i 1st met amal in a side i must loom one year ago at a children's hospital in gaza city. you will get a lot of them. in the story of their 1st child is one that i will never forget. and you know. this is their 1st child. when he was 19 months old he was born with 2 holes in his heart in his parents' lives were dedicated to his care. and then they shot the thought. that busy. oh how did this whole. saga show. this condition could have been fixed by routine surgery but israel's siege on the gaza strip has crippled the medical system here. these doctors don't have the training or equipment to perform the necessary operation. on them with them. but gaza is blocked off from the outside world in few does never made it back to israel for his heart operation. his parents say their request to cross the border was turned down 6 times because his case was never considered an emergency. but then foetuses condition started to quickly deteriorate. his doctors here couldn't help him anymore the only solution was to send him to an advanced hospital in israel in now it was urgent i mean i

in one small area of gaza city though there is at least an effort underway a pilot project to encourage separation of waste such projects have been tried before and shelved but it is at least a step towards reducing gaza's plastic problem that al-jazeera gaza. conservation efforts to save the african appear to be working over the past 6 years there's been a slight rise in the population challenges to protect them from. regular muhammad as more. african rhinos have long been under threat from their horns widely sought after for ivory use in asian traditional medicine and for newman's but the numbers of black rhino has seen what's described as a modest increase the international union for conservation of nature reports a 2 and a half percent annual increase in numbers over a 6 year period to 2018 and that's protective measures by conservationists we have almost a military style of protecting them that means. very good to very good intelligence and very rapid response to any threats. kenya's capital rangers and law enforcement tranquilize this one they drill its horn to insert a tracking d

in one small area of gaza city though there is at least an effort underway a pilot project to encourage separation of waste such projects have been tried before and shelved but it is at least a step towards reducing gaza's plastic problem carrefour said al-jazeera gaza the american country music kenny rogers has died his family said he died at home in georgia he was 81 rogers won 3 grammys and performed for 60 years retiring from touring and 2017 his most notable notable hits including 2 seal and islands in the stream but he performed along with dolly parton. this is al-jazeera these are the top stories the u.s. and mexico have begun restricting non-essential travel across their shared border to contain the spread of the coronavirus it follows a similar agreement between the u.s. and canada on european countries italy and spain are struggling to stem new infections the u.k. has joined in the lockdown ordering the closure of cafes pubs gyms and other businesses thailand's reported more than 89 new infections the biggest daily jump in the number of cases so far taking its social infection

thank you for that insight and good luck in the coming days and weeks journalists reporting from gaza city. iran has seen a further jump in corona virus from a to fatalities the health ministry confirms 123 new deaths raising the country's official death toll to more than 2600 as of sunday around has a total of more than $38000.00 infections with travel bans in place and the country's airports shut down iran's president has an rouhani defended the country's response to the virus saying it had to consider the economy while tackling a pandemic iran has been struggling under u.s. sanctions which prevent the country from selling oil on the international market. earlier i spoke with journalist meir have as he ente read and asked if authorities there have done enough to curb the spread of coronavirus certainly has been the truth is really government has the situation. first of all there was the criticism that while. this year's it isn't there at all was not located at the 1st place why disease was allowed to spread inside the country and why such serious measures were not taken sooner right now

in one small area of gaza city though there is at least an effort underway a pilot project to encourage separation of waste such projects have been tried before and shelved but it is at least a step towards reducing gaza's plastic problem that al-jazeera gaza. far as here in a moment with your sports on one of america's biggest names in sport has found a new team that story more in amount of. singapore is being accused of expanding its coast and illegally dredged satins some of the islands off the coast of indonesia literally vanished it's a big business smuggling sampling that will take this very through the sand is where you see this beautiful beach but behind it is something that's not so profound tragedy is that people are just not aware and ecological investigation into a global emergency soundboards at this time on al jazeera one of the really special things that working crowd is here is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much empathy and contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else working for it as you know it's very challenging there but

skies over gaza migratory birds look for an easy feed drawing them here a giant landfill east of gaza city they aren't the only one sifting through the more than 2000 tons of solid waste dumped every day across the road at all nasser and his team represent the 1st layer of gaza's informal plastics recycling industry they each earn about $9.00 a day. out about them for. a ship to start them off. the workers i have here they separated all out it could be used for pipes coat hangers blankets even furniture. others collect plastic from the streets bring it to people like mahmoud shihab and his factory it's shredded washed and reformed into hoses for electric cabling irrigation 5 years ago there were more than 70 plastics factories like this now there are fewer than 10 mahmoud blames the israeli economic blockade for cutting demand and hampering the electricity supply but he says gaza's hamas leadership needs to do more. when the government needs to tell people how to dispose of plastic properly and at the same time send plastic to factories like ours in big amounts it's much better than throwi

is theristate of flo where 219 tell gaza city are up -- 219 delegates are up for grabs.id smiley joins us via skype. david, tell us about the effected of coronavirus on voters and the election there ir a. >> well, projections that i have heard have ection-day voting down more than 50% today.ou but that be likely made up through an increase partilarly for democrats an increase in early voting and especially mail voting. florida is a no-excuse mail bat bat -- ballot state. we have seen the democratic partyggressively court voters. and the number of voters castinm ballots heir home has gone way up. so the turnout will look somewhere along the lines ofhe 2016 primary even though election day voting will be way down.>> oodruff: we're catching some audio breakup, but i quickly wanto ask you, going into this, it looked like joe biden in good shape in florida>> eah, biden has been way ahead in every poll.o i think ing into this election, bernie sanders' supporters hoped tht the baseline for his support would be his perrmance against hillary clinton in 2016 when he lost by a 2-1

announced the 1st 2 cases of the coronavirus in gaza the discovery prompted fears of a potential outbreak in the crowded on play meanwhile the chinese city of with a global pandemic was 1st detected went a 4th consecutive day on sunday without reporting any new or suspected cases of the virus. and several asian countries have introduced technology and at curbing the spread of the virus measures include bracelets and phone apps that report where users are and send them a text message if they stray too far from quarantine south korea taiwan singapore and china are all trialing the new technology. travelers arriving at the airport in hong kong are met by officials who issued them with electronic wristbands the city says it has 20000 of the bracelets they must be worn for 2 weeks of compulsory quarantine. returning resident angela fan is skeptical download it out and then you have to walk around your house and then. like how your house is though as soon as you get out the house and then i. would get alert and health care or the police would come catch you and me it would be absolute 6 months prison many of hong kong's confirmed cases caught

announced the 1st 2 cases of the coronavirus in gaza the discovery prompted fears of a potential outbreak in the crowded on klav meanwhile the chinese city of will hand where the global pandemic was 1st detected went a 4th consecutive day on sunday without reporting any new or suspected cases of the virus. and fears are growing in hong kong of a 2nd wave of the corona virus the territory has been successful in containing the 1st outbreak but new cases have spiked in recent days on friday the territory reported a record jump in confirmed cases as thousands returned home from overseas or thorazine is fear the influx of people could lead to a community outbreak can paralyze the city's medical system hong kong now has moment 270 cases. while several asian countries have introduced technology aimed at curbing the spread of the virus measures include bracelets and phone apps the report way uses and send them text messages if they stray too far from quarantine. travelers arriving at the airport in hong kong are met by officials who issue them with electronic wristbands the city says it has 20000 of the bracelets they must be worn for 2 weeks of

london still ahead deserted streets in africa as most populous city is 30000000 people find themselves living under lockdown. and the company in gaza hiring more staff to meet the ship's demand for medical clothing amid fears a wider outbreak could devastate the territory. harlowe we've got something of a north south splits in the weather across law as you drive a cold across northern parts of the sunshine as well for some for the south halls of cloud imply because these 2 areas of low pressure one of the sense out of them. adam one of its warts a spider school where we have seen some very heavy rain recently lost a little system this one that's been producing some big downpours particularly across eastern parts selves by one state is like another wet day that weather just pushing up towards the northeast towards boss line for example so we could see some flooding in parts. not higher than around 13000 it without 13 that the power has been a good 10 degrees in london moscow a top temperature of just 4 degrees. a touch in moscow will because many parts of northern europe pashley the weather across the east and paul's a spy added mak

gaza. well it is extremely difficult but the same applies to the slums of big cities in different parts of the lobbying world to refugee camps it is much more difficult and that is the reason why we massively need support for those areas and we massive need to increase the capacity to respond and they all services that are so weak in those areas need to be very quickly was that still ahead on al jazeera indian police crackdown on people violating a curfew as more than a 1000000 people go under lockdown for 3 weeks and in other news again guilty of murder the man accused of shooting dead 51 people in attacks on 2 mosques in new zealand and mr cummings. hello and welcome back as we look at weather conditions across the arabian peninsula and the levant see a fair amount of cloud across parts of man down through into yemen the still a risk of some shower at 70 here but i think with time but will tend to die away otherwise there is a scattering of showers around across parts of turkey through syria through iran through iraq also against saudi arabia seeing the old shower and but for the most po

impossible in the gaza strip are also talking about and in caves that has been under lockdown for certain years now we're talking about 3 wars that have taken its toll on the health sector then 3 cities not working as it should we're talking about 5 to 6 hours for a day so really many people inside the gaza strip say that it would be kind of an end of the world scenario when it comes to the gaza strip dealing with it and out break we are now lucky according to authorities there the 2 people that have tested positive for the virus stayed in quarantine after they arrived the guards there and it's a palestinian city near the edge of the border with egypt and the experience fair extols far those stories are saying that people who were just that fall that they did not go inside the enclave itself and this seems to be the feeling among people however as you said old schools and markets and the holes were asked to stop working it's a kind of control the spread of the virus and abraham with that update on the situation and the palestinian territories thank you. as our coverage continues we will look at a stray away the government towards the closure of venues pubs restaurants after many peop

gaza. well it is extremely difficult but the same applies to the slums of big cities in different parts of the loping world to refugee camps it is much more difficult and that is the reason why we massively need support for those areas and we massive need to increase the capacity to respond and they all services that are so weak in those areas need to be very quickly bills that the u.s. senate is set to vote on a deal for a 2 drink trillion dollar package to help fight the virus these are live pictures from the capitol hill so this is the senate floor and they're preparing understand preparing to carry out the vote these funds the 2 trillion dollars aimed at keeping the world's biggest economy afloat of course and helping the front line medical workers the agreement follows days of arguments with democrats accusing republicans of parts for prioritizing profits in workers' well let's speak to our white house correspondent that's going to be held at his in washington d.c. as we see these pictures from the senate floor in kimberley what explain more about this deal and what it's hoped that it

gaza. well it is extremely difficult but the same applies to the slums of big cities in different parts of the lobbying world to refugee camps it is much more difficult and that is the reason why we massively need support for those areas and we massive need to increase the capacity to respond and they all services that are so weak in those areas need to be very quickly boasted midnight on thursday marks the start of a 3 week lockdown in south africa where there's been a dramatic increase in infections the country recorded a 6 fold rise in 8 days taking the confirmed number of cases to more than 700 it's the highest rate in south africa police and the military have been deployed to enforce the law down which includes bans on dog walking and alcohol sales. kosovo's government has been ousted in a no confidence vote led by a prime minister the government had been in power for less than 2 months the motion was brought by the junior coalition partner after weeks of tension the political uncertainty has bought anger on the public who want politicians to focus on fighting the pandemic. latin amer

gaza. well it is extremely difficult but the same applies to the slums of big cities in different parts of being world refugee camps it is much more difficult and that is the reason why we massively need support for those areas and we massive need to increase the capacity to respond and they all services that are so weak in those areas need to be very quickly bills that and the money catch up any time on our website the address of that is al-jazeera dot com. click on one of the top stories there are growing concerns about the scale of a coronavirus pandemic in the u.s. after the governor of new york state said 5000 cases have been diagnosed that alone in the past day andrew cuomo has appealed for a bigger cut in the proposed stimulus package. response to this virus has probably already cost us $1000000000.00 it will probably cost us several $1000000000.00 when we're done new york city only gets $1300000000.00 from this package. that is a drop in the bucket as to need i spoke to our house delegation congressional delegation this morning i said to them just doesn't do it spain has now overta

gaza. well it is extremely difficult but the same applies to the slums of big cities in different parts of the doping wolter refugee camps it is much more difficult and that is the reason why we massively need support for those areas and we massive need to increase the capacity to respond and they all services that are so weak in those areas need to be very quickly bills that. could one of the top stories the u.s. senate is expected to vote on a deal for a 2 trillion dollars package to help fight the coronavirus and the coming out us president all trump says it's hard not to be happy with what he and his administration to doing to contain the pandemic and the deal will help reduce the economic fallout this is certainly in terms of dollars by far away the biggest ever ever and that's a tremendous thing because a lot of this money goes to jobs jobs jobs and families families families. the senate bill as you know includes $350000000000.00 in job retention loans for small businesses with a loan forgiveness available for businesses that continue paying their workers they continue paying their w

gaza. it was true when i had to take shelter as rockets rained down. and it's still true in 2020 as rockets continue to be launched at innocent civilians and city -- in cities and towns across the jewish state. for as long as israel has existed, terrorists have threatened our ancestral homeland. well, guess what. the state of israel, the jewish people, and the pro-israel community will never back down in the face of hatred. [applause] and if i'm elected president, i can promise you i will always ave israel's back. [applause] because israel has a right to defend itself by itself. [applause] and that means i will never impose conditions on military aid, no matter what government is in power. cheers and applause] and that includes $3.3 billion in security assistance and $500 million in missile defense we provide israel every single year. thanks to the 2016 memorandum of understanding. look, israel is on the front lines countering american enemies in the region. and sharing valuable intelligence and experience with us. so conditioning foreign aid wouldn't only impair israel's ability to keep itself safe, but our ability to keep ourselves safe as well. after all

faced attacks from gaza, it was true when i had to take shelter as rockets rained down, and it is still true in 2020 as rockets continue to be launched at innocent civilians, cities, and towns across the jewish state. long as were surreal has existed,-- israel has terrorist have threatened our ancestral homeland. guess what? jewishte of israel, the community, and the pro-israel community will never back down in the face of hatred. [applause] if i am elected president i can promise you i will always have israel's back. because israel has a right to defend itself by itself. [applause] neverat means i will impose conditions on military aid no matter what government is in power. [applause] and that includes $3.3 billion in security assistance, and $500 million in missile defense we provide israel every single year, thanks to the 2016 memorandum of understanding. israel is on the front lines encountering american enemies in the region, and sharing valuable intelligence and experience with us. conditioning foreign aid wouldn't only impair israel's inability to keep itself safe, but our ability to keep ourselves safe as well. security and israel safety are inexplicably

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city of karachi. rescue teams are searching for people believed to be trapped under the rubble. an explosion and f fire at the refugee camp in the gazatrip has killed at least nine palestinians and injured 50. the blaze broke out at a bakery before engulfing a crowded market. initial investigations suggest a leak from gas cylinders may have caused the explosion. activists from europe have demonstrated outside of the european commimission in brusse. the protest comes a day after the eu unveiled a new climate the law that proposes making the eu carbon neutral by the year 2050. the activists were calling for sister action. -- swifter action. the latest on the coronavirus, one session from the parliament will be rescheduled to brussels next week as a result of the outbreak. in the u.s., california joins washington state and florida and declaring a state of emergency as the number of new infections rises. meanwhile, australia has banned travel from south korea. the u.n. has calculated almost 300 million students globally have been affected by school closures because of the coronavirus. south korea is reporting another spike in new virus c

supposed to self isolate if you're someone living in a place like gaza well it is extremely difficult but the same applies to the slums of big cities in different parts of the world to refugee camps it is much more difficult and that is the reason why we massively need support for those areas and we massive need to increase the capacity to respond and they all services that are so weak in those areas need to be very quickly bills that and of course water and sanitation programs programs of. all kinds of improvements that odd that he meditated i mentioned absolutely crucial to minimize the negative impact many cities around the world are on lockdown in those places the medical advice is very consistent do you believe that citizens and for that matter political leaders who ignore that advice of being irresponsible i think we need to have a quart of the in 80th action of all countries and i believe the g 20 will be an opportunity to do so all countries need to f. a common strategy and that's that the g. is not a strategy in my opinion of mediation is a stats of suppression of the vials now for that you can combine different ways you c

gaza. well it is extremely difficult but the same applies to the slums of big cities in different parts of it all being well to refugee camps it is much more difficult and that is the reason why we massively need support for those areas and we massive need to increase the capacity to respond and they all services that are so weak in those areas need to be very quickly posted. the latin america's 1st coronavirus case was diagnosed exactly one month ago in brazil since then governments around the region of shut down borders and are taking extreme measures against the outbreak but in brazil president also narrow insists this is all a media hoax over 2400 people have been infected there and 57 have now died 2 is about reports. cemetery agents began disinfecting against coronavirus in need after village just outside religion nato. says she welcomes the municipality said for its to protect the population of all of that only unless everyone is inside their homes when anyone leaves the house they do so out of necessity got it and the street is empty before this i'd wake up and there'd be a lot of

gaza have warned of an impending catastrophe health services there are ill equipped to cope after years of living under the blockade horsley reports. i'm standing at the checkpoint between jerusalem and the occupied west bank city of bethlehem every day until recently thousands of crowds would queue here the large crowds the poor ventilation was the perfect opportunity for the coronavirus to sprayed the israeli army is now closing or checkpoints and at the same time it's tossed the police with trying to stop the spread of the virus however in the case of gaza people they will find themselves trapped in the dangerously populated strip with a fragile health care system which according to the united nations has been crumbling away before the pandemic by philosophy in the gaza and the west bank are fragile areas due to the continuous siege there has been deteriorating all our medical capabilities for the 14th year in a row it's meant the gaza strip has lost all its basic facilities which provide health and human. and that's the condition in which today we're facing this virus and we won't be able to fight this problem if we don't receive significant need for the health sector especially medical supplies and i.c.u.

gaza strip destroyed our country. iraq 'd and. russia without buton. you. don't with the saw our. boys are going to go over sloan's i don't those that you'll get that other city official today who has the nukes are just what else can you call someone who's been in power for almost 20 years. that's not. to say that you are russia has degenerated into nothing more than a futile country that's ruled with bayonets clubs and crossers. yvonne is just 16 like you'd love to vent his anger in front of the windows of the kremlin but hundreds of police officers are blocking the way. but. what use is unfortunately putin's one again today because there aren't enough of us. during his 19 years in power glad i'm here putin has a limited his most dangerous opponents. his united russia party holds close to treat quarters of the seats in the state duma. one of putin's most faithful m.p.'s is fatality malone and. he's the architect of russia's gay propaganda law which has cost many teachers their jobs. so that means that you cannot. precious self to an infant saying that. that's sodomy so the me is a normal way of life that's what it's absolutely shared by the best majority of

gaza's health ministry says at least 12 people have died after an explosion at a bakery sparked a huge fire. the fire spread through nearby shops and homes in the new city arts refugee camp it's just 53 people were injured more than a dozen are in critical condition fire crews and ambulances rushed to the site to try to help others a technical fault of the bakery was blamed for the explosion. israel's military has demolished 2 palestinian homes in the occupied west bank the army says the 2 residents who were targeted played a role in an attack on an israeli settlement last august when one person was killed human rights groups have long criticized israel's practice of destroying homes saying it's collective punishment and that illegal under international law. more now on the fallout from the coronavirus now much of the discussion about the coronavirus its financial impact has focused on the world's biggest economies incomings the millions of migrant workers a quarter up at 2 unable to return to jobs that they and their families rely on on a beach reports from manila. alicia says she would not have left hong kong during the height of the coronavirus scare

that is true and they faced attacks from gaza and it's true when rockets rained down and it's still true in 2020 as rockets continue to be launched in citiess the jewish state. [applause] for as long as israel has existed, terrorists have threatened our homeland. guess what, the state of israel, the jewish people and the pro- israel community will never back down in the face of hatred. [applause] if i'm elected president i can promise you i will always have israel back because israel has the right to defend itself by itself and that means i will never approach conditions on military aid no matter what government is in power. [applause] that includes 3.3 billion security assistance and thanks to the 2016 memorandum of understanding israel is on the front lines countering american enemies in the region sharing valuable intelligence and experience with us so conditioning foreign aid would only impair their ability to keep himself safe, but the ability to keep ourselves safe as well. after all, american security is inextricably linked. [applause] and as president i give you my word i will never, ever compromise on the safety and security of is

cities towns and camps is banned prime minister mohammad says the restrictions will apply to everyone except for health workers bakeries and grocery stores meanwhile the 1st cases have been confirmed in gaza the health ministry says 2 palestinians are returned from pakistan on thursday are under quarantine all restaurants coffee shops and mosques have been ordered to close here is needed abraham with us now from ramallah in the occupied west bank i just quit gaza 1st of all media this is the great fear isn't it for gaza which is already under lockdown with 2000000 people living in such close quarters coronavirus could be just terrible there and are the need is holding very still or that picture has frozen so that's a shame we'll try to catch up with a little bit later in the news are what you're looking at now india the world's 2nd most populous nation which is observing a 14 hour curfew more than a 1000000000 indians are staying home to stop the spread of coronavirus with the government banning all international flights and imposing self isolation for those returning from abroad almost all train services have been suspended till the end of this month for lizabeth purana ms the latest now

assisting the military, patrolling tel aviv and other israeli cities to ensure people adhere to these guidelines, 45 minutes south of here in the gazarmation indicating the total number of positive coronavirus cases has reached nine people. the new people infected overnight include 7 security guards assisting with the transfer of two gazans to quarantine zone. this is appealing to the united nations for supported images showed workers making masks and medical kits to prepare for an outbreak. gaza is building a new field hospital amid concerns the 2 million people who live there could be overwhelmed by coronavirus. moving to another part of the middle east, in syria the assad regime is acknowledging the spread of the virus. the country currently has 5 confirmed cases with millions of internally displaced refugees, a uniquely susceptible spread of the population, nonprofit organizations say they are concerned about the widespread refugee population, where fighting has erupted for several months. finally in iran there are 27,000 cases of coronavirus in 2000 is, the iranian's are likely underreporting real numbers and new images show th

gaza. it was true when i had to take shelter as rockets rained down and it's still in 2020 as rockets continue to be launched at innocent civilians in cities across the jewish sta state. for as long as israel has existed, terrorists have threatened our ancesteral homeland. well, guess what? the state of israel, the jewish people, and the pro-israel community will never back down in the face of hatred. [applause] and if i'm elected president, i can promise you, i will always have israel's back. [applause] because israel has a right to defend itself by itself. [applause] and that means i will never impose conditions on military aid no matter what government is in power. [applause] and that includes 3.3 billion in security assistance and 500 million in missile defense we provide israel every single year thanks to the 2016 memorandum of understanding. look, israel is on the front lines countering american enemies in the region and sharing valuable intelligence and experience with us. so conditioning foreign aid wouldn't only impair israel's ability to keep itself safe, but our ability to keep ourselves safer as well. after all, american securi