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the, the, this is dw news live from biling, the influx viruses spreading across the globe, of the new crisis detected in sweden and pocket style. the world health organization says the virus will most likely spread further. its calling for vigilance, but also telling countries not to close. the borders also coming off tops on a possible cease fire and gaza will resume in cups of protest is in israel put pressure on the government. so strike a hostage deal with complex. i think also the desk sol continues to rise, has now passed 40000 palestinian civilians and fighting foss. type food and pills. theme rolls its way towards tokyo. hundreds of thousands of
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being told to evacuate their homes, while flights and trains are cancelled during a busy holiday. weekend the gulf was welcome to the program. more cases of inbox being detected around the world as the virus continues to spread practiced on this, these latest country to identify patients. health authorities said the man how to travel to the middle east. although it's unclear which impulse sprain was phone. meanwhile, china has begun the money to arrange people and goods entering the country and sweden was the 1st country to confirm a case of the new deadliest strain outside africa. the world health organization has declared a global public health emergency was over 500. that's so fathers. yeah,
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but the w h o n, the international federation of the red cross recommending the countries do not close the borders. and from the i a 1st the side we do stand with what is recommended under international health regulations, which is that there's no need to close borders when we are in disease outbreaks, diseases don't recognize borders. people will continue to cross the border, whether it is legal crossing or not, and then legal crossing. it doesn't stop a disease from spreading. correspond to jack park jones stuff from brussel stuck at . what do we know so far about these virus? a well, we know that and it is the new i break is spreading rapidly is mainly focused in africa, specifically around the democratic republic of congo. there's $96.00 of the current cases of that, but also across 12 of the african countries. i'm polls is it's been around for a while. we've known about it for the best part of half a century. but specifically, there's been
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a recent i break back in 2022 that was focused in western europe also in america, 70 countries around the world have it then. um, but it was really predominantly sold to be spread among the gay men and community and through sexual contacts. but this outbreak is something very different that we're seeing at the moment. and that's because it's focus predominantly, especially in the democratic republic of congo in children, 70 percent of cases that are in children making up to 85 percent of the desk. i'm what's really significant about the difference between the 2022 outbreak and the one we're seeing now is the number of tests back in 2022. most people that got the virus would have the pos filled rushes that are common with people that contracts the disease, but only one percent of them died. so it was quite a low death rate that was advising campaign. and they managed to sort of bring the numbers died in this instance so far this year we've seen $14000.00 cases and
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a for a $524.00. that's so the death rate is much, much higher in health organizations around the world to say, and there's a number of reasons for that. and it's predominantly because there's a lack of vaccines in the african countries where the current new a more powerful strain of this virus is present. and also because that having to bought a lot of the disease outbreaks as well. so is it sort of compounding the risk of this me now i assume you health authorities preparing for this, but how they helping the account of profit african nations and controlling the spread? yes, so we've had a the easy dc which is in charge of dealing with our breaks and viruses, etc. so the, so the, your opinions, they quote on them, the countries to spread travel warnings to get information on that. so that everybody is traveling into the places specifically the d. c. but of the african countries where the web is new strain is present that that checks on returning to
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make sure that people are aware and trying to prevent the spread of it. they've said that everyone should be prepared for an increasing cases. they've raised the concern from low to moderate the risk level, but that clearly trying to keep everyone calm that also working with the african kind to pause to try and spread information and make sure that the information is changed. but again, no travel bonds between countries as we had for instance, from the red cross, i'm from the world health organization as well. it happens dec back that in brussels. thank you very much to united states as urgent israel then home us to be ready as a compromise, as talks and a possible ceasefire. garza entered the 2nd day international mediation, so again, meeting in the guitar, a capital doha. although how mazda is not participating, both israel and tom also have accused each other of adding new demands to the terms of the deal which has been approved by the un security council. the garza health
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industry, which is controlled by homeless, says the desktop from the conflicts has also passed $40000.00 civilians and fighters the how mazda october. 7 turbo tax killed more than 1200 people in israel. the gentlest kareem alga far is following the story for us from cairo where the agent should start talking about the intensive effort to do this was talking this, there was a promising start. second is we know very little about the substance of the talk that might be a good fit sign and what's on the table. it says 3 phases. so the 1st 2 phases, there is an exchange offer. it's really also just a policy in prison. this for a ceasefire 1st for 6 weeks, and then a permanent ceasefire. this, it states just the construction of casa sticking point is that it is right. and that does not want a permanent ceasefire. and i was once
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a for the withdrawal of these right now. it just recently is of prime minister benjamin it's, you know, it states, it only is rarely tv that he is interested in. continuing, that will offer the hostages are released in order to end hom, us at it. do you think he's really interested in a deal squares? and this is clear that to him i must not give him the amount of a permanency. on the other hand, nathaniel is sitting talking about talking victory over how much is one of the objectives of this hold is really offensive. and because that's just something his own defense for this is some days ago called to talking nonsense. and so it is also appear that this has some shifted us and some weeks ago, there is with how much response before the days of the talks now. and they make both sides responsible. how much of course,
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the guarantees from the u. s. will contact you that the terms of the ceasefire, if it's the permanency supplier, would it be a search warrant that there's some kind of agreement that were why, why should they give up their hostages? if there is no permanency scientists? now let's start with the rod to around says it will not retaliate against what it says was in his really strike on its territory. but only if a ceasefire deal is reached but kind of pressure. is that putting on the tools of the for this? i think the very reason why it last week a cause i usually us kick starts at the top again. it is this year of escalation for the entire region, because don't forget, you don't in his folder level of interest in them and they all say the key for the escalation is the end of the is really offensive into the gods as to the best. probably also, why are they holding off some kinds of free tire?
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it's always try of the beginning of how most politically dice me. i get on into that his bullet come on. the watch will come in the, in a baby about that. they also show a signal that the they are prepared his phone that just a few hours ago, publish a video of an expensive underground facility. it was ok. so ready to strike, to is right. so there place you're not using welfare continues during this time of our entire with thank you very much for your way. let's have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines today. a funeral has been helpful. calistin young man shots and killed but it is really setlist and an attack on a village that the occupied westbank. wine is rarely man has been arrested after a group set fire to vehicles in homes. israel's prime minister benjamin the, to the hours condemned the violence, which has also drawn into national criticism. thailand's parliament has elected
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pays on tanya shouldn't box, you know, up try to become the next prime minister at 37. she's the countries youngest of a leader and the 3rd member patient about for the family to take the office. the vote comes of days off to the constitutional court remove the last prime minister from office. the indian doctors have called for a nationwide shut down of non essential medical services on subsidized as protests continue of the rape and murder of a medical training and culture. several political demonstrations for also planned for the weekend protests over violence against women have grown since the motive was discovered last week. authorities in the eastern parts of japan urging people to evacuate the homes as a strong type food makes its way towards the country type food until has already forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains and costs power blackouts
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in some areas. still in the pictures on the turkeys horizon, just days ago, tropical storm the via dumps record levels of rain in the country is no less than 24 hours, often lifting a week from mega, quite cooling. a new a lot is in place. this time it's a tie soon. i'm pill. categorized as very strong by the japan, me to a logical agency. i'm pel brings with lashings of rain and the wind gusts of up to 216 kilometers, but our facilities will of the possibility of land slides in other areas. po isn't expected to hit japan directly, but even so, it's still making its pleasant cells for the 40000000. no say people living in the tech have region. lot, small. po has arrived as japan and box
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o button a 3 day long produce festival. usually fits of time and millions of people return to the home towns this year. that won't be so easy. major sections of the country's famous bullet trains are being closed, including the busy take, you know, going that route x travel has been disrupted to hundreds of flights of grounded leaving some stranded at the airport. i'm right down stuck in tokyo into the side and my next step is to go back to the hotel. i was staying at previous so i can maybe pull the for the life and then maybe try to get some more. japan is no stranger to extreme by that, which is climate change intensifies type things and topical stones are becoming
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more frequent police of jobs. 5 people in connection with the death of the friends x to matthew perry is personal assistant and to talk to is among those indicted party was found dead from a truck to main overdose at his home in los angeles last october. to say they don't cover the underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of catching me to the act of the entertainment journalist richard blades told us more when we know that is going to be big charge is going add them up to 25 years. and as you said, 2 of them are doctors both of pleaded guilty already. the one of the charges goes to matthew perry's assistant because he was the one who actually injected him with the if the drug and the drug is a controlled substance, you get it by prescription and don't to should be the ones administering it because
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you can't take too much of it with the side effects, it was actually develops in the 19 sixty's as an anesthetic and used in vietnam in the baffle grounds. and it has kind of strange effects on the brain. and a lot of people use it for finding depression or trying to combat alcoholism. and we will know that matthew would full alcoholism for many years. he wrote about it in his memoir, which came out just a couple of years before he died. and in fact, he took so many drugs at one point in his life, and this is his own words, not speculation that his colon actually exploded. and so this was hopefully to help him get off drugs, but event fine because he became addicted academy. and a reminder of all the top stories authorities of pakistan say they have detected a traveler entering the country with the influx bivens. they say the man have traveled to the middle east, although it's unclear which impulse frame was found. w h o is calling on country,
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so be vigilance, but also not to close a level and that's it from me and the news team, i have a web news update for you at the top of the god offers individually and for me on the team my name is elizabeth, i'm the calls back. said wow, thank you so much for joining in. welcome to don't hold bad. a lot of people do that. it's all about saying it's loud as you guys would of being nosy bay, like good. everyone to king. check out the award winning called comment to hold back the notice is what we're as much refugees as the people of.

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