Im melissa chan youre watching news asia thank you for joining us we take a look at Southeast Asia and its fight against diseases such as malaria and dengue fever along with its efforts to be polio free consider the mosquito its probably the deadliest animal for humans not the tiger or shark 1600000000 people in the region are at risk and the w. H. O. Says there were 1240000 cases of malaria in 2017 the latest figures but new drug resistant versions have emerged in cambodia laos thailand and vietnam Southeast Asia has also been hit with a dengue fever outbreak this year the cilla penes saw the biggest spike 300. Grid and 60000 cases but neighboring countries have felt the impact now the region has largely been polio free the last 5 years but not anymore for the 1st time in 1000 years the philippines confirmed a case and none more had bad news as well for more you had the chance to speak to me on mars Health Minister mitt twee he was in berlin this week for the World Health Summit and i
Would aljazeera in whole. Still ahead on aljazeera a fragile truce on the turkey syria border of a president or want war and see events it will resume within minutes if all terms are not met. At alone in the wilderness whats happened to critically endangered wildlife and africas largest nature reserve. How the weather sloshy set their course the middle east some rain in the forecast having said that a little bit of a cloud just spilling out of the black sea heading towards the caspian sea that will sink a little further south which is because through the next day i would say im a producer a spot sorts of right into northern parts of syria just into Northern Areas of iraq as well as we go on through the next couple of days that cloud will extend its way across into the north of iran and you could see a few spots of right as a result of that south to the south of that into the mid thirtys there for baghdad and kuwait city down on recent valleys pleasantly warm and similar values to cross
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System actually is petrina grab that professor of education at u. C. L. A. Thanks for joining us on your insights on out of there if you have. Now 3 staying at qantas on the web and want to call if i have to have a kilt thats according to pro half the navia they were killed in fighting south of the capital tripoli half as forces launched a military offensive to capture the city back in april 4th as a way out of the un recognized government say theyve made advances in the area. Pakistans Prime Minister as one of that new delhis crackdown an indian administered kashmir well push moonless lens and to taking up and run con held a rally in was a rough a bad to their capital of pakistan administered kashmir he says he will take the issue to the u. N. General assembly had spend more than a month since new delhi a revoked indian administered kashmir as autonomy almost 4000. 00 people have been arrested since then kemal hide a was at that rally crowd and off bieber a lever guard their own i hea
A new wave of street demonstrations most french people probably accept the system needs changing its no longer financially viable for the coming decade so its a calculated risk but emanuel macro has gained in popularity since his good results in european elections and hes Great National debate so he has momentum the government says it will draw proposed Pension Reforms after lengthy consultations with trade Union Leaders and the public a strategy the president may be gambling on to given the green light to continue with his sweeping reform agenda but it wont be easy workers from other sectors are planning similar strikes in the coming weeks natasha butler. Well weather is next but still ahead on al jazeera more than 40 taliban members surrender and the 2nd group of fighters to walk away in just the past 10 days. And following his promise of prosperity that hong kongs protests cast a shadow over the middleton festival. The earth. Was. A i was. Hallowed out in the west and pacific trucke