in botswana, however, there are too many elephants. thanks to strict conservation measures, the elephant population there has increased rapidly in recent years. >> among the star attractions at chobe national park k are the my elephants, antilopes, and h hippos roamig frfree. botswana has the world's higheht elephant population, somewhere between 130,000 and 160,000. tourists flock to marvel at them. beate bergmann has been coming here with her husband for many years. >> this time is special because my family are here, too, my niece and two grandchildren. we really wanted to show them the africa we know and love, where you can be among all these animals and so close to ththe. >> that is how tourists experience the elephants. and this is how locals experience them. park ranger kgosi maera is out on patrol. >> we're just chasing them away. by making g this noise, they rn away. >> suddenly, another elephant appears between the houses in the town of kasane at the edge of the park. he tells us they can injure people, attack them, especially

botswana, home to 130,000 elephants, more than any other country.the government has sold seven licenses for a kill of ten elephants apiece in controlled hunting areas, and hunters will be allowed to export the trophies. bidders in the online auction who must become companies registered and botswana are expected to each put down a refundable deposit of $18,000 usd. shortly after coming into office in 2018, president mokgweetsi masisi revoked the hunting ban, which came into force in 2014. he argued that with an increasing human population, elephants were threatening people's lives and crops in rural villages. but animal activists have condemned the move. they say hunting is not an effective long—term population control method. many rural communities believe a return to commercial hunting will help keep the elephant population away from their villages and bringing much—needed income and place is not suitable for a high—end tourism. nomsa maseko, bbc news. antarctica has recorded its highest temperature since readings began. an argentine research stati

it's home to the world's largest elephant population but botswana wants to bring that number down by offering trough hunting auctions 70 elephants on offer to be hunted down across 7 dishrags bidders deposit a refundable 800000 dollars the government says the money will help areas where elephants have invaded villages and at times killed people it's the 1st auction since a ban on trophy hunting was lifted by president my c.c. last year that speak to audrey don't think about this she is the wildlife director of humane society international africa and is via skype from cape town thank you audrey for being with us on august air so what do you make of the botswana government's decision to reverse the hunting ban on elephants and also hold this auction they say it will help control the elephant population is that the case is that an effective control method. so the ban is quote a travesty in the sense that it's being touched behind mitigation from human model of conflict and will of the population control but it is simply not an effective long tunisia's through these particular circumstan

botswana has held its first major auction of licences to hunt elephants.ions says nearly six hundred thousand civilians have fled fighting in northwest syria since the start of december.

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such a strong symbol of africa but they're in decline across the continent due to poaching out of a botswana is the exception where the population has grown rapidly setting up clashes with humans now the country is said to auction off 70 hunting licenses officials say it's vital to quell the rays they pose to crops and infrastructure but swat is home to a 3rd of africa's elephants to take part it is will have to place a deposit of around $18000.00 or. less doing business with you. environmentally conscious living. with maximum comfort. her north korea from tanzania is helping make it possible he started with sustainable ideas in his own home. he's inspiring others to innovate but his invention school eco for go. beyond 16 d.w. . what secrets lie behind small. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage site. w world heritage 360 getting up now. this is day 8 of the news africa coming up in minutes 15 minutes cameroon's local and parliamentary elections on sunday will take place on a heavy military presence in the english speaking provinces where china is exp

such a strong symbol of africa but they're in decline across the continent due to poaching however botswana is the exception where the population has grown rapidly setting up clashes with humans now the country is set to auction off 70 hunting licenses officials say it's vital to quell the risk they pose to crops and infrastructure. is home to a 3rd of africa's elephants to take part it is will have to place a deposit of around $18000.00 each. plus doing business with you. lock. earth. home. of species. or significant. those are big changes and most start with small steps but good morning to you as tell stories of creationist people and innovative projects around the world. but here's a country to use to purchase solutions and forced him. to turn the content to the next generation on the touch of. channels available to people to get cheap. and more determined to build something here for the next generation going to be in barman series of global $3000.00 on d w. this is news africa coming up in minutes 15 minutes cameroon's local and parliamentary elections on sunday will take place under a

plenty more ahead on this newshour, including why botswana is lifting a ban. in sport, the former pakistan cricketer who has been sentenced to jail. we have that story. ♪ nastasya: china's government is struggling to stop the spread of the coronavirus with 81 more people reported that in hubei province overnight. across china, 717 people have now died and the world health organization his warning of a severe destruction to global medical supplies and widespread anger over the death of a doctor who first sound of the alarm in december. we report from hong kong. >> these are some of the last images of a doctor who was punished preparing to tell the truth. now he has died from the virus that he first warned colleagues about late last year. to many, he will be remembered as a chinese hero. death andy regret his feel sincerely set for him. we need to see if the influence of a death can wake up anything and i hope you didn't die in vain. he left us when we needed him to fight the virus and he was a victim of the virus. he was unfairly criticized because of his work

are neighborhoods where the infant mortality rate is worst than that of countries like guatemala botswana and even north korea. eric price is a lifelong cleveland resident. he says the scale of the problem is the product of living in a forgotten city should be a great area it was great for bringing up kids it was great educationally there was a middle class typical middle class midwestern neighborhood. eric remembers these neighborhoods as prosperous places when transport oil and steel drove the city's economy. but now there are no jobs of course there's no money they've a start $10.00 down schools they don't care about educational systems in the care about the health care you know i know parents who struggle to feed their kids on a daily basis. we literally have nothing. with the collapse of those communities have come soaring rates of infant mortality fact is the social historians of the city say. sometimes we want to deal with just the medical piece which is really important because people are dying babies are dying but we also have to look at what is feeding that continuously and if p

more than 14000 people are confirmed to have the illness a number of african countries including botswana and uncle have reported suspected cases officials there are. concern that poor countries that they're ill equipped to deal with any outbreak and a growing number of airlines are suspending services to and from china all south korea the philippines and new zealand have banned people who recently traveled there from entering we're now from scott heide lawyer who has this report from beijing and we are at for doing that report. one of the purpose built coronavirus hospitals and will open its doors on monday another is due to go online in the coming days together chinese officials say more than 2000 patients with the virus will be able to get care at the new facilities but with urgent calls for more supplies and warnings of understaffed and overworked medical teams at the existing one hospitals these new facilities will probably take some time before they can run at full capacity this is the announcement health officials around the world have been bracing for the 1st coronavirus death out

to die outside of china at a hospital in the philippines a number of african countries including botswana and angola have reported suspected cases and a growing number of airline.

botswana has held its first major auction of licences to hunt elephants.ting ban was scrapped last year, as elephants and humans increasingly come into contact. the united nations says nearly six hundred thousand civilians have fled fighting in northwest syria since the start of december. it's warning that many more people could be be forced out as syrian government troops continue their advance against the rebels. at ten o'clock. clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. first, the islamic state group may no longer control territory in syria or iraq but it hasn't given up the fight. undeterred, some of its army of global jihadists survived, and have taken sanctuary in the most remote corners of the globe. so so where has the islamic state group gone after the caliphate? in this bbc news exclusive quentin sommerville followed the trail of one attack, planned and executed despite the group's apparent collapse. there are some images in the following programme which some viewers may find disturbing. vicious, fearless, the islamic state g

and the countries including botswana, kenya, ethiopia, ghana and ivory coast have placed some peoplen quarantine, but so f all tests have been negative. there is particular concern that if he virus were totake hold in africa, it would be incredibly difficult toontain. here's the director general of the world health organization talking about this lt week. >> if this virus makes it to a weaker health system, it will create havoc. ros: we know from the ebola outbreak in west africa in 2014 that the risks of epps in africb are consid. here's another expert on why the coronavirus is a particular concern to the continent. >> we know that fm our seasonal influenza work africa is a continent which suffers a high impact from seasonal influenza. it is likely that the african continent will experience a high impact should there be a global outbreak. ros: currently only a handful of african countriesre able to test for the virus. i've highlighted three here. south africa. kenya and senegal. for more on the preparations being made across the continent, here'the bbc's reporter in joe heansburg. r

person to die outside china at a hospital in the philippines a number of african countries including botswana and and goler have reported suspected cases and a growing number of airlines own suspending services to and from china south korea the philippines new zealand and the u.s. have all banned people who recently traveled there from entering the countries or more now from scott hyla who brings us the reports from beijing. one of the purpose built coronavirus hospitals in the heart will open its doors. on monday another is due to go online in the coming days together chinese officials say more than 2000 patients with the virus will be able to get care at the new facilities but with urgent calls for more supplies and warnings of understaffed and overworked medical teams at the existing one hospitals these new facilities will probably take some time before they can run at full capacity this is the announcement health officials around the world have been bracing for the 1st coronavirus death outside of china a 44 year old chinese man from mohan died on saturday in the philippines. however the.

set of a chinese who by province where the virus originated in several african countries including botswana and i'm gona have reports that suspected cases correspondent catherine so is in nairobi and says the virus is a real concern in regions already affected by. there's a lot of concern that have been raised by people living in countries on the continent who are quite worried about how prepared their countries are to deal with virus that's why you see in many statements that have been issued by countries in different regions of particularly since statements from kenya rwanda and if all of them trying to assure their citizens that who all is well are talking about increased measures talking about increased surveillance border screening screening in all border points and this is something that has been going on from before especially in this region because of an airball outbreak in the democratic republic of congo so government officials i've talked to saying that they're just enhancing these measures in kenya they also say they have expanded the capacity of isolation wards just in case we'

to find the heart of the seasonal rain you come for the south still and here they are everywhere botswana and zambia seem to be something of a focus namibia of course and not surprisingly is mostly dry. talk to al jazeera we us that we talk about 2 of the biggest problems facing and they are the endemic corruption and the gang we listen so if you replace china as an enemy of the well and that's really that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter the world is there a. holding the powerful to account as we examine the u.s. its role in the war on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines now the fallout from donald trump's impeachment trial continues with the firing of 2 key witnesses some learned was the was the u.s. ambassador to the e.u. u.s. ambassador robert steel he was the latest to be removed that came just hours after ukraine expert lieutenant colonel alexander villain disposes out to the white house . candidates hoping to secure the democratic presidential nomination of held a debate in new hampshire head of a key

received some fairly heavy rain in fact that streak runs all the way down through zimbabwe towards botswana on the eastern side of south africa so forecast wise pretty widespread right and it still includes maybe not discuss in coast but inland including when took $24.00 degrees and thunderstorms pretty good for february. we will maintain the finest fighting force the world has ever known united states army was so reliant on the private sector i would call it a dependency we have a mismatch between the way we magine to be and the reality of the 21st century enough to embody the deal for you and i would tool for you how many of the persons that you're sending out you should be child soldiers and. child soldiers reloaded on al-jazeera. updating the top story so far this half hour china is partly lifting quarantine restrictions at the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic allowing healthy nonresidents to leave the city of new hand under certain conditions earlier for chinese provinces lowered their emergency response levels we are bringing. the israeli military has launched air strikes on gaza

1st to die outside china at a hospital in the philippines a number of african countries including botswana and then go or have reported suspected cases there are concerns poor countries are ill equipped to deal with any outbreak and a growing number of airlines are suspending services to china south korea the philippines in new zealand the latest countries to ban foreigners who've recently traveled there from entering new zealand permanent residents and citizens who have been in mainland china will continue to be able to return harm they will be required to go into isolation for a period of 14 days for anyone who has visited mainland china and the last 14 days they will not be able to come in and remain with the new zealand restrictions will be placed at the border we will be reviewing their every 48 hours . more now from scott hyla this report from beijing. one of the purpose built coronavirus hospitals and will hand will open its doors on monday another is due to go online in the coming days together chinese officials say more than 2000 patients with the virus will be able to get care at

each package includes the right to hunt and kill 10 elephants there are a around 130000 in botswana which recently issued a quota to kill native $300.00 in the next year in order to control the population government says commercial hunting will bring in income but conservationists say it could encourage poaching. scientists of one the bumblebees across europe and north america are facing a mass extinction a study suggests that drastic decline is because of climate change and it threatens food cultivation says europe's bumblebee population fell by 17 percent between the 20th and 21st century and by 46 percent in north america. play a key role in pollinating crops including nuts fruits and vegetables united nations as one that consumers will have to opt for staple crops like rice if the trend continues more in everything right here al jazeera dot com don't forget you can also watch us on life streaming there as well. recap of the headlines china's government is battling to contain a wave of grief and anger after a doctor who was punished for raising the alarm about the coronavirus died in h

malawi see some fairly heavy rain in fact that streak runs all the way down through zimbabwe towards botswana on the eastern side of south africa so forecast wise pretty widespread right and it still includes maybe you're not discussing coast but inland including when took $24.00 degrees and thunderstorms pretty good for february. join the listening post as we turn the cameras on the media india has more than 424 hour television news channel. blockers and focus on how they report on the stories that matter the most the states misleads the public this they've been here reflects the same. climate change uphold their record all the shows they came time to leave they have anything to apologize for listening post on al-jazeera. looking back here with al-jazeera mining's piece adobe these are your headlining stories several provinces in china have reduced their emergency response to the coronavirus but south korea is still on high alert as announced 161 new cases that brings the number of people infected to 763 the israeli military has launched airstrikes on gaza and the syrian capital damascus aft

to die outside of china and hospital in the philippines a number of african countries including botswana and angola have reported suspected cases and a growing number of airlines are suspending services to and from china south korea the philippines new zealand and the u.s. have banned people who recently traveled from entering a highly joins us live from beijing for more scott let's start with the numbers 361 deaths labs are running thousands of tests a day how is the chinese medical system coping. kim it's a very good question one way they're trying to cope where they're hoping to get a little bit of relief and stress of those hospitals that are working very hard and over overworked understaffed down and there's going to be a new hospital coming on line this is hostile we've been talking about the last week or so been built in 10 days it's supposed to go online today monday a 1000 beds will be staffed by about 4500 army medical people workers personnel doctors nurses one thing that's interesting also this morning monday you know that the government here in beijing the central government

the 1st to die outside of china at a hospital in the philippines some african countries including botswana and angola have reported suspected cases and more airlines are suspending services to and from china south korea the philippines new zealand and the u.s. have banned people who've recently traveled there from entering go now to scott who joins us live from beijing just bring us up to speed with the latest numbers and also how the the medical system is coping. well the medical system is trying to catch up really it's you know obviously it's been stretched to its limits down with han and a province we know that thousands of army medical personnel have been flown down to the affected there have been over the last week or so but we know more so probably in the last 24 hours because that is because they're going to open the doors they're planning to open the doors they said they're going to open the doors on a new purpose built hospital today monday down and with and it's going to be staffed by these army medical technicians and doctors so we're expecting that to be happening as we speak n

to find the heart of the seasonal rain you come for the south still and here they are everywhere botswana and zambia seem to be something of a focus namibia of course and not surprisingly is mostly dry. big stories generally sounds like the media angles in this story are too numerous for comfort with different angles from different perspectives thing has never really been believe. me in the war to even separate the spin from the facts the misinformation from the judge so this is clear and a chance to see and hear people just think that we are listening post on al-jazeera . in japan thousands of men and women of vanishing without a trace when i want to use investigates why people engineered their own disappearance and. how to 0. more deaths from the coronavirus the 1st american victim dies while quarantined in the chinese city of will hon. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera life from doha also coming up exacting revenge the u.s. president fires 2 major witnesses to spoke out during his impeachment trial. the battle goes on in the 7 hopefuls vying for the democratic presidential nominati

than 14000 confirmed to have the illness now a number of african countries including angola and botswana have reported suspected cases and officials there are concerned the poor countries are ill equipped to deal with any out bright and also a growing number of airlines are suspending their services to and from china also south korea the philippines and you zealand have banned people who recently traveled there from entering. new zealand payment residents and citizens who have been in my mind trying to will continue to be able to retune harm they will be required to go into isolation for a period of us for anyone who has visited mainland china and the last 14 days they will not be able to come in and remain with the new zealand borders for search and will be placed at the border we will be reviewing that every 48 hours we'll speak to our correspondent shortly but we're starting with the support and got hired learned by jing. one of the purpose built coronavirus hospitals in ruhani will open its doors on monday another is due to go online in the coming days together chinese officials say

to die outside of china at a hospital in the philippines a number of african countries including botswana and angola have reported suspected cases and a growing number of airlines a suspending services to and from china south korea the philippines new zealand and the u.s. of bands people who've recently traveled there from entering let's go now to scott hyde lee who joins us live from beijing scott let's start with the numbers 361 deaths labs are running thousands of tests a day how is the chinese medical system coping. well right now hopefully they're going to be getting a little bit more assistance that's because a new hospital purpose built hospital for coronavirus patients will be opening today monday down and will hon this is one of 2 hospitals that together will facilitate about 250-2600 beds specifically for the coronavirus now we know that this is you know obviously very hastily built in about 8 days it will be staffed by army medical workers and we just don't know how much how quickly there's going to be a transfer either from the existing overcrowded hospitals and will haunt int

botswana has auctioned off the rights to kill elephants for the 1st time since the hunting that was lifted last year 7 hunting parmenides were up for auction it includes the right to hunt and kill 10 elephants want to has the largest elephant population in the world the government says commercial hunting will bring and conservationists say it could encourage poaching is the wildlife director of humane society international africa says there are other things besides trophy hunting that could be done to reduce the elephant population there's so much. stigma attached to elephant carrying capacity which is which is an absolute number and as we know ecosystems do not. lack that they would have been a balance of aims and flows so they are natural processes such as drops that will reduce elephant population numbers and we certainly seen that in some parts of africa. of the nations. you know reducing our official water holes by forcing infants to new to different areas and just affecting the way in which they utilize the landscape so those are more effective long 2 measures trophy hunting will cit

receive some fairly heavy rain in fact that street runs all the way down through zimbabwe towards botswana on the eastern side of south africa so forecast wise pretty widespread right and it still includes libya not discuss in coast but inland including wind took $24.00 degrees and thunderstorms pretty good for february. but. gives you an feel dead and did you get the peace prize too soon. is this going to hurt or help donald trump's reelection chances it is very free money for you could shoot somebody on 5th avenue and not have any consequence this is not a muslim issue this is a human colony issue join me maddi hot sun as i put it up from questions to my special guests and challenge them to some straight talking political debate here on al-jazeera. in 2009 a torture victim of the brutal arjen time bedelia regime confronted his interrogator who tortured no no no no not the older daughter until i was in target has justice now been served for the atrocious crimes committed decades earlier the idea of the true lord telling lies and investigation into the dark history of argentina why didn't

just weeks later, they're vacationing together in botswana, africa. >> we camped out with each other under the stars and we spent five days out there which was absolutely fantastic. >> in the months that follow, they date long distance. meeting up in london, and toronto, where meghan, an actress, is filming her tv show "suits." >> wow, you're pretty. >> good. you hit on me. we can get it out of the way that i'm not interested. >> the whole time keeping their relationship a secret. >> when they first met, nobody knew about it. >> they are such a charismatic couple. >> penny wrote a biography about harry. >> they kept this relationship quiet. >> which in itself is impressive. >> it is impressive. i mean the great fear about harry finding a wife was always going to be the intrusion of the press. because that is what had killed two previous long-term relationships. >> relationships with actress cressida bonas, and his first love chelsy davy. >> chelsy had experienced the most horrible treatment, photographers waiting for her, call out names, bitch, whore, trying to get a reaction and i g

orphaned in the capital gaborone each package includes the right to hunt and kill 10 elephants botswana's president says an overpopulation of the animals needs to be controlled but conservationists say it could encourage approaching. well those are the headlines the news continues here in such of india so stay with us on account of their. rules orwell or. i'm in northern india on the banks of the ganges in the holy city of are not seen. this is one of the oldest inhabited places on earth and like rome or jerusalem it serves as a kind of cosmic center for india's 1000000000 hindu those. behind this image of religious harmony india faces a crisis minorities including over $200000000.00 muslims an underlying current of violence among brutality and death at the hands of hindu hardliners. and it mirrors the rise of the so-called hindutva or hindu nationalist politics and of india's ruling the heart of the agenda party the b j p along with its leader in the modi. is. said. to look for speed. because. this is a deeply religious country in the middle of a battle for his soul and it is no surprise

flights arriving from china, and that countries including kenya, ethiopia, ivory coast, ghana and botswanahave been negative. there is though particular concern that if the virus were to take hold in africa, it could be extremely difficult to contain. here's the director general of the world health organisation on this issue last week. if this virus makes it, it will create havoc. —— make it to a week without assistance. we know from the ebola outbreak in west africa in 2014 that that the risks of epidemics are considerable. here's another expert on why the coroniavirus is a particular concern to africa. we know that africa is a continent which experiences a very high impact from seasonal influenza and therefore, it is likely that the african continent will experience a high impact should there be a global outbreak. currently only a handful of african countries are able to test for the the virus. they include kenya, senegal and south africa. for more on the preparations being made across the continent, here's pumza fihlani in johannesburg. not just southern africa but across the continent,

last year 7 months and parents were up for auction each includes the rights to hunt 10 animals but botswana recently issued a quarter to kill nearly $300.00 over the next year in a bid to control numbers but swan a has the largest elephant population in the world the government says commercial hunting will bring an income conservation say it could encourage coaching lots more still to come here on the news hour including the tricky conditions at a world cup event in france far as up next but all the details. the latest news as it breaks. ranks it has just been established. to the end of the french fishing there it was just begun with details company doing studies that show that around 30 percent of people in conflicts are likely to suffer from some form of mental illness from around the world the government here has said only essential workers will return to the others not for another week at least. the exclusive undercover report that captured a peaceful protest through to sleep put down by the military they seem to be testing the ministry the standing over there with their guns ready this

outside of china to die at a hospital in the philippines a number of african countries including botswana and angola have reported suspected cases. officials there are concerned that poor countries are eloquent to deal with any outbreak and a growing number of airlines are suspending services to and from china south korea the philippines and new zealand have banned people who have recently traveled there from entering new zealand permanent residents and citizens who have been in mainland china will continue to be able to return home they will be required to go into isolation for a period of 14 days for anyone who has visited mainland china and the last 14 days they will not be able to come in and remain with the new zealand's borders frustrations will be placed at the border we will be reviewing that. are now from scott heide lawyer who has the support for. one of the purpose built coronavirus hospitals and will open its doors on monday another is due to go online in the coming days together chinese officials say more than 2000 patients with the virus will be able to get care at the new f

die outside of china at a hospital in the philippines or a number of african countries including botswana and go all the. have reported cases and a growing number of airlines are suspending services to and from china south korea the philippines new zealand and the u.s. of all bands people who've recently traveled there from reentering the country where barbie laws in manila this is the death of a chinese man in the philippines has caused alarm across the country. there has been one death here 2 cases positive for the one corona virus the one death is off a 44 year old man from one which is the epicenter of the corona virus the new corona virus and the other patient is a 38 year old woman was also from one and was actually the partner of the 44 year old man who died on saturday at a hospital government hospital here in manila and now there is fear and a little bit of panic here because this couple arrived on january 21st in manila via hong kong han and then traveled to the central region of the philippines and then they stayed there for 4 days they were going around the region for 4 days s

now plenty more ahead here on this news hour including why botswana is lifting a ban on the home to elephants. and then sport the former pakistan cricket a who's been sentenced to jail for spot fixing things as that story. now china's government is struggling to stop the spread of the coronavirus with one more people reported dead and a province of lies now across china at least $717.00 people have now died and the world health organization is warning of a severe disruption to global medical supplies there's also widespread anger over the death of a doctor who fast sounded the alarm on the outbreak back in december a general reports from hong kong these are some of the last poignant images of li one a doctor who was punished for daring to tell the truth now he's died from the virus very 1st warned colleagues about late last year. to maybe he'll be remembered as a chinese here. or there should return the soldier i deeply regrets is due you can feel sincerely sorry for him we need to see if the influence of his death can wake up anything and i hope he did not die in flying your heard you hear h