need to upgrade i think it's only the beginning of this sort of machines starting february first on t w. this is deja vu news coming to you live from berlin it took more than twenty four hours and was described as still brilliant boston after all a mouth on all night sealed and politicians political leaders managed to make a breakthrough and it talks about forming a coalition government so is the hard work now over we talked to our political correspondent also coming up president dahmer prompt is accused of using vulgar

language to describe african countries and haiti he denies the reports but a democrat since he personally heard the president make the comments. to news in stick to the streets to boys the angle of the price hikes by the government nearly eight hundred people have been arrested this week with their target is be able to contain the violent unrest. plus the longer comic form says pakistan is not the worst places on the planets to be female believes a woman who is still in took hours to challenge data types and found how but going viral. hello to a very warm welcome to you i'm on the. nearly four months of the john news general election political leaders have agreed to end a formal. and talks on the medical and social democratic media last in sooth

announce the breakthrough off to marathon all night talks in berlin it means the country has come one step closer to having a new government but it doesn't mean the deal is silly and political leaders must now convince their bodies to give the green light to form a coalition negotiations all night long the three parties held talks at the s.p.d. headquarters for a total of more than twenty four hours a marathon session but party leaders say it was time well spent the leader of the conservative sister party to see as you summarized the progress they had made. i think. i think in the last few days we have shown that political negotiations are possible in an extraordinarily short period of time in a very efficient manner that. all parties recommended entering into formal

negotiations with the goal of forming another grand coalition but s.p.d. party chairman martin schultz is under pressure after the election he said he did not want to enter another grand coalition but now he has to convince his party to do exactly that the views and. we want to organize a trio of cooperation to do all that we want innovations that will take us forward that will strengthen our trust in each other he that is essential in a government we wanted to see if the spirit of cooperation was there. and i think the answer is positive chancellor angela merkel also seemed satisfied with the outcome of the long night and she's optimism. optimistic stuff i am now very optimistic that things are moving forward although the coalition probably won't be any easier than the exploratory talks been off gob. and that means

a new government could be just around the corner maybe by easter. and he and his political correspondent thomas sparrow is at the bundestag in berlin and joins me now from there thomas after all this bickering and friction the latest bit of a gray show how many today was this aimed at their supporters or was it based on real conviction that they can work together while they have certainly already worked together in the past in fact eight of the last twelve years have been ruled here in germany by a so-called grand coalition and that is something that is certainly an advantage when these different political groups have to negotiate and discuss all these important issues ranging from social justice to europe to other foreign policy aspects so that is certainly an advantage that at the same time i would say that is also one of the biggest impediments especially after the election in september both

the conservatives and the social democrats had disappointing results and those appointed results were to a certain extent reflected by the fact that they had worked together in the past so you can say certainly that they have worked together in the past it has been in a way good because they know each other yet at the same time it is one of the biggest problems because they are in a way now reluctant partners that the executive supported this twenty eight page agreement unanimously but how do you go down with party delegates especially with the youth wing of the s.p.d. which was very opposed to working together with the c.d.o. . well rita you can clearly say that martin szell's says main hurdle is not necessarily right here in in the bundestag among the conservatives his main hurdle was such an it be among party delegates among party members and as you yourself mentioned the party's youth wing the party's youth wing is decidedly against another grand coalition they see another grand coalition as

a reason why the social democrats have lost for example their clear profile and they would prefer other alternatives in particular after martin shows the leader of the s.p.d. had said after the election in september that he didn't want a new grand coalition that he preferred a place in the german opposition so martin chose as a very difficult task ahead of him in the next few days in trying to convince party delegates that this is the good way forward for the party there will be a party conference in bonn on january the twenty first and there he will have to convince those party delegates who then have to give the green light for them to enter formal coalition negotiations it's important to stress what we've seen now it's only exploratory talks among the different parties so if the s.p.d. does approve that the coalition talks should go ahead with the most difficult part be over these talks still collapse if and when formal discussions begin refit almost if you can all the s.p.d. will then obviously have to put any agreement reached to the whole party membership

and we're talking here over a very large party membership so we can definitely say amrita that now today the first hurdle has been overcome there are still many hurdles ahead still must borrow thank you very much for that assessment. the breakthrough in talks in germany has been welcomed in brussels they a commission president said he was especially pleased with the agreements on europe reached by the potential coalition partner as. you know. in terms of the content i'm very satisfied with the future of the c.d.u. c.s.u. and the s.p.d. have agreed upon. it's a significantly positive forward looking contribution to the debates on your game policy and therefore very satisfying to even though i'm never truly satisfied when it comes to politics. and you don't want is this covering that story for us from gus's and he joins us now from new york families but also some caution by what. i

had to say what do you mean by his comments. of course a seasoned politician and he learned to be cautious so i'd say the paper takes a lot of boxes for him as a european politician but of course there are some questions open so when jungle gym reads about the minimum rate for corporate taxes to be introduced in europe he of course wants to be more specific how high when he reads that the potential new german government would be prepared to pay more into the european budget he wants to know how much so overall i think one can say when he reads that the european integration is meant to be strengthened in the future that's bound to be good news for european institutions now i'm only speaking of the three parties seem to have a common position on your up and reforms what was their reaction will on their position that. of course when in brussels and in the rest of the of

european capitals you see a twenty eight page document coming out of these exploratory talks that starts with a large section on europe that is a strong signal to european partners and it's a signal not to be missed particularly not by france you have the french president with an impish agenda to reform europe to to move forward with the eurozone in particular who's waiting for a strong german government to to walk along with him and when he hears anglo-american saying that she speaks about a new awakening for europe and to give europe a fresh start with this potentially new government that's bound to be good news for european partners that get much as investors thank you they monti. and not a news coming out from the u.s. president donald trump is disputed reports about his alleged use of vulgar language insulting countries like haiti as salvador and several african nations it's claimed that trump asked lawmakers and advisers quote why are we having all these people

from the dot dot dot code countries come here he reportedly suggested accepting immigrants from places like norway instead the claims have been verified by at least one senior government official trump tweeted that was not the language used but admitted he used tough words however his reported rant has triggered a worldwide backlash the african union has labeled the comments as hurtful and upsetting and in the u.s. republican congresswoman mia love the child of haitian immigrants called trump's remarks unkind and divisive former f.b.i. director james comey tweeted the famous quote inscribed in the statue of liberty give me your tired your poor your huddled masses adding america's greatness and true genius lies in its diversity. so how are these remarks being received in some

of the countries allegedly targeted my president donald trump correspondent catherine joins me now from nairobi catherine was there are people in kenya saying about president trump's reported comments. well that they are insulted and hurt by his comment to the very racial comment a lot of people are saying that and you have a lot of people on social media showing donald trump and anyone who thinks in that light that africa is more than what trump has referred to it as or it's more than the dark country of the continent so we have a lot of people doing that on social media other than that you you have the prez the first and only president who's actually reacted to this statement which is the president of books one a and is in south africa it's one of the most. strongest economy in this continent with a g.d.p. of thirty four point eight million dollars so it's a strong economy and he has summoned to the u.s.

ambassador in that country to ask just what was meant by that statement but a lot of a lot of kenyans a lot of africans are saying that this statement from donald trump seems very like you know he's that kind of person to say this kind of thing and of course don't drop the suggestion that immigrants from africa are a burden on the u.s. system if you want to take the example of kenya where you are is there anything that would support this view. not really african immigrants or anything but. too old most of them to the american economy if you look at the number of people who are educated you have almost more than forty percent of african immigrants who are highly educated compared to about thirty percent of american citizens if you look at kenyans who specifically go for specialized occupation and for professional and study reasons you have you know the those who are living in america who are admitting about one hundred eighty five million

dollars back into the economy into the kenyan economy so if you put that with the kenyans living in the diaspora you have you know remittances from outside being the highest for and of for this country which is more than coffee or tourism so a lot of african countries with that. this is a reflection of a lot of african countries like egypt nigeria god what's one as well so a lot of africans are asking just what he meant by that given that africans are not necessarily a burden to the american economy gas in london inarguably a pleasure to talk to you. now staying with president donald trump he has canceled a trip to london next month to open the new u.s. embassy there he tweeted that the new facility was the bad real estate deal made by his predecessor president barack obama but madame tussauds advice with me is i'm allowed to get a glimpse of the president they provided

a wax front who stood up and god outside the new embassy building prompting workers to stop by and take selfies with their backs like. let me now bring you up to date with some of the stories making news around the world hundreds of palestinians have clashed with israeli security forces during protests against the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital and this comes as funerals were held for two palestinian teenagers killed in recent demonstrations the u.s. announced its decision to move its embassy to jerusalem last month. clashes also in greece protesters took to the streets of the capital athens as union stepped up demonstrations against a new austerity bill they've also strikes across the city that halted ferries and disputed of the transport disrupted i beg your pardon public transport protests and work stoppages up plan for the next week. saudi arabia's first car show gets to

women drivers is opened at a shopping mall in the city of jeddah the exhibition is taking place just months after king film on ordered an end to the country's ban on women driving saudi women are due to take to the roads in june. scuffles have broken out between police and protesters during a rally in the tunisian capital nearly eight hundred people have been arrested in tunis the of this week while demonstrating against tax increases and new measures the demonstrators are demanding an end to the measures rich the government says are necessary to revive tunisia struggling economy the violence is prompting fears of a fresh political crisis in tunisia in the run up to the anniversary of the two thousand and eleven arab spring uprisings. now our correspondent fanny for is in tunis and joins me now from it funny what is the situation like where you are and augustine demonstrations going on or have things calmed down

a bit. but just if you have just seen indeed there were some scuffles between the police and protesters but for the most part the protests the main protests today this afternoon that was called upon by a youth movement was rather a peaceful compared to at least to the previous nights previous days and peaceful protests turned very much violence to compare to that yes it was largely mainly a peaceful and right now as you can see around me there either locals or a few tourists who are still there to come into this country as you know of course . since the terrorist attacks in two thousand and fifteen and a lot of instability that this country is going through a lot of tourists elso staying away. and finally who are the people who are protesting are these protests mainly about the economy what are people telling you . the people that i've been talking to in fact one person was holding up

a piece of bhagat a loaf of bread up into the air saying i like democracy but i wouldn't mind if i could really pay for basic goods now since january first since this new finance law was introduced and you austerity measures were introduced in order to bring bring this country back on track when it comes to the economy a lot of people especially young people are frustrated that they won't be able to keep up with the living standards of basic living standards twenty five percent of the used population is unemployed and they fear that this is going to worsen because of these austerity measures that they feel is very very hard on them and they would rather ask for and then to met at a lot of. help find a job and afford a normal way of living and some dignity and some of the family under how much pressure is the government with all of this discontent in the country. they have been protests throughout the past years out of since the arab revolution

as you call it took place in twenty eleven the uprising starting actually right here where i'm standing and the pressure is they are not as big as during the previous years given the fact that there are few hundred protesters in several cities of course that's not that of a large number ever the government or police should sit in the parliament seems to be hearing these voices at least there was a parliamentary session today talking about the situation and what to do about it but the biggest pressure here is not really just from the people but from the i.m.f. because the international lender has given almost a five to two point nine billion us dollars to tunisia in return for reforms so the government is under pressure to deliver those tough reforms. in tennis thank you very much for that update from that. then joins me now on the return to our top story an agreement by jim the sponsors to stop going to talks and but it seems the

business once has welcomed this move certainly they love stability continuity as well the coalition talks in berlin have had a positive result on the currency markets especially prepared propelling the euro to a three year high the single currency shot up to more than one u.s. dollar twenty one following the news that germany's two biggest parties intend to continue their alliance that adds to the euro slow recovery against the dollar it's now going to around sixteen percent since the beginning of last year now it's not all germany's doing its things in general to europe's growing economic strength but try to say medical is one of the biggest proponents of the eurozone project and her ability to remain in power will be key to ensuring stability. well let's talk about that prospective new government here in germany with michael burgess of the homebuilt university are we going to see a rerun of what we already had a grand coalition boring. sometimes boring is good promises stability and no

real dramatic changes i think german industry we're very happy that finally there's some some calm waters ahead and the economy's growing fast we've had two point two percent growth just announced and i think things are going along and they're the degree to spend a lot more money so i think it's going to stimulate the economy as well i think that's why the markets are quite excited about the outcome from an international perspective germany is seen as a as a reliable partner as far as consistency goes but there are also calls coming from abroad for germany to bolster competition and investment in europe which it sounds like a bunch to do but is it going to go far enough well it's a bit of a timid first step but there is an agreement both parties have agreed to spend more money on infrastructure internet infrastructure as they call it help the schools germany's done not so well in terms of being modernized digitalisation all the rest

is a good sign we'll see what the final agreement is will see who's the minister in charge to throw some of the numbers that you that talking about a fund for education research and digitization that's close to six billion euros we're also talking about a budget surplus of what some three and a half three point seven billion euros the money's there they don't want to take on you debts no new taxes or no tax hikes. have how does that all come together well i think they're all counting on better good and better growth and that will bring in more tax revenues so i think i think the initial the idea of forty five billion that sort of calculates a bit of steady growth and i think some of that will be dedicated to investment which will stimulate the economy and may attract some additional foreign investment so i think the german situation is relatively comfortable i think they can grow into this spending plans comfort can be a dangerous thing and isn't it dangerous to expect that everything's. we get better

that is going to be more and more well there's always a there's always a shock around the corner and you just mentioned the euro being high that's not good for german exporters and it's also not good for so then european exporters who are trying to come out of their hole and i think they have but europe needs needs to take it easy on the euro the euro can't get too strong this would be a better bet is rex porter's what about the tax situation and for the tax increases no hike for the rich that was what was being pushed for design does that make sense that surprised me a bit i thought the s.p.d. would have would have pushed the gender a bit stronger strongly there but i think on the other hand they've managed to give some relief for the people to lower in so there's a there's a sort of minimum pension it's been it's been agreed upon and also i think the social contributions will be reduced for the for lower wage earners so this is a positive effect i think overall it looks like the s.p.d. hasn't given up too much we're also talking about a ten billion euro tax relief as far as the scrapping of the solidarity tax code

that was to support poor eastern states introduced back in one nine hundred ninety with a unification. why are we seeing a shift to helping the poor of western states i mean the situation has flipped since then hasn't it yes i think i think there's a general feeling that it's a bit like methadone you want to sort of take the the person out the addictions lowly and it's a these germans have gotten used to these transfers and i think it's time to to recognise some western cities need some investment as well and maybe the spending has to be corrected me direction so when are we going to get a new government. will they say it before easter and easter comes early this year so we'll. have to remain optimistic there's still a lot to talk about michael but i thank you very much for coming in maybe we can talk again then. ninety different countries are said to take part at the winter olympics. in february incident tented that may not immediately spring to mind in taiwan one

twenty two year old's new sportsman is hoping that the games may give a boost to winter sports in his country. yen tayo and faces unusual challenges for a loser namely wrote traffic. the winter olympian trains on wheels rather than blades and on the road rather than the run the time when he's climate isn't exactly conducive to excellence in winter sports but the end is unperturbed by his disciplines local obscurity that was shown as anything else dictated by hope that the sport can be carried on and that taiwan can have people participating in each winter olympics hopefully more and more people. there's a lot more to lose than just lying down and len is keen to improve the disciplines profile in taiwan where winter events in general receive fairly little attention he believes that winter sports can establish themselves even in this unusual climate.

he might be one of the few taiwanese athletes to have qualified for pyong chang. but if he gets his way there will be plenty of his countrymen following in his tracks in the future. poor record when it comes to women's rights the world economic forum ranks the country's second to last in terms of gender equality graphic designer she is trying to bring about change with art. women wearing the riding motorbikes women navigating public spaces. asian wonder woman pakistani digital art is she is the i'm a leaks art cuts through patriarchal consciousness and judging by the viral impact they've had on mine she has struck a chord. so my art mostly deals with identity trying to figure out what it means to be young and pakistani having

influences from the west and the east crying out what kind of artwork with that look like. according to a report published by the world economic forum pakistan ranks second to last in terms of gender equality in two thousand and sixteen social media star. was strangled to death by her brother a so-called honor killing drawing from experiences as a woman in pakistan. to challenge the status quo in which women are held to the suffocating standards of patriarchy i made a brown wonder woman and that was when i was actually feeling a lot of pressure for getting married and i just wanted to draw this woman you know comfortably saying i do it it's my destiny i can do what i want with it thanks to the bitter legacy of colonialism fair skin and still prized in pakistan growing up my league remembers her daily use of potentially toxic concoctions in an attempt to

lighten her skin. it was all. me being surrounded by women of all colors abroad when she is your first child beautiful her attorney home revealed no discomforts it was just very hard to go outside and it was just something as simple as going for a walk on this really like anxiety ridden experience i just ended up drawing about it the kind of drawing for myself where i give myself the usual models a century in art and i hadn't realized that that would resonate with so many women like voyage and pakistan and abroad. feels that much of her work has gone viral because it speaks to collective trauma women charity to communicate their own struggles through the medium of art. i have more news for you in thirty minutes see you then.

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