i'm from. using a comparison france twenty four the headlines this hour. the number of coronavirus cases in france doubles there now for thirty eight confirmed cases here all around the world governments are taking action to contain the spread of the virus and the world health organization warns countries to prepare for a pandemic. schools hospitals and shelters bombedd in syria in the provinince's president assad's russian backed forces battled to take back the territory from rebels. when was the situation is catastrophic for up to a million refugees. and hundreds of people rally on the greek island of lesbos in purchased a plans to build new migrant

camps it follows yesterday's violent clashes in which more than sixty people were injured. but the world health organization says the fight against the corona virus is now at a decisive point the virus is present in more than forty countries with several european nations joining the list on thursday. here in france the number of confirmed cases has almost doubled in easily the government is calling on tourists not to cancel that trips even as the number of cases that top six hundred. meanwhile japan is closing schools iran is boring and teach chinese citizens and saudi arabia is banning pilgrims from visiting mecca catherine kitty cliff it looks at the world wide response.

entry denied for foreign nationals who visited it's lee over the past two weeks. israel is tightening restrictions after a man who recently returned from europe's worst hit country tested positive for corona v virus in japan's prime minister shinzo abbe call for all schools to close until march second. until upcoming spring break to help contain the outbreak. they said the world health organization says the epidemic has reached a quote decisive point. urging countries to redouble efforts to contain its spread no country should i assume. it wouldn't get cases. that could be a five dollar mistake i'm quite literally this virus has bonded make potential. and wjz providing the tools to o help every c country to prepare accordingly. meanwhile saudi arabia is stopping foreigners from entering the country for the imarc pilgrimage. the virus has now hit over forty five

countries with first cases nearly identified in estonia denmark norway and romania the u. n. high commissioner for human rights voiced concern about the current widespread use of corn tying. the whole the spread of the virus one times which which restrict the right to freedom of movement should be proportionate to the risk. town bound and safe the rightt of those under clinton must be protected including rights to food and clean water the right to be treated humanly access to health care the right to be i informed of freedom of expression for the first time new infections reported around the world surpassed those in. china where the virus is declining. well iran has the highest recorded death toll from the fires outside of china with twenty six confirmed deaths authorities have called on friday presents several cities including tehran. and bans chinese citizens from entering the country western corner has the nicest. with everyy passing day the corona

virus outbreak in iran has gotten worse and this thursday has been no different with one hundred and six new cases confirmed it was the highest increase in a single day. since the country began reporting infectctions last t week. if t s eveven if you havave been one hundred d six new cases confirmd this thursday show what is the version of those in your cases. seven have lost their lives john hodgman relative as that so that m more thann two dozen people have died since the beginning of the outbreak with an increasing number of high profile infections. among them one of iran's seven vice presidents mas u uma if the card she is currently being treated at her home. although authorities have been trying to down play t the spread of the disease on thursday t they steppedd up their contingency planning. with president hassan rouhani asking iranians to avoid traveling and all public gatherings. but the conflicting government rhetoric has some residents confused. by localal

governmentnt at the end of the day i can't decide between what the internet says i'm what state television says. the internet says it's very dangerous. but tv says it's nothing serious but it's just a simple cold as a citizen i haven't been able to tell which one is telling the truth under the roof yeah in a rare move the government said it was cancelling the main friday prayers in dozens of cities including tehran qom and mashhad school in university closures in affected areas have also been extended by at least. one weweek. i well south korea s a countntry with the e highest number of confirmed c cases outside of china. more than three hundred new cases were reported on thursday at least thirteen people have died. and around forty countries have closed their borders to south korean citizens peter o'brien has will. i used to buy a face mosque sneak through to group the fourth largest city in

south korea and the epicenter of i its corona a virus outbrea. jim harvey eagle pond i in may even though it's stillll the holidadays i shohouldn't be oute and i'm really scared. all the money there is no one on the streets these days. ten the only trucks packed with almost a million mosques have been sent to the city and two hundred doctors andnd nurses frm other regions have been dispatched to this hospital though it's s run out off beds d remains short staffeded. under two hundred young will severely lacking medical stataff to treat patients. in particular i mean we urgently need more nurses. i sincerely awesome volunteers to take action. the largest cluster of infections indicate was connected to a secretive reliligious sect h health workes have tested more than a thousand church goers who showeded symptoms. the south korean and u. s. ministries meanwhile have pissed bones ththat annual joints drills aftr

the outbreak infected soldiers in both the armed forces thousands of troops in it did- are under quauarantine all confined to that basis. the virus has spread furtherer acros the country too with dozens of cases in the capital seoul and into some markets are b being disinfecected but there are few customers as public anxiety continues to grow. with the government's askining people to avoid crowns some of south korea's annual schchool e exams have been postponed and m many study halls s are closed. two other news nowow and an uneasy calm has been restored in india's capital city new delhi following this deadliest sectarian violence there in decades at least thirty two people have been killed and hundreds wounded since monday. the violence began with protests over new citizenship law but led to clashes between muslims and hindus alexander oakland has this report. after days of viviolence in the councl

the first victims being laid to rest. thirty year old for the town was hit by stray bullets according to his family. he's just one of the victims of delhi's worse violence in decades. after the government introduced a new little providing citizenship for undocumented migrants as long as they're not muslims. hindus and muslims battles on the streets. to mosques were torched several homes businesses and schools belonging to muslims were attacked. mohammed says he e was set upon by a hindu nationalist mob. respected local m. twenty to twenty five people started beating me. the rest was standing by as if they were watching a show. with thousands behind them they kept hitting me. nobody came forward to save me. i mean the way they were shouting communal slogans at me hailed him the lord rama killed mullah. i thought i wouldld not survive with money ease after three days of violence prime minister modi's called for peace on wednesday and deployed

a large number of police and paramilitaries in the capsule. many of pointing the blame on the prime minister's nationalist bjp policy for growing anti muslim sentiments in the country. there is an atmosphere of fear not only in this neighborhood but in the whole of daily. and i am on the delhi govovernment a and the central government to ensure and that was sort of. all when i. walk the streets of delhi may havee comomes for now. nationwide's tenensions between india's two maiain religiousus groups a bubbling. malaysia could be heading for snap elections after the shock resignation of the prime minister on monday parliament will vote on his replacement on mamarch second but if they fail to agreeee on the canandidates d election it will be cold classroom yet has the story. the political crisis in malaysia deepens aftfter the country's king was unable to find a candidate with a clear mamajority after meeting with lawmakers. the government was up ended on monday after prime

minister my head tear muhammad and now it's his shockck resignatation. inin the intramuscular is still acting as pm but now the vote for his replacement will be held by the lower house of parliament. wednesday my tears said he wanted to form a national unity government. seven nine yeah i've made a promise to resign. and so leave it to the lower house of the parliament. to decide who will be my successor. if i really still have supports all return if not all the bites to whoever succeeds me on the pc. the collapse of the ruling alliance barely two years old has reignited a long simmering power struggle between my high tear and add more ebr him. m my tears designated successor. the shiftingng allllegiances of the politill party s seemed aimed at pushingg anwar and his allies out of the government. now my head here says he would be willing to back his ally more you did yes scenene w who held e post of interioror ministeter

bebefore the goverernment collapsed. if parliament is unable to choose his successor then snap elections will be held. the united nations security council is to meet tonight to discuss the humanitarian crisis in syria is if thehe provivince in jusust aw weweeks over a milillion p peope have been forced to flee a government offensive. in his bid to retake the area from rebels president assad's russian backed forces have bombs schools hospitals and even shelters for displaced people this week ten schools were hit. and twenty one people including nine children were killed charlie james has this report. blblood and backpacks left behind children wounded carried awaway by rescuers. this is the aftermathth of strikes this week on schools hospitals and other civilian targets in syria's idlib province. supported by russia syrian government forcess have escalated a fierce military campaign to drive out rebels out of the area. civilians

continue to bear the consequences and now i know where is safe. we took refuge in this school during the air strike. and i don't know what happened most of the children. manyny were wounded some neighbors even dying it's second i'm we leave our case to gods are you a lot. hundreds have been killed in it live since the beginning of december when government troops launched the latest bomomng campaign too recaptpture the p province. acaccording to the u. n n. at nearly a million people have been displaced an exodus of civilians fleeing their homes looking for safety near the border with turkey. the u. n. high commissioner for refugugees told france twenty four at this bombardmentt is one of the worst ever true we have seen a lot of difficult situations. at over the almost nine years of conflict in syria. but this is one of the spikes that- has

seen the most. as terrible. situation for the people affected. and there is no relief in sight for civilians thursday regime and rebel forces continued to fight over strategic towns even as few pepeople remain living there. well to tell more about the situation f for refugees in itay province i'm joined by joe at best suit from the charity save the children thank you very much for joining us on france twenty four. and as we just had in our pool schools are being targeted hospitals are being bombed by assets forces it would seem that we are witnessing a new level. of atrocity in this nine year old will have you ever seen anything like this in your career. it's a new peak in the conflict in syria n nine years f war we see an offensive befefor. and he's a whole thought and i left school but this time it's also. the high number of children courts- and the crossfire. that is very very

well being for us on more than half a million displaced- add they are most of the time in open fields and fences that are not. adequate for them and we've also seen children dying from weather conditions so we are very worried that- very yoyoung displaced populations. a whole have norway- two oh h fiv- this c conflict t of course i ie crossfire. and the families the day managed to escape the bombings they are making it out towards the turkish border that is sleeping out literally sleepiping under trees we've had reports of. of young children and babies it. is simply dying from the cold yes our partners on the ground said us every day families a i'd being and the hondas sometimes- by food sometimes and because- through the- newly- it's obvious displacement comes. as some childrdren have told us they'd have to move full five times before finding a sense- safe

mason and a cap- sometimes sneaking and- on the other three is for over a few days- some of them are. very young- and o on you witith their motots sosoul the vast majority of. these people n now are chihildrn and women- they lack everything warts- for chihild to warm clothes so that their dire situation that we've- been talking about is really being compounded every single day that this conflict loss. and people are looking for safety that looking to get away from the bones out but where are they supposed to go because turkey has made it clear they can't take anymore refugees there already hosting. m more thanan three million people up where. are these people supposed to go at the bottom thirty. it and what to see comment is very high increase and the population density and the boy that was the key so that the area of northern is live- whether people are just massing and at. at some of them we have the seven families in

one sense- some of them- anything with the- need those from other areas. all with additives soo thahat thank yous and a population a and the v vey let's say the humumanitarian means on the ground- making the situation very difficult- fortunately and their families. a lot of peopople will be watching this- absolutely distraught feeling very frustrated them anything. that people to help this. as it is very unsafe- t the humanitarians log on the ground this funding augustinians them says. that at the full. of the it is false sometimes they have to feed with their own families and safety-- currently and no one can get into it- but- i what peoplele can d do is. keep on talking about the situation- talklking to o their- govovernm- to deepen and follow to make sure that all the foxes outpost. at the u. n.n.ecurity councicil and other internanatil forums to agree to a cease fire and to put an end to the

fighting. and of course the u. n. security council is meeting to discuss the crisis. tonight are you expecting anything it's all. abu seen- over and over again at the top because abortions- discussions fail at the u. n. security council. to put an end t to the conflict-t-m i mean obviously all eyes on it tonight. the hope so high but unless there is a decision that everyone getss on bulldog. and awarding foxes do add up and there's a complete ceasefire nothing will changnge on the ground. joe my bassoon. from save the children thank you very much. more than a thousand people have been running today on the greek island of lesbos protesting against the building of new migigrant camps it follos yesterday's violent clashes that left more than sixty people injured. nessie separatists is in athens with the latest. . it's been another day of the strike on the islands- by lastt post in here

so. it's a general strike essentially because i'd want the locals there wanted to allow people to attend. another demonstration that was. held this morning it was held on mass from what we're hearing it was relatively peaceful and- a stark difference to the night of violence of the- tear gas flaring bottle bombs. and arrests that we witnessed on the islands of the aegean now people where they're at in anger. the field the government. and that this isn't of treason that as they say they do not want these close reception centers- based on many of them in solidarity with migrants all there just feel. that you know the tourism industry which is- which the islands are heavily reliant on- will be badly affected if this turns into a permanent situation- and they really want. not only. the state and the greek governments to act and to help them but

also this is a c cry for help from the e. u. when they really feel that thehey they've. been abandoned and left to their fate. because their phones from as his business to find out you can really is here with us in the studio and at you because there is f. is about the corona virus continue to weigh on global markets in the- world are us and european as stock markets. slid into what's called a correction territory meeting that 10% lower than that recent peaks. levels as i've lost almost three trillion euros in value this week as investors worry about the impact of the corona virus outbreak on global growth. all three of wall street's three main indices extended their losses this last day with the nasdaq dropping over three percent. e european shares fell into correction territory to this graph shows that the movement of the stock's a six hundred index over the past ten days the index covers. about 90% of the market body of publicly traded chess in leading european economies and it's an indicacator. of a broadr

market sentiment. major european. closed at the day deeply in the red paris cac construct as as much as 4% at one point at this thursday before recovering slightly err lines are among the hardest hit by the corona virus outbreak. shares of afrin's kay and then fell 7% this thursday that's down almostt 20% f from last friday's body. efron's is the f. ross is reportedly planning to cut fifteen hundred jobs by twenty twenty two according to the union the carrier will avoid forced layoffs and a reduction of post mostly among ground stuff will come from a non replacements. the company said it has a twenty nine thousand ground stop among his needy forty five thousand but in twenty eighteen on thursday the airline said it was taking cost cutting measures to offset the impact of the case with nineteen outbreak. at france and canada have already suspended flights to china. the nunumber of coronavirus cases here in france has doubled to

thirty eight as the virus spreads in europe. french businesses are having to at that's that practices around has extended six paiaid provided provisions to help limit the spread of contagion everio conky reports. this small transport business operating between france and italy all deliveries to covert nineteen affected areas are suspended a precaution to avoid putting employees at risk. to somewhere in concert with a client who understands the situation and asked me to keep his merchandise aside. deliveries to less affected zones in italy continue however.. the twenty drivers who are able to work are equipped with two indispensable accessories. they have a mask and hand sanitizer believes that iraqi forces they must protect themselves and be vigilant avoid being in large groups and unnecessary meetings. french employers are being advised to call in their company doctor in the event of doubt over their employees health that was the case for this accountant who recently

returned from thailand with her husband. only tells the company health service confirmed everything was fine our temperatures were taken and d we had no symptoms. french authorities have said employees who have recently traveled to at risk zones should stay home from work those affected can either work from home or take sick leave. provisions for sick pay have also been extended those certified sick by their doctor will be entitled to payment from their first day of absence and for up to twenty one days. the system also applies to parents who stay at home to care for sick children. the epidemic which started in china has severely hampered global supply chains and many analysts believe disruptions will continue welll intntthe second quauarter of this year. n china the government has announced a flurry of steps in recent weeks to shore up the economy in the face of the corona virus outbreak.k. thehe central bank on thursdaday suggested it wawas ready to cut what's known as the reserve requirement ratio. t the amount of cash that all banks must hold as reserves. city show enough money will flow into the

economy and help small businesses. . we will providee strong monetarary policy suppors the f fightgainst t the epipidec and promotes the develelopment f the real economy.. will reduce the impmpact of the epidemic as much a apossible and strive to achieve the economic goals for this year five m. ago. china's fast the e european manufacturig plant here in france the announcement came from the company's chairman dan hooker. he said that while they would investst two hundred million euros in the first phase of setting up a base to make it a quick meant for five g. or next generation mobile networks. he said it would create five hundred jobs i'm'm all set nothing the fronts but the whole of europe the united states has repeatedly warned european allies against allowing quality into the continent's. chi infrastructure claiming the company could act as a spy for the c chinese government sometething the money factor at the nice. notion since to. time here. the woman chunk our products will be

conceived made and tested in strict conformity with cyber security rules which is our supreme directing principle in our activities. those tests will be carried out within our plans. but also in transparency centers located in brussesels burn and london. so we will be in strict conformity. with rules in europe it created the attendant teen social. britain's prime minister boris johnson has threatens to walk away from trade negotiations with the european union if progress wasn't made by jean. the governmnment unveiledd a a mandate foror these negegotiatis in parliliament on thursday insisting that it won't compromise on his demand for what it calalls a standard free trade agreement ahead of the first round of negotiations that will start next week clarus reports. the first round of u. k. e. u. trade talks haven't even begun yet and already they're off to a rocky start. boris johnson is doubling down on his refusal to

align with the e. u. regulations on issues such as the envivironment and labor.. arguably the biggegest sticking point between the two sides we wouldn't ask the e. u.. to follow every particular. every change in the u. k. legislation so it doesn't make. any sense for them to make the same requirement abbas. britain has laid out its opening demands threatening to walk away from the table byy june if not enough progress is made. it's also renewing its call for a trade dealal similar to the one betwen the e. u. n. canada. such a deal would eliminate tariffs and quotas on most goods while maintaining border checks. brussels has ruled out such a deal saying the u. k. is not comparable to canada as britain is a much larger trading partner right on europe's doorstep. in 20182405% of all uk exports were to the e. u. accounting for some three hundred and forty one billion euros. inversely 53% off all uk

imports were from the eq representing some four hundred and nineteen billion euros. for now brussels is downplaying the other side's threats. it would be premature to speculate about the result of those negotiations- that we are only starting on monday so i wouldn't want to jump to conclusions. thehe transition period ends on december thirty first. and finally for business british luxury carmaker aston martin has announced its chief financial officer at both stepped down by the end of april as its losses balloons and last year. james bond's favorite car brand has been suffering slowing sales and posted a loss of about a hundred and thirty five million dollars but for twenty nineteen almost double the previous. time it was a rare bright spot last year w with saleles rising% but the ongoing corona virus enendemic is set to o reduce

demand. this year. yeah everything is enacting everything from cost to travel to las vegas talking i don't think i am so. everything all right let's get on and then you can thank you very much dave you kind of went with the business

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