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kills at least 65 people in taiwan. health experts are warning that the zika virus which is thought to be linked to brain damage in babies is likely to spread to almost every country in the americas. the mosquito born virus has already been found in 21 countries since it appeared in bradz illast may. the only exception in region is chile and canada. symptoms include mild fever, rashes and headaches. the explosive spread of zika virus to new geographical areas with little population immunity is another cause for concern, especially given the possible link between infection during pregnancy and babies born with small heads al jazeera s john holman has more from mexico city from the threat of this virus reporter: this all started last may with brazil s first case of the zika virus. it was thought to be a relatively minor disease. that was until authorities discovered that there had been a surge in the cases of microcephaly affecting the babies in that country. microc ....
fighting for an apology. the filipino women kept as sex slaves for the japanese in the second world war. thanks for being with us. activists say syrian forces have retain one of the important towns. a number of highways are in the area p and it s close to the border with jordan. the government says there are pockets of resistance in some areas. its offensive have been supported by fighters jets. southern syria is the last stronghold of the group. we will look at the significance of those events on the ground, but going to geneva first. that s where the u.n. special envoy will announce that talks will take place on friday. while the opposition is losing ground, there is disagreement who is allowed to sit at the table. more details about that. reporter: the delayed talk is due to start on friday, but still the controversy is over who will represent the opposition. the u.n. special envoy says that the decision in the end is his and he will send out the invitations. he sa ....
passau for the presidential election. we are off to nigeria, where traditional healers say they can treat you as well as main stream doctors. last august when chemical weapons were used in syria there was worldwide outrage and condemnation. the men president talking of american president talking of red lines being crossed. it s been quieter, with new allegations of the use of chemical weapons, the government and opposition accusing one another of having fired poison gas on a village in hama province. we ll have an expert on the use of weapons on whether this really has happened and we ll economic how much of the chemical stockpile is left. after this report. it looks like the usual bombing campaign. according to activists these barrel bombs dropped from helicopters, containing toxic chemicals. according to witness account, the chemicals went airborne after the bombs fell. as people were ferried in ambulances, the person recording the video is coughing, and other ....
how volunteers helping where the government is not. traditional healers from nigeria. we are in lagos and more and more people are finding better results. we go to ukraine where an exercise has been said to be launched. gunmen seized hundreds of weapons when they took over a police station in slough. our correspondent hoda abdel-hamid sees no visible sign of the authorities getting tough at all when you arrived. absolutely, and there s no visible sign. the building to my right - there are people standing there, they have the barricade of rubber tyres manned by me who are not carries weapons. presumably the ones that stormed the building are in the building. you don t see them. we are in the city center, there was a warning from the government for the resident to evacuate. i think few have heeded that call. families are walking around, shops are open. this there is an anti-terror operation carried on. i think we are at the early stages of it, or it has not starte ....