when the rain storm. starts march 20th until you. get a. live from berlin this is the news more and more countries are confirming new cases of the coronavirus authorities around the globe but implementing containment measures to stop the spread of the prioress many areas for incidents of being asked to stay at home and large public events of being canceled also coming up. hopes for peace in afghanistan taliban and u.s.

negotiate is sign an agreement that could pave the way to ending nearly 2 decades of conflicts. and the base will be handed out at the 70th birthday in international film festival in just a few hours time and they wus helen humphrey and scott ross from down at the red carpet. after 10 days 18 competition films and virtually no sleep were ready to bring you our top some flops of this year's bellino will how it all takes to you will take home the coveted golden back coming up a little later in the program. i'm anthony how to welcome to the program or authorities around the globe implementing a range of containment measures to stop the spread of the corona virus the total number of infections worldwide has surged above $85000.00 with ecuador and confirming. 1st case of the virus is spreading faster in south korea which is

reported more than $800.00 new cases bringing the total bit to over $3000.00. in italy rather entire towns remained sealed off and france is banning all indoor public gatherings of more than 5000 people. well earlier we asked dr margaret harris from the world health organization about possible vaccines for the corona virus normally a vaccine takes years to develop we've certainly we've put together an emergency collaboration of scientists we put this together actually after the great west african outbreak of ebola because we realize that being able to accelerate something like a vaccine made an enormous difference in being able to stop an outbreak and we've got something called the research and development blueprint which allows us to get moving very quickly however you still have to test any vaccine in healthy people and you have to test that for some time to ensure there are no serious side effects

because o.b. nothing worse than having something that cause more harm you must make sure it's something that does what you want to do which is prevent the virus at the same time remain have the same time not having any serious side effects the united states and the taliban have signed an agreement ending nearly 2 decades of conflict in afghanistan. both sides in the dealing capital doha following year and a half of talks each have committed to a reduction in violence the agreement pipes the wife of the united states to gradually withdraw its troops from afghanistan in return the taliban have promised not to allow the country to be used as a base for terror attacks against the whist. well the u.s. secretary of state my pump the signing of the agreement in doha he called it the best opportunity for peace in a generation today is an historic day for the united states of america and the

american people today we have taken a decisive step toward peace real peace in afghanistan. just as any worthy journey begins it is a 1st step and we know exactly who we're dealing with if the taliban do not uphold their commitments present drop in history and will not hesitate to do what we must do to protect american lives if on the other hand the taliban abide by their promises the united states will undertake a responsible conditions based troop withdrawal. well there was also a parallel ceremony in kabul with u.s. the fence secretary mark and the afghan president after signing a joint statement committing the afghan government to support the u.s. taliban deal we asked our correspondent there ali the t.v. to tell us more about that it was a similar agreement and essentially that was more of a ceremony with the president and the chief executive in attendance and nato officials and it was essentially that you know being very adamant that an image

with the taliban is based on conditions you know the president said he was thankful for the united states and its allies for their help but he reminded them that you know any green with the taliban does come with strings and if the taliban does not abide by those terms there is there should be a way to back out of any deal or to make them face. rep and. and so on a day that is meant to offer hope to a generation that has only known or after 19 years of conflict between the taliban and the u.s. led forces in afghanistan we take the chance to hear from just a few of the millions of children thankfully traumatized by that war do they now share the hope that this agreement offers a chance to live their lives in peace. 13 year old honey do the works as a shoeshine are instead of going to school. 11 year old son sells dried fruits and kabul streets. there are just 2 of the afghan children who've been robbed of an

education because of war. the u.s. military campaign in afghanistan has now lasted for more than 18 years years without peace for the children who were born and grew up in the country. on the stand pieces like a dream to us in afghanistan. if peace comes we'll be able to rebuild our economy 3 mining for example all business. my mentioning these. are all just. a photo which is full of. happiness happiness which came from education. which is the people are not. blaming everything on each other for many afghan children the conflict has meant destruction and poverty and the u.n. says child casualties increased sharply since 2015. that was when the taliban

started stepping up its attacks seizing territory across the country the reenergized insurgency coincided with afghan forces taking over combat duties from foreign troops afghanistan will struggle to overcome its internal divisions despite a peace deal between the u.s. and the taliban. that leaves the children whose lives have been ruined by war to face and adulthood also blighted by conflict. migrants in turkey have rushed to the border but the european union after ankara signaled it would not stop them from crossing observers say the relaxation of the border restrictions is getting more a u.n. support for turkey's campaign against government forces in syria correspondent is on the turkish greek border with got this report. these people have been waiting to cross

a closed border that they've been told was open men and women of all ages families with young children from all over the middle east some have been living in turkey for several years for street id with their situation there no congregating next to what's essentially a no man's land between greece in the european union and turkey i cite it. and what was happening. was you don't have a life you have a life. that's where you want to look at one point it looked possible that people might have been lifted the border into greece so hundreds of people searched towards the gapes but their hopes of entering the e.u. were short lived it's not stopping some others from taking matters into their own hands. turkey has been removing its checkpoints a desire actively encouraging refugees to head for the e.u.'s borders this is being

seen as a deliberate tactic to peer pressure on nato to offer more support in dealing with the influx of refugees. sizers arrived at the border with greece with an iris of heating that they might be able to get 3 greek police have been firing tear gas to tear them. yes i. thought that was going to be my last breath that's not right but i didn't leave i'm still here and i'm ok. turkey's president richard type area one has called on the e.u. to keep its promises and says his country can't cope with another wave of refugees for ny these people are stuck here caught up in the geopolitical game. while the white thing is almost over the bill in international film festivals prize ceremony is just kicking off this is jury had germy on set the red top of the along

with the producers and directors the now the has featured the 300 films in a live in days 18 films a vying for this year's golden bear many of them directed by women. place aside the way of web represented by helena humphrey and something far more substantial they've been busy watching many of these films just hours to go to is only about the big ones who will be going home with gold. yeah well i think this year we could have a real sensation we could have a 1st american winner here in berlin in 20 years i think the film never really sometimes always from allies a hit man could actually come away with the top prize tonight that this is a really amazing movie it's a very sort of delicate drama about a young teenage girl who tries to get an abortion there's a pennsylvania just across the border into new york to get one without her parents' permission and that might sound like

a very dark political film but it definitely is that this is a very subtly told drama with a really incredible central performance by the 1st time actress sidney flanagan i think that combination of the this the subtlety of the story plus the sort of political edge to it could really give it give it the give it the edge come later tonight i have to say the acting in that one i mean you just don't even know why. and perhaps it could be a good year for the united states because we also saw the film 1st count here by a female american director kelly reichardt it's a great movie essentially a delicate western style movie but with a total difference a sensitive look at male friendship to drift is essentially in the wild west to find a cow which essentially becomes a cash cow they steal the milk to make hot cakes it's a story that addresses friendships also a story that takes on capitalism to a certain extent in that it deals with money which i think we see in many movies either but nevertheless certainly a movie with hearts and that's something the jury he said they wanted to see

a movie with heart. and so many films have been watching dozens of films any personal favorites you alluded to some but any most ending out. yeah i think actually it's only mentioned the top there is no evil which was the last film to screen competition here from mombasa arraigning director and this movie about personal courage about the courage to do the morally correct thing in an unjust a world in this case under the unjust regime in iran and this directorate didn't just tell the story he lives it because he was banned from making films in iran but he made this film in secret make sure they're caught out he's not allowed to come to the veil and all because they banned him from leaving the country but i was able to interview him and he said that he was determined to tell the story to tell what he sees as the truth in iran whatever the cost i think that that moral courage is something that should definitely be warded with it whether it's a golden bear or not certainly if you know many brave piece of work for me i mean i was there some people who have the courage to tell

a story with bit of comedy he at the better known and for that reason and to me i have to say i did love delete history f.s.d.o. still think which is a belgian french production watch it if you can it's a comedy about the perils of social media a lesson to us all that. we'll take your advice helen humphrey and scott ross perot thanks so much. to the bundesliga now and by i mean that hoffenheim was twice interrupted after the visiting fans showed an offensive banner and at hoffenheim on a rather deep my hope on won the game 6 no but what happens in the step what happened rather in the stands will be the talking points from that one elsewhere dortmund edged freiburg gladbach sore for a spirited and months bait hoffenheim on friday to soften help to shed 6 goals this one looked all over at half time as does little raced into a 3 nil lead tomming the pick of the goals that hetta would rally back after the break new signing for stuff one and then scored

a penalty his 1st goal for the club securing a point to take back to berlin much needed one to 7 days late game sees cologne host shell on sunday their matches in berlin and leipzig frankfurt's trip to bremen has been postponed due to the visit is the commitments. and a reminder before we go of the top stories we're following for you both already is a crawl across the globe implementing a range of containment measures to stop the spread of the corona virus francis' banned in gatherings of more than 5000 people ecuador the top have confirmed the 1st. the united states and the taliban have signed an agreement i think the nearly 2 decades of conflict in afghanistan because paves the way for the united states to gradually withdraw its troops from the country. and don't forget you can always get news on the go just out from google place or from the app store that will give you

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