a taste of independents on al-jazeera. italy reports its 1st coronavirus death and shuts down public spaces in several towns south korea also reports of surge in new cases in daegu city. watching al-jazeera lie from a headquarters and. also ahead they are trying to cause chaos trying to cause you treat. us democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders tells russia to stay out of america's elections often reports that moscow is meddling in his campaign. a 7 day truce between the u.s. and the taliban goes into effect in afghanistan paving the way for

a peace deal to be signed next week. and votes are counted in iran's parliamentary election with conservatives expected to hold on to power after moderates and reformist candidates were excluded. hello there's been an increase in the number of new corona virus cases outside of china italy has confirmed its 1st death from the virus public spaces have been shut down in 10 towns in lombardy province after 15 new cases were found there south korea has the most cases outside of china and they have had their largest spike in infections over half of the 346 patients there are members of a religious sect in the city of daegu meanwhile china has reported a drop in new cases with 400 recorded on friday that's a fall of more than 50 percent from the previous day was the number of deaths

outside china continues to rise the world health organization chief has issued this warning about the corona virus outbreak. although that window of opportunity is not only to contain the outbreak we still have a chance to contain it but while doing that we have to prepare at the same time for any eventuality because this outbreak could go any direction it could even be messy but what i'm saying is it's in our hands now if we do well within the not only window of opportunity we can reverse any or we can have very good any. serious crisis rob mcbride is in the city of de go and health korea and he has more on the situation there. these figures to have again spiked this saturday morning by friday evening we had 204 cases being reported

across south korea they have now jumped by 142 calling for the figures that have just been released that we now have 346 and bear in mind these figures are produced here in south korea twice a day so it's gone from friday being 204 to saturday morning being 346 by saturday evening we can expect another big jump as you mentioned we are testing center at the main medical center one of the main hospitals here in daegu which is being now quickly dedicated just to the treatment of coronavirus people if they believe they have symptoms of cough or fever they come here they present themselves that they are being tested we know that many of the cases here in daegu and chango a neighboring city which are both being declared as being a special chasm down here in the southeast of south korea many of the cases are centered on this particular church in daegu amongst the congregation but also we

are seeing a big cluster in the neighboring city of chung's go at a particular hospital there where 2 of the 2 fatalities that we've had here in south korea were former patients there at the hospital and that's where we've had a big cluster of the 142 new cases 91 of the cases are there at the hospital amongst the patients and also some stuff what is the link between the hospital and the the church here in daegu it seems it could be a funeral that took place there at the hospital that was attended by members of the congregation from the church here so that is the link that people here specialists are examining as they continue to try to contain this outbreak. let's get an update from adrian brown he's joining us from hong kong in a dream despite the drop in the number of new infections in china what are authorities saying about how this outbreak has now spread to with least one prison . yes that's right that's the reason for that

large spike in infections on friday because more than $500.00 of those infections were in a number of prisons 3 in total the largest cluster is in wu han women's prison 230 inmates have been infected there and more than 200 others in chandon in a jail there now in shan dong a number of local officials attached to the prisons department have been removed from their pose and a government team of investigators from beijing has now arrived the other place where this outbreak has happened is injured jang province now both these provinces are in eastern china and they are some distance away from who base so i guess people want to know whether there is going where there is a link between these infections and of course what is happening in her bay province meanwhile the leadership the top leaders in beijing have been meeting a meeting of the standing committee of the communist party was held on friday that

was chaired by president xi jinping and he said that it was too soon to say whether china had yet turned the corner in its fight to contain the virus he said the situation in hervey province remains very grave and he also stressed that control of this epidemic must in his words be balanced with reviving production president xi jinping wants to get the engine of chinese growth turning once more but of course that means more people going back to work raising the risk of course of cross infection outside of china a number of big corporations are now essentially reassessing their chinese suppliers they've been left feeling very vulnerable because of calls this virus has disrupted the global supply chain bringing a number of car plants in japan korea and elsewhere to a standstill and what it's underscored is the reliance these big corporations like apple nike and others have on china they have no backup all right thank you for

that update from hong kong. well rena macintyre is head of the bio security program at the university of new south wales kerby institution she says there's a risk the virus could become difficult to control as it spreads beyond china's borders it's very concerning that we're saying a surge of cases in south korea and obviously also the breaks in the deaths in italy and iran suggests that there are much larger number of cases that have not been detected in both those countries so if this you know a few countries that. could sustain transmission is occurring in the community it's going to make it much harder for us to control this while it was localized to china there was a chance with all the travel restrictions and measures that have been taken but once it's. you know widespread in other countries it's going to be much harder i

think a mistake that a lot of people made early on was early testing return travelers who had symptoms it's now very clear from that's come from the diamond princess and also from the japanese from the 1st evacuees from will hand is that if you test everybody whether or not they've got symptoms coming from a high risk location you will find people who are a symptom medically infected and that's probably what's been missed from a public health perspective it's really important that all countries play a role in that to fully finding new cases in coron taining people who are at risk and in isolating new cases as they're trying to stop the sustained transmission in their countries because if one or 2 contentions lose control of it. it's not going to be possible to stop a pandemic. in the u.s. democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders has warned russia to stay out of the 2020 presidential election he was responding to reports that intelligence officials

had warned him the kremlin was meddling in order to boost his campaign as well as that of president donald trump sarah hierarchs reports. it's deja vu all over again accusations of russian meddling in the us presidential election in 2016 have resurfaced this time for the upcoming 2020 election last week senior u.s. intelligence officials briefed congress and the latest security threats to the u.s. government and warns of russian interference to try to boost president donald trump's campaign they've already won the state trump has always denied kremlin interference and continued to do so in friday's last pit stop probably in western u.s. you see i see these phoneys these the do nothing democrats they said today that he wants to be sure that trump gets elected here we go. here we go again did you see it still are people born i was told that was happening

as i was told a week ago they said you know they're trying to start a rumor it's just information that's the only thing they're good at you know really showing i don't. want to seems russia isn't only targeting trump on friday the washington post paper reported russian efforts to help the nissan does with his presidential campaign to the democratic front runner later confirmed through ports is that he had been briefed on this and announced any efforts to sabotage american democracy it was like clear what role they're going to play we were told it was should they be other countries are going to get involved in this campaign. and look here is the message to russia stay out of american elections and what they are doing by the way the ugly thing that they are doing. and i've seen some of the you know tweets and stuff is they try to divide us up one it remains unclear if and how russia is attempting to manipulate the us presidential race

moscow has denied the allegations. paranoid announcements which to our great will multiply as we get closer to the election naturally they have nothing to do with the truth. these developments come just ahead of a crucial democratic caucus votes in the u.s. states of nevada oh i think all alike the officials regardless of party should be concerned about this because this is a threat to our democracy and who we are as americans intelligence officials warn russia could be wanting to throw the integrity of the 2020 lection in doubt i'm very strong chances of winning a 2nd term so to hide out. an agreement that's supposed to usher in peace in afghanistan has come into effect the taliban and the u.s. have begun what they're calling a weeklong reduction in violence and with a 1000 afghans dying every month they pause offers hope but it also raises some questions john hendren reports from washington. in kabul where bullets bombs and

sirens often punctuate the soundtrack of daily life there is now an unaccustomed silence at midnight on saturday the taliban the united states in the afghan government of our afghani began a pause in hostilities if it lasts 7 days the parties plan to sign a peace deal in doha on february 29th that aims to end america's longest war we have to give peace a chance that the the best if not only way forward in afghanistan is through a political agreement and that means taking some risks that means enabling our diplomats it's not a ceasefire it's a test of trust. security and defense forces will remain in a defensive position during the week of reduction of violence. afghan forces will continue operations against isis which are not part of the agreement. none of the

parties involved in the talks has publicly defined what constitutes a violation in the pause in hostilities is it one attack or is it 10 so it's possible that if anything happens each side has an opportunity to call it off i think that they the taliban leadership is genuinely committed to implementing this truce they very careful not to call it the call of the cease fire which will be a good idea except by this will happen even eventual cease fire holds that would open the door to 3000000 afghan refugees in pakistan to return to their homeland but some refugees ask to where the go if we leave here we have no way to go back to i was born here about 32 years ago if we go where will we live we have nowhere to go if a peace agreement follows with the taliban still refusing to recognize the afghan government many in the us doha and afghanistan are asking what next john hendren

al-jazeera washington still ahead on al-jazeera talks are back on track libya's warring parties are set to try and work out their political differences. not one more women ran against violence in mexico after a 7 year old girl is brutally. hello again welcome back to your international weather forecast we're here across the eastern part of the mediterranean we are watching one storm system bring a lot across clouds across much of the region that also means rain is in the forecast here on saturday for turkey syria as well as down here towards lebanon a lot of clouds and in the higher elevations of turkey we could be seeing some snow particular here towards the east well here across the gulf though not looking too

bad temper so down and doha we do expect to see about $24.00 degrees as we go towards sunday in dubai a little bit warmer a few with the tempter there of 29 degrees well here across the southern part of africa particularly in south africa over the next day we're going to be seeing a developing cold front that means thunderstorms that will be developing across much of the central part of the country really towards the afternoon as well as into the evening you could see here on a forecast map johannesburg you will be in that rain as well 24 degrees is the expected high as we go towards sunday you can see how it really develops all that rain pushing into parts of southern mozambique as well we could be seeing severe thunderstorms in this area madagascar a nice day for you but a rain in the afternoon but down here towards cape town we do expect to see the temperatures on the rise so here on saturday 24 on sunday 28 and on monday plenty of sun in the forecast with a temperature of 32. an

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south korea has also reported its largest daily spike in infections that has the most cases outside of china. democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders is warning russia's president to stay out of the us elections follows reports that american intelligence brief congress of the kremlin was meddling to boost both sanders and trump's campaigns. an agreement aimed at bringing peace to afghanistan has come into effect the taliban and the u.s. will begin what they're calling a reduction of violence if the 7 day deal through success then both sides will sign it for next week. the votes are being counted in iran's problem entry elections the result is expected to change the face of the country's legislature as thousands of moderates and reformist candidates were barred from running as a big reports from to her on. he said it's a religious jew to vote and iran's supreme leader lead by example casting the 1st

ballot and $7.00 to $1.00 rick conservatives have much of their support base they followed suit. by the hour show that. this is the 1st time i'm voting my reason to vote is to have a share in the future of my country and help it right. voting doesn't solve any problems and conditions could deteriorate if we don't vote we should vote for the way it is so the new lawmakers can fix some problems. this 88 year old says he has been voting for 70 years has been adding value in trouble i have voted from the very 1st election in the islamic republic 81 parliamentarian toughing disqualified from standing of the reformist hopefuls also told they cannot stand as elections it means conservatives could benefit from a lower turnout and lack of opposition and this will have also repercussions for you when a foreign policy and i think this will bring more support from the parliament's side for ukraine and regional policies but more importantly it will decrease the

chances for the life the hood of any direct negotiations between iran and the united states. and an economy reeling under u.s. sanctions are solomon right. i voted every year but i saw no effect to convince me to vote this time i finished my studies i have a bachelor's and finished ministry service but there's no job for me for what i see no reason to want. now to manage i know i'm not voting because previous lawmakers did nothing they had no effect in the country so i read that told me it's not me alone many to vote. results are expected later in the week. at this polling station where we have permission to film it's been relatively busy but there are others across the city that were quiet but we weren't allowed to film a lower turnout will leave whoever wins this election with the task of rebuilding confidence and trust in the system i said big al jazeera the. un secretary general

has called for an immediate cease fire northwest syria and hundreds of millions of dollars in extra aid i'm tony harris says the man made humanitarian nightmare for the syrian people must stop as the space for safety shrinks further the potential for human suffering worse an estimated 2800000 people in syria require humanitarian assistance earlier these months we saw it we would need to reach 800000 people displaced by the recent and ongoing violence now something much greater the city quiets we are you guys in our plans and issue an urgent appeal to donors for the additional $500000000.00 us dollars to cover the needs of did you read displaced people over the next 6 months the united nations says political talks between libya's warring parties are due to resume next week military talks are currently taking place in switzerland between the

internationally recognized government and forces loyal to worth 24 have to 0 as diplomatic editor james bays spoke with the un's representative for libya. in geneva. 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 barrel 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 gus on salami says there is some progress and he's pretty positive about next wednesday there being wider 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.

a 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 new i munition and other quality of weaponry and superior quality of 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 with a plan a 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 and those talks will go on into the weekend. in south sudan president salva kiir has dissolved his cabinet in preparation for

a new unity government the opposition leader react my char has been appointed as 1st vice president and 2 former rivals will lead the new government from saturday in an attempt to end years of conflict which have left more than $400000.00 people died a flash flood has killed at least 7 high school students who were on a field trip just south of indonesia's capital jakarta they were among more than 200 students hiking near a river who were caught in the torrent at least 3 others are missing and police and military personnel are searching for victims after 2 major storms in recent weeks the u.k. government's coming under pressure to do more to protect vulnerable areas from worsening floods more warnings of heavy rain have been issued for some parts of the country that are still trying to clear up the damage has been to one of those areas affected. they've avoided the worst for now but people living in iron

bridge a historic town of the english middling still worried earlier this week following storm dennis the river severn came over the wall here only these temporary barriers stop the town being flooded in some areas residents had to evacuate their homes in others they were able to limit the damage we had. regular contact if you need anything we'll get it for you. if you want to move ready to move aside so anything else are you worried about the future flooding or whether it will get worse one day it will get with this record so that people cannot make. the scientists. and i'll go with them. and like paul more and more people in britain are getting used to the idea that the climate crisis means the prospect of heavier flooding increased warming means there's more energy retained within the atmosphere that's going to lead to more moisture within the atmosphere that's more energy and more moisture in the atmosphere there in the air and an

implication of that is there's going to be more intense rainfall there was major flooding at the end of last year when prime minister boris johnson made a point of visiting some affected areas this time around he's been criticized for staying away his government is promising to spend billions of dollars on flood defenses and flood victims are being offered immediate grants of several 100 dollars but some local authorities want more help the support that's been given here has been pretty slim really and we've had a great deal of help from the environment agency working with the council but we really do need to think now about getting some resources into find longer term solutions for places like i'm bridge and as i've said we're going to need probably 30 to 40000000 pounds of commitment from the government so we'll be seeking ministers to come down have a look and also to think with us about how we can protect this environment because we can't do it alone once the rivers return to its normal levels serious questions are still to be answered like what to do with the 10s of thousands of new homes

which according to a new report have been built over the last 10 years in areas of britain that are greatest risk of flooding. the prospect of storms that are both heavy and ball regular is forcing the country to think hard about how it copes in future and how it will pay for the solutions. in shropshire. police and kazakhstan have arrested a political activist who's been leading efforts to create a new opposition party zumbo lots of has been detained on unspecified charges his arrest comes ahead of a planned protest in the city of against a legit harassment of his supporters his party says its planned launch on saturday it was cancelled over the detention off its members after 4 days of deliberations jurors in the trial of disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein are yet to reach a verdict they appear deadlocked on the 2 most serious charges of predatory sexual

assault which carry a possible life sentence weinstein faces 5 charges including rape he's maintained the encounters were consensual now the brutal brutal excuse me murder of a 7 year old girl in mexico city has increased already growing outrage over the killing and harassment of women and girls across the country john homan reports. the chanting no while most women have taken over this toll booth on the outskirts of mexico city to protest against years of femicide this was a good time there's so much violence i don't know any woman who hasn't suffered and here on the outskirts be difficult and here's why they come to trade. more than 10 women a killed every day across the country and it's getting worse in 2090 the number was double but 4 years previously. but this month issue came to

a head with to her. ingrid. was stopped from flayed 7 year old fatima to get was kidnapped outside her school then raped and strangled after ingrid's murder this is what president obama daughter had to say. i don't want the theme of this press conference to just be about homicides it's very clear that issue has been really manipulated by the media those who don't like us take advantage of any circumstance to generate campaigns of defamation. claim issue and social decay caused by near liberalism it outraise many step what it is to be a can't even describe it we're talking about a national emergency of femicide and we have 2 cases that really blew everything up and then the president says no don't get distracted this isn't important so what is important well his priorities as president women's rights advocates say on paper

protocols exist to deal with violence against women but in practice they're often ignored by authorities who can themselves be abusive when there's we're not there the sentiment think i've been sexually assaulted by police and you have to face up to it alone that's because the people that show support and solidarity reef you are in mexico city not here. but in the last year women have been coming together more and more to demand change there's a real. it's a really small number of women here but protests like this one have been increasing across the country off the scene which authorities are pretty very much to prevent femicide and abuses against women now the pressure. on the night to national strike for women is being the movement is only growing john home and. the cut to pick where hundreds of people have been marching in peru's capital against a proposed ban on both fighting limas constitutional court has to decide on tuesday

whether to outlaw the practice supporters say both fighting has been an important part of peruvian culture for centuries critics say it promotes animal cruelty if a ban is put in place anyone taking part in bullfighting could face 5 years in prison. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera italy has confirmed its 1st death from the corona virus off of the number of cases there quadrupled in one day south korea also reported its largest daily spike in infections it has the most cases outside of china meanwhile the number of new cases inside china dropped on friday the government says it recorded almost 400 new infections that's a fall of more than 50 percent from the previous day and as the number of deaths outside china continues to rise the head of the world health organization has issued this warning. although the window of opportunity is not only to contain the

outbreak we still have a chance to contain it but while doing that we have to keep at the same time for any eventuality because this outbreak could go any direction it could even be messy . but what i'm saying is it's no if we do well within the not only we live aboard you needed we can reverse any old we can i bear it any. serious crisis the democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders has warned russia to stay out of the us elections follows reports that american intelligence agencies warned congress that the kremlin was meddling to boost both sanders and donald trump's campaigns an agreement aimed at bringing peace to afghanistan has come into effect the taliban in the u.s. will begin what they're calling a reduction of violence and if the 7 day deal is successful both sides will sign an

accord next week. meehan's have been electing a new parliament that's set to become more conservative the result is expected to change the face of the country's legislature as thousands of moderates are reformist candidates were barred from running voting hours were extended several times because of long lines up polling stations in south sudan president salva kiir has dissolved his cabinet in preparation for a new unity government here has also appointed the rebel leader react much are as 1st vice president the new government will attempt to end years of conflict which have left more than 400000 people died those are the headlines all hail the algorithm is coming up next on al-jazeera. on counting the cost the tale of $2.00 nations will strain is unrelenting charges of a germany's plan to get out of coal powered energy plus the unseen polluter we find out what the shipping industry is doing to end soaring emissions. counting the cost

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