The doctor who 1st warned about the corona Virus Outbreak meted out to those 2 says free speech is vital for the fight against the disease and a golden bear for helen mirren the british actress takes home a Lifetime Achievement award at the Berlin InternationalFilm Festival. Following terry martin welcome to the program nato has scheduled an emergency session today as tensions grow between turkey and the russian backed Syrian Government ankara is failing retaliation after Syrian Forces killed at least 33 turkish soldiers in an airstrike in northwestern syria and its calling for an international no fly zone to protect the it live. Regions civilian population. Further military action threatens to put on a collision course with moscow. A major escalation and dozens of techies troops dead their wounded taken back to tacky for treatment. Of result of the airstrikes 33. 00 soldiers are martyred. None of our Wounded Soldiers who are being treated in hospital are in critical condition. Martyrs rest in peace i wish speedy recovery for Wounded Soldiers and i express my condolences a torn nation. Takis response was swift turkish officials released footage showing the retaliatory strikes saying they have fired on Syrian Government targets. Near the Turkish Border with greece refugees awaiting at the border to cross into europe turkish Officials Say they will open the border to millions of Syrian Refugees who want to go to europe reversing a pledge turkey made to the European Union in 2016. The International Community has condemned the wars ongoing humanitarian impact on. What is happening in northwest syria these said is beyond imagination it is not human to be tolerable. They taught no children so traumatized they no longer speak. Taki has given syria an end of the month ultimatum to retreat with ferrie and its an i rush era fusing to back down a humanitarian ceasefire may prove anything if. W. s yulia is covering the story for us and joins us now from istanbul this is a serious escalation between ankara and damascus whats the latest youre hearing from the turkish side yes indeed it is a very serious escalation in this a direct conflict between takesh and russian backed Syrian Regime forces from what we understand this airstrike yesterday has caused for taki the largest death toll in a single day since it 1st intervened in syria 4 years ago president edwin has held a National Security meeting last night in ankara it reportedly lasted more than 6 hours and they decided to respond to this attack to retaliate so theres no sign of the backing down as you mention prison ed one has also given to moscow is a deadline he won so the Syrian Forces to retreat to previously agreed to cease fire lines by the end of the month which is basically it today or tomorrow this is very unlikely to happen so we might see this confrontation even ask further. Ok so turkey is now an open military confrontation with russian backed Syrian Forces turkey of course is a member of the nato Defense Alliance could that become an issue here. Well turkey of the turkish government so far avoid so police blaming russia it blames this airstrike on the Syrian Regime but it is widely known that the Syrian Regime is carrying out these attacks with crucial support from russia russia controls the airspace over syria over it now as you mentioned turkey is a nato country this of course makes the whole situation even more complicated nato has condemned the attack and has said that it will hold an emergency meeting today at turkeys request to discuss the situation in syria where ankara will probably bring up its demand for a no fly zone over syria to protect hundreds of thousands of people who have been displaced by the clashes so its going to be interesting what will come out of this meeting but what we are seeing now my texturally be a turning point it might actually force a western powers who have been accused of being too silent on this whole syria issue to do something to act now you mentioned hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the conflict these refugees are heading towards the Turkish Border whats going to be cold of them yulia. Well from everything we hear about all assessments this is a humanitarian nightmare we keep hearing of horrifying details of family who have to sleep out in the open in freezing temperatures children freezing to death and now turkey has not opened its borders for these refugees currently stuck inside it lifted but a turkish official last night told reporters that turkey will no longer stop the nearly 4000000 Syrian Refugees already living in the country from crossing a 2 year all penned some turkish media Turkish News Agency has been broadcasting pictures of Syrian Refugees in the turkish city of a dilemma walking towards the border with greece and bulgaria there are also reports of buses leaving here from istanbul towards the border the European Border and now this is of course putting into question the whole deal between the European Union and ancora struck in 2016 that said that unco would stop the flow of migrants to europes in exchange for Financial Aid him political concessions these are of course images that i believe nobody in europe a wants to see right now and it increases of course the pressure here on europe to act yulia thank you very much for filling us in. Correspondent you home there is trouble. Well investors are on the retreat worldwide as fears of the coronavirus deep in supply chains are starting to falter and tourists are staying home as the Business Community struggles to predict the coronas coronavirus economic fallout observers warn the virus could be that could be the final blow that throws the World Economy into recession. It is the worst day in a decade markets in asia are down sharply investors are nervous could the world be on the brink of a recession this follows a dramatic plunge in u. S. Markets yesterday where the dow had its worst one day point drop in history. Investors are number one embracing you know the prospect of not only coronavirus having a negative impact on Economic Activity but through it spread geographically beyond the confines of china where it had largely certainly have been the epicenter. Is likely to prolong the potential implications of the outbreak. As the virus spreads trade slumps travelers share gens and a drop in manufacturing and consumption are all in the cards worldwide the International Monetary fund has said it is likely to downgrade growth projections for the World Economic outlook in april. I do not have. Another number for you today but clearly. The the virus is going to have an impact on growth. A lot just depends on. The speed of recovery in in china and in other countries the spillover effects. The effects on supply chains and. The extent to which other countries may be significantly affected. With worries about both the health and economic implications growing governments are looking for Global Solutions but experts warn that the world is not prepared for what may come. Well for more on the economic fallout from the coronavirus balika v. W. Business is with is going to air a good morning why. Break it down for us a little bit because this is really becoming a lot to digest at one time why is the corona virus hitting Financial Markets 1st of all so far and now i mean the corona Virus Outbreak was known for much longer its been going on for weeks but markets so far have taken it in stride more or less but it was this week especially where markets got completely shaken up and lost the ground economist Nouriel Roubini who is the man who actually predicted the financial crisis and that was the markets and investors were fought to complacent because they thought that the virus would be contained within china and that it would peak and sort of fizzle out before the end of the 4th quarter and that would mean that china which now contributes accounts for 20 percent of global g. D. P. The economy wouldnt be damaged too badly and sings would sort of be ok now we know that thats not the case and the 20 percent of g. D. P. That china accounts for now just let me put this in perspective during the last pandemic when sars broke out in 2003 china accounted for just 4 percent of global g. D. P. And it just shows you were talking about a very different dimension now and having said that you have certain sectors everything to do with the Tourism Sector of course that is very badly hit already long before the markets even react properly aviation Sector Companies are airlines like lufthansa and others they stop flying to certain very lucrative destinations in asia particularly china a lot of bookings were canceled so they have to cut costs now they wont hire new staff sure all of that is in stores china anymore either in their 50. 00 countries affected so could we be looking at a global recession here do you think briefly terry you know that. The saying when china gets cold the Global Economy gets the flu china has the flu if you play that through that is very alarming the globalized world is based on different regions specialized and very different expertise now with various parts of the world probably quarantined all the supply chains on disrupted we see this now with and with in italy the hardest hit region there long body is already dumped europes who by province referring to the epicenter all of the corona Virus Outbreak in china and it is the industrial heartland of italy accounting for 40 percent of italys g. D. P. Supply chains now are not just interrupt it between europe and asia but also within europe so wondering indeed want to thank you so much and well report to hearing more from you of course on your Business Program throughout the day. The markets reaction comes as the virus continues its advance 56. 00 countries are territories have now confirmed cases the World Health Organization is warning governments to prepare for a pandemic south korea has seen a spike in reported cases with more than 300. 00 new corona virus infections and a total of over 2000 died here has reported the 1st case of the virus in Subsaharan Africa and iran which has the highest number of deaths outside china has called off friday prayers in some of its major cities in a bid to stem the spread of the corona virus well chinese decision to 1st silence the doctor who warned of a corona Virus Outbreak and then cover up his death has met with worldwide condemnation beijing is known for its stringent censorship but now some activists are challenging the system they say free speech is more vital than ever when the threat is a global pandemic. It is of course a provocation few people in china would dare to walk around with a hoody openly demanding freedom of speech yet since the outbreak of the coronavirus is far from alone in taking issue with chinas censorship. In the whole world you wont find a better example of an example thats happening here and now and concern so many people if the communist party and state media had not tried to cover up the outbreak we would not be suffering like this. Who has signed an open letter by some 700 citizens demanding freedom of speech the letter was drafted after the death of young a doctor who want other Health Care Professionals in chat groups about the disease and was silenced by the police later he died of the virus his death triggered an outcry on social media and led to demands for an end to censorship the police made him sign a pledge not to talk about the disease again a copy is circulating on the internet to get how many people who remember him who are posting demands for freedom of speech on social media see themselves and lee went beyond. They say what i would have done the same i would have signed and kept silent and now we are seeing this huge crisis so remembering him has become an act of resistance. She said of god i took the cup. Speaking up is not without risks he has spent 4 years in prison and has been warned repeatedly that he might be sent back any time most likely for many years who is suffering from Liver Disease and thinks he might not survive another sentence where you have so you know they also told all you guys that your parents are already 83 years old theyre in poor health so if you go to prison again your whole family will perish. But who has decided not to comply he is under constant Surveillance Police guard the entrance to his apartment and he had to sneak away from them to meet you there didnt the doctors are saying when there are many people around you can take off the mask. Take a deep breath. Who is a marathon runner but recently has been mostly staying in people are advised to stay at home in some cities they even forgotten to leave their houses off to signing the letter was confined to his apartment by the police now the restrictions have been eased but he never knows whether the next day he will be allowed to go out again. Its been quite a while more than 40 days its so depressing for you most people have never experienced this suddenly theyre experiencing something we dissidents have known for a long time just bakes appearance what it means to be lost at home and not able to go out at all. For now he hopes to get back to regular training when things get back to normal he wants to run another marathon. That corresponded to tears building a who filed that report joins us now from beijing mathias this case of chinese authorities hushing up the doctor who tried to sound the alarm about the corona virus has caused a real uproar but has it actually strengthened demands for more free speech and less. Censorship in china. We have definitely seen an outcry and demands for an end to censorship for more free speech unprecedented in the last decades the day and that night when he died and the day after there was an outcry on social media lots of people were posting about him. Many people who never speak out about political topics so this has certainly hit a nerve we do not have opinion polls in china we do not know that upon portion of the proportion of the population that supports these demands but the voice was louder and clearer than it has ever been before how are chinese authorities reacting to these demands for more free speech. Well of course what chinese authorities have done is the opposite of what people demanded to have ramped up censorship a lot of the demands that were posted they were outright asking for free speech have been censored very quickly that day and ever since then. Ive just had a message from him is confined to his home again and cannot leave at the moment so there is a lot of pressure and trannies authorities are trying to counter with a counternarrative they are now telling the story of how forceful china has responded since they have acknowledged the extent of the disease they are highlighting the heroism of the frontline doctors and they are trying to push a narrative that no other country would have been able to mobilize such a force to counter the disease we dont know now how how. Well this will work with the people really forget the failure of the Chinese State in countering this disease early and replace it with memories of everything that has been done since or whether people will keep the memory of what has been going wrong and was how what has brought the country in this situation at 1st ok lets talk about the epidemic itself materia so what is the latest on the corona Virus Outbreak in china at least whats being reported officially. While the official figures are optimistic new infections go in doubt outside of who have a presence and are slowing down inside of a province the numbers are quite high though and its not over the top officials warn or the time that we are not yet beyond a spread we must see that china is still under lockdown nobody knows what will happen when things get back to normal and measures the lockdown measures are being intensified all the time that does not of course show a state that is confident that it is over the worst of tears thank you very much rain as of today there was corresponding to tears bellinger in beijing. Lets catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today one of hong kongs supposed high profile entrepreneurs has been arrested on charges of Illegal Assembly and intimidation the prodemocracy media tycoon jimmied line is accused of taking part in a band antigovernment march that took place in august to veteran prodemocracy activists were also arrested. And tunisias new government has been sworn in winning a vote of confidence in parliament a backing for Prime Minister and the cabinet ends more than 4 months of political wrangling since the election the coalition includes parties from across the political spectrum but the members continue to disagree on major policy issues. Youre watching t w news still to come actress helen mirren talks showbiz breaks it what it means to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement award at the Berlin InternationalFilm Festival. But 1st its been 5 years since russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in the shadow of the kremlin in moscow. In moscow people have been gathering to pay tribute to on the bridge where he was gunned down these circumstances surrounding his killing remain mysterious in 2070 in a court found a former Security Force officer from chets guilty of his murder but themselves supporters say those who ordered his assassination remain at large. Themselves brazen assassination stunned the country and turned him into an icon of the russian opposition both his home and abroad. A new sign is unfiled in central prague Boris Nemtsov square it reads this isnt any square in the czech capital its right in front of the Russian Embassy and so if it was a leading russian opposition figure until he was shot dead it will be. At a time when the freedoms of human societies and press are threatened by concentration or even by death it is important to commemorate these people. So this actor for naming the square i take as an act of solidarity with russian opposition and human rights movements. So its got. Them soft a fierce critic of russian president Vladimir Putin was killed 5 years ago just down the road from the kremlin he had been working on a report investigating russias role in the conflict in ukraine name sauce daughter jan and im so over travel to prague for the ceremony. Can you say. Renaming the square reminds us that his murder hasnt been investigated and its a signal for the russian authorities that it has to be investigated i hope that it will be done. But she knows there is little chance russian authorities will get to the bottom of who wanted to kill her father. The 1st award has been headed out at the Berlin InternationalFilm Festival to a queen of the screen helen mirren is this years recipient of a Lifetime Achievement golden bear its the latest in a long list of awards for the actor who has an oscar a tony and 4 emmys to her name. The golden bear is no run of the mill prize for british actress helen mirren the Berlin InternationalFilm Festival has a special place in her heart. Its such an incredibly positive just festival its one that filmmakers take big stream really seriously its always quite nerve wracking to have your film shown here in berlin because you know that you know the critics are all very. Accurate and unafraid of expressing themselves and. Helen mirren has made a career out of playing strong women. That are. Often determined and often standing up to men. You know. Theyre in this admired for so many things one quality that stands out is her ability to repeatedly select the right roles to play. So when i read a script i read the last page 1st to see if my characters on the last page that i dont radiate from the beginning i literally go straight to the last page is my character on the last page if its a good sign. And then i go back and read the script from the beginning. For many years a career high was him it just performance in the queen in 2007 she won an oscar for her portrayal off the list with the 2nd and even received praise from the real queen. This present queen never got fat never got thin never drank too much never ate too much you know shes been believed to be consistent. In crate you know under great stress very stressful circumstances very often so i grew to respect her enormously i have to say in reception. And now the bella nala has found its own crane with a golden bear. And just reminder the top story were following for you here today on the w. News tensions are growing up there 33 turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike by Syrian Forces in northwestern syria the turkish president has found retaliation putting turkey on a collision course with russia which backs the Syrian Government. Youre watching news from berlin im terry martin coming up global 3000 takes a look at venezuelas economic exodus thanks watch. 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