the day at two am et. welcome back to you a lot for parents it's's nine pm heree in the freh capitall i'm personal focus and we all had these all the top stories. with more than eighty three thousand cases reported globally the w. h. o. holds a corona virus could preach most if not all countries. this is it does it- just nations to act swiftly to contain the virus. moscow and anknkara holds at crisis talks office i see three turkish soldiers killed in syria's idlib province amid fears of an internanational ministry confrontatition they said has been holding emergency talks. also coming up differential skills known as the says all gets underway in a strange atmosphere is the film

director roman polanski's skips the event fearing what he calls a public lynching. untold stories tonight a great of ours could reach most if nonot all countries the message from the world h health organization this friday as it urged nations to act swiftly to contain the virus. well number of cases globally house i hate more than eieighty thrhree thousd d with e than two thousand eight hundred reporters deaths. not yours become the first sub sahara nation to announce the case of the e virus mexico too has confirmed its first case. was countries worldwide bolstered measures against the coronavirus several on all dining for nationals from entering his the who's director gegeneral l speaking earlier. te continueued. incncrease in n the

number of casas. and the number of affected countries over the last few days. are clearly of concern. abouout epidemiologisis have been monitoring these develolopments continuously a ad we havee no increases out i assessment of that risk of spread and the risk of impact of corbett nineteen to very high a global level. well in the meantime the french health minister has announced nineteen new cases over the coronavirus adding to the theater forty one which more than doublbled overnight. well that number includes set to dedeath most of the new infections are linked to cases of diagnosed at or in the week authorities now say they're investigating exactly who patients have come into contact with pharmaceuticals catherine vs hospitals. the race is on to find patients zero. in the wise department in northern france a dozen cases of the corona virus havee been confirmemed after a teacher died

from the illness on wednesday. health officials are conducting more tests at the e school where the e man taughght they expepece number of cases to rise. it's important that we find secondary cases even people who have been ill before this case this will gradually move us towards patients zero it's a massive investigation that will likely take several days but that's the goal. well the new cases then once you're connected to the teacher officials still aren't sure how he came down with the virus. he hadn't traveled to an infected zone or beeee in closee contatat with anyone who had. one possibility the operation that repatriated people from wuhan a few weeks ago which was organized by cray military base. a man who worked t there was treated foror the virus at the same hospital use by the teacher died. as a and amount a hundred staff members at the cray hospital have been quarantined. there is also looks. okay the also why the cell. they are all connected to

a sixty four year old man who had recently returned from the lombardi region of italy. as a precaution the municipal buildings have been closed to the public after the infected man attended an event at one of the facilities. the town's mayor said around a hundred people w were also with the gathering and the list of participants has b been sent t o health offfficials. ever since the outbreak in italy france has been on high alert for a surge in the number of coronavirus infections. they're also confirmed cases in leone's strasbourg montpellier enemies. eleven zero next well sources are still struggling to deal with the- corona virus outbreak numbers all rapidly jumping making it one of the worst hit countries in the world. also the full sun- chante has details in this next report. that he- is on a r revolution in niteen sevenenty nine friday present at home have become a tradition. for some of the country's officials conservatism worshippers but

not this friday. the weekly gathering was canceled in the capital and twenty two of the cities. this in light of the coronavirus on breaking around. with the death toll has climbed from to two reportedly hundreds in just over a week. in fact iran has recordedd the highest number of fatalities outside china. according to the world health organization the disease could be even more widespread than is currently known. a claim denied by authorities inside the country. among those infected there are several officials including nasa maps icon of the highest ranking woman in the iranian government. as well as the deputy health minister who appeared frail on a news conference during which he denied the government was concealing the scale and the outbreak. one prominent cleric is also reported to have died from the virus. now the majority of the cases in the islamic republic have been linked to calm the heart of the clerical establishment and a major religious destination for shea programs. as a result

nearly all neighboring countries have shot the borders and suspended flights to. iran for its part has taken some measures to prevent the spread of the disease including a temporary closure of the hahnemann schooools and universities. it's also placeced some restrictions on acaccess to major shrines and click on the city of mashad. and it only authorities on for sent. tehran's metro a daily basis. however the country has come under fisa mismanagement and lack of transparency. rules of questions is that the decision to not quarantine into cities and towns. moreover some on social media have claimed that there is a shortage of mosques because millions with donated to china a few weeks ago. lastly there are reports of arresting cititens for didiscussing the epidedemic onl. meanwhile ever in the u. s. the trump administration has temporarily eased restrtrictions on iran's humanitarian trade observers are divided. this

will help iran. this french. so just how long can the coronavirus lost on services cannot be transmitted at distance how effective all those malls that people the wearing of the cases of coronavirus increase increase globally questions continue falsity falls carries a garland explains what we know is sinful. rapidly spreading across the globe the corona viruses sparking worry and raising questions. one of them at what diststce is therere a risk of infection. could nineteen is thought to spread mainly from person to person by droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. according to health experts close contact for several minutes with an infected person composer risk. is beaten with fifteen minutes from one your way so if you pass by someone it's not enough to become infected if you eat together that's contact. with them. can the corona virus to be spread through water. not according to

researches but it can survive for three hours o on dry surfacs like door handles mobile phones and buttons on elevators. with the number of cases multiplying should one wear a mosque. if you have the virus the mosque prevents it from being transmitted but if you're not sick they can't p protect you from catching covered nineteen. other precautions are recommendeded like washihing has several times a day that saw him off on them all day it's absosolutelyly crucicial becauss you may realize we're constantly touching our face. with the stakes so we touch her face once per minutes it's a reflex the committee wanted i. flex. finally shoululd one do if symptoms appear. in the case of a fever and difficulty breathining all thehelightest doubt call your doctor and avoid going to emergency rooms where it's possibible to spread the virus. some of the well these vietnam followingng the deatath of thirty threree turkih soldiersrs in syria's idlib province the leaders of russia and turkey health crisis talksks

by telephone. now this is a town b by russian b backed syrin forces raise concerns of more violence though according to the kremlin presentation on a twtwo on. a scale tensions down. any time at nato some emergencyy talks this friday the u. n. this call for an emergency c. small as function takes its toll on civilians. profitable showed about a charter reports from turkey's border with syria. contrary to whwhat turkishsh auauthorities had hininted at lt thursday e evening the border between tururkey and syria remains closed here this border crossing- in the town of ray han low we'e've seen. some armored vehicles- go through we've seen a truckloads of soldierss well turkish soldiers- an aid convovoy a few ambulances- and a few c cars- fufull of a turkish gendarmes going back a and forth as well ababout the crorossing is stitil closed- coming from s syria into turkey and it opens. it would

almost certainly seeee hundreds of thousands of syriann refugees comiming into turkey seeking protection from the- ongoing and escalating violence that is it taking place as we speak. in northeastern syria that however there is one border- that the turkish authorities did open this friday and that is the one that leads towards western europe with greece and bulgaria- those two countries however have refused to take in those refugees and migrants. that tried to cross into those countries this friday- they tried to cross in buses- even with dean he's- in india mediterranean and so those refugees tononight are still stuck in a no man's land as turkey refuses to take them back. and those a european countries refuse to take them in. my wife turkey. bb a pakistani christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy is here in paris to receive an

honorary citizenship certificate. from the mayor and head outside. losses in mallin siegel wrangling acid. conviction overturned by the country's supreme court in twenty eighteen patients speaking earlier i'm confirming that she's received asylum in france. basically merging out cities and want to go to a good idea france the possibility of seeking asylum here but i just have to take a little time since i am suffering but i did get a very warm welcome from the president in the country and i'm extremely honored. but for the moment i have to think of my childrdren and my healtht. we don't remember acid baby was convicted but cannot twenty ten after being accused of insulting the prophet muhammad in a row with her neighbors. falsely fulls and gains version and silliness sykes explained. this is where as your baby's ordeal began nearly ten years ago the village of eaton walleye in the northwest of pakistan. muhammad idris was

one of the village- accused of blasphemy d. yeah or that. thehe women were sitting here when the incident. okay but because you'rere drink some water from the other woman's jog and they had an argument because of your commitment last for me. i can't repeat what she said some people in the village wanted to kill her but we prefer to follow the law. after learning of the verdict we regret not having taking justice into our own hands. the arguments for accounts went to farm workers refused to drink from the same water container as baby who is a christian. the workers later accused her of insulting the prophet muhammad. a crime punishable in pakistan by life in prison or death. in two thousand and ten she was put on death row. in what became pakistan's most notorious blasphemy case and one that polarized the nation. b. b. spent nine years in solitary confinement until the thirty first of october two thousand and eighteen when pakistan's

supreme court overturns the earlier verdict due to a lack of evidence. the landmark ruling outraged religious hardliners with thousands taking to the streets demanding her execution in unrest that went on for days after a far right islamist party called for civil disobedience. b. b. fled with her family to canada where she's been living under police protection. she has since published a book about her experiences car written with a french journalist who waged a long time campaign for her release. now baby is hoping to seek asylum in france. in other news evp is known as the says all gets underway in something of a strange atmosphere this evening read the polanski's you fill the officer on the spot has the most number of nominations. he says he's staying away. is a public lynching. a french film industries faced fierce criticism over his decision to honor the controversial director who's wanted in the us for the statutory rape of a

thirteen year old girl back in. nineteen seventy seven falsely false charlie james because this brings us this report on that process i saidd. today's says on the walls. polinsky won't be out this is our wards but that didn't stop the protesters. outside the ceremony in paris a c crowd of mostly young women outraged the cesar jury nominated polanski for twelve awards- there's a culture in france where we have to separate the artist. from the man and i think we need to work on the on the abolishing this- culture because it normalizes rape as long as you are an artist. the director fled the u. s. to france in the nineteen seventies aftfter admitting to raping a thirteen year old girl and he faces moree recent allegations of sexual assault which he denies. friday france's culture minister waded into the controversy saying polanski success isn't

appropriate in the me too era she you protection law maybe he'l'll win it. but then in my opinion that would be a bad message withth regard to the necessary awareness all have in the fight against sexual violence illegals six l. i believe it's up to all the voters confront this head on. it maybe they have done so maybe not thank you. hello announcing is. frfrances equivalent of the oscars because of activists threatening to quote lynch him still plan to keep doess have his s supporters. veteran actres brigitte bardot said the only thing that mattered was his work. luckily polanski is still around to save us from mediocre cinema i judge him on his talents in his private life. long live rock n. the minister one french amount to fall in line with the me too revolution hope making a scene can push that message all thehe way to te top. let't's talk some more abot

tonight says all the schools no show from that roman polanskski caitlyn mendez is an associate professor of media and communications equally the direct to o all the qualities on the university over the last decade and things must be. from twentyty four this evening. i'd like to first get your response- not polanski at keeping the says all. in your opinion all its pressure being. applied in the right places. well i think that's a great question i'm i think it's certainly notable that. as protesters have actually you know spoken out and this isn't the first time i should point out that they- protests against polanski asked the state's ours three years ago when he was elected president he ended up stepping down. that was before me too movement corrected- and that was in light of your- massive petition. against him so. they are certainly i think

making it and- making what he's done visible turning it into a public discussion point i think that's an important step. i think t they also needd to be me pressure and- you know he- my house is that our- fund pulang. and him in the first. we've also any floors been speaking to a loss of- protest is actually out the awards tonight some of them comparing the way that the me too movement has been seen in the united states. as to how it's been seen here in front not quite getting the same traction what do you think that is. the question i mean around the time and the me too movement took off there was the belongs to a poor commitment that also took off around the same time in france and there were some very public well known. women captains on their end you know there was an- article that was published in the paper and that was actually condemning the movement and saying that you know it wasn't

appropriate that it. kind of went against french culture so i do. think there is for some reason this. need to and- i or even boston. men i'm- be relevant or that there's different rules that applyly in france. i mean it you make reference as a catherine at dinner this will also brigitte bardot who's come out this evening and said look you know it's only a polanski's work that that counts how damaging. do you think that you know when- you know revered soul highly respected actors come out a and make comments like tht is not damaging to the movement or is it just about you know free s speech letting everybody have their say. now i definitely think it damages the movements i mean those comments certainly received a lot of mainstream attention and i think a lot of people who don't want to stop. consuming b. r. to these men and they can use that as justification you know here these other very a lot of people some of them who work with these men. i'm working out

in defense of them. i think it definitely and you know that those opinions really matter to a lot of. a lot of people. k. k. mendez says speak to offset from that lastt day in the united kingdom. thanks for your time today. was another business news you korea joins me and the stooges hello she you can. we're looking self. we're lookingng foror an u upda- noble street vegas then while us equities are poised to cap the last week since the two thousand eight financial crisis all three indexes are in correction territory many more than a 10% off their recent highs the dow has dropped thirteen percent. this week. a yeah- on that idea in europe major voces at also closed offff the week down more than 3% as you can s see in london's footse prices kept on the front foot stats ole a dowown betweween the and 4% across the board in the

lawn at. all so for each each. crude oil prices slumped on concern of a prolongedd to supply disruptions and weaker demand that dropping as m much s six and a half percent eararlier this friday. several key opec members arere now mounting deepr output cututs. in the face of falling prices. not just last week wall street stocks were trading at record high levels at neovia asked craig erlam senior market analyst at a one day in london about why markets plunged into turmoil. just so rapidly. the coronavirus has been spreading now for more than a month but when it was they appeared to be contained within china- that was enough for investors to buy the dips and send stock markets back to record high levels i feel like this is elements of complacency that they decided that it couldn't possibly. try to china and that full. continue to buy the dips was was justified. that was never justified and now seeing the consequences of that because once the spread happens outside of china. one

three six celebrating cases in some sense of countries like. iran one g. case popping up all over the place the panic sets in and the ponoka sets in because of the levels. that we were previously trading out now on course for the worst week since the global financial crisis- on there's no indication. at this moment time that things are gonna get any better. when eyes is of the geneva motor show scheduled for next week has canceled t the event. it woululd have b been te fastest m major european kasha off the jetet and a prestigioios mon. the dates back to nineteen oh five. the trade fat is the latest to join a growing list of events cancellations as governments around the world scramble to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. clclamorous ripples. state dismantled and packed away before the event even started. the geneva international motor show was set to celebrate its ninetieth edition but switzerland's ban on public events with over a thousand people. a measure to halt the spread of the corona virus has

effectively canceled the show. they have wonderful doing to have financial problems we're going to face big losses we know this we've mentioned this we don't have details yet but we're going to meet soon to find out how to replenish the foundation. and allow it to continue its work. organizers say losses will be in the millions hundreds of thousands of visitors were expected and some nine hundred cars were to be on display. the geneva international motor show is just the latest large scale event to fall victim to the coronavirus it comes on n the heels of the cancellation of the world'ss largest mobile technology fair the mobile world congress in barcelona. but not all mass gatherings have been called off the cell on the leg of f the control in paris for example is still on. but some renowned events have been cut short such ass carnival celebratioions in niece and venice. major attractions are also being temporarily shuttered. japan says it will close tokyo disneyland starting

saturday just as the park was gearing up for an influx of spring break sitters. so i have to accept the situation. corona virus was spread quickly especially in a large place like this so it's a wise decision from. all of disney's theme parks in asia are now temporarily closed. here in france the economy minister bruno the mac has announced at that business is dealing with the public sector will be responsible foror any delays caused by coronavirus linked disruptions he also suggests that the government would consider financial help such as tax breaks on expanded unemployment benefits for struggling companies and about his. minutes that will say that as to the public not to exaggerate the potential impact of the outbreak. the each shekou ira everyone not support people woods any world figures on the impact of the current virus on growth in france and the eurozone's. i've consulted the institute for statistical studies did you feel very

statisticians bye bye do not currently have the necessary feedback is. simply she- sold the figures that support voids as simply not true. yeah i think that's in this matter we would be so c cool head these ae the sense of responsibility. to avoid economic panic and ununnecessary panic on. the markets sure enough she- france's national railway company. has reported a net loss of eight hundred and one million euros for twenty nineteen compared with a one hundred and forty one million euro net profit the previous year. the operator says weeks of strikes against the government's pension reform wait on the annual results. industrial action started on the fifth of december and continued into the new year however the impact in the end of your holiday travel. the strike at the strikes cost the rail operator about six hundred and ninety million euros in lost revenue on six hundred and forty median more. of regional costs of just in the month of decepticons has grown about

sixty billion euros now. now as he mentioned in an earlier report farming showed in the sun on the likely could do.o. is bebeing held here in paris t the annual trade fair is very impoportant to france a majoror agricultural exporter well a lot of people identifiedd with the nation's rural routes. but according to the maine farmers association there aren't enough recruits entering the sector today as young jun and meet as a jump jump a mechanic. as well johnson ripples. between them they've all m made the same observation stop read his offices and food because all struggling to attract new recruits. that first difficulty is f finding people who are qualified. change is needed in this agricultural company one of the projects is the storage of harvesting these silos which they sell his produce. today was the inbound they supervise the loading of sunflower seeds. he works as the silo head

highly technical job overseeing stock management humidity control and customer delivery everything pulses on his watch. well the body you can imagine what happens on the job. but really seeing how it works how we actually work in this indudustry it's really differen. you don't the company has over one thousand five hundred employees and stuff but now faces the problem of replacing over three hundred and fifty o f those work is setet to retire over the next five years. so imagine you guys are not well known professions i don't think many people grew up wanting to become silo managers yeah there are fewer small time farmers less children born in the countryside. so all this represents a massive challenge for us at the heart of the problem or issues with the profession. workload and time off. i that. suicides have also become an issue in recent years with the former taking their life i in francece every two da. it's a difficult rebranding job yeah for the sunroom delivery

feature which has launched a charm offensive to encourage young people back to take up the position. welcome to your employees and gain their loyalty by offering the mission is in the business. and showing them there's a future. seventy thousand positions are still available accorording to the country's largest farming association. the trade shows actually w wrapping up the sundy service callll two more days. is it that if i can i like to go to it every year you can thank you very mucuch for the roundup awful that business needs that. okay stay with us here on france twenty four will be taking a short break we'll be back with plenty more news on headlines that on the other side. enjoy the staff.

02/28/20 02/28/20 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> in idlib, nowhere is safe. almost 50,000 are sheltering under trees or in other open spaces. i am getting daily reports of babies and other young children lying in the cold. imagine the grief of a parent who escaped it words and with their child only to watch that child freeze to death