should be priority for every health authority. the kurdish dominated administration in north east syria is struggling to hold off a comeback but the so-called islamic state serious kurdish forces were instrumental in taking back control of held territories well now the militias fighting or are regrouping in the region especially around the town of dare is sore and in the whole prison camp there kurds say they have been left to fend for themselves. when abdel-hamid sets off for dinner as all fear travels with him. the 43 year old father depends on his job as a bus driver to support his family but he risks his life on every journey. every day they find 2 or 3 dead bodies here people being kidnapped killed and tossed aside. islamic state militants have been spreading fear with increasingly frequent attacks on the main road through northeastern syria they strike villages and towns especially at night. money from residents set off bombs and behead people. has already attacked us i
tens of thousands of vaccines arrive in the occupied west bank in gaza strip to speed up the lagging rollout. verses in the netherlands decide whether to keep this man prime minister in power as they head to the polls. and shootings at several spas in the u.s. state of georgia leaving 8 dead many of them women if asian descent. now the european union has proposed a coronavirus passport to help ease travel restrictions inside the block the digital green pos would provide proof that travelers have either been vaccinated recovered from the virus or had a recent negative test the proposals include an option to allow people from outside the e.u. if they ve been vaccinated the world health organization has warned against such schemes citing unknowns around vaccine efficacy against infection. this certificate will make sure that the results are what shows the data answers the minimum set of data are mutually recognised in every member state and thirdly with this digital certificate
course for a 4th term in office. we ve been following breaking news out of tanzania for the past hour where the vice president announced the death of president john mica foully at the age of 61 he had not been seen in public for more than 2 weeks and speculation was rife that he was seriously ill after contracting covert 19 he was a vocal coronavirus skeptic who d been criticised for doing little to protect his people from the virus al-jazeera catherine sawyer now looks back at his life. soon after taking office in 215 president john palmer before he made a name for himself across tanzania as a leader committed to fulfilling his promises of reform many people called him the bulldozer because of his no nonsense approach to fighting corruption and wasteful spending which had plagued the country for decades he made it his mission to cut down on civil service expenses and boost infrastructure projects including the development of a really different cities while many tanzanian see
midnight in london and 9am in seoul, where after months of tension between the two koreas, there s signs of a sudden and dramatic change. for the first time in over two years, north and south korea have engaged in formal military talks to try to defuse tensions between the two countries. the north will also send a delegation to the winter olympics taking place in south korea, next month. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports from seoul. the skiers on the slopes of pyeongchang today were moving a little slower than they will be in a months time. then, the world s best will be flying down these pistes. and now we know that when the olympic games open here on february 7th, there will be a full north korean team competing. they will march in side by side with their south korean compatriots. translation: i think with sport, we can put everything aside and everyone should do their best to achieve their goals in the competition. north korea isjust 50 miles away in that di