0. 0000 s. . 14000 new cases in a single day the chinese epicenter of coronavirus announces a massive increase in patients and sacks its highest ranking politician. to watch al-jazeera live from a headquarters in doha and also a heads up. a deadly confrontation between a u.s. patrol and villagers inside syria as turkey warns it will strike hard if its soldiers are targeted again. heading for trial over his attempt to stop migrants italy's former deputy prime minister loses his immunity in a case over

a block vote it's. one of the world's most catchy songs is in the spotlight in a korean court room. below there's been a huge surge in the number of corona virus infections in the chinese province where the outbreak began officials confirmed more than 14800 new cases late on wednesday that's up from just 1600 the day before and a short time ago the communist party chief the highest ranking official in that province was sacked $242.00 more that several also been an ounce there or earlier the world health organization said reports that cases of corona virus in china have stabilized must be treated with extreme caution the u.n.

agency says it's tour early to tell when the outbreak would end. we need to focus on the task the task is to contain the virus to detect cases to treat the cases if we keep doing those things yes we may see a drop in the number of cases but i think it's way too early to try and predict the beginning the middle or the end of this epidemic right now and the cruise ship turned away by 5 poor it's because i fear some passengers may have the virus has now arrived in cambodia it's carrying 2200 people on board let's bring in katrina you she's joining us from beijing for an update and we'll talk about the political fallout it meant katrina but just talk us through the huge number and a cases that's being reported what's behind this. that's right well we're still waiting for some information to him but it seems that the reason that we've seen such

a huge jump is the way that corona virus or curve in 1000 is it now is being known as is being tested so before chinese doctors relied solely on one form of testing this particular type of acid testing kit and at 1st there weren't enough to go around and then that over the past few weeks there were serious questions being raised about the validity of this testing kit with many people saying that they were receiving false false negatives and that many people had to be tested up to 4 to 5 times before receiving a positive diagnosis now what seems to have happened this week is that the chinese government has allowed doctors more discretion in the ways that they are diagnosing this new coronavirus so for example doctors now can not just rely on these testing kits but can use other methods such as c.t. scans or x. rays to be able to diagnose these of these cases so that may be one of the major reasons we're seeing such an astronomical jump in cases and as we heard from the world health organization they were warning against putting too much credence in

the seeming stabilisation of numbers well after this we may see more cases jump at the same levels for the next few days and what more are we hearing about the sacking of the party secretary of who province and he's in fact the most senior official there. that's right no it's been quite clear hasn't been explicit in state media that beijing is very unhappy with how this outbreak has been handled by officials in hoover a province we have to remember that at the end of january disk this virus went from being preventable and controllable that was the official one official line to suddenly be entire city being under lockdown and there's been a lot of criticism about information not being so forthcoming the reason being a bit of a cover up from officials because they were looking ahead to this major communist party gathering happening in march and they didn't want to have any negative news and also we had a lot of criticism about the the treatment of

a doctor namely when leon who was one of the 1st doctors to try to sound the alarm over the severity of this so we know that beijing has sent and a team to investigate exactly what happened over the last week we know that several minor officials were sacked and 2 top health officials 1st were sacked so now junk charlie young who was the the top person in who reported directly to beijing has been sacked i think that really goes to show that somebody was really i mean it was expected that somebody was really had had their head on the chopping block so to speak and we also know that rouhani and there were responding to questions as to why they were so slow to respond to the outbreak he actually said that he was always waiting on clearance from above to be able to really tell the public about how serious this outbreak was so it seems that that clearance might have been waiting on junk chaldean himself so he's now been dismissed and as we know he's

been replaced by a shanghai mer norm katrina you think you. turkey has sent in more reinforcements to whistle observation posts in northern syria as tension with government forces continues to rise president tried to tiber erdogan is warning he will strike back if syrian forces in the province attacked turkish troops syria's ally russia accuses anchor of making the situation in the last rebel held region worse by having its military on the ground the confrontation between american troops and government supporters in northern syria has now lots of the death of a civilian has read about it has more from. a russian patrol in north east syria near the after u.s. troops in the area opened fire killing one civilian. the u.s. issued a statement saying they came under attack and had to open fire the incident is now under investigation. for. that attack came on the same day turkey's

president issued a warning to the syrian government and its russian allies i'm going to move them over the president as of dylan has given damascus and till the end of february to pull out beyond observation posts it. says if talks with russia failed to stop syrian troops targeting turkish forces will respond harshly what varies from the color we are determined to remove the syrian regime to beyond the boundaries of the sochi agreement that is behind our observation post by the end of february we will do whatever is necessary without hesitation without wavering on land and by air. damascus has dismissed the comments saying turkey is out of touch with reality but despite his anger and frustration president john is still hoping he would be able

to narrow differences with russian president vladimir putin the 2 signed agreements into $1018.00 which allowed for save lives and respect of the rebels' movements the deals also prevent a syrian president bashar assad from launching an all art military campaign to take over the last stronghold of the rebels as turkish russian relations remain strained the u.s. has stepped in during a meeting with turkish officials u.s. syria ovoid james jeffrey delivered a sharp rebuke of russia iran and the syrian government which the us blamed for the escalation as tension mounts turkey sending more troops into it live adding more outpost to the 12 already established after an agreement with russia and iran 2 years ago. the syrian government has been increasing its offensive in the north

taken over highways and towns from rebels but it can only do this with a close support of russia's military and its up to the russians and to the turks to decide what happens in syria next. on board. italy's former deputy prime minister could soon be put on trial over a ban he imposed on migrants the senate has lifted mateus elvin is immunity so he can be prosecuted over his decision to hold more than 100 people aboard a coast guard ship last year john holl reports. as italy's interior minister salvini had promised his right wing support base that he would reduce immigration across the mediterranean from libya. so in july last year when he refused to allow $131.00 migrants to disembark in sicily selvin he was keeping his word but prosecutors say he was also breaking the law and a vote that has narrowly gone against him in the italian senate means his immunity

as a former minister is lifted and a trial can go ahead. the migrants spent 6 more days aboard the bruno gregory to rescue ship or salvini waited for other european nations to take them in italy he didn't sisted would no longer shoulder the migrant burden alone now at a sensitive time in italian politics with regional elections due on sunday selvin him a try to turn the possibility of legal action to his advantage. my children have the right to know that their father is often away from home not because he's spending time kidnapping human beings but because he is defending the borders and security of his country and that this was his precise duty it was not his right it was his duty. this is a kind of historic thing in italy. used to do the same thing so when he was under trial he was accusing. the judges and the prosecutors trying to boost his

popularity this way depicting cell there's a victim of the system what selvin e did could have fateful consequences for the far right politician who hopes one day to be prime minister charges of illegally detaining migrants on the gregory kidnapping in other words could result in a jail sentence of up to 15 years a conviction would in sell beanies political career jonah hill al jazeera. u.s. attorney general has agreed to testify before the house judiciary committee about president donald trump's close ally roger stone the justice department had recommended that stone be jailed for up to 9 years for lying to congress but now says that should be reduced our white house correspondent kimberly halkett reports . not backing down i want to thank the justice department u.s. president donald trump is praising his attorney general william bar after bars justice department took the unusual step of recommending

a reduced sentence for trump ally and close friend roger stone. government prosecutors had requested stone serve almost a decade in jail after being found guilty last november of lying to congress during its broader investigation into whether trump's presidential campaign had colluded with russia you have murders and drug addicts in again 9 years 9 years for doing something that nobody really can defy what he did trump weighed in on twitter calling the potential sentence horrible and very unfair and a miscarriage of justice that's when the justice department changed its recommendation to less jail time prompting 4 justice department prosecutors to quit the case in protest now there are questions about whether trump may pardon stone i don't want to say that yet democrats are calling for an independent investigation into the stone case they allege the president who was last week acquitted in the

senate for abuse of power is acting with impunity they point to trump's firing of white house officials who testified against him during the impeachment inquiry as further evidence of the abuse of presidential power left to his own devices president trump would turn america into a banana republic where the dictator can do what ever he wants and the justice department. is the president's personal law firm as outrage builds an online petition with tens of thousands of names is also calling for the justice department's internal watchdog to review the protocols were followed in the stone case go through point one but such criticism is unlikely to hurt trump among his supporters that's because donald trump promised on the campaign trail to drain the swamp essentially pushing back on the so-called washington establishment that includes judges and prosecutors that the president believes are out to get him and

his conservative allies can really help at al-jazeera the white house still ahead on al-jazeera palestinians call it a victory israel says it's shameful we'll tell you about the u.n. this that sparked mixed reaction. dismisses a controversial proposal to ordain married men aspirins. we're still looking at some rather when she weather across northern parts of the middle east at the moment turkey still seeing outbreaks as snow snow there across the far north of syria and all the parts of iraq pushing across into iran but further south is starting to warm up i'm pleased to say 19 cells just the top temperature here in doha on thursday could well touch 21 this week i wanted to

friday and hopefully we get into the mid twenty's once again as we go on through the weekend glossy dry as you can see as we make our way into the weekend but still a possibility of wanted to shout over towards the caspian sea wanted to show was 2 around the philippine highlands we got a fair bit of cloud showing up here and that will bring some western weather. pushing across into tropical belts over half. as we would expect to see some showers and a southern pos all of kenya pushing down into tanzania some lively ones here rwanda also saying some a rather raw rather heavy rain as we go on through the next us and that what weather stretching as well across into northern pass off angola but i suspect the wettest weather that's going to be over towards zimbabwe northern pass' in bob way into zambia seeing some very heavy rain as we go on through thursday and was a little further north which as we go through friday to the south of that is fine dry.

weather online black powder topping be one of the worst rather than being here media about being not present or if you join us on centers a difference in diversity and inclusion and overseas sometimes isn't always sincere this is a dialogue sanctions and the ways in which there are applied to iran are an act of war fair everyone has a voice we as a society that is simply to victims range need to just sit down and listen and join the colobus conversation amount is iraq. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera china has removed the highest ranking

official in a province the epicenter of the coronavirus hope break it comes after who weigh in else more than 14800 new cases on wednesday up from just 1600 the day before as well as 242 more that it's. turkey has sent more reinforcements to ritz observation posts in northern syria as tensions with government forces there continue to escalate syria's ally russia accuses anger of aggravating the situation in the last rebel held region by having its military on the ground italy's former deputy prime minister could soon be put on trial over a band he imposed on migrants the italian senate has stripped material salvini as problem entry immunity so he can be prosecuted for refusing a rescue boat with migrants to dock last year. palestinians have welcomed a united nations report listing companies with business ties to illegal israeli settlements in the occupied west bank so the un says it's identified more than 100

firms including the u.s. based home runs in company air b.n. b. israel as described the publication as shameful or burden mentally reports look up into the hills of much of the occupied west bank there are illegal settlements block after block these are home to more than 600000 israeli settlers on palestinian land one international law stipulates they're illegal the un has got a step further and listed companies with ties to settlements in the end from an initial 321 companies whose names are submitted to us and whose activities we reviewed the report identifies $112.00 companies. it's important to know that it is not some claim a blacklist nor does it qualify any company's activities as illegal that would be a separate and highly complicated terminations and something which ultimately could

only be decided on a case by case basis through a competent judicial process this list's includes well known international companies such as a p m p although the report doesn't state that the company's activities are illegal israeli politicians say they may now be targeted by the activist group boycott divestment and sanctions palestinian say this list to prove useful we need to war with the with the office of a commission not the high commissioner because she has to do a bit this list any willy we need to work with the states with countries toward build their responsibilities and to hold and as you move their responsibilities to talk to these companies telling them that what they are doing is illegal in the statement is ready prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the un human rights council is a biased and influential body instead of dealing with human rights this body is trying to blacken israel's name we reject any such attempt in the strongest terms

and it discussed the proposed u.s. peace plan released last month drew palestinian condemnation for agreeing to let israel maintain control of the settlements most countries and the u.n. view illegal israeli settlements as one of the most contentious issues in the conflict israel now says considering an excessive amounts palestinian say they won't ever allow that to happen nor about manly al-jazeera. the united nations security council has adopted a resolution calling for a lasting cease fire in libya earlier the u.n. said forces loyal to world. flights carrying stuff to and from libya or from our diplomatic editor and shame space. this resolution has taken a long time to negotiate almost 4 weeks since the bourbons summit russia had a number of problems with the text particularly the mention of mercenaries

operating in libya and we know the wagon the group a russian company does have people in the country russia in the end abstained in the resolution has passed which means attention now goes to geneva next week for the next stage of military talks the so-called 5 plus 5 talks between the 2 sides in libya to try and work out the details for a cease fire in the country which according to the international community is the next stage of the process if there is a cease fire then attention goes back to new york and to the secretary general of the united nations because under the resolution he's supposed to come up with a monitoring mechanism for any cease fire could there be un monitors put into libya that's one possibility i'm also told there's a possibility of monitors from either the african union or the european union. hundreds of indonesians who left the country to join i saw will not be allowed to

return home the government has imposed the band that affects nearly 700 men women and children most of them are in syria critics say the move means hundreds will be left stateless and that may violate indonesia's constitution zeros just to washington reports from jakarta. first humans family is incomplete and torn apart by a decision hope brother made it nearly 4 years ago he left you can't go without notice taking his wife and daughter with him to join i so that my brother isn't a violent person my family isn't liked us i was shocked when they left you alone of course i want you to have proved. he's now in jail in syria the indonesian government's decision to ban former eisel fighters and their families from returning means she will likely never see her brother again. i want them back here i want them to have

a normal life in indonesia again. among those stuck in syria and other countries are hundreds of indonesian i saw fighters and sympathizes and the question of what to do with them is one the government has considered for months. but the government has the responsibility to keep more than 267000000 people safe that's our priority and that's why we want to take these foreign fighters back armed groups are major concern in indonesia and i saw has been linked to dozens of attacks around the country in 2018 a family of suicide bombers carried out attacks on churches in surprise they were part of an eisel inspired armed group and there are fears returning foreign fighters could pose a security risk but some human rights activists say barring them from returning to indonesia is illegal in musical situations. the. country is too perfect perfect world to me including the criminals or if they're

clean or best the strong stance of the indonesian government will leave hundreds stranded with no prospect of returning home but the fate of young children many of them often remains unclear the government says their situation will be considered on a case by case basis leaving the door open for their potential return. according to u.s. intelligence 689 people left indonesia to join us all indonesian authorities are working to identify them just to washington al-jazeera jakarta. the u.s. president has brushed off a decision by the philippines to withdraw from a decades old military pact donald trump says it will save the u.s. a lot of money the philippines announced this week it will pull out of the agreement by the end of the year president rodriguez the territory has criticized the deal since he took office but senators in the philippines say will undermine

security and foster aggression in the south china sea. i really don't mind if they would like to do that that's fighting to save a lot of money but if you look back if you go back 3 years ago when isis was overrunning the philippines we came in and literally singlehandedly were able to save them from vicious attacks on their islands. pope francis has dismissed a proposal to ordain married men into the priesthood bishops from latin america put forward a controversial plan to address a shortage of priests in the amazon it would have challenged the roman catholic tradition that requires priests to be celibate it's john heilemann has more from rio de janeiro. the probably will be a bit of disappointment especially as it was latin american bishops who forward this proposal last october i think important to clarify the proposal wasn't the priests who were already all day and should be allowed to then get married it was

for older sorts of married men have some standing in these communities be allowed to them to make up for a bit of a chronic shortage of priests in the midst of region this is a region that's composed of 9 countries really have parts and cells in the summers and region and it's estimated that at least 85 percent over villages in the amazon region on able to celebrate mass every week so there is a real sure to cheer and this was one of the ideas to try and get to grips with it now the pope's instead said that another solution could be sending missionaries to this area instead of going for the other option which was older married men be being able to become priests and there will sort of a thaw in the move conservative part of the catholic church but this might be the thin end of the wedge that even though right now is very specific to the army as a region the worry was that it could spread and start to end the tradition of celibacy in the catholic church. it's

a song that became an internet sensation and triggered a lengthy legal battle and now copyright lawyers in south korea are waiting for a court to decide who owns the rights to baby shark from seoul robin wright has the story. it is the annoyingly catchy ditty that became a global phenomenon and got stuck on repeat in millions of heads over and over but just spawned a slew of spinoff parodies. even finding its way into street protests for its south korean producers baby shark has been up and. i believe baby shark is one of the top intellectual properties dominating all media these days is a great present and blessing for us. but not their intellectual property according to the creator read this song. sounds familiar produced in 2011 by u.s.

musician johnny only it predates the south korean version and his lawyers are now baring their teeth claiming plagiarism rejecting the defense that baby shark is actually based on an old campfire song that no one owns. originality and ever deeper tea to the public domain song and we think that they copied our originality. and there seems no stopping that baby schott juggernaut. the latest spin off baby shock and fellow animation pink foam go on a space romp it's a single long movie and yes guess what you and they're singing to. me to try to find anyone who doesn't know it. but. when the case was 1st brought last some of the district court ruled

that careers copyright commission get involved to study the 2 versions side by side and give its opinion since then the commission has due to flee and probably painfully being listening over and over to the do do do do do do pray be sure. when the court hears the commission's decision it could have big implications in the world of copyright i think it's a very unique and interesting case in korean copyright and or international copyright law as well but will do nothing for the estimated 4000000 of us on this planet to have heard it and might never be the same again probably right al-jazeera so. well kenya is longest rolling president has been laid to rest after a week of memorials daniel arap moi died last week aged 95 leaving behind a complicated legacy during his 24 years in power he had absolute control over the

state and repressed and he calls for change. the former l.a. lakers basketball player kobe bryant and his daughter who were killed in a helicopter crash have been buried death certificates reveal the 2 relate to rest on friday they are among 9 people who died when their chopper went down near los angeles 2 weeks ago a public memorial service is planned at the lakers home arena on february the 24th . hello again the headlines on al-jazeera china has removed the highest ranking official in who province the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak it comes after who pay an ounce more than 14800 new cases on wednesday up from just 1600 the day before as well as 242 more deaths turkey has sent more reinforcements to its observation post in northern syria as tensions with government forces there

continue to escalate syria's ally russia accuses anchor of aggravating the situation in the last rebel held region by having its military on the ground in these former deputy prime minister could soon be put on trial over a ban he imposed on migrants is high and senators struck but they are solving the problem and 3 munity so he can be prosecuted for refusing a rescue boat with migrants to dock last year. my children have the right to know that their father is often away from home not because he's kidnapping human beings but because he is defending the borders and security of his country that was his duty it was not his right it was his duty i think i have defended my homeland i did not ask for a prize because i received a salary for that but if there must be a trial so be it u.s. attorney general william barr has agreed to testify before the house judiciary committee and to answer questions regarding the former white house adviser roger stone democrats have criticized barr and the department of justice for overruling

federal prosecutors roger stone was sentenced to prison for lying to congress but the justice department said it would reduce the odds the u.s. president has brushed off a decision by the philippines to withdraw from a decade's old military pact by the end of the year donald trump said it will save the u.s. a lot of money. the former america's basketball player kobe bryant and his daughter have been birth death certificates reveal the true were laid to rest on friday they were among 9 people who died when their chopper went down near los angeles 2 weeks ago those are the headlines on al-jazeera the stream is coming up next thanks for watching. we understand the differences in similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take a. 0 for you the news and current affairs.

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