television in stockholm thank you for that . for reports today suggest that they've postponed tokyo olympics will take place next july in almost exactly the same time slot that was this year it follows the unprecedented decision to delay the olympics because of the coronavirus. the decision has come under scrutiny with the head of the german parliament sports committee saying the i.o.c. took too long to act. it was up to the president to pull the ripcord difficult and historic decision never before have an olympic games. but the time it took to make that decision has attracted criticism. about oh i found the delay agone i think. the bottom line is that it was an example especially for the athletes. despite the rapid spread of the coronavirus japanese prime minister. had been playing for time. neither japan nor the i.o.c. wanted to jeopardize their multi-billion dollar gain there are probably. hundreds of thousands of. bark for me. as always positioned himself as a friend of the athletes but. the events of the past week of leader

there we are here we go let's bring in our guests today joining us from stockholm on skype we have coal built a former prime minister of sweden and the co-chair of the european council on foreign relations in seattle we have sarah on towie she's an incoming professor of modern islam the fordham university and in washington we have melinda liu she's the beijing bureau chief at newsweek magazine welcome to you all call bill can i come to you 1st which president or prime minister got it wrong and which president or prime minister has got it right. i have a good story and we have to debate that it is fairly obvious that a number of the chinese avoided it it reacted to late to even try to suppress the information or what's going on and that have to trim it to the effect i think is fairly obvious. present tramples fairly late to put it right that diplomatically recognizing what was happening and as you indicated earlier in in europe i think there was an understanding of things were happening i married into it but there was an initial attempt to see go in actual solutions to the detriment of t

while in stockholm at the epicenter of the virus in sweden a rush hour without the rush reflects the caution of the people. as health authorities get ready for the worst doctors here are preparing themselves for a difficult few days in which they believe the number of coronavirus patients at this hospital could double while health care for the entire stockholm region has adopted a military crisis strategy borrowed from nato. sweden isn't a member of the north atlantic treaty organization but is making use of its expertise the 1st 10 to going up at the karolinska university hospital as studies of the viruses progress in italy suggest resources could soon be stretched were using the so-called nato system structure hold to work in time of crisis will before crisis i am the one who decides on things but those that were closest to me are leading they work in this controls is that it's a military hierarchy or. sweden itself is not ruling with an iron fist during the corona crisis prime minister stephan levant has mainly laid down recommendations not rules. with swedes expected to maintain

while in stockholm at the epicenter of the virus in sweden a rush hour without the rush reflects the caution of the people. as health authorities get ready for the worst doctors here are preparing themselves for a difficult few days in which they believe the number of coronavirus patients at this hospital could double while health care for the entire stockholm region has adopted a military crisis strategy from. sweden isn't a member of the north atlantic treaty organization but is making use of its expertise the 1st 10 to going up at the karolinska university hospital a studies of the viruses progress in italy suggest resources could soon be stretched were using the so-called nato system structure how to work in a time of crisis will be for crisis i'm the one who decides on things but those that were closest to me and are leading they work in this controls is that it's a military hierarchy or. sweden itself is not ruling with an iron fist during the corona crisis prime minister stephan levant has mainly laid down recommendations not rules with swedes expected to maintain their tradit

now the files are stored and safeguarded for future generations in stockholm and also here in washington, d.c. 75 years is both a very long time, but at the same time a very short time. we must take over the torch from the voices that go silent one by one. therefore, the swedish prime minister, stephan livion, has invited leads of state and government, researchers, experts and civil society from about 50 countries to a high-level conference in sweden in october. it will be an opportunity to take con creed steps in the fight for holocaust remembrance and against anti-semitism. one starting point of the forum in malma in 2020 are the stockholm declaration on education, remembrance and research about the holocaust from the year 2000. now there is the working definition. wand sweden endorses the working definition and the list of examples of anti-semitism that serve as iltrations. it's not a jewish problem. it's a problem for all of us. and on a day like this, i think of row valiumi. he has deeply affected my wifer li life and world view. when i served i came across places and people who had

still hopes to convince the warring factions to implement the terms of the agreement signed in stockholm 2 years ago. as a feuding sides failed to reconcile their differences the stalemate is likely to play more innocent lives. 0. let's bring in our power more and joining us from yemen's capital sana'a is hussein the a journalist and commentator on who the affairs from golf in bergen sweden are from nasa research on yemen for human rights watch from london elizabeth kendall a senior research fellow in arabic and islamic studies at pembroke college at the university of oxford welcome to you all elizabeth let me ask you 1st is the timing right do you think now for people to heed the u.n. secretary general call for a cease fire my conditions on the ground mean there could be one i sink there is now an opportunity in this awful adversity now really is the time as the united nations secretary general and the special envoy have both said to lay down the weapons before an even greater catastrophe in goals yemen if ever the 2 main warring sides needed an excuse so to speak to starts to pull back

maddy savage, bbc news, stockholm.g, and it involves lifting weights and lifting spirits. freya cole explains. meet pato cervantes, the 19—year—old fitness instructor in hamburg spreading good vibes when they're needed most. he lunges and stretches, from the street below, even when it's snowing. ready, ready? you don't need any special equipment for this gym class. the main idea is to keep active and happy while living in self—isolation. translation: i saw a wine party on a balcony and i thought, "why wouldn't they do sport?" if you start the day with sports, music and a good mood, it changes the atmosphere in the whole street. the message is simple — 30 minutes a day and it will help keep spirits high at a time when it's easy to feel down. moving together as a community to help pass the time. freya cole, bbc news. a reminder of our top story. the british government says all parts of the country are now on an "emergency footing" and it could be six months before life in the uk returns to "normal" at the latest downing

it could be more of a leader you know if it has a good system i think that it's great that in in stockholm in sweden in general you can get anywhere you need to go without a private car basically and that's something you can't say for many places for example my home country of the u.s. but i think they could they could do more i think they could invest more i see cities like copenhagen with its incredible adoption of cycling already helsinki with its sort of attempt to create new solutions i see them doing more it at least if we talk about that region all right well great it's been a fascinating discussion talking about a little glimpse into the future thank you very much will be a really a constant car and so recap pondered but thanks very much indeed and thank you too for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com and for further discussion just go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com ford slash a.j. inside story and of course you can also join the conversation on twitter. at a.j. inside story i mean the clock on the whole team here

from stockholm, maddy savage reports.eople are making the most of it. it's a beautiful weather outside and it feels important to support the buyers and the restaurants and be outside for an hour —— to support the bars. i think that it's nice that it's open, like i try to isolate myself, but, you know, it's kind of ha rd but, you know, it's kind of hard when you see here in sweden people are still running around outside. gatherings of more than 50 people are banned here. but there are a few strict rules. the focus is still on guidelines like limiting travel and working from home. voluntary responsibility is the key to the swedish strategy. trusting the swedish strategy. trusting the public to make enough changes to slow down the spread of the virus. but the approach is controversial. i think we have high trust in the authorities in sweden so i think people are prone to listen to their recommendations. but at this kind of very critical situation, i am kind of very critical situation, iam not kind of very critical situation,

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gathering places are virtually the united nations, young travelers come from australia, london, stockholmeasingly places like pennsylvania, indiana, oregon. they pass in an endless progression through the cities of the holy land. they huddle for comfort in caves. while they wander. for some, undoubtedly, it is adventure of youth a healthy restlessness, a chance to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime odyssey. for many others it is the pilgrimage to mystical repositories. for wisdom and truth. these intellectual and spiritual repasts become really apparent when you're in the himalayas of 4,500 feet particularly when the company is good and the roach pipes are lit. now time and space become distorted and well springs of energy rush forth. >> pilgrimages in centuries from all parts of the world. they deposited a great deal of their energy here, which remain here. they find this energy simply by meeting so many beautiful people. >> if their aimless searching is a thinly guised excuse to evade responsibility, in effect, they have not escaped at all. even at the threshold of the shangrilah, t

and business as usual in sweden and stockholm takes a more lax approach to the spread of this global pandemic some are enjoying their continued freedom others are questioning whose policies are most effective. a michael thanks so much for joining us the covert 19 pandemic could prove extra challenging for countries without advanced health care respirators gloves face masks and hospital beds are all crucial and they're severely lacking in gaza authorities worry the virus could spread unchecked more than 2000000 people in the palestinian territory live under strict blockades from both israel and egypt. it's been less than a week since the coronavirus reached gaza ready it's clear that the territory is one fully under equipped to cope with the pandemic. doing what they can. the municipality is all going izing the cleaning and stare. ally's ing of the markets in an attempt to prevent the spread of the corona virus. we're doing this despite being short of facilities and equipment. it is our duty to try to prevent the virus from spreading. i know that. the un has already warned that the cr

and business as usual in sweden as stockholm takes a more lax approach to the spread of the global pandemic some are enjoying their continued freedom while others are wondering if tougher policies are needed. i'm nick spicer thanks for joining us the covert 19 pandemic could prove especially challenging for countries without advanced health care. gloves face masks and hospital beds are all crucial and they're all severely lacking in gaza authorities they're worried a virus could be impossible to stop more than 2000000 people in the palestinian territory live under strict blockades from israel. and egypt. it's been less than a week since the coronavirus reached gaza but already it's clear that the territory is woefully under quick to cope with the pandemic well thirty's are doing what they can. as the municipality is organizing the cleaning and sterilising of the markets in an attempt to prevent the spread of the corona virus . we're doing this despite being short of facilities and equipment. it is our duty to try to prevent the virus from spreading. the u.n. has already warned that the crum

young travelers companies australia, london, stockholm, and increasingly members from pennsylvania, indiana. they pass in an endless progression to the holy land, in caves on the island of crete. (music) >> for some, it is the adventure of youth, healthy restlessness, a chance to put dissipate in a once-in-a-lifetime odyssey and sample the fires of spring. (music) >> for many others, it is a pilgrimage to the mystic repositories of wisdom and truth. the spiritual and intellectual objectives become apparent in the himalayas at 4500 feet, particularly when the company is good in the roach pipes are lit. wellsprings of energy rush forth. >> people come for pilgrimages for centuries in all parts of the world. there is a great deal of their energy here. they find this energy by meeting somebody beautiful people. >> if their aim is a thinly disguised excuses to avoid responsibility, they have not escaped it all, because even in shangri-la, they become the focal point of world concern, and concern from that part of the world that they have the least use for, society. >> many claimed they found new

scandinavian peninsula where you're dealing with the active pattern, looking at a high of 8 on saturday in stockholm. hope you have a good day wherever you are. >>> walking us through the la latest in business and financial news is ramin mellegard who's up next. >>> super markets in tokyo are scram bei scrambling to keep their shelves stocked after the governor of tokyo urged people to stay in this weekend. instant noodles, pasta and other items were higigh in demand. they are working hard to keep the shelves from emptying out. the farm ministry says there's no need for hoarding, noting that japan has enough rice to meet domestic demand for dsix months. >>> some of the major theme parks in japan have been closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. now they're plannnning to exten the shutdowowns for even longer. tokyo disney land and tokyo disney sea will keep their doors closed beyond a planned reopening in early april. the operator, oriental land says people won't be able to enjoy the parks again until april 20th at the earliest. >>> meanwhile, japanese auto makers are extending the closure of their p

stockholm also at 11. nine degrees in warsaw as we go through the day. that's a look at your forecast. hope you have a good day wherever you are. >>> up next, the l latest o on business and financial fronts with ramin mellegard. so stay with us. >>> tokyo's benchmark stock index surged again on thursday. investors welcomed news from u.s. congress on passing a stimulus package. the nikkei 225 ended the day at 19,546, a gain of more than 1,400 points and the largest increase in 26 years. the decision to postpone the olympics dispelled some investors' worries. the benchmark in mumbai ended up around 7%. sydney rose 5.5%. this is "newsline" biz, i'm ramin mellegard. the head of japan's largest business lobby says he accepts there was no option but to postpone the tokyo olympics and paralympics. the japan business federation chairman says the group will do all i it can to support the reschool reschor rescheheduled games. >> translator: we will give our best efforts foror the games. >> he said the federation will consider what it can do in line with prime mini

one starting point of the forum are the stockholm declaration on education, remembrance, and research about the holocaust from the year 2000. the working definition on anti-semitism by the international holocaust remembrance alliance. sweden endorses the working definition and the list of examples of anti-semitism that serve as illustrations. anti-semitism is not a jewish problem, it's a problem for all of us. on a day like this, he has deeply affected my own life and worldview. when i served as ambassador to hungary, i constantly came across places and people who had been saved by him, and where he had spent time. they bore witness of his life and his deeds. in 1944, as a 32-year-old swedish businessman, he took on the risky mission to travel to the swedish legation in budapest in order to conduct a major rescue operation of jews threatened by persecution. by issuing passports, and hiring over 30 buildings in budapest, which he declared as swedish territory, and where jews could seek shelter, he saved thousands of lives. many think even as many as 100,000 lives. he did not use tradit

competition did manage to finish on saturday the season finals in hockey being completed north of stockholm. with coronavirus case is steadily rising here but it may not be long until all team sport in sweden has to follow the worldwide trend. paul reese al-jazeera. well something a little different to end this hour doctors in a tell me have penned a message of hope to the millions in locked out the song which takes the tune of an italian classic asks people to stay home and wait for an end to the crisis. you know more. well not to. tell you. sorry. bill moss is. just silly. fun to. see. if. you. are. in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic china is in lockdown. when i want to eat reports from inside the quarantine top of the ice sheet on out of the. radical biological and chemical agents are real quick but honest throughout history water harsh words had one man started fighting they had developed by nation states there could be enough of a straight face every. now within reach of those seeking chaos compiling the most toxic substances over the. many invisible thread on al-jazeera talk to al

from stockholm, maddy savage reports. enough to sit outside in the swedish capital and people are making the most of it. it's beautiful weather outside and i think it's important to support the bars and think it's important to support the bars a nd restau ra nts think it's important to support the bars and restaurants and be outside for now. i think it's nice to be out. i try to isolate myself but it is kind of hard when you see here in sweden people are still running around outside. gatherings of more than 50 people are banned here. but there are a few strict rules. the focus is still on guidelines to limiting travel and working from home. voluntary responsibility is the key to the swedish strategy, trusting the public to make enough changes to slow down the spread of the virus. the approach is controversial. i think we have high trust in the authorities in sweden so trust in the authorities in sweden soi trust in the authorities in sweden so i think people are prone to listen to their recommendations. but for this kind

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was the they were going to go to battle over the town house by house so that was avoided by the stockholm agreement. the amount of violence that we saw there was reduced by our presence and by our for example by deescalation mechanism where we got the people together with liaison officers to talk through incidents as they happened. people started to return to her data so internally displaced persons because it became more safer than it was before the u.n. came there before the mission came there. and then of course this mission has brought the parties to the table to discuss things which is always a good thing and i think it's the only place. in this conflict where they meet so regularly. so there are a number of good things that the mission is achieving or has achieved it's good to hear it's good to hear stories of success from you in missions and we appreciate your time and i appreciate you coming in thank you to hear your story thank you it was a pleasure thank you. are the days always don the conversation continues online and don't forget whatever happens between now and then tomorrow

a firewood violence and corruption my guest this week is the country's foreign minister at every stockholm he says he wants to improve motors image from how many more secrets have to come before the facts will be possible. conflicts so for. the next couple of. all the more. closely. carefully. will simply be nice to get. action. just comfortably. subscribe to a documentary on. such . the more you talk about you would do is being protected by most can you very simple who's protecting them i'm on top who i keep on saying. i will keep on pushing for all the truth to come out after the murder of a prominent multis journalist daphne car on a girlie motel itself has become a byword for violence and corruption.

undle only licensed in stockholm. what is happening?ite, cinderella story. you know karate? no, alan, i practice muay thai, completely different skillset. >> dunbar: in this time of crisis we do know that some supplies are sarce but in georgia a company that makes its money selling spirits is now giving away liquid gold. here is mark strassmann. >> reporter: at atlanta's old fourth distillery, a shot of hope is nothing you drink. >> it is more liquid difficult than sort of the gel stuff. >> reporter: it is hand sanitizer made here and it is on the house. >> the entire country is asking for it, everyone is asking for it. >> yes. >> i think we could probably make and give away 1,000-gallons a day. we want to cut this a little more. >> reporter: the moore brothers, maff and craig, usually make premium gin, vodka and bourbon, now they are filling a need in a national emergency. >> so i am working on basically taking our supply chain g paratus and transitioning it from making booze to making hand sanitizer. >> i have to say you look like boo

stockholm sysystem they have the potential yes hello jim they y see the party indictd for you fifteen and mass this if in fact yes. the madrid read i learned accounts for more than half of the day. because like this one overwhelmed and patients waiting to be treated having to lie on thehe floor. authorities have been setting up a field hospital at the university outside the capital. spain has overtaken china to become the world's second west affected country by the coronavirus. itsts death toll is rising much faster than it was in china at the same stage of the epidemic. number since that's- not recorded a day earlier. authoritiess are hoping it will soon become clear whether the lockdown in place since march fourteenth is having the desired effect. worldwide coverage nineteen has not affectedd nearly hoffa million people. any attention now to italy where at six ththousand one hundred and fifty three new coronavirus infections have been reported this is the country's biggest price in the last five days but six one sixty to death. all right i think that the price as per. to the south o

competition did manage to finish on saturday the season finals in hockey being completed north of stockholm with coronavirus case is steadily rising here but it may not be long until all team sport in sweden has to follow the worldwide trend. paul reece al-jazeera. and finally emergency services in spain have been paid tribute paid tribute to one another as they continue to battle the chronic virus pandemic. out of the workers gathered outside which were at hospitals joined by police and other civil servants held signs saying thank you and chanted yes we can spain is going to be harvested countries with nearly 1800 kroner virus threat so far the number of confers on current confirmed pardon me cases rose to 28000 on sunday. i'm richelle carey these are the headlines right now on al jazeera italy's daily coronavirus death toll has risen the country still reported 651 deaths on sunday the government has increased lockdown measures shutting almost all factories and banning internal travel german chancellor angela merkel says she is going into quarantine after coming into contact with an infect

tried to convince warring factions to implement terms of a cease fire agreement signed in stockholm 2 years ago saying a cease fire is all the more necessary during the coronavirus pandemic well yemen has no confirmed cases saudi arabia has more than 1200 the most in the gulf region this government video shows it's locked down in effect in his travel and is asking people to stay home beyond the pandemic it's also in a battle against russia. the price war has seen oil plummeting to a 17 year low with plans to pump even more oil into global stocks from wednesday with oil demand dropping daily prices may follow saudi arabia fighting on multiple fronts but still holding up its defenses for now. ballasts al-jazeera. well monod the todd has more. so far there is no offical confirmation by the holy fees. but so far i have talked to some sources. the said that the also confirmed the attacks on riyadh and also other attacks on america where they have targeted what the what the describe the government forces there after they have withdrawn from a specific area near the city of marib but so far

in murder it happened for political reasons but it led to stockholm agreement so it just proved that the international community when ever they want to do something serious in yemen they can do it but they don't care and the world is created now in the ground in in yemen for no reasons there is a huge lack of accountability in yemen and all parties to the conflict they trust impunity more than anything else and because they feel that they have the green light from the international committee nothing happens from the international committee seriously to stop the war in yemen when i say international community i mean states because in geos and many media outlets they already did what they can what can be done to should lighten the war in yemen but state they did nothing and they're not even trying to to do they try they deal with yemen like a chess let's move this to here and this group to here and this group to have they never believed that to we deserve a state that based on the rule of law and even democracy this is what the yemeni people want but the international committee and not

she's been doing research in the arctic for 20 years and also teaches at the university of stockholm today she's working with a colleague from canada. and the arctic is a hole in the global warming. framework of climate today industry not just petroleum but other economic resources fishing shipping transportation mining oil and gas are all interested in accessing what they perceive to be a new. reservoir a new region right and i would say that the industry side of things are very interested in the arctic what's going on here and how they may be able to capitalize on ice free conditions in the arctic. some experts speculate that the melting of the arctic open up to shipping routes between asia and europe. could have substantial strategic and economic benefits for several countries including china. believe that china do have a row to play in seeking peace. in that region and in promoting a sense of ability sustainable development in the area china's government issued a white paper on the arctic policy in which the poll the silk road has been. announced as a policy of the chinese govern