this is d. w. news coming to you live from. the climate and the economy 2 contrasting world views go head to head at the world economic forum as president. for competing visions. who will business leaders listen to also in the. international airports and train stations begin screening passengers. in china

where a 4th person has died from a new coronavirus concerns for growth as health officials now warn it can be between people. and mexican border guards clash with migrants trying to cross into the country from one amala migrants have been waiting here also river on the border after authorities closed a nearby bridge. bus a skier p.c. becomes a store. the caribbean nation is not looking for snow but. feels like a winner despite finishing a long way behind the cool title. hello i'm terry march and welcome to the program. the annual gathering of the world

economic forum is set to begin shortly in the swiss alpine ski resort of davos u.s. president bill trump has arrived in zurich for the summit just as his impeachment trial is due to get underway back home also attending the conference is swedish climate campaigner great to tourne back a she's already been speaking on the panel this morning with other young climate activists back said the global movement sparked by her friday's school strikes was only the very beginning of the fight against global warming and that more work remains to be done the climate and environment is is a hot topic right now and not saying see young people pushing but of course if you see it from another perspective all pretty much nothing has been done since the global emissions of c o 2 has not. reduced and that is of course what we are trying to achieve among other things. i mean we are all fighting for for the

environment and the climate and if you see from that aspect what has concrete has been done i mean if you see it for a bigger perspective. basically nothing so but that of course we we had expected. it will require much more than this this is just the very beginning. our correspondent ben is part of our team in davos and he joins me now from there ben the 1st lot of head of the official opening was that discussion we just saw a cut from there on the future. and 3 other activists young activists being part of that is this an attempt to pivot away for an. image of a blinkered global elite. it definitely is they want to be seen as green they've been doing a lot for him to see that these people's voices are heard and that these young

people also get to have a say which is a great thing it's a question of whether or not these companies actually do listen and whether or not countries and governments and donald trump the most powerful man in the world the climate denier also listens to what they have to say the fact is climatologists i've spoken to that the world is in an emergency at the moment that way facing whether that is on steroids some of them say that it's a crazy situation and that polluters need to face reality and to pay up it's very different world that they're creating for us in a very dangerous $1.00 greenpeace has also said that it is criminal that the world's top 10 banks have contributed a trillion dollars to fossil fuels and that that could cause the next global financial crisis greenpeace says that these companies these banks are killing the planet for short term profit. and yet ben the opening speaker there.

will be u.s. president. many people would say he doesn't exactly fit into the pattern of a progressive sustainable economic future. not at all i was talking to a managing partner from the consultancy ernst and young who said don't expect much from mr trump speech he will touch on trade and taxes and his tax breaks she said to me have been great for companies they've also been great for shareholders we've seen an asset price boom which has been great for the rich but what about the rest of us and what about our planet this is where climatologists environmentalist's and climate activists say that the polluters need to be taxed that state subsidies for the fossil fuel industry need to be dropped and that we need to have a price on carbon taxing the polluters is what's going to change things but

encouraging these companies over allowing them to keep behaving as they have been will only create and worsen the climate crisis ben thanks for an owl that was did obvious benefits all in the world economic forum in davos. where concerns are growing over the rapid spread of a new strain of corona virus in china has been blamed for 4 deaths and infected more than 200 people cases of also surfaced in thailand japan and south korea as the travel rush ahead of the charge of china's lunar new year holiday gathers pace domestic and overseas airports again screening travelers from the affected region airports and train stations on high alert across china. this after authorities revealed the corona virus can be spread between humans something they had previously ruled out officials there say vigilance is key to stopping the

spread. what should you do with the one i think the outbreak is in its early stage and. though they have been more than 100 cases this is a small number compared to the population of 100 which is more than 10000000 become the but we need to be on high alert the outbreak can be totally reversed even measures are taken now and show you go. t. the health authorities believe the virus originated at this now closed market in wu han which sold fish and wild animals the outbreak coincides with the lunar new year holiday the busiest travel time in china on the streets concern is growing. could be your my you may make our own dogs of course i'm worried i just went to buy mosques i tried buying mosques around my neighborhood befooled leaving but they were all sold out i'm worried because so many people will be traveling.

to the job under the. sun to oversell cut honestly on us i have no idea which reports to believe i just trust my instincts i'm not that confident that authorities have the situation under control i think the number of infected could be far more he reported. but there's also a lot of little to take us a canadian i think of course i'm worried and the virus could spread rapidly if crossing fiction happens during this travel period the epidemic will be terrible in the myopia although you and room. other countries including australia are also implementing enhanced screening measures authorities there say they are monitoring a possible case of the virus. the world health organization will meet on wednesday to decide if the outbreak should be declared an international public health emergency. take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today china

has jailed the former head of interpol seen here on the left. for 13 and a half years or bribery charges the main one ways tenure is interpol chief was cut short when he better shot on a visit to china in 2018 in a trial last june he pleaded guilty to accepting $2100000.00 in bribes china has shipped the core capsule of its planned orbital space station to a launch base for testing the capsule will undergo follow up tests in beijing china aims to complete construction of the space station by 2022. iran's civil aviation authority has confirmed that 2 missiles were fired at a ukrainian airliner that was brought down in tehran earlier this month 176 people were killed the ran initially did not hide downing the plane before its revolutionary guard accepted full responsibility. members of

mexico's national guard have fired tear gas at migrants trying to cross into the country from guatemala hundreds of myra's began wading through the border river after authorities closed a border gate on a nearby bridge was cracking down on irregular migration following pressure from washington for the country to force and force tougher policies. the quest to reach the u.s. is ending here for many. mexico's national guard forcibly repelled hundreds of migrants trying to storm its southern border. officials also detained several 100 who may face deportation some parents and children reportedly got separated during the crossing. the bridge most of the migrants are from honduras and say they want to escape rampant poverty and crime. in the lawsuit against them lou i'm scared

and i don't want to get back to my country and the cause is nothing that no one my daughter and i go hungry i think i'm a muslim member of the ill g.b.t. community it's very hard to find a job in flames yet but they the majority of those suffer from violence and discrimination we just don't have the option of staying in our country no not that he was also in this interface. last year mexico stopped allowing migrants to cross its territory with few restrictions in june officials unprecedented steps to block crossings into the u.s. absolutely the country was responding to threats issued by president donald trump it was for us he had tweeted in may we will impose increasing tariffs on all goods coming into our country from mexico until illegal migrants stop coming through and into our country. mexico's tougher stance appears to be having an effect

since may u.s. officials say there's been a steady drop in the number of people arrested or stopped at its southern border the u.s. winter olympics concluded this weekend with powerful host switzerland top of the medals table the caribbean nation of haiti however has no such winter sports pedigree yet the exploits of their only competitor of the games has captured the hearts of people in luzon. my concern florindo may not be the quickest. but he is still a trailblazer haiti's only entrant at a youth winter olympics has inspired a nation still struggling after an earthquake a decade ago left over 100000 people dead in his 51st place finish in a field of $77.00 in the giant slalom was celebrated like a victory the 17 year old normally fixes cars.

i do not consider myself as an outsider but i haven't had enough training. got to do more to be better at this level it's a big difference for all the others are training during the week. i'm at school or at the garage. or i work as a mechanic or. he was left at an orphanage in haiti by his mother when he was 3 he was adopted and now lives in france but he was immensely proud to carry the haitian flag at the lows on opening ceremony. he was unlucky to stay out during a 2nd race at the games. but florida was happy just to be there. who would win there it was a great experience. i didn't perform in a satisfactory level. but it taught me a lot you know i can use this experience in the future. i can be

paid he is dancing and flitter indo has even been signing autographs. and finally a record breaking turnout that appears to have been the victim of its own success thousands of tweens gathered in sri lanka's capital colombo in a bid to make history in the guinness book of world records the previous record of some 4000 twins in one spot it was set in taiwan 2 decades ago organizers interlock as say they counted more than 6000 but the turnout might not be certified after overcrowding at the venue prompted some twins to leave early. and just a reminder of the top story we're following for you here today on the w. news the world economic forum as opening is opening today in davos switzerland with the u.s. president and teenage climate activist present from birth expected to offer contrasting

messages of all the challenges facing the global economy the 4 day summit takes place just as trump's impeachment trial gets underway in washington. you're watching the news on terry martin up next a look at china's rise as a world power and its impact on germany and the rest of europe thanks for watching . it's all happening. don't show it coming. your link to lose from africa to the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions can go on low comes the day of his african program tonight from funny jenny from on uses easy time while website deputed com smash africa join us on facebook at 10 w. africa.