>> the french government has one a no-confidence vote in parliament. it is from the decision to bypass economic reforms. that triggered today's vote. the first of its kind. >> the french government survived the confidence vote. 234 lawmakers voted for the censure, below the 289 needed to bring it down. the trouble started tuesday. he used a devise that enabled

the bill to pass without a vote and it sparked outrage among opposition lawmakers. >> my primary responsibility the one i've which i received the confidence of this assembly twice, to bring our country forward and reform it. at this determination without being intimidated, by relying on solid institutions. to reform this beautiful country through a dialogue with the necessary clarity always but above all in these moments, with authority. >> the reform bill includes a series of measures to stimulus the economy to prevent shops from open sunday.

it must now go to the senate for a vote before i comes back to the national assembly. >> chris morris with more now on how the socialist rebels could pose a threat to government stability. >> most potential rebels fell back into the government outside of the socialist party. they could count on the support on some of those on the far left. this law is one of those by which the government is staking its reputation for that reason. it got it through parliament. watching this particular bill touching areas of the french economy which has remained unchanged. relaxing sunday trading, opening up various professions to more competition. rationalizing it as a dispute resolution process, that is why

some socialists said we are socialists, we are not voting for this. the party leadership is standing firmly behind the bill saying it will guarantee the growth which they have promised to return to the french economy when they were elected in 2012. the reforms will be watched in brussels and berlin. the eu and germans have been hoping the french would make these. >> germany has said no to a request by greece to extend its bailout. athens wanted a six-month rescue package without extending the current deal on cut to public spending. they show that wanted to bring the country to its knees. >> six months for that is how much time greece asked for in a letter to lenders. as the clock runs down on a joint european bailout due to

expire at the end of the month. >> he sees the letter is a positive sign, which could pave the way for a reasonable compromise in the interest of the financial stability in the euro area as a whole. >> the new greece government came to power on promises of ending austerity it blames for many living people on the edge of poverty. they want to focus on economic growth rather than reducing debt. that is not enough for berlin, which has been insisting athens sticks to its agreement. >> the contents of the letter are not to lead to an agreement. in a court must be based on the conditions of a program and what

needs to change in the greek economy. how the reforms will continue. that is not clear in the letter as it stands. >> germany has said this is the start of negotiations, not the end. athens is hoping for a speedy revolution -- resolution. >> the ukraine's president is pushing for international peace he appears to be deployed to the country eastern region. shelling was reported in several positions. dozens of soldiers were captured in the battle and more than 80 are unaccounted for. the leaders of france, germany and russia spoke on the phone with support for a truce. >> sunday cease-fire deadline has come and gone. the his ukrainian -- these ukrainian soldiers say fighting

is still going on. leaders spoke by telephone thursday to issue a statement of solidarity. it is one week after they met to broker the fragile agreement. then announcing all breaches as a truce, including the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the release of prisoners and a presence on the ground to prevent further military activity. this show of unity is for many only skin deep. they were engaged in the phone call. moscow accuse them of trying to sabotage the agreement. ukrainian president responded to the fall of separatist with a call for peacekeepers to enforce the increasing fragile cease-fire.

the request is a move to hold the rebel advances. for rush it is a provocation. they were not against a u.s. presence in the region. with each side still accusing the other of engaging in peaceful rhetoric while supporting continued fighting the cease-fire hangs in the balance. >> turkey and the united states will arm and train syrian rebels fighting the islamic state. the turkish government has said training could begin as early as next month in the central city. it would involve hundreds of syrian fighters. the u.s. says the goal is to go after the islamic state group. there is a suggestion it could target the government of a sod

-- president assad. bo boko haram continues, they have bombed the islamist sect. a number of terrorists were killed. this is the force of our -- this is the forest where dozens of schoolgirls were kidnapped. the tide is slowly turning against them. in argentina, 400,000 people have marched on the presidential palace and one a saris after the suspicious death of argentine prosecutor. he was found dead hours before he was due to testify against the government of a terrorist attack that took place 20 years ago. >> amidst a downpour, hundreds

of thousands took part in a silent march. one of the biggest street protests since the president came to power seven years ago. holding signs saying truth and justice, they demanded answers over the death of prosecutor nissman. >> we want clarity. we just want to find out who is to blame. >> we had to be here. everyone had to be here. the search for justice is constant. it was worth getting drenched. >> the 51-year-old was found dead. his death was ruled a suicide. it was not long before suspicion fell on the government. 85 people were killed when a jewish cultural center was bombed. the deadliest attack in argentina's history. here been investigating the

bombing since 2006. he accused officials of commissioning the attack and hezbollah of carrying it out. then he accused kirschner of derailing the investigation for trade deals, accusations based on illegal wiretaps. he was due to present these findings before his death. krishna called them a smear campaign. there is enough evidence to move forward with an investigation. >> a racist incident on the harris metro, a man prevented from boarding a train by a group of english football fans. it was captured on camera and has been a source of major embarrassment to chelsea.

>> ashley cole. all legends adore by the club fans. all of them black. a viral video shows them shoving a black man off the metro. it is showing another side to the club. the rest of the chelsea community is quick to condemn the incident and reassure the public they have changed. >> it has totally changed. look at the heroes. it is just a few. >> we're a growth, -- we are a great integrated club. >> hall was chelsea's first ever black player. he was regularly subjected to racist chants and slurs. he attests to the change in the

club's culture. >> we will be dealing with it. that is what everyone wants. to look at chelsea in this moment and see what we are going to do about it. >> the club has released a statement announcing the incident and will be dedicating their next home game to the fight against racism in football. >> it is farewell to the year of the horse and hello to the year of the goat. celebrations are being held from shanghai to taipei. not everyone could join in. some cities have had to and fireworks. -- have had to ban fireworks. >> it was goodbye to the year of the horse wednesday as millions celebrated the chinese new year.

hopes are high for the year of the goat following bad luck marked by catastrophic air accidents, terror attacks, and global upheaval. >> i hope that this year of the goat will be a peaceful year and that there will be progress towards world peace. >> i wish everyone good health and to live and work in peace and happiness. maybe property prices can be lowers of people can buy apartments more easily. >> according to chinese folklore, a different animal e represents each year. the goat is known to be a symbol of common stability. and the biggest family reunion of the year. 3.6 billion trips are expected to be made. in hong kong, crowds gathered to

make the new year wishes. in taiwan, monks led prayers. >> let's get some business news. we start with greece. >> it is been an eventful day in those debt negotiations. germany has rejected a west from athens to extend the loan program by another six months. the greek request had raised hopes for a deal earlier as greece was seen to bow to the pressures from the rest of the eurozone. they had said they would not ask for an extension because of the austerity conditions attached to the bailout program. the current bailout program runs on the 28th of february. greece risks running out of money when it does. we turn to our correspondent who joins us via skype from berlin,

one of the players in this drama. what sparked this negative response from the german side? what did germany not like in this letter sent from athens to the rest of the eurozone asking for this extension? >> the german finance minister said he was categorical in his rejection because the it would demand more money and more time but he did not present any constructive solutions to problems. kris could not meet the conditions negotiated. -- greece could not meet the conditions negotiated. many would like to hear a promise from greece not to roll back reforms and to see more specific plans on how to move toward a self-sustaining economy. chancellor merkel has not expressed herself on the subject but she admits they will not

want to set the wrong precedent for european countries haunted by the crisis and who reject austerity measures. it will try not to budge or show weakness. >> we have this moral hazard argument being put forward. by germany. we are looking at a eurozone finance minister's meeting in brussels. where they will be getting together to negotiate. do you think there is room for maneuvering? if so, on what? >> there may be room. the game is not decided yet. the vice chancellor is a social democrat. he sees the request for intervention and the willingness to work as a good basis for negotiations. other parties criticized the categorical veto.

there israel and the political spectrum for some budging. two things have to be remembered. they will have to wait for tomorrow's negotiations. second the german national parliament will still have to improve plans for help. peace will not want to ignore public opinion. germans are the ones who account for most of the packages and they are losing patience. they think of the greek government's behavior as unreasonable and unacceptable. >> that raises the stakes before friday meeting. thank you. despite the debt standoff we have seen the markets seeming calm. we are seeing the nasdaq, ever

so slightly below the flat line. as i see, investors aren't boring -- worrying. oil prices are coming down. with that, energy shares as well. they finished tire despite the dismissal of the extension request. they are a little bit under pressure there. let's move on. there are fears that deflation could be on the cards for the eurozone. consumer prices fell in january. inflation is the second-largest economy in the red. lower prices sound good for shoppers but there are fears it could weigh on the economy in the longer term.

it will be cheaper further down the line for companies and it could lead to higher unemployment. >> if we continue in this direct shannon, risk is salaries will follow. in one or two years of the trend continues we could enter into deflation in france. >> we have a few more stories to tell you about. shares dropped thursday, ending the trading day 5% down. the airline group posted a loss of 198 million euros. the carrier was down i a 14 day pilot strike. it would have been profitable without the walkout. they continue to cut costs but they are uncertain as the

airline refused to make forecast for 2014. the world's largest food maker is struggling -- shrugging off. nestle dropped by 44% last year to 14 and a half billion francs. it was more than expected. nestle sales slipped as the currency appreciates. l'oreal boosted the bottom line. it is payday for half a million employees at the world's biggest retail your. -- retailer. walmart will raise minimum salary to nine dollars an hour. the minimum will be raised to $10 an hour by next year. they have followed tough criticism that walmart has been underpaying its stock men.

that is the business news. >> let's take a look now at some of the stories making a buzz online. >> hello. welcome to the web news. the stories making online headlines. today show, the mayor of boston asked residents to stop jumping from windows. dorian president said on indie online satire. -- and the ecuadorian president said set on ending online satire. the snow is 30 days ever in the city. a lot of locals have made the most of the situation by taking

up a new game. it consists of campaign from a balcony or window into a pile of snow down below. as we can see, the challenge has brought on daredevils. the higher the better. they plunge from the second or third floor. showing off impressive moves. the social network is finding it funny but the local authorities aren't amused. with the boston blizzard challenge vehicles emerging online, the mayor decided to take action. he had a press conference urging people to stop the snow jumping describing it as stupid and dangerous. some has responded by saying the

mayor is actually partly responsible for this new craze. his twitter page said it would not be so popular if the local authorities had been clearing up the snow that have a chelated across the city over the past few weeks. the ecuadorian president is intent on stopping memes on social media. he has publicly attacked facebook pages, saying they are paid by the opposition that poke fun and discredit the government. by challenging the peace he has boosted the popularity and campaigning for freedom of expression is gaining momentum. twitter users are coming up with all manner of creative waves. many are producing cartoons.

a lot of ecuadorians show solidarity. they say it is ridiculous the media is waging war on satirical memes. it has become one of the most popular facebook's in the country. the account was threatened and this number of followers has groaned by 900%. three new 90,000 followers. despite the fame supporters still harass. last week cartoonists were brought before a court over a cartoon he published last year which made fun of an assembly member speech. he was ordered to publicly apologize.

[indiscernible] and help a toucan who had its beak snapped off. hundreds responded. he will be fitted with a prosthetic beak produced by 3-d printing. >> 19-year-old from the u.k. breached his license conditions of the being released on prison and taunted prisoners -- taunted police after they posted an appeal to find him. they did find tim.

much to the amusement of others. and the ban of use of selfie sticks amidst the people using them disrupting others. the number of institutions have already banned the devices which has been trendy over the past few months. selfie

m pacifica this is democracy now! >> we have 11 million people here who we are not all going to deport. many of them are our neighbors working in our communities. many of their children are u.s. citizens. >> immigration change delayed after a judge blocked president obama's executive order to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. we will