being eco friendly solutions to combat threats to our planet on which is iraq. the week long reduction in violence is set to begin in afghanistan the u.s. and the taliban say it could pave the way for a peace deal. for them all come on peter dhabi you're watching on to syria live from doha also coming up squeezed by sanctions iranians vote in a parliamentary election where many moderates and reformist candidates are blocked from running. millions told to stay at home in a south korean city with fear that corona virus outbreak there could get out of control. and the souter's prime minister heads for south africa hours before he was

due to be charged in connection with the murder of her 2nd wife. the deal that's supposed to be one step towards peace in afghanistan is due to begin in a few hours' time the taliban and the us will begin what they're calling a reduction of violence as of midnight if the 7 day deal proves to be a success both sides will sign an accord at the end of the month paving the way for peace talks between the taliban and other afghan groups. the u.s. presence in afghanistan well it began in 2001 a month after the attacks of $911.00 it launched air strikes and a ground invasion to remove the taliban from power more than $12000.00 u.s. soldiers are still in the country thousands more from nato allies and partner countries are also there some 2000. and $400.00 american troops have been killed

since the operation began and the u.s. is estimated to have spent more than a trillion dollars on its mission them live now to washington and our correspondents rowson and jordan rose so many variables here it's afghanistan do they really think they can have a deal in place by the end of the month. well that really depends on what happens in the next 7 days this pause in violence on all sides is supposed to start in the next 90 minutes or so and only if there is deemed to be by all sides a significant reduction in the amount of airstrikes on the u.s. coalition's part on the reduction in the number of road bombings and ambush strikes on the taliban's part and if those numbers go down significantly then one week from saturday february 29th there would be a signing ceremony between the united states and the taliban leadership. to

indicate that there is now a peace deal between the 2 sides but if there isn't that significant reduction in violence peter then it's really anyone's guess what happens next and so much of this is a conditional situation if then if then there doesn't seem to be anything that is concrete 100 percent no matter what the circumstances are is a lot of this role is predicated on the idea that us or afghani and his former chief executive can get past where they are right now which is in effect having a fight about the election result going back to september. well that does seem to be almost 2 tracks that are affecting the potential success of this peace effort while you have the attempts to significantly reduce violence on

one side you also have the question of if this peace deal is achieved between the u.s. and the taliban will the taliban then be willing to sit down with representatives of the people of afghanistan they have already said that they don't recognize the current government led by ashraf ghani and that they would only meet with people who are in the government if they were there as ordinary afghans and that's the taliban's term not as actual governmental representative so if this political crisis between. beloved allah isn't conclusively resolved so that they can try to meet this condition set forth by the taliban this could all fall apart again it's a very if then situation there's nothing guaranteed and certainly the fact that the political crisis has not been resolved is of concern to u.s. officials ok rose many thanks. iran has extended polling hours in its

parliamentary election by 2 hours state t.v. is reporting what it's calling a rush of voters the parliament is set to become more conservative after thousands of candidates mostly reformist and moderates were bought from running by the guardian council that's iran's constitutional watchdog the us responded by imposing new sanctions on members of the council accusing them of rigging the election iran's leaders of called for a high turnout as a show of unity said biggest life for us in tehran i said when you've been talking to people during the course of the day for them what are they saying of the biggest issues. well the economy is the biggest issue for many people we've been speaking to people around the iran and although we have before me got this polling station which has been relatively busy throughout the day the queues going out the door as i speak currently there were ones that were very quiet but we weren't allowed to film that people have stayed away from the

polls and some of the biggest issues of the cost of living the inflation last year was about 40 percent unemployment. and many people are saying that the price of food the price of meat has gone up and of course there was the fuel price hike back in november that resulted in widespread protests across the country and we still don't know how many people were killed the government hasn't released the official figure out human rights organizations up with that hundreds so people upset disillusioned and there's been a loss of hope but we're also on the fact that many new forms candidates were disqualified robot from standing by the guardian council the party that meant candidates for election that's kept people away even though president rouhani urged people to come out and vote even though the candidate that they want to vote for wasn't standing in terms of showing a force of unity a show of unity in their country to stand up against the united states but we still think that the folk to turn out will be lower than usual here in the hall usually it's the averages around 47 percent we are led to believe they. could be

considerably lower but polling has been extended for a couple of hours but we will find out after the polls close maybe tomorrow or how many people actually came out to vote but when there is a low of hope to turnout it's usually the conservatives say to gain power and gain that majority in parliament and if the conservatives do well because of the low turnout does that mean a tough year for mr rouhani coming. absolutely there's a presidential election set to take place next year he's position is already very weak because he's had a loss in popularity there's been a number of things from the fuel protests the fuel price hike and the protests to follow that and also the downing of the ukrainian airline there was a massive loss of confidence in the government after that because they spent 3 days denying it so it's already a tough time and if he has a policy that's full of conservatives has a majority conservative conservative parliamentarians then it becomes very

difficult for him because of course it was him and the reformist and the moderates that went after that 2015 nuclear deal the conservatives didn't want that they said that they didn't trust the united states that has essentially folded apart since the united states pulled out of that under the leadership of donald trump in 2018 imposed sanctions on iran the country suffering from sanctions so he could find it very very difficult for the next year when the presidential elections d take place we could very much see a pretty conservative presidential president here so that means a change in foreign policy that means when less likely to see negotiations direct negotiations with the united states where likely to see the conservatives their stance is very much that they want to strong iran a strong military and that's what demands respect from their point of view and that's the only thing that united states will respect that that's their outlook in terms of foreign policy no less so on the diplomatic front thanks very much bernard

smith's in the central iranian city of is for hardware polling stations have been very busy. in this one hand people have been telling us they're voting out of patriarca jeanty they're doing it for our country despite all the problems that's just what the government wants to hear iran's supreme leader has told people it is a religious duty to vote there are about 3600000 people eligible to vote it is the heart and it's the home province and they have 10980 to choose from. i'm not looking for a for almost all conservatives i researched who would be best for the country i'm not happy with the performance of officials as well as the governments yet i'm voting to support the system or did it take to be due i'm voting out of judy to my country and for my security i'm also concerned about some projects that haven't been finished like the express trying to defraud and pollution now is for on is a conservative area so you'd expect

a good turnout 10 of the 19 seats in the last elections went to conservatives and the list of 109 candidates people have to choose on this time around is mainly conservatives because most of the pro reform candidates were disqualified from taking part. millions have been told stay indoors or south korea becomes the country with the highest number of corona virus infections outside china the health authorities have announced one dose and 204 cases nationwide brought reports now from the southern city of day goop. the city of daegu is at the center of an outbreak of the corona virus that has the whole of south korea worried with nearly all of the new cases of infection linked to this church a branch of the shin changi church of jesus it's believed people attending services here became infected some of whom then travel to other towns and cities in south korea infecting more people daegu in the neighboring city and now the focus of a national effort to contain the outbreak children hooked into the government will

take special measures by designating. areas and special care zones as a sudden hike in numbers of the confirmed cases have been reported from there it's thought many of the new cases of infection were due to one woman member of the church who also travelled widely around daegu city before finally being diagnosed the man has ordered everyone to remain at home bringing the city of 2 and a half 1000000 to a virtual standstill special medical centers have been set up to treat the expected increase in new cases in the capital seoul preventive measures are being taken while other branches of the shin chunky church of jesus have been closed. and large scale rallies that usually take place at the weekends have been banned. with the spread of the virus we plan to take momentous measures in order to protect the elderly who are vulnerable to this contagious disease so will ban the use of public

squares where many citizens gather back in daegu people anxiously wait to see if this outbreak has been contained or if this is the start of something bigger usually on a friday evening this downtown shopping going to entertainment district would be packed with people on this evening it's nearly deserted as most tuesdays stay away and wait to see what happens next rob mcbride al-jazeera daegu south korea. well in china. several health and communist party officials have been fired after more than 200 people were infected by coronavirus inside prisons cases were reported in 2 jails in the. province is inmates and prison guards make up most of the 258 new cases reported outside the epicenter on thursday the government says preventative measures were poorly carried out. in ukraine fears of the spread of the coronavirus of turned into violent confrontations with the police protesters threw rocks at

buses carrying evacuees who are returning home from china is war a challenge. this is what can happen when fear and misinformation. on these buses are evacuees from china. in central ukraine 45 ukrainians 27 argentinians and people from several other countries to the angry crowds from the village of. trying to keep them out. they'd arrived in kiev earlier on thursday president volodymyr zelinsky tried to reassure ukrainians that there was no danger officials said everyone flown in had been screened twice for the virus and criticized the growing process not as. we can see how such people are treated in other countries whether it is the disease or what is going on in ukraine in my opinion allow such attitudes towards our citizens . but the hopes email claiming to come from the health ministry was already stoking

fears it had falsely stated that there were 5 coronavirus cases in the country when actually there were none of the anxiety spread with 2 voters but why drive down 350 kilometers from kiev across half of ukraine to an inhabited area where people live right next to the building where they will be accommodated isn't there any of a place in ukraine that can high 50 people that is located in an. area where there is no fret to the population here why do we need them yes why do we need children there are children with a brief to restore calm the prime minister was dispatched an obvious i'm sorry where evacuees are now in 2 weeks quarantined. as a gesture health minister has agreed to stay with the citizens in this medical institution this way her example will prove that there is no danger to ukrainian citizens which is a very decent position we are very grateful to our colleague from the government.

friday has so far seen no repeat of thursday's panic or thorough sees will hope it stays that way rory chalons al-jazeera still to come here on al-jazeera stranded in syria on the displaced families in desperate need of. and i was most know coming to japan to the west side of the high ground and to the lower ground in her car the whole curse of this hump of cloud which originates in the cold more or less on himalayan platter and that develops as it picks up some walls over the east sea. that the air that's being tucked into is not as cold as it was hobbits at minus 5 not months 10 minus 15 which is quite reasonable for this time of the the sun's doing his work to the west so that is up to about 10 in

beijing there are a few showers down in southern and central china but not that many is mostly a fine looking picture that is a cold read tocsin is more reliable not as wet snow coming in the day after to the side and again we watch the sun still early bring the showers north with self but mostly we talking about wet weather in the days of still the rainy season but as more evidence shows in indonesia and if not on saturday then on sunday the far south to thailand will see them gather once again their potential in the eyes of the kuala lumpur and i think go safe to singapore for india is a good scattering of showers now showing up in the north and in the pole and of course in tamil nadu and sri lanka it's not unusual for this time the it's good to see them slowly got the stuff to stir the air up as well. but. i cannot mock my firing with my face you can access your bank account with

your voice unique algorithmic measurements of us that are revolutionizing the process of identification the biometrics are far from perfect a convenience and seeming infallibility comes at a cost most crucially our privacy. in the 4th of a far far series alan ray addresses the appropriation of our most personal characteristics all hail the algorithm on a jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera live from doha your top stories a deal that's supposed to be a step towards peace in afghanistan is due to begin in a little under 90 minutes the taliban and the u.s.

will begin what they're calling a weeklong reduction of violence as of midnight local time iran's extending its parliamentary elections by 2 hours t.v. is reporting what it calls a rush of voters thousands of candidates mostly reformists and moderates barred from running. south korea has announced another spike corona virus infection rate brings the national total to turn for the worst affected countries outside china the government is imposing emergency measures. the united nations says political talks between libya's warring parties argy to resume next week currently military talks are taking place in switzerland between the internationally recognized government and forces loyal to the warlord after diplomatic go to james bays joins us live from geneva james good evening so what's the u.n. saying here what's what's the reason for apparent progress. well you remember those military talks almost collapsed earlier on this week when

the 2 sides gathered here in geneva and generals have to say forces at the same time started a barrage of rockets towards the seaport and the airport in tripoli well the u.n. managed to keep the jna delegation here because at one point they said they were going to walk out and right now the u.n. special representative gets on salami says there is some progress and he's pretty positive about next wednesday there being wired it talks political talks but when i pressed him on general half intention he answered with a general answer about there being people in libya who had a plan b. military plan b. i am sure that a lot of people in libya still believe that either they can win the battle through war or that they cannot stop the other side from waging

a war and therefore they are still trying to have you are munition and other quality of weaponry and a superior quality of weaponry and probably more medicine that he's and supplant the forces but this as long as it is plan b. the challenge is on us to push forward the plan. well those political top's are very much in the dari for wednesday next week but it's worth telling you that the military talks are not over yet they're still trying to work on a ceasefire those talks will go on into the weekend james many thanks. the un is warning the humanitarian crisis in syria will turn catastrophic unless the international community steps in and delivers aid immediately but the military offensive by the syrian army may slow efforts to reach hundreds of thousands stranded on the border with turkey. reports now from what i

asked him is the head of an extended family his origin only from the town in the south of italy when the town was have. him and his family fled a few days ago they arrived here in a rebel held village in the countryside north of it destitute he's planning to join the thousands of poor and displaced syrians living in olive orchards here in it live city. i need. a large family dog me to buy them but it's cost around $250.00 in pinellas fatima malise from hellfire a town in the rural hama when syrian government troops advanced closer to her village she says the family left a rebel stronghold in aleppo fatima's husband was killed 3 years ago now she lives in this brick built by turkish charities with financial contribution from germany.

the place doesn't provide any protection from the rain and cold when i remember where we were and the data bombardment this feels fine for me and for my. this is what it looked like. in some other 3 months ago civilians converged on this town north of it live hoping for shelter food and warmth but when some of those attacked a few days ago the displaced dishpan till their talents and flat. the school this struggle to settle is now deserted for now thousands of syrians seem destined to continue their long journey looking for shelter and these for the hundreds of thousands of people who have recently been uprooted by the fighting the only way they can go home is if there is a ceasefire agreement one that guarantees syrian government forces will and the

military campaign but cease fire agreements have never last long in syria and this explains why people have lost hope in international efforts to solve the crisis diplomatically has. had tie. the sutras prime minister has failed to show up at court where he was expected to be charged in connection with the murder of his 2nd wife thomas to barney's secretary says he's in south africa attending a doctor's appointment to pull over to bonnie was shot dead near her home in 2017 the prime minister's 3rd wife bonnie has been charged with ordering the below is murder she denied any involvement for me to miller is in the suit was capital maseru with more now on how the government is explaining the prime minister's absence. this is where prime minister tom to bonnie was due to appear early on friday to face charges of murder and attempted murder following the 2017 shooting of his

a strange why if. any once the prime minister didn't appear in court there was intense speculation around his whereabouts and if in fact he was still in the suit to this is a prime minister who had previously fled the country when there was an attempted coup when he said his life was in danger in this case time to bonnie in south africa where his office says he's receiving medical treatment the prime minister had to be kicking to hold off for this emergency a medical checkup goes you deserve what it had me. especially he smiled. and also taking into consideration that he's a really. good to beat up shit. but when it comes. to the magistrate he

charges against him and lead me $1.00 to $2.00 it's likely that the court will set a new date for to barney's appearance perhaps in the next week or so but what remains uncertain is whether or not to bonnie will return to the suit anytime soon and make his way to the squat to face those charges his wife my sire is also facing the same charges she appeared earlier in the week and is due back in court in the middle of march now both have said that they had nothing to do with the murder of deep well or to barney this is a development that really has caused a lot of political tension especially within the all buses a convention that's the governing party here in a suit to the party that barney leads this is a party that isn't united some want the prime minister to resign immediately while

others may wait for him to leave office at the end of july when he says he will retire when he spoke to people in a city saying that he would retire and he didn't at any point deal with the charges he's facing nor did he say that is the reason he is stepping down. so those government service is deployed $10000.00 police officers to ensure security during saturday's presidential election the incumbent for an assembly is seeking to extend his family's half a century in power if reelected it'll be his 4th term and new constitutional rules would allow him to stay in office until the 2030 minute recess has more now from the capital. now nearly $10000.00 policemen including special forces have been deployed throughout program to provide security come up for the selection and 48 hours less than 48 hours to the vote the independent election commission hearing throughout the city has announced that it is just spending it's not going to

discontinue the use of electronic transmission of results from rural areas to the capitol which was in place in previous elections until further notice that it is now going to collect the results manually and have them delivered physically by election officials to the capital before the results are being announced the reason is advancing or the independent election commission is advising is that it has credible information about its service and the system of transmission of results has been targeted by hackers as a result it is discontinued the system and probably look at the merits and demerits of it in future elections meanwhile air campaign has ended throughout and people are more than 3000000 of told police are expected to come out tomorrow to vote or to cast their ballots in the election meanwhile security forces why expected to man this election will provide security cover for this election have already voted 2 or 3 days ago. the russian capital is experiencing record breaking high temperatures

many in moscow are enjoying the warmer weather but it's also causing concerns about the long term impact. it's hard to imagine it's only february instead of no ice on the river it already feels like spring and of course many russians are enjoying this extremely warm winter weather but many are also wondering what on earth is going on last month was already clear the warmest january in 140 years. and also this month is about to break all the records for muscovites that means that a condo mountain or cross-country skiing nor ice skating on the river something they like very much and in the moscow zoo animals didn't go to sleep the usual was completely disturbed by. this winter's very warm not only in moscow but in other cities as well we have no snow we don't feel it's winter russians like throwing snowballs looks like modern children. i remember

30 years ago and it was so cold it was freezing after coming from the risk there minus 30 feels ok but in moscow it was minus 20 and humid i thought how can people living here now it feels ok. 1st i was playing to move to miami but now i consider to stay here. in a recent speech president clinton has warned that the russian arctic is warming 2 and a half times faster than the rest of the planet and scientists are worried about the speed in which the permafrost in the arctic is melting but still not many russians are very aware about global warming and the courses even president putin himself recently passed out on the science by saying that it's probably cost shifting of earth's axis and lawmakers here in russia as. states for this extremely warm winter all saying that it was caused by us climate weapon but military ologist are

concerned about normal high temperatures and maybe this extremely warm and strange winter might open people's eyes and that night the big on global warming. this is al jazeera these are the top stories a deal that's supposed to be a step towards peace in afghanistan is due to begin in a few hours time the taliban and the u.s. will begin what they're calling a reduction of violence from midnight if the 7 day deal proves a success both sides will sign an accord at the end of the month paving the way for peace talks between the taliban and other afghan groups iran's extended polling hours in the parliamentary elections there by 2 hours state t.v. is reporting what it calls a rush of voters the parliament is set to become more conservative after thousands of candidates mostly reform and stand moderates were barred from running by the

guardian council that's iran's constitutional watchdog the u.s. responded by imposing new sanctions on members of the council accusing them of rigging the election iranian leaders called for a high turnout as a show of unity. south korea has announced another spike in the koran coronavirus infection rate bringing the national total to $204.00 is now the worst affected country outside china the government is imposing emergency measures a suitor's prime minister has failed to show up at court where he was expected to have been charged in connection with the murder of his 2nd wife thomas to bonnie secretary says he's in south africa attending a doctor's appointment to barney was shot dead near her home in 2017 the prime minister's 3rd wife macerator bonnie has been charged with ordering double murder she's denied any involvement thailand's constitutional court has dissolved a prominent opposition party and banned its leaders from politics for 10 years the

court ruled that the future forward party violated election finance laws the party says it wants democracy and the removal of the army from politics and business if an instance place last year in the 1st election since the 2014 military coup. journalists in the philippines are protesting against attempts to stop them from discussing the potential closure of the country's biggest t.v. network the government's top lawyer asked the supreme court for a gagging order on tuesday the government wants to cancel the operating license of the a.b.s. c.b.s. network it has been a fierce critic of the president to take. those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after all hail the algorithm more news in 30 minutes i'll see you then.

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