VOA [Voice of America] Global English : March 14, 2020 02:00PM-03:00PM EDT

Closed captions transcript: 00:00:00 Sea and strict limits on movements by the country's 46000000 people they'll be 00:00:04 allowed out of their homes only to buy food and medicine to go to work to hospitals 00:00:08 and banks and to take trips related to the care of the young and the elderly in 00:00:13 Vatican City when Pope Francis recites the Angelus prayer tomorrow it will be live 00:00:17 streamed in 00:00:18 a break with centuries old tradition this us coronavirus deaths in Italy approach 00:00:22 1300 with more than 17000 confirmed cases mayors of Italian cities including Rome 00:00:28 in Milan have closed public parks adding to the country's lockdown conditions here 00:00:33 in Washington u.s. President Donald Trump says he has taken 00:00:36 a coronavirus test no results yet and the White House says it's begun conducting 00:00:40 temperature checks for anyone who was in close contact with the president or his 00:00:44 vice president Mike Pence the cestus called 00:00:46 a move taken out of an abundance of caution we have 00:00:49 a report from the A.P.'s Ben Thomas the White House says the move is being taken 00:00:53 out of an abundance of caution President Trump is had multiple direct and indirect 00:00:58 contacts with people who have tested positive for covert 19 last weekend at his 00:01:03 private club in Florida the president spent time with at least 3 people Brazil's 00:01:07 chargé d'affaires he said it trumps dinner table as well as 00:01:10 a top aide to Brazil's president Republican officials say the 3rd person attended 00:01:14 a fundraiser with Trump last Sunday for most people the new corona virus causes 00:01:18 only mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough but for some it can cause 00:01:23 severe illness such as pneumonia Ben Thomas Washington the u.k. 00:01:27 And Ireland on Monday will be added to 00:01:29 a list of countries not allowed to carry foreign nationals into the United States 00:01:33 the u.s. 00:01:33 Travel ban on most flights from Europe is part of the effort to stem the spread of 00:01:37 the coronavirus Americans and permanent u.s. 00:01:40 Residents are exempt from the ban from Washington this is v.o.a. 00:01:44 News in 00:01:45 a message to the world United Nations Secretary General Antonio good Tara she says 00:01:49 it's time for all nations to declare war on the coronavirus He also talked about 00:01:54 the likely economic impact of the pandemic United Nations economy says the mate 00:01:58 that the vital scoop cost. Global economy at least went through the u.s. 00:02:02 Dollars this year and perhaps more no country can do it alone more than ever 00:02:07 governments must cooperate to levy the rise economies and the terrorist talked 00:02:11 about the virus fallout impacts the social and economic fallout from the 00:02:16 combination of the bend then we can sling economies will affect most of us for some 00:02:20 months but the spread of the vitals We'll pick our economies really cover and then 00:02:27 till then we must stick together Iran says it's being forced to seek loans to help 00:02:32 it deal with its large scale corona virus outbreak they p. 00:02:35 Sara Bassett has our report Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for 00:02:40 a 5 $1000000000.00 loan to fight the new coronavirus it's the 1st time since the 00:02:45 1979 Islamic Revolution that Iran has sought such assistance as well as 00:02:50 a staggering admission of how fragile its economy has become amid the epidemic u.s. 00:02:56 Sanctions and hunching or oil prices the last time 00:02:59 a loan for Iran was approved from the i.m.f. 00:03:02 Was under its final Sharon $960.00 Iran's health ministry says the outbreak has 00:03:07 killed another 97 people pushing the death toll in the country to of the 600 I'm 00:03:12 sorry Bassus a barrage of rockets today hit an Iraqi base where u.s. 00:03:17 Led coalition forces are stationed 5 coalition members and 2 Iraqi soldiers were 00:03:21 reportedly wounded 00:03:23 a coalition spokesman said $25.00 rockets at the base the unusual daytime assault 00:03:27 on Camp Taji came just days after 00:03:30 a similar attack on the base killed 2 American service members and 00:03:33 a British medic want to get at least 14 others after Tashi was said on Wednesday 00:03:38 u.s. Airstrikes at 5 weapons depots of the Iranian backed group cut i.e. 00:03:42 Hezbollah in Iraq. An official of the un mission in the West African nation of Mali 00:03:47 says 2 people who were kidnapped in neighboring Burkina Faso in December 28th seen 00:03:52 have been released they are Canadian Edith plays an Italian look at 00:03:55 a cat who they were found near 00:03:57 a key doll in northern Mali and were turned over to un peacekeepers they are said 00:04:01 to be in good health New Zealand today called off 00:04:04 a national service marking the one year anniversary of the attack on 2 Christ 00:04:08 Church mosques that took $51.00 lives they coronavirus is the reason why the event 00:04:13 was expected to attract 00:04:14 a large crowd and many travelling from around New Zealand and overseas prime 00:04:19 minister just into our durned said in a statement this is 00:04:22 a pragmatic decision we're very saddened to cancel but in remembering such 00:04:26 a terrible tragedy we should not create the risk of further harm being done Gene 00:04:30 Randall viewing news. 00:04:58 Who knew the world come to mind learn from go north to meet your long grueling 00:05:02 Islamist. American songs with journalism be the potent in Washington d.c. 00:05:08 . 00:05:22 Targeted. At the workplace when it was all political but. A lot of that here. 00:05:30 By the way we wanted this trip to thank you know he'll kill. People. 00:05:36 Give. Him 00:05:39 a loony Bronson remains proven to be our punkers into the action movie the minute 00:05:45 you've gone to calm why he is doing the fighting the 2 men to save the minister 00:05:51 basic. Education This is what I'm intrigued with the teaching of 5 matched up with 00:05:57 the importance of the school school out schedule. The moon the moon reducing. The 00:06:03 language they began taking 00:06:06 a stroll had been since they initiated the book is that the forms of. 00:06:15 This ability to. Full employment hopeless as 00:06:21 a whole the majority of what they. Done the Minister for gender. 00:06:28 Issues were 00:06:28 a reason. Little stories are moved coming. Week. Democratic 00:06:48 progressive No d.p.p. 00:06:50 Says it is confident incumbent President Tom with 3 goals when they come in naming 00:06:56 to presidential election remember this despite you for the liars meeting the main 00:07:01 opposition Malawi Congress party. Led by Dr Lawson. And the United transformation 00:07:08 movement etiam led by incumbent vice president Dr solace to limit. Those who 00:07:15 position group challenge the outcome of last year's presidential election which led 00:07:19 to the no means on the reserves by the Constitutional. Law says minister Nicholas 00:07:25 down to see who is also the spokesperson for the ruling d.p.p. 00:07:29 Tells me he means confident the president knew the recount. Coming. 00:07:38 Together would you would you have. 5 years just wanting Russia but then 00:07:44 a step from. The presidential election rerun What do you 00:07:51 think is the best selling point for your party ahead of the election where you see 00:07:57 a lot of questions I think people want to see what development development that 00:08:03 they want that. We think. Possible for 00:08:10 the opposition against your party. Processes and. 00:08:24 What is the level of your preparation in terms of compensating for the next 00:08:28 election hundreds are sent to get and we want to assure you that there is no 00:08:33 political party in these you know that are going to d.p.p. 00:08:38 No country by the way we won with 00:08:40 a trip like an election said that just because Justice and Law become distant 00:08:47 cousin. So you think the ruling was 00:08:51 a mistake perhaps the looting was in our view well. Being of you we are not 00:08:58 we think it was some. Were better than we are no such I suppose the not mean that 00:09:05 you put measures in place to ensure that this summer on if you will there will be 00:09:10 no ambiguity of thought about it don't do not agree that whatsoever in fact let me 00:09:14 tell you. Where the end of the political budget will. Give of themselves 00:09:22 we are going to prevail but. We will put up with very. 00:09:30 Little something that he needs and yet that we cannot show you that the borderline 00:09:37 is not a little tricky. By the way I don't think about all of the votes for 00:09:42 a political party that was closer to the last. Storm to thugs who does 00:09:49 people. Killed there please accept the middle of the does good to give the devices 00:09:55 I don't think people get the decision either as I don't know what makes you so 00:10:02 confident that the d.p.p. 00:10:03 Who we elect and again extremely extremely confident that's what the people are 00:10:08 telling us needs you if anyone else don't tell you that that's going to be 00:10:12 overturned Let's go to. Tell you that when I think what I call the 2nd you can well 00:10:19 score said its findings to the police of science and. We did 00:10:25 very good to look at who tenses term 2 of us have we 00:10:32 have a way we'll keep it quiet so give us 00:10:34 a good deal that it did go that looking back now as 00:10:38 a country and that's what we're going to do and that's what people want that only 00:10:42 as good a peaceable people these cartels killing 00:10:47 a police officer is and never anything but I think about it 00:10:50 a little bit who you kill to see this kind of savagery. But what do you say to 00:10:56 civil society organizations in opposition groups who say that supporters of the 00:11:01 d.p.p. 00:11:01 Are to blame the. Security officers or the police by us and allow the d.p.p. 00:11:08 Partisans and supporters to wipe them without any recourse you must play in the 00:11:14 skill sets up 00:11:15 a certain way the Washington that you. Eventually sponsored sux. Well 00:11:22 getting mother to suck got a close and there is always 00:11:26 a concern that the stupid people these people have to cities and certify my 00:11:31 congress so said well you can the closer we get there leading that the most trivial 00:11:37 . Reading that will show that anything else does that to get 00:11:43 a police officer has that. Little of the country started to check out 00:11:49 when to to assume there were police officers to let people go to you or to. Tell 00:11:57 you as well so those protests on those that you describe about what is happening to 00:12:03 them now. Well the. Judges and all of the good to. 00:12:13 Get it so what is the d.p.p. 00:12:16 Message to the people of Malawi I heard of 00:12:18 a let's do you keep your teaching Well I mean the only country that people could 00:12:23 give us. Actually. I was hoping 00:12:31 for something. Like. 00:12:47 The Malawi movement as minister. For the ruling. With me from the capital in the. 00:13:07 Cameroon recently commemorated International. Launching was. 00:13:15 Indeed 00:13:16 a national language. About $269.00. Mostly 00:13:26 French and English foreign language. 00:13:33 Courses about. Everything from the community. 00:13:53 150. 5. 00:14:02 Which spoken in the country Central and South. That's comprised of the Central 00:14:09 African states. Also. 00:14:24 Week in the language 21 year old businessman and Mandarin bomb says he is 00:14:31 satisfied at the progress made by his 6 year old son since he is on able to teach 00:14:38 his children at home in my situation my wife and I speak different languages native 00:14:43 languages so my children try to see what they come to say is he is confused about 00:14:49 which language to teach his children because his language is somewhat spoken in the 00:14:54 literal and south western regions of Kemah room and his wife is from the north 00:15:00 western town of Campbell where in limbo language is spoken Cameroon's secretary of 00:15:06 state in the ministry of basic education I shared 00:15:09 a kilo sais he is satisfied with the level of interest that should run this really 00:15:16 speaking their national language it is very impressive the way the children are 00:15:20 taken into learning their languages and I decided to check how many children are 00:15:26 from other regions rather than one day and I figure that there were children from 00:15:32 all the 10 regions in Cameroon Cameroon has 216 national languages spoken by an 00:15:38 extreme it 25000000 people in attend regions of the country it is one of the 00:15:45 countries the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization you 00:15:51 know school classifies as 00:15:53 a distinctive cultural density on the linguistic map of the world the Central 00:15:59 African states however inherited 2 foreign languages from its French and English 00:16:05 colonial masters as official languages with 80 percent of the population speaking 00:16:11 French and 20 percent English. Freelander director general of the 00:16:18 non-governmental organization Summer Institute of Linguistics that's perhaps come 00:16:22 a room in promoting the teaching and learning of its natural languages says the 00:16:27 official languages have not been effective tools of communication French and 00:16:32 English as its limits for impacts on development in this country when there was 00:16:36 a clear outbreak in the far north it's only when the information started coming in 00:16:42 for full day that people started changing behaviors and the quality of our start 00:16:47 Cameroon's National Institute of Statistics reports that 4 percent of the Central 00:16:52 African states local languages including them become 00:16:55 a language spoken in the country's English speaking northwest region and the 2nd 00:17:01 language in the south have disappeared since 195010 percent of the $260.00 00:17:08 languages and neglected and 7 percent are stretched and set off in Ben Bradley who 00:17:15 heads the program to promote the use of Cameroon national languages says to save 00:17:20 the remaining Modoc tongues from disappearing they have initiated 00:17:23 a pilot program that is being implemented in the 10 regions of the country. 00:17:34 She says the Ministry of basic elementary education is in experimenting with the 00:17:39 teaching of 5 national languages in $43.00 schools outcome room she says the 00:17:46 language is chosen for now include bus drama woman and for 40 00:17:53 because of their national popularity she says apart from the experimental schools 00:17:59 teachers in our educational establishments have received instructions and training 00:18:05 to teach Cameroon national languages spoken in the areas where their schools are 00:18:10 found. Bali said Cameroon will by 2030 decide on which of the languages can be 00:18:16 used as an official language I did English and French she said by so doing they 00:18:23 intend to solve the separatist crisis that once was in the past 4 years claims at 00:18:28 least 3000 lives just because people are divided as 00:18:33 a result of 2 inherited colonial languages said proxies have been fighting to 00:18:38 create an English speaking state out of the French speaking my Geraghty they said 00:18:44 Practice say the education legal system and culture of practice is the inherited 00:18:49 from the British government musters different from those left by the French who 00:18:54 colonized the French speaking regions of the country Cameroon believes by having 00:18:59 its own national language as an official language many of its citizens will feel 00:19:04 like Cameroonians unlike in the past when they can see that themselves I don't 00:19:09 French or English UNESCO says it celebrates modern strong d. 00:19:15 Because it believes in the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for 00:19:20 sustainable societies and it is within its mind it's for peace that it works to 00:19:26 preserve their differences in call just on languages that foster tolerance and 00:19:31 respect for others. Got. 00:19:50 In the past week one can you know. Well wounded when 2 rival military functions 00:19:56 from Somalia forge on again and territory. Militia goes into Kenya. 00:20:04 Issued by the Somali military. One continued time between the 2 countries are 00:20:11 threatened broader community in the region. Well you are. Looking and. 00:20:18 He does from there we can say tensions and they can get Somalia border had been 00:20:22 simmering for 00:20:22 a wife in that Kenya's national government has failed to pay attention they voiced 00:20:27 their concerns fighting giving up press conference and they will be among them 00:20:32 a little but Governor of the Kenyan but 00:20:33 a ton of money there he spoke of the trouble and so might listen we'll turn 00:20:37 a must it will do but land where the Somali military has been involved in clashes 00:20:41 and fighters linked to Ahmed but don't be president of jubilant region over the 00:20:46 last one month there has been 00:20:48 a major fallout between the regional government of Dubai land and the federal 00:20:52 government of Somalia on Monday the 2nd of March the 2 forces attacked each other 00:20:58 with an unknown casualties on both sides but left turn people injured in 00:21:05 mind and 00:21:05 a town did you see bullets where one succumb to the injury officials in London are 00:21:11 also say 00:21:11 a number of people fearing for their safety fled to several areas because of the 00:21:15 violence also this week so my leave me did he put it that Somali president wanted 00:21:20 a black eye for my job spoke by phone can't contact but who can that are we getting 00:21:25 security and that they agree to work together on their common interests as 00:21:30 president had a Q Somalia of 00:21:32 a flood threat breach of Kenya's territorial integrity cashiers 00:21:36 a 682 kilometer border with Somalia and has in the past attempted to secure parts 00:21:41 of it by building 00:21:42 a fence there have been concerns that terrorists may take advantage of the porous 00:21:47 border robust since the situation along that wood has Kenyans questioning whether 00:21:52 their government can adequately protect them he says that government needs to expel 00:21:56 people who he calls for it as from Monday or this edition taking shape in Mandela 00:22:01 County is not the eroded public trust. In their own government as 00:22:07 a result of neglect misplaced to priority and putting the interest of external 00:22:11 region over and above that of it is in. Citizens. We refuse to accept or that the 00:22:17 interest of other external entities supersede that of our population. We therefore 00:22:23 demand that our government expects these foreign forces from under with immediate 00:22:28 effect that he does also ask the national government for the money to help for the 00:22:33 hundreds of entirely displaced persons made 00:22:36 a way Kenya is considering pulling out of the African Union mission in Somalia 00:22:41 after 8 years of fighting the Somali militant group al-Shabaab the al Qaeda linked 00:22:45 group has attacked and therefore its involvement in supporting the mission in 00:22:49 Somalia and has also hosted thousands of Somali refugees who flipped civil war in 00:22:54 their country. For veiling news let me. 00:23:19 Tell you didn't minister for gender and culture above. Which in the cultural. 00:23:26 Stretching with females of. Female genital mutilation because of the damage. 00:23:34 The traditional stretching all the communal genitals by. Rwanda and is 00:23:40 believed to benefit. Other pre-marriage riches will be enforced 00:23:47 or young girls limited to Money reports from the got a group of. 1st 00:23:54 a warning to the story. Description. 00:24:03 Cynthia who for privacy does not wish to use her real name was 12 years old when 00:24:09 his senior female teacher announced that guards at her school more than 100 would 00:24:14 undergo a journey to a stretching and 00:24:16 a pressure from the girl's parents the school arranged for all the women to 00:24:21 instruct the guards on how to stretch their labia and to use traditional hubs to 00:24:26 make it permanent It was painful it wasn't really something present for me as 00:24:30 a person at that time you're something back told me as he really has you know 00:24:36 sexually active so I are doing this thing and I see where you release so-called 00:24:42 police where there were people and you know why but because we're many salad days 00:24:47 they will say Get a partner get it back to retrieve labia stretching in 00:24:53 a pre-marriage tradition in south eastern Africa among 00:24:56 a bunch of speaking tribes who believe it gives greater sexual pleasure to both men 00:25:01 and women but Uganda is minister for culture and gender peace sparked controversy 00:25:08 this month by calling lobbyist stretching 00:25:10 a type of female genital mutilation she Sainz while f j m that involves cutting all 00:25:16 circumcision down as much greater feels good damage Lybia stretching should not be 00:25:21 forced on girls children between $8.00 to $12.00 are being since their is 00:25:28 initiated and the practice takes effect from that time these are basically 00:25:35 babies who have taken to 2 schools for empowerment for purposes of for growth to 00:25:41 act or raise their potential for the last 20 years have made 00:25:45 a number of what has been showing dads and women how to stretch their labia She 00:25:50 defends the cultural practice claiming unlike f. G.m. 00:25:53 . Lebia stretching has no negative effects only positive ones that it will matter 00:25:59 to. You know market she's saying once you do it and you have 00:26:05 a moderate partner that's the only thing that show him that you are ready but 00:26:10 doctors dismissed the claims doctor of recent car Honda just like if g.m. 00:26:15 Lobbyist retching is more about pleasing men than women my 1st his claim that 00:26:22 putting kind of these Supreme Court even make 00:26:25 a woman woman these innocent civilians in this but what is true is 00:26:32 that. Can actually leak the main secret of the. 00:26:39 Happier we are the true facts nonetheless stretching practitioners are demanding 00:26:45 but not to apologize for undermining their tradition but she dismisses their call 00:26:50 saying she will continue to speak for the voiceless and discourage the practice and 00:26:56 to reach the edge of consent. Money for v.a. 00:27:00 News company. 00:27:19 The so. Monday 00:27:24 a new book. To build in relationship between the. New 00:27:31 news abroad and. The strategy is still in the bare bones stage many details 00:27:38 still need filling in including financial ones European Union officials say they 00:27:43 will be looking for feedback from African counterparts in the run up to an e.u. 00:27:48 Africa summit later this year but the Executive arm has outlined. 5 key focus areas 00:27:55 transitioning to and accessing green energy the digital transformation sustainable 00:28:01 growth and jobs peace security and governance and migration and mobility e.u. 00:28:08 Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Burrell says overall the Bloc wants to scale up its 00:28:13 partnership with Africa and make it more effective we have geopolitical interests 00:28:18 in Africa. Where growth and security depends on what happens in 00:28:25 Africa maybe more than in any other part or the world well the e.u. 00:28:30 Is not always seen as 00:28:32 a financial heavyweight in Africa the $27.00 member bloc together is the source of 00:28:37 more than $250000000000.00 in foreign investment on the continent compared to 00:28:42 $48000000000.00 from the United States and $43000000000.00 from China Burrell says 00:28:48 current to European support also includes helping African nations cope with the 00:28:53 global corona virus outbreak and more broadly strengthening their health systems 00:28:58 Reuters reports some aid agencies worry European efforts to stanch migration rist 00:29:04 undermining the blocks new partnership strategy but that was not the message of 00:29:09 Brussels sent out Monday and is under this year for going to top that and if they 00:29:14 should they say you can do that's what external Burrell said the e.u. 00:29:19 Is 00:29:19 a new strategy aimed not to see Africa simply within the prism of migration he said 00:29:24 well it was necessary to fight against illegal migration illegal migration should 00:29:29 turn into a win win for both sides Lisa Bryant for v.o.a. 00:29:34 News Paris. 00:29:57 Well let's. Go. For their most beautiful day in Washington d.c. 00:30:04 And coming up in the 2nd half of Madeleine Africa they started in music spot from 00:30:08 a collection of music from the continent. 00:30:26 Music from Africa. 00:34:27 The and. 00:34:35 6. 00:34:42 66666 00:34:53 . 6. 6. 00:35:00 6. 00:35:10 6. 00:35:18 6. 6. 00:35:23 66666 00:35:35 . 00:35:45 66. 00:36:13 Oh no. 00:36:54 It's. It's mistake Ok. 00:37:36 I'm just. 00:38:24 I don't. 00:38:32 Want. 00:40:07 Company. 00:44:06 Long 00:44:06 a. Long long long. Long long 00:44:14 long long. 00:44:22 Long long. Long long. 00:44:53 Long. 00:45:00 Long long. Long. 00:45:07 Long ago. 00:48:04 The sex. 00:48:51 Alex. 00:48:59 Alex. 00:49:22 Cohen Are you. 00:49:40 Going to 00:49:41 a. Ok 00:50:32 Ok Ok. Ok. 00:50:42 Next. 6. 00:50:52 6. 66. 00:50:58 66666. 00:51:06 6. 6. 6. 00:51:14 6. 6. 6. 00:51:23 6 x. . X. X. 00:51:29 . X. . X. 00:51:35 . X. . X. . X. 00:51:42 X. . X. 00:51:45 . 00:51:53 X. 00:51:53 . Ok 00:55:22 . 00:56:53 Long long. Long. 00:57:01 Long. Long ago. 00:57:12 In the. 00:57:52 Cup. 00:58:12 I mean. That was music from the continent we hope 00:58:19 you enjoyed. Africa comes to you on Saturdays and Sundays at 00:58:26 16 and. The filmmakers are also along. For the rest of the 00:58:33 Madlang too muddy to get that shot. Produced up Douglas I'm told and I will receive 00:58:40 a big thank you for joining us remember the day when the shepherd Council. 00:58:48 Told me to go to Washington. 00:59:47 This is v.o.a. News I'm David 1st u.s. 00:59:51 Vice president Mike Pence confirms Saturday the United States will broaden its 00:59:55 European travel ban adding the United Kingdom and Ireland to its list the vice 01:00:02 president made the announcement in an afternoon news conference in Washington all 01:00:06 of our health experts presented information made 01:00:08 a unanimous recommendation to the president that we suspend all travel from the 01:00:12 u.k. 01:00:14 And Ireland that will be effective midnight Monday night eastern standard time 01:00:19 under the restrictions on European travel American citizens green card holders and 01:00:24 others are still allowed to return home to the u.s. 01:00:27 But they will be funneled to 13 airports and be subjected to health screenings and 01:00:33 quarantine orders earlier this week the u.s. 01:00:36 Announced 01:00:36 a 30 day ban on flights from the 26 nation Shang an area the European Union's 01:00:42 border free travel zone the White House is now conducting temperature checks on any 01:00:47 .