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a little earlier in the day when my chron arrived, to hold talks with the president, remember day earlier, he was in moscow praising mister savanski for showing great self control. amid all this tension with russia, that was after a 5 hour meeting without me approach in which both sides had said was constructive . you could put, you don't put in multicast. sure, it's a dispute president who has assured me of his willingness to engage in logic and have a desire to maintain these balances of an issue. and in particular with regard to the stability and territorial integrity of ukraine. again, the next few days will be decisive. will obviously require deep discussions that we will pursue together as has been pretty much don't know. but if it's what i hear president micron considered it necessary to come to russia to exchange views about how to proceed from here. it's too early to speak about a number of his ideas. i consider it possible that they could serve as a basis for further steps. we will see how microns meetings will go. we agreed that

after his visit to the ukrainian capital, we will have a call and exchange views on the matter. his the team this out to take us through this story, dolcy jabari and moscow who will come to shortly. but 1st order abdul hamid in care of as we wait and wait for this news conference to begin, it does show though, the power that president micron has at the moment that he is the one throws diplomacy. meeting the 2 presidents in 2 days. well yes, this is definitely president macros moment, and i think it has to do a lot with the fact that he's trying to thrust himself as the lead mediator when it comes to european affairs a perhaps me may be even trying to replace former german chancellor angle america, or who was the leader in that role in the past? now he was, as you said, he went to moscow yesterday. he is coming here to tell presidents zalinski about that very long conversation. a 5 hour long meeting with president vladimir putin.

but he is not coming to a country with whom france has had a very strong and deep relation, is actually president zelinski treated a short while ago. busy that this was the 1st visit of a french president since 1998. so that's 24 a years ago. and that was zach she rock at the time. but he is coming with some new ideas. i think somehow do ukrainians might be a little bit worried about what are these new ideas? simply because we've heard to foreign minister speak as at least twice over the last 24 hours about the red lines of ukraine, 3 red lines. first one being the sovereignty and did territorial integrity of the country. the 2nd one being no direct negotiations with the russian back separatist in the east of the country. and so those are very dues, as sticky points, considering rushes position,

especially when it comes to east journey ukraine. as you said, both men as opposed to hold a press conference. it's been delayed, could be an indication that does. conversations are being quite robust behind closed doors. so in the meantime, what a tell us more about president zalinski is position at the moment. he has all these diplomatic tools going in office to help mediate. but then he also has the united sites, for example, at piling in the support on the ground and talking about an imminent invasion. where does that leave? mister zalinski let certainly he is in a very difficult position. he keeps on repeating. i'm on a daily basis nearly that there is no decision to be taken about ukraine without ukraine. and i think that's the challenge really for president zelinski. because yes, the is that flurry of diplomacy every, you know, european leaders, ministers coming to visit to care on a daily basis. but then diesel's and all these conversations,

he is not part of. for example, when do you s and a russia meet in geneva and have talks there that need you. quinn becomes very worried that this is not an a crisis just about ukraine is not just about the 800000 or 830000 according to ukrainian intelligence russian troops. eta, i long ukraine's borders, but it's about the bigger picture of europe. the future security over europe, the boundaries of nato, and the boundaries of a russia when it comes to the territorial defenses. so ukraine is almost trying to remind the world that this is a crisis that is biting this countries by think economically. it's has in an impact under society. 14000 people have data. i'm gonna enter on chair, i'm afraid started, but it does know that there is a bigger picture here. sorry about that. what about the 2 presidents have just

emerged from their meeting at the party minutes? have a listen at 1st of all, it will be president zalinski gentlemen. oh, be a felony, a leader of france for doing you for years or the you were waiting for this. thank you for your visit to day or the corporate in or he has about especially mr. michael ledger, you still go to bob roll with luke, go. there is no sound like a one of their questions of today's negotiations. would you let me

know? and when he's in so much, you will in and manage to have negotiations over the deliverer, no money, no money for a petition with national on the 26th of in the louis mazda roman kenya, and future negotiations involved in the will and bring us closer to some agreements. oh we see he then shred her for ukraine, for europe with the whole world said they, demands, knew that all 30th at the roaches. so we continue to call grades to do occupies the parts of our territory. is the grain today, a support of our partners to strengthen our defense

capabilities? it is very important for all the countries of the european union. it is security and economic support is very important for us and to re read you the steps with you to learn from it and france it to give us $1200000.00 of a euro's oh for my growth. and normally the sales it is there an important step to strengthen stability of your train, important to in the involvement of your grain to different a infrastructure or projects. it's important to renew our infrastructure, especially in the east of ukraine. and our corporation

is implemented, especially in to a supply drinking water in murray and reconstruction of the canal in logan's, corinthian. it is a result of voyage and over 1000000 ukrainian citizens and get to fresh access to fresh water and as the supply of 120 locomotive, and 370 units of 5 units. and also a patrol boat are built in nikolai ukraine and runs a developer corporation in

a military and technical corporation because signed agreements with ukrainian or on prom. and france a, a letter form of for ukrainian defense complex, and a thankful tool and my new all personally and to support from france and douglas will. schools are our security of our country and europe. and i am very grateful again that you, i have come here and this is this afford for each citizen. you go to school with the statement of word that president of the french republican menu,

i must call mister president. liquor you will get given us and the welcome to lou. today in court, in ukraine, your country all the v i v initial denied their number me because the me get those replenish was since the revolution of my den enrolled him a 1030 if republic vinyati sima vis choices was made by the ukranian paypal as a father or from his rookie saunders, hugo, the hood was to land, and your country has transformed, and this is also a guarantee of itself warranty, the p v. donor currency, these are considered remote awful, me. for 8 years, ukraine has transformed a lot it was a remote level, but in on the loo schmidt, we're looking at the number one i and i want to make sure this transformation occurs. it does not go back,

which with wanted to do me to get those will be from one of the 3 they have wanted to defend their country since 2014 that borders you did with from the simplification. but what was it that it why for her to funded is limited to putting are there any of that destiny? cannot be sim, no, not defined, nor does destabilizes all the sauce called overflow should we know and are aware of the com we must have for this challenge. issue with luckily tuatha lewis. i'm to keep your frontiers in, you know, and territory safe and put it off. one of the most is default immediately on put on it or clinical medical france has tried to mediate between russia and ukraine or to get a problem with that than if you didn't. previously, we had time to discuss this during the time of matter. i angela macau. we got

with the money from an on monday. they bought the new summit for that goes to the mozilla. you media them it. huh. i cannot hear this. it's not loud enough. la venzano, you delay the guess would be where the 4 countries, ukraine, russia, france, and germany met. you look at 100 things. and i think he did the legal yet to ha lucian mother, literally and to keep ukraine's integrity territorial integrity and mark up help forward. 2 of you men. no good. i think that is a good and rush to re engage tourist bent vote. this is of humanity on organizational re dominion figler vote who did the mid one of simon. and i appreciate our discussion. we reaffirmed all these intentions that ukraine leave levy. we want to work towards pace the constitution

and also find a political solution to the crisis. include the vertical, the music, the silly me just one of the 60s. it don't put over to the current here this the next with long. this was in the declared. she is like all the means. so to see, let me know what to do. now the men disc agreement is the best protection for ukraine shown above the suit who will get more on the base of this double engagement. undertaking de fell asleep, sitting with his boot dice. it was, it didn't admitted the negotiation. and what he did is only don't get to the box, he paused and this is has been full russia, it was here in the total did give them enough to do as a company. sure. so you should switch to don't automatically,

osama, and apologies. as you can hear, we are having some audio problems. certainly getting the clean audio fade from kia to our, to translators. a just go through what's been said so far, very sort of broad strokes from presidents lensky talking about valuing francis support. and that support for ukraine is when, when for the region really talked more about the big picture rather than i think what a lot of people are concerned about right now. and that is the threat of a, of russian forces on ukraine's border amanew micron. just before we lost the translation there, praising mister zelinski for having a cool head in this crisis, he mentioned that yesterday when he was in moscow as well. and also says that observing the myths agreement is the only way for peace. just going to check with my team, see if we've got any, no, we don't have for any translation coming back yet, so i'll go to dorsey jabari,

who hopefully can hear me in moscow. i a man your micron repeating, i think a little bit what he said yesterday in moscow did me about sort of his praise for mr. zalinski. i wouldn't say he's necessarily almost to zelinski. so i, but he, you know, he shows solidarity with ukraine. doesn't he? after that trip to moscow yesterday. certainly, and i think it's quite telling that we have heard from the ukranian at president. he spoke very briefly and he mainly talks about the financial aid that they've received from france so far and how helpful that's been to the country. and then the french president who is still speaking and has taken center stage. he's very much now at demanding to be seen as the peacemaker that he wants to be in this

whole crisis and manual. my cramps said that some have try to mediate between russia and ukraine, referring to the former german chancellor angle merkel. and he also stressed that they normally formats that is a, a group that's made up of germany, france, russia, and ukraine to try and continue the dialogue about about the minsk agreement that they signed to continue that format as well. it's very important to ukraine stability and the whole situation about creating more stability at between russia and ukraine. he said that agreement is paramount. of course. that was an agreement that was signed in 2014 to end the fighting that has been taken place in eastern ukraine between russia back separate asia and kept so. so i'll just jump in there. sorry to interrupt you. reside, were didn't hood earlier was when we've got our translation back from president micron security. oh,

the security added a thought may ensuring every body security amongst all the details and in order to live in one constant of our relationship over the years economy. janasia nodded, the men is economic for financial engagement. government descending there did america ms of g o. we have been taught it building infrastructures in europe, ukraine on for market that co feels good news of it on a video to defend its to until line civil confidence we have in ukraine's resilience good to me, yada also found the gone but not physical to re mother, nearly 2000000000 euros europe has put the 2000000000 euros into you grew ukraine dog. literally couldn't we believe in your economy? you don't go to the fit it, which is one of the way is to ensure stability in the you. if you crave what is as

if he was told you before the weekend, you know, it, we think of the you are, you know, who ukrainian people come in. i've been on to go to and tim, in short paste them calling to let them like that was with what was up a by deborah duncan with that when you're on, which are the part of the cafeteria, the lunch time, feel rooms this josh was that i still do what i'm putting them as to horner thought that was elaine's. come along, which in the blues, the letters of the russian president put in yesterday that the my voters lead that even better ones richard america. but that was that i wouldn't think about the meeting of the norman deform. and the question to mr. president. mr. zalinski would like to comment and put in words in the context of

implementation of means agreement. and who said that these groups of m a r a, who quoted a russian saying whether you like it or not, you have to bear with my view. what does your response to this i thank you for your question. air air, this is serious question. needs a serious reply, probably, i will reply in the russian so that their author of this author is this. i do. it correctly understands me

with regard to the ins cur agreements or whether you like it or not. you have to bear that my view. of course, there are things that you cannot argue with. the president of the russian federation of ukraine is really a beauty. but her, i think this is with excessive individual sir, i shall or no, i think mr. president was being good it serious or but with regard to the word to you have to bear with her. and i think ukraine is already in place and to it because it's very important, not just for your grandfather, for the whole europe. and it's very important for arise and the goods are from our patients. escalation depends from the other side. we are defending our territory or

we are in our country. our patients are, would, when the donna replied to grow occasions and dare behave in a decent away air and this is her. this shows that to be a wise barbara on the shores, la premier. the 1st thing you're good if you have either to proceed on cleaning but not in the discussion that i could have with president po tend to be more, you know, the bit of security that he did on was tough. look at ways to lower the instability and insecurity in the region. he paused all this will take time. you know, a thoughtful in particular, lowering the tension related to the military build up with the model he with it at

all. we have to find ways of bringing few points together and lowering the attention you previously been deal funded with him. young. obviously the geopolitical order that was built at the end of world war 2000000. remember, we now need to address that. the official who can they only communicate when to deal with cuz i think the communications over the last few hours have helped us to address this old position and how to change the group. he peers johnson additional denila. i was able during the discussions with po 10 when he does so, so that both of these are cur, the need to get them to engage on various strings agreements all or pre agreed things. the job was the duties, nothing me awful advice, you know,

various procedures to do that, which are quite technical. you, mickey, than the one you had it. if you're the, you're who, who you. uh huh. you he along the discussion piece agenda only rule the lucia lucia law hunton. you the go for me. my calls from goodman. the things have to proceed with this common understanding crudely to dish or hope with you. she said, one thing is kasheila mccarthy just wanted to know if we can rectify things and discuss things mom, zoe, as hulu. no gotten a 30 day. collectively, we will be able to come to a point where things are comma and stability. there is more stability against the woman who was ha, look and then even to come back, it has it on the on, off and just from, from the,

with the phone. does that show, do the plan this with social that, that come from the, from the law? it is, it is yours, b a u d s u haul still at the law that with, you know, made those at their job or kim, non cruise. a gentleman that i found in who's do sure, do a talk with them as though they don't get along with other e as composites of that. with this you said, for hiking researching in case your support to print it are, is it is it can, is it all pulled up? i guess y'all do do. does echo removed a commercial that a tuition? i don't know. let me put you in. yeah. for the plaza, but homer says ready to be fueled athletic which mythological tional. how did you find kids in yesterday?

do you feel more confident after your discussions with michael procedure? newton, is it. what can the see for me? sure. even my vision off of the movie to does it typically they help us by launch it did commit. uh huh. a pretty to bottles was able to look not had a problem. what was it though? okay. i don't have fun. i said, we need to put an end to this notion of an open door, a nato open door to you, cried. he shouldn't need him. he sent me all the, keep the phone and i did not engage in that kind of discussion with post it that, that the formula is see what the nato open door will play the noise like there. well, that's a good, we need to stay very clear and vigilant on what we say. you hopefully. so could you to say, what i am trying to address is to avoid any conflict on ukrainian soil. use it with

dignity. both the situation has slim on the to escalate. it has got worse as opposed to him yesterday. and i want to offer a process isn't even due to deescalate, disclose it. it gets to look like the heart of the discussion. i did tell you something you still like most of the kitchens was a funky, busy sister. the question to day could leave the missoula toss balls the hoof. know that the collective, not the same security transparency measures who hoodie. bah, and ac is too little. it's one exposure and so we're not focusing on nato and it's extension it doesn't say frequently. we don't gonna finish homes yet, please don't put intervals. so this is the discussion i had with pizza,

about how we can create a process to de escalate. because you go few who the money was the more you know, so i had my discussions with the ukranian president while what means can we used to do that too cuz i knew him it can go root canal. sure. med honda. what kind of architecture can we build it through the policy? could newsome been in your tomato? what structure can we build that respect to the principles that we ourselves? all of us collectively about held is not is not the most of the b, russia, france, ukraine, the rest of europe that we believe in war. both you to the discussion who is from community situated. ringback regarding the military and security question on his equipment, he don't modify my discussions with per 10. is

it possible? certainly bottles genatossio mythology is that we had these discussions that won't is important. so can you it by the bus if you did it from all the kid mountains. even buick enclave. the coffee on me. well, paula nunez lip lip. who am all? i saw sonya in a situation. don't know whomever thornton. so we want to keep the situation stable and deal with tension. that's all i can suggest. triple through a process come from, i don't underneath you. in for yes was if you me, that can, we mustn't yielded us through some of you. is this one or underestimate the tension currently in this, in the situation we're confronting them, is the new the pool exist on the you know, and yeah, solutions that are over the top are excessive. we'll work with that when we are

just having one young. we can't find them now just by a few hours of discussion with just setting it in motion center. we must respect our values. if you do it though, you don't, i don't i him, he, that those of c m territorial integrity in the region is when it's amended with it only more to view, gummy on the days wait, said months to come with a camera that when we will be resolving this and that's how we will proceed. jackwoods is of the time questions on going up. that news briefing and have with the french president him on your microphone and that man on the screen, the ukranian president ultimate. then you just apologies. again, we obviously dealing with 3 different languages effectively if you wanna include english and how to translate is as well. so it doesn't always run as smoothly as we might like. thank you for bearing with us through that into the translators as well . let's go if we can strike to bill how made actually,

to start talking about what we've heard. i was saying to do a little bit earlier. how president lensky went sort of very broad brush initially, and was more talking about the support from france for ukraine rather than going to specifics about any possible invasion. and then mr. micron decided, know we need to focus a bit more on that and talk directly about what he's trying to do to stop that. yes, absolutely. i think president zalinski was trying, as you said, to be a giving just his welcoming note. he did start by saying, again, what he had he treated earlier in the day that this was the 1st visit via french president to his country in 24 years. but then we heard more details about we're actually was discuss from emanuel mccoy himself. he's clearly pushing forward with there are with the normandy for my da normandy format, is where it's

a format whereby france, germany, ukraine, and russia sit at the same table to try to find some sort of political compromise to describe as and is actually one of the few formats where ukraine and russia sit together face to face and can have some sort of good direct talk of 1 may say there was a meeting about 2 weeks ago at a lower level, but there's a bigger meeting. and next 3 in berlin emanuel michael say that the normandy format is the only way forward. he also said that both russia and ukraine have to stick to the main skag remain. that was signed back in 2015. the cease fire agreement is a 10 point agreement which ukraine seized as favoring russia, more than ukraine. and there was a bit of an exchange of words between a vladimir putin and a presidency lensky about that agreement. vladimir putin telling president zalinski,

ah, well, the man said agreement like it or not deal with it. my beauty to which one of the or reporters did as the present zalinski. what he thought about that statement. he did say that the wording used, especially my beauty, was a bit pushing it, but that ukraine is used to being out of provoked, and it won't. he won't respond in similar chose as to shows you how these 2 men who are the heart of this crisis. don't see eye to eye and really don't respect each other so much at this particular time. now, micro was also making a big difference between the ukraine crisis and then the broader issue of europe, the broader issue of the security of europe. and he did say, yes, we have to concentrate on ways to de escalate the tensions. we have to make sure that that true build up doesn't increase, and actually maybe russia pulling back,

we are not there yet. he did say that the only agreement, or the only thing that a president putin told him yesterday, were about those russian troops that i'd bella rues for these joint exercises. while they will pull back a jew, a russian soil after those exercises. and on february 20th, that's according to a minute. michael now is when it comes to the broader issue of nature or a manual mccoy's saying there's a lot of misunderstanding that has been going on in europe as not from yesterday, not from 10 years ago. but actually since the end of this 2nd world war, they are treaties that may be need to be updated with the real situation. that's a much longer conversation and a much more difficult conversation. and so you can see that french president thrusting himself in, in this crisis, trying to be the lead major when he comes to the european position. and trying also

to take some sort of a lead position when it comes to you. crane it's thinking, being ukraine is part of europe and european affairs need to be sorted. mainly number one by europe and with all the other allies, including washington. but europe has to be part of that conversation. what of dell, how made a correspondent in key of reflecting on the needs conference also in here, which is ongoing presidents? lensky has been asked just a moment, go about president putin. he said, i don't quite trust words. deeds are important for a politician and the french president. emanuel micron, who we may just see as the camera pulls out, has also said we may still need more months ahead months ahead to resolve the ukraine situation more on that story. of course, coming later on in our later bulletins. ah, let's get to some other news. the corruption trial of israel's former prime

minister, which has been delayed after allegations of illegal spyware, used by the police on monday as well. the newspaper reported officers hacked the phones of benjamin netanyahu son and his associates, protesters, business leaders, cabinet ministers, they're all said to have been targeted using these rarely made pegasus spyware. i minister enough talley bennett has promised an inquiry, beany on their bull shot the pegasus. these cyber tools are intended to fight terror, intended to fight crime, severe crime there were knight attempted to be used against citizens. we will assure to check the matter in a thrust, barren, profound and swift to way. because all of us, the citizens of the state of israel, as the ministers of the government, to all the system, we all deserve answers. and a witness in mister netanyahu's corruption trial is believed to be among those targeted by the spyware williams, a hole in v dot you flew. this is a black day for the state of israel without referring to my issue,

which of course has wide implications. i think this case concerns all citizens of the country, not right, not left. all citizens of the country without exception, something inconceivable has happened here. got harry force that's keeping an eye on this one from west jerusalem. he explains here how the allegations could affect netanyahu's corruption trial. as far as his lawyer is concerned, this is something that they are very much trying to use to their advantage already before these latest revelations came out. there was this one very significant witness against that and you know who the former director general of the communications ministry. i form a very close associate of netanyahu. there were questions as to whether the allegations that his phone had been drained in this way could affect his testimony, which was originally scheduled for next week. now we have yahoo son and other very close associates, also being drawn in school. this prosecutors so far have been saying that any use

of the software is separate from the investigation that the allegations against the charges against that been based upon. but certainly they will have to try to prove that. and so his lawyers are saying that this has to be properly investigated and it does potentially pose a threat to the, to the validity of the trial going forward. but also the fact already legation that the police weren't as they had been saying, seeking propositional approval for each use of such technology. that essentially they were going on expeditions, trying to see what they could find on phones, and then building cases around them. the police have been denying at least that part of it, saying that they were only acting in proper criminal investigations. however, the, the broadness of these allegations are extremely serious. and that is what this inquiry will have to try to sort out. and north korea is denying allegations it still tens of millions of dollars in crypto currency to help finance. it's miss our

program with you and report st. young stone more than $50000000.00 through cyber attacks between 2020 and last year. north korea says the allegations of fabricated by the united states, no curious conducted 9 ballistic missile tests just in january. and now the former romika roman catholic pope benedict, the 16th has asked victims of sexual abuse in the church for forgiveness. but his rejected allegations he was involved in any cover up an inquiry found he knew about abuses when he was the archbishop of munich, but failed to report their crimes is now released a statement acknowledging errors occurred. but his lawyers published what they're calling a fact check denying. he was involved in any misconduct, dominic cane and berlin with more on this one. we don't hear from the i think pope ameritas are meritus. pope i think is his official title. these, as you don't hear from him, very often what prompted this what's prompted this

particular assurance from the former pope is hundreds of pages of testimony. evidence that was accumulated by an inquiry into historic allegations of sexual abuse by priests of children going back 7580 years in southern germany. but the element that refers to him to the former pope refers to the time when he was archbishop of munich and fries in which is in southern germany. and is, remember that southern germany is the bastille, the homeland of christianity, of that form of christianity in germany. and therefore, was a very important time. now what we've heard from the pope now is that he has apologized for grievous faults that were made in the investigation and the handling of these allegations of sexual abuse by priests. the problem for the pope is a former pope, rather is that when he gave evidence to the inquiry and he gave the evidence in

december of last year, it's very fresh. he said to the inquiry that he had a very good memory, and if he could not remember a meeting taking place, then it didn't take place. well then, in the course of the last week, 2 weeks, he had to say, well, actually i forgot there was a man meeting which i wish i was present at apps, which a particular allegation of very serious sexual abuse, was leveled against a priest. now the pope's, the form of hope was there, but he forgot to tell people about it. that's the source of detail which was immersed over the course of the last few weeks. so the problem is that many questions have then been raised about, were there other meetings? so the form of it was at in which allegations of sexual abuse were raised against priests. this one particular incidence. let's be clear, the individual about whom the allegations were being made with that person went on to be convicted of sexual abuse of children in several different cases. so what we're hearing from the form of hope today is lots of apologies for false in terms

of handling of the cases, but no acceptance of any wrongdoing on his part and say, an appealing for people to understand. yes, there were faults, but he didn't do anything wrong. the problem for the former pope is there is a growing chorus of concern and claims by individuals. many individuals in southern germany, particularly that they haven't had full answers from the former pope, and some of them think they will never get them dominant cane reporting from berlin on this new r. thank you. dominic with corona, virus news for you starting in hong kong. we're tougher restrictions are being brought back. as the territory battles record covert cases, chief executive carry lam, announced the new measures including the closure of religious venues. public gatherings will also be limited to just 2 people. come here, come here, getting adams on there. given the severe pandemic,

i have the public rec set that we have to go back to. this may stringent level will be introducing a ban across family gatherings, even in private and will increase a penalty for those who don't comply with the compulsory testing requirements. if they don't comply, the fine will now be doubled. more on this with brit cleaners in hong kong. they will now be bands on, on certain gatherings and even in the household which is something that we haven't heard before. we do know that jim's and, and basel already shot now, places of worship will also have to be closed in hassan's will also have to be closed. interestingly enough, there is a huge emphasis on vaccine pauses. so you will need to prove that you've had a vaccine to went to wet markets and shopping malls and soup markets as well. that we haven't seen that kind of thing introduced at such a huge level in hong kong before. so certainly alarm from kerry alarm, we know that the vaccine level just aren't aware officials want them right now the

at around 80 percent for fully vaccinated. but if you look at people over 70, it's still hovering around 30 percent, which exposes the most vulnerable people in the city. and that's what authorities have said time and time again. we're also suffering here, a supply shortage when it comes to fruit and vegetables off the truck drivers who came across the border tested positive so that now reduce the number of truck drivers delivering good to the city. and that's triggered some panic buying here. and many of the supermarket surround the fruit and vegetable section. many of those shelves were bad today, but certainly the emphasis and the message from kerry lamb is the say. we are sticking on this no tolerance approach to coven 19 from hong kong to malaysia, where a coven 19 government advisory panel is calling for the borders to be reopened. that international travelers should no longer have to quarantine and i just bought i have been shot for nearly 2 years, more from quite a number with florence li,

data analysis by malaysia's health ministry projects, the number of new covert 19 cases could reach 22000 by the end of march, as the health minister puts it, the only con, waive is here, but malaysia is better prepared, better protected, the very high vaccination rate in the country. around 98 percent of adults are fully vaccinated, while around 53 percent have gotten that booster jobs and the government recently started vaccinating children above the age of 5. now majority of the cases are a symptomatic or mild, but the government says it's prepared in case there is a search in the number of cases that require hospital care. it's reactivating a cove at 19 task force. this is a committee that's able to take quick action, including ordering the building of field hospitals where necessary. now the government says it's not going to impose stricter conditions and it's not planning to suspend school for the time being. but it has advised employers to allow staff

to work from home when possible, and to avoid face to face meetings where they're not necessary in a bit to cub the spread of the corona virus. and in new zealand. a convoy protesting against pandemic restrictions as cause disruption in the capital. wellington hundreds of mostly mosque cliff demonstrators called the streets around parliament. as politicians returned from this, i'm a break. they are angry about mosque mandates and requirements for workers in some industries to be vaccinated. canon, his prime minister just answered trudeau was calling for an end to a protest there by hundreds of truck drivers against vaccine mandates. the truck has on their supporters of shut down parts of the capitol, otto, where the mayor is asking for additional forces more in this report from priyanka gupta, canada seat of power ottawa occupied by truckers and this supporters for more than a week now, protest is call it a freedom convoy, the police say it's

a siege on the capital. in the depths of winter truckers from across canada are off road, adamant that cove 19 vaccine mandates for cross border drivers must end or the prime minister should resign. on monday, just intruder accused then of trying to do a democracy. it has to stop. the people have auto don't deserve to be harassed in their own neighborhoods. they deserve to be confronted with the inherit violence of a swastika flying on a street corner, or a confederate flag. are the insults and jeers just because they're wearing a mask. the police are turning off supplies, the fuel ant funds to put a brake on the porters. a court has also put a injunction on the loud sound of horns disrupting the life. we went after the

funding. our efforts combined with the cities efforts eliminated to go fund me. $10000000.00 are no longer accessible to the demonstrators. but the battle is far from one. the truckers are showing no signs of leaving. i would guy on the streets for my kids and my grandkids are here in a personal personal and like we saw people on the side of the street with their size at o'clock at night, 40 below, in the weather, standing there with their signs and telling us that were the only hope a bunch of truckers with their hawkish dixon, flags that come on. how did we get here? hundreds of kilometers away from ottawa at the main crossing between the us and canada. there's heavy traffic as the poultice pouring from south of the border, prominent republicans including former preston, donald trump, tesla founder,

ellen musk, and far right, i'm empty. vaccine groups have shown their support for the truckers, but in canada most people are vaccinated, including many of the protest as why it is not because canadians love getting needles. is because canadians trust science, canadians trust each other. but these demonstrations show trust in the government. i'm a thruth may be winning for some bianca group there. i'll see her. all right, a few stories in brief. now campaigning, officially begun in the philippines for a presidential election in may candidates, a vine to succeed president rodrigo, to tortillas. his 6 year term comes to an end. contenders include the mayor of manila, the son of a former leader and a retired boxing champion. 3 soldiers had been killed when an improvised explosive device blew up and west in iraq. one civilian was also injured in the blast in alamba province. a local official says the explosive was left behind by i. so the

soldiers were accompanying hunters from kuwait who were unharmed. at 3 palestinians had been killed by his ready security forces in nablus in the occupied west bank rails army says they are responsible for recent attacks on its forces. alex, a martyrs brigade, the armed wing of fatter said the 3 were its members and it's promised to retaliate . the speaker of libby as to book based parliament says, elections won't take place this year, but a new intern, prime minister will be chosen on thursday. the incumbent abdul, hamid debarber though, who leads the tripoli based unity. government says he'll stay on until the elections are held in june. there's been increasing friction between the countries . rival legislatures, elections in december were postponed because they couldn't agree on a new constitutional framework. now people displaced by 10 years of war in syria as struggling to survive in the north western province of italy. unemployment is wide spread, prices are rising. senior cos eulu has some of those stories now from the town of

at these women in the town of outsmart in northwest and syria. hope every stage might bring them some income. there among at least a 1000000 people, the place by the war for living in 10 city in what is considered the largest community of this place, people in the country. maria opened this works for women in her community 2 months ago with a few resources mom and her friends make traditional dresses from fabric that's been donated their seeking supports from n g o. so more women can join them, especially those who lost their husband. we launched this project because there are many which was around here, we only to work to provide for our families. but we don't have the opportunities here except for knitting at home and selling our work. and that's why we try to include as many women as we can. marion's husband died in an accident 5 years ago. that left or depending on what were help,

she could get and raising her 3 children alone. others are grateful for the hope she's given them. i have 7 children and my husband doesn't have a job. we learn how to so hear from marian, now hoping to make a life of our own at the province's last rebel health area and syria with a population of nearly 4000000 people. and unemployment is right. the turkish theory is used as the main currency, but a collapse and it's valley is making data life harder for the cost of living. rising fat. the people who live here tell us their lives have been calmer for the past 3 years. what they were bomb and rockets, but the latest battle they phase is the rising food prices in the market. 2 years ago, the local authorities switch from using the syrian pound to the turkish director and collapse in the war torn regions, fragile economy. everybody on the exchange rate, you asked for a bunch of parsley,

say, let me check the dollar price that people don't have mercy on each other as the wholesalers raised the prices. so do i. i make little profit because many people i can barely buy a packet of bread. some this place people here have been uprooted several times and starting over has become routine and many say they need international support. now if they're to cope with a dar conditions, they live in santa castillo al jazeera asthma. it live norfolk, syria is the news day on al jazeera, but we need some winter olympics. actually we sure do, and let's take it over to beijing. were chinese tennis player? pang shy has made a rare public appearance at the winter olympics. the 3 times summer olympian was seen speaking to the io see president thomas bock at the free style scheme, competition pangs while being has been a global concern. after she accused a senior chinese official of sexually assaulting her and

a social media post in november. but in an interview with the french newspaper. this week, she denied that she made such allegations. whooping was there to see china's island? gwyn gold and the women's free style, big air competition, the 18 year old was born in the united states, and this is her 1st ever olympics. she saved her best jump for last with a fort rotations, also called a 1620, complete with a perfect landing. only frenchwoman tesla dough had pulled that move off in a competition before, but we do had to settle for silver this time. go has more chances for gold and the slope style and the half pipe, which is an event she's unbeaten in the season. so goose from san francisco and learn to ski in california, but she chose to represent china instead of the usa in the olympics. that comes at a sensitive time and relations between the 2 countries. with the u. s. declaring a diplomatic boycott of the games over china's human rights record. i definitely feel as though i am just as american as i am chinese,

i'm american when i'm in the u. s. and i'm chinese when i'm in china. and i have been very outspoken about my gratitude to both the u. s. and china for making me the person who i am. my mission is to use sport as a force for unity to use it as a form to foster interconnection between countries and not use it as a divisive force. so that benefits everyone. and if you disagree with that, then i feel like that someone else's prop, well her when lifted china up, the metal table taking them to 3 gold medals and all level with the netherlands and norway. but it's currently sweden out in front with for golds. but there's still quite a lot of competition to go. auster is mathias mayor became the 1st man to win. alpine seen gold metal at 3 consecutive olympic games. that's after he won the super g title on the rock force by just for hundreds of a 2nd. mayor also won the super g for years ago and south korea and the downhill gold at the 2014. so 2 games christian ericsson says he knew 2 days

after his cardiac arrest that he would play football again. he's been training with his new club. brentford 7 months after being resuscitated on the pitch plane for denmark at the euros, the former tottenham midfielder returns to the premier league as a free agent. he left enter milan because rules in italy banned him from playing with an icy deed to 50 later device. at 1st and on a test to see how the the hawk reacted to her through physical training again. and luckily nothing came out of that nothing. so everything was good. and then every month i can really push it and then i could play. but the feeling of getting through here from the doctors that even when i see there is no limits and with your condition, there's no limit not to do it. like you can hear people running medicine, swimming a deep di, whatever. also it's just depends of course, diagnosis and how you feel about it. and luckily everything was there after. ok.

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