be allan gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by for. business d.w. news live from berlin russia and turkey agreed to stop the fighting in syria's province it came after talks in moscow between president vladimir putin and turkish president regift have heard on the leaders back opposing sides a serious conflict and are trying to reduce tensions after turkish troops were reportedly killed by syrian forces last week but also coming up

a standoff is growing over rip migrants and refugees at the border between turkey and greece turkey is deploying a 1000 special police officers to prevent greek border guards from pushing back people trying to enter europe. and a blockbuster ods exhibition opens in italy despite fears over the coronavirus it's 500 years since the death of rafał but you have to go to rome if you want to rub noses with this master of the renascence. i'm told me a lot of bull welcome to the program a possible end to the fighting in northwestern syria turkish president regift type one and russian president vladimir putin have agreed to a cease fire for the country's lib region that came into force at midnight the deal will also create a security corridor or along. a key highway in northern syria it was announced

after lengthy talks between the 2 leaders in moscow. for 6 hours talks continued then aired a one and putin stepped out in front of the cameras to announce a security corridor or joint patrols and above all a cease fire. is taught. so when tonight at 12 am that is midnight between the 5th and 6th of march the cease fire will take effect and all steps will be taken to abide by it. should the budget talks began at midday there was little left of the friendly reporter that was apparent only days before air no one and putin looked tense the situation is complicated. russia and turkey are at loggerheads in the syrian province of it lip. their syrian leader assad's troops are fighting rebels with support from russia the rebels are

supported by turkish troops but air one and putin say they are committed to deescalation and. we hope this agreement will lay a foundation for the suspension of fighting in libya. we hope to end the suffering of civilians there and to avoid a greater humanitarian crisis. it was the outcome of hours long difficult negotiations now the ceasefire will face its big test if and how long it can hold. we spoke to middle east analyst and asked him why both sides were now open to a ceasefire agreement. well i can only come up with one conclusion one is that turkey really needed an arrangement because it couldn't go on like this the turks have been losing a lot of people i mean they have been invested massively they have struck the syrian regime with all they had artillery drones air force but the turks have come

under severe pressure and they want to somehow find a face saving temporary solution here and so do the russians i mean the russians haven't suffered much but they have recently in the last couple of days they didn't know what to make of this escalation then they started to put in all their package all the air force and support the syrian regime it seems like they really wanted to come to a conclusion and demonstrate to the entire world we are in control the 2 of us put in and out alone we are the ones who are striking the deals. the crisis on the border between greece and turkey is worsening turkey has deployed elite special operations police to the border their job is to block any return of refugees who've been pushed back by greek authorities after trying to cross into the european union migrants and refugees headed to the border a week ago after turkey said it would no longer stop them from trying to enter europe. faces of despair thousands of refugees have gathered on the border the focus on the turkish town of a d.n.a.

many are forced to camp out in the open some of these people have been displaced by the long running conflict in syria. in europe you can work there are jobs you get a decent salary the kids can go to school you can lead a normal human life that's all i want. or that i made it to the great side then i took my phone my money took my clothes off my beat me and sent me back to turkey this is just wrong and money. we want to be able to breathe freely when i was 12 years old i had to leave school my parents were killed in the war. others have come from afghanistan and pakistan they find shelter where they can dozens crammed into this abandoned bus station turkey's president has carried out his threat to open the border to europe if nato did not back his military operation

in northern syria. the red crescent and red cross are helping out where they can on the ground handing out food and water and providing basic shelter. is needed to restore the unity. this moment if you can do for you to take in the middle of the game here and you can do whatever is necessary to provide dignity for the. stock. in. ankara for its part is determined that those who do make it across to greece will not be sent back into turkish territory. $40000.00 special forces officers are being deployed to the river on the border fully equipped to prevent people being pushed back. greece is equally determined to prevent a flood of new arrivals the authorities say some 35000 migrants have tried to cross

illegally into greek territory in the past week athens insists those who reach its soil will be deported. let's now take a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world u.s. senator elizabeth warren has dropped out of the race for the white house her decision comes after a poor performance in the latest round of democratic primary elections her exit leaves bernie sanders and joe biden locked in a 2 way race we're told and a distant 3rd. the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's of tory's rikers island jail he's transferred to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault weinstein complained of chest pains after the verdict was taken to hospital. ivory coast president alassane ouattara says he will not run in presidential elections in october the 78 year old says it's

time to transfer power to the younger generation opposition parties welcome to the announcement but i had sparks months of speculation by hinting he might seek a in office. at least 11 people have died and more than 30 will injured after a building collapse in the pakistani port city of karachi rescue teams are searching for several people believed to be trapped under the rubble of already say an additional floor had been recently added to the 4 storey complex. an explosion and fire at a refugee camp in the gaza strip have killed at least 10 palestinians and injured some 60 others officials say the blaze broke out at a bakery before engulfing a crowded market initial investigations suggest a leak from gas cylinders may have caused the explosion. turning now to the latest on the coronavirus the plenary session of the european parliament will be told from strasburg to brussels next week in the u.s.

california joins washington state and florida in declaring a state of emergency as the number of new infections rises meanwhile australia has banned travel from south korea the country with the highest number of cases outside china and the u.n. calculated that almost 300000000 students globally have been affected by school closures because of the virus. south korea is reporting another spike in new coronavirus cases as a battle's the biggest outbreak of the disease outside china beijing offered south korea all necessary assistance to fight the epidemic china points to its expertise treating tens of thousands of patients in the city of which is the global set epicenter of the outbreak but doctors on the front lines say they still a lot they don't know for sure. their we've discovered special cases such as asymptomatic carriers who test positive for the virus but have no symptoms

what's the reason behind that and we've heard reports that some patients test negative after treatment but after a period of time a few of them test positive again. still unsolved mystery. and here in europe italy is the hardest hit country with over 3000 cases a more than 100 deaths fears over the virus have forced the italian government to close all schools and universities until mid march. schools out in italy but the students entente holiday all universities and schools have been shot across the country until at least much the 15th part of the emergency measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus infections have been soaring by around $500.00 per day making italy europe's west hit state. they for some students in rome the coronavirus isn't the most pressing concern. with the u.s.

i'm a little worried about my school grades about the lessons we will lose this year i had a class assignment today so i'm a little happy but i'm also a little worried about how school will progress and the fact that we will have to work harder so that we can be ready for next year. but there are if i get the coronavirus o.b.'s i'm young and i can handle us the closure of university worries me a bit because i'll be behind in my exams and pieces they overlap but unfortunately i can't do anything about the summer fighting until. italians and tourists alike have been adapting to the new reality the usually heaving streets now sparse metro stations empty. italy's prime minister just addressed the nation to explain the government's drastic measures and called on everyone to do their part. so well for bengal as they were facing the challenge of the

coronavirus it's a challenge with no political color it effects the entire nation it's a challenge that must be won with the help of everybody citizens institutions scientists doctors health care professionals civil protection and police forces the whole of italy is called on to play its part of their. with many of the countries gyms also closed people have had to change their lifestyles with some opting to work out in the fresh air instead. and while many italians have been a bank authorities advice to keep at least one meter distance between each other it's not a guideline being strictly observed by everyone. it's the x. that it's the exhibition of the year in the eternal city that's. been no known as raphael died in rome in $1520.00 at just $37.00 he was one of the most celebrated and prolific artists not just of his age but of all time the 3 month show is the

biggest ever devoted to him but it begins under a shadow due to the corona virus outbreak sweeping italy. it's one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the year this. museum pre-sold around 70000 tickets before dawes even opened. 120 works by roughly 0 have been assembled from the collections of many major museums around the world. florence is the museum is a major contributor its director put a positive spin on the risk that visitor numbers could be down due to the corona virus outbreak. would we really want to have all these crowds and this expression. there will be many visitors because it's a unique opportunity but if you actually can get through to the paintings of us nothing wrong about. the pictures visitors may be able to get closer to include the

famous. allegedly depicting a baker's daughter who was rough rio's roman love. st john the baptist as a boy with prepare a tory drawings. and this presumed self portrait. raphael died on his 37th birthday after 8 days of. and was buried in the rose pantheon. here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart russia type other one have agreed to a cease fire for syria's it live region which came into force at midnight the deal was announced after some 6 hours of talks between the 2 leaders in moscow. and don't forget you can always get d.w.

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