this is the end of the news live from berlin russia and turkey agreed to stop the fighting in iraq and syria is in live problems it came after talks in moscow between president vladimir putin and turkish president regift types that are once the leaders back opposing sides in serious conflict that are trying to reduce tensions after turkish troops or reportedly killed by syrian forces last week also coming up thousands of migrants hoping to enter the european union are stuck at turkey's border with greece and grows deploying a 1000 special police officers to prevent recorder gods from pushing back the

migrants. and a blockbuster odd exhibition opens in italy despite fears over the coronavirus its 500 years since the death of rafael but you'll have to go to rome if you want to rub noses with this master of the renesas. i'm told me a lot of people welcome to the program. a possible and to the fighting in north western syria turkish president threat of type one and russian president vladimir putin have agreed to a cease fire for the country's adlib region that came into force at midnight the deal will also create a security corridor along the key highway in northern syria it was announced after a lengthy talks between the 2 leaders in moscow. for 6 hours talks continued

then air go on and putin stepped out in front of the cameras to announce a security corridor or joint patrols and above all a cease fire. will give jurors thought so if it is so for the food 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. if in the budget that the 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. and we spoke to middle east analyst daniel girl and asked him why both sides one now open to the 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 the 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 packets 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 of 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 dear 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 i beat me and sent me back to turkey this is just wrong well money get me. 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 nature 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 dignity which was missing in this moment is if you can do for the. middle of the game we are ready to do whatever is necessary to provide dignity to be. stuck. 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 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 a decision comes after a poor performance in the latest round of democratic primary elections exit leaves bernie sanders and joe biden locked in a 2 way race with tulsi gabbard a distant. the former head of the united auto workers union in the u.s. has been charged with corruption trial prosecutors accuse him of conspiring to embezzlement and $1000000.00 he also faced racketeering charges. disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's notorious rikers island jail he's transferred to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault in complained of chest pains after the verdict and was 1st taken to hospital. 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 and golf in a crowded market initial investigation suggest a leak from gas cylinders may have caused the explosion. let's now turn to the latest on the coronavirus saudi arabia is reopening the holy sites in mecca and medina after they were closed for sterilization the plenary session of the european parliament was reshipped will be rescheduled from strasburg to brussels next week meanwhile australia has banned travel from south korea the country with the highest number of cases outside china and the un calculated that almost 300000000 students globally have been affected by school closures because of the virus. a new poll shows that people here in germany are not panicking about the spread of the virus but all growing more concerned only 6 percent of germans say

they have very afraid of contracting the virus while another 17 percent a somewhat worried those figures are up more than 10 percent from last month however a full 3 quarters that 76 percent say they're not worried about that they're not really worried about catching the corona virus but many in germany are making changes to their day to day behavior in response to the outbreak 75 percent say they are washing their hands more often 43 percent say they avoid in travel or attending large events and 11 percent say they are stocking up on food and other supplies. now south korea is reporting another spike in new coronavirus cases as a battle's the biggest outbreak of the disease outside china beijing off of south korea quote all necessary assistance to fight the epidemic china points to its expertise treating tens of thousands of patients in the city of hand which is the global epicenter of the outbreak but doctors on the front lines say there's still a lot they don't know. we've discovered special cases such

as a symptomatic 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 that still unsolved mystery. here in europe italy is the hardest hit country with over 3000 cases and more than 100 deaths fears over the virus have forced the italian government to close all schools and universities until mid march. school's out in italy but the students aren't on holiday or universities and schools have been shut across the country until at least march the 15th part of the emergency measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus infections have been soaring by around 500 per day making italy europe's worst hit state there 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 of the behind in my exams and pieces they overlap but unfortunately i can't do anything about surviving 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 we were facing the challenge of the coronavirus it's a challenge with no political color it affects 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 obeying authorities advice to keep at least one meter distance between each other it's not a guideline being strictly observed by everyone. if the exhibition of the year in the eternal city. known as raphael died in rome in 1520

a just 37 he was one of the most celebrated and prolific artists not just of his age but of all time a 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 a feat seen museum as 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 preparatory drawings. and this presumed self portrait. raphael died on his 37th birthday after 8 days of fever. and was buried in rose pantheon. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download from the from google play all from the app store and will give you access to all the latest news from around the world will give you push notifications for any breaking news and if you

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