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A sauce hangs in the balance as a london Court Decides whether the wiki leaks founder should be extradited to the United States if he says espionage charges that could put him in prison for life. Im sara kelly welcome to the program we begin with the latest on the corona virus in china the outbreak has prompted the National Peoples congress to postpone its annual 10 day beating for the 1st time in decades it comes out in chinese authorities reported 150. 00 deaths from the corona virus in a single day pushing the total number of fatalities in the country to almost 2600. 00 south korea meanwhile has raised its Infectious Disease alert to the highest level after more than 162. 00 cases were reported on monday. Now iran has confirmed that the death toll has climbed to 12 people there are the highest number of fatalities for any country outside of china and authorities in italy are reporting a 5th death from the virus making italy the worst affected country in europe. Midnight on the italian austrian Border Police and the army are deployed to guard a train with a potentially deadly cargo operators stopped the service amid fears that 2 of its passengers were carrying the corona virus only once tests came back negative where service is resumed italy is battling to control a sudden eruption of the virus this entire town was summoned to be tested in makeshift 1st aid centers. Nervous wait a call me no activity yet i knew yesterday it was my birthday and now ive been told happy birthday after the swab we shall see we wait they told us that if we are positive theyll alert us immediately that us and the neighboring Lombardy Region more than 10 tons have been quarantined. Police set up roadblocks around the area a socalled red zone in an effort to stem the rapid rise of infections. To sort out the actions. By inviting people to stay it in addition to closing places where crowds congregate. Trying to ensure containment of this phenomenon. 2 is winding down from the opera house to the cathedral cultural hubs have closed their doors fashion week true also fell victim armani closed its runway show to the crowds leaving george staring at empty seat. Meanwhile the European Union has pledged 230000000 euros to fight the global outbreak we stress that. For the moment but the w. H. R. Has not advised changing the imposing restrictions on either travel or trade. There was some rest bite for residents of put on you that dubbed at least. Authorities open one supermarket after a weekend in lockdown. Going by the queues at me be sold out pretty fast. Now in total 10 villages and 50000. 00 people are on lockdown in Lombardy Region around the lawn correspondent panch riegert is in lumberton and reports from the town of v. To donna to do one as a very small bit its right on the border to the red zone just across the street theres a road block a done by the caribbean year the Italian Criminal Police they dont let anybody go to further on this road because behind the roadblock. These 10 villages as you mentioned in the middle of it is called the a. P. Center of this outbreak and most of the cases of the 212 cases that are now confirmed in this area and here on the other side of the border through the red zone it is very quiet also even quieter than usual some families on the fields about all the schools are closed all public buildings are close and the people i talked to here in the village tell me its just waiting and they dont know actually what to beit for because nobody knows how long this situation by the go on they are allowed to go to the pharmacy which is on the other side. Of the border and they also allowed to go to the supermarket which is also on the other side but if you go there you have to. As a precaution this measure. Lets bring in now Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization she is working with the Coronavirus Team in Geneva Margaret welcome to you and thank you for speaking with us today we just heard a little bit more about the measures that italy is taking to contain the virus is it enough. Theyve taking very serious measures. Restricting movement is one way to do it and that certainly seems to work quite well in china as well its a difficult situation because normally when youve got a virus and outbreak very often we have a vaccine that at this stage we dont have those tools that we have to use physical the older Public Health missions there are some who are out there they are caught calling for restrictions on travel for restrictions on trade the World Health Organization is not advising that why not. When you put a blanket restrictions on travel and trade the people you hurt most of the people who are most at risk of infection you prevent them from getting their food as you mentioned in your story that people are already panicky and very concerned about getting their supplies you can manage travel and trade if you do good entry and exit screening if people are very committed and understand what to look for and make sure that they alert authorities if they if they have any illness but if you cut all travel and trade that means the people who need your help most cannot be helped but what should people be looking for margaret because we heard these reports that people who do not have symptoms are indeed transmitting the virus or have the potential to do so so what do people do. So essentially people need to protect themselves by maintaining a very High Standard of again this is your greatest protection a clean the hand ensure that your hands are always clean you never touch your mouth your nose your eyes with a hand that hasnt been perfectly watched up washed up keep my head right away for my face so that i dont do it the other thing keeping the end barmen very clean keeping all surfaces claim you are right its not clear always whether somebody has symptoms but the symptoms to look out for are a fever cough sore throat and time. Margaret harris joining us there with the latest on what exactly is going on here from the World Health Organization thank you so much for your insight margaret thats what. Now turn to some other news because u. S. President donald trump has begun his 2 day visit to india with a massive rally at a newly built cricket stadium he was welcomed by indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a minute the biggest city in modis home state the leaders hope to strengthen the ties between the 2 Worlds Largest democracy. And shake swapped for hugs as india turned on the collar for Donald Trumps 1st visit to the country. The world when 1st day had a lively trio of Photo Opportunities for a u. S. President in a reElection Year 1st to a residence where Mahatma Gandhi used to live trying to use the guestbook to call modi his great friend. The motorcade then waved through streets packed with enthusiastic supporters straining to get a glimpse at the 2 leaders. The worlds biggest cricket study and then played host for a massive rally at nama state trump in front of a 100000 people. In india were here to live through the item learn only a matter of. Just under 500 feet. It d. D. You upon a good data and fluid out of the lives. Could be the biggest rally of the u. S. President s korea and he had a little trouble with some of the nines as the great religious teachers swami vivere come or no one to say. The good 6 but he says recent trade disputes could be coming to an end we are in the early stages of discussion for an incredible trade agreement to reduce barriers of address space between the United States and india and i am optimistic that working together the Prime Minister and i could reach a fantastic deal despite that optimism any breakthroughs on trade talks would be unlikely as both sides have ramped up tariffs over the last year leaving the stadium to finish the day one of the wonders of the world the taj mahal tomorrow leaders will sharpen their focus beginning renewed trade talks in new delhi. More now with a correspondents on your phone the car who joins us on the line from delhi. Why is india pulling out all the stops for the american president today. Well sarah yeah that was a really kind of lavish grand spectacle that the Indian Government pulled off for President Trump and there are a couple of reasons for this i mean this is in a way a replication of a similar event called how the movie that was held in Houston Texas for 5 of us to move the last year we have to remember that donald trump is also in an Election Year and this is seen in many ways as a way to kind of court the Indian American vote which normally tends to vote democrat but we have to remember that in the state of the drug the diaspora here the community tends to be a wealthy Influential Community in the u. S. And they tend to be fairly pro crum many of them made many large donations to his last president ial campaign and this is certainly an attempt by trump to galvanize support among these voters but you know beyond the optics of the fanfare this is also a kind of welcome diversion for Prime Minister modi who lets not forget is facing large scale protests at home criticism abroad for a very controversial citizenship law that his government which many feel you know undermines the countrys secular tradition so i think there are reasons for both leaders to hold this kind of make a rabbit ok so a lot especially domestic issues at play but we also know sonia that bilateral ties are at the center of talks as well what is the state of u. S. In the relations right now. Well so the u. S. Is one of indias top trading partners and this was originally supposed to be a visit that was aimed at announcing a major trade deal between the 2 countries now that is looking very very unlikely because the 2 countries are really very far apart theyve been unable to iron out very crucial differences on a whole range of trade issues which have really been complicated by a set of tit for tat terrorists which was set into motion when President Trump suspended indias preferential trade status last year but you know beyond the trade there are also geopolitics of play that India Remains a very important Strategic Partner for the u. S. It is an important component in americas asia strategy and we can see that in the context also off of growing defense ties between india and the u. S. In recent years india has become one of the major buyers of india of american arms and weapons and what were likely to see in this trip are a number of defense steels president tom today announced that he expects defense teams to be signed tomorrow worth about 3000000000. 00. So new family car joining us from delhi thank you sonia. Lets get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world fresh clashes have broken out in the indian capital delhi over a controversial citizenship law introduced last december india has seen weeks of often violent protest over the new law which critics say discriminates against muslims the unrest comes just ahead of a visit to delhi as we heard by u. S. President donald trump. Israel says that its aircraft have hit palestinian militant sites in the gaza strip and near the syrian capital damascus the strikes were in response to a barrage of rockets fired by Islamic Jihad militants from gaza into southern israel the latest escalation comes just a week before israel heads to elections. And a surprise move malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has resigned but at 94 the worlds oldest Prime Minister might not be out of office for long there are rumors that he may form a new coalition government. A British Court has begun hearings into whether the wiki leaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States where he faces espionage charges relating to Intelligence Leaks supporters of his songs gathered outside of the london court they are concerns that in songs conviction in the United States would make it easier for prosecutors to target journalists whove used sources inside of the government to be correspondent there get masses covering the extradition hearing for us at the court in london so lawyers there representing the u. S. Have been presenting reasons why the Julian Assange should be extradited tell us more. Well those lawyers have Julian Assange has assisted members of the u. S. Army to steal classified documents and that he has endangered human sources so basically that he has endangered activists people that were working with the u. S. On. Army for example informing them of the activities of the taliban and of al qaeda that he has put 150 of these people at risk and they say its not about poor publicizing alleged crimes but its really about the specific allegations so they have also said that it is not about this shoot long jail sentence that would await Julian Assange if you was convicted in the u. S. Not like have 175 years but more like 42. 00 or 48 months so this is what they have set out so far and theyre going to be more speaks specific in the course of the day how will his defense team likely respond to the u. S. Case. I would think they would reiterate what they have said so far that Julian Assange had rejected material that he had protected sources and that he has not put any one address. They would also probably say that this if 2 leaders will be extradited to the u. S. That he will become part of what they say is dont know trumps war on journalism so they have in the past been very very strong in their allegations particularly against the u. S. Justice system against President Trump and it will be interesting to see whether they repeat this today in the courts whisper that some background on his life and work so lets have a look at that. These are the images that made whistle blowing website wiki leaks a household name. I am in 2010 it published classified u. S. Army material implicating the u. S. Government and possible war crimes. I am it may julian a song a brave defender of the truth to some rules and an enemy of the state to others. More controversy followed over a later mass leak of diplomatic cables and the 2016 publication of leaked emails from Hillary Clintons president ial campaign. In 2012 a 7 year stretch holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london trying to clear his name last week to extradite him on rape charges. Sweden dropped the case last year saying too much time had passed but the prosecutor still says the accusation was credible so the un special rapporteur on torture told d. W. They were trumped up charges he said they were designed to ward off the. Whistleblower is from quote airing government study laundry. In paris the songes father was ambivalent about his sons chances under the british justice system. If if it follows the trajectory of the treatment of julian of 10 years it will be a show trial but. The team of lawyers a so forceful incompetent that im sure the crown prosecuting authority will see the error of their wise. Ahead of todays Court Hearing Julian Assange has been held in a london mike the man security jail and supporters fear he could face a lot longer behind bars if extradited to the u. S. He may spend the rest of his life in prison. And back to beer get now outside of the court in london what is the atmosphere there. Well. There were really chaotic scenes a lot of protesters supporters of julian us and were trying to cram into the courtroom here southeast london also really the worlds media as many as possible were trying to get in and its now fools and nobody can get seen anymore but we still have a lot of the supporters of joining us on to outside just outside the gates the very lively theyre challenging i love julian we love joy in the songs they want him freed they say that hes a hero a prisoner of conscience and that he should not be tried he should be free and he should not be extradited to the u. S. They are going to mass in london thank you. In germany Angela Merkel center right c. D. U. Party will choose a new leader at a special congress in april a Regional Election over the weekend and hamburg saw the cv use worst results in almost 70 years the party is preparing for chancellor Angela Merkels departure her initial heir apparent krakow and our resigned as party leader this month over a scandal involving apparent cooperation with the far right in a Regional Election. Lets bring in our chief Political Editor may have a clue who is at the c. D. U. Headquarters here in berlin so this plan from the c. D. U. Is it enough to lead the party out of crisis mode. Well thats certainly the hope and come cumbers to down but she said she would basically stay in office until a new Party Leaders found who should then truly become Angela Merkel success also in the sense of potentially becoming the chancellor for a candidate in the elections which are due to be held in germany in 2021 right behind me this is the city you have courses and there that plan has just been speeded up a bit with the declaration of the special Party Conference on the 25th of april also trying to push those candidates who have been definite maybes for some time now to finally come forward and have Something Like a competition to settle the internal fight over who can truly succeed and get a makeover and to reinstill some all story into the Party Headquarters which has been so come under fire after that corporation with the far right a d. In a regional in the region of tooling and which has really opened a crack here in the conservative c. D. U. Party over there very relationship to the far right but also the term being conservative actually means. Camber also and we have to say appearing to suggest that the s. P. D. Should leave the Government Coalition what are we to make of that. Well she very much sounded like somebody whos finally had enough shes under attack from her own party and she was continuously attacked by last thing by the secretary general of the social democrat s. P. D. Party the other Big Tent Party in this governing coalition of course shes been accused of taking the party out of the center also in relations to the far right if tea there was almost an element of believe from the social democrat side who has so much of their own leadership was in the past she clearly told them here in what is a very surprising comment to then just simply go and leave the coalition if they dont want to be in it be in or out of this is sounds like somebody who is absolutely not toeing the line of angle america who has been very careful to keep that trademark stability also within her own socalled grand coalition with the social democrats at least until germany has completed the e. U. Presidency in the 2nd half of this year given all of those factors make a laugh how fragile is merkels government at the moment. Well its going strong considering its been declared almost dead so many times before i think that was more than just a careless comment its there so clearly some damage has also been done done within the socalled grand coalition at the same time at this very moment in time both sides would have so much more to lose then to gain by going down the road of trying to go toward special elections which is not an easy road in germany constitutionally so i think the coalition is safe but yet again its another blow also to the authority of Angela Merkel herself and it highlights what a lame duck she threatens to be in terms of saving her own partys future chief Political Editor of the hands of her thank you. Keith in other news togos president for nothing day has won a 4th term in Office Officials say that he took more than 70 percent of the vote but his main challenger has also claimed victory and accuse the incumbent of rigging the results. Police demonstrating for better working conditions in haiti have opened fire at the Army Headquarters the Defense Ministry on the caribbean island reported that at least one serviceman was killed and at least 3 Police Officers were wounded when soldiers returned fire. Tourist flights to the spanish Canary Islands are being disrupted because of a huge sandstorm that has closed the airports the sand and dust have flown in from the Sahara Desert the canaries are about 100 kilometers from the african coast. Return to german football now and in the bundesliga by reliever crews and maintained their strong start to 2020 with a home win over struggling out sparred leverkusen has never lost and they continued the tradition with a 2 nil victory for the hosts. Home fans in crazy costumes that baby arena could only mean one thing carnival all. But laver couzin coming off your open League Victory wasnt clowning around with alex burke a side thats only one once in their last 5 outings with laver couzens kevin falling out i have it was sporting the captain armband for the 1st time and midway through the 1st half how thats found mussa d. I. V. With the perfect pass that led to the obvious 4th goal this season my. And a 3rd assist from chi habits. After the break nadeem of mary doubled laver couzens lead for his 1st goal for the club the miry picked up position inside the outskirts half and fired the goal surrounded by white jerseys. With the 2 nil victory laver couzens won 5 straight in all competitions and remain perfect at home in 2020 while housework hasnt won on the road since december. And in sundays late game in the bunda saikal well spoken joy day for no victory over minds croatian youngster yoso break a low open to the scoring with a Long Range Strike in the 21st minute the home side added another just before the break and a 3rd shortly after before renate chef on broke through the minds defense to make it 4 nil with his 2nd goal of the game the victory leaving wolfsburg 7th of the table just 2 points behind 6th place shaka. Youre watching news coming up in news asia a big mommas day for the u. S. President of the worlds biggest democracy as he kicks off a 2 day visit why does donald trump like india so much. And to the widow who learn to forgive the man who took her husband from her. People that are coming up with my colleague better jeanne dont forget you can always get the latest news around the clock from our website at e. W. Dot com and you can follow us on social media im sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for joining us im think abuse. 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