the mexico open in acapulco as he looks to reclaim the number one spot the spaniard was a straight sets winner against emil meara kick one of each and adela could regain his world number one ranking this week it with a victory if rival know about could djokovic fails to reach the semifinals of the dubai championships india were the 1st team into the semifinals of the womens t 20 world cup but thanks to a 3 run win over new zealand on thursday in the 16 year old. Verma was the top performer scoring 46 of the teams 133 runs in reply magic green hit news in his only 6 allowing one indian fan to show a pair of safe hands beyond the boundary ropes the kiwis needed for from their final ball but only managed a single india safe at the top of group a new zealand face a crucial match against australia next. In the n. B. A. The rockets east to their 5th win in a row they beat the Memphis Grizzlies on wednesday in houston Russell Westbrook scrolled a 33 points and line rebounds it was a his 2nd straight that 30 plus game james harden added 30 more including 73. 00 pointers as the rocket field 14312. 00 went. And also as well for me and you back to how thank you very much son of a special treat weve got one more sports story for you for years they fought against each other for political power now summerside sudans ethnic groups are flexing their muscles for a sporting glory wrestling contest so are you nice and people have been divided by years of civil war some athletes cover themselves white us to bring luck and say from the competition its a display of peace stay with us here and ill just 0 back with you after the short break. March on aljazeera. Up to theyre also going on the nation witness brings a new film this time from africa for International Womens day a crucial day in the race to challenge donald trump where live across the u. S. States for super tuesday studio b. Unscripted brings a fresh approach to discussing contentious issues and finding common solution as Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to go on trial for corruption israel heads into its 3rd election in less than a year the listening post does 6 the worlds media how they operate the way they cover story. March on aljazeera. There is a huge group of people at work behind our screens and the power they have is massive that urge to keep swiping through a twitter feed thats just not the way we all click i agree to the terms and conditions that sucks to most of us never even give it a 2nd thought and actually thats designed as well ali ricks floors how designers are manipulated harvey pavior and the final episode all hail the algorithm on the jersey of. Aljazeera where every. The u. S. President s proposed plan for the middle east is less territory to be on its time than any other peace plan since 1988 the probe or sums of corporate wars i was there have failed because of this one video was by us all the United States the waters right now how much the palestinian Prime Minister told challenges era. Move. The. Turkish backed rebels and syrian troops fight for control of the key time in the northwest and civilians have nowhere to hide as. Im home i had seen and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up 44 nations and territories around the world are reporting coronavirus cases and often restrictions on travel and trade. The death toll from violent street battles between hindus and muslims in the indian capital climbs to 33. In anger