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this is deja vu news live from berlin a deadly virus puts life under lockdown for millions in china. these are shouts of an urgent and going out in the womb han as people try to boost the spirits of the very epicenter of the epidemic that is beijing calls on people to delay foreign travel plans to curb infections of broth. and witnessing so the world will never forget 75 years after the liberation of the
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auschwitz death camp the remaining survivors warned that despite the past anti semitism is on the rise again. and basketball star kobe bryant inspired people around the world with his talent and with his vision investigators are now piecing together what caused a helicopter crash that killed him and 8 others. i brought in thomas great to have you with us today global concerns over china's deadly coronavirus are mounting as more cases are down to fight abroad germany has now confirmed its 1st case of the virus more than a dozen other countries are also reporting infections now in china itself the.
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death toll has jumped to 100 with more than 4500 confirmed cases domestic travel bans are already in place and now the government is asking people to delay their foreign travel plans or millions life has come to a complete standstill. the love and support that's most needed in china right now the news popping up on their phones is mostly to worrying so are the scenes in some cities and the virus is at peace and to woo hun checkpoints everywhere with a lockdown in place streets of completely emptied out to see a woman. when we face a new type of virus of which a lot is still unknown. a lot of people may feel anxious. psychologists have been deployed in hospitals to treat patients yeah hi-lo and experts are there to instruct people on how to protect themselves and then militant
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new commission here on her own good info beijing says it has to situation under control images released by the state media show that supermarkets have sufficient supplies and prices are stable but some dismissed those images as propaganda this student from thailand in who holland has such a different experience it's very difficult to find. if you want to buy it right now because this is a shortage everyone wants. but it's already too late people very tired what rigs are interested what if one leader shirt well jacket one. well really get it so that it's related as an event mask and event care and do a little. trapped at home some people have followed an online call chanting who hummed to get best from their windows. small gestures to lift people's spirits like this light show in han flushing words
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of encouragement everyone here is waiting and hoping that life in the city can soon return to normal let's get the very latest now with our correspondent mathias berlingo joining us from beijing good morning to you i'm a ts can you bring us up to date on date on what authorities are doing to get this epidemic in check. yeah the authorities have gone from 0 practically 0 response to everything they can throw in within one week now as we have seen one and almost the entire province is locked and everywhere people are warned not to go out as you can see here behind me this is a fever clinic some people are queuing up there but it's not a lot i think here in beijing the number of cases is not that high yet but people feel very uncertain about what that means the number of infected cases the off
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fishel number is now 4500 that might not sound like a lot for a country of 1400000000 people but it is double of what it was yesterday and we still do not know whether this numbers are accurate at all we have lots of reports that people have not been reported by oath or at least deaths have not been reported and people have been quickly buried without registering them as linked to this epidemic all of this is very hard to verify but people are very anxious now and one woman i just spoke to told me that she sings that the citizens are probably better prepared for this epidemic then the government and they are now doing everything to avoid contact with other people to stay at home ok staying at home is one form of advice the government is giving beijing the government's also come out and told citizens to delay all travel abroad what's behind that what is the
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directive exactly. well it's the same same that is behind. the locking down of the at the center of this epidemic the government thinks the less people travel the less that the disease can spread but what we know is that this comes did all these measures they came after the new year's holiday the busiest travel season in china had already started and on sunday the mail for one said just prior to the lockdown 5000000 people had left this city so what is needed now and this is what experts criticize is a lot of transparency is to identify cases as soon as possible because the people have already traveled there are ready out and the government is now trying to identify people who have traveled to 100 before trying to lock them down some
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people have been placed under house arrest after their travel we don't know how systematic this is but it looks a lot like a panic reaction. with the latest for us from beijing thanks very much for now. well with the coronavirus continuing to spread scientists and pharmaceutical companies are racing to find a way to medically contain this virus lessons learned from the sars epidemic nearly 2 decades ago may help them in developing a vaccine it is a race against time before the virus has a chance to mutate china has begun testing in nature i.v. drug to fight the new corona virus that is spreading rapidly the medication known as aloof. prevents the virus from reproducing in effect slowing down the spread of the infection chinese health authorities requested the drug according to a spokeswoman for us from
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a company. scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the disease chinese researchers were able to quickly identify and share the genetic sequence of the new corona virus allowing scientific research teams to get to work right away they hope to build on the dots and research get that you're going to 2003 outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome or sauce the disease is also caused by a form of the koran or virus the research teams are pursuing several different approaches with global health agencies hoping at least one treatment will be ready for human trials within a few month. the new virus is not as deadly as most all sauce but scientists fear it could mutate into an even deadlier and more contagious variant. ok so how possible is that for more we're joined by fabio and schmidt from our science
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desk good morning fog and the latest numbers from china are causing a lot of concern today almost a doubling of the number of cases in one day is the spread of this virus increasing in speed and reach. it's certainly is increasing in speed and reach because the virus is highly contagious there war some question about whether it really is contagious already during the interim period which means before people scholz symptoms whether that is true or not it's clear that many people who are sick are staying home which also probably means that when we're talking about a false on $500.00 people have been infected this is probably a far too low figure because those people who are staying home who are not that severely sick but still have serious symptoms but are healthy otherwise will probably never be registered and. there's a lot of focus right now on the development of
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a vaccine to deal with this how promising is that how long that process take. the point is that basically there was never in history a case in which a vaccine had so much promise to be developed in such a short time we're now talking about 3 months american and chinese researchers hope that basically they will be able since the gene sequencing took place already to be able to develop a vaccine was in 3 months and already go into human testing then by summer it could be on the market the question that really is there is will the epidemic or if it turns to become a pandemic which it might. be is this going to last that long or is the vaccine going to hit the market when it's basically already too late now that brings us to the 2nd question we already heard in the report a bold h i.v. drugs that could be used to curb the virus that's the one hope that this is going
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to make the process a little milder the 2nd one as an ebola drug that some researchers also consider as a potential cure for as a vice. which means if you have the infection already it makes the process a little bit smoother and your recovery frustum ok so a number of options out there thanks very much for that fobbing schmidt from mars science to us let's get you briefed on some of the other stories making the news today iran has announced it is preparing a series of rocket launches to deliver civilian satellites into orbit satellite imagery capturing activity at iran's among commenee spaceport appears to substantiate this claim but washington says it believes iran is using the launch to advance its military ballistic missile program. at least 45 people have been killed in the aftermath of storms that triggered flooding and landslides and
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so bara in southeast brazil some 100 towns have been put on a state of alert and thousands have been forced out of their homes. the u.s. prosecutors say britain's prince andrew has been dodging their requests for help in their investigations into the late sex offender geoffrey epstein and his associates the british royal had promised to assist investigations into epstein's alleged sex sex trafficking of minors in a number of countries. well the last survivors of auschwitz have been gathering at that former nazi death camp in what was once occupied poland their numbers are growing ever fewer but some have returned there to bear witness they were joined by world leaders to mark 75 years since auschwitz was liberated in january of 1945 in the final months of world war 2. reliving the horrors of auschwitz. the agony
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edged over his face. and yet despite the pain these holocaust survivors have returned to this film a death camp to remind the world where anti semitism and racism can lead. in front of the gates of auschwitz known as the gates of death a commemoration ceremony in which delegates from $61.00 countries are taking part and $200.00 auschwitz survived is each with that terrible memories of what happened here i remember that if she was there to make it to women's washington and trucks from the barracks to stream i can hear. screaming i
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can hear it's me in my subconscious when i remember in the event just like you go you. elsa baker who's blind was 8 when she arrived at auschwitz she was one of the 23000 sinti and roma people to portage here it isn't it's all not for me to to be here among so many people who have suffered so blatantly perhaps even much more so than oh i. and i. i think. if you. don't know if i'm upset. but in spite of the past anti semitism is on the rise again in 2020. we hear the same
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lies the nazis used so effectively in their propaganda they said jews have too much power to control the economy and the media jews control governments jews control everything we hear this madness on line in the media and even within democratic governments. these brave men and women know the cost of anti semitism they conned fake at. it already seems that too many listening were put on can't wait gosh. for more or less i'm joined now by john barracuda baldassarre money for us yesterday john good morning to you the ceremony in auschwitz is very much about the last survivors as not many of them left and what message were they bringing from auschwitz. brian i think it was clear that all of them were very aware of the fact
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that this may well be the last the last time they go to our shifts to commemorate the liberation and there was a cut a particular poignancy an urgency in their message i think that it is the eternal message of our spirits never again but it was addressed but i felt even if not always explicitly it was addressed particularly to young people we've seen a rise of anti-semitism across europe in north america in recent years which is quite horrifying and there is there was a sense not of this in a strange enough or of or of anger but an appeal an appeal for people to make more just society and to reject things like anti-semitism until you mentioned the message very much directed at young people what do ordinary germans know today about auschwitz 75 years on well this is this is also worrying aspect because in the 1960 s.
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the young generation of the time confronted their parents and grandparents about what they had done during the 2nd world war and there was a popular cross roots movement in germany to find out what had been done to accept responsibility for the for the shoah the genocide of the jews. that with time has as weakened because inevitably it's 75 years ago and a lot of young people in germany are less interested as indeed across the world are less interested in what happened in the 2nd world war and there's an ongoing reconciliation between israel and germany for what happens only 5 years ago after monday's armed. tony israel's president returned to berlin with the german president what's on their agenda today well today the israeli president is going to visit a school in germany and he's going to talk and panel discussion with with high school students at the jewish high school that in for size also what i'm saying the emphasis is very much on on the young people it's young people who have to have to
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take the the the the initiative ready to come to combat anti semitism in society and to morrow israeli president will address the german bundestag the parliament of in a printer recession and he will do so which is particularly poignant i think would have horrified nazis he will address the german parliament in hebrew ok john thanks so much i will have more on that of course tomorrow john burke following this for us there thanks very much well d.w. has spoken out at length with auschwitz survivors and people who risked their lives to help the victims of the aussies you can find those videos at our website e.w. dot com or you can follow them on our facebook twitter you tube or instagram feeds this is due to be news still to come on the show as the world mourns kobe bryant investigators are focusing on the foggy weather conditions that may have played a role in his fatal helicopter crash.
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but 1st u.s. president doll trump says his plan to resolve the israeli palestinian conflict is ready and will be unveiled later today the president welcomed israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and opposition leader benny gantz to the white house to disclose details of his mideast peace plan. but the plans already been rejected by palestinian authorities who say they were not included in its creation. the jordan valley in the occupied west bank the area running along the jordan river bordering jordan is strategically important for both israelis and palestinians the fertile area is home to israeli settlements palestinian villages and many farms. at this israeli pepper farm you version is waiting to hear more about president trump's way forward. we don't need any one delay on
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a peace plan having said that we trust president trump and prime minister netanyahu that they will strike a good deal. expectations are particularly high among israeli officials that the term plan could lead to the annex ation of the jordan valley area that means it would officially become part of the state of israel as prime minister binyamin netanyahu promised during the last election campaign. i think it's a historic and dramatic moment for the state of israel. the adoption of israeli law in the jordan valley and the dead sea will give security personal security to the residents of the coastal plain and the people of israel. put decades israeli politicians have demanded that the jordan valley remain with israel as a security buffer as it eastern border with jordan today it is already controlled
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by israel as a result of the oslo peace accords 1993 this particular area makes up about a quarter of the west bank israeli say they cannot give up on the jordan valley for reasons palestinians say they cannot be a palestinian state without the jordan valley. in the palestinian village of people are waiting to hear what the trump plan actually entail it's the leadership in ramallah of us not consulted because it has cut diplomatic relations with the trump ministration. he doesn't have the right he owns his own country that he can give to israel to britain to france to germany but he doesn't have the right to just hand out land that isn't his it's not the property of his father that he can just hand out. skepticism also prevents among palestinians in east jerusalem the part of the city palestinians would like to see as their capital in a few to state in 2017 trump recognized
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a ruthless as the capital of israel many palestinians have no hope that his plan will take their interests into account myself and this deal brings fear it's a humiliation because since 948 we've trying to establish our presence but we're just humiliated and we don't have any say in any decision making. but all we have to stop the this deal of the century is being imposed on us anything that's imposed doesn't invite peace it invites war why because i as a human i ask for peace and you impose on me peace and your way so you are saying to me no the phrase i mean to let. people are counting down the time until about the term plan one thing is over but certain this bill calls for the tensions in the region. and the other news lebanon's parliament has passed a budget to address its a massive debt and the hopes of protesters who are blaming politicians for
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widespread corruption. demonstrators vowed to continue protesting until the parliament is brought down. pakistani police have arrested the pashtoon activist leader and north terry critic monks were posh teen was detained along with 6 others and held for disturbing public order ahead of a planned rally yesterday is group has accused the charity forces of conducting extra judicial killings. on the museum's prime minister use in the yard and has called a general election for september and a quite friday ardern grabbed the global attention for her response to a terror attack last year but she's taken a hit in the polls as the country's economy struggles to become. in the us the national basketball association has postponed the los angeles lakers game tonight as a sign of respect for superstar kobe bryant he died with others sunday in
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a helicopter crash authorities are looking into why flight clearance was granted in spite of bad flying conditions his death at 41 has triggered an outpouring of grief worldwide. he was one of the superstars of the national possible association playing for the los angeles lakers his entire professional career 20 years. bryant was an n.b.a. champion 5 times. in front of the staples center in los angeles his fans gathered and mourned one of the all time greats for many he was more than just an exceptionally good basketball player. we lost. the fairy dust that they brought. 35 years of living i have no feeling this much grief in love for one man bryant's died at the age of 41 with him when the helicopter went down his 13 year old daughter giana she had a vision of following in her dad's footsteps 7 others died in the crash the cause
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not yet determined the dense fog is one factor in which investigators will focus and be very extensive process is going to take not just days but weeks for us to get to recover from this in the course of his n.b.a. career bryant receives countless awards he played the shooting guard position and ranks 4th on the all time n.b.a. scoring list. teammates say no one trained as hard as bryant he was full of ambition some labeled him arrogant. but in 2003 a 19 year old woman alleged sexual assault bryant said the relationship was consensual and latest settled a civil suit apologizing with his wife close by for his actions bryant retired in 2016 he wrote a screenplay for an oscar winning animated short and made other plans following he said his philosophy on life. as a father husband better as a creator as
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a writer whatever the case may be you continue as question to try to get better just because you are los angeles the sunday evening grammy awards in los angeles became a memorial service for kobe bryant show host alicia keys and other artists offered their take on the man so many see as a much loved hero either. we know people. a british indoor and swimmer has braved freezing temperatures under the east antarctic ice sheet to raise awareness about polar climate change lose few nicknamed what else the polar bear dived into the frigid river there where water temperatures are well below 0 environmental campaigners calling for wider measures protect the world's coldest places there's few hopes to sit down with global leaders to discuss climate action. it's
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they were victims of allison with 20 experiments a fire and her sister survived the. nazi 2 dr joseph mengele tortured the young girls in the name of so-called medical research. decades later april returned to the camp to tell her harrowing story. 870063 in 45 minutes on t w. every 2 seconds a person is forced to flee their home. the consequences of the disastrous hour documentary series displaced depicts dramatic humanitarian crises around the world. forgetting we don't think that meant i didn't go to university to kill people i didn't act that way and yet again. people feel for their lives and their
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future so they seek refuge abroad but what will become of those who stay behind. displaced this week on t w. e l your money is one. of them. she wishes she was here. photos are all that's a lady has left of her mother so long irving died 3 weeks after her daughter was born nothing is still a is being raised by her grandmother wanda so late doesn't know her father and can't remember her mother she's growing up in the shadow.
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