the 2nd person has died from a ball in the democratic republic of congo congo after more than 6 weeks without a new case officials had been hoping to declare an end to the epidemic allowing congo's health services to focus on containing things. the restrictions on daily life in most countries have had a disastrous conscious consequence for businesses large and small but here's an ace a story with a happy ending as old as flood into one company for some special seasonal traits they did lose 3 shots reports from. this easter most belgian confectioner's have chosen coated 1000 confinement with the rest of the population generally live to paul who runs a one woman artisanal shop in loans in the southeast of brussels relies on easter profits to survive until christmas the lockdown had her worried. and. trying to market her handmade wares online to a pond posted a photo she received of chocolate bunnies wearing face mat. 6 to show a sense of humor and resilience the next morning her phone started ringing off the hook with people ordering masked rabbits at twente like crazy crazy crazy and i

been an outbreak began in central africa the republic of the congo and its still going on across the border in uganda for the democratic republic of the congo so these things are happening. it's like a drumbeat of disease outbreaks and crises. there's another on the arabian peninsula there is a virus that emerged that resembles the sars virus that scared the experts back in 2003. the new sars virus out of the arabian peninsula has only killed one person and another man in the hospital in britain but scientists all over the world were watching it carefully because they know the next big one could look something like that. so there is a drumbeat of these things. the diseases that i've mentioned have two things in common. among those i mentioned they are all caused by viruses and that is the particular profile of the scariest of the exemplars of this phenomenon. they call these animal infections that pass into humans zoonoses, a virus or it can be other forms of infectious blogs. it can be a bacteria, a protozoan like the creatures that cause malaria, it could be a fungus, it could be a worm, something called a pre- dot that causes mad cow dis

if that disease emerged in the province of the democratic republic of the congo, i love the congo but had a lot of disadvantages would have been probably consequential if something like sars had come out of there. >> you have spoken about the wildlife aspect. comment about the role of the livestock industry in terms of control and prevention of these diseases but also potential spread? >> factory farming, huge operations like pig farms in malaysia are part of what makes this more urgent and dangerous, part of what makes us, the human population and our extensions a forest of dried tinder waiting for a spark. i mentioned the case in malaysia, the fact that pigs were kept in outdoor compounds and were arranged in a particular way with fruit trees was part of what resulted in that spillover. huge aggregations of wildlife represent populations in which a bug can even all. the more abundantly a virus replicates the more likely it is to new tape. if it is an rna virus as opposed to double helix dna viruses mutation rate will be particularly high, generate a lot of change, a lot of genetic v

if that disease emerged in the democratic republic of congo, i love the congo but it has a lot of disadvantages and they would have been probably very consequential if something like sars had come out of there. >> you spoke about wildlife aspect of the disease, could you comment on the role of the livestock industry both in terms of the control and prevention of disease but also the potential spread? >> factory farming, huge operations like pick firms in malaysia are part of what makes this problem urgent and more dangerous. part of what makes us, the human population and extension, a forest dry tender waiting for a spark. i mentioned the case in malaysia, the fact that the pigs were kept in these huge outdoor compound and that they were arranged in a particular way with fruit trees was part of what resulted in the spillover. the other thing is that huge aggregations of wildlife also represent populations in which a bug can evolve. the more abundantly a virus replicates, the more likely to mutate. if it's an rna virus as opposed to double helix dna virus, it will be particular high. it will gen

epidemic in neighboring democratic republic of congo from crossing the border and they say this crisis will also come to pass catherine soy al-jazeera. the democratic republic of congo is fighting several diseases is struggling hospital system was under pressure from cholera measles ebola and now coronavirus how about a reports. 12000000 people live in kinshasa the capital of the democratic republic of congo. last week the government put the city on the lockdown to call. for. restaurants and charges are closed public transport in and out of the capital is also restricted but people here say the closure of some food and vegetable markets has affected them most. we haven't been able to access the main market in the city for about a week now we have no way of restocking our shops i doubt will be able to survive these measures for another week. in the going but district health workers a clinic up a government building where several people including a government minister tested positive for the virus. they say the lockdown is necessary to stop it spreading. if you don't become logged on all of can just half an hour for all of us reasons but we do believe that the current

of any bold outbreak in democratic republic of congo as a global emergency 3 new cases including 2 deaths were reported in the eastern city of beni the democratic republic of congo was expected to announce an end to its 2nd deadliest ebola outbreak just this coming weekend it is an epidemic which killed more than 2000 people since august of 2018. in occupied east jerusalem is concern corona virus is spreading through palestinian neighborhoods undetected the number of reported cases rose to 41 this week but health workers fear the actual figure may be double that is from harry forces. so at this hospital in occupied east jerusalem an improvised new ward has been set up 16 beds readied to isolate patients who test positive for coronavirus already 3 patients who have tested positive have been sent to hospitals in west jerusalem after an infected man from a nearby neighborhood visited his elderly father hear all spittle director says the israeli government has failed to help prepare you stew slim's health system to tackle the pandemic not enough protective equipment and 23 ventilators between 3 hospitals serving 350000 people this is too little i mean the. people ou

democratic republic of congo from crossing the border and they say this crisis will also come to pass catherine soy al-jazeera. now to the battle against another virus the democratic republic of congo has recorded a 3rd new bowler case a 7 year old girl started showing symptoms after visiting the same health care center treating the previous 2 cases in the eastern city of benny the epidemic has killed more than 2000 congolese in the past 20 months. forces loyal to libyan warlord who if i have to have fired rockets at residential areas in the capital tripoli the attack comes after the internationally recognized government recaptured 3 cities in the past 24 hours after us forces have killed at least 4 government forces and injured of the 10 countries west. new doctor from brazil's national institute shows the emergence about deforestation the amazon have increased by over 50 percent compared to last year this is not only a threat to the environment but also to indigenous communities and their affairs illegal loggers could spread coronavirus to them through is about reports. members of brazil's environmental agency head into the rain forest to fight deforestation. it's been on the ris

neighboring democratic republic of congo from crossing the border and they say this crisis will also come to pass catherine soy al-jazeera now to the battle against another virus the democratic republic of congo has recorded a 3rd new case of ebola a 7 year old girl showed symptoms out of visiting a health care center treating the 2 other people with the illness in the eastern city of beni yet the democrats killed more than 2000 congolese in the past 20 months. forces loyal to libyan warlord aletha have to have fired rockets at residential areas in the capital tripoli that attack came out of the international recognized government recaptured 3 towns in the past 24 hours after us forces have killed at least 4 government fighters and injured of a tent in the west well the u.n. says all parties in libya must set their differences aside to focus on dealing with the rising number of covert 900 cases. we are concerned about all of the continued fighting. from whichever side including of course the latest shelling but we as you know have been asking for the parties to cease fighting it's very clear that right now there are the 1st signs of group 1000 infections in libya and we need to make sure that

democratic republic of congo contact tracing is challenging sometimes there are you know hostile individuals towards the health care teams the logistics have been challenging but you know fortunately the public health teams of the democratic republic of congo have tremendous experience working. with it in a bowl of virus epidemics and have excellent training and have a very good track record of getting this under control so i'm confident that they'll be able to do so but of course it will be without hurdles and and it just might take a bit more time than initially anticipated and that's what has to be done it's all about come type tracing now as it is trying to find out who this patient has been in contact with and kind of closing them off. 100 percent 100 percent and of course that can be a very difficult issue if someone has clearly run away and doesn't want to be found we have no idea what or who that person had been in contact with and it really takes a big team of community public health specialists to really talk to individuals who might have seen where this person might have gone you know they'll probably chat with the family as well maybe this person went back to their home or or is hanging out with friends so it really is some ver

democratic republic of congo contact tracing is challenging sometimes there are you know hostile individuals towards the health care teams the logistics have been challenging but you know fortunately the public health teams of the democratic republic of congo have tremendous experience working. with it in a bowl of virus epidemics and have excellent training and have a very good track record of getting this under control so i'm confident that they'll be able to do so but of course it will be without hurdles and and it just might take a bit more time than initially anticipated. now floods in western kenya have killed 4 people including policemen on a rescue mission the search is underway for 28 others who are missing or but man. i was. rivers of mud sweeping through villages in the west of kenya. in the past. marketplaces a police station and schools was she. in the west pocket days of heavy rains look as possible from the debris left behind . many areas still waiting for official rescue teams to arrive at the 1st of the rich but i do i just because we ran to the other side of the ridge and that's when we saw the floodwaters that came down in a big wave destroyed this whole shopping center and carried away all the animals to cars being move

despite the economic crisis at home mugabe sent troops to the democratic republic of congo in 1998 to fight in the conflicts that became the 2nd congo war as a result international economic aid to zimbabwe was halted and the country was millions of dollars worse off. than meant to the late 1990 s. characterized by civil unrest student protests and this was really to do with food shortages and crippling economic crisis in the country at that time. the people of zimbabwe were beginning to rebel against mcgarvie and in 1909 he was faced with a new political enemy when one of his greatest supporters turned against him. for the people they see the light at the end of the morgan chang began his political career as an ardent supporter of mugabe and zanu p.f. in 1909 chiang or i co-founded the movement for democratic change or m.d.c. party which was formed in opposition to. mugabe's rule. but mugabe was undeterred and turned his attention back to land reform for 20 years we had been seeking a more equitable distribution of land but progress was painfully slow and 70 percent of zimbabwe's agricultural land was still owned by white farmers. m

democratic republic of congo contact tracing is challenging sometimes there were you know hostile individuals towards the health care teams the logistics have been challenging but you know fortunately the public health of the democratic republic of congo have tremendous experience working. with it in a bowl of virus epidemics and have excellent training and have a very good track record of getting this under control so i'm confident that they'll be able to do so but of course it will be without hurdles and and it just might take a bit more time than initially anticipated and check on the world weather in just a moment and then with government coronavirus allowance of foaling shorts in iraq we will make the volunteer is trying to fill the gap. such floods in 10 years leave a trail of destruction with several people dead and many more display. how will the weather actually in europe for the next few days will be sent to in this massive cloud over the western meant. stock particularly frontal the cold front is keeping eastern europe code in the other ones sitting out in the atlantic just churning up moisture with mostly sticking out at sea so this is a development here the blues and the cajun oranges are pretty severe thunderstorms actua

democratic republic of congo say the 1st person to contract a bowl in more than 50 days has died in the east of the country officials were hoping to declare an end to the epidemic on sunday allowing congo's health services to focus on containing covert 19. aid organizations have become distributing face masks and information in yemen after the country recorded its 1st case of covert 19 on friday. landed a possible widespread outbreak in the country describing it as a nightmare scenario in a country already suffering from one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. here in germany the president has people to come together during the coronavirus pandemic frank. germans to stick to the restrictions even as spring weather over easter makes socializing outdoors more tempting than ever sunrise t.v. address also look to be on germany to the global response to the pandemic. and will we search worldwide for a joint way out of the crisis is will we fall back into isolation and unilateralism taylan view the lettuce pool all of our knowledge and all of our research so that we can find vaccines and treatments more quickly or via the letters ensure within a global alliance that the poorest and most

capital kinshasa his the leader of an outlawed group called congo his arrest comes a week after violent clashes between members send police. in the democratic republic of congo at least 12 rangers and 5 civilians have been killed in an attack on virunga national park several more people were injured in the ambush the worst in the parks history their own guys home to half the world's population of mountain gorillas in the last 20 years at least 180 rangers have been killed while protecting the animals feel clark is with the school of oriental and african studies he says is not surprised by the attack. there have been big clashes between the major rebel group that suspected of carrying out this attack and a group called the f.d.a. . and the congolese army i've been at each other's throats to several weeks now and it does look like the f.d.a. a lot have used this attack on the national park rangers as a white to show their strength and as a white city trying to put pressure on the congolese army to back off i think perhaps if there is a surprising elements about this attack it's the style of the civilian death toll typically when there are attacks in the reagan

democratic republic of congo say the 1st person to contract a bola in more than 50 days has died in the east of the country officials were hoping to declare an end to the epidemic on sunday allowing conk congo's health services to focus on containing 19. aid organizations have begun distributing facemasks and information in yemen after the country were ordered its 1st case of covert 1000 of friday aid organizations are all armed at a possible widespread outbreak in the country describing it as a nightmare scenario in a country already suffering from one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. turkey has made in abrupt move to try to slow the spread of covert 19 in the country from midnight friday some 31 cities have been ordered into lockdown for initial 48 hours the decision came so swiftly that many people were caught unaware which lead to confusion and panic. taksim square at the heart of istanbul completely deserted it's an extremely rare sight in a lively city with some 16000000 residents and district lockdown will remain in place for the entire weekend all shops even supermarkets about to close only pharmacies and buy curries are allowed to make deliveries the lockdown came into force

democratic republic of congo say the 1st person to contract ebola in more than 50 days has died in the east of the country officials were hoping to declare an end to the epidemic on sunday allowing congo's health services to focus on containing covert 19. global health officials are warning about nicaragua's president to danielle ortega is risking an epidemic in central america by refusing to impose measures to slow the spread of the virus neighboring states have closed their borders but are take as government wants nicaraguans to celebrate easter as normal the administration is encouraging people to with attend to sporting and cultural events and even to keep going to the beach. and easter procession like every year in defiance of the global pandemic. that. even the pope has warned catholics not to celebrate the holidays and groups but nicaragua is one of the few countries in the world without lock down measures to slow the spread of the virus. and i like catholic church cancel the processions and all religious activities but we pilgrims decided to carry on the tradition like we do dear after a year so that it's not last i knew. a few residents of the capital managua wear face masks ot

democratic republic of congo's army is pushing back rebels from the group the pork to the development of congo if you can use a killing so they are in the nearby village of corn on saturday night while people were sleeping also talked to the bus children after we destroyed the militia stronghold the trying to block the main road and they ambushed the army but with fighting against them we make sure they defeated rebels merely come from the land of. their pharmaceutical correctly we could hear her again land right back a. u.n. investigators say there appears to be a deliberate attempt by land to militias to force him or her to storm the region these graves dug on sunday belongs to him between 199-2003 tells the thousands were killed in the 2 reporting the victims mostly hima. these rebels are linked to some groups in uganda and are trying to extend their influence and the to reprove it's mainly massacre people by attacking villages the army and police this must stop we need peace and unity between eatery people rights groups say at least half a 1000000 people have been displaced in recent years

has died from a ball in the democratic republic of congo after more than 6 weeks without a new case officials had been hoping to declare an end to the pandemic allowing congo's health services to focus on containing. north korea as prayed pledging tougher measures to protect its population from the virus officials have repeatedly insisted the country has not so far seeing any cases but medical experts are skeptical given the high number of infections in neighboring nations. the european commission president has told germany's billed newspaper that life will only return to normal once a coronavirus vaccine becomes widely available researchers globally working on a vaccine which is hoped will be ready by the end of the year. the. restrictions imposed on driving life in most countries have had disastrous consequences for business large and small but here's an ace the story with a happy ending as old as flood into one company for some special seasonal treats they don't lose teri schultz reports from belgium. this easter most belgian confectioner's have chosen coated 1000 confinement with the rest of the population generally live to paul who runs a one woman arti

democratic republic of congo contact tracing is challenging sometimes there were you know hostile individuals towards the health care teams the logistics have been challenging but you know fortunately the public health teams of the democratic republic of congo have tremendous experience working. with in a bowl of virus epidemics and have excellent training and have a very good track record of getting this under control so i'm confident that they'll be able to do so but of course it will be without hurdle and and it just might take a bit more time than initially anticipated. coronavirus long term restrictions in bangladesh have been ignored ignored 510-0000 mourners at the funeral of a popular preacher organizers say they want to expecting such a paternal side the capital dhaka the government struggling to enforce social distancing rules has nearly $100.00 deaths 2 and a half 1000 confirmed cases but it doesn't i mean that's another topic we wanted to make small arrangements for the funeral filming the government's guidelines on maintaining health and safety for the people gathered down to their respective without sound knowledge we've no idea how it happened. india has a population of 1300000000 and the world's biggest locked on but that is

religious sect in the democratic republic of congo has been arrested following heavy gunfire in the capital kinshasa. and then c. is the leader of an outlawed group called. congo the rest comes a week after violent clashes between the b d k members and police in 2017 the semi was arrested and held in jail after police accused of inciting violence but armed supporters stormed the prison and freed him 2 years later he was granted a presidential pardon. now for 3 decades the hubble telescope has been period deep into the universe and beaming spectacular images of distant galaxies back to earth as nasa marks its 30th anniversary leo harding reports on hubble's contributions to science and how they've changed our understanding of space. 54321 and withdraw they started discovering how to place. window on the universe public is the 1st major optical telescope sent into space taking images from above the distortion of the atmosphere and light pollution nasa has called it the ultimate mountaintop and when the possibility of a telescope in space opened up astronomers jumped on the idea scientists have used hubble to observe the most distant stars and galaxies as well as

democratic republic of congo has killed 23 people it happened in the province 700 people have been killed there since 2017 the community has been attacked before by an armed group called the co-operative for the development of congo now that's the latest in a series of recent attacks 2 days ago 17 people were killed in the run going to tional park it's a unesco world heritage site in eastern congo 2 separate attacks killed 28 people 2 weeks ago further increasing fears of growing ethnic conflict un peacekeepers recently helped to free 38 civilians including children abducted by an armed group in the east of the democratic republic of congo. is a counterterrorism expert at global risk international joins me now via skype from london good to have you with us on the program it seems the government in the d r c has multiple problems on multiple fronts let's just begin with name one dennis semi if i hope we pronounce that right a former m.p. and the tribal leader of the clan who want to bring back moloch e to parts of the continent t.e.'s got his supporters how much of a thorn in the side is he for governments not just in the d r c but on go and go bomb. of course as you said now. and then one of semi has been torn in