rule. the. time zob person leaves the european union off the 47 years. this is the bit with the dual brakes and the bill goes on on the. great. kimbell this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up america will remember this day unfortunately with the senate did not live up to its responsibilities were the

senate turned away from troops and went along with the sham trial. donald trump is a step closer to being acquitted in his impeachment trial as u.s. senate rejects calls for witnesses to give evidence. far in a sieve recently traveled to china and now banned from entering the u.s. as the coronavirus death toll rises again. and the destruction of a town in syria after bombardment by government and russian forces us to taste. after 3 and a half years of drawn out debate delays and division the u.k. has finally left the european union the historic moment ending 47 years of membership was marked by both celebration and protest prime minister barak johnson is now promising to bring the country together but he faces an uphill struggle this

will reach helen's reports from london. for those who see this is national liberation for those who see the e.u. was suffering t. sapping monster this is their moment 11 pm g.m.t. on january 31st 2020 britain is no longer a part of the european union and the foundation is countries built in the same. time. i mean yesterday threw it off and a lot of children moaning about it to think that the european union had a lot of faults and had been a bit more accommodating to david cameron this would have to have boris johnson who staked his political career on brick sets and won the prime ministership has marked it with an address to the nation when you look at the potential of this country waiting to be unleashed. that we can turn this opportunity into

a stunning success and whatever the bumps in the road. that we will succeed we the bay the will of the people we've taken back the tools of self-government. never before has the e.u. had to do this it hopes it never will have to again experienced only an expansion now the e.u. has taken down a member's flag because it's left europe's leaders want to show that there's little to be gained from this we want to have the best possible relationship with the united kingdom but it will never be as good as membership. to europe and for those who voted the main this is a moment of sadness and in a sign of the constitutional challenges ahead for the u.k. rex it is boosting the coals in scotland for independent study is very very sad and i think what really does or is it sure is that there isn't really a future but in and europe and the way that we've enjoyed over the last so if he

has ham but it is a future for scotland and you know but for the crowds in parliament square on friday nights the possible breakup of the u.k. is made do you mongering considered do you mongering to the concerns that britain should be too fussed about doing a deal with the european union i told. them this is that moment this is said no it doesn't the sky will be headed if things sorted out a trade relationship with the european union is just beginning. to bret's it has just finished for the countdown to the end of the transitional period and little under a year's time well that's just begun or a challenge for al-jazeera london. well breaks it officially happened the u.k. is still a long way from disentangling itself from the e.u. charlie and like. just because it has happened it doesn't mean the story is over

britain has now left the easy institutions and lost its vote in the e.u.'s bodies but the 11 month transition period means almost everything else stays the same it's now crucial for the u.k. that it so it's a trade deal with the e.u. the u.k. is still signed up to e.u. rules but can negotiate a new deal up until the 31st of december can a deal be done by then well the european commission president us live on the land was blunt she said it would be impossible to complete in the time frame. and without an extension of the transition period beyond 2020 you cannot expect to agree on every single aspect of our new partnership we will have to prioritize one option to speed things up is salami slicing tackling the negotiations area by area making smaller separate deals on aspects of trade fisheries and transport for example then as an interim deadline at the start of july the final time britain can

extend the transition period but prime minister boris johnson says he won't be made against british law to do so this means the u.k. could be left with the prospect of a cliff edge the deadline expiring with no trade deal in place doing business on world trade organization terms with all the tariffs border checks that entails but don't forget one final date december 31st 2022 that's when the transition period could be extended to if boris johnson changes his mind and for an extension. the impeachment trial against donald trump is scheduled to wrap up on wednesday that's off the senate voted to block any witnesses from testifying donald trump is all but certain to be of course is given the republican majority in the senate trump is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress threatening to withhold military aid to ukraine in exchange for an investigation into his

political rival joe biden since the fall of president donald trump has taken to twitter where he said no matter what you give to the democrats in the end they will never be satisfied in the house they gave us nothing. hiser castro has more now from washington d.c. . democrats say the impeachment trial of president donald trump is the 1st trial in u.s. history without witnesses is this a fair trial without the ability to call witnesses and produce documents the answer is clearly and unequivocally no but despite hours of arguments trying to convince republican senators to allow new witnesses in the trial the yeas are $49.00 the nays are $51.00 the democrats lost all but 2 republican senators voted no it's a grand tragedy america will remember this day unfortunately where the senate did

not live up to its responsibilities where the senate turned away from troops and went along with a sham trial democrats had hoped to get the support of moderate republican lisa murkowski but in the end she rejected the idea saying in a statement i have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the senate i don't believe a continuation of this process will change anything it is sad for me to admit that as an institution the congress has failed this means the senate jury has essentially sealed its ears to john bolton chums former national security adviser in his soon to be released book bolton reportedly says trump asked him to help pressure ukraine for dirt and political opponents and it tied u.s. security aid to the request trump has denied the reports his attorneys argue even if true trump should still not be impeached so this idea that they haven't had witnesses. is that's the smokescreen you've heard from

a lot of witnesses the problem with the case. the problem with their position is even with all of those witnesses it doesn't prove. an impeachable offense the articles failed the impeachment trial now nears its end with trump's acquittal all but certain given that republicans hold the majority trumps political fate more likely lies in the hands of american voters who will decide in november whether to give him a 2nd term. castro al-jazeera washington astray quantas airways has become the latest airline to halt flights to china because of the corona virus outbreak suspending services to beijing and shanghai from next week until the end of march the virus death toll has now risen to $259.00 with $46.00 new fatalities in china many in

a province the epicenter of the outbreak the u.s. says it's banning foreign nationals from entering if they've traveled to china in the past 14 days. the risk of infection for americans remains low and with these and or previous actions we are working to keep the risk low it is likely that we will continue to see more cases in the united states in the coming days and weeks including some limited person to person transmission the american public can be assured the full weight of the u.s. government is working to safeguard the health and safety of the american people. thailand has the highest number of infections outside of china with 19 confirmed cases it's also recorded to its 1st human to human transmission brian is invent cock. on friday the 1st case of human to human transmission that's basically when somebody catches the virus from somebody else here in thailand that was announced

it was a thai txi driver he hasn't been to china it's thought that he may have picked up the virus when he was carrying chinese tourists here in thailand china is the biggest source of foreign tourists for thailand about 10000000 visitors last year so the government is screening all passengers coming in and out of china it's something that they. have been doing in recent days but they say that there's actually no need to block all flights coming from china because of the actions taken by the chinese government now some local authorities and a tourist hot spot in auckland off the coast they have announced that they are going to be screening about 3 and a half 1000 chinese visitors they going to about $31.00 hotels on the island to check them for any symptoms and to monitor them during their stay and they're just doing that to try and stop the spread of the virus here at thailand government is also sending a plane to hand to the that the same tour of the outbreak they are going to be picking up about 60 tie citizens who are there and they will be on the way back at

about a 4 hour flight and also for the next 14 days hong kong's chief executive has rejected calls by medical union to close the border with mainland china to try and stop the virus spreading 13 cases have now been confirmed in hong kong and hey is there. the authorities in mainland china are struggling to get on top of this given that those statistics that are announced daily from the national health commission certainly worse than the previous day 46 deaths confirmed on friday and those latest numbers that were announced on saturday morning by the national health commission most of the infections and the fatalities are being recorded in who bay province still that is where it is thought that this outbreak began and certainly there the medical stuff is struggling to deal with the sheer number of cases thousands of extra doctors and nurses have been sent to the area from other parts of china but there is still a shortage of medical equipment there in particular the protective suits that those

medical personnel need to wear when dealing with the patients and also test kits and that is partly why many experts outside china are saying that the actual number although infections will be a lot higher than what the chinese government is recording also there is a shortage of hospital beds and that's why everyone is eagerly awaiting the completion of 2 makeshift hospitals that are being built in that provincial capital city we expect those hospitals to be completed within the next week or so and that will mean an extra 2 and a half 1000 hospital beds but this virus has now spread to every single province in territory in china including tianjin in the northeast a long way from who province but a city that neighbors the capital beijing there are 32 confirmed cases intending and the provincial of the local authorities there the local government have announced that they are ordering all schools and non-essential business to remain closed still ahead on al-jazeera the body of

a mexican activist is found near the far sea protected but it's left more questions than answers plus. on concern that the ice and so he does not have really been put into the raging bushfires in a strain there are not the only thing that has unknown is why. hello there there is a little snow working its way throughout much of turkey and on its way into northern iraq how much of iran but in the meantime there's been some very heavy snow to the polls just on the banks of the black sea this is very close to sochi and they've had to actually shut the slopes for the training sessions women's downhill well the cops are as i say there is certainly something is too much snow over this country snow work its way to go throughout the weekend the 1st part is when we'll see that snow continuing to work its way east was out of turkey pushing

into know that and western areas of iran but if any milestone for the weekend across the eastern end of the mediterranean 16 celsius in beirut 13 celsius in damascus and by sunday it's a similar story but the temperatures also back up to where they should be sunny close in to doha 23 degrees and a very warm 27 across in dubai the rain showers have been a bit light of the last few days across much of madagascar we have got a few calls in the 4 calls and then throughout saturday mostly through south africa one or 2 shots further to the east but the rains are already very widespread right the way across tools the east up into tanzania and it's a very sinister oriel sunday am today probably across much of mozambique want to scout of showers on a warm day with a high of 26 degrees. trust is fundamental to all our relationships we trust banks with our money doctorates

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called this a moment of national renewal. the u.s. senate has voted to block any witnesses or additional evidence in the impeachment trial of u.s. president donald trump senators are expected to quit trungpa to vote on wednesday. the number of people killed by the coronavirus it has risen to 259 of the china announced 46 new freight elegies that's come as the united states declared a public health emergency after confirming 7 cases of the virus. well japan turkey germany and the u.k. are among the nations evacuating their citizens from holy city at the heart of the corona virus outbreak reports on the international evacuation effort. a mission to get foreign nationals are to hand as quickly as possible as this german air force plane departed from cologne airport it was one of a number of countries that intensified efforts to get its citizens out of the city

at the center of the outbreak. there are more than 100 people one of whom are infected there are also now suspected cases amongst these people in order to guarantee the safety of the people in germany evacuee florentine for 2 weeks into german. to ensure that none of the evacuees is infected. at least half a dozen people in germany were confirmed to have tested positive for the virus and the pressure to contain it is urgent in the u.k. on friday the 1st cases of the illness appeared the same day as the british government transported its citizens back from the lockdown region aboard a plane the other 110 evacuees who managed to make it out. but there are still many other foreign nationals trapped in the city unable as of yet to get out. those who arrived were immediately taken away by coach to a health facility in the northwest of england they will now spend the next 2 weeks

in quarantine monitored for any signs of the disease and if any one of them develop symptoms they will be taken to one of 4 specialized hospitals for treatment. with a vaccine still months away from being remotely ready countries are focusing on containment and management of any outbreaks masks are becoming prevalent in high risk areas such as airports as a threat of the virus is still to be assessed. al-jazeera brize norton england. airstrikes on opposition held territory in northern syria are forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee to the turkish border at least 21 civilians have been killed in government attacks backed by russia in recent days reports there's only rubble and daybreak left of the days of strikes by syrian forces backed by russian air power the target the northern syrian town of in italy

a province the last major rebel held stronghold and insecure red activists showed the extent of the damage there an area devastated by barrel bombs. from an elephant out of the bombardment continues here a helicopter just dropped a bomb on the syrian civil defense group known as the white helmet has been working round the clock to rescue those caught in the conflict moderates a new money is now ghostly quiet among the derelict buildings remnants of artillery used by the rebels they've held the town since 2012 a strategic location on the m 5 highway which links damascus to syria's 2nd city of aleppo now syrian soldiers patrol the streets for those who fled the air strikes they join tens of thousands of others searching safety and heading north towards the turkish border the drive by russian backed government forces to recapture a serious lost opposition and clave has displaced more than hundreds of thousands

of civilians since december many of them children the u.n. has described conditions as bleak and already had a lot of we were living in our houses and evacuating it live because of the constant terror strikes in we left because of the shelling and the bombardment we are lost and we don't know where to go and everywhere we go we find the army is following us it's cold and raining. life here is very tough and difficult we are displaced become find jobs become a nation here is overcrowded with people coming from everywhere. turkish president rich of time one who has repeatedly called for syria's bashar al assad to step down has threatened to launch a military operation if the strikes. here chooses the russian government of breaking a cease fire. if the situation in live does not return back to normal immediately we will have no choice but to choose the same road we are also heading to the same crossroad where promises given to us are not being kept. moscow has denied

targeting civilian areas but as the bombing continues syrians say there are unsure about where they'll go next and if they'll ever return. al-jazeera the u.s. government has announced immigration restrictions on 6 additional countries citing security concerns the acting homeland security secretary said the u.s. will suspend visas that can be to permanent residency for nationals from eritrea kurdistan and he also said sudan and tanzania will stop receiving diversity visas that's a process that awards green cards to countries with low immigration to the u.s. gabriel elizondo has more on chad wolf's announcement from washington d.c. . well administration officials are saying that in their words it's not a travel ban they're saying it's just travel restrictions it only applies inferi at least they say to a certain group of people that want to come to the united states it would be

citizens of these 6 countries but they say will only apply to immigrant visas for people that from those countries that wanted to move to the united states administration officials are quick to point out that it will not apply they say to people that are applying for student visas or work visas they also say it will not affect any of the citizens currently in the united states from these 6 countries that are legally here on valid visas they're saying it simply will only affect those that are applying for new visas to immigrate to the united states but that still potentially is a lot of people thousands of people potentially any people from the 6 countries that will be applying from here on out for immigrant visas to the united states with a few exceptions will have those visas denied now administration officials are saying they're trying to avoid the situation in 2017 and that so-called muslim ban on

those 7 come predominantly muslim countries where they are coming to the united states to airports being detained held sent back to their countries and all sorts of confusion and hearty for many families the department of justice department homeland security saying they're specifically trying to avoid that by making this a little bit more clear however the big question is when this goes into effect which is february 22nd how will it actually play out at airports in reality and that's a big question the want to wait and see. a prominent environmental activist in mexico has been found it a medical mrs body was found shortly after he disappeared leaving some people to believe he was killed because of his death is still being investigated and all it up are reports. one of mexico's most iconic species the monarch butterfly has just lost perhaps its greatest advocate. they're not going to. known as mexico's monarch butterfly defender was found dead in

a pond in the state of the chalk on. his mysterious disappearance 2 weeks before his body was found has raised concerns among many in mexico who say violence against environmental activists has become commonplace is on the fence and i mean he was a defender of the environment in a region with many conflicts me joe khan is a perfect example of where natural resources are under a lot of pressure especially when it comes to 4 is being cleared for avocado plantations. the iconic monarch butterfly is known for its annual migration to the forests of central mexico where millions spend the winter is. days before his disappearance has posted this video on social media surrounded by thousands of flapping wings gomez invited tourists to visit his butterfly sanctuary a federal investigation is determining how gomez died but one thing is certain the

death of the monarch butterfly defender has dealt a significant blow to environmental conservation efforts in central mexico nationwide mexico continues to shatter records for violent homicides especially in states like me to account for many of the deaths of conservation workers highlights the government's inability to curb violence. and that's not only does this threaten the butterflies but the risk exists for those who defend against illegal logging the threat is also against indigenous people who defend their culture and the history. a funeral for. those was held in the village of admiral saadi. the country's president called his death painful and has vowed to fight the criminal gangs suspected of being behind his death madrid up in mexico city. another wave of violence and government protests have erupted in chile despite promises for a constitutional referendum security forces in south. water cannon against

protesters who threw rocks and blocked roads demonstrations demanding sweeping social reforms have rocked the country since october. australia's capital canberra is under a state of emergency as bushfires threatened its southern suburbs authorities are concerned hot weather and strong winds over the weekend will spread a fire burning out of control south of the city back up to reports smoke billowing toward sea is truly in capital canberra bushfires in a national park to the south coast the most serious threat to the australian capital territory or in nearly 20 years. government officials fear that strong winds blowing over parched land combined with high summer temperatures can make the fires even more unpredictable and difficult to control. the i.c.t. is now facing the worst push for threat since the devastating fires of 2003.

the combination of extreme heat weened and the dry land sky poor play suburbs in cambridge set off at risk in the coming dice. the auroral 4 has now grown to itin a half 1000 hectors that's 195 square kilometers or nearly i percent of the total land mass of the australian capital territory. people preparing for the worst and stalking up on water many remember the 2003 bushfires that killed 4 people the canberra and destroyed hundreds of homes on concern that does not have relief. but 2003 had been a little more fire burned for. that were given towards them and we know the result of that the unpredictable weather through the summer has made the fight more difficult this video shows how bushfires have exploded in minutes because of sudden

gusts of wind about 90 bush fires are burning in different parts of the country the largest are new south wales where high temperatures are returning back in the forty's in the next 24 hours before it's ready canberra is also moving to a new south wales the state's government is investigating white this fire season is so bad we've got everything to gain from this process and nothing to lose we won't leave any stone unturned it's in our interest it's in our citizens' interests to find out everything we can into and to bring forward those recommendations that are critical for the future. this is been australia's most devastating summer in decades dozens of people have been killed by the fires thousands of homes have been destroyed and more than 11000000 hectares of land scorched and with some more far from over there are many more testing days ahead. dizzier. it's an emotional day for basketball fans in los angeles as the lakers fade their 1st gang

since the sudden death of kobe bryant crowds pay tribute to bryant as they made their way inside the staples center the downtown arena is often called the house that kobe built the former l.a. lakers player one but his 1st of 5 n.b.a. titles there 20 years ago. results there and these are the top stories the u.k. has officially left the european union that happened more than 3 years after a referendum narrowly won by believe vote the u.k. now enters a transition period with the e.u. while a new trade agreement is the goetia it prime minister abbas johnson says the country is in a moment of national renewal for many people this is an astonishing moment of hope a moment they thought would never come and there are many course who feel a sense of anxiety and loss and then there's

a 3rd perhaps the biggest who started to worry that the whole political wrangle would never come to an end i understand those feelings and our job as the government my job is to bring this country together and take this for the most important thing to say tonight is that this is not an end but a beginning this is the moment with the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act in our great national drug the impeachment trial against donald trump is scheduled to wrap up on wednesday after the senate voted to block any witnesses from being called trump is all but certain to be acquitted given the republican majority in the senate is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress the number of people killed by the corona virus has now risen to 259 after china announced 46 new fatalities many are in the province the center of the outbreak

the u.s. says it's banning foreign nationals from entering the 1st travel to china in the past 14 days and australia is quantas airways has become the latest airline to halt flights to china because of the outbreak airstrikes on opposition held territory in northern syria forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee to the turkish border at least 21 civilians have been killed in government attacks backed by russia in recent days. the u.s. government has announced immigration restrictions on 6 additional countries citing security concerns washington is suspending visas that could lead to permanent residency the nationals from eritrea kurdistan me and ma and nigeria sudan and tanzania will also stop receiving diversity visas those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after all hail the algorithm. a lifetime of emulation struck by stroke copying the master

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