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black plague . this is you know you news live from berlin new un certainty as hundreds of passengers disembark from a corn seen cruise ship hit by the corn a virus in japan all those who tested negative for the virus world laos alif but health officials are raising the alarm those passengers could still be virus carriers without realizing it so was the decision to detain passengers in the 1st place a mistake also coming up lucky to be alive despite the dangers many migrants are still trying to reach the shores of europe in overcrowded boats we have
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a special report from aboard a worst use ship plus plotting our digital future are they even veils a new strategy for regulating artificial intelligence and its uses including facial recognition we'll look at the pros and cons also. boob new. jersey billing eilish pick some up plans at this year's britain wars in london we'll tell you who the other winners are and why one of them things britain's prime minister is a racist. player. plays . great to have you along everyone we begin with a coronavirus the death toll from the corner. iris has now passed 2000 and the
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virus has spread to more than 20 countries around the world on 5 continents you can see it here behind me well more than 74000 people have been infected the vast majority of them in mainland china outside china more than 1000 cases have been confirmed and you can tell the biggest cluster of cases has been on board the cruise ship the diamond princess you can see it here right behind me it's been in quarantine at the japanese port of yokohama for 2 weeks and now hundreds of passengers are leaving the ship and were turning to their home countries. passengers who have tested negative for the corona virus a finally allowed to leave the diamond princess questions are now being asked about how the floating quarantine facility became an incubator for disease. an expert on infectious disease control was invited on board to inspect the ship's response to the outbreak with completed cerdic and some
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clues had a fever then went to the medical center while wearing it and 95 mask but he didn't have any protection between his room and the medical room he says he was worried about catching the virus while on board the vessel and say stuff it failed to take adequate measures to halt its spread. inside princess di and went out with scared i was so scared of getting caught between 19 because there was no way to tell where the pharisees no green zone no red zone everywhere could have virus and everybody was not careful about it when the ship 1st arrived in yokohama 10 passengers tested positive for the virus 2 weeks later more than 500 have now been infected japan has defended its response. with the urgency of the
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current situation japan has taken full measures to ensure prevention of the spread of infection taking into consideration human rights and humanitarian needs cooperating with the relevant nations and taking appropriate measures. to come. someone boy would have described it as a floating prison one british couple shared their experience via social media. we're doing ok we've been conditioning is still getting us down we've turned off to humidify and we're leaving the door open but we've closed that night so damn cold outside. shortly after they announced they tested positive to corona virus and would be moved to a hospital shortly. thousands still remain on the diamond princess for those evacuated the journeys far from. they still face up to 2 weeks quarantine in their home countries. all right and we can talk and now a q
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a 'd viral infection and vaccine experts at mr muhammad more near he is joining us and now from the university of alaska pastor good to see you sir this ship has been called a floating petri dish is that an apt description and why didn't health officials in japan consider the fact that it was actually more dangerous for passengers to remain on the ship. what we are roughing here highly contagious wires or highly contagious infection which means. likely to be transmitted between people if they are put in a close vicinity so what so ever the environment is in the cruise ship it's a conducive a sleek he and it is the environment that can facilitate the infection to be easily spread between people and probably infection could be stalked to rest of the country by limiting the passengers within the cruise but within cruise the
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infection cannot be stalk and therefore this has been the major challenge and that probably been the major thing that been facilitating the spread of infection between the passenger and to the crewmembers is there anything else that we've learned from the coronavirus as it as it manifests itself on the cruise ship. well from here actually because if we really look on to. hold on to you it seems like a very good experimental unit in a real time so here we can demonstrate we clearly and can prove really that this infection is more contagious and infectious because it can transmit between people very effectively and this has been proven with the whole scenario of the cruise ship but this is again something that has really been criticize and is not really an ideal situation or also not a good substitute for the medical facility we are a very controlled couldn't in can be practiced now the people who have disembarked
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are on their way back to their home communities if i understand correctly those who carry the coronavirus are asymptomatic so is that a good idea. well not really because 1st major thing is that although the virus has surprised on the bird but yet we don't have a lot of information about this wireless this widest could turn out to show something that is completely unpredictable we do have some information based on this related coronaviruses that have caused epidemics previously and to cause and treat this. 19 and faction is pretty new so we still have to gather a lot of information before we can reliably apply anything based on assumption if we practice anything for example if you mean that every person was not showing any clinical sign or clear from the infection i think is scientifically innocent brawler just mohamed we're near at lancaster university thank you sir for sharing
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your expertise with us play to be. well to the mediterranean now in the migration crisis the rescue vessel ocean viking is for trolling just off the coast of libya and has been carrying out its 3rd rescue mission in 24 hours thousands of people are still trying to reach europe by making a perilous crossing of the mediterranean and small overcrowded boats well didn't your correspondent who was on the ocean a viking when more than 80 migrants were spotted off the libyan coast and here's this report. from the deck of the rescue ship ocean flanking nicholas romaniuk is scanning the sea for a boat with migrants on board. the ocean viking is about 130 kilometers off the libyan coast that means it's in international waters but. we have a look for
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a possible whatever boat with knives or acts of war i would worry if you have a visual border control pilots are in radio contact or are terrified of the border patrol is searching the area with small aircraft or helicopters they say things are spotted the migrants boat going to people on board what's the lead free market here . i repeat. was brought. into. the migrants boat is now clearly visible and thought about for $33.00. rescue doing these are ready to be deployed told me he is one of the most experienced stuff when it comes to see rescues even though he tells his colleagues what he knows about the refugees so far. from the mission begins right. up. can you put your life jacket that means that look at the door. to rescue doing. it's all
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for the migrants but along with the shift it's important not to rush this part of the operation to take time to assess the situation. with the wooden migrant boat is overloaded with $84.00 passengers all young men. will go into that they might stand up and become agitated and tip over the boat is a big concern. that's why the 1st thing they are getting a life vests. for the way it will take 3 trips back and forth to get all the migrants on board the ocean floor and keep. most of them are from bangladesh morocco and somalia with a few from algeria and the gambia 21 are under 18 years old they came along without parents all relatives.
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and. well there are no doubt that. the migrants are also addressed in arabic and other languages every single person will be examined by the doctors on board. with the dangerously i've brought it up with people like you where there is no comment on what it was like other but they can see how the business of a pretty brisk you really got me about that that they thought my exhausted some of them down that might difficult to find ones about how many times in banking but i'll live my life in my house this. week but now say that happy to be alive. and we can talk now to a michael farkas he is in tripoli libya he's the head of mission of doctors without borders and responsible for the ocean of viking search thank you so much for
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joining us and bring us up to speed what are the conditions on board. well now we've just completed the 3rd rescue in about a 48 hour period there are approximately $280.00 people on board the ship that we have rescued including 18 women and i believe around $35.00 children so the condition on board the ship at the moment it's a bit it's a bit calm now we are fortunate the weather is good and we are going through the motions of settling people in making sure that their medical needs are attended to providing them with food water dry clothes and then preparing them for the next steps what comes now we've requested a port of safety to be authorities and now we are waiting to hear the response let's talk about the port safety because the list is a narrowing on monday the european union and now it's a new mediterranean mission to enforce libya's that u.n. arms embargo but it will explicitly not rescue any people in
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distress what do you make of that we find it's a very regrettable decision and the it seems to us that the european states are forgetting some of their fundamental principles not just their obligations under international law but the founding principles of their social democracies and that is the rule of law needs to apply and people have the right to rescue. so for us it's an abdication of the responsibilities of states and we would like i said we find this very regrettable very regrettable does that make your work more important as ever and also more difficult than ever. all difficult is definitely an ongoing challenge the lack of accord nation mechanism communication and the lack of a predictable and studied disembarkation for people opposed significant challenges to our organization certainly the need for rescue in the mediterranean is undeniable and the factors in libya and in the countries of origin that people are
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coming from that drive people that push people to take the decision to take the sea in the 1st place those conditions are not changing and they are not getting better so the people are going to make the choice to take to the sea is their least worst of bad options regardless of whether there are rescue vessels there or not and certainly from our perspective it is critical that there are rescue present present people should not have to risk their life in order to seek safety what do you make of critics who say that private risk your ships the like yours. are encouraging people to make this very dangerous crossing are you encouraging them. no i didn't have a gross oversimplification and it's a convenient argument that is not supported by by any be empirical evidence so a number of studies have been done recently that certainly point out the fact that the presence or not of rescue vessels is not intervening factor in whether or not
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people who make it is in a move the primary factors in fact whether they move when to whether is good but people also have to understand libya is a country in conflict and that is increasing currently so certainly the incentive for people to seek safety and to escape conflict and then in that before we talk about the difficult conditions syrian forces. various media reports say the royal family may not allow prince harry and his wife mission is only a matter of time hyla syrian forces pull back behind turkish military positions russia has warned turkey not to attack syrian forces. if various media reports say the royal family may not allow prince harry and his wife megan to use the brand sussex royal afterward drawing from active royal duties while one problem is their word royal on the couple's website the couple is moving to canada or has moved to canada rather where they plan to retain their title the
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duke and duchess of sussex. to colombia where many in the popular tourist city of kut diana are concerned about the growing number of children being forced into prostitution while the problem has been deepening as cut to hannah's sunny beaches attract more and more international tourists but a group of local residents is pushing back to break up under age prostitution rings and the cause sent as this reports forgot to hannah. during the day at the dunns with its vivid colors and vibrant caribbean charm a picture perfect holiday destination for tourists from all over the world but when the sun goes down things change. as night falls sex workers flood the squares popular with foreigners many of them far too young to be doing this as a d.w.i. undercover reporter finds out after just
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a couple of minutes on the central plus side and. how well do you 16 how much is it 500 i know a place within walking distance it's safe i always go there the city's booming tourism sector has helped many families secure their livelihood but the wish to escape poverty has created a blind spot when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable. fernando who wishes to remain anonymous was 13 when strangers 1st offered him money for sex. are going through when i saw the money i obviously gave him i didn't anticipate the harm it would do to me. but once you enter this vicious cycle which it undoubtedly is you can't escape on your own you need tools and people who can get you back on the right track. in colombia prostitution is illegal before the age of 18 the fight against sexual
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exploitation of children is regulated by law but legislation wasn't able to protect fernando and thousands of others from becoming victims. to shield young people from those who want to take advantage of them a local foundation has launched a campaign. i am the wall. for yours and i think so you know is a defense strategy for all boys and girls in the tourism sector environments where there are protocols and codes of conduct we also have service providers especially hotels. to implement in coordination with the authorities that's the reaction part but the will also doesn't put in prevention work and it tends minors whose rights have already been violated and. since its launch hundreds of hotels taxi drivers and street vendors have joined the initiative one of them is victor he runs a beach tend rental and feels like much more than just another brick in the wall.
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that the moral up look is that a beach is who knew about this problem or a lesser evil if we see something we make sure to tell people hey listen what you're doing is wrong we need to protect our children and we can't put them in the hands of criminals when i do this from my heart nobody is forcing me this is community work and when i want for my community i fight with my heart my hands my feet my teeth that was all i have. but not everybody is as dedicated as victor our undercover reporter was offered sex with a minor just metres away from 2 patrolling policeman proving once again that it takes a village to protect a vulnerable child but only one person to let it fall through the cracks. that report on the call for the from columbia still to come. the. singer songwriter billy eilish is one of the winners at the otherwise male
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dominated brit awards in a land that coming up but 1st. he has unveiled its strategy for regulating the use and development of controversial artificial intelligence technology also known as ai in the 27 member states while the president of the european commission or so of andrea lyon called 1st strict oversight of the sector the strategy aims to make the e.u. the world leader in quote trust were. the ai that is fair transparent and democratic it also calls for more debate about whether to use the technology for facial recognition of proponents say it would increase security while critics argue it is too intrusive. ok let's get you more on this i'm now joined idea because one again is in brussels for you gail good to see you what exactly is the e.u.
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calling for our. well 1st of all of the you hopes to start a discourse among either member states or that the 27 member states with all the different regulations they currently have or sometimes have not on artificial intelligence and on the digital markets bring them together to find common guidelines and the hope is that those common guidelines will then unlock the huge potential that there is economically potential that there is also for the environment because the argument of the commission is that a greener europe can only be achieved with a more digital europe seeing that a i driven. culture for instance could help a lot by making europe more green so all of these things together they hope to put on the table find common guidelines and then encourage the population of europe that these guidelines can then be trusted all right now just a little bit about the concerns that the e.u. has regarding a i. well they want to split the concerns in high risk
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sectors and low risk sectors in the high risk sectors mainly are in the fields of health but also transport and security and if you want example you've already mentioned facial recognition there is huge potential there for police forces across europe although only half of european member states police forces there are already using that technology but if you think of life surveillance and the use of ai face recognition there is huge potential but there is also a big concerns on data protection for instance and all of that they want to discuss now with member states and then put legislation forward i didn't use government as reporting from brussels thank you as always. next up scottish singer louis compile the end london rapper dave for the big winners at the u.k. brit awards last night capacity to comb the the prize for best new artist and song
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of the year album of the year went to dave it was the 40th year of british pop's biggest awards show. i. think our song writer billy eilish captivated the audience at the awards ceremony with her debut like performance of the new james bond song no time to die. she was later names best international female artist and delivered an emotional acceptance speech and felt very heated recently and when i was on the stage and i saw you guys all smiling thank you oh oh thank god tish singer and indy newcomer louis capacity topped the winners of the night giving up awards for best new artist and song of the year for someone you love. is. still being sued. rappers it is also one big with his
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album psychodrama taking home album of the year to london rapper to philip vantage of the spotlight making a political statement that accused british prime minister forrest johnson of being a racist these racist were born more rules researched the truth is all prime ministers who grew brisk we see you should be group would have to thank you it was a successful night for rock music as graham artist storms he was named best british male solo artist his performance was accompanied by a gospel choir dancers a fireworks display and indoor rain. the rain. this is your narrows of these our top stories. about 500 passengers tested negative for the corner virus on a cruise ship they have disembarked at the japanese port of yokohama and allowed to
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return home the ship the dumb and princess has been held in corinth for 2 weeks during that time the virus infected more than 600 people on board. the e.u. has unveiled its strategy for regulating controversial artificial intelligence technology also known as ai in the 27 member states or european commission president or ally and called for strict oversight of the sector say hey i must comply with people's rights. turkish president retired one has threatened to launch a military operation in syria is live province says an operation is only a matter of time a syrian forces pull back behind turkish military positions russia has warned turkey not to attack syrian forces. scottish singer
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louis ck apology and london rapper dave were the big winners at the u.k. brit awards compile the took home the prize for best new artist and song of the year whilst own of the year went to rappler day. you're watching news from berlin for more follow us on twitter or visit our website d.w. dot com. all right up next is made in germany a report on the problems of the world's megacities xylem rock and brian i'll be back at the top the hour for now on behalf of the entire team thanks for spending part of the terms.
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a few can enjoy the benefits of those the regime of. kim jong un has introduced an insidious reward system to coerce allegiance to the regime. those who don't make it into the fun metropolis are often cool and tom green. have fun in pyongyang starts february 28th on d w. if . you ever feel like the walls are closing in if you live in a city they literally might beat around the globe more people than ever before are flocking to urban centers where all.
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