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you could look at it. and know. this is deja vu news live from berlin in a race against the corona virus china opens its high speed hospital built in just 10 days a 1000 beds to help treat the influx of patients infected with corona virus dr say the hospital is crucial to stopping the spread of this new infection. also coming up turkish president erica wan warns moscow not to stand in his way as turkey retaliate against an attack in northern syria by syrian forces civilians caught up in the fighting are being forced to flee. and on the heels of this golden globe
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success another night of triumph for 1917 the world one epic stooped best film and best director director at the bafta is britain's equivalent of the oscars but it was barbara marx about diversity that created the ceremonies biggest buzz. and william welcome to the program china has opened a hospital built in just a matter of days to treat people infected with the coronavirus the hospitals and the city of 11000000 people where the virus originated then spread around the world ill treat up to a 1000 patients china says the corona virus has now killed more than a 420 people and infected over 17000 more. after just 10 days of construction the new hospital is operational him it. as designed
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especially for the epidemic isolation wards make a part of the facility china says. it is like i didn't hand the epi center of the current virus outbreak a 2nd hospital with more beds is due to be finished lighted this wake. right now is on lockdown fresh supplies of being delivered by the army. thousands of reinforcements have been brought in to cause but the country's in urgent need of surgical masks and medical equipment china is accepting donations from other countries and officials are confident the demand for supplies here will be met. don't look you know when the us not we were able to double our production capacity . we have the role materials to increase production and supply and. many companies are large about overproduction but we have assured them that the government will collect and store any surplus in supplies after the epidemic among young
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teens you shoot with the virus still spreading demand from mosques is unlikely to fall in the short term but things could change if an effective vaccine is produced there is now a global drive to develop one get on to those efforts bear fruit life that the if the center of this outbreak were mind restricted. hong kong is also stepping up measures to prevent the outbreak from spreading your correspondent charlotte hill is on the ground there she filed this report on the closure of more border crossings with china. these additional border closures will be considered a step in the right direction by some but for many others they are still far too little too late several borders with mainland china will still remain open including hong kong busy international apples now speaking today chief executive carrie lam defended her decision saying closing the borders completely
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disproportionate and discriminatory but both medical professionals and look at this is across the political aisle on topic one medical unit has said today that additional border closures will actually change very little they've said the push ahead with their 5 day strike tomorrow until all those borders a place they remember all too well the break of 2003 in which almost 300 people lost their lives and they think history piecing it many now say here need to step up measures to prevent the spread of this virus. turkey's president. says the turkish military has quote neutralized dozens of syrian government troops its retaliation for an attack on turkish forces in syria the deadly flare up in war torn heightening tensions between turkey and russia 2 of several actors in the long running conflict. ankara is keen to show it means business.
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more military vehicles continue to head towards its lead today after the killing of turkish soldiers in the province the turkish president said his country had been forced to retaliate against syrian troops and he warned moscow not to stand in his way. it was all over the city as a result of these airstrikes people 5 of whom are soldiers and 3 civilians were martyred of course we said this cannot go on and the necessary response was given. at the moment we are doing what is necessary from the ground and from the air. while the turkish defense ministry says that damascus had shelled their troops despite being aware of them movements moscow claims the turkish units had failed to notify them monday's tit for tat shelling comes as the syrian government and its
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russian ally up their deadly bomb bomb and of the last rebel held territory in northwestern syria all too often it's displaced civilians who are caught up in the fighting today 9 people were killed in a reported russian air strike on their vehicle near the city of aleppo turkey which already hosts 3600000 refugees from syria fears a new wave of migrants as a result of the new offensive. i saw you know according to the latest figures unfortunately approximately 1000000 people are marching to our borders. people including children and are coming to our borders with whatever they can retrieve. with pressure at the border growing tensions between ankara and moscow over the rebel enclave seems set to escalate further. some of the other stories making news around the world migrants have clashed with police during
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protests on the greek island of lesbos officers threw tear gas canisters to disperse some 2000 migrants the asylum seekers were rallying against conditions in camps on the island rights groups and the un have repeatedly expressed concerns over conditions and slow processing their. us democratic presidential hopefuls are making their final push for votes ahead of the iowa caucuses now just hours away democratic voters in the state will be the 1st to decide who should stand against republican donald trump in november's presidential election 11 candidates remain in the race. in the u.s. senate the impeachment case against president donald trump is wrapping up as both sides have given their closing arguments democrats have argued that trump abused his power by pressuring ukraine to investigate a political rival republicans and trump's defense team have said the president's actions were legitimate or not impeachable the senate is expected to acquit trump
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along party lines on wednesday the design of the country. in kenya at least 13 children have been killed over 40 more injured during a stampede at a primary school the incident took place in the country's west as pupils were being led out of the day it's not clear what triggered the stamp me. and at least 20 people have been killed in a stampede intends india during an evangelical service the crowd rushed towards the pastor who instructed them to touch a holy oil that he had poured on the ground the minister has since been arrested the government says he was trying to flee abroad. just days after the united kingdom left the european union the next brics a chapter has begun both sides are gearing up for potentially heated trade talks representing the e.u. michel barnier a signal brussels would demand tough terms on issues like fishing rights and a level playing field for businesses british prime minister boris johnson says he wants a free trade agreement but quote not at any costs the ceiling fresco in the old
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well naval college provided a fitting context it was begun in the 18th century the same year another set of talks resulted in the union of england and scotland laying out his strategy johnson displaying similar self-confidence the choices in fact you can not do you all know do we have a deal. done it and he did indeed turned out it was like really prophesied to be up and ready. the question. is whether we agree a trading relationship with the e.u. comparable to canada is or more like all strangers. but australia's trade deal with the e.u. is a work in progress so technically doesn't that mean no deal is back on the table or up attention michelle vanya as take on london's approach was decidedly less rosy we don't have commission that's why the e.u.
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commission will also prepare the situation in which we end with no deal of phase this is not what we want but we must get ready for the possibility of facing an abyss at the end of this year. you half a confederacy anyhow that the lead up to the joint talks between london and brussels could hardly have been frosty here. and earlier we spoke to beget moscow our correspondent in london more about the u.k. stance in post press it negotiations that started on monday. well boris johnson wants to be seen as somebody who is for fighting for the rights of the u.k. for the independence they want to make the most of bragg's it and they arguing what's the point of bragg's it if we don't divert from e.u. rules say he has some very symbolic industries for example fisheries where he just wants to be seen as standing up to brussels and he says that this is not non-negotiable it's very much for bracks of a to see in the north of england this is a very sensitive topic even though economically fisheries are not really important
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for the u.k. but these symbolic industries and these sort of symbolic moves where he says we're just not going to subjugate under any more e.u. rules we want to come to an agreement we want to see eye to eye but we're not going to just do what the e.u. tells us to do the bath as commonly known as the british oscars are seen as a precursor to the academy awards which come up next week there's been criticism of a lack of diversity in the bath the nominations this year this was addressed by several stars on stage last night it was a very british film that scooped the major awards. san mendez world war one film 1917 was the big winner at the basterds it won 7 prizes in total including best film best british film history actor and best
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cinematography. thank you bafta for giving us a really wonderful night thank you very very much and thank you for all the people who've gone to see this movie in the cinema it's still on. thank you for the foot to the crew out there in the cold. and mary. the rain known renée zellweger was named best actress for her portrayal of judy garland. nice garland london town which you have always left so much still left you that this is for you thanks everybody. joker won 3 awards including best actor for joaquin phoenix. in his acceptance speech phoenix took aim at systemic racism and oppression within the film industry. i'm ashamed to say that
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i'm part of the problem and i have not done everything in my power to ensure that the sites i work on are inclusive but i think that it's more than just having said that or multicultural i think that. we have to really do the hard work to truly understand systemic racism. i think it is the obligation. of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of oppression to be the ones that dismantle it so that's on us. it is there and while presenting the award for best director australian actress rebeled wilson commented on the lack of women nominees in that category. sam in this month's scorsese todd phillips clinton turned teen our.
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own jeanne hi. i look at the exceptional daring talent nominated in this category and i guess i don't think i could do what they do. honestly i just don't have the balls. to. south korean film parasite one only 2 of the 4 categories for which it was nominated original screenplay and filmed in the english language that could be an indication of its chances at the oscar awards later this month. that's all from us for now you're watching news from berlin more news at the top of the hour but 1st africa with my colleague christine don't forget to get the latest news at any time from our website www dot com or on twitter at c
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