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A warm welcome to this hour of news. Invitations for the geneva talks on the war in syria which will begin on friday. The Syrian Opposition council said it will decide on wednesday will its going to attend, and its notthe United Nations humanitarian coordinator has called the humanitarian disaster in syria the most devastating crisis in the 21st further. And unicef said 250,000 people have now died in the fighting with children bearing the brunt of the war. Our diplomatic editor james bays is there. The flag flying again. The timing just days before u. N. Envoy is due to convene peace talks is no coincidence. Among the first items on the agenda is a ceasefire in syria. The government in damascus has helped in recent months by russian airstrikes, and clearly wants to make as many gains as possible before the talks start. As invitations to the talks were being sent out the u. N. Invited a panel of top humanitarian officials to brief the press and News Conference deliberate time to show w
Welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories chinese authorities impose further travel restrictions in hubei province, where a previously unknown respiratory virus has killed 25 people. Day two of the Us Senate Hearing the case against President Trump in the impeachment trial, as he mocks the idea of trading witnesses. World leaders join Holocaust Survivors to mark 75 years after the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz. Humanity is closer to annihilation than ever before scientists alter the Doomsday Clock due to concerns over Climate Change and global tensions. Hello to you. The chinese authorities are taking drastic action to try to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Theyve imposed a travel shutdown on several cities, including wuhan, where the virus was first discovered. 25 people have been killed by the virus in china, thats up from 18 in the past few hours. But the World Health Organization has said it is not yet a Global Health emergency. John sudworth rep
The chinese authorities are taking drastic action to try to stop the spread of the new corona virus. Theyve imposed a travel shutdown on several cities, including wuhan, where the virus was first discovered. 25 people have been killed by the virus in china thats up from 18 in the past few hours. But the World Health Organisation has said it is not yet a Global Health emergency. John sudworth reports from beijing. This is the moment a city of 11 Million People was effectively shut off. Pa ramilita ry police guarding the station, as all departing trains are cancelled. In the hospitals, medical staff in full bodysuits are treating hundreds of infected patients. While images on social media appear to show a system struggling to cope. Empty shelves in the shops and scuffles over food. We spoke to one british man now stuck inside wuhan. Its a very surreal feeling. You know, knowing especially that if you go outside, there is potential to catch such a deadly virus. And when you look outside t