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A school for migrant children. I am. To. Thank you very much for joining us it really has become the site of the biggest corona Virus Outbreak outside china the number of infections has jumped to more than 7300 over taking south korea as a 2nd worst hit country italy also reported its largest daily jump in faith tallit sees 133 people died on saturday alone this comes as much of the countrys north has been placed under lockdown no one is allowed to enter or leave the entire body and several neighboring provinces the mole affects some 16000000 people theres also been a major spike in deaths in iran the Health Ministry there confirms more than 6500 infections and nearly 200. Deaths more and more countries are imposing restrictions in a bid to stop the virus from spreading over the past few hours france banned all gatherings of more than a 1000 people saudi arabia close all its schools and universities and oregon has become the latest u. S. State to make an Emergency Declaration so go begins our coverage with this reports a city deserted a region under lockdown milan italy is economic heart is almost unrecognizable hardly anyone in the shopping malls its famous squares as the army keeps watch over an almost surreal situation this is an unprecedented crisis in this countrys recent history will look at me and what is happening in my city is worrying me and its also saddening because mulayam is a lively city and to see it like this today is almost a defeat for me i never would have thought this would happen milans my parents are airport has now suspended all flights its neighboring airport now restricted to running only domestic flights but that hasnt stopped people attempting to get away. Fearing further contagion leaders of italy southern regions have warned hundreds of thousands of its citizens who went to work or study in the north of the country not to return home but groups of people continue to arrive from milan arriving with their masks on but there was no one to test them for covert 19. The harsh restrictions are designed to slow down the spread of the disease but there are fears that it may be too little too late hospitals in the affected region have been inundated and sick residents are now being asked to stay at home a stretched Health Care System is struggling to keep up with the increasing numbers there are no more valuable butts in hospitals and actually the current hospital which serves about 500000 people in all the area of course in these little thought on doctors got infected so there are nor more intensive care but its available away from italy there were further increases of the virus all over the continent in france at least 900 people have died from the virus with more than 1100 cases recorded in the country and there are nearly 800 people infected in germany one German National diagnosed with covert 19 has died on holiday in egypt last italys lockdown is the most stringent outside of china containment may have come too late for some areas slowing down the virus is spread may be the best option for now. Aljazeera. Mary lisa palumbo is a journalist in milan the capital of the Lombardy Region she says italys being seen as a testing ground for western governments looking to impose launch scale quarantines busiest absolutely unprecedented the new and difficult to adjust the but on the other hand its absolutely necessary. So we try you know to work from home and organize work differently we try to do a lot of skype calls just to feel closer because i mean Human Interaction is fundamental and we cannot really do that you can walk about you have to keep it nice those. So yes its we are steering you know are adjusting to eat there and it wont be easy also because it wont be quicker i mean i think we need. A couple weeks of these kind of lockdown which is not a quarantine like the one we had they had in. But still its there are very many restriction and i think we italians also attest the 4 western countries countries all over the war because in china i dont want to retire a regime and it was easier you know to make people comply to all the restriction and for a democracy i think its a little bit different but its the 1st they hope theyre real locked down so i like a one for a walker and i can see that there is i think there is still too many people that havent really understood what they need to do because working is ok but you cannot really stay close to other people really are just recommended to to stay home and not only in the lockdown herriot but like everywhere need to leave because we need to understand you are not only in a lockdown herriot yet there are just as yet there are so close but and schools but all. Were going to count 3. Will of course as there are people. To whom we ask to stay home and its difficult for them also because Life Expectancy you know changed and people who are 657075 are not people that usually stayed home italian journalists. Theyre not canada plans to fly its citizens on board the virus stricken ground to a military base. Their ship is carrying more than 3 and a half 1000 people 21 of whom have been diagnosed with corona virus it was barred from docking in San Francisco and has been directed to the nearby port of oakland passengers are to be screened there and then sent to medical sites elsewhere Top Health Official in the u. S. Has admitted they were missteps that delayed by testing disease expert anthony says the government may have to take steps to keep people away from crowded places if the virus continues to spread despite the concerns President Donald Trump says hell continue to hold political rallies. The tester out there there was a misstep early on with regard to the test. A technical difficulty but right now about 1100000. 00 tests are out there now will be an additional about 640000. 00 on it lets say monday and then at least another 4000000. 00 particularly now that were engaging the private sector now when you say that theyre out there if you go to a doctor its up to the doctor to order the test and if that happens a person should have a test available but its no doubt chris you have to be realistic early on there were some missteps that delayed it. Now Mainland China has reported 40 new cases of the virus and another 22 deaths all apart from one was in the center who bay the number of people affected by the virus in Mainland China has been steadily dropping in recent days speak to katrina you in beijing about this the numbers going down welcome news i imagine for chinese authorities katrina. Thats right so the figures that you just mentioned of 40 new cases in 22 deaths thats the lowest some of the lowest numbers weve seen since this outbreak really started to pick up steam at the end of january in china more than 80000 people have been infected but Health Authorities say that most of those people have been cured and there are only about 20000 people now who are being treated for the current virus in hospital still 5000 people or so are in Critical Condition but its definitely a positive picture and were starting to see a real concrete evidence of the change in this positive improvement in the epicenter of who province itself now there was at one point thousands of people being diagnosed every day about 2000 people on some days and of course because of that huge demand on the Hospital System in will hand they had to create all these makeshift hospitals or 14 makeshift hospitals were created including one called the living room which accommodated 1700 patients now 11 of those have now suspended operations or have been closed because there are not enough patience so obviously thats a good sign weve also heard today that there was a leaked document from one airport and vising staff to be ready to go back to work on march 10th now we have to remember there was a complete lockdown in the city of one han nobody could get in and out that means no trains and no flights so this is a sign that theyre not necessarily going to start flights on march 10th but who one airport is starting to think about getting up and running again which is a very big sign and of course the families and getting more excited we have to remember this lockdown and it wasnt just about not allowing people to leave the city it was in many cases not allowing people to leave their apartments not allowing them to leave their residential compounds that all nonessential driving so families are getting more excited they started to think there is light at the end of the tunnel and certainly the messaging in state media has been from the Chinese Government that victory is close at hand are a katrina thank you for. That update katrina you live for is there in beijing now the disruption caused by corona virus has led to a weakened demand for oil but an effort to stop and eyes the market has backfired oil prices have crashed pylon 20 percent after Saudi Arabian oil giant ironical sash prices and signaled it might increase output the price war comes after a group of leading producers and russia failed to agree on a cut to Oil Production on friday and speak to jeff colgan about this hes associate professor of Political Science at Bryan University and also the author of petro aggression when Oil Causes War is via skype from providence in rhode island thank you very much for being with us so opec wanted to reduce production upward to keep the price of oil at a reasonable level now saudi arabia threatening to flood the markets with even more oil i mean the worlds economy is already struggling with coronavirus what impact is this going to have yeah this is a massive decrease in the price of oil that were seeing right now is probably the biggest once of the 1930 s. Its going to have huge economic and political consequences and unfortunately this comes because of a breakdown in negotiations between opec and russia when saudi arabia representing opec asked russia to not only maintain the cuts that theyve made previously but also even deepened in response to the though that we can demand from coronavirus russia said no were not interested and that set off the price war worth both of the bidding to expand their own market share so huge economic implications and political ones you say but what will this mean for the average person for you and me how does it feel to down. Well this is going to be mixed news and so the upside of it as consumers will see cheaper gasoline prices that might be attractive but on the downside theres going to have theres going to be big consequences for the stock market and for the overall economy and so thats going to play it differently in Different Countries but in the United States for instance this could exacerbate. A decline in the stock market that we already saw last week and the week before that and so this seems to be the kind of move that russian leaders might have actually decided was in their interests that Lower Oil Prices is not good for russias economy but if it causes even more paying to the u. S. Economy it might be something that theyd be interested in yeah and what will this mean for president tramples always wanted to Keep Oil Prices no but also wants markets to perform well exactly right and so this could d actually end up making him look weak and not managing the economy well on top of the fact that he hasnt been managing the coronavirus situation well so this is a really politically dangerous moment for him and if the stock market does continue to crash its going to raise a lot of questions about why he has given such a Carte Blanche to the crown prince of saudi arabia and allowed him to do you know whatever he wants without actually speaking with the United States and not that saudi arabia ever answers to the United States but it could be that the Largest Military protector of saudi arabia might have a thing to do a thing or 2 to say about the market crash that were seeing right now to be interesting to see how this all unfolds thank you very much jeff colgan for speaking to us from providence involved on and we appreciate your insight. But more ahead on this news hour including the field of democratic president ial hopefuls in the u. S. Now those 22. 00 main contenders is funny sanders and joe biden prepare for the next round of primaries plus it was a political spectacle full of pomp and ceremony but did trump almost even walk away with the winner and in sport australia defend their womens t 20 world cup chrono game Cindy Anthony has now been thinking about. First a fire has ripped through a Refugee Center on the greek island of less the 2nd at a facility for migrants on the island in less than a week after unknown assailants torched a Reception Center johnson reports. The school is peace burned to the ground 3 years to the day after it opened that date and recent Political Tension caused by a far right faction of islanders targeting Refugee Charities has raised suspicions about how this fire started investigations into the cause are ongoing the school had been closed for 2 weeks because of the tense atmosphere on lesbos refugees living in the islands refugee camp at moria were told not to come it doesnt feel like the same place when i walk in the state of mclean a dont feel safe at the moment i love to walk and i like to sit in places now he doesnt feel safe anymore when you know when we go when youre going when we drive around sometimes we get stabbed and we get question and then there are some words we cannot go sometimes the order. That tension came after the greek government tried to build a Detention Center the islanders dont want to replace the overcrowded morea camp and became much worse after turkey opened its borders to refugees who. Want to go to europe greece sought to defend its borders and push the migrants and refugees back many greeks see the turkish policy as a deliberate assault hundreds of people on lesbos demonstrated against allowing turkish policy to convert a humanitarian issue into a National Security issue they used people they disband of people against the guineas i understand these and we were not prepared to deal with that but we need to ask you know for here we need to find other kind of solution this solution its lead to get the if you decide whos not hes not going to look. Because were getting these people do not not not should be doing and yes there are thousands of children among the 22000 Asylum Seekers at moria camp many of which have never been to school because of war and violence in their countries there is no formal school for them on the island and their only chance to have an education is in charity run institutions like this one the school is entirely ruined steel girders and sheet metal have buckled under the heat desks and benches reduced to ashes school of peace which is privately funded says it will launch an International Fundraising campaign to help rebuild a much needed facility jumpstart ople us aljazeera less force and greek police of use water cannon to fight off dozens of refugees and migrants who were hurling stones at them from the other side of the border with turkey thousands of migrants have been camping there since last week when teddy declared its borders with the open to present a ship typewriter one has urged greece to open the gates and allow migrants to travel further into europe is you to me to your officials in brussels on monday to discuss the issue. They you know and stop you always know that they do not want to stop in greece they only wanted to go through your territory to go to europe why are you preventing them we said from the beginning we would open our borders and now i say to greece open your borders and they will go through your territory to go to European Countries you cannot shrug this issue aside. The next round of democratic primaries in the United States takes place on tuesday the contest looks dramatically different that it did just one week ago a race that began with nearly 30 candidates is now down to just 2 serious contenders the mon senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden Biden leads sanders by about 90 delegates in the race for the nomination and the right to face off against President Donald Trump in novembers general election a 6 tates vote on tuesday the most closely watch will be michigan where 125. 00 delegates will be selected for the days largest total sandow scored an upset when theyre against Hillary Clinton 4 years ago and is helping a similar victory now will revive his campaign. Has a mate is from detroits this is a state with 125 delegates up for grabs on tuesday there are 5 other states that are also going to be voting but they dont have nearly as many delegates as this state michigan has and this is what its all timidly come down to now a race for those nearly 1900 delegates that are needed to secure the democratic nomination joe biden has several more than Bernie Sanders at this point but that is why so much attention is being put on michigan also its come down to essentially the final 2 candidates for the most part and these are the signs of the 2 candidates that youre seeing all over the state of michigan joe biden and Bernie Sanders but its not only there are signs you see there their selves also campaigning here in this state Bernie Sanders was here on sunday joe biden is expected here on monday at a rally as well theyre putting a lot of emphasis on michigan because if Bernie Sanders wins michigan it will show that he is back in this race very much a contender if not the front runner where if joe biden is able. To win this state and when it convincingly his lead will even increase even more and it could lead to calls for Bernie Sanders to step out of the race of course but well have to see but clearly this is a state everyone is going to be watching on tuesday. That Lincoln Mitchell is a Political Science lecturer at Columbia University he says the race is getting tough for Bernie Sanders. The race is different biden is a different candidate than clinton it helps biden frankly that hes a man among a lot of White Working Class voters men who went with sanders last time but was very strong with after American Voters but so was clinton so this is going to be a tough race for sanders centers has built his coalition out in 2020 largely with latino voters particularly specifically mexican American Voters and theres not a lot of them in michigan so i expect michigan to be very close to get back in this race sims has to win and he has to win by more than one or 2 points and one thing we havent seen too much is africanamericans in the industrial midwest and the northeast voting yet we dont and those are thats a different Demographic Group than southern africanamerican so so they may go more for sanders we know that younger africanAmerican Voters do lean more toward sanders and that Jesse Jackson indorsement is significant and ill tell you why 1st of all jackson actually carried michigan in 1908 in a massive upset a bigger upset than sanders is win in 2016 but its also significant because in 1908 the number of prominent Jewish Americans who were supporting Jesse Jackson you could really count on one or 2 hands and Bernie Sanders was among them so this is this speaks to how house enders has been an ally to at least some parts of the africanamerican world that maybe a lot of people arent aware of so i think that could help on the other hand hes hes not close with the after American Leadership in congress he wasnt seen as a kind of loyal lieutenant to obama the way biden was. Now there was much fanfare about the meeting between u. S. President trump and indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month the pair drew a huge crowds in india but it left some wondering who came out the winner 21 looks at the relationship between the 2 countries. As a political spectacle it was hard to beat pump circumstance and mutual admiration from the leader of the most powerful country and a man who wants to be a player on the world stage but the relationship between donald trump and indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi is about more than just complements its about trade money and its about china the u. S. Perspective toward india is based on location geography and economic potential. If you take all these into account theres more the country an issue which can offer any kind of a balance to china. The United States sees india as an essential buffer to the growing expansionism of china in the asia region. The u. S. Has the most powerful navy in the world but india is the dominant power in the indian ocean and the risk concern that beijing may spread its power in the South China Sea indias area of control. Of Energy Models itself on america on that ability to project power across the oceans to be a Global Player to have to be able to influence outcomes in Distant Shores and distant parts of the world so to that extent china is almost certainly going to expand its going too far into the indian ocean and the indian navy will have to contend with that. More than 40 percent of the worlds oil passes through the indian ocean is the lifeline for the economies of many countries china has developed bases in ports in east africa and sri lanka it is currently operating 9 naval ships in the indian ocean but there are concerns this may increase india is an essential Early Warning system with a string of strategic listening post in the region. India has just agreed to purchase 3000000000. 00 worth of attack helicopters from the us but its military capability is far below that of china which spends 4 times more on defense in addition the indian navy is in need of upgrading and has just 2 aircraft carriers for example compared to chinas 10 and scaling back plans to expand its fleet because of costs for india having a powerful friend like the United States is important but it doesnt want to make an enemy out of china either the 2 countries fought a border war in 1982 over disputed territory and there are still unresolved issues but india is well aware of the strength and capability of asias growing superpower to much of the indian public it seems the indian Prime Minister got more out of the trump visit but. Addicks a it was simply q. Dos and indorsement the real substance belongs to the us with india having to turn to an american line that previous indian governments have resisted such as how it deals with iran the options are shrinking because trump is also making it a world outside the chinese influence where it is going to pull you when if america has a problem with iran you will not deal with iran even the india of 2030 years of we could fight we could economically would have been able to play the russians against the americans and continue dealing with iran because to do it would be so they are they have to produce the chinese threat and big ben have to do what they want america to choirs of them and that is actually the Current Situation in which were operating. India is having to perform a delicate balancing act because the u. S. And china continue their battle for global dominance its hoping it wont become Collateral Damage Tony Berkeley aljazeera delhi. Still ahead on the news hour as silent protest relatives of those killed in the armys 17. Jacksons in the netherlands thus exercising their rights why women like these are still a minority in afghanistan and a case of well they want in italian football after the countrys sports minister calls for the season to be cancelled just before kickoff. Hello there another day of rather heavy rain across central and southern areas of china say nothing but rain for the last week or 2. To some localized flooding very heavy as we go through monday but it really is pushing further eastward certainly a wet day in shanghai with high 15 degrees but look at this it is on its way to japan so not a bad start to the week for you but my goodness if i choose day widespread rather heavy rain pushing right the way across honshu and also pushing across into have a look at that temperature 13 celsius in sapporo not just a couple of days ago it was just about freezing weve had snow so with all this rain on top of the snow on the sudden rise in temperatures we could have some very rapid snow melt so they could be some more flooding but it does certainly caraway a choosey across much of Mainland China the shows nobody can buy from borneo java thats where the heaviest will be but knows about day monday across much of the Malay Peninsula sumatra but then as we go into tuesday we could see a few more shows very heavy downpours into northern borneo and also the chiles i wanted to show is that in southern coastal areas all that theyre still the same story as well across into india the showers it to the South Carolina quite heavy at times it is most you can draw into the north it also means the temperatures are on the high side so a warm day in new delhi at 27 and then to the south and north pole wanted to shout. Out the seas for the blind and the robotic arm for the disabled. Young australian engineer is an venting tool to help people gain independence go to. The side of that work pull up to the ability to recognize. The fire and people with Greater Vision will be able to recognize every day women make Science Group of gals episode 4 on aljazeera. The shocking treatment of disabled people in Eastern European state run kept in these cages who cannot have access to a toilet or water and the bureaucratic indifference to their plight she has his hands and his fates tied to their beds 5 years after 1st highlighting such abuses the people in power returns with a 2 part investigation to continuing mistreatment and neglect europes recurring shane hart one on al jazeera. In the. Early. Youre watching the news on aljazeera a reminder of our top stories its only has overtaken south korea as the 2nd worst hit country by coronavirus outside china the number of infections has surpassed 7300 and its reported that not just teach on big debts iran has reported its highest number of coronavirus test within the 24 hour period bringing the total to 194. 00 but one provincial official is suggesting the number of deaths could be much higher and more spin room. And oil prices have crashed by around 20 percent after Saudi Arabian oil giant a radical slashed prices and signaled it might increase output the price war comes after a group of leading producers and russia failed to agree on a cut to Oil Production on friday. Our women in latin america have commemorated International Womens day to demand an end to widespread gender violence and inequality one of the largest machos was in chile where feminist activism is sending echoes throughout the region. And beyond the sea and human reports on santiago. 54 year old Marie Antoinette ascent divine yes is on the metro on her way to historic womens day gathering. Women from all over chiles capital are already converging at the 10s of thousands. Like many here that belongs to a group called sr their choreographed chant a rapist in your path has become a feminist montra the world over women of all ages occupations and Economic Standing fields on tablets largest avenue vowing to fight gender inequality stereotypes and much more. But they can actually lead us they belong to a generation of women educated to be servants of men i am a teacher in a poor neighborhood and i see my young female students suffering sexual abuse from us early as kindergarten this has to end but even. In latin america rape and Domestic Violence are widespread from argentina to colombia to Central America women mark womens day to say enough mothers and daughters marched together to you know us out at the moment im proud and unafraid to be a woman when my mother was my aunt she was abused and could not speak out because it was considered normal. Chilean women are playing a key role they dont go in social protests that began last october over inequality and now theyre celebrating that they see as a Major Political victory. For the 1st time in chile they will be gender parity to create a new constitution if of course we win next months referendum. But the carnival atmosphere was marred by sporadic clashes with riot police and Security Forces have a gathering weve got a few blocks ahead of where we are right now were not sure what provoked it but it did send thousands of women running. The opposite direction of this savage. Man down as far as you can see im going. To be mention of the president ial palace shame it will not be deterred. In front of the palace some women dragged away the barriers Security Forces responded with tear gas and water cannon while groups of young men and women stones at. A game of celebration and culture in taishan to be followed by calls for a nationwide feminist strike all over chile on monday you see in human aljazeera sent out. In mexico city protests have turned violent with Police Firing tear gas at womens day marches thousands of officers in riot gear been deployed to the demonstrations some protesters have damaged property the rally has been focusing on the countrys alarming rate to famine sides and that is that women have more than doubled over the past 5 years and activists accuse the president of failing to take the issue seriously. Is that the focus has to mexico city. In the case of mexico the demonstration the march is really one of the largest in recent memory and its part of a Larger Movement here in mexico a growing feminist movement against what many see as a culture of much cheese ball and a male dominated society and this is what people are are protesting against women are angry over the alarming rate of femicide violence against women in mexico according to a recent poll upwards of 60 percent of women 15 in 15 years and of course some form of emotional or physical abuse more than 40 percent of women report having suffered some form of Sexual Assault and this is what women out here are protesting so right now things quieted down quite a bit theres been a lot of criticism over some of the tactics used by the more militant the more radical factions of the feminist movement but when weve spoken to these women what they say to us is that theyve tried the peaceful. Theyve tried to speak to the government and this is the only way that theyre being heard there are other activities other demonstrations that are going to be taking place including one on monday which is a National Strike theyre using the hash tag the a single short as a day without women work many many women have said have vowed that they will not part be going to work they will not be attending class to to continue to call on the government to do more thats one of the biggest criticisms is that the government hasnt done anything tangible to to to reduce violence against women and to address this issue of femicide in mexico which is which continues to be a worsening problem. Well lets now speak to Catalina Ruiz novarro whos a feminist activists and journalists she joins us via skype from mexico city thank you very much catalina for being with us here on aljazeera i want to focus with you on the issue of time is size which is what the women in mexico today have been protesting about it is an issue thats now not just common in in mexico but its also all prevalent throughout the latin America Region why is this a case 14 of the 25 countries in the world where the highest homicide rates are in latin america. Inequality is one of the biggest reasons. That we have to explain why space feminine size are so not not not only so frequent but also dramatic because this inequality of our lives as well were about but also womens bodies are used as a way to express a message to the whole of society there is a type of feminine side that is community by criminal bands that are may be feuding territories and what send message to a rather grand but theres also intimate feminine side which you can see it has been growing in cruelty and expressiveness is not just that the chill is chill and the church arrests recently about 15 days ago a woman was killed by her partner she said mr rader her intestines he threw them to the toilets and then he took away her skin and left the body skinless. Public space for everyone to see and then the police took the pictures of this body and gave them to the media and the media made him viral and this is one of the reasons that that now all of mexican women and all of them who live there are living here. So yes so let. Me right let me ask you though that there is legislation in many countries aimed at prevention why is that not what do you think theres a real winning message from the authorities from the government to take some aside and womens rights generally more seriously. They dont take it seriously even though we do have that. In in what we have all these men that are sexes and judges that are sex as a journalist that are sexes and we never ate. Nothing america 98 percent gender violence crimes so were an immunity that its almost absolute there is no message horror be aggressive that there is going to be any sort of punishment or any sort of consequences for their islets. The feminist movement in mexico which you are part of has been building up recently in recent months in particular and theyre planning an unprecedented National Strike on monday walking off the job their jobs you know women there is that going to make a difference do you think these movements changing anything for you. I believe that the strike that were having tomorrow is very important because it said direct capitalism what we are doing to her is that we are stopping all our labors and this is something that has been done thats in america since 2017 and what were doing is not only stopping our paid labor or all all also stopping all our Domestic Labor all of this emotional labor all the labor would be to take care of others who are events up in. Thats what trying to do with this strategy is redefining what we understand as work and who we understand as a worker because what we have here is that capitalism is a system that is built on the edge flotation of women not a very nice word. A chair of the people that live in the society of the consumers of capitalism on the go nurse on the marker says we make people who give birth to them they will take care of them and this is work that has not been recognized and it is also the work that wright said rationalize women are doing a lot in america and letting american women are doing and undocumented migrants are all over the world so this is a really pressing issue for thats an American Woman thank you so much catalina for speaking to us about this we really appreciate your time catalina is a mexican feminist joining us there from mexico city thank you thank you so much. Now a rally to mark International Womens day in kyrgyzstan turned violent after masks men at protesters demonstrators had gathered in the main square the capital bishkek when men Wearing Masks launched into the gathering and started tearing banners of on Police Detained around 60 people including dozens of the female activists. Now to afghanistan where the. President is expected to take place on monday but so will that of his bitter rival Abdullah Abdullah after septembers pollster to bicker over who really won i made allegations of voter fraud have been concerns there a spat could derail talks between the government and the taliban womens Rights Groups in particular worry that this will help happen if the taliban regains power of what will happen if the taliban regain power but abdul hamid has our report from kabul. Its a little even tucked away in a basement in kabul away from prying eyes this was the 1st gym for women only to open here sick you know mohammad you chose to name it no one but all elite women in the local dialect. Followed their own needs been 2 years now initially people had different views towards sports because were a conservative society but those who came here have seen good results and felt the benefits of working out so no theyre encouraging us. Most of her clients are young women who are part of a new generation enjoying freedoms their mothers never had but they are the minority this is a country devastated by 40 years of war and women have always been the biggest victims not only of the taliban kidnapping and rape were rampant during the civil war 2 theres also the high number of afghan widows estimates vary from 600000 up to 2000000 cannot be lost her husband wouldnt 20 years ago when we arrived to interview her she told us that her 4 month old grandson had died that same morning but being the only breadwinner in a family of 8 she couldnt afford to take the day off she has to work hoping that every stroke of the broom will take a little of the grief or way. You know. Im really tired of life because i dont have a father or son or husband over a brother im alone and i have 8 daughters im upset because after i wake up i start sweeping i need medicine but when i cant feed my family when i feed my family i cant get treatment i really dont know what to do. Women gained equal rights in the 2004 constitution but nothing is guaranteed if you look at the political atmosphere now you see different groups are talking with each other about sharing of power and political arrangements women are not there actually we have inside afghanistan probably even inside the government but i see the government i mean the 2 institutions of government who would think and believe the same way as taliban do navigating through social restrictions is not easy for medina i met her family doesnt know about her workout schedule nor do they know shes a gifted artist side. Which i dont blame them because of our society she worries what people will say but we think differently i was born here and need to rebuild my country women must be strong and contribute to society these are challenging times for afghanistan the prospect of peace is on the horizon again and there is fear that women could lose out but there is also a new generation willing to fight to protect their rights put up that hamid kabul nearly a year of fighting near libyas capital has taken a heavy toll on the economy many businesses have closed and young people have sought work abroad but some entrepreneur say they are determined to carve out new opportunities there were hard reports from tripoli jeepney means a pick me up in the libyan dialect its all right hailing Company Recently launched by 2 libyan onto the printers with a move by phone app and Facebook Page jeepney offers rides for people mostly in the capital tripoli. Technology which figures our driving groups for drivers and calculates the distance and fare is something new in libya we did our soft launch for the application in march 1 month before the attack on tripoli. After about a month when everything happened. We saw significant drop in our numbers we were a bit worried about that but luckily that didnt continue this Company Provides work space for students and Business Owners who cant find it in their own areas with frequent power and internet cuts in many parts of the city especially in the areas affected by the fighting it also provides a safe place for customers we find the good market and that there are many people like it. There is a good demand for it. And and you know for any business if you have a with the monk. Then you are ok. The conflict in libya has force had many young people to seek new carriers abroad but despite the challenges in the country some are still enthusiastic about creating their own businesses and bringing new ideas to the market but many here say theyre worried what will happen if the fighting in southern tripoli moves closer to the city center many businesses have been shut down since the war lord cleaver hefted launched his military campaign to seize tripoli from the internationally recognized the government in april official figures suggest the war has cost the economy more than 40000000000. 00 that includes losses caused by the blockade of the Oil Facilities by forces loyal to have turned these entrepreneurs say their businesses should be able to with this stand the declining estate trivia news theyre now hoping the fighting. In to allow their businesses to grow even further but if the battle for tripoli continues these young libyans are unlikely to have many free species laig the. Tripoli families of the victims of flight m. H. 17 which was shot down over ukraine in 2014 have attended a silent protest outside the Russian Embassy in the hague 298 chairs symbolize the number of People Killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane was struck by a missile fired from territory held by pro russia separatists 4 men will be tried in a dutch order on monday accused of murder for their roles in the attacks that boston has more. For 6 years relatives of passengers on flight m h 17 have been waiting to find out who is responsible for bringing down the plane over Eastern Ukraine they hope to trial in the netherlands will give them answers it was the most deadly single incident in the war between Ukrainian Government forces and russian backed safra this that continues to this day up to 298 people on board 196 came from the netherlands many of them having for holiday in Southeast Asia 4 suspects are being charged with murder for allegedly helping transport a russian book anti Aircraft Missile which investigators say brought down the plane russian former military and Intelligence Officers ego get in. And surrogate dubin ski had high ranking positions in the separatist army in Eastern Ukraine theyve made it clear they wont attend the trial of will be replaced by a lawyer moscow has denied any involvement and accuses the investigators of fabricating the evidence saying phone recording is released by the Investigation Team afaik social media analysts say the socalled sin petersburg troll factory also accused of interfering in the u. S. 2016 elections send out tens of thousands of tweets in the hours and days after the plane came down promoting the russian narrative some researchers say it was a well organized this Information Campaign designed to create confusion. See this goal everything is used and they are not really bothered by the fact that they are contradicting themselves all the toys that one day they say it was a training fighter jet and today it is ukrainian book that brought down the plane and tomorrow it will be occurring in fighter jet again russia has offered to hold a trial here in moscow but the dutch government has rejected that for some russians this proves that the trial wont be fair but it is clear that this is a politically motivated. Trial and from my point of view it wasnt right at the time to give away the black boxes to haul it because from the very beginning it was clear that the black boxes will be used against russia asked if he would change his mind if the evidence presented in the dutch court is convincing he satisfactory little chance of that sure that in a recent poll shows that only 10 percent of russians believe that russia was responsible for the downing of im a chalfant team but thats 5 times higher than what it was 6 years ago but many say that the chances of the russian government will change its position are very slim because it has always maintained that it was never involved in the war in Eastern Ukraine in the 1st place step class and aljazeera moscow. Still ahead on aljazeera an emotional 1st victory for a japanese spider as he emulates to achieve an internet friend killed in embraced and years ago he to have more sports to still exist in the at least. From. Time to catch up on sports. Thank you very much after deciding to hold batches with no fans to stop the spread of coronavirus italy city are took another twist on sunday play was delayed for more than an hour in parma as officials considered a request to suspend the legal together players took to the pitch for parma v spa in the early kick off but it soon turned into a late kick off as news came in that italy sports minister wanted the league whole to protect players and stop fans gathering to watch games on t. V. But 75 minutes later said they are bosses decided to go ahead accusing the government of sending mixed messages and adding to confusion over the virus scanner winning this 11 no. There are also reports in italy that the Players Union is considering a strike as they protest at games continuing the latter need to him a bitch seemed to be conducting a personal protest against himself after missing the goal for ac milan they were too low down to lowly genoa by the timing made up for it milan losing 21 late game so you venters 3 take the lead in the table beaten into the land. Manchester united have done the League Double over their neighbors Manchester City for the 1st time in years Anthony Marcio put united one no at old trafford and a full blooded Manchester Derby was sealed right at the end when scott scored into an empty net from city keeper edisons mistake united go 1st in the table with 2 nil win also puts little paul just 6 points away from replacing city as champions. England beat japan on sunday in whats become one of the big tournaments in the womens football gallanter the she believes cup this year being played in new jersey in the United States its a japanese defensive error to make the difference ellen white applying the finish england bouncing back from defeat to the hosts earlier this week they placed spain next. And on International Womens day australia have again demonstrated their dominance in womens cricket they have successfully defended their t 20 world cup title crushing india by 85 runs in melbourne Kevin Calvert has the action. Theres more than one winner in this family was. Elisa healy smashing a record half century of just 30 balls while her former world cup winning has been machu stock washed after cutting short his tour to south africa with the mens team i healey sharing a night in stand a 115 before holding out for a 75 in the player of the match performance. Was opening in the big money continued on to a number 8 and 78 with the strike a messy and imposing 194 for 4 i. Ended just never got going and replied. I losing wickets regularly especially to spin a just an essence and seem a make in short who climbed upon a wicket to dismiss and give the 99 was. A struggle lifting the trophy for the 1st time in front of more than 86000 fans just short of the world record for a womans sporting spectacle given calvert aljazeera. Moto g. P. Riders were absent from the Season Opener in qatar deeds to coronavirus quarantine rules but there was an emotional night in the moto to race says japans. Got his 1st ever victory the 27 year old when it comes 10 years after hes friend showing tommys hour for his 1st career victory after you sailed. Died later that season at a racing incident at the age of 19. Topping the motors he standings on saturday to stand victorious on the same spot hes framed dade back in 20 team. Cherry is that. Brother for me because when i say when i started a scene or a. As we had together he teach me a lot also all i remember when he won the race so i dont believe. My time. Is that same. I mean you have a. Scotland of thrown rugby 6 nations championship wide open after a surprise 2817 win over france on sunday muhammad was that was a red carded for punching a scot and the french never recovered scoff and running in 3 tries to give themselves an outside chance of actually winning the title in the lead the standings while ireland have played a game less with the coronavirus affecting the competitions shit during the run up to the tokyo lympics continues with some of the worlds best gymnasts competing at the american cup which is a qualifier for the games one of those in the running to make the u. S. Team is moving to hood the 18 year old of putting in a stunning performance on the uneven bars and in the floor exercises as she looks to secure her 1st and then picked up. Well leave it there for now well see you again later for more sports hes. Been to thank you very much for that as always plenty more news and sports on our website at aljazeera dot com ill have more world news for you coming up after this very short. The latest news as it breaks the fast Train Service is supposed to start from early next year but the corona Virus Outbreak could put the brakes on the project and slow down construction with details coverage we know that 40 people were killed in the violence and officially 350 people were injured from around the world they werent enough to create a logistical problem for the greek will sorties but they were enough to make many of the people of lesbos anxious. Join the listening post as we turn the cameras on the media india has more than 424 Hour Television news chops. And focus on how they report on the stories that matter the most the state misleads the public the state media reflects the. 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Oh youre watching aljazeera live from doha with need for the battle also coming up oil markets blind in just saudi arabia Slashes Prices in a dispute with washoe. Marches around the world mark International Womens day but in several cities the protesters are mad with violence. It was a political spectacle full of