this is news coming to you live from berlin a brick through in the fight against hiv for only the second time ever and each i.v. positive patient is in sustained remission from the virus that causes aids it raises hopes that the disease could one day be cured also coming up france's president emanuel mccraw makes an impassioned plea to voters ahead of crucial e.u. elections in may he says that to defeat nationalism europe needs to make big

changes. and the syrian refugees in limbo in germany they fear any contact with the syrian embassy with talent but without official documents they can get long term residence in germany and me be sent back cold blast is this the end of the road for some of germany's top football stars national team coach yorkie blue drops three offers longtime regulars to almost nil up lots who builds and general go outings it's a radical change after germany's debacle in the vols cup in trucks. and welcome i'm good to have your company. we begin with a breakthrough in the treatment of hiv for only the second time ever a doctor say that an hiv positive patient has been cleared of the virus that causes

aids this new case raises hopes that the disease which affects almost thirty seven million people worldwide might one day be cured. it's the second time someone has been shown to be free of the virus off the stem cell treatment but is transplant therapy a cure for the pathogen that can cause aids researchers are urging caution. so we were now eighteen months in and we're confident that this will be a long term remission but it's too early to say as to whether this is a cure. the treatment works by transplanting cells from people who has now sickly immune to age of the to the infected patient but finding a donor who has a gene that makes them immune is like finding a needle in a haystack more than ten years ago two or three brown also know when a bone marrow transplant and was cured of hiv yes i meant vice i'm going public. i would say take your time if you if you want to become public do it

it's very useful for science and for giving hope to. interview people. to people would be with a k v some researchers have held a new development i was emphasized that the procedure has little to offer for the almost forty million people living with hiv that in itself is it is not a treatment that one would want to give to somebody he was living with hiv on the current medicines and is very healthy all patients have a normal life expectancy and we would never want to give somebody treatment that could potentially threaten want for now drawbacks of the treatment mean the search for a cure to hiv is set to continue. t.j. obvious folks are you're going of rockstro of the university clinic in bonn he's an expert on each hiv and infectious diseases we all still one of the treatment in the news today could be considered a cure all for hiv. well i think the researchers are

a little bit more careful are talking of a long term remission and that has a lot to do with the fact that so far they have not seen reappearance of the virus in blood but they have not looked at our other kind of samples including lymph nodes or a colon sample so i think there are still more tissue work to be done for clearly after some bone marrow transplants which have not worked keep that in mind this is the second case where a patient with a hodgkin's lymphoma receiving over chance but we don't know if the seats are five which ation which is support understand it with that's on the surface of the salvage or we need to get her receptor to get into the cell has no virus reappearance eighteen or nineteen months after stopping a cherry therapy so plainly this has really initiated a lot of excitement and could be a more academic discussion whether that's cure remission but i think it is a reproduction of something that will encourage further research in general bone marrow transplants come with a high risk because after bone marrow transplant you get

a suppressive therapy which obviously can come with serious infections and some patients die after that intervention so this is not a strategy for thirty seven million people by any means but obviously in triggers that this is gushing weather potentially gene editing or gene based therapy and so can you somehow transform this into the bear he would allow us to change white blood cells of patients for example about half a season or a five gene expression and could that be a way forward in the cure agenda so i think it does trigger a gene fair to be brought forward warning so that was a yoga rockstro an expert on hiv and infectious diseases still in a down to francis pheasant emanuel i'm a cruel he scored a far reaching uniforms and warned against the dangers of nationalism seabirds ahead of european parliamentary elections the color laid out his vision an open letter a day. as developed lead to the citizens of europe the letter was published in

newspapers in all twenty eight e.u. member states he said we are at a pivotal moment for our continent a movement when it together we need to politically and culturally reinvent the shape of civilization in a changing it is the moment for european renew it. not in concrete terms let's take a closer look at some of what the french president is proposing a new european agency for the protection of democracies which would help shield member states and elections against cyber attacks and manipulation macaws also proposed banning foreign funding for european political parties and harmonizing laws on internet hate speech another hot button issue is migration the french president wants to reform the schengen border free area to set up a common border force and a european asylum office it would give all you states the same acceptance and

refusal rules for refugees. the letter also proposes a social shield for guaranteeing the same pay in the same workplace and a minimum european wage appropriate for each country and finally a conference for european for europe with citizens panels to agree on these and other reforms mccraw wants to hold a major european union convention by the end of the year and before that politicians would engage with citizens panels of academics business and labor representatives and religious as well as spiritual leaders so a lot to digest there and kills more on emanuel macaws big ideas and how they have been received. man with a vision for europe french president manuel mccullough a convinced european says the continent is in danger in his latest pro european

initiative the french president has addressed europeans directly in major newspapers across all twenty eight a human the state's the raft of proposals is directed against nationalism and calls for a european or thore to protect democracy a statement by german chancellor angela merkel spokes person said bellin supports the quote lively discussion about the orientation of the e.u. of the german parties were notably more critical but welcomed the principle campaign is tight i don't you go to every sentence or project but the core idea is that we need to change europe to maintain the peace project that's essential and we see that just like mccrone and with just three months to go until citizens head to the polls the proposals have been widely well received including in germany but just. this is really about the preservation of europe and as i see it our democratic structures are also in danger of populist parties over this to. the time

in my home country to. do i think my call wants to urge europeans to work for the e.u. for human rights and for democracy and i think that's important. critics however claim that my current appeal aims only to fuel his personal campaign for. elections. now senior british negotiators on brussels today looking for assurances for the u.k.'s exit deal the european union's chief dregs of a who see it or michelle bonnie at will be meeting the u.k.'s bragg's at minister stephen barclay but he's hoping the e.u. can give the british government a legally binding commitments needed in order to secure support for the country's exit the u.k. is attorney general geoffrey cox whose legal opinion could influence that m.p.'s in parliament also be in attendance. now the main sticking point in the current deal

is a so-called backstop arrangement over the irish border so what it is the backstop is basically an insurance policy to maintain an open border between northern ireland which is spot of the u.k. and the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the e.u. the backstop would keep northern ireland within the e.u. customs union but critics like the democratic unionists and other programs that m.p.'s say that would put a border between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. . for more on this issue let me draw indeed banter in brussels hi ben is the likely to compromise over the backstop the reason is this she needs that for a deal to get through parliament. likely to talk about backs up as long as it takes as the one week left so it's by now but in essence there will

be no compromise that will be no changing altering of the text of the backstop which is enshrined in the famous and famous breaks it deals with the only possible thing from a new perspective is an additional document and letter something that is legally binding and somehow defining the backstop and reassuring that the backstop will not be a trap for great britain to stay in the customs union that you forever that was at the end of the major concerns of the attorney general and mr cox about the text itself will stay put as it is meanwhile a bent the clock is ticking off political leaders in the e.u. starting to panic what's the look like that but it's not it's not a panic it's a kind of a would say a break sit fatigue people here in brussels say let's get over with it everything every argument now is on the table everything is said and done so let's do it let's have some decisions and people are actually looking forward to this decision taken

by the house of commons next week in the in a week's time deal or no deal and then there will be maybe the extension of these breaks at o.d.u. for two months and then they can try to him out and any solution that is a place for the big city is in great britain right banking is in brussels thank you very much. you're watching the videos coming up ahead china wants of tough times ahead as its economy slows down at the opening of the legislative assembly in beijing the prime minister says china is facing many challenges we find out what they are. but first a look at some other stories making news around the world u.s. president donna tran looks set to open to new friends in this trade disputes he wants to scrap preferential treatment for both india and turkey the u.s.

president claims india is not reciprocating for duty free access to the u.s. he also says turkey's growth means it's no longer a developing country just north korean leader kim jong il has arrived back home to a carefully choreographed welcome in pyongyang this following the failure of last week's peace summit with a us president of the trump games four thousand kilometer journey by train from vietnam to young young to fix the eyes the meeting with trump ended abruptly without a deal on denuclearizing the korean peninsula. at least twenty one people have been injured after a head on collision between two passenger trains in the southern czech republic the crash took place outside the main station in board nor police are investigating whether a technical malfunction or human error but to blame. a strike by french

customs officials is causing major disruptions at the port of cali they're demanding higher overnight pay and also want to highlight the need for more staff if brags of results in additional border checks between the u.k. and france. the former german foreign minister class kinkel has died he was eighty two kinkel was a veteran member of the business friendly f.t.v. party he also held a number of other men. is to have it both and chance that him this is. a some syrian refugees in germany are refusing to make appointments at the embassy because they fear they will be forced to provide information about opposition activists are told they also body that relatives still in the war zone could be harmed they've means that they've gone get the paperwork done that they need to stay on in germany did man's spoke to one refugee who fears his family could be in danger. and there's always

a lot going on in this syrian family small apartment where now they're allowed to say where exactly they live in germany nor what their real names are the father is afraid of the regime in syria from which the family fled in two thousand and seventeen. i am wanted for military service and so it won't be safe in syria it's difficult very difficult to get through a. club. the father says that people who flee from military service in syria are thrown in jail we'll call him amin he says he has seen too much fighting and dying in his hometown of dares or images of the place bring trauma flooding back to a lot of. i remember what happened in syria the shelling how i would see children dying when bombs were dropped on day or is or. how we would get the children out from underneath the rubble or. that these images remind me of horrible things from

the past and how my children would hide under the stairs or in cabinets when they would see a plane in the sky ready to drop bombs. my children had witnessed horrible things. but i mean was unable to show the german authorities any draft order he tells us it was lost while he was fleeing syria as was his old passport both reasons why his application for asylum was turned down he and his family are now only allowed to stay in germany as war refugees until the fighting in syria and german authorities want i mean to get valid syrian passports for his family at the syrian embassy for which they would grant him a longer residence permit and german travel documents but refuses. and of up in the us i cannot go to the embassy even if there is no immediate danger i'm wanted for conscription with and i can't go because it would endanger the lives of my family. each day hundreds of people come to the syrian embassy in berlin to apply for

travel documents many of them are war refugees without asylum like i mean known as people with subsidiary protection and german legal lease many lawyers feel that a visit to the embassy is reasonable for this group though are new to me to hear my bedroom. i do not believe that someone who has subsidiary protection needs to have any worries he is not being persecuted himself instead he has been taken in because there is civil war in syria. and syria to its own house but many who come here are still afraid they are also worried about loved ones in their home country especially if they belong to the opposition according to syrian human rights lawyer anwar al boney he says syrian intelligence tries to get information about opponents of the regime during people's visits to the embassy and those who refuse no passport they read the people. knows. about them with. who. sent this information to the

security in syria so it's a program for that if yours is there then say it's appropriate for their presence in syria. controlled so is the embassy doing the syrian and dodgin see agencies bidding we confront the embassy had with the accusations in berlin he dismisses them health them at morton's fully admit this of all this any syrian who has been here claimed he has been questioned about anything beyond his passport matters. oh we do not do that and you know him as if we do not gather any kind of personal information we only want documents that are necessary for determining identity of house. a meaning doesn't believe a word and he does not want contact to syrian authorities at all nor does he want to apply for passports or other documents for himself and his family even if that

means massive disadvantages such as when looking for work in germany or travelling . i would want to do that's why the german authorities won't renew my residency or give me a german travel documents i would still not go to the embassy. and that's why i'm means family's future in germany is uncertain their biggest fear is having to go back to syria when the fighting ends there and the old rulers are still likely to be in charge. to china where the economy is taking center stage at the annual meeting of the national people's congress around three thousand delegates from across the country and beijing for the two week event at the opening session china's from yet li keqiang cup the growth targets lowest in the early three decades now what does this mean for that was the second largest economy yes this report beijing's new airport it's set to be the world's

largest when it opens later this year china's leadership often uses political advances an occasion to flaunt its successes to the media and it's a welcome distraction china's economy is burdened with the consequences of its trade dispute with the u.s. municipalities and state run companies are struggling under high levels of debt addressing china's national people's congress premier league pitching issued a warning. we face a complex and serious situation as well as challenges foreseeable and otherwise that are greater in number and in size. we also announced market reforms aimed at leveling the playing field for chinese and foreign companies this bid to diffuse u.s. complaints has made delegates more optimistic that the trade dispute with the u.s. could soon be resolved one way and the u.s. is starting to get used to each other i think there is growing trust between the

people and the governments of both countries. china has announced a further increase in defense spending up seven point five percent on the previous year with this china hopes to strengthen its military allowing its troops to train under more realistic conditions. fortan some startling news of the jail and national football team coach yakob live is standing for the future of the dot free office a long time regular live has informed. the most and you don't watching that they will no longer play a villain in the squad germany preparing for a clash with serbia on the twentieth of march and the move indicates in lieu of intends to make vatican changes after his team's debacle in the world cup in russia sama. good life from sports joins me now i don't know about you i'm totally shocked at this decision what do you make of it well i think

i mean you mention the world cup in russia last summer that's basically where this story starts off that that is all stressed campaign love announced he was going to make a fairly clean break with a pause and i think now with finally seeing him taking some concrete steps to making that reality a big problem for the squad the world cup in russia was complacency these are players who won the world cup with back in two thousand and fourteen. since then it's you know quite well known that he's been fairly over the lion on these players too at the expense of his younger talents they've kept their places in the side despite some fairly underwhelming performances is of course still a big surprise because these are three massive names in german football both for the for the national side and the bottom who of course do the german champions and of course he's not slowly phase them out as announced basically in one fell swoop they're all gone. twenty nine boateng and who is a thirty so they are getting towards the end of their careers but yet this is

a very strong statement and it says it doesn't matter what your name is who you are or what your past is nobody has i mean todd's woman but you don't let any sense that this is going to happen or did this in tatty of the bill because many people felt that actually lives should have made these changes before the was up in russia yet before and certainly a bit soon afterwards there was a lot of you know there were of course question marks of the future off to the world cup last summer but he was kept in his job and he announced that they were going to be some fairly you know there was going to be a clean break that hasn't really materialized until now it's certainly not surprising that these players are going to play less of a role in the national squad because boateng has been injured for a long time you know very frequently injured. who isn't boateng their partnership at the world cup you know goes back to two thousand and fourteen and even before then so for them to still be going now that they have had to you know they have had plenty of long jetty in their careers and thomas miller has been a particular disappointment really for germany especially at the world cup he

hasn't scored a competitive goal since may two thousand and seventeen so you know what's not surprising is that these players are on their way out but like i said what is surprising is that it's this big radical step three players. yet it's not gradual it's very sudden and it's a bold move it's a sudden death count if the removal of these days has been the reaction from the fans themselves you know what i mean this is a very. recent announcement but already we have had some reaction from one of the players that's to run boateng who want twitter has said that he is very sad about the news but that he respects the coach's decision. reiterated that he was always extremely proud to put on the national team show. did also say that you would have wished for a different farewell he also mentioned. explained to him one reason for the decision was to give the younger players a chance so that's a bit of a bit of an insight there into what was going on and yet again just thing to say i

mean so i guess they felt they got no play as must be licking their lips at the chance to make more of an impact on the squad people like me who were left out of the russian well to go exactly and we know that germany you have got plenty of young talent you know one year before the world cup last summer they went to the confederations cup and blew that all of their opposition away with a squad full of young players sunday who like you mention was left out of the world cup squad and that decision i think was basically something of a symbol for their complacency yet i have a bright going forward sunday of course there's plenty of young talent ready to step into these very good spots right to talk good life from debbie sports says competitive talk to you. archaeologists in mexico have made an exciting new discovery at an ancient mayan site at the church in its ruins in the yucatan peninsula gave out the key of containing some two hundred well preserved ceramic vessels inside they found bone fragments seeds and burnt materials

presumably placed there as offerings a scientists say the artifacts could be over one thousand years old and many of them bear the likeness of the ancient mexican great god. and they were probably based there to ask for rain. you're watching the news here's a recap of the top story that they're following for you there's been a breakthrough in the fight against hiv for only the second time ever and hiv positive creation is insisting remission from the virus that causes aids it raises hopes that the disease called one day be cured. and. coming up next on news asia the mets crisis stripping for me and man did abuse asia sees how a flood of cheap poses creating a new generation of antics. and a mustache for the masses indian men head to the barber shop in tribute to the

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