25/01/2016 Outside Source

Welcome to Outside Source with Ros Atkins.

We are going to start with news on the Zika virus. The World Health

Organisation is saying that it is possible that it was bred throughout

all of Latin America. But Putin has been accused of using corruption to

amass a huge secret personal fortune. We will also bring you may

just know stories, one from East Asia, particularly Taiwan and the

latest from the east coast of the US as well. In sport in half an hour,

we will talk about why one of Chelsea's best-known players is

moving on and moving on to China. The message from the World Health

Organisation is clear. The Zika virus is likely to spread across all

of the Americas. It is spread by this mosquito and can cause

headaches, fever and conjunctivitis. The main problem is that it can

affect babies develop in the womb. It is causing babies to be born with

brain damage and smaller skulls. The baby born with microcephaly has a

smaller brain and a smaller skull. We have been talking to people in

the worst affected area. TRANSLATION: It is really hard and

he is our first child. You imagine a perfect child. But it is not his

fault. He is the biggest victim of all. We will be seeking the best

treatment for him and give him lots of love, affection, and patients.

Children with these problems are not easy. He has unexpected behaviour

and we never know whether it is to do with the disease. The doctor

still don't know how the condition will develop. A family in the

north-east of Brazil where the virus has been noticed most so far. But

there have been confirmed cases in 21 countries, as far south as

Paraguay, to Mexico and places like Martin Nico and Barbados. The World

Health Organisation has been explicit saying that it could travel

to every country in the Americas barring Chile and Canada. That is

simply because the mosquito in question isn't found in those races.

This is a story that was focused on Brazil but is now focused on two

candidates. I have spoken to James Gallagher about the scale of the

problem. The sheer volume of cases they are starting to see. Babies

being born with this small head by the thousands. It has been detected

in more countries than just Brazil. Anywhere the mosquito was found,

they think they are going to find the virus. It has been around for

decades so why are we now seeing a jump in the number of babies with

the smaller heads. It was detected in Uganda in the 1980s and that was

in monkeys. It landed in Brazil in May of last year. Exactly why it has

taken off is not clear. The virus is likely to have slowly evolved over

time. There are other factors at play. These huge numbers of mosquito

in these countries. This is a population that has never faced this

before and so is ripe for it to explode through the country. We have

a major warning from the World Health Organisation. What can be

done to stop those mosquitoes causing more health problems? The

official advice is to try to tackle the mosquito breeding in tiny

stagnant pools of water. Tapping those sources of reproduction. The

other thing is to protect yourself from being bitten. Covering up,

closing windows and doors and covering up with mosquito repellent.

But as we know from malaria and bendy fever this is not going to be

an easy problem. -- dengue fever. You can find more information on the

virus online now. Last week we commented on the linking of Vladimir

Putin to the murder of a former Russian spy in London. Now his

finances have been looked at and we have heard from those who claim

knowledge of his secret fortune. Panorama has heard that it is

considered that he is corrupt. Vladimir Putin's secrets can be

found beyond Russia's borders. This man says he helped Putin collect

money from Russia's super-rich. They thought it was for health care. Were

these oligarchs paying tribute to Vladimir Putin? TRANSLATION: I think

this is exactly what they thought. This man says that the cash was

diverted and ended up with Vladimir Putin. This is a recording of him

talking to a Kremlin insider. They are discussing $440 million of

investment belonging to Putin. They refer to him using a nickname.

Mikhail Ivanovic. Then there is Britain's most famous Russian Roman

Brozovic. -- Roman Abramowitz. He allegedly gave at a Putin a yacht

like this one. This man says the yacht was transferred to an offshore

company but the real owner was President Putin. Why would this be

kept secret? Because it belongs personally to Putin and not the

state. Lawyers have dismissed speculation about this as mere

rumours. But others have gone further and called the Russian

leader corrupt. He draws a state salary of $110,000 a year and that

is not an accurate summary of his wealth. He has long time training

and practices in terms of how to mask his actual well. Is Vladimir

Putin correct? In our view yes. President Putin denies all the

allegations and has dismissed them as pure fiction. But with one of the

world's most powerful men already linked to murder he is now linked to

corruption on a global scale. And you can find the full panorama

programme on the BBC I player. Two major weather stories to tell you

about. That's start with what is happening in South Korea, Asia,

Japan, parts of China and Taiwan. They are being affected by unusual

levels of snow and low temperatures. In the last few days we have seen

temperatures go right down to 4 degrees. Unfortunately, over 80

people in Taiwan have died from hypothermia.

Most of the people who died were elderly and suffered from

cardiovascular problems that were aggravated by the unusual

temperatures. Tie one's home do not have indoor heating and some are

poorly insulated. So why is this happening? With the whether the

apartment, I was joined by then rich. For a lot of the winter, cold

air is held near the Arctic. Every so often, an area of high pressure

squashes down on the atmosphere and squash out the cold air. You can see

that the cold air has been squashed out into the eastern side of the US

and into Europe and Asia. The issue is how far south this cold air has

come. Places where they are not used to whether this cold. They are not

set up for it and that is why it has caused so many problems. Some people

in South Asia not set up for these kinds of problems. We have seen

record amounts of snow come down on the eastern side of the United

States. Austin, New York and Washington all affected. Jane

O'Brien is in Washington. It is Monday but not business as usual. I

am needy in snow still, three days after the storm hit. According to

the city, it could take several more days before side roads are cleared.

The city is still in an emergency state. We are working very hard to

get DC government open again tomorrow. Likewise, we are working

to get our schools open and what our transportation will be available.

The problem is where to put the snow. A lot of it is dumped in car

parks, the river and in a local football stadium. But this here is

going to have to stay put until temperatures rise and it melts. That

could take a very long time. Even in the dead of winter, the White House

is usually packed. Today, you can't even get close. Most of the city's

attractions are closed. Although tourists are enjoying it. We have

put on lots of layers. I have stuck ins and thermal pants. We are ready.

I fell down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. That was fun. We were out

there for about an hour. Then we were tired and went home. It's not

often you get the chance to walk down the middle of one of the city's

main streets. Although the road is clear, nobody is here to use it. The

city is now asking for federal funding to help bring the capital

back to normal. If you're not one of the millions of people who have the

weather app on your phone, you can download that from your app store,

android or Apple. In a few minutes, sad news about the death of the

explorer Henry Wesley. He was trying to get across Antarctica on his own

and unaided. He nearly made it but unfortunately not. We will play the

last audio message he sent back on Friday. Islamic State has developed

a new aggressive combat style capability, particularly targeting

Europe, according to Europe poll. Rob Wainwright said that the

European Union police agency said that they will focus on sharing

information among member states to help fight terror attacks. The

attacks in Paris illustrated the gravity of the threat we face in

Europe. We are publishing a new report drafted by leading experts

from our organisation and many from national authorities on how

so-called Islamic State have developed a new combat style

capability to carry out a campaign of large scale terrorist attacks on

a global stage with particular focus on Europe.

We are live in the BBC newsroom. The lead story is that the World Health

Organisation has said that the Zika virus is likely to spread to every

country in the Americas. It is spread via mosquito and causes brain

abnormalities in babies. Iran's president is in Italy, the first

state visit to Europe by an Iranian leader for 16 years. He will meet

Pope Francis and signed contracts worth billions of dollars. Security

was in place in Egypt to prevent protests on the fifth anniversary of

the beginning of protests that led to the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. A

fifth sperm whale has washed up on the east coast of England. Or are

believed to be part of the same pod. You will find more about that on the

BBC News app. A British explorer has died after failing to cross the

Atlantique. He made it 48, kilometres away from his

destination. It was an epic journey. Across the Antarctic. He went

through the South Pole and past Shackleton and Lacey to the place

where he was to finish. We knew he was in difficulty after he was

picked up in Chile suffering from exhaustion and dehydration. The

expedition was to raise money for sick and injured servicemen. Prince

William said he was an inspiration, especially to those who will benefit

from the fund. Nowhere on earth is more

hostile to human life. The vast and dangerous

continent of Antarctica. Crossing alone and unaided

was always going to be Henry Worsley, trying something no

one had managed before. Even this SAS veteran

became ill and exhausted. Near his destination,

he had to give up. After a trek of 900 miles,

with just 30 left, he called After complete organ

failure, he died. He knew the dangers of the polar

world. Before a previous expedition he trained including -- in Greenland

and seemed calm about everything. Last year he told us

what worried him most. The biggest threat will

be from the weather. Possibly from a crevasse

in the final hundred miles. His hope was to follow in

the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton who tried and failed

to cross 100 years ago. He was distantly related

to the captain of the expedition's There is a reason why these

things have not been done. Going solo, unassisted,

it is the purest and hardest form of travel on the surface

of the Earth. Only one week ago he believed

he was still on course. I am hungry, tired, and I've

got a deadline to meet But friends said he will be

an inspiration and will be remembered for coming so close

to making Antarctic history. Russia has released it's

latest economic figures. The economy contracted

by 3.7% in 2015. The current budget is based

upon a predicted oil price Crude is currently

hovering around $31 - Is this just about oil? It is

complicated, of course but oil is a factor because the Russian economy

is strongly dependent on oil. The Russian economy up 94% in the last

15 years but the government have failed to use that time to build

infrastructure and reduce the dependence on oil and gas and so

Russia is facing this problem, combine with Western sanctions over

Ukraine. So up to last year it was growing and this is a reverse? It

was growing up to last year but the dramatic drop in the oil price and

Western sanctions are having an effect and the government is talking

about cutting the budget by up to 10% and maybe even further. What

else is Vladimir Putin planning to try and fix this? A good question

but nobody really knows the answer. Some economists are saying that the

best strategy is not to do anything. They are trying to substitute

contractors with internal production and develop infrastructure. It is a

little bit too late because the crisis is already there. Now it is

time to reduce the crisis but people are suffering, of course. Thank you,

Olga. Naturally the news was

confirmed in a tweet. His statement essentially says that

these four are leaving and have done very well and deserve some time off.

The statement leaves some questions. This is nearly half of the company's

senior levers leaving in one go. The head of product, media, the head of

human resources all leaving at the same time. That is why investors

have had a knee jerk and negative reaction. The share price is down

4%. They are concerned about the vacuum leaving behind. There was a

fifth person leaving the company who worked at Vine, the short video

service, returning to Google. A big personnel change at a company that

has been in flux for a while. Google and Facebook tend to hoover up most

of the medium and large tech companies but Twitter seems to want

to go it alone. Jack Dorsey had gone back to Twitter last year. He had

promised to make the product more mainstream. While you and I may use

it a lot and enjoyed it, the problem that has beset the company is that

it is a fairly niche audience. They have tried to bring out products

like Moments and longer tweets to widen its audience but the effect of

that house are far -- has so far been limited. The price of oil is

causing problems everywhere. While the World Economic Forum

was going on in Davos last week, the BBC asked a number of business

leaders to assess where this I could see as, a price of 30 to 40

by the middle of the year. By the end of the year it could be in the

50s. The oil price in six months will be 35- $40 a barrel. It will be

about $35 in the next six months. There is oversupply. Nobody knows

where the oil price will be that my prediction is $30. I'm going to do

that at $20. In the six months, it will be $15 a barrel because of the

extraordinary glut of oil on the planet. It might even go as low as

$5 per barrel. I'm sure it is going to keep on going down and down. Can

it go down to $5 a barrel? What a story that would be. A couple of

stories that we are going to cover. A story on Islamic State in

Afghanistan. And this is a report on taking venom out of the world's most

dangerous spiders. All that coming up in a few moments.

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