we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in one example china be a drag on the global economy in 2020 counting the cost on al-jazeera. the world health organization declares coronavirus a global health emergency as the death toll exceeds 200 in china. for example right when you're watching all just their lives my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes nowhere to go 700000 syrians are reportedly heading to the turkish border as strikes intensify in the last rebel held province . also a gunman targets protesters at a peaceful rally against india's controversial new citizenship law.

blight on the faraway galaxies masseur ends a 16 year mission for all but in a telescope. bought into the program the world health organization has declared the coronavirus a global health emergency the response to treat disease has now killed more than 200 people in china exceeded 8000 confirmed cases of infection and spread to 18 other countries the w hey chose says it's concerned about the virus spreading to countries that would struggle to deal with the outbreak and its declaration will require more cooperation charlie angela begins our coverage. declaring an international public health emergency is rare but with the corona virus spreading globally the world

health organization says it warrants a coordinated international response i'm declaring a public cause emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of normal. corona virus the main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in china but because of what is happening in other countries greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker systems. which are ill prepared to deal with it. countries like india one of the latest report cases is the respect to disease until now individual nations have made their own decision in response to the outbreak in italy more than $6000.00 tourists were under locked out aboard a cruise ship near rome after 2 chinese passengers displayed flu like symptoms the

couple were put into isolation until the test results came back negative for coronavirus meanwhile evacuations of foreign nationals from we continue turkey sent a military cargo plane to bring back $35.00 turkish and 10 azerbaijani citizens and their families all including the crew will now be put under quarantine for 14 days the e.u. is bringing back another $350.00 europeans on a flight into portugal and 150 british nationals will touch down in the u.k. on friday this as a number of commercial airline suspended flights to china a decision the w.h.o. is now asking them to revise why did you take this decision why is the science supporting this decision could you reconsider this decision. we suggested to w.h.o. that w.h.y. should inform the world about transparency concerning these measures which should

not constitute an example to follow but the decision to to reconsider for china the w.h.o. only had praise for their efforts to contain the virus but it is still spreading fast the message what will protect us is not in a version but solidarity and cooperation charlie angela al-jazeera. has all the joins me now from washington d.c. and since the made that announcement gabriel more cases announced and more reaction now from china to. yeah that's right china is basically now coming out and saying we have this under control that's their message we've heard from a spokesperson from the chinese foreign ministry who came out and said that they will continue to work closely with the world health organization but said that china has the confidence and capabilities to beat this we have also heard from the

chinese ambassador to the united nations who while admitting that this is in a very critical stage with coronavirus saying we urge the world not to overreact so what you're hearing from china is very much message of we do have this under control and we will continue to have it under control that's the message coming from china nevertheless we are having more cases of coronavirus that are being seen and that's what's sparking so much concern for example italy 2 new cases there the italians the 1st european union country to block all flights from italy to china a very dramatic step by the italians they're trying to get control of this and we've also seen in germany now the 5th confirmed case of coronaviruses well in the south south part of the country in the but very a region so basically you're having on one side china saying we have it under control we've got it managed from the other side to the other side of the coin

you're seeing countries around the world here at least into an europe where more cases are presenting themselves causing more concern of course closer to home where you are in the u.s. that although developments what's going. on. say we just months of. trying to later in the show if we can move you all know all the same message governments globally are grappling with the challenge of how to get the citizens out of china's one city the epicenter of the coronavirus the baucus bill isn't evacuees see any will leaving hundreds of its students in limbo. inside the city of new han the epicenter of the coronavirus the streets are unusually quiet come run on a pakistani student has been confined to his dormitory that is briefly left to buy

food like many others he's stuck in a city that's under lockdown pakistan has announced the health risks are too high to evacuate any of its citizens all the foreigners and all the chinese are well aware of all the precautionary layers and you can see like we always try to be at home and try to be as much alone as possible across the border in pakistan so they want to know about your health and current situation in your city it's been an anxious wait for cameron's family who want him home. but it concerned my family is very concerned my parents are very concerned and we are very. concerned about his conduct his movements his food his care at least 4 pakistani students studying in we han have been infected by the virus the city is in education hard with more than 30 colleges and universities hosting students from around the world many are

feeling isolated hoping they can get out but pakistani officials say quarantine regulations prevent it from evacuating more than $500.00 of its citizens there but in contrast to other countries including neighboring india and bangladesh which are working to bring their citizens home. our loved ones who are in china at the moment we are not going to evacuate them and it's better for them and for the larger interests of the region this is what the w.h.o. is advising for more than 50000000 people locked in and around who han it's an uncertain future with the world waiting to see if this virus can be contained nicolas cage al-jazeera. the u.s. special envoy to syria says that at least $200.00 airstrikes have hit the last rebel held province in the last 3 days an estimated $700000.00 people it'll open are fleeing towards the turkish border at least 21 civilians have been killed in

government strikes backed by russia in recent days victoria gately reports. this is what's left of al shami hospital in the program. we were at home with their kids when a russian warplane carried out an aerial raid against a hospital and also a residential area people are fed up with life here we don't know where to go no one can help no one can protect us from these attacks. many of the patients here have been injured and evacuated to other hospitals dozens of medical facilities have been destroyed in air strikes in recent months say these facilities were attacked deliberately. i work in the rehab hospital it was directly targeted the hospital is not operating now and is completely destroyed due to the direct shelling so many were killed in dozens wounded the syrian civil defense group known as the white helmets also blames russian warplanes for the attack. the russian

warplanes targeted a hospital hundreds surrounding residential areas in a real and 3 air raids civil defense units rushed to the scene and were trying to evacuate a woman and a boy under the rubble. russia is supporting syrian government forces and has denied bombing a real hospital moscow insists it avoids attacking civilian targets turkey's president wretched type 2 and says both russia and syria have violated a cease fire in it brokered by turkey and russia earlier this month the territories the last that's controlled by rebel groups in syria's northwest region thousands of civilians a caught up in the violence the u.n. says more than $350000.00 have been forced to leave their homes since the beginning of december many families are now packing their belongings and leaving the city over riyadh but they don't know where they can go that safe victoria gates in the.

polls still ahead here on al-jazeera they have gone to extraordinary lengths to put a muzzle on john bolton democrats keep up the pressure adult from some peach with trial as they see. to hear from a key witness. also an unwanted distinction how a small town named mark by donald trump as the capital of palestine is pushing against his plan those stories after the break. hello again it's good to have you back well here across japan we are still watching the area of low pressure over kaido bring a lot of snow across much of the area you can see the clouds right there swirling over sapporo the system is quite slow and moving out of the area so we were going to be stealing some more snow across much of the region for sapporo for down towards sendai it could be a mix of rain and snow as well temperatures into the single digits there

a little further to the south though for tokyo it is going to be about 12 degrees by the time we get to saturday dropping to about 11 we do expect to see a lot of the rain and snow start to dissipate but really along that western coast it could still be much of a problem there well here towards the south in indonesia very heavy rain expected over the next few days we're talking java over here towards bali as well still away sea could be seen as a very heavy rain as well so far palu expect to see those rain showers quite heavy at times with the temps a few of about $34.00 degrees to the north though manila it is going to be a partly cloudy day afternoon showers at $29.00 degrees there and then very quickly across parts of india not much to talk about in terms of rain or clouds were to be seeing much of that passed over here towards the east a few showers across much of the east but down here towards the south it's going to be a nice day for you at $32.00 degrees more clouds as we go towards saturday and for colombo attempt of $31.00.

and a life time of ammunition struck by stroud copying the moscow sending reproductions can pay the panels but frustrate the artist. a pilgrimage to discover his heritage inspires an awakening that it's more rewarding to create them to imitate. dreaming of vincent a witness documentary on al-jazeera. both about your watching the al-jazeera news program a reminder of our top stories here the world health organization has declared the

corona virus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern the w.h.o. says it's concerned about the virus spreading to countries that are ill prepared to deal with an outbreak and its declaration will require more cooperation. also china has confirmed 213 people have died from the virus and nearly 10000 have been infected the disease has spread to 18 other countries. also the u.s. special envoy for syria says at least $200.00 strikes have hit the last rebel held province in the past 3 days and estimated 700000 people in adlib are now fayne towards the turkish border. democratic prosecutors have been trading barbs with the u.s. president's defense team in a 2nd day of questions and donald trump's impeachment trial his lawyers arguing

that water over the president does to boost his re-election prospects is in the public interest and not impeachable democrats say they're trying to normalize lawlessness i do joe castro has more from washington d.c. democrats outraged by the recent argument made by trump's lawyers that the president seeking foreign help to win reelection is in the public's interest say he may as well be coronated king with mitch mcconnell holding the crown and the republicans. holding his train this is war on dead wrong and you don't need to be a constitutional scholar to understand that what we have seen over the last couple days is a descent into constitutional madness senators serving as jurors in trump's impeachment trial submitted their final questions thursday read aloud by supreme court chief justice john roberts but he declined a question submitted by republican senator rand paul the presiding officer declines

to read the question as submitted because it reportedly named the whistleblower whose report kicked off trump's impeachment republicans accuse the whistleblower of being a democratic operative helping the party oust trump that is the most massive alexion interference we've ever witnessed its domestic election interference the democrats say republicans who are the senate majority are playing with fire if they blindly support a president who has clouded constitutional norms democrats say at the very least senator should seek to hear all available evidence it is certainly in their interest and the president's interest that we have a fair trial a trial without truth without evidence without witnesses and documents would render the president's acquittal meaningless democrats want to call former national security adviser john bolton to testify the white house is trying to stop him from

publishing his upcoming book that reportedly bolsters the case trump abused his power now all eyes are on the moderate republican senators who will be the swing vote on whether to call witnesses or to immediately end the trial what trumps all but certain acquittal. castro al-jazeera washington. well the president is about to address supporters to rally in the state of iowa. i mean how important is the iowa caucus which will happen on monday for both the democrats of course for president trump who will be speaking shortly. a lot more important for the democrats when it comes to the republicans right parse colleague donald trump's campaign t.v. just been speaking to the crowd year and a boy and he said they're going to win iowa in

a landslide and that is almost certainly right not because there are those in the republican party who dislike donald trump but he has the organize ation he is the company he has the billy and of course he can fill an event like this very quickly together the past here is normally $7000.00 for the basketball games but we're probably looking at somewhere in the region of $8.00 to $10000.00 for this when it comes to the democrats well it's going to be very interesting it's been a different sort of campaign for them because 4 of those who are choosing the nomination haven't been able to get. scuse me haven't been able to campaign here in des moines because they've been tied up with the senate impeachment hearing. it's always interesting in iowa i really sets the tone for what follows next or victory here can give you momentum and propel you towards at the nomination as we saw with barack obama he was

a little known senator from illinois something lee won here in iowa i went on to secure the democratic nomination i was also always throws up a surprise you'll remember rick santorum beat mitt romney and that was surprising donald trump just 4 years ago came 2nd when many people thought that there would be a lucky to finish. and so we're looking for someone who can stop last minute momentum at the moment looking at the polls it looks like it's going to be bernie sanders joe biden at the top with elizabeth warren props coming in and then you look to see who comes forward well if you are both if it be to judge what is true is the number of people who believe that they would be competing for the democratic party in the presidential election in november while their campaigns are going to finish here in iowa in the snow some time in the next 3 or 4 days of course you did touch on the subject all the impeachment that's going in washington d.c.

and we want to president trump supporters there actually think about proceedings that are going on several 1000 miles away. but you have to remember the people that are here are diehard trump supporters 4 years ago when i was on the campaign trail with them you were getting people who are coming along to see the show he was a picture on he was interesting he was making the headlines every other day because of something he said in his speech and people came to see what all the fuss was about this time around it's different the people that are here want to see donald trump when the nomination i go onto went for more years in the white house so when i've been speaking to them over the last 3 or 4 hours and their wall has been filling up this is not time people were gathering a year before dawn in the freezing cold he believes that the impeachment trial is

a hoax and that donald trump not only will be the nominee but will win the presidency come november ok well we'll look forward to seeing what the president has to say in the coming fisher thank you. police and protesters have clashed in india's capital of tremendous opened fire at what had been a peaceful rally is the latest break of violence in weeks of nationwide protests against a sentence unshipped lol. which critics say discriminates against muslims elizabeth from new delhi. defiant and undeterred protesters gathered at. a university where a man opened fine just hours. mobile phone video shows him brandishing a gun at protesters and journalists as he walks backwards towards police officers he's heard praising delhi police and threatening protestors.

but the readers who just want. one student was taken to hospital after being shot in the arm. there is a tense standoff here between protesters and police who won't let people go past that point protest is here had been planning to march to a memorial to one of india's founders mahatma gandhi on the 72nd anniversary of his killing by a hindu nationalist but after the shooting police have cordoned off the area around the university and closed 3 metro stations police are questioning the gunman whose facebook profile is said to contain extremist views they included a post praising the man who in 1948 assassinated mahatma gandhi the leader of the campaign for india's independence from british rule. was protests have been held across the country since the hindu nationalist government of prime minister than in

the past the citizenship amendments act last month the law of fast track citizenship to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but not muslims. as one of many lawyers who filed petitions against the india supreme court saying it's discriminatory. only thrive on terror only thrive on creating insecurities. and 2nd life. is normal thing on which they thrive and that is what. 6 to be j.p. politicians have been banned from campaigning for 3 days in delhi. upcoming local elections after saying protesters should be shot and likening demonstrators to rapists and murderess. dozens of people have been killed in 7 weeks of protests critics of the government point out that while demonstrations have taken place

around india the deaths have only occurred in states ruled by the b j p the prime minister says the citizenship law helps people from other countries who've been persecuted for their faith that protests to say both him and the law threaten the foundations of a secular india elizabeth purana al-jazeera new delhi. flash floods and landslides have killed at least 9 people on indonesia's marshall islands heavy rain has forced thousands of people to flee to temporary shelters civil defense or thora to say most of the victims drowned or were hit by logs illegal logging has been blamed for making soil more susceptible to landslides. the small to this in the occupied west bank as a potential capital for a palestinian state and its proposed middle east plan was a homage and june explains residents there say they don't want the distinction. nothing much surprises and on what

a god anymore the 62 year old palestinian spends a lot of time in his garden trying to enjoy life but politics constantly intrudes his hometown is once again in the headlines and iran can't make sense of it. out of me now with the so i've been out with these with all my respect to our bodies and there's a son of it's not qualified to be the capital and it doesn't even have qualifications to become a city it's needs a lot of things 1st of all it's surrounded by the wall from many directions the possibility to expand and to become developed is very difficult this small town is getting a lot of attention now because of u.s. president donald trump's proposed middle east peace plan where it was suggested as a potential capital of a palestinian state. on a nearly empty street younger residents of a with east gathered looking for something fun to do i asked 1000 year old now that hamish what he thinks about mr trump's proposal it's impossible to have as a capital because jerusalem remains the capital in our hearts all that they said

was in one paper and it's not useful it's worthless. pieces close to jerusalem's old city residents say it feels further and further away israel's separation wall blocks most of the view but from some vantage points you can still see the aqsa mosque compound. the idea of having a play a larger and more significant role in palestinian politics is not a new one this structure behind me was for a time in the mid 1990 s. intended to how was the palestinian parliament but the building was never finished many palestinians felt completing its construction would indicate that i would these had in fact been selected as a future capital of a palestinian state something they did not want to happen and something all the residents we spoke with still don't want to see become a reality and last but not our capital is to resell them and we don't accept any other option no matter what they sale what they do history. that people's rights will be returned to them resolve running deep through

a palestinian town that's not seeking the spotlight even though it's been thrust into it. by dizzier in the occupied west bank that after 16 years of operation nasser has decommissioned it spits space telescope it's one of the 4 observatories that circle the earth sending back images and information about our galaxy and others beyond it and unlike the other 3 there is spitzer has an array of infrared cameras capable of looking through the dust in the daybreak allowing it to gather images that even the hubble telescope can't like hell or explodes. this is the last image the spits are transmitted back to earth the tarantula nebula named after the filaments of gas that resemble spiders legs stretched out across the cosmos. it was one of the telescopes 1st observation targets when it was launched 16 years ago spencer allowed us to look at things lift

the cosmic veil and see the super massive black holes that we couldn't see previously since then it has revealed twice as many galaxies as any other observatory and most importantly perhaps advanced human knowledge of black holes and the birth and death of stars spitzer's operational life was expected to be 5 years at the most but even after its helium fuel ran out the telescope continue to send vital data about the universe back to earth its relatively small size lead scientist to label spitzer the little telescope that could so this is a image of the telescope and i also have a little long love it right here in front of me now so this is 130 seconds of the size of spitzer so if you if you multiply this little lot of by certain times you'll come up with a spacecraft that is about 13 feet in height. it weighed

930 kilograms approximately at launch and it was the small telescope that identified another solar system similar in many ways to ours the trappist one system a dwarf star 39 like years from earth surrounded by 7 exoplanets some of which show traces of water and which scientists agree may contain life forms the mark of the later of the traps one system discovery got that science on to like mainstream media at a level that had really very seldom seen of us now a command has been. into the spacecraft switching it to what is called safe mode and in about 53 years it will come back past the earth and then head away in another direction into space even though spicher is and what you would think of as a nation old folks not likely to say hardly make believe me it was really hard to

come up with a term that everyone agreed on based on the final state right there would be 0 but that legacy of scripture will love them because that is there for people to go back in my the legacy of spitzer is 16 years of data archived to us university data that may still produce new discoveries about how so and our universe mike hanna al-jazeera washington. they want to know is there with means a whole new reminder of all top stories the world health organization has declared the coronavirus a global health emergency there is spiritual disease has killed 213 people in china with almost 10000 infected it's spread to 18 other countries the w.h.o. says it's concerned about the virus spreading to nations with weak health systems gabriel elizondo has more from washington d.c.

we've heard from a spokesperson from the chinese foreign ministry who came out and said that they will continue to work closely with the world health organization but said that china has the confidence and capabilities to beat this we have also heard from the chinese ambassador to the united nations who while admitting that this is in a very critical stage with coronavirus saying we urge the world not to overreact so what you're hearing from china is very much message that we do have this under control. the u.s. special envoy for syria says at least $200.00 as drawings of him the last rebel held province in the last 3 days and estimated 700000 people in italy have been the lean towards the turkish border. doldrums trial defense team has told u.s. senators that the president should not be impeached for doing anything to boost his reelection prospects democrats say they're trying to normalize lawlessness and

police and protesters have clashed in india's capital after a man opened fire at what had been a peaceful rally is the latest outbreak of violence and weeks of nationwide protests against a sedition to law passed last month which critics say discriminates against muslims and flash floods and landslides have killed at least 9 people in tunisia smarter iron and heavy rain has forced thousands of people to flee to temporary shelters civil defense authorities say most of the victims drowned or hit by logs. protests have broken out of the occupied west bank against the u.s. plan for the middle east which side with israel many contentious issues demonstrators pictures of donald trump and israel's prime minister the illegal israeli settlement of dead air there the palestinian city after a month those were the headlines and back with more news in half an hour next on our jazeera it's inside story do stay with us.

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