this is d. w. newsline from the better team the chancellor angela merkel's party is in turmoil over a scathing criticism involving the far right nationwide outrage in germany puts conservative and liberal parties on the huge pressure after regional leaders broke a decades long to boo against working with far right parties also coming out china's response to the coronavirus under fire as people grieve for the doctor punished for raising the alarm he later died from the disease plus.

counting the cash in nigeria's multi-billion dollar entertainment industry thousands of young people dream of stardom bought only a lucky few will ever get that alludes to that big break. thanks for joining me and outcry over the role of the far right in a german regional election has plunged chancellor angela merkel's conservative party the c.d.u. into crisis earlier this week some regional c.d.u. lawmakers sided with a populist alternative for germany to install a liberal premie are in the eastern state of. the move shotted a post-war consensus among mainstream parties to shun extremist politics.

it's been a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrats so c.d.u. i'm a could come cotton ball of widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco ever since so party's regional leaders in the state of turin she teamed up with farache politicians to elect a new state for me on friday. again and went on the record saying ho party would not work with the far right you need to do order trends for the c.d.u. in germany and also the c.d.u. in 3 it's still the case that there will be no cooperation with the f.t. either directly or in directly india take form for years with michelle econ had said fresh state elections was the only way to solve the crisis and through injury but on friday the party's regional leader mike moore thing appeared determined to again buck the party line. no one in a syringe wants new elections but i don't think anyone would understand the

politicians inability to prevent them from my. now in an apparent back down come carbon bow says she will give legislators some time to try and find an alternative solution to the crisis it's a major setback for the c.d.u. chair still struggling to establish yourself as a potential future chancellor candidate it meanwhile the german chancellor angela merkel has been on a state visit in angola she decided to weigh in on the thuringia crisis saying it was unforgettable with the lawmakers in the state including members of her own party had voted alongside right wing populist. back in germany the move is also being widely condemned i was. in the school i think it's good that there was such an outcry this move was just not accepted but it's good things didn't break out into chaos.

be honest i don't think having fresh elections is the best solution. i think it would be best to have a premier from one of the big parties through a fence and i think it's terrible that they're in jan has such rightwing tendencies i myself am from thuringia born i was born there and the situation is terrible. more talks. over the weekend containing this regional fiasco so that it doesn't turn into a national political crisis. here's some of the other stories making news around the world the trumpet ministration has fired top white house ukraine specialist dami lieutenant colonel alexander of in finland had provided damaging testimony about president trump during the recent impeachment process made your ports a trump is also recalling u.s. ambassador to the e.u. gordon sunland who likewise testified against the president. the

french army says it has killed more than 30 militants in islam as militants in mali in a tweet the army said 3 separate operations targeted groups linked to al qaida and so-called islamic state france has about 4 and a half 1000 soldiers in the us a whole region and has announced plans to boost its military presence further. 600 kilograms of fine quartz sand stolen by tourists holiday souvenirs have been returned to a beach inside denia most of the sand was seized during baggage checks of the island's airports bought some towns now have plainclothes police officers patrolling the beaches to prevent theft of the sand. or chinese health authorities say the number of new corona corona virus cases is on the rise again this is reversing a decline that had been reported in previous days most of the new infections were

from the huge bag by province the virus as if the center which has been on lockdown for 2 weeks they've been close to 35000 infections worldwide and in china the virus has killed more than 700 people and the chinese government's response to the epidemic is increasingly under fire after one of the 1st doctors to warn about the disease died from it. was a makeshift memorial outside one central hospital dr lee when yang is now seen as a martyr by many in china after sounding alarm in december about a new sars like virus and hard line postings here to colleagues to protect themselves with face masks. but his warning didn't sit well with regional officials he was summoned by police who accused him of spreading rumors he and 7 other doctors were reprimanded a story carried by chinese state t.v. in early january while afterwards doctors kept silent. and that week and i

specialist was infected several days later the 34 year old father succumbed to the virus on thursday. on the internet police death is the top news story generating 350000000 clicks. there's been an outpouring of public grief and anger. on social media many users have posted lee's photo on their profiles in some cases replacing his face mask with barbed wire. the hash tag we demand free speech has gone viral but comments and response have since been censored. unlined protests on this scale are rare in china. meanwhile in japan the number of cases on a cruise ship under quarantine of yokohama continues to rise those testing positive have been taken to hospitals under tight security. the more than $3000.00 remaining passengers and crew won't be allowed to disembark until later this month. while

mainland china remains by far the worst affected by the outbreak more than 300 coronavirus infections have been confirmed in some 2 dozen other countries. french president emanuel mcallen is calling on europe to do more to boost its own defense capability mccall wants european countries to work more closely together and he's offering allies the chance to pot know with france in its nuclear deterrence program speaking at the military academy in paris the french leader also argued that europe should become less dependent on the united states for defense. since taking office mccrone has positioned himself as the driving force for a more coordinated defense strategy within the european union but this keynote speech was delivered to a domestic audience at the paris military academy. europeans need to be clear that

they could be confronted with a conventional threat or even a nuclear threat. well nuclear. but i can't just take on a bystander role to speak that mccrone says france's national interests have taken on a european dimension especially after the u.k.'s departure from the e.u. france is now the only nuclear power within the blank america on believe says capabilities should benefit the e.u. this witness of develop until august i would like a strategic dialogue with willing european partners about the role of france's nuclear deterrence and our collective security. i don't need to security. france maintains the world's 3rd largest nuclear arsenal meaning it's the only e.u. country that doesn't rely on the us ports nuclear deterrent. france rules out placing french nuclear weapons under nato command. is offering e.u. partners the opportunity to participate in french nuclear deterrence drills.

in football. have extended their own base in league run to 4 games following a 5 nil victory over the weekend early fixture goals from timothy. moved above the visitors to 19 the table meanwhile stay put in 11th after 21 matches played and of course that can still all change with the rest of the weekend's fixtures to follow on saturday and sunday as a bell in defend. has fired a criminal filed a criminal complaint claiming he was racially abused by fans during a midweek match the 22 year old german of nigerian heritage says he was abused during tuesday's german cup match at which the hosts won $32.00 in extra time the

police the german football federation and. filed the complaint in order to make a statement against racism we've had to build in his legal costs. well ever since nigerian artistes like wizkid and burn a boy climbed to international stardom and fame more and more young people in nigeria have been turning to the entertainment industry to try their luck to many it sounds like easy money as unemployment is high especially among the youth correspondent family for child looks into a multi-billion dollar business. like servitude money flashy cars fame if you don't have it in for it at least that's a common theme in the g.o.p. in pop culture it's. all fred was a student of sociology but with them prospects they are he turns to directing music videos in this country we have nearly. all graduates jobless graduates

i found out i know time dot com belief on how to get out and create a solution for my so he's not a whole sold name so he cannot charge his clients big bucks to sell my product i watched its work. and i think that's where i'm lacking sometimes i run up a loss just to prove a point to i i know how to do this i can make you happy. this is what i can do every new project is a chance to unearth the next big thing he hopes. today it's a need to jena a singer the set up improvised low budget pro goals. to have a lot of things to offer a much. less not very common here maybe it's when people see hear.

and hear it make it you know is the signature in the industry internationally but here that attainment is even more $2000000000.00 business and it's growing funds to you all to the norm. every day but not everyone has the talent to break into this business whether or not now to try to talent into camp. i need to go sing this cover song a dozen of times today for a video designed for you tube our friend is directing for free win win situation for both if the final product becomes a success but will it. i'm about to meet a big name in the nigerian entertainment industry. actress and trippin or she believes understanding the business is key to success. here she wants to set up a school to groom future stars. this is going to be

a very big open space as you noted syrian people were very remotely. like the biggest problem she says a lot of young people start off with under realistic expectations. well you don't get a job where is the easiest place you want to do to get attainments industry because it's. kind of you know very glamorous and looks like it's good easy money but it's not out of a 100 people say for example the commissary and it's just a monthly maybe just to make it with a school a motel or wants to quit aspiring artists with the tools they need to thrive in showbiz it's a local is it is business i just want to act as like i do want to be a single like maybe something in the senate as so many other koreas you know and then it's immense industry you could be an agency could be a you could be a cost to them you know person. it's early days for all

fred and many have done it this way and made it to stardom and that's what keeps others dreaming. the. way. they are forced into. their bodies. the history of the slave trade for goods history. just. profit plummeted an entire continent. this is the.