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Track and trace people exposed to corona virus. Dangerous prospect. Is a growing. United nations criticizes israels plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank saying it violates International Law. A stand off in the South China Sea the us in australia weighed into the dispute between china and malaysia. To begin in the u. S. Where figures released just hours ago paint a devastating picture of the economy in just 5 weeks tens of millions of jobs have been simply wiped out take a look at the numbers last week another 4400000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits thats fewer than the week before when more than 5300000 registered for jobless so. Port but the scale of these weekly figures is unprecedented you see in total now more than 26000000. 00 americans have applied for Unemployment Benefits since the end of march that was when President Donald Trump made the 1st of his covert 19 outbreak declarations our White House Correspondent Kimberly Howard live for us from washington d. C. The jobs situation devastated so must be this administrations feeling about what its doing with the jobs. Yeah the grim reality is that while we are in the mid 20 millions in terms of unemployment claims were expecting that number to continue to climb for a number of we still because the estimates put it somewhere in the 40000000 mark of the number of jobs lost in the United States over night its hit all sectors of the economy especially the Hospitality Industry Hotels Restaurants but we also know that it is starting to hit some of the white collar workers as well is especially given the fact that you know there are so many that have found that these stay at home orders have in some cases been extended Many Companies just not able to keep their employees on the payroll now of course the u. S. President has hinged his reelection chances on the fact that he was a job creator but we now know that all of the jobs created will donald trump was president and took office those are all gone and even some that were created before him as a result of the recovery following the late 2000 economics crash so what were seeing here is some real desperation and dire situation setting in in the United States sadly i can tell you not only people are trying to figure out how theyre going to pay the bills but theyre also wondering how theyre going to put food on the table in fact we know that the alliance for food banks in the United States are already starting to set records of their own are any of those lines of people waiting outside food banks going to get any support from whats going on in congress where theyre putting together an aid package too right. Yes so there have been a few aid packages already people are still starting to receive their checks some have some havent from the federal government from that 2 trillion dollar rescue package but theres another one in the works for Small Businesses so that they can keep people on the payroll there was initially 350000000000 set aside to help Small Businesses so much in need that they ran out of money so now congress is in the process of topping that up its already passed the senate now is sitting in the house of representatives its going to be voted on and the hope is for so Many Americans that the president will sign into law by the end of the week something he says he will do whats in this package it just isnt rescue for Small Businesses to keep them going but also there is money for hospitals for that personal protective equipment thats so important and also this is notable 25000000000 for National Testing to help the states conduct testing of these workers so that they can safely reenter the workforce so 25000000000 set aside there but in the midst of all of this there is the big question mark and that is how is all of this going to be paid for not even registering really on the radar right now all of that this white house is focused on are these requests to congress for money to keep this economy afloat again we should point out in Election Year donald trump knows that looming on the horizon is the prospect that corona virus could hit the United States with a 2nd wave in the fall before americans go to the polls all right good stuff that can be counted thanks so much. As millions of americans lose their jobs those considered essential workers are stepping up to keep the u. S. Economy going but in doing so theyre often putting their own health at risk especially when reports from chicago. When you work at a jail keeping the lights on and the power flowing or a matter of Public Safety Beatrice Thompson is among the team of electricians working at the cook county correctional facility in chicago it has been a little stressful being an electrician carries its own set of risks but these days going to work also means potential exposure to a covert 19 outbreak about 9 detainees and a correctional officer have died and more than 700 have tested positive for the virus at the facility Thompson Says she pushes the stress aside to focus on being as meticulous as she can about implementing coronavirus Safety Measures to me is not an option. We just have to continually move forward. Whatever stronger us. Just deal with it. From transforming Mccormick Place Convention Center into an alternate care facility to ensuring people can stock up on groceries essential workers are keeping the American Economy humming yet it great risk to themselves and their families theyre continuing to fight for safer workplaces across the u. S. There have been protests workers have walked off the job and others have threatened to strike essential workers the ones who must go to work in order to make sure that our city in our state or country keep moving are oftentimes the ones who are paid the least have the fewest rights on the job and are generally overlooked by a large swath of society at the Chicago Federation of labor which represents half a 1000000 Union Members is lobbying political leaders to expand a paid sick and family leave the Spokesman Says this Health Crisis has highlighted the need for workers to become empowered to organize and advocate for their rights. Thompson says at times the coronavirus pandemic feels like an unpleasant dream yet the limited social interaction both on and off the job has brought benefits for me it has been a time of reflection i have been able to reevaluate my own life and the things that i do and and how i do them despite the risks thompson is also grateful shes still bringing home a paycheck her union says about half of its 10000 electricians are now unemployed the talks are going to name ole jazeera chicago. German chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for unity among leaders in the fight against code with 19 during a speech to parliament merkels success can only come if the bloc fights the virus together the number of new infections in germany rose for a 3rd day merkel is warning politicians the country is still only at the beginning of the outbreak. New madrid nobody likes to hear it but its the truth were not living in the final phase of the pandemic but still at the beginning we will have to live with the virus for a long time just a few hours after merkels call for unity european leaders met online to discuss the blocks economic response to the pandemic the e. U. Is seeking a joint Financial Fund of up to 2 trillion dollars to a Recovery Efforts block has already agreed on a 500000000000. 00 package to help those countries worst hit by the outbreak. Talk about the Virtual Meeting of e. U. Leaders natasha joins us now from the west of france so what was on the virtual agenda of the Virtual Meeting. Well e. U. Leaders met by Video Conference to talk about a Recovery Plan how can the European Union. Survive economically recalls an economically off to the current of ours pandemic which left tens of thousands of people on a date in europe and also really shaken the economies especially some of those in the south such as me and spain now its clear from at the end of the summit i have to say it is clear that all you need is agreed on one thing and that is that there is a great necessity to put in place saw a form of Recovery Plan however what they called agree on is how to finance it now they went into this meeting with divisions over this and they seem to have come out to break with those same divisions it was something the french president about all my girls said he said theyre all still disagreements on how to finance this plan the main issue is that fronts its a nice plane some of the countries most affected by the current virus pandemic where infections are very high death rates are very high they are calling for the solidarity unity for mutual eyes to day if they want to sort of sharing all of the burden if you like by all Member States to try and recover they werent home to try to finance this quick recovery together equally that that hasnt gone down well with some of them nor will the wealthy im all fiscally conservative nations such as germany and the measurements who are worried that in the moment they will be shouldering the burden really the greater responsibility holds of financing recovery so they havent agreed on exactly how to finance this plan we do know that it is also the European Commission to look into perhaps expanding the budget that could be one way of getting money into that recovery system but they will still continue to talk french presence of model mycroft the meeting said it is very important at this time of crisis to show this sort of darts and to show that the European Union can act in unity because he say. At the very essence all the European Union is at stake as its being chipped because of European Union doesnt show unity and solidarity in this crisis well in the future that could feel euro skepticism and sentiments in places where people feel theyve been left behind for example in already many italians feeling that the e. U. Has let them down and mental michael also pointing out that in order for the eurozone to continue to be strong it has to have all the colonies on side you called just how what economy absolutely struggling and left behind otherwise very very future year is and will be at stake as well all right thanks so much natasha model of an Oxford University has begun testing a possible covert 19 vaccine on humans Scientists Say theyll know in a few months if it works and if it does millions of doses could become available by autumn but i experience are warning its going to take a lot longer to control the pandemic trial itself will take take at least a year because we want to monitor these volunteers after theyve been vaccinated and see what both what happens from a safety perspective whether the vaccine works and also to study their immune response to see how long it lasts so a lot of work has to now go into the process of upscaling to be able to make large amounts of vaccine and that process is already started its certainly possible if nothing goes wrong in that upscaling process that the could be millions of doses available in the autumn but to get to the scale that we really need to control this pandemic is going to take much longer than that. Well the u. K. Is also launching a mass testing and tracing program in the hope of keeping transmission rates low or a challenge is in london he says the government is keen to show its taking on board public concern particularly for frontline workers. U. K. Health secretary matt hancock used stays press briefing to outline the governments latest push to increase the capacity of coronavirus tests being done now this has become a scandal for the government so i think. What hancock said was that as of today any essential worker who wants one could log onto d a government website and book themselves a test now the government has pledged to reach a capacity of 100000 tests a day by the end of the month of the moment its only 850000 capacity but the actual real number of tests being done is is less than that also asked everyone whos approached by the governments or the office of National Statistics asking them to take part in a new survey to say yes to this there is going to be potentially 300000. 00 people tested over the coming months blood test and swab test to see either if they have the disease but also if they have had it to give the government a better idea about how and when it can release restrictions on the population and then theres also the question of facemasks the government at the moment is considering whether or not its going to make these sorts of things mandatory where in public and public transport going out shopping things like that. As governments discuss when and how to lift down restrictions one piece of Technology Keeps coming up in their discussions bluetooth in our mobile phones you see its a powerful tool for Contact Tracing which is Health Authorities do to figure out who else an infected person has been in contact with smartphones keep track of where weve been and use bluetooth to record who comes near so if someone gets sick digital content. Tracing can be used to notify others who may have been exposed this is a vague about the effectiveness of the technology where to keep the darter well there are 2 main camps really apple and google favor the kind of decentralized approach that singapore used darters kept on an individual phone until a person reports themselves Sick Companies say this will be incorporated into i. R. S. And android operating systems germany france and the u. K. Favor a centralized approach closer to those used in china or south korea which keep starter on the central server Lillian Edwards is professor of law innovation and society at Newcastle University she joins us from edinburgh in the u. K. Good to have you with us 1st of all the 4 we get into perhaps the legal and ethical nitty gritty from what we know of the information thats out there how effective is it in the 1st place is that as a tool the kind of you know trace where people have been in terms of their health risk. Well its difficult to say with that though is that details are the app in question that the u. K. N. H. S. X. Appen although weve now seen pictures of it being tested was still a little bit in the dark about how its being coded there are a number of problems we know about from the experience in other countries and in the past you have to get a very High Percentage of the population to install the app pretty useful epidemiologists have estimated that about 80 percent of the smartphone using population about 20 percent of the population in the u. K. Doesnt use smartphones so youre talking about 60 percent of the population but very very hard for installing a new app many people never install new apps there are all the technical problems doesnt work that well when youre talking about heavily populated urban areas it may think youre near somebody whos behind a wall behind sam plasterboard wall in another keep cool in another office so there are still quite a lot of issues all right now from a legal perspective whats your take on the idea that governments are going to use this and keep the data in a central server as is you know the case in china south korea possibly the u. K. Yeah i mean this is a big debate in europe obviously Everyone Wants to do everything they can to get this out the hard to get the economy back to work but i think people are also conscious in europe that the history of this kind of centralized state surveillance and Data Retention is not good and obviously we have the history of the snowden revelations weve had a lot of cases in the European Court of justice and therefore theres been a made very much in your tool its more criticism preserving decentralized apps. And i think the debate in the cave right now is that were not again really sure where that the n. H. S. Is using a centralized or a decentralized paradigm so we know so far for example that austria and switzerland are gone for a very purpose of preserving the centralized paradigm were hearing that france and germany are there in the other way so that is why were not sure a case of the u. K. And sure thats something that can be clarified through legal action right. I dont know if they can be terrified of that legal action im sure there are people taking freedom of information requests right now i mean obviously it is a National Crisis and therefore one hopes that the governments are acting in good faith but i do think it would be helpful to have more information out there one point that ive been kind of banging on about is that under the g. D. P. Are the general Data Protection regulation the should it be in purpose the Impact Assessment because this is high risk processing concerning Sensitive Data and it would be really good i think to reassure people the public trust if that d. P. I. A was made public and then people could scrutinize it. Do you feel when you kind of look now at whats going on with the public sentiment in many countries the focus really is on survival do you think thats kind of the clips or pushed down peoples concerns about privacy when people are worried about their health or survival of their economics. Well i mean i think it probably has but there is 2 really important factors here i mean why is that if at some point theres a scandal theres a large breach we find out the data has been passed to private act like say. Google or whoever we might have a repeat of the kind of scandals weve had such as the snowden revelations ok data and that what really decrease public trust and confidence that will lead to people not using the app installing the at taking the phone with them when they go outside of the house and so forth so i think you have to look forward to it i know that were all firefighting its an emergency but it is really Good Practice to try and look forward to preventing those kinds of privacy scandals which the public is really aware of now i think. Ok thanks so much good to get your thoughts on the ok. Well there are warnings in the u. K. That more people are being pushed into poverty because of the pandemic charities are trying to provide for the growing number of families who need assistance lawrence lee has the story from london. In an affluent part of one of the worlds richest city is a sense of how even before this new world the wealth will share so badly. All of this has been donated by people whose children no longer need it for those so poor they cant afford it themselves before the virus expects until new mothers from the poorest demographic would come here to be told that things would be ok but now they cant and the worry is that if theyre at home theyre stranded families are already struggling with a broken system before this war started and what were seeing now is families struggling to get out of the stuff they need struggling with incomes falling when they dont have a safety they dont have a safety net they dont have savings but also just this the social and emotional impact of being at home and often with small children often quite cramped spaces the human cost of all those closed shops is just becoming understood many businesses can and have now applied for the government to pay their stuff but just as happened in spain and italy a few weeks ago well over a 1000000 people have suddenly now applied for government benefits in one of the worlds most expensive cities you could be from any social demographic with a baby due about now and be in a load of trouble its already the case in the earlier 3rd of children in the u. K. Live in some form of poverty and the expectation is that perhaps a 5th of all adults in this country will be forced to claim benefits through losing their jobs because of the virus that in turn means that even in traditionally middle class areas like this people are facing the prospects of bringing their children up on benefits the used to receive support from a Little Village charity when she was expecting now she has to get by on benefits she lives in a single room in a house with her daughter whos now 2 and a half the virus means theyre stuck in here together for most of the day its tough its expensive and its endless you know other things go up. Not just your rent a farm bill cost of deliveries for packages that you need because its not always essential to age and eat other things to keep your kids busy as well the u. K. Government program known as universal credit was already controversial as the money takes weeks to arrive and forces people to choose between things like rent and food some big players in the Charity World are now demanding the authorities go further to protect those most at risk if got lots of extra costs with food with extra Energy Particularly with Internet Time to be able to support their childrens learning at home and they just say that bit of extra support to be able to cover those costs and be able to make ends meet. The Little Village charity now describes itself as virtual changing its model to deliver goods to the most desperate rather than hosting them but they admit theyre having to push hard to meet the fast growing demands the realization is dawning that just as those born out of the banking collapse more than a decade ago grew up in a sterile see so those born now are going to be raised by parents with no idea when their work might come back and potentially with years of hardships to follow Lawrence Leigh aljazeera in london the South African army is now called up its reserve forces to help in force and National Lock down more than 70000 soldiers almost the entire Standing Army are already being deployed leaders in cities like cape town say they are seeing a surge in looting since the restrictions were imposed. Lets bring in for me the militia joins us live from johannesburg to understand the president is supposed to give a message about easing of restrictions what are we expecting him to say. Well many South Africans are expecting the president to give a clear indication of exactly which restrictions will be eased if any businesses would be opened because at the moment you just have essential services of people who work 6 in essential services being able to go to work 6 they would to sell every cons would want clarification on whether or not more people are able to return to work with or not restaurants or or any places that would have many people gather in one space if thats likely to reopen and at this stage its very uncertain given that the government and the department of health have previously indicated that any decisions they make Going Forward and remember so that africa has already extended the initial 3 week lockdown South Africans are heading to now their 5th week of a very Strict Lockdown but any decisions Going Forward would depend on the rate of infection and the last 24 hours south africa has seen an increased rate of infection in fact its highest jump in 24 hours compared to the last a month and a half with south africa now has close to 4000 cases of the corona virus infections so its very unclear if the president will allow for any ease or restrictions that South Africans had been hoping for especially given that they continues to be a significant military prison at prisons across south africa which is expected to rise in the coming days given that an additional 73000. 00 troops have been put on standby for deployment. Of thing for me the miller from johannesburg. The people of somalia have struggled through years of conflict locust swarms are now covered 19 Health Workers are facing the prospect of treating patients without adequate medical resources and how many other reports. Mogadishus martini hospital which dates back to the italian era is somalias only medical facility dedicated to treating its growing number of corn up patients. Due to its limited capacity the hospital only caters for the sickest of patients this doctor runs the schools that is leading somalia as a response to the pandemic came up a little at least 218 patients of krajina have come to martini hospital since the outbreak 21 of those were admitted to the few beads available 17 people are still here while 3 patients died at the hospital. Its hard to tell the severity and spread of the virus in somalia until recently the nation like the capability to test for the new virus meaning some pulse was sent abroad and results delayed for more than a week also limited capacity by the government to trace people the 1st victims of the virus came into contact with. The good news however is that 4 people have so far recovered from the virus but she is one of them. I was provided good care by the doctors and the nurses from the day it was confirmed i had the virus they also gave me good consul and when they broke the news to me so i was mentally prepared for everything i went through. All international and domestic flights except for emergency medical and food cargo have been suspended the borders have also been closed as part of an all out government effort to stop the spread of the disease and the guy who got a Massive Public Awareness Campaign has also been mounted in the capital and in the media when it was a little bit were encouraging people to practice social distancing. Were also alerting them about what the viruses and the effect it can have as well as the importance of washing their hands and disinfecting any equipment theyre using beyond the capital ball fighters hold sway in many parts of rural somalia this means theres little access for medical and humanitarian workers to carry out lifesaving work alshabaab fighters also carry out frequent attacks in the capital of the major cities Something Else not hinders a proper is posed to the outbreak they are now increasing fee is that the disease will spread through comms housing displaced families who huddle on the hearts built from sticks and old drugs many of the 2400000. 00 somalis displaced by conflict and other disasters over the years live in comes like this one a critical shortage of medical supplies and also continues to creep pulse patrols across the nation. With some doctors and nurses now same thing to simply being forced to choose between the health of their patients and their own vomit i dont ill just. Ill still ahead and ill just their. Reaction to the launch of what iran says is its 1st free satellite into orbit. How offers are getting creative in the crowd a virus era to mark World Book Day. But. I know that plenty of inside the weather calls mono than sections of the middle east fine a bit of a bright across much of the Arabian Peninsula but you would of course remember we have just recently had the flooding into aids and yemen and just look at this this is a mission a day off to say this is was is left in the streets all this rubble this mud or all of which of course has got speak it away by. The power of that water as you can see has done a lot of damage to the roads but the good news is through friday and saturday we might just say a shot but nothing as heavy as we have seen lately the heavy rain is across those attack he pushes across into northern sections of iran and it will stay in the forecast says it go through. Your forecast through the eastern end of the med some fairly strong winds as well into those coastal areas now the rains across central and Southern Africa certainly across the deal kongo these have really eased off we go through the next couple days so they will ease off the really the last 24 hours but fairly widespread across towns and here across into kenya again and also plenty of rain friday throughout much of madagascar up some heavy rain back in the forecasts are essential and eastern areas of south africa so if you shop as long as coastal areas a very heavy rain is generally around the gulf of guinea on saturday. But. One of the worlds most dangerous. As the world battles the coronavirus and millions of infections staff had tested positive for the crown and virus with countries in lockdown and the threat of a Major Economic crisis the feeling lost to global g. D. P. Could be around 9 trillion dollars well bring you the latest developments from around the globe prosecutors say theyre also seeing price gouging on vital medical supply coronavirus and special coverage on aljazeera. You. You. Youre watching aljazeera time to recap our headlines now another 4 and a half 1000000 people in the u. S. Have filed for Unemployment Benefits that means in just 5 weeks more jobs have been lost them with gains since the end of the 2009 recession. European Union Leaders are holding a Virtual Conference to discuss the blocks economic response to the pandemic its seeking a joint Financial Fund of up to 2 trillion dollars to help recover and avoid economic collapse in the poor countries. The South African army is called its reserve forces to help in stemming cope with 19 its also the point more than 70000 soldiers may be Standing Army to enforce the lockdown. United nations says israels plan to and next parts of the occupied west bank violates International Law and deals a devastating blow to the 2 state solution u. N. Special coordinator for the middle east Peace Process made the comments to the Security Council it comes after u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei or said it was up to israels new government to decide whether or not to make such a move more on this lets cross over to our diplomatic editor james bays at the United Nations so its been a busy day there what else has been said james. Well its pretty clear that the annexation of parts of the west bank is now much more likely after that Coalition Deal in israel that Coalition Government of Benjamin Netanyahu and benny gantz the Security Council has been meeting in virtual session this is their regular monthly meeting on the middle east and so clearly it was the key topic of the discussion now u. N. Secretary at and of the secretary general antonio good terrorist is normally very very cautious they know this is a sensitive subject they do not like to be too critical to either of the sides and they often dont like to talk about things that havent happened yet despite all that the special coordinators words were very strong mr president the dangerous prospect of an exception for israel parts of the uk most bank is a growing threat if such a home were implemented it would constitute a serious violation of International Law dealing devastating loss of the 2 state solution close the doors were all of negotiations and threaten efforts for advanced Regional Peace what its worth taking stock of where the Security Council stand on this 15 members of the Security Council 5 of them permanent members with those and its clear that the u. S. Is and has been for a very long time the old member state out when it comes to the Security Council on this issue on the idea of an exception you know what secretary of state pompei as said its a decision for israel well all of the other 14 think its a breach of International Law and it would be a very bad move the key point though is the other 14 cant do anything about it because if they were to come up with some sort of resolution condemning israel that would almost certainly be blocked by the u. S. A permanent member with a veto or right lets leave it there and thank our senior diplomatic editor james bass. Palestinian ambassador to the and on the other elderlys denounced israels plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank warning it will destroy any hope for peace in the region this should leave no doubt as to the extent that israeli impunity has been involved in that you must learn unveiled on 28 january and its missile of internationally indorsed terms of reference and but i mean theres a just solution based on International Law with it you will not bring peace this and israelis decision to proceed with annexation will destroy the 2 state solution and intrench israelis military control over the palestinian people. Danny danon is israels permanent representative to the United Nations he joins us by skype from new york could have you with us or so the agreement between Benyamin Netanyahu and benny gantz stipulates that the 2 leaders will conduct an annexation in quote full agreement with the u. S. Including on the issue of maps and quote my question to so does israel have the us is full agreement on the annexation and its scope to your understanding. Thank you for having me is sunny today so we do not have a government in israel yet once we will have a government and the one who will overcome the pandemic called the name deed will be able to this got this issue to call did it with our friends in washington in this government and then the owls if it be clearly that the any step that we will take will do it with all the nation with the chance of meditation what will happen hopefully in the summer if everything will be ok if you want does that mean that you think theres a good chance annexation will not happen on july the 1st as many are expecting so out according to the draft of the agreement of the future of government it cannot take place before july 1st so only delayed 1st you can bring it up and this got it with our colleagues at anything that will have to wait and see and now we are focusing on fighting their bibles we are fighting that i was. Well supporting the palestinian of their fight to fight their bibles but i think we will have to wait to see what is happening in the middle east or debating in the wall regarding the court i was and then we can move on and discuss this issue whatever the government that we decide it will take place together with the u. S. Administration im sure you heard the words of the u. N. Special coordinator today he called those plans fanuc sation dangerous called the threat violation how do you respond to that. That would lead to that applying to sovereignty where you cannot the next something that belongs to you about that another argument but so so so so are you saying if i understand correctly are you saying you dont recognize that there is such a thing as an israeli occupation. I think we have the right. Engine when you dance to mariya energy you want to argue about it you can open a bible there with it and you can go about to do all you want to the lucians. So you cannot very good so in that case im very intrigued by this then do you consider the statements by u. N. Officials when theyve said for example the un Spokes Person stiffened you out of it you are rich beg your pardon on november 19th 2019 when he said quote the longstanding position of the un regarding israeli settlements in occupied palestinian territory that theyre in breach of International Law is unchanged is he wrong well. You know when you look at this story what was that in todays new thought imagine 67 before we actually learned there was nothing there that jordanian decided not to stay there so you get out. I mean without getting too out of history obviously thats the palestinians have a very different perspective on whether there was a palestinian population there before but i mean basically youre saying to viewers when you say we have a different perspective that means youre saying the u. N. Is wrong doesnt that put you on the wrong side of the law. No i think of the opposite is that you know you know its time to start really we want to celebrate leave the independence that was the ethic and independence and you should ask yourself why the palestinians would not celebrate their independence because of that i guess because they feel theyre occupied which is what when you will say to the contrary and so we have for example the advisory opinion of the International Court of justice july 9th 2004 which says quote settlements established by israel in breach of International Law in the occupied palestinian territory so you dont recognize them of court ruling of the other subjects or. To finish make them dense that palestinians would not celebrate their independence you know weve time because back in 97 when the un bought a little bit but the shin of glenn they rejected it under some im sorry so were going to a lot of history and youre not answering the question do you consider what you do you consider the International Court of justice to not know the law. All of the on the table what are they going to be doing today it is their reality check for the other side so im not asking about what President Trump is doing do you consider the i. C. J. Does not know the law is that what youre telling viewers as well as the us. Do you know about our legal about and willing to argue about. About their bills or lead but i think the main point is to ask the police why theyre not coming back to negotiate directly without. The only way to go im sorry i think my main point is just to understand your mindset little better for viewers and whether you recognize International Law the u. N. The i. C. J. Or for example Amnesty International which said in february 13th 2020 settling civilians in occupied territories violates International Humanitarian law and amounts to a war crime are you telling the viewers that you think all of these International Organizations dont understand International Law and youre right. I would like to talk to you though about the way they do it being a battle so i say youre not answering that question. I appreciate the invitation but im really not looking for an invitation looking for an answer but are you saying you are. Going to say. It but its do you have the will stay with your dad and we will have to live together or you would have to stand really they badly they say where we did with the. Jordanian or i read all the respect to all the International Relations at the end of the day it would have to be really between. Thank you very much. We would move forward thank you very much and have a great day thank you very much with you for the few things i thank you ambassador. To United Nations and iran has summoned the swiss ambassador who represents american interests in the country thats after terrans launch of military satellite on wednesday led to or a war of words with washington President Donald Trump has downplayed the launch saying it was a television stunt but a day before he tweeted a warning for iran not to harass us ships in the gulf the exchange of threats has been mutual the head of irans revolutionary guard says hes ordered his naval forces to destroy any american vessel that threatens the security of military and nonmilitary ships the exchange of threats sending increased naval activity in the gulf of race tensions between the 2 nations. Is the iran project director of the interNational Crisis group he joins us by skype from washington d. C. Good to have you with us so 1st can we start with there are reports that are casting doubt on the success or the greater success of iran satellite launch what do you make of it. But it is true that iran had tried 4 times in the past few months a civilian satellite and so the orbit and all of those failed for Different Reasons but this time around this was a military satellite and it appears to us and there are ways of tracing satellites and your bit and we have seen in the past 24 hours that it appears that new york which is the name of this method through satellite launched by its radar is in fact the operating and its in new york but what i mean there are those who i mean to what extent does this is this a game changer in the balance of power what do you make of suggestions that the u. S. Could shoot it down. That will be quite unprecedented if not impossible what i would say this is a game changer in the sense that iran had been caused selfimposed at a range limit on its pilots that mesan a program saying that it doesnt want to go beyond the 2000 kilometer range which covers all of the u. S. Bases in the region and all of irans regional adversary but this new mesan of with allow iran to extend its limits likely to have all of 2000 which might be any indication that as a result of maximum pressure strategy of the United States iran is doing its own escalation and its putting aside the limitation on the Ballistic Missile program weve also seen this scare images that you mentioned in the gulf between iran and the u. S. Navys and weve also seen it taxed by paramilitary groups in iraq against u. S. Forces so all in all it appears that the trumpet ministration instead of being able to temper irans behavior it has in fact created the exact opposite thank you very much and if i was there. Still ahead on aljazeera robots are being used to sanitize exam rooms in hong kong but theres questions as to whether one of the most important tests for students should still go ahead. Come back to syrian suspected of being former Intelligence Officers are on trial in germany the men are accused of committing crimes against humanity during the early days of syrias revolution is the 1st court case linked to a legend state sponsored torture by the government dominic cain is following the trial from berlin. The case against these individuals is that in different capacities at the start of the Syrian Civil War they were part of the intelligence and Security Apparatus of president Bashar Assads government and in those capacities they either carried out or were complicit in the carrying out of multiple murders of torture theres one allegation of rape and other serious Violent Attacks against the Syrian People as i say at the start of the Syrian Civil War whats interesting about this is these individuals came to germany at different times and presented themselves to the authorities as refugees and yet starting today for the course of the next few months theyre going to hear claims that they are anything but that they are guilty as i say of the crimes and the offenses which i just outlined outlined of course the presumption of innocence applies here they deny the charges there are other interesting elements about this the German Government is choosing to to implement the jurisdiction it claims that it has under the universal genet jurisdiction for serious crimes such as genocide and other serious crimes and that is whats being applied here and Many International human rights organizations and other Campaign Organization say that what is happening today and will be unfolding over the next few months represents a watershed the 1st chance for the victims of the sorts of offenses that are alleged to have taken place here to see justice being allowed to progress Taiwans Defense Ministry says the chinese Aircraft Carrier group has now ended its mission in the disputed South China Sea tensions were increased when 2 u. S. Warships entered the waters this week amid a standoff between a chinese ship and a vessel operated by malaysias state oil company the u. S. Accuses china of bullying countries in the region prompting this response. 200 dogs are you trying to soften to you over the islands in the South China Sea and its adjacent waters has sufficient historical and legal basis meanwhile we also insist on resolving differences with the parties directly concerned through dialogue and consultation individuals on the u. S. Side of confused right and wrong and so discord on these issues such attempts will not succeed students in hong kong are preparing for some of their most important academic tests more than 52000. 00 of them will now sit exams that were postponed last month difficult hollow reports. How do you hold a major state exam during a pandemic its one of the toughest questions the Hong Kong Government has faced since the outbreak started as High School Students sit for whats seen as the most crucial test of their academic lives the diploma of secondary education or d. S. E. This is important for them if we do not do it well and then if there is a spread of the wires here and there will be a trouble not just to the students but also to the city. Infection controls for the 350 exam centers include spacing tables nearly 2 metres apart and ensuring students temperatures are checked and theyre wearing mosques along with the invigilators the 52000 students taking these exams in halls like this across the city will be under intense pressure all their formal education over the past 3 years culminates in these tests but this year along with the stress of having to perform well they will be dealing with concerns about their health and personal safety welcome please clean your hands and good luck. Thank you. This school has enlisted the help of robots to minimize human to human contact and maintain sanitation the government has given basic guidelines and minimal funding for mosques and sanitizers. Off to initially being postponed the government announced the exam dates just over a week before they were due to begin it feels like when youre told to go for a 400 meter race but then when at last 10 meters and then tell you that this is. An 800. 00 metres race so its like so frustrating to feeling is usually at the top of her class but taking these exams in unpredictable circumstances is making her nervous. Us are really worried about the situation that will happen like one week after during our exile maybe someone local coffee. Examination and you and everyone just really really really panicked about that. Schools have been closed since january due to the corona Virus Outbreak stephy has been careful to maintain social distancing and sent us this footage of her studying from home. Her teacher says they have continued lessons using video and teleconferencing apps but hong kong small Living Spaces and family distractions make it tough i think learning a school is still the replaceable its better to communicate with students in the lesson when you can check their understanding instantly. The d. S. E. Relies heavily on final exam results the government says it had little choice but to go ahead with it. But many are questioning whether thats the right decision for the students and the future of the city. If you go pollen aljazeera hong kong. Independent booksellers a feeling the pinch of World Book Day book creative ways a soul to engage with readers have a jump to reports. In 2015 it was greeces financial crisis keeping customers away from the free thinking zone bookstore and cafe at the time pages werent being turned coffees werent being served and the overall situation looked bleak owner added to your yearly worried her small athens business might not make it despite all that what she called the free thinking zone survived now though its the coronavirus pandemic that threatens to switch the shops lights off for good its been very hard because. The per biggest problem right now. Really doesnt actually. These days independent booksellers around the world are finding it increasingly difficult to stay in business hi everyone this is my own at the bookstore i was on reiner owns and operates the run for cover bookstore in San Diego California its doors are temporarily shut and its future is uncertain but customers are still ordering titles actually really hard. Business Book Business were all to get our hands on books for every 100. Business mariani who fulfilled a lifelong dream by opening her store a year and a half ago has turned increasingly to social media to keep book buyers engaged alerting them to works that have come in and orders that have gone out shes even started digital mother daughter story Time Sessions but she says nothing will ever replace face to face interactions with fellow book lovers having the connection. Reader. Greatest gift. And not being able to do this. Its not just book sellers getting more creative in engaging readers in the era of covert 19 authors or 2 such as son amar in pakistan who along with a friend started the stay home stay reading series as she worked from her home in karachi i wanted to create something that serves to put their work or it in as public spaces or. Just readers from all over the world to access their work to just check it out see if theyre interested to be able to be from their work and also with me to have a moment when they could share great writers speaking directly to readers offering stories as a way to escape even if just for a few moments the seemingly constant barrage of bad news. As. Thats it for this news out the trains up next with another full show so this they with us here ill just say. 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