well you know i always use the example going back to when kim jong il died when kim jong il died back and in 2011 the international community didn't find out until 2 days later north korean media made an announcement saying that they were going to make a major announcement at 12 noon of that day everybody thought what it could be then when north korea state media state television came on at noon the presenter was wearing black and you had more of an indication what had happened but we only knew when that announcer said that kim jong il was dead that he was dead and it took 2 days before we find out in this case if something's up with kim kim jong un's health we won't know again until north korea tells us frank smith reporting for us from seoul thanks very much. well let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world dozens of inmates have rioted at a prison in argentina's capital one of cyrus they're demanding improved proved health measures after a coronavirus case was confirmed in the facility several other riots have broken out in argentinian priso

back in 2011 this old hassid the of our access into north korean governments was laid bare kim kim jong il died the leader of north korea kim jong un's father kim jong il died it was 2 days later when you north korea announced it on their news show that we found out so they're very successful in preventing any information that they don't want to get out. all right journalist frank smith a speaking to us there from seoul thank you frank thank you so much for joining us now virgin australia the country's 2nd largest airline has gone into voluntary administration that means that administrators have been called in to restructure the airline find potential buyers and save some of the 10000 jobs at risk coronavirus travel restrictions have made virgin debt problems worse the airline had been struggling to repay around 3000000000 u.s. dollars of debt runways packed with planes going nowhere with no one the writing has been on the wall for some time now covert 19 has claimed its 1st major casualty of the airline industry virgin australia and the chief executives face said it all. this is not just

as a mark of respect all portraits of their leader kim jong il and all his words of wisdom must be filmed like this in their entirety with no camera movement and no parts of the image cut off it's a tall order photographs of the dear leader line the museum walls it's hard to move the camera without breaking the golden rule it feels like a wasted trip but afterwards a surprise just as we're about to interview. an unexpected visitor arrives. there are several sectors and i'm. told will use a credit history to keep me. content and you want. to have to. pay for nectar. what's the difference between a packer and a. cup and you've got to. pay was 1. 100 quid you. i wish there was another. not i tunes on to go on that i tunes on and listen in my new console. space and we're going to. track you to name those 2 things thing in. it 6 months later and freezing will be next return. outside the country the world is alleged as north and south korea trade barbs over the recent shelling of your island. here in pyongyang though there's hardly a mention of the incident. people are concerned no one is sayin

where young actors were trained in how best to extol the virtues of the country's then dear leader kim jong il here is north korea cinema of dreams. and. i'm not. also gives you to see them. when i use on. so i was using only. oh only that. it's a clear some a day on the banks of the tape in pyongyang north korea. these young students from the country's elite film academy are attending to a lecture. good. plan pull you. in was you know was on his conscience he would. go out into the woods and. filming this encounter a single session lasting just a few hours has taken us an entire year to arrange. it was in 2008 when we 1st asked for permission to make a documentary about north korea's aspiring film workers as they call here. months of negotiations followed but the answer was always the same. the pyongyang university of cinematic undramatic was closed for renovations but then in mid 2009 we were safe that we could meet the students at the campus. there. you go with your money when. there was another house and then when you think we didn't want to go. to the beach as men do to do the top you are

know back in 2011 this old house 80 of our access into north korean governments was laid bare kim kim jong il died the leader of north korea kim jong un's father kim jong il died it was 2 days later when you north korea announced it on their news show that we found out so they are very successful in preventing any information that they don't want out to get out. all right journalist frank smith a speaking to us there from seoul thank you frank thank you so much for joining us . are you coming up our 1900. 10 demick on south africa and don't forget you can always get the latest updates on our website at www dot com or follow us on twitter at news thank you for watching. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour corona. good 19 special and next on d w. 9 pm and if. at any time any place using news if you have nothing to.

know they could easily be a policy struggle the army which was much more powerful than his father kim jong il the new kim jong un has reigned perhaps they might make its very best and whose time to be on the nuke button lots to worry about i don't fault the kata thank you very much for this analysis thank you. time for a quick look now at some of the other stories making headlines today more than a 1000 firefighters are still battling forest blazes in the radiation contaminated chernobyl exclusion zone in northern ukraine the wildfires have been raging for the past 3 weeks causing extensive damage to buildings. after 3 weeks of total lockdown dubai has lifted some of its coronavirus restrictions public transport is running again and selected shops are open some measures remain in place though including an overnight curfew. hundreds of venezuelan migrants including elderly people and pregnant women have been stuck at the colombian venezuelan border unable to return home as the venezuelan government closed the busy border crossing near the colombian town of kuta. things will turn into a lebanon

know they could easily be a power struggle the army which was much more powerful than his father kim jong il the new kim jong un has reigned perhaps they might make a power it's very messy and whose time to be on the nick paton lots to worry about i don't fault the kata thank you very much for this analysis thank you in china african migrants have become targets of discrimination and harassment as beijing works to contain the coronavirus videos posted on social media show vicious attacks many african workers on now stuck on a night man on able to return home to w. spoke with a kenyan teacher living in beijing. evicted beaten and forgotten these are social media videos of scenes in china sent to us high fuel to the many africans are facing the. bitterest a kenyan teacher moved to china 4 years ago seeking a better future instead she broke a locked up in an apartment in shandong province everest is the call in march we have not been working so my jury teel who are teachers here are really facing each other because right in all these no money to pay for rain there is no money for food and a rec

when kim jong-un took over his father, kim jong-il had sent out a plan of succession because kim jong-ilnd, kim jong-il and il-sung,father, kim both had heart issues. it is speculated that kim jong-un does as well. he is a heavy smoker, only 36, but considered to be overweight. we don't know -- we are speculating based on the reshuffling of his cabinet following a field summit in hanover with troy eight -- with trump a year ago. kim jong-un shook up his inner circle and over the last year we have seen the escalation of his younger sister, who burst onto the international scene two years ago at the pyeongchang olympics, kind of was the star. she has been basically elevated into the politburo position there as well as parliament, and has also been taking charge of the correspondence with donald trump to a certain degree. so one could speculate that this is a dynastic regime in north korea, that it could potentially -- again, i am only speculating based on the information i know of the dynasty there -- that it could be his younger sister in line. thank you so much, stephen engle in north as

you know back in 2011 this opacity of our access into north korean governments was laid bare kim kim jong il died the leader of north korea kim jong un's father kim jong il died it was 2 days later when you north korea announced it on their new show that we found out so they are very successful in preventing any information that they don't want out to get out. all right journalist frank smith a speaking to us there from the soul of thank you thank thank you so much for joining us. now the media watchdog reporters without borders fears the coronavirus endemic could pose a threat to post press freedom around the globe the warning comes as the group publishes its annual press freedom index a list of countries ranked according to how freely their media are allowed to operate throughout the day we're speaking to international activists and journalists to find out about the situation in their countries but 1st a look at how different nations are faring. at the bottom of the table eritrea turkmenistan and north korea reporters without borders classify the lack of press freedom in those countries as

you know back in 2011 this opacity of our access into north korean governments was laid bare kim kim jong il died the leader of north korea kim jong un's father kim jong il gaudi late it was 2 days later when you north korea announced it on their news show that we found out so they're very successful in preventing any information that they don't want to get out. all right journalist frank smith a speaking to us there from the soul thank you frank thank you so much for joining us now humanitarian groups fear that the coronavirus pandemic could have an especially devastating impact on the world's poorest nations among them the central african republic one of africa's most fragile countries it has a population of nearly 5000000 people and so far only a 12 confirmed cases of the crowded bars but many people there doubt that figure as did go to china reports there's widespread mistrust both of the government's response and the foreigners who some say are to blame for bringing the virus into the country. the government of the central african republic has not imposed a complete lockdown but has bro

well what we know is what you just mentioned that kim jong un skipped the anniversary of his grandfather's birth that's kim il sung on april 15th that's so important in north korea because the kim dynasty must be maintained and that made inside the dynasty is what kim jong un largely uses to legitimize his power so skipping that is a major thing that we need to look at we also need to look at the source here the source is what's called daily n.k. it's a web site here in south korea a media outlet that supported by a number of n.g.o.s and generally run by defectors that rely on sources inside north korea making phone calls using clandestine cell phones making phone calls to sources inside of china in that nation filtering back to daily in case it's been painted even by the south korean government as somehow somewhat unreliable hence the south korean government today is in denial of those reports and on the dalian kay website later today they changed their reporting on this to say that it was really one source within north korea on which they were relying for this information about kim jong un's suppose it ill

leader from a key political event fueled speculation over his health south korea says it knows where kim jong il and 3 weekends. i'm sumi so it's going to thank you for joining us germany has made it mandatory for shoppers and travelers on public transportation to cover their faces as the country eases all the restrictions to curb the spread of covert 19 the measures come despite concerns that demand could outstrip the supply of protective masks on monday a cargo plane carrying 10000000 protective facemasks from china landed in the german city of life's a show of the defense minister on a good come calling was there to inspect the shipment most of the masks will be distributed to hospitals and nursing homes and our political correspondent thomas sparrow is following the story for us hi thomas so a shipment of 10000000 masks has arrived in germany what more can you tell us about that. so me on that cargo plane does with that we just saw there is the world's biggest cargo plane as we saw there it brought $10000000.00 mosques from china and that's one of 3 shipments that will come in these next few

have a strict rule for filming and photography as a mark of respect all portraits of their leader kim jong il and all his words of wisdom must be filmed like this in their entirety with no camera movement and no parts of the image cut off it's a tall order photographs of the dear leader line the museum walls it's hard to move the camera without breaking the golden rule it feels like a wasted trip. but afterwards a surprise just as we're about to interview. i don't expect a visitor arrives. sectors and i'm. told will use a credit history to keep me. content. for nectar. what's the difference between a packer and a. cup and you've got the. 100 quid you. i wish there was another. not i tunes on to go on that i tunes on the line going so far. in going to new track you turn down in those 2 things the means to do. it 6 months later and freezing well the next return. outside the country the world is alleged as north and south korea trade barbs over the recent shelling of your island. here in pyongyang the there's hardly a mention of the incident. people are concerned no one is saying so. life goes o

if the past is any guide, when kim jong il's father got a stroke, we only found out about it months later a while. >> i think kim jong un was in his 60s when he had that stroke so relatively young i guess. all this raises the question, if kim is incapacitated, what's the chain of command here? who takes over? do we know? >> because he's so young, there is no succession prepared. at least when his father was sick, he had anointed his son, kim jong un, to be the successor. right now, my best guess is that his sister, kim il jong, who is always around him, kind of acts as his chief of staff and was recently promoted. i would say she could become a good figure, smart money bet on that. but, then, there are others. i think it is clear, at least if the past is any guide, you got to have the blood of what they call -- the -- the mountain where this family is supposed to have come from. that is descendants of kim il sung. but there are quite few of them around, john. >> one of the military leaders could decide it's time for a new regime, new family, new blood line, who knows. all this is speculat

other stories making headlines today there are new questions over the health of north korean leader kim jong il or now reuters news agency says doctors have been sent in from china to advise on kim's health south korean media reported that he is recovering from a heart operation. air france has secured a 7 the 1000000000 euro bailout from the french government with most of its planes grounded air france along with its partner allan speck their joint traffic to be down more than 90 percent in the coming months. muslims around the world have begun marking the holy month of ramadan normally has the time for the world's $1800000000.00 muslims to come together in celebration and prayer but this year that's impossible next report takes us to egypt where people are balancing unprecedented restrictions with religious observance. few people wear masks when shopping for ramadan sweets and hardly anyone keeps a safe distance many egyptians are still fairly relaxed about the threat of infection from corona virus but it's a very different story when it comes to the devastating economic effects of the pandem

the stories making headlines today a top south korean security official says north korean leader kim jong il is alive and well emphasizing that seoul has detected no one usual movements in north korea rumors have been swirling about kim's health after unconfirmed reports he was seriously ill following heart surgery. italy's prime minister says some lockdown restrictions will be loosened starting may 4th people will be allowed to do more sports and exercise near their homes decepticon to also promised italians they would soon be allowed to stroll in parks and visit relatives as the country emerges from europe's longest run a virus lock down. hundreds of cuban doctors have arrived in south africa to help the country fight against coburn a 19 the team will spend the next 14 days in quarantine before being deployed to different provinces cuba has dispatched more than 1200 health care workers around the world. global tourism has been brought to a standstill by the pandemic hitting those who earn their living from the sector very hard even ministers will hold a video conference today to discuss po

officials saying that kim jong un was was gravely ill so there is there may be some credence to this we also have some rumors circulating around china especially chinese twitter that kim jong il may even have died so there is perhaps something to this at least something to the ill health rumors and i'll quickly some of the other stories making headlines today officials in the democratic republic of congo say at least 17 people have been killed in an attack at the very wrong a national park the park is known for its mountain gorillas and has frequently been threatened by malicious approaches so far no group has claimed responsibility. dozens of inmates have rioted at a prison in argentina's comps obama's iris demanding better health protection after a confirmed coronavirus case the latest in a series of prison riots in argentina. emergency services in russia battling wildfires across siberia the blazes have destroyed dozens of buildings average temperatures in siberia this year been about 15 degrees higher than usual. muslims around the world have begun marking the holy month of ramadan it's a time for the world's $1800000000.00 muslims to come together in celebration and pray

south korea has denied media reports that north korean leader kim jong il is gravely ill after heart surgery cyril said it had seen no signs indicating the 36 year old was in serious condition speculation emerged after kim missed a key state celebration last week. iran is sending thousands of migrant workers back to afghanistan is one of the country's worst affected by the coronavirus but future attorneys are being tested for the disease the outbreak has put extra strain on an already struggling iranian economy. but our borders has just published an all press freedom index it ranks countries according to whether the media are allowed to operate without censorship in a moment we'll speak to an acclaimed journalist and author from the philippines but 1st a look at how different missions are when it comes to press freedom. at the bottom of the table eritrea turkmenistan and north korea reporters without borders classified the lack of press freedom in those countries as very serious sudan is also in that category but last year's mass protests that led to the ousting of president omar al b

also sources in china uncorroborated sources in with chinese twitter kind of a blaze that that kim jong il may in fact even be dead but again those are those are uncorroborated reports at this time. your you are in cell that's less than 100 kilometers from the north korean border what more you hearing that well the south korean government has largely played down the reports that kim jong un was gravely ill if we go back to earlier in the week the initial report came out of a website called daily and u.k. it's run by kind of defectors here in south korea and it seeks to to paint the north korean regime in a very negative light so the south korean government a liberal government that seeks reproach not with north korea has has really kind of played those down at the same time we need to recognize that north korea is a very controlled state controlled media and even the foreign reporters that are allowed into north korea what they can report on is tightly controlled so the information that we get out of north korea you know is very very limited. what does this send to the main fest ability in

other stories making headlines today speculation continues over the health of north korean leader kim jong il and reports say doctors have been sent from china to advise on people's health and that he's recovering from a heart operation satellite images now appear to show his personal train of the coastal resort town of one son. in israel thousands of people observing physical distancing rules have protested over a coalition deal that leaves prime minister benjamin netanyahu in power is set to go on trial on corruption charges next month's ukraine and ends a 16 month political deadlock in israel. salvadoran president naive to kill has ordered a 24 hour lockdown of prisons holding gang members gang leaders have been sent into solitary confinement after a sudden spike in killings. more and more nations are beginning to ease lock downs including germany several 100 people have demonstrated against the current restrictions here in the capital berlin on saturday they claim the curbs infringe on their constitutional rights police say they arrested more than 100 people. or calls for the lifting of r

there are questions over the health of north korean leader kim jong il reuters news agency says doctors have been sent from china to advise on kim's health south korean media have reported that he's recovering from a heart operation. u.s. president donald trump says he was being sarcastic when he said research should be done to see if coded 900 could be treated by injecting disinfectant or with ultraviolet light from race the treatment methods during a daily briefing on the coronavirus leading us disinfectant manufacturers warned consumers not to use their products under any circumstances it's. now what do drinking vodka driving tractors and going to the sauna all have in common they're just some of the things by the russian president alexander lukashenko has recommended his country's citizens do to protect themselves against the coronavirus quarantine and social distancing have not been among them while most of europe is still on lockdown belarus has ignored calls to shut down public life. smiles jokes and barely a mask in sight these government workers in minutes go out on a saturday

making headlines around the world there are new questions over the health of north korean leader kim jong il reuters news agency says doctors have been sent from china to advise on kim's health south korean media have reported that he's recovering from a heart operation on. american president donald trump says he was being sarcastic when he said research should be done to see of covert 19 could be treated by injecting disinfectant or with ultraviolet light trump phrase treatment methods during these treatment athens during a daily briefing on the coronavirus leading us disinfectant manufacturers warn consumers not to use their products under any circumstances. because. the fridays for the future movement has mobilized young people from across the world to call for action on climate change and social distancing means they've had to find creative solutions to get their message across during the most recent strike the climate activists tested new ways of protesting during the pandemic they plan to fill the streets with their message. instead these activists have to go back to the drawing board

north korean media is not commenting on outside speculation about leader kim jong il insta health reuters news agency says senior chinese doctors have been sent to pyongyang there are rumors that kim is seriously ill following a heart operation. more than a 1000 firefighters are still battling forest blazes in the radiation contaminated turned noble explosion zone in northern new crane the wildfires have been raging for the past 3 weeks causing extensive damage to buildings. after 3 weeks of total lockdown dubai has lifted some of its coronavirus restrictions public transport is running again and selected shops are open some measures remain in place including an overnight curfew. the corona virus outbreak in the united states is fast approaching a 1000000 confirmed cases the death toll there has now surpassed 50000 around a quarter of the global coronavirus death toll despite these grim milestones pressure is growing in some states to ease restrictions the governor of georgia has rejected warnings from infectious disease experts he's allowing many businesses to reopen including some socia

korean government officials are playing down speculation about the health of north korean leader kim jong il and saying he is alive and well kim has not been seen in public for more than 2 weeks and there have been unconfirmed reports that he is seriously ill following heart surgery. kim jong own is usually front and center of north korea's state propaganda his usual omnipresence has fueled speculation that he is ill or even dead after he failed to attend birthday celebrations for his grandfather kim il sung on april 15th the ceremony honoring the now deceased founder of the north korean state is the country's most important annual event. according to a network of north korean defectors kim has undergone cardiovascular surgery on the 36 year old is reportedly in poor physical shape due to obesity and heavy smoking. but the south korean government says that rumors surrounding the dictator's health cannot be confirmed. our government has enough information gathering capability confidently that there's nothing unusual to. tweak. officials in seoul do not rule out that kim is ill but north korea

kim jong-un was no longer the leader of north korea? >> it's probable that no successor has been designated. you know, kim jong-il, who was the second north korean leader, he had been in training two decades. kim jong-un had about two and a half years of training. there is no sign that there has been a succession plan this time, although some people do mention one. a lot of kim's around but none of them are really suitable that would fit the mold. so there is going to find to be a make-shift solution and i'm sure it's going to be difficult for that to keep up in a very active environment in the north. >> who ends up deciding that in north korea? >> well, there's a number of different elements. there's the korean workers party which is now predominant. there is the military. the security services. and the kim family, itself. and, you know, people focus on kim's young sister because she is generally considered the most capable of the children of kim jong-il, the deceived leader. but she couldn't get it because in a confusion tinged regime in north korea, it had to be a male. but right now, especially considering th

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by 2011, his son, kim jong-il's son, kim jong-un was anointed. there are no anointments as such.he best guess is his sister, who you've seen quite often, especially when they had summits with president trump, would be the successor. certainly everyone thinks you have to have the blood of kim il-sung, the founder, to be a successor. but there are others who carry kim il-sung's blood, including kim jong-un's uncle as well as others. so we don't know yet. but what is sure is that they have to have the strong support of the military. and the current leaders in the military are very strong in running the country and so we need to watch that development as well, who comes out on top on the military side. >> joseph yun, thank you very much. jim, again, great job breaking this important story. >> thank you. we're going to stay on top of it. the story here at home, the coronavirus crisis ravaging the oil industry, sending prices, a rarity, into negative territory. the impact of this historic drop coming up. ♪ i'm jo ann jenkins with aarp. the coronavirus continues to affect us all, and we

headlines around the world today a top south korean security official says north korean leader kim jong il is alive and well emphasizing that seoul has detected no one usual movements in north korea rumors have been swirling about kim's health after unconfirmed reports he received ill following heart surgery. hundreds of cuban doctors have arrived in south africa to help the country's fight against kovan 19 the team will spend the next 14 days in quarantine for being deployed to different provinces heba has dispatched more than 1200 health care workers around the world. and new zealand's promise service into our durance says the country has won the battle against the widespread transmission of the corona virus health officials have recorded only one new case in the past 24 hours new zealand is set to ease a 5 week low down at midnight on monday. tourism is one of the industries that's been worst hit by the credit virus pandemic it's estimated global travel will fall by up to 30 percent this year and europe accounts for huf of the world's tourist arrivals and is facing staggering losses the

at a key national event fuel speculation about his health but south korea says it knows where kim jong. il i feel girl welcome to the program as germany eases some coronavirus restrictions it's also making it mandatory that travels on public transport to cover their faces and everywhere except here in berlin face mask must also be worn in shops there are concerns that demand for masks could outstrip supply on monday cargo plane carrying 10000000 masks from china landed in germany defense minister. was there to inspect the shipment most of which will be distributed to hospitals and nursing homes. got the latest from d.w. the chief political correspondent melinda crane welcome milind so the compulsory wearing of masks has been has long been a controversial issue here in germany what's changed and a people complying. 1st of all what's changed is that for a long time it was controversial in part because there simply weren't enough masks to go around it was pretty clear that if everybody were to be required to wear a mask there would be acute shortages secondly there was quite a bit of contrast

month because of pandemic relations south korea has denied media reports that north korean leader kim jong il is gravely ill after heart surgery. seen no signs indicating the 36 year old was in serious condition speculation mr key states celebration last week. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has agreed to form an emergency unity government with his political rival benny gantz following 3 inconclusive elections protests were held over the weekend against netanyahu. charges of corruption but he denies any wrongdoing. iran is sending thousands of migrant workers back to iran as one of the country's worst affected by the us but few tunnies are being tested for the disease the outbreak has put an extra strain already struggling economy. now for the 1st time in history u.s. oil prices crashed into negative territory on monday they have since rebounded but it meant producers had to pay baez to take oil off their hands the crash was triggered by a collapse in demand as the world continues its shutdowns because of the coronavirus been demick it's an unprecedented development we'll discuss th

kim jong un having contract to corona virus or even being brain dead all flight nameless u.s. government thought this. u.s. official with direct knowledge tells me that the u.s. is now monitoring intelligence that kim jong il health is in grave danger this is following a recent surgery north korean leader brain dad according to 2 u.s. officials he recently had cardiac surgery and slipped into a coma according to one us current and one former u.s. official n.b.c. news confirms and adds to c.n.n. scoop breaking multiple u.s. officials tell one american news network that kim jong un caught cold 19 from a chinese doctor flown in to help with his heart valve surgery he appears to be in stable condition for now south korea and china have both dismissed the health room with pensacola facials also say they have no reason to believe that kim jong un is in poor health donald trump says the reports have not been confirmed adding that he doesn't place much trust in the. well these are reports it came out. we don't know we don't know i've had a very good relationship with them i wouldn't. you know i can only say this i wish him well came out with very very serious medical reports nobody's confirmed that it's. the c.n.n

you know, this brings me back to 2008 when kim jong-il, his father had suffered a stroke and was in a coma.oo itseveral weeks before the world found out that he was ill and in aat coma. and was simply because he didn't turn up at a major military d parade. , it's a country that has such a good hold on the flow of information. u know, these-- they are rumors at this point, but, often time-- otentimes in a country like north korea where we have so little access to the government, so little access to reliableinformation, there is a kernel of truth in ese rumors. and so, it is something that we need to pay attention to. i think it reflects the concerns not only inside the country but tside the country, that his health is a factor and that it could lead to a question of stability inside the country. d this somethingty in north kort this time, during a pandemic, when it has been developing nuclear weapons, is not something that any country want >> sreenivasan: if it was true that kim jong-un is gravely ill to the pointf being dead, how would we know? how does the state announce something li

and in north korea were kim jong un replaced his father kim jong il who has been groomed since birth for the eventual job of becoming a dictator zimbabwe decided that enough was enough mugabe was placed under house arrest by the zimbabwean national army there's also the exit strategy of a military coup which ends very very badly for the dictators is it's a. good cause it was. just this one was an. intervention order situation to do to do what it should. be was given an ultimatum resign or face impeachment. others quit doing these rigs next and i know i'll be happy for him despite everything that he has done to be with dignity and to just walk away the gym a little bit more freely and with his dignity but he refused to do that. to the world surprised days later mugabe changed his mind and stepped down at 93 years old he was granted full diplomatic status he was given a mansion with up to 23 staff members and several vehicles. for the 1st time in 37 years general elections were held without mugabe as a candidate. i think the worst thing that. was bringing this pain a to his own people

recorded in singapore so far south korea's yonhap news agency says the government in seoul things kim jong il is not seriously ill well that follows us media reports that suggested the north korean leader was in grave danger following surgery speculation about his health has been growing since kim missed the birth anniversary of the founder of north korea kim il sung earlier this month. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government well that decision a year long political crisis and prevents a 4th election the per say they will steer the country through the virus outbreak the government will last for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half and benny gantz for the 2nd the palestine liberation organization says peace talks can only take place if the new government abandons plans to annex its illegal settlements. a search is under way in western kenya for at least 22 people who disappeared during a devastating flood homes and markets were swept away after the rain triggered a landslide kil

saying he wished him well for days there's been uncertainty about the health and whereabouts of kim jong il he hasn't been seen in public for more than 2 weeks trump said he had a good idea of how camus doing but he can't talk about it for now. has become the 1st u.s. state to cancel its democratic presidential primary because of the covert 19 pandemic the vote which had already been perspired was meant to take place in june meanwhile governor andrew cuomo is said to extend the lockdown in many parts of the state beyond may 15th restrictions could be relaxed in some areas if there is sufficient tracing and hospital capacity you want to reopen the region what is the health care capacity in that region how many beds will you have available if that number goes up how many i.c.u. beds will you have available and are you contemplating what's going to happen when the flu season kicks in september where we could potentially now be dealing with cope with cases on top of cases you have to test for both and possibly have hospital capacity for both of the seris kristen salumi has more on new york's pl

images believed to show a train at a station and one sound which is reserved for the family of kim jong il now rumors over his health have been swelling since he failed to appear at the commemoration of his late grandfather's birthday on april 15th reuters reports that china has sent a team of senior doctors to treat kim jong un following a heart procedure while the 5 year fight for control of yemen has taken a new turn the southern transitional council has declared a state of emergency and says it is seizing control of the self the secessionist movement blames the saudi backed government for failing to improve the lives of yemenis yemen's foreign minister mohammad al had rami says the move will have serious and catastrophic consequences. still ahead on al-jazeera the u.s. plans to turn to small technology to fight the spread of the coronavirus but that's raising concerns about civil liberties and illustrating how to get the message across we may be artists highlighting the dangers of private 19 in one of the world's most over crowded place. hello there still a few more shots in your 4 cal