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hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us china is taking unprecedented steps to contain a deadly new coronavirus putting 9 cities on lockdown it comes as millions of people are traveling for the chinese new year celebrations many of those events have now been canceled authorities have reported more than $800.00 cases of the disease at least $26.00 people have died so far 2 of those deaths occurring outside the epicenter of the outbreak the city of. a city of 11000000 people with almost no one on the streets trains planes buses cost almost nothing leaves the. hospital wards have been overwhelmed and 1000 small beds have been reserved for patients health workers on the frontline of the fight against the virus knows. of course we're worried and so are our relatives. but we're

nurses and we'll do our job it's long as we wear the uniform just by the rising number of cases the world health organization has refrained from declaring a global health emergency and the question was whether this event constitutes a public of emergency of international concern. the noise to d.g. which is provided by the emergency committee is that no more of the time. but china isn't taking any chances transport links within and to a number of nearby cities have been cut and the fear of contagion has produced dramatic scenes like here at fees the airport where a man suspected of carrying the virus was confined to a quarantine container. the lockdown now covers more than 30000000 people and it's putting a serious damper on the union your holiday. our

correspondent poppy on crutches is covering the story from beijing and joins us now chinese authorities have taken drastic measures to contain this fire risk do they believe they're getting it under control. so official message that the poppy is also conveying if you watch the official news in the evening in the states he then they acknowledge yes it's a severe crisis but it's on a control and on social media yes you know it would be another picture because people are sharing a mess of videos. from the epicenter of the virus of overcrowded hospitals that have to reject patients also a hospital so it has to be in style temporary tents outside the buildings because they cannot cope with the demands and also the needs of all the patients so it really depends also on what kind of information you're accessing whether you're really for eat the young people who share information on social media they had the people reach they are all where face masks was the older generation is somewhat

yeah. also concerned but less than they used and they are more also tested because right now this also. and actually it's supposed to be a celebration how many people in blue honner obviously worried you're in beijing what's the situation like there. in beijing is really common it's normal because during the lunar new year season many people have left the city that they visit their relatives and families in the provinces what is not normal however is that many of the tourist attractions for example this will be in city shut down also the public events to celebrate who gets moral they've also been cancer so i would say it's really not a normal celebration this time. aside from putting infected people and hotspots under quarantine what options do authorities have for fighting this home.

i mean. have the people nuts who gather at you know public places where mosques are in order not for the virus to spread also there are lots of health checks and train stations also it. and maybe most importantly. in the city who. are really struggling very hard to cope with the patients they're building a new hospital there with 1000 beds and this is supposed to be in operation and roughly a week so that's really kind of on a mess of scale. you mentioned the lunar new year holiday there in china that's the most important holiday of the year millions of people are generally traveling at this time how is this outbreak affecting that. not by know we already know that basically all of china's affected by the virus aeonium just a very few regions who have not confirmed virus cases and of course people are.

because beijing for example is several train hours away from from but still also there are many cases also in beijing but those are the still only individual cases however it could be dangerous because the incubation period of the virus is roughly 10 days so many people might be affected without showing any some symptoms yet tony and thank you very much for bringing us up to date correspondent poppy and chris were there in beijing. now let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today president has said it's likely he'll launch his long awaited middle east peace plan early next week traveling back to washington from the world economic forum told reporters he believed it was a great plan that would really work it's expected to be pro israeli. the international court of justice has ordered me to take urgent measures to protect muslims from genocide that follows

a bloody military crackdown in 2017 that forced hundreds of thousands of revenge had to flee the country the i.c.j. decision is pending a full court case which could take years. at least 7 people have been killed in a fierce winter storm that has battered spain for several days is cause major flooding and brought extreme temperatures the regions of catalonia and the islands have been the worst affected. leaders from around the world have attended ceremonies in jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp its they pledge solidarity with israel and vowed to uphold the lessons of the holocaust by continuing to fight against all forms of and he some of his who . knew the holocaust survivor counted. as prayer.

the ceremony was dedicated and other victims of the holocaust leaders spoke of the need to fight today's anti semitism. that current politics and present. i'm concerned. that we have yet to see a unified and resolute stern's against the most submitted grew get'em on the planet's. i call on all governments to join the vital effort of confronting iran. the u.s. vice president agreed we must also stand strong. against the leading state purveyor of anti semitism against the one government in the world that denies the holocaust as a matter of state policy and threatens to wipe israel off the map the world must

stand strong against the islamic republic of iran. russian president vladimir putin delivered an offer to world governments to talk about peace. we suggest a meeting of the heads of state and government of p. 5 russia china the us france and britain it was that it could take place in any country anywhere in the world where counterparts find it convenient. russia is willing to engage in a serious conversation because. you don't particular. gemini's president spoke of responsibility all right just the different dates. the words are not the same. the perpetrators are not the same. but it is the same even. this responsibility was of ovan into the very fabric of the federal republic of

germany from day one. but it tests us here and now this germany will only live up to itself if it lives up to its historic responsibility. the solemn pose is the talk of inclusion and peace these promises would also not be forgotten said the shams council chairman. we appreciate very much your promise to fight and they semitism and racism this is a promise this is an obligation this is a duty of one k. did all this we will never forget what you have said here today leaders to do it the words in your arms and you hands you know once were a long sentence one signature you can decide the poll millions of people so

decide to love and friendship in peace for ever thank you. his was a clear appeal that these promises be kept. i'm going to markell is holding talks stay in istanbul with turkish president. those who countries have longstanding ties given the large number of people of turkish origin in germany and they have an extensive economic relationship but diplomatically relations between berlin and ankara have been rocky in recent years over issues such as rule of law and human rights abuses in turkey. a fresh start in a new decade the german in turkish leaders could be hoping 2020 brings about progress on some rather prickly issues for starters the libya's complex civil war president 31 took part in a peace conference in berlin earlier this month having deployed troops to libya

turkey has become one of the key players there the e.u. has 2016 refugee deal with turkey will most likely be up for discussion $200.00 that agreement turkey must stop migrants from crossing into e.u. territory in exchange for billions of euros to help look after the refugees at hosts over one has warned he can't help hold his end of the deal a fighting in syria's italy province calls as more people to flee medical die was likely to want to stick with the pact. finally germany will probably seek answers over the issue of german nationals detained in turkey's prisons or banned from leaving the country some jule turkish nationals have suffered under the government's crackdown on dissent following the fouled military coup 3 and a half years ago. so a lot to talk about with the german chancellor and the turkish president meet today our correspondent yulia han is covering merkel's visit to istanbul and joins us

from there yulia what would you say is the most pressing issue in these talks between the german and turkish leaders. well in breeze india's whenever chan. americal and present met 121 the so-called migrant crisis was high on the agenda and i think it will be again today because the number of migrants trying to cross into the european union illegally from turkey has gone up sharply in recent months and there are fears that the war in syria is a province could send many more people fleeing and now the migration deal signed in 2016 between and the european union looks more fragile are the longer it is in place prison edwin has repeatedly threatened to open the gates of full migrants to europe as he put it and his foreign minister just yesterday

accused the e.u. and germany of failing to honor this deal among others he accused the e.u. of not sending the promised 60000000000 euros he said they have only sent hols the money that something the e.u. says is not true chancellor merkel on the other hand has made this agreement the center of her migration policy so i think she's here in istanbul today to make sure also turkey still stands behind that deal is committed to it. well that's a good question looking at today's schedule i think it was designed to emphasize the close ties between the 2 countries for example maclin add on will in all curator and you campus of the tech is german university here in istanbul that's

a place with students from both countries study together so example of cooperation but still there is a lot of tension a german citizens in turkish prisons many of them allegedly for political reasons freedom of speech and free. all of the press have come increasingly under attack here in turkey that's something the chancellor has repeatedly criticized turkish officials on the other hand accuse germany of supporting kurdish terrorists so i think there is still a long way to go until these relations between germany and turkey can be considered normal. what can we expect to come out of. well i don't expect any major announcements or groundbreaking anisha tiffs but i do think the chancellor wants to take home a commitment by prison edwin that his government still is bound by the so-called

migration deal prison add on his behalf will probably price for political concessions under this deal these are liberalization for his citizens so they can travel more easily to european union countries for example or a nap date of the customs union between taki and the european union these are pressing issues so tacky. good to see you thanks so much. you're watching the news still to come shaking up the world of high fashion week hear from the 1st designer from subsaharan africa to show a collection go to a catwalk in paris. you know the news mexican authorities have detained 800 people from the central from central america who had entered illegally from guatemala they had entered to reach the border with the united states mexico is under intense pressure from the

u.s. president to contain mass movements of micro. actress shora who appeared in the t.v. series the sopranos has accused former producer harvey weinstein of raping her she was the 1st accuser to give evidence at his trial in new york. he has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting 2 women saying all his sexual encounters were consensual. and swarms of locusts are eating their way across large parts of east africa in the worst outbreak some regions have seen in 70 years researchers say they poses. a threat to food supplies. we produce rapidly and if left unchecked they could balloon to 500 times their current number by june. well its final day of the world economic

forum meeting in davos that's been largely dominated by one subject the environment there have been stark messages from the likes of young activist rated as well as a call to action from u.n. secretary general antonio. has also seen international trade and the issues around artificial intelligence high on the agenda there thursday included a call from german chancellor angela merkel for countries to talk more to want to know. our senior business editor ben physical and is part of our team covering the world economic forum in switzerland ben is changing the air. i think it is terry you can say that big changes have been made here including an accountability scheme that the big 4 accounting firms and scores of companies have signed up to to ensure that they don't just report on their profits and losses as

publicly listed companies do every quarter but rather also reporting on their accountability to the environment and to society now this is a huge change in how business is is done many businesses or some businesses already do this of their own accord to please shareholders who are worried about long term profits and also customers and employees but now we're seeing a real move by a lot of companies who are realizing this is the way forward this is where their profits lie it's in line with the sustainable development goals said by the united nations and it's something that klaus schwab actually wanted to see when he set up this forum 50 years ago so he's coming full circle on this it's a big achievement another huge campaign is the trillion trees campaign set up by a young german which has been signed up to by u.s.

president donald trump change is in the air so donald trump has famously pulled the u.s. infamously out of the paris climate accord do you really think he's changing his mind when it comes to the environment. well there's an election coming up isn't it terry and public opinion is changing companies changing the way they do business if you listen to european commission president or vice president brother funds to he says that trump is starting to engage more seriously that the science is getting through unlike his treasury secretary who told credit to him back to get a degree trump said he would have liked to have seen credit to invokes speech so a little change in opinion there from trump as well he also represents the world's biggest economy in the 2nd biggest economy china is now leading the way it becoming green it has a lot of catching up to do with such a big polluter but it's polluting bodies the u.s.

also have to do their part it's these big economies that need to change the along with europe to become greener and to make the world a better place as merkel said everyone here is talking and that in itself is a big thing change in the air in davos let's see what happens on the ground. there in davos switzerland. thanks very. now with a little more than 6 months to go before the tokyo 2020 olympics preparations for the event are entering their final stages for organizers this also includes thinking about worst case scenarios a coaster pan is no stranger to earthquakes one question they're asking themselves is what happens if a quake hits during the games. preparing for the worst but hoping they won't have to do it for real in this trailer rescue team from

the tokyo fire department has just rushed into action victims are treated on the spot or taken away on stretchers to have their injuries assessed these are the 1st 15 minutes of a hypothetical 7.3 magnitude earthquake in a country is quite prime minister pan tokyo 2020 organizes leaving nothing to chance. the. you're going to conduct a survey from the participants of this drill including people with disabilities to collect ideas and suggestions for us to review our operations. this trail involved more than 500 volunteers they played the role of evacuees with instructions relayed in both japanese and english organizes acknowledge though that their linguistic capabilities mustn't stop there.

we are aware that among foreigners some people do not speak english. so what will be necessary to take measures to be able to deal with several languages. to be outside this might all are quite scary but the message to visit is is don't be afraid if any city in the world is prepared for an earthquake because tokyo. in the world of fashion this represents the pinnacle of a designer's career the criminal a cramp of the industry have been presenting their collections in paris featuring one of a kind hand crafted pieces worth tens of thousands of euros this year an african designer is turning heads. fallon teano seen now. and feel that permanent fixture is at the paris is fashion

week only ever handful of designers i granted a place. cameron bourne. made history with his debut this year. i must admit i cried a little when i heard i was being invited to present my collection here. i'm proud to be the 1st african to be given a position like this 'd in the. i.e.c. used to dance with the cameroon national ballet and was a note model as a designer he wants to bring elements of african fashion to europe. his pieces use colorful fabrics traditional patterns. and natural materials like roll cotton and passed. it just this jacket looks a bit like a fur coat but it's not a winter fur it's very light and comfortable so you can wear it in the summer and

it's very fashionable as you can see why is that if. these these clothes are handmade using prestigious laborious techniques from countries across the continent from his homeland cameroon to ghana and ivory coast . drawing on indigenous knowledge he's shaking up stereotypes about african fashion. at the after show party spectators are impressed. with your nice internationalizing african fashion and mixing it with your it it's very good but i easy won't let the praise go to his head. the most difficult part is still to come it's good that i could join this elite but now i have to secure my place and keep going us. he has

a 2nd to catch his breath at this historic moment. but the man i.e.c. wouldn't be here if he wasn't already looking ahead. you're watching d.w. news from berlin coming up next true the point is the international debate program from for lent today we're asking the question does peace have a chance in libya i'm sorry march and i'll be back in the top of the out next hour with more international news thanks for watching.

me. through the morning strong opinions clear positions international perspectives. can germany succeed where others have failed in brokering

a political solution to the long running conflict in libya chancellor merkel says last sunday's conference here in berlin was a 1st step to speech have a chance find out on to the point. to point. next to the detail the treaty. is growing in the sea. in the form of. super foods that are also good for the good the primordial plants the futuristic resource and they can do even more. women from 2 continents present their green vision. global 3060 minutes on.

earth home to millions of species the home worth saving. google ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas that protect the climate boost green energy solutions and reforestation . interactive content to inspire people to take action google audience the environment series of global 3000 on t w and online. can germany succeed where others have failed and broker a political solution to the long running conflict in libya chancellor merkel says last sunday's conference here in berlin was a 1st step the chancellor did in fact succeed in getting the main players in this proxy war just sit down at one table including the russian and turkish presidents until now on opposing sides and they and other foreign backers have been channeling

weapons and money to rebel general khalifa shop star on the one had his hand or the un backed government of prime minister also rajan the.