But theres just a possible breakthrough in talks to end. Fighting in libya, rival sides agreed to hold elections within 18 months. Ukraines president has been hospitalized after contracting coronavirus voting as in skin, else he had coronavirus 3 days ago. A president ial spokesman told the Reuters News Agency the decision to go to hospital was so is it in could isolate quote, accurately, it comes as ukraine reported more than 11000 new infections in the past day, a record pushing the total number of past huff, a 1000000 as countries and governments across europe struggle to contain a rapidly spreading 2nd wave, the World Health Organization is warning them not to the 1st reactions to fast. The agency says that could result in a major spike in cases, anderson as reports for the u. K. Its another landmark in the spread of covert and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe. Nearly 600. 00 deaths on wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. Every death is a is a, is a tragedy. I mean, we mourn everybody whos gone and, and often either with their families as and friends as well. Were not out of the woods yet. It does still require everybody to follow the guidance elsewhere in europe. The spread is on the increase too, in italy, where hotels are now being used to cope with an over spill of patients. The number of cases has now passed 1000000, as despite increased lockdown restrictions such as here in florence, spains number of dead within 24 hours has increased to more than 400. Its the highest since the 2nd wave began. France is now using mobile units to treat non covert patients because of demands on its hospitals. Germany as well continues to struggle to have and yet still. Now we have 2 wards that are pretty much at full capacity. And while we are barely able to do our jobs, hungary is the latest country to increase its lockdown measures. Its parliament has called a 3 month state of emergency that imposes an overnight National Curfew on the ground Counter Measures in the fight against covert increase. And the race to introduce vaccination programs is also an accent aerating. The European Union has signed a contract with pfizer, which has developed the front runner vaccine with bio on tech. The e. U. Says its buying 300000000. 00 doses. And aljazeera the United States has threatened more sanctions against chinese and hong kong officials over a new law that disqualified for prodemocracy politicians. The group was dismissed from hong kong. So just that a council of the beijing gave new powers to local authorities and allows the removal of politicians that are deemed a threat to national security. On wednesday, 15 other Opposition Leader legislators said they would resign in protest. Adrian brown is outside the Legislative Council and explains how the new rules could target next. Those 15 legislators who announced their resignations on wednesday are now handing in their resignations to the president of the legislative assembly. This is the latest act in the unfolding. Political drama here in hong kong, and of course what it means is that for the 1st time, since the handover in 1997 will be no effective opposition. All eyes now are on the next here of government as it were. Thats to say the District Council is now the prodemocratic camp did very well in the District Council elections. Exactly. A year ago, they secured 17 out of hong kongs 18 District Councils. And many of these counsellors a very young, much more radical than the, the democrats who have now been removed or have resigned from lets go. And, you know, as far as china is concerned, lot of them are not showing sufficient patriotism to the mainland. And kerry gave a hint yesterday at a Media Conference that, you know, other people, other groups could also be targeted. And the feeling is among many analysts, is that this, these young radical District Councils could well be next. Of course, along with other elected officials, the president of ivory coast has met a main Opposition Leader and protests and violence sparked by the recent election. I listen without a hand and a pledge to meet again that a bid to diffuse the tensions without his decision to run for a 3rd term sparked protests and decades. Ations that he was violating term limits with claimed victory in october the election. But the opposition has rejected the result of that interest has more from its more like an on the french and of course on a time to buy the water government to ensure some form of normality across the country and recon embody a former president was part of the Movement Toward the 2 with a 21 president ial election today hes met with president alassane. Ouattara will go. That meeting lasted less than an hour. It was commended by both sides and a progress to some form of progress. And of course, the groundwork for future negotiations according to the 2 leaders has been made initially before coming here. Remember, since the election, the hows of our economy and other Opposition Leaders have been surrounded by Security Forces today as we were driving to this venue. In fact, where i lost and what i was for that infant attend during his fight for the supreme a sea of the seat of president with a lot of bubble. Yeah, go for tell. We saw that the Security Forces have been moved away from a mr. Biggest house and also away from the partys headquarters. So thats a Significant Development in terms of the only branch thing were talking about. And also both leaders agreed that what is more important now for ivory coast is peace. If europe is Prime Minister says military gains have been made in the north and to grave region where the federal government is battling local forces. The offensive began last week. Medicare is the Regional Government attacking a military base, aid agencies, a warning that theyre able to bring in much needed supplies into the region because of the fighting over the thousands of people of faith. The armrest many to neighboring saddam triggering fears of a refugee emergency. Well, how to doe is on the phone now. And mohammed just tell us about these gains, the liberated areas is talking about well jim, weve been hearing similar messages coming from syrias Defense Forces saying that they had taken some key areas in the worst part of the chantry, including the town of our gloom and the shoot out over and also homemade, which they had claimed a day or 2 earlier that they had taken control of the airport. Its quite difficult to come from how much truth is in these claims because of the torque, the former to accompany filipino talk turned down into kerry. But what we know is that in the 9 or so days got the fighting has been going on. The most of the fighting has been concentrated on the western part of the country, close to the border to clear a house with eritrea and sudan. And weve been in or were getting are these claims of victory by government funded by the Prime Minister. Thats what the u. N. Is saying. Some 10000 refugees have fled into see don, but millions i believe live in the relative vicinity of the fighting, right . So are they concerned that there could be many more people having to flee the violence . Indeed, yes. And that these 3 of the u. N. Organizations, the mother charges whove been helping people who already needed to be fed a new of food insecure in the region. Were hearing from officials of the border that at least 2000 people are crossing the border into sudan every day. And as the fighting continues to get deeper into the ticket, i read in their fears that more and more people could be uprooted. And its not just the people who live in particular a region. There are also thousands of the chandler fijis who have been income, some of them for more than 20 years. And right now have been caught in the crossfire because some of the places where the most intense of the fighting was going on is where their average incomes are. And another concern for the United States and charted 2 years working in that to go to jail is how to replenish the talk of food aid to because of the rocket routes due to the fighting. Ok, thank you for that mohammed there cost about minton to grave region from adi sava, libyas rival factions of the grade to hold elections within the next 18 months. Join talks in turn asean, the 2 sides, also grade on a plan to unite libyan institutions. Many are split among the un recognized government based in the west and warhol of a half dozen Libyan National army in the east. A ceasefire was agreed between the warring sides last month. Today, the participants of the libyan political dialogue form reached a pole limon area agreement on every map for ending the transitional period and organizing free, fair, inclusive, and credible parliamentary and president ial elections. They outlined clear steps for reaching these elections. Head has more now from tripoli. The u. N. Acting envoy to libya, Stephanie Williams seems to be optimistic, especially today. The most important or the most outstanding point she mentioned is that the elections parliamentary and president ial elections to be hilled after 18 months, drugs and transitional period. But at the same time, she says we still have a lot of work to do it. This is the point because this t. Called a meeting in tunisia. They have to choose a president ial council to be composed of 3 members. Remember the current president ial council as can includes mine members and also a separate new government. This is the tough task that is facing 75. 00, representatives of the Libyan Society meeting in tunisia and sponsored by the united nations. So to come here on aljazeera, parts of Central America pick up the pieces after hurricane ada, as florida prepares to be hit by the storm. And bringing drastic park to life indonesias controversial plan to turn a World Heritage site into a tourism much of central and Eastern Europe is sitting into these an area of high pressure. Its dull, its greys often fog is about to change. You see these clouds coming in from the west as its a frontal system. But if you follow the winds, theyre coming out from rather warm waters, which means all those western wind in the british isles, my business got the navia. Its also warming up. And this would tend to eventually in vehicle itself into germany, particularly potent and stood up there on a static atmosphere. But little attempt to difference is for 8 or 9 degrees warsaw down to vienna, or up to middle teens to the west of that. And this change taking place in oslo is going to produce a rather warming scenario, but this time here in november short days, you tend to end up pretty gray once again. So has your water on saturday, the wants of maybe your office in paris, where the average is time years just to have 11 degrees away, 15 or 60 breezy often bright, and occasionally sherry, but certainly fairly warm. The wind has been a story of the black sea down through the sea of marmara in the gym and created cause flooding yesterday. But its usually quite pretty. Thats is stamboul after a shower. The winds dying of the next couple days. The showers are still there near libya. But a multimillion dollar online sex scam in the philippines is blackmailing men from around the world. One of one east uncovered. I was small times and became a criminal and on aljazeera be the hero world needs washing youre watching are just there are minor about top stories this hour. Ethiopias Prime Minister says military gains have been made in the northern tip of a region where the federal government is battling local forces. Thousands of people have already fled, the region and aid agencies are warning there are unable to bring in much needed supplies. The World Health Organization is warning in europe not to lift covert 19 restrictions too fast. Governments are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading 2nd wave ukraines president has been hospitalized after becoming the latest leader to contract the virus. The u. S. Is threatened more sanctions against chinese and hong kong officials over a new law that disqualified for prodemocracy politicians. The group was dismissed from hong kong. Legislative council to china gave new powers to local authorities. Amirs parliament has agreed to discuss. Protesters demolishes that the Prime Minister stepped down as widespread anger towards nicole. After a deal was made over the disputed region of the goal of our people are demanding. He cancels the agreement, which allows azerbaijan to keep land that captured during the 6 weeks of fighting hoda, abdelhamid was at the main protest in the armenian capital yerevan. They stood in Freedom Square in europe. It was from here to defer so brilliant lives over that would occur over to define the years of soviet this time they were shouting, the news, probe minister, is a traitor. The rally was organized by his political opponents, including the 2nd Largest Party in parliament. The message, some of the Opposition Leaders gave to their supporters, is that there has been National Betrayal by the protesters defied the countrys martial law under which demonstrations are back. And the time scuffled with goodness calls for the Prime Minister to reside became louder throughout the day. This is fire cream inside with russian azerbaijan. Kotler begin to pull out of boers every territory it had occupied since they tended to for a while as are but there and keeps the lead. It has regained, drink a bit iffy operations. He has to repair in front of the military tribunals with all his team because he secretly in the middle of the night, sold the whole of nagornokarabakh. He discredited the honor of our soldiers. A Prime Minister who has not seen in public yet appeared yet again on facebook. You know, the regional capital stop on a curt was on the direct threat. The army chief of staff said the city was well defended if it was captured. Thousands of our soldiers would be in a blockade. We would have lost even more territory. To protesters went to the saeter, the government to say they didnt believe. This is not a nationwide protest, but the feeling that the Prime Minister gave away too much is shared, even among those armenians who have been going down to the streets, marching further towards parliament. Protestors try to convince others to join this woman says it is for the sake of saving their own or karabakh. And the selfproclaimed republic of the Prime Minister hasnt responded to the demonstrators who are also demanding for the agreement to be cancelled. We are saying he has to go home because he is not our Prime Minister anymore because he cannot sign such an agreement on behalf of all of us. Were losing everything were living in the south has the south of the country, which is the border with iran. Armenians were unified, were the war was going on and did the fighting National Service there it seems to be fading away without the year of a strain. His government is launching an investigation into alleged war crimes by its forces in afghanistan. A Prime Minister has appointed a special prosecutor to look into claims that civilians and prisoners were killed. Australian special forces were deployed alongside the us and allied troops after the september 11th attacks. The government had initially tried to suppress whistleblower accounts of the alleged wrongdoing. Rescue efforts are underway in the philippines after parts of the north were hit by typhoon vanco. At least one person has been killed and several others are reported missing. The storm triggered landslides and flooding, including in the capital manila, thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. The country is still recovering from a powerful storm that hit just over a week ago. The u. S. State of florida has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm ida heads. Its way warnings have been issued of life threatening storm surges brings flooding and strong winds. The storm has a trail of destruction, of heading, Central America and mexico. At least 120 people have been killed and dozens are still missing. As many reports as the floodwaters begin to recede, field warming scale of the devastation left by hurricane ada in Central America is becoming apparent. More than a week after 8 us slammed into the region as a powerful category. 4 hurricane rescue workers in central guatemala. Continue to search for people trapped under mudslides and debris. There are thousands of people in shelters. There are already more than 20037. 00 damaged riches. 15 completely demolished. In honduras, one of the countrys worst affected by the storm, thousands have been displaced. Many of lost everything and are now forced to sleep on the side of the road. Some parts of the country are still under water, complicating the ongoing relief efforts. Theres over a 100 roads that have been damaged so theres no, theres no job passage theres. I think over 70 communities that are completely blocked, which means no food, no food out, no people and not people. Over a period of 4 days, he drenched a huge area of Central America from panama to so