The end. Malaysia has rolled out some of the most extreme restrictions after a big spike in corona virus cases many links back to a single event the World Health Organization is imploring governments to test far more people with a suspected infection its closing all its borders that is malaysia and says its own citizens cannot leave the country for at least the next 2 weeks but asia has reported more than 300 cases in just the past 2 days taking the total over 550. 00 in a year of francis president emanuel cole has declared war on the outbreak and is closing borders from 11 g. M. T. On tuesday the British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is also asking people to avoid nonessential travel. And not go to pubs clubs and theaters meanwhile u. S. President donald trump has announced a 15 day plan to fight the virus and is urging no social gatherings of more than 10 people or sarah clarke is joining us from hong kong with the latest on the situation in asia te
A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our to h. Q. In moscow thanks for joining us this hour. View has closed its external borders for the next 30 days Germanys Angela Merkel announced the measure which is one of the most drastic so far in tackling the coronavirus. We have introduced and she restrictions basically an entry ban for citizens from non e. U. Countries each you last for 30 days in germany it applies immediately. Belgium is the latest country to join those clearing a nationwide quarantine spain italy and france are also on lockdown military trucks have been filmed on the streets of paris. Looks at the weather the era of Free Movement could be coming to an end. 3 years populists have been advocating tighter border controls within the European Union which you and the National Governments have criticised yet in 2020 that is exactly what were seeing happening it all started with italy and border controls being imposed from people trying to leave it to lead to
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How many warned of quote hosh revenge and said the incident double irans resolve to resist the United States same has more in the early hours of friday shortly after arriving at Baghdad International airport Major General qassam solo money an iranian war hero who led the charge against isis in iraq and syria was killed in a u. S. Airstrike. His close ally the deputy head of hush those xabi an iranian backed Iraqi Militia the omo hundreds was also killed along with other members of his group u. S. Missiles hit their convoy as they left the airport. So the money was commander of the quds force a unit of irans revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations for irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei so the money was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle his killing in a targeted u. S. Strike is the most extreme escalation in tensions between to her own in washington in recent years how many warned there will be retaliation. The cruelest people on earth assassinated
For a living venezuelans who escaped the countrys economic crisis struggle to build new lives abroad. The u. S. Defense secretary is not ruling out further action after airstrikes on a shia armed group in iraq and syria iraqs Prime Minister has labeled them a breach of sovereignty 3 camps of the table hizbollah were hit in iraq one of them their al qaim and 2 more inside syria at least 19 people were killed the pentagon says its in response to rocket attacks on iraqi bases the worst recent killing an american civilian contractor last week zerosum out a full team is in baghdad and says the strikes mark a shift in u. S. Strategy. Well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that the u. S. Actually strikes a target on iraq his soil lets remember not until too long ago the u. S. And the p. M. S. Were fighting against isis on the same side but of course since then the tensions between the u. S. And iranian backed groups have played a quite a bit and this particular