if you look at it the. goal of. this is d w news live from berlin the coronavirus death toll soars with case numbers exceeding 34000 worldwide china is under fire for its response to the outbreak as people grieve for the doctor who was punished for raising the alarm he later died from the virus also coming up chancellor angela merkel's party is in turmoil over scathing criticism involving the far right nationwide outrage in germany plus conservative and liberal parties under massive pressure after regional leaders broke

a decades long taboo against working with far right parties. and also in the show we take you to brazil where endangered wild dolphins are helping children with disabilities build their strength with a unique and playful form of therapy. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. chinese health authorities say the number of new coronavirus cases is on the rise again reversing the decline that been previously reported most of the new infections were from who by province the virus is epicenter which has been on lockdown for weeks they've been close to 35000 and factions worldwide and in china the virus has killed more than 700 people the

chinese government's response of the epidemic is increasingly coming under fire after one of the 1st doctors to warn about the disease died from it. 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 online postings here to colleagues to protect themselves with face masks. but his warning didn't sit well with regional officials meet with someone 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 eye 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 lisa 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 online 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 corona virus infections have been confirmed in some 2 dozen other countries.

now german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are said to hold crisis talks with their coalition partner the social democrats to. address nationwide outrage over the role of the far right in a german regional election earlier this week some regional c.d.u. lawmakers sided with the populist alternative for germany to block the reelection of the left party incumbent installing a liberal premier in the eastern state of turin g.m. while the shock political maneuver shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream german parties to shun extremist politics. it's been a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrats or c.d.u. i mean could come cotton by way of widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco have a sense of parties regional leaders in the state if they're in jail teamed up with far right politicians to elect

a new state premier on friday. again and went on the record saying ho party would not work with the far right that it's a dude that's run for the c.d.u. in germany and also the c.d.u. in the range it's still the case that there will be no cooperation with the f.t. either directly or in directly from for years and initially come carbondale 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. not one in 3 in june wants new elections i don't think anyone would understand the politicians inability to prevent them before 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 counted it meanwhile the german chancellor angela

merkel has been on a state visit in angola she decided to weigh in on the 3rd energy crisis saying it was. forgivable 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 it was 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. to 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 and see if since i think it's terrible that has such frightening tendencies i myself am from through the door and i was born

there and the situation is terrible. more talks and plain didn't believe it over the weekend containing this regional fiasco so that it doesn't turn into a national political crisis. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the trump administration has fired top white house ukraine specialist army lieutenant colonel alexander vind mun in man had provided damaging testimony about president trump during the recent impeachment process media reports say trump is also recalling u.s. ambassador to the e.u. gordon song and who likewise testified against the president. us democratic presidential candidates have faced off in the final debate before tuesday's new hampshire primary bernie sanders and the digital were targets after their strong finishes in monday's iowa caucuses sanders faced criticism for his left wing policy

ideas while british was hit for his lack of support among minorities. the french army says it's killed more than 30 islamist militants in mali in a tweet the army said 3 separate operations targeted groups linked to al qaida and the so-called islamic state france has about $4500.00 soldiers in the style region and has announced plans to boost its military presence further. 600 kilos of fine quartz sand stolen by tourists has holidays to veneers have been returned to a beach on the italian island of sardinia most of the sand was seized during baggage checks at the island's airports but some towns have now plainclothes police officers patrolling the beaches to prevent sand theft. well local elections are underway in india's capital delhi it's the 1st poll test as the national government passed controversial citizenship was which many believe

discriminates against muslims all that legislation sparked protests and violence in the city more than 15000000 people are expected to vote as prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist b j p party aims to wrestle control of delhi from the opposition the ruling b j p s says the protesters are anti national elements and that only the b j p can protect indians from them w.'s misha gys fall is in delhi with. the gender singh but is doing his bit to win a seat for the hindu nationalists. his campaign team song says it all. like the ease of nationalism in india but god will rise to. he is especially concerned about a month long sit in in delhi against an amended citizenship law. the law makes

religion a test of citizenship for the 1st time. and protesters see it's exclusion of muslims is discriminatory and unconstitutional. they're seeing freakish meters they're insulting hindu symbols they're chanting that they want freedom from him those are the shaheen mark protesters the demonstrators and isn't alone in his view 'd senior being here being leaders have called the protests the stop them and i national housing their leader expressed their anger against the center and by watching for the media one with every parliamentarian even their crowd to try and sue the state. these after that controversial speech a teenager shot a trotter stores at a university city in the days to follow to woman shot firearms i thought a sight. activist saki of cool clear question why the b.g. people electrician wasn't charged for inciting violence should he decided to test

authorities he sought permission to hold a rally to chant shoot the traitors the delhi police rejected his application calling it a tried to law and order now clear is going to court if he can't use the slogan on the right to free speech why can a politician says the answer is simple he pays for the b.g.p. then this helps the radicalized people seem to unemployment as an all time high the b.g.p. has a huge number of untapped people out there who are frustrated or angry who don't have jobs because of economy mismanagement by the government how do you tell all the anger inside these people is do you give them a you give them something to hate and for the visit with. the protesters are unfazed. their motto has become flowers not bullets for an event titled artists against communalism. musicians who are it's and doctors from across the country have been pouring in to perform. i'm for the protesters. you know thank

you for joining this campaign these protesters have been called many things. sellouts treaters even suicide bomb boards. in dying b.c. the baby recognised for what they were doing we are. freedom fighters. our next story takes us to brazil where in a small area of the amazon endangered wild dolphins are helping children with a range of disabilities to build their strength and get their lives back have a look. jessica found sikka decided to become a physical therapist in order to help her daughter glenda the 12 year old was born 5 weeks premature and weighed just 750 grams one of glenda's biggest achievements is that she is no longer afraid of animals unless she never used to want to leave

the house because of all that noise outside then she started therapy with the horses but landed just wanted contact with any animal since we've begun the dolphin therapy she's willing to accept other types of therapies such that the main thing. today is the highlight of the month for a small group of children and young adults with different disabilities. they ride on the small speed boat on the wide amazon river and later continue down a tributary the rio negril. those who experience the journey look back on it with great joy. the waterways get narrower and narrower until they find the anchor of the boat on a wood pontoon this is a free water therapy room the only one of its kind in the entire world rain begins to fall on the brown warm water. therapist anger simo as does volunteer work one of his patients used to sit in a wheelchair for 4 years the amazon dolphins helped

a while get back on his feet again now he can walk with. the 3 of the. humans and dolphins like to play together and they enjoy each other's company and the dolphins can grow up to 3 meters in length when they get older the skin color these highly intelligent and playful animals becomes a. this is important for our children and for us it's so different from our daily reality.

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