cultures across the world so no matter what we use in calendar for that matter to you. we will be suspending all travel from europe to the united states for the next 30 days. president donald trump blocks travel from europe to the u.s. saying it will protect americans from the corona virus outbreak. m can but al this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. earlier the world health organization labeled the outbreak a pandemic and warned government a not doing enough to control its. rockets hit an iraqi base housing u.s.

and coalition troops killing 3 and injuring many more. disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault a punishment praised by his accusers its. welcome to the program donald trump has announced travel from europe to the u.s. will be suspended from friday for 30 days in order to fight the corona virus outbreak but the unprecedented restrictions won't applied to the united kingdom the president made the announcement at a national address during which he accused the e.u. of not responding quickly enough to the virus. taking early intense action we have seen dramatically fewer cases of the virus in the united states than are now present in europe the european union failed to take the same precautions

and restrict travel from china and other hot spots as a result a large number of new clusters in the united states were seeded by travelers from europe. or hours earlier the head of the world how the organization described the outbreak as a pandemic for the 1st time expressing alarm at the spread and severity of the flu like disease johns hopkins university in the u.s. says infections have passed 126000 worldwide china has the most followed by italy iran and south korea more than 6000 people have recovered from the illness while 4628 have died as. a health it has this report. pretty shocking that he was blaming european leaders for not doing enough is the essence of the hot spot that is occurring in europe right now the president is essentially accusing the leaders of kind of making this

happen so that is how he justified the strict new measures that are being put in place effective friday at midnight and it's not just travel from european countries it's also trade with the exception of the united kingdom now it's important to note that this is kind of the 2nd wave of travel restrictions that we've seen in the u.s. weeks ago the president did put in place some tough measures for travelers from china enforcing sort of it quarantines for those that had come from china were of course this outbreak 1st occurred but this is much more draconian in terms of the stepping up of restrictions that not only applies to travelers but also to trade we should point out in this speech by the president he did say that he was considering now lifting some of the initial travel restrictions that were in place as we see some of those people recovering in china but that has not been announced officially it

was really something the president floated out there as he sort of justify these broader draconian measures because this is the chief executive of s a dot com an online airline safety and security signs he says trump's new travel ban is on launching to curb the spread of the virus in any major way. frankly the threat in europe that is the prevalence of coronavirus in europe is not to significantly lower in a group like the united states europe and most of the world as that is at the very early stages of the epidemic in fact in the us the number of cases is increasing roughly by 30 percent a day meaning it will double at least twice in a week and the virus in short the virus is already in the united states preventing travelers in coming in may have some effect on reducing the spread but there is already enough cases in the united states widespread throughout the united states

that i'm afraid the travel ban from europe will have very little effect saudi arabia has also suspended flights to the e.u. residents and citizens have been barred from traveling to europe as well as parts of africa south of asia and southeast asia the kingdom has confirmed 45 coronavirus cases neighboring kuwait will close its international airport for 2 weeks from friday the gulf states also shutting down all but essential parts of the government and vent gatherings and markets cafes and gyms it has $72.00 confirmed cases so far . the neighboring story the number of cases in qatar has jumped significantly from 242262 the health ministry says the infections are among foreign workers who live in one residential complex. the country health minister confirmed today that 201st. cases have been registered among residents you mix with the. positive last sunday as they all live in the same compound the ministry of

health made it clear that a new confirmed cases have been subject to quarantine as part of the precautionary measures since the discovery of the 1st 3 cases. of financial markets tumbled to get on wednesday as investors fretted about a perceived lack of action by well they did to respond to the economic threat posed by the virus let's look at how asian markets are doing bribe joins us now from so rob had the longest bull market in history no one knew what would be the catalyst for the end of that it appears the coronavirus is done that we're now in bear market territory. that's right and we've had this thursday morning across all the markets in asia the sell off continuing that the markets always were going to open lower taking the lead from wall street overnight but if anything the selling sped up some water as president trump was speaking from the white house there's a real concern here about the imposition of this travel ban from europe to the

united states it really does underscore the severity of this crisis and investors have reacted accordingly just a few moments ago the nikkei index in japan was down an eye watering 5 percent and a little more the kaspi that's the korean stock index down more than 4 percent. saying index said down in in hong kong down nearly the same nearly 4 percent now the shanghai composite one and a half percentage points down and you have to bear in mind of course that all of these markets have already taken a battering by the news of this coronavirus as it has unfolded here in asia in recent weeks in fact the kaspi index here in south korea has lost nearly 20 percent of its value so far as a result of this crisis and while we're seeing our investors go to what's perceived as safe havens things like bonds tell me one of the worst one of the worst affected stocks though i know we've been looking at airlines have been taking

a real battering. that's right i mean all of the service industries there were the industries that rely on a transport etc all of those have been affected but it has to be pointed out as well that some of those stocks are also the ones that would bounce back the quickest if and when this crisis is over when people are moving again then all of those industries the service industries transport etc are the 1st to rebound but obviously that is some way off there is some confidence being taken some optimistic signs continuing in the numbers of coronavirus cases being reported notably in china today thursday we've had 15 new cases being reported and for the 1st time the 8 cases that have been reported in a province that the 1st time that who has had a single digit increase in new cases so that's an encouraging sign we're getting

stories coming out of who about businesses partially we are hoping reopening some foreign companies restarting some of their plants and factories there in in and here in south korea again we have from health officials are reporting a continued downward trend in new cases this thursday 114 new cases yesterday wednesday of course we had a slight peak as a result of a cluster being found here in seoul metropolitan area based around the call center thankfully we've had a continuation of this downward trend 114 cases but health officials have been cautioning not to be overly optimistic and cautioning that everybody here in south korea continues with these very stringent preventive measures the last thing that they want to see is any kind of return any kind of another outbreak in another part of south korea thank you for that there that's robert bride live from the south

korean capital of. we will have now been infected with corona virus in 114 countries around the world the number of cases outside china increased 13 fault in the past 2 weeks continues our coverage this is daily life under lockdown in italy people employing patients protection and distance all good measures the country should practice according to the world health organization but not enough as they declared covert 19 is now a pandemic. has been are still seeing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned by the alarming level of spread and severity and by the island mean a level is in action. we have that for the med be our system and that 19 can be. used as a pandemic was started in china has now spread to more than 100 countries but 90

percent of cases are spread over just 4 nations iran is one of them where more than 300 people have died south korea is another where efforts to stop the spread of the virus have so far failed it seems the world has missed the window of containment. in italy the government has impose further restrictions closing all stores bar food shops and pharmacies this is a crisis not just for the country's creaking health system but also its economy in . italy will still remain a unique region and italy can find but now we are also closing down all commercial activities except for grocery stores and pharmacies there is no need to run to buy food in supermarkets there's fear too in france as the number of cases creep up children still in school are encouraged to wash their hands by the health minister himself but the virus has already reached the heart of government the culture

minister is infected and 5 others are being tested president micron avoided shaking hands as he prepares to move the country to face 3 of its response closing more schools and restricting transport. across the continent classrooms are empty in spain france and germany have shut schools in their most affected regions or italy greece remain here in ukraine have sent home their entire student populations as germany confirmed its 3rd death from the virus the government's message was that people must make sacrifices to their social lives to protect the elderly warning covert 19 will test health care systems across europe in the us if you will start this we have to understand the virus is here there's no immunity from it 60 to 70 percent of the population could be infected if the situation continues in the u.k. health minister has tested positive for cope with 19 and is self isolating despite being in contact with her last week prime minister boris johnson says he does not

need to be tested his message is business as usual and to help the annual budget promised 39000000000 dollars to ward off a coronavirus recession the w.h.o. says countries still have the power to change the course of this pandemic but what is inevitable is that cases will continue to climb the barca 0 the biggest basketball league in the world to spend its star player your talents as center. has tested positive for chronic virus the n.b.a. will be out of action until further notice earlier some franchise owners suggested games played behind closed doors without fans hollywood actor tom hanks who is currently in australia filming a movie says he and his wife have tested positive for the corona virus in a statement on social media hanks says that had a fever and headaches and will stay in isolation australia has about 120 confirmed cases of the virus. dr gregory poland is

a professor of medicine at the mayo clinic outlines what health authorities are calling for. the lore social distancing the less you have people gathered where they can cough sneeze and inhale one another's viral particles the more you decrease transmission with the hope that this will sort of burn out at sars did or perhaps we get to the warmer weather and like we see with other coronaviruses we see it disappear so affected in terms of preventing people from being together in large groups setting we know a lot about the virus genetically but we're learning a great deal about its behavior about how it spread about clinical present taishan and a lot to learn about anti-virals and what to do what happens to people after they recover from this there's some early his of something called pulmonary fibrosis

occurring at least in the more severe cases so a lot to learn where we're sort of so to speak building the airplane while we're flying it so comair while the 15 year old palestinian boy is killed by israeli forces defending his house. and taxing time find out what ignited from this anger in argentina. hello there is more rain due for california but the current rain band running up through the appalachians is this little mass here that's going east was not significant the california rain isn't in the dollars this law for the sas is around san diego where i sort of area and down into the heart california but it is

significant because sydney rain here for public couple of months they may well produce flash floods up in arizona and beyond was of course the high ground and the next system then comes in just across the border expects the cascades was right on the coast of course san francisco stays dry these 2 days the rain further south in the states isn't particularly heavy but the contrast here that might produce something rather nasty one to watch i think for the panhandle of texas. we have seen flooding as you well know in dominican republic that massive has gone out of the way nice so we should be better weather indeed it is but you're not out of the woods yet the potential for more thunderstorms anywhere in his tenure is there that includes. but for the west it's dryish picture going to scotch english asked back from honduras nicaragua and costa rica but nothing more than a scattering the bigger ones are in southern colombia been a big hailstorm recently and still in the amazonian basin a good spread of developing thunderstorms.

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there are a reminder of our top stories this hour donald trump says travel from europe to the u.s. will be suspended from friday for a month president says it will help protect americans from the coronavirus the u.k. is excluded from the new restrictions. global markets dropped again on wednesday over coronavirus fears new york star jones closed more than 1400 points lower tokyo's nikkei index sank by more than 3 percent off the trucks announcement. the world health organization has labeled the corona virus outbreak a pandemic the virus has now killed more than 4600 people worldwide. some of the news now and a rocket attack on a military base in iraq has killed 3 personnel 2 from the united states and one from the u.k. about 18 small rockets fired from the back of a truck hit camp taji which is 27 kilometers north of the capital baghdad a dozen coalition personnel are being treated for injuries kept algy is a former republican guard base which has been used by the u.s.

since its capture in 2003. and has more from baghdad. well many people fear that this deadly attack could once again result in a series of tit for tat attacks and we've already seen a reaction not in iraq but in syria very close to the iraqi border there was a strike on positions of the popular mobilization forces very shortly after the attack on the base now many of these iranian backed groups that operate both in syria and iraq so what is interesting is that we saw a reaction in syria the what remains to be seen whether the united states would actually strike in iraq this time around the same way it did following the deadly attack on the k. one base in kirkuk back in december which is what set off this series of retaliatory retaliatory attacks in the 1st place now the situation has changed quite a bit since then 1st of all there was

a serious escalation to very dangerous levels that many people did not really expect then braced fear is especially here in iraq of an outside war between the u.s. and iran there has also since been a vote in the iraqi parliament to demand the departure of foreign troops and those negotiations are still ongoing so all of this will affect the extent to which the u.s. will respond to this deadly attack but of course we had u.s. officials repeated on regular basis that they do reserve the right to defend its troops here especially if they feel that the iraqi government is not doing enough to do so the u.s. house of representatives has approved a war powers resolution to limit president donald trump's ability to wage war with iran the measure requires that trump get congressional approval before engaging in further military action amid rising tensions with iran resolution is a response to the president's decision to all of the assassination of

a rainy and general money january senate voted 55 to 45 with republicans joining democrats to approve the resolution. a 15 year old palestinian boy has been shot and killed by israeli forces after they tried to forcibly break up a protest in the city of nablus demonstrators have been trying to fend off illegal settlers who were eyeing the area as a future i'll post video ever of reports on the occupied west bank. made wasn't even born when the fight over his village of course started. the 15 year old was killed defending his home. this video appears to show him being shot in the head by israeli forces witnesses save a teenager was killed from close range. 0 another protester remains in a critical condition dozens of others were injured in the confrontations. with palestinian protesters gathered at a jumble of army and mounted near the city of nablus early on wednesday protesters

say israeli settlers are trying to seize control and build another illegal outpost israeli media reported that right wing israeli archaeologist were planning to tour the area but the israeli army refused them permission. burstyn you see is really is used different ways to lay claim to the land and organizing tours is one of them they see the fight over just a little to me dates back to the late 19th eighties illegal israeli settlements are usually built on hilltops and it eats 190 meters journalism is one of the highest in the area boasting you see it's another way of projecting power and control over past to surround us. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has repeatedly promised to annex parts of the occupied west bank post to news the only way to fight is really expansion plans is by protesting that the ground. 0.

israel's president has urged for those co-leaders to seek compromise as he begins consultations to decide on a new prime minister benjamin netanyahu said to write blog failed to win a majority in last week's election the 3rd in less than a year political parties have put forward their recommendations for prime minister and the president will decide by march 17th after 2 months standoff iran has agreed to send the black boxes from a downed passenger jet to ukraine the head of iran's delegation at the international civil aviation organization says other countries have also been invited to read the docs of the ukrainian passenger plane was shot down by the iranian military in january killing all 176 people on board authorities admitted mistakenly shooting down the plane after initially saying they were not responsible . describes hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in

prison for rape and sexual assault the allegations helped spark the global me to movement helical him reports. made wasn't even born when the fight over his village of course started. the 15 year old was killed defending his move. this video appears to show him being shot in the head by israeli forces witnesses say the teenager was killed from close range. another protester remains in a critical condition dozens of others were injured in the confrontations. with palestinian protest. our apologies there we've had some technical difficulties this morning and other news the 2nd day of hearings has begun and australia's high court where former vatican treasurer george pell is fighting to overturn his sexual abuse conviction he was jailed last year for offenses dating back to the 990 s. nicola gage reports from canberra. the final step in

a long court process that's been followed closely across the world george pell the most prominent catholic figure to be convicted of child abuse wasn't in court he his final bid for freedom but some of his supporters and opponents were. right emotions were running high and opinions divided and here. today the voice of . george pell in the catholic church i hope approach the acquittal the fact an acquittal of a man of innocent man in late 2818 poll was found guilty of sexually abusing 2 quiet boys in the 1990s he served one year of a 6 year prison term and has continued to maintain his innocence. lost in appeal last year to or the turn his conviction over the next for days there arguing to the high court that that ruling was unreasonable his team is focused its argument on

the credibility of a witness and the timing of the offending lawyer lisa flynn who represents abuse victims is concerned that if the high court overturns his conviction it might stop other abuse victims speaking out. many survivors and victims. really people could come. despite being a convicted sex offender george pell is still a cardinal but so far the pope has declined comment until all avenues of appeal are exhausted that moment may not be far away now gauge al-jazeera camera. turned trains have collided at one of mexico city's busiest metro stations person died and $41.00 others were injured it's still unclear what caused the crash

. antigovernment protesters have battled police is chilly monks 30 years of democracy while president sebastian pinera celebrated the occasion inside the presidential palace outside demonstrators demanded his resignation police fired water cannon and tear gas at the crowds of the capital santiago started in october as protests at the cost of transport has broadened to a wider movement against inequality. soybean farm is an argentine that will begin a 4 day strike on monday to protest against a tax increase they say will cripple the industry the government says the measure is needed to help those struggling the most with an economic crisis stories about reports from send the call us. farmers are on strike in argentina hundreds of them gathered in this assembly to express their anger against the government evolve out of the finance minister the after he announced

a 3 percent increase in exports taxes on one of argentina's main crops the soybean . leaves in the province of some he says the government is making a mistake you'll be able to go to the world i don't mind paying more taxes but the government wants more and more in argentina you work and work in the government takes away 70 percent of your income we cannot continue like this when the government says that this strike is an act of violence in a country that is currently struggling with a recession and is on the verge of defaulting on its sovereign debt but this farmer saying that they play a crucial role in argentina's economy that any increase in exports taxes is excessive i would force many of them out of business. argentina is one of the world's top exporters of soya and or in the government wants to increase exports taxes on soya from 30 to 33 percent in what it describes as a solidarity move to help those who are suffering the most oh you're not going to

see it out by take money away from us and say they want to use it for those who are struggling but that's not true we already pay 35 percent of income taxes plus property tax in export texas. base of vegetable producers went to the city to donate some of their harvest. came here to give away the vegetables to support the government's redistribution measures some soy produce is not thinking about the can . they're only thinking about their own income can even be back in 2008 members of argentina's agricultural community clash with the former president cristina fernandez de kirchner who is now vice president when she tried to increase taxes farmers held major protests that forced the administration to back down but the situation is different now senator have. you noticed this is a fight for survival for many producers much of the crop production happens on

rented land and producers have to pay for rent on top of all the taxes also some have the added cost of transport as their farms are far away from the ports. argentina's farming community is vast and while there are large companies running the business there's also small scale producers. they are the ones who have vowed to continue fighting against a measure that they believe is unjust that is have the. last argentina. result is their own these are the top stories donald trump says travel from europe to the u.s. will be suspended from friday from up u.s. citizens and not affected by the president says it will help protect americans from the coronavirus the u.k. is excluded from the new restrictions taking early intense action we have seen dramatically fewer cases of the virus in the united states than are now present in

europe. the european union failed to take the same precautions and restrict travel from china and other hot spots as a result a large number of new clusters in the united states were seeded by travelers from europe. global markets dropped again on wednesday over coronavirus fares new york style jones closed more than 1400 points lower tokyo's nikkei index sank by more than 5 percent after trump's announcement meanwhile the world health organization has labeled the corona virus outbreak a pandemic it's alarmed by the spread and the lack of action to combat it viruses not kills more than 4600 people worldwide a rocket attack on a military base in iraq has killed 3 personnel 2 from the united states and one

from the u.k. about 18 small rockets fired from the back of a truck camp taji which is 27 kilometers north of the capital baghdad a dozen coalition personnel are being treated for injuries camp taji is a former republican guard base that has been used by the u.s. since its capture in 2003 the u.s. house of representatives has approved a war powers resolution to limit president donald trump's ability to wage war with iran the measure requires that trump get congressional approval before engaging in further military action amid rising tensions with tehran the resolution as a response to the president's decision to order the assassination of a rainy and general cause some sort of money in january as the headlines are up to date aaron algis there up next is the bottom line the consequence of. using drugs you served in the marine corps for mentioning. that just doesn't go away. a little bit of true for the last couple years. follows a group of u.s.

veterans much i used by war. as they struggle to get their lives back. on al-jazeera. hi i'm steve clements and i have a question is the coronavirus morphing from a public health epidemic into a full blown social and financial pandemic let's get to the bottom line. around the world factories have gone off line schools have been suspended and entire cities have been locked down in italy the entire country is now under quarantine and in america critics of president donald trump say his administration has been slow to deal with the outbreak and focused on dealing with a health crisis as a public relations battle more recently however and with 700 cases of coronavirus infection in the u.s. the administration has shifted to high gear in fact in the past few days the government.