A peace deal to be signed next week. And votes are counted in irans parliamentary election with conservatives expected to hold on to power after moderates and reformist candidates were excluded. Hello theres been an increase in the number of new corona virus cases outside of china italy has confirmed its 1st death from the virus public spaces have been shut down in 10 towns in lombardy province after 15 new cases were found there south korea has the most cases outside of china and they have had their largest spike in infections over half of the 346 patients there are members of a religious sect in the city of daegu meanwhile china has reported a drop in new cases with 400 recorded on friday thats a fall of more than 50 percent from the previous day was the number of deaths outside china continues to rise the World Health Organization chief has issued this warning about the corona virus outbreak. Although that window of opportunity is not only to contain the outbreak we still have a chance to contain it but while doing that we have to prepare at the same time for any eventuality because this outbreak could go any direction it could even be messy but what im saying is its in our hands now if we do well within the not only window of opportunity we can reverse any or we can have very good any. Serious crisis rob mcbride is in the city of de go and health korea and he has more on the situation there. These figures to have again spiked this saturday morning by friday evening we had 204 cases being reported across south korea they have now jumped by 142 calling for the figures that have just been released that we now have 346 and bear in mind these figures are produced here in south korea twice a day so its gone from friday being 204 to saturday morning being 346 by saturday evening we can expect another big jump as you mentioned we are Testing Center at the Main Medical Center one of the main hospitals here in daegu which is being now quickly dedicated just to the treatment of coronavirus people if they believe they have symptoms of cough or fever they come here they present themselves that they are being tested we know that many of the cases here in daegu and chango a neighboring city which are both being declared as being a special chasm down here in the southeast of south korea many of the cases are centered on this particular church in daegu amongst the congregation but also we are seeing a big cluster in the neighboring city of chungs go at a particular hospital there where 2 of the 2 fatalities that weve had here in south korea were former patients there at the hospital and thats where weve had a big cluster of the 142 new cases 91 of the cases are there at the hospital amongst the patients and also some stuff what is the link between the hospital and the the church here in daegu it seems it could be a funeral that took place there at the hospital that was attended by members of the congregation from the church here so that is the link that people here specialists are examining as they continue to try to contain this outbreak. Lets get an update from adrian brown hes joining us from hong kong in a dream despite the drop in the number of new infections in china what are authorities saying about how this outbreak has now spread to with least one prison. Yes thats right thats the reason for that large spike in infections on friday because more than 500. 00 of those infections were in a number of prisons 3 in total the largest cluster is in wu han womens prison 230 inmates have been infected there and more than 200 others in chandon in a jail there now in shan dong a number of local officials attached to the Prisons Department have been removed from their pose and a Government Team of investigators from beijing has now arrived the other place where this outbreak has happened is injured jang province now both these provinces are in eastern china and they are some distance away from who base so i guess people want to know whether there is going where there is a link between these infections and of course what is happening in her bay province meanwhile the leadership the top leaders in beijing have been meeting a meeting of the Standing Committee of the communist party was held on friday that was chaired by president xi jinping and he said that it was too soon to say whether china had yet turned the corner in its fight to contain the virus he said the situation in hervey province remains very grave and he also stressed that control of this epidemic must in his words be balanced with reviving production president xi jinping wants to get the engine of chinese growth turning once more but of course that means more people going back to work raising the risk of course of cross infection outside of china a number of big corporations are now essentially reassessing their chinese suppliers theyve been left feeling very vulnerable because of calls this virus has disrupted the Global Supply chain bringing a number of car plants in japan korea and elsewhere to a standstill and what its underscored is the reliance these big corporations like apple nike and others have on china they have no backup all right thank you for that update from hong kong. Well Rena Macintyre is head of the bio Security Program at the university of New South Wales kerby institution she says theres a risk the virus could become difficult to control as it spreads beyond chinas borders its very concerning that were saying a surge of cases in south korea and obviously also the breaks in the deaths in italy and iran suggests that there are much larger number of cases that have not been detected in both those countries so if this you know a few countries that. Could sustain transmission is occurring in the community its going to make it much harder for us to control this while it was localized to china there was a chance with all the travel restrictions and measures that have been taken but once its. You know widespread in other countries its going to be much harder i think a mistake that a lot of people made early on was early testing return travelers who had symptoms its now very clear from thats come from the diamond princess and also from the japanese from the 1st evacuees from will hand is that if you test everybody whether or not theyve got symptoms coming from a high risk location you will find people who are a symptom medically infected and thats probably whats been missed from a Public Health perspective its really important that all countries play a role in that to fully finding new cases in coron taining people who are at risk and in isolating new cases as theyre trying to stop the sustained transmission in their countries because if one or 2 contentions lose control of it. Its not going to be possible to stop a pandemic. In the u. S. Democratic president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders has warned russia to stay out of the 2020 president ial election he was responding to reports that intelligence officials had warned him the kremlin was meddling in order to boost his campaign as well as that of President Donald Trump sarah hierarchs reports. Its deja vu all over again accusations of russian meddling in the us president ial election in 2016 have resurfaced this time for the upcoming 2020 election last week senior u. S. Intelligence officials briefed congress and the latest security threats to the u. S. Government and warns of russian interference to try to boost President Donald Trumps campaign theyve already won the state trump has always denied kremlin interference and continued to do so in fridays last pit stop probably in western u. S. You see i see these phoneys these the do nothing democrats they said today that he wants to be sure that trump gets elected here we go. Here we go again did you see it still are people born i was told that was happening as i was told a week ago they said you know theyre trying to start a rumor its just information thats the only thing theyre good at you know really showing i dont. Want to seems russia isnt only targeting trump on friday the Washington Post paper reported russian efforts to help the nissan does with his president ial campaign to the Democratic Front runner later confirmed through ports is that he had been briefed on this and announced any efforts to sabotage american democracy it was like clear what role theyre going to play we were told it was should they be other countries are going to get involved in this campaign. And look here is the message to russia stay out of american elections and what they are doing by the way the ugly thing that they are doing. And ive seen some of the you know tweets and stuff is they try to divide us up one it remains unclear if and how russia is attempting to manipulate the us president ial race moscow has denied the allegations. Paranoid announcements which to our great will multiply as we get closer to the election naturally they have nothing to do with the truth. These developments come just ahead of a crucial Democratic Caucus votes in the u. S. States of nevada oh i think all alike the officials regardless of party should be concerned about this because this is a threat to our democracy and who we are as americans intelligence officials warn russia could be wanting to throw the integrity of the 2020 lection in doubt im very strong chances of winning a 2nd term so to hide out. An agreement thats supposed to usher in peace in afghanistan has come into effect the taliban and the u. S. Have begun what theyre calling a weeklong reduction in violence and with a 1000 afghans dying every month they pause offers hope but it also raises some questions john hendren reports from washington. In kabul where bullets bombs and sirens often punctuate the soundtrack of daily life there is now an unaccustomed silence at midnight on saturday the taliban the United States in the Afghan Government of our afghani began a pause in hostilities if it lasts 7 days the parties plan to sign a peace deal in doha on february 29th that aims to end americas longest war we have to give peace a chance that the the best if not only way forward in afghanistan is through a political agreement and that means taking some risks that means enabling our diplomats its not a ceasefire its a test of trust. Security and Defense Forces will remain in a defensive position during the week of reduction of violence. Afghan forces will continue operations against isis which are not part of the agreement. None of the parties involved in the talks has publicly defined what constitutes a violation in the pause in hostilities is it one attack or is it 10 so its possible that if anything happens each side has an opportunity to call it off i think that they the taliban leadership is genuinely committed to implementing this truce they very careful not to call it the call of the cease fire which will be a good idea except by this will happen even eventual cease fire holds that would open the door to 3000000 afghan refugees in pakistan to return to their homeland but some refugees ask to where the go if we leave here we have no way to go back to i was born here about 32 years ago if we go where will we live we have nowhere to go if a Peace Agreement follows with the taliban still refusing to recognize the Afghan Government many in the us doha and afghanistan are asking what next john hendren aljazeera washington still ahead on aljazeera talks are back on track libyas warring parties are set to try and work out their political differences. 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Hello again welcome back to your International Weather forecast were here across the eastern part of the mediterranean we are watching one storm system bring a lot across clouds across much of the region that also means rain is in the forecast here on saturday for turkey syria as well as down here towards lebanon a lot of clouds and in the Higher Elevations of turkey we could be seeing some snow particular here towards the east well here across the gulf though not looking too bad temper so down and doha we do expect to see about 24. 00 degrees as we go towards sunday in dubai a little bit warmer a few with the tempter there of 29 degrees well here across the southern part of africa particularly in south africa over the next day were going to be seeing a developing cold front that means thunderstorms that will be developing across much of the central part of the country really towards the afternoon as well as into the evening you could see here on a forecast map johannesburg you will be in that rain as well 24 degrees is the expected high as we go towards sunday you can see how it really develops all that rain pushing into parts of southern mozambique as well we could be seeing severe thunderstorms in this area madagascar a nice day for you but a rain in the afternoon but down here towards cape town we do expect to see the temperatures on the rise so here on saturday 24 on sunday 28 and on monday plenty of sun in the forecast with a temperature of 32. An estimated 100000 lives cruelly ended over a century and. A distant past not to the descendants of the sultan. A tale of colonialism and racial supremacy unravels in the quest for justice and recognition of the sacrifices of tribal people to maybe. Scholars of my people a witness documentary. To sierra. The. Following on the top stories on which is europe italy has confirmed its 1st death from the coronavirus off to the number of cases their car group called in one day south korea has also reported its largest daily spike in infections that has the most cases outside of china. Democratic president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders is warning russias president to stay out of the us elections follows reports that american intelligence brief congress of the kremlin was meddling to boost both sanders and trumps campaigns. An agreement aimed at bringing peace to afghanistan has come into effect the taliban and the u. S. Will begin what theyre calling a reduction of violence if the 7 day deal through success then both sides will sign it for next week. The votes are being counted in irans problem entry elections the result is expected to change the face of the countrys legislature as thousands of moderates and reformist candidates were barred from running as a big reports from to her on. He said its a religious jew to vote and irans Supreme Leader lead by example casting the 1st ballot and 7. 00 to 1. 00 rick conservatives have much of their support base they followed suit. By the hour show that. This is the 1st time im voting my reason to vote is to have a share in the future of my country and help it right. Voting doesnt solve any problems and conditions could deteriorate if we dont vote we should vote for the way it is so the new lawmakers can fix some problems. This 88 year old says he has been voting for 70 years has been adding value in trouble i have voted from the very 1st election in the Islamic Republic 81 parliamentarian toughing disqualified from standing of the reformist hopefuls also told they cannot stand as elections it means conservatives could benefit from a lower turnout and lack of opposition and this will have also repercussions for you when a Foreign Policy and i think this will bring more support from the parliaments side for ukraine and regional policies but more importantly it will decrease the chances for the life the hood of any direct negotiations between iran and the United States. And an economy reeling under u. S. Sanctions are solomon right. I voted every year but i saw no effect to convince me to vote this time i finished my studies i have a bachelors and finished Ministry Service but theres no job for me for what i see no reason to want. Now to manage i know im not voting because previous lawmakers did nothing they had no effect in the country so i read that told me its not me alone many to vote. Results are expected later in the week. At this polling station where we have permission to film its been relatively busy but there are others across the city that were quiet but we werent allowed to film a lower turnout will leave whoever wins this election with the task of rebuilding confidence and trust in the system i said big al jazeera the. Un secretary general has called for an immediate cease fire northwest syria and hundreds of millions of dollars in extra aid im tony harris says the man made humanitarian nightmare for the Syrian People must stop as the space for safety shrinks further the potential for human suffering worse an estimated 2800000 people in syria require humanitarian assistance earlier these months we saw it we would need to reach 800000 people displaced by the recent and ongoing violence now something much greater the city quiets we are you guys in our plans and issue an urgent appeal to donors for the additional 500000000. 00 us dollars to cover the needs of did you read displaced people over the next 6 months the United Nations says political talks between libyas warring parties are due to resume next week military talks are currently taking place in switzerland between the internationally recognized government and forces loyal to worth 24 have to 0 as diplomatic editor james bays spoke with the uns representative for libya. In geneva. You remember those military talks almost collapsed earlier on this week when the 2 sides gathered here in geneva and generals have to say forces at the same time started a barrel of rockets towards the seaport and the airport in tripoli well the u. N. Managed to keep the jna delegation here because at one point they said they were going to walk out and right now the u. N. Special representative gus on salami says there is some progress and hes pretty positive about next wednesday there being wider talks political talks but when i pressed him on general half intention he answered with a general answer about there being people in libya who had a plan b. A military plan b. I am sure that a lot of people in libya still bel