prime minister resigns after his coalition government was apart peerages of the content -- giuseppe conti says the blame lies with matteo salvini who was trying to trigger an election to become the country's next minister. britain's prime minister issues a fresh challenge to the european union over exit. boris johnson calls the eu a bit negative and says the bloc must describe its plan to call for a hard border in ireland. religious organizations come together in the face of terrorism with houses of worship coming together -- of worship coming under attack across the globe. plus, germany's far right party counting on cold to deliver big gains. we look at how the asd is fighting to keep the coal industry a life -- alive despite government plans to shut it down. thank you for joining us. we start with a deepening political crisis in italy. just a little while ago, giuseppe conti officially tendered his resignation as prime minister and accepted a caretaker role until the country conforming to government. his resignation cap's a dramatic day in which he lashed out at right wing interior mini

i've listened to a part of what conti told reporters just a short while ago. but as you just heard i have given back the mandate the president gave me on may twenty third to form a government of change. i thank the president for offering me this mandate. of the five star movement and material vinita of the league for nominating me as candidate. i can assure you that i undertook the attempt to fulfill this mandate with the greatest of care and effort and in a climate of mexico incorporation into political parties that nominated me to this post. to talk about what's unfolding this hour did always barber available joins us from brussels studio barbara what's happened here why was savannah as finance minister so problematic for the italian president. you are so problematic because the president believes that someone a really wanted to lead italy out of the euro sivana is an eighty one year old economist who has turned out to be a rather sort of valiant enemy off the euros throughout the last years and he talked about the euro as a prison that was made by germany a

it is prime minister just a few conti and the german chancellor angela merkel all meeting to discuss the european union 750000000000 coronavirus recovery fund conti has been urging his failure to give the this to back the stimulus plan merkel is on board but some northern member states oppose the fund the proposal would see the e.u. is to joint debts for the 1st time several countries including italy are facing severe economic recession. huts can also just like for italy and all of the e.u. member states it's in germany's interest to have a functioning single market we have experience what it's like when supply chains are destroyed when they cease to function that is affected us equally and that is why we are equally responsible for finding a good way out of this situation for the european union and all of its member states. so that was merkel appealing for unity and compromise during a news conference and from all we can now go to his chief political correspondent and then the crane who is actually he is a bit outside berlin where the meeting is being held. melinda so merkel and con

and have a core of os and welcome to the program italy's prime minister designate just happy conti has given up on efforts to form a government after talks with the president over his cabinet collapse as coalitions pick for finance minister was rejected by president sergio conti says his efforts to form a government failed despite his best efforts fellows leaders within conti's would be coalition have condemned the president's decision to reject their candidate the finance minister calling it an unacceptable and unprecedented move. president mother of us spoke to reporters a short while ago he said the finance ministry was an especially sensitive post. or come to be so both the two put a proposal to it even if i agreed with all of the proposed ministers it takes stepped out of the economy ministry. wanted me so that economy you know the situation nomination for the economy ministry delivers an immediate message of trust or alarm for the financial world if you know. to talk about what's unfolding this hour do double use barbara vai's all joins us from our brussels studio barbara why doe

and having a quad and welcome to the program italy's prime minister designate just set the conti has given up on our first to form a government this comes after his list of ministers wasn't fully approved by president sergio who rejected the would be coalitions choice of finance minister conti have been selected by the populist five star movement and the far right league but it now appears the two parties may not have a chance to govern. with limited political experience italy's coalition parties choice for prime minister was always going to be considered unconventional naija sepic conta has confirmed he won't leave the country. i rejected the mandate to form a government that was offered to me by president matter rather i can assure you i have given all of my efforts and all of my attention to this task and i have worked in a climate of maximum collaboration. you know. it all centers around this man. the league and five star parties had put him forward as their candidate to head the economy and finance ministry the euro skeptic has asked whether italy should stop using the euro as i

the 5 star movement and great democratic party will reach a political agreement which is that the conti will remain prime minister and try to form a lasting government. it's time to form a government that will in a new direction no more business as usual it should be the beginning of a new political and social era in italy. the switch on. there is no lack of similarity between the 5 star movement and the social democrats when it comes to social economic and financial policy but the ability to work together has been repeatedly scuppered because of reluctant key players in italy's volatile political scene the conflict swirled around personalities even after the collapse of the previous government since the nonpartizan prime minister conti is close to the 5 star movement he will remain in office we're joined now by journalist ventures. at parliament in. understand an agreement has been reached what made this possible who made this possible. so let's start for news 1st we know that that mr cullen there with have to go tomorrow to meet the kind of president said tonight that a let through se

italy's crisis the government is plunged into uncertainty one day after prime minister in 2 separate conti resigned look at the options now facing italy also coming up. guilty as charged one of the most powerful figures in the catholic church australian pardon george pell loses his appeal against a conviction for child abuse the latest from sydney plus. what i'm concerned of are those people will try to use. one of the border police as an excuse to start another war in northern ireland fears of a return to the past as a node. looms ever larger. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us italy has been plunged into uncertainty following the resignation of the prime minister giuseppe conti and the collapse of the government conti has attacked the far right interior minister matteo salvini saying he provoked the crisis for political gain well in just a few hours the president of italy's due to sound out political leaders to see if new coalitions possible or if the country will be heading for new elections. cheers and jeers for the italian prime minister as he arrived at the senate in rome

conti has been touting italy's reform plans here in ms a back they consist of an energy transition a green new deal the dismantling of italy's notorious bureaucracy and improvements to its justice system. we need to move fast react quickly history has shown us that the best reactions aren't worth much if they come too slowly it's this thing that. neither leader is willing to predict whether the upcoming talks in brussels will make significant progress deciding this could be the beginning of a long process all how long the process be our political correspondent kate brady following this for us this morning to day to you kate was the outcome of that machall conti meeting. well what they say meeting really provided was the chance for both merkel and condi to underline that alliance going into these talks which kick off on friday and will continue into the weekend on saturday of course these are extremely important talks italy is one of the countries that stands to gain the most from this economic recovery package the eurozone and the e.u. level and of course that was one of the countrie

from berlin italy's prime minister resigns after his coalition government falls apart she said he conti says the blame for the crisis lies with interior minister material salvini who is trying to trigger an election and become the country's next prime minister. italian authorities and the standoff over the open arms rescue ship after desperate conditions leave more migrants to jump overboard prosecutors move to evacuate and seize the ship. britain's prime minister issues a fresh challenge to the european union over brics of course johnson calls the e.u. a bit negative and says the block has to scrap its current plan to avoid our border and our. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we start with a deepening political crisis in italy just a short while ago she said picante officially tendered his resignation as prime minister and accepted a caretaker role until the country can form a new government conscious resignation caps off a dramatic day in which he lashed out at rightwing interior minister matteo salvini for toppling the ruling coalition to force new elections opinion

party have agreed on a deal to form a coalition government which includes reappointing just happy conti as prime minister this coalition sidelines but beeny the popular far right leader who sparked the current political crisis in a bid to take the premiership for himself but will the new government any more stable than the one it replaces. after talks with the italian president this evening both the 5 star movement and the social democrats made clear and one wants to stay in power the others still want to be involved. today we inform the president of the republic that the 5 star movement and the democratic party will reach a political agreement giuseppe conti will remain prime minister and try to form a lasting government. it's time to form a government that will move in a new direction no more business as usual. it should be the beginning of a new political and social arrant in italy. there's no lack of similarity between the 5 star movement and the social democrats when it comes to social economic and financial policy but the ability to work together has been repeatedly scuppered beca

about conti's competence the new prime minister will have to deal with the new populist coalition and its stridently anti e.u. rhetoric european institutions have been warning italy over the last few days because they fear iran could change its position on existing a huge contracts. the coalition says it wants to lower taxes and pay for other campaign promises with new debt the country's existing debt already stands at two point three trillion euros that's almost a quarter of the total debt in the eurozone but some italian say they're willing to give the new governing coalition a chance to get the important thing is that we start to see change because we're pretty tired of politicians that only think if they are in interests if they think about the citizens and the country will be happy but. we need to see the facts in the lead that been talking for quite a while let's see what i do now. we still need to see what happens we need to give them some time and then we'll know more. if the coalition manages to dispel the

moment the difficulty of the task ahead the difficulty of the negotiations they're facing melinda conti said last week that the very survival off they go as it is at stake if if member states don't take strong and coordinated action does machall share that view. she does in fact share that view when he repeated that message here by the way just now saying that if money doesn't get disbursed quickly to the countries that are hardest hit we will see further divergence within the eurozone further fragmentation of the eurozone pressure on those countries and on the euro itself and possibly the destruction of the euro zone that was the word he used to destruction and the chancellor certainly seems to be on his way flix she has said in the past that the very stake of the their very survival of the e.u. isn't stake and she too repeated that this is a crucial moment. all right that state employees chief political correspondent linda crane reporting from schloss news of a thank you melinda and also some other stories making news around the world also post president as she is being questioned by

but conti also condemned soviet he's abrupt call for a snap election. it is not the syria minister to decide the timing of a political crisis. in which other institutional actors are involved. the interior minister in his responsibilities as a senator and leader of the league. to explain to his country to justify to the voters who believed in the prospects of change. the very reasons that bring him to prematurely interrupt the action of the governor of new york. i do my job with my heart with on our with pride if i can do it freely and until the end if i realize that someone is trying to stop me then the decision must go back to the italian people with no ifs and no buts it will be you who will decide you and no one else will vote for the very latest let's bring in journalist philip will on joining us from rome good day philip what happens now and are we likely to see new elections in italy. here's i think at this point you're lections are almost inevitable. yeah prices will be under the control of the president of the republic and he can certainly look

from berlin finding a way out of italy's full little crisis one day after prime minister just having conti resigns the government is plunged into uncertainty we'll look at the options now facing italy also coming up. after a line team day standoff more than t.v. migrants aboard a rescue vessel are allowed on land on the italian island of lampedusa what happens to them now. plus the guilty as charged one of the most powerful figures in the catholic church the former vatican treasurer australian cardinal george pell loses his appeal against a conviction for child abuse we'll go live to sydney. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us. well italy's president is set to begin talks with political leaders today to try to find a way out of a growing government crisis the country was plunged into uncertainty yesterday when prime minister giuseppe conti resigned he blamed the far right deputy prime minister material salvini for the class of the government saying salvini had engineered the crisis for personal gain. she is and she is for the it's funny and prime minister as he arrived at the se

political crisis the government is plunged into on certainty one day after prime minister giuseppe conti resigned look at the options now facing it also coming up. guilty as charged one of the most powerful figures in the catholic church australian cardinal george pell loses his appeal against the conviction for child abuse we'll have the latest from sydney. what i'm concerned of it is that people will try to use early votes from bracket. from the reporter pose as an excuse to start another war in northern ireland fears of a return to the past as the no deal brags that looms ever large. brian thomas thanks so much for joining us italy's president will begin talks with political leaders today to find a way out of a growing government crisis the country has been plunged into uncertainty after the resignation of prime minister giuseppe conti well looking at what lies ahead for the country as do we in our next report. god she is and she is for the it's honey and prime minister as he arrived at the senate in rome for a crucial debate on the government's future. in a dramatic move he resigned

seeing so much going to thank you for joining us italy's president has given prime minister to set the conti a mandate to form a new government conscious that the government would need to start right away on a budget for next year and would work to modernize italy to make it more competitive countries mandate follows a series of political twists and turns after the country's far right deputy prime minister pulled his party out of the governing coalition 2 former rivals. the antiestablishment 5 star movement and the center left democratic party this week agreed to join forces to avoid a new election and journalist standing by in rome with the latest good to see you so it looks like a green light for this new coalition but what hurdles does it still have to overcome. yes there are quite a few and as you mentioned these once bitter rivals are now green to work together so some of the sticking points the 1st off is the role of my own and he's the head of the 5 star when and the deputy prime minister in the previous administration the current plan of attack now what will his new role be in this n

conti has been touting italy's reform plans here in music back they consist of an energy transition a green new deal the dismantling of italy's notorious bureaucracy and improvements to its justice system. we need to move fast react quickly history has shown us that the best reactions aren't worth much if they come too slowly it's this thing that. neither leader is willing to predict whether the upcoming talks in brussels will make significant progress deciding this could be the beginning of a long process. well he has won the election again polish president. is headed for a 2nd 5 year term following sunday's election with nearly all the votes counted the conservative incumbent has won just over 51 percent over his rival the liberal mayor of course all. on sunday well before all the votes were tallied with just a razor thin lead president duda seemed confident he'd win now after a campaign fueled by anti european anti german sentiment he's striking a more conciliatory tone isn't going to call it for us and by if anyone was offended by anything i did or said in the last 5 years not jus

he exudes call the gist of it conti has been on a wild ride 3 weeks ago he lost his job as prime minister when italy's governing coalition fell apart now he's been tasked with putting together a new government. the country is in a very delicate phase we must put the political uncertainty triggered by the government crisis behind us as soon as possible we're facing critical economic problems.

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some of the other stories making headlines around the world today italian prime minister just to pick conti has narrowly won a crucial confidence vote to stay in power it comes after former premier matteo renzi told his party out of the coalition government that country failed to secure an absolute majority meaning he now heads a minority government that will struggle to implement its policies. founder jack ma has made his 1st public appearance since october china's most high profile tech billionaire hadn't been seen since he publicly criticized chinese regulators stoking speculation that he was missing chinese state media reported the businessman met with 100 rural teachers via video link on wednesday. and rescuers in eastern china are stepping up efforts to try to reach 22 miners trapped in a gold mine authorities have established contact with 12 of the men who have been stuck underground since the explosion damaged the entrance to the mine 10 days ago but fears for their survival are growing. the german government has extended the country's current coronavirus all down to mid february al

quarantine in a bid to stop a rapidly expanding outbreak of the coronavirus prime minister giuseppe conti's signed a decree after midnight the lockdown affects the region of lombardy and other northern provinces and includes venice and italy's financial capital milan italy has been hit with the most known krone virus infections in europe the government's most recent figures show 7375 confirmed cases 336 people have died the lock down is the most drastic measure yet taken in a european country to try to contain the virus milan italy is vibrant financial heart turned into a ghost town. number d. is the country's most populous region it's also where the corona virus has hit the hardest putting hospitals under strain and the government under increasing pressure to take a drastic measure as early part of the. body and the other northern provinces that i have listed people will be banned from entering or leaving these territories or traveling within the territories. and. just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. exceptional cases and for medical reasons. the dec

took the order of doctors there describing the scenario as apocalyptic the prime minister giuseppe conti interview to a local day century says that the end are looking at even more stringent measures in terms of the lock down a complete block all together they're looking at banning all outdoor activities and stressing to people to stay indoors that's the only way they can limit the spread of the disease now tyria ministry has revealed data that in the last 8 days they have had to conduct millions of controls and they've taken to task 53000 people for violations of the lockdown measures so they feel the make this this seriousness is it really quite hitting home that even if you have no symptoms you can spread the disease and that's why i mean that message is being shouted out from the mountaintops here. of the us where the trumpet ministration has increased its already dire travel warning for americans as the coronavirus pandemic worsens the state department has issued a new alert urging americans not to travel abroad under any circumstances but also says americans should arrange to retur

moment a lot of issues still to be resolved who could be a possible prime minister perhaps giuseppe conti a good perhaps mr fieger himself perhaps another think a technocrat but yes if they do not come up with a solution the president will then possibly go back to consultations once again to try and find some kind of new coalition and if that doesn't work all together that's the last possible option which is really the option of last resort and that is to dissolve parliament and go towards elections and of course most don't want that to happen because of course it is very much dealing with a pandemic right now just as other countries in the world are. indeed seamless so how is all of this political uncertainty impacting italy's response to the coronavirus pandemic are they being distracted too much. exactly i think that's exactly what my self was pointing to when you mention that each city is being severely tested in terms of economic health as well as well as a social emergencies the words he used right now with the pandemic that cases are down with respect to that peak it was back in no

grinds to a standstill as a quarantine on 16000000 people takes effect prime minister just at the conti ordered the lockdown to contain a rapidly expanding corona virus outbreak the decree imposes travel and other restrictions and italy's wealthiest and most populous region also coming up women fighting for equality in pakistan international women's day takes us to a sports club in karate that's helping women break out of traditional roles. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. thea talian government has put about one quarter of its population under quarantine in a bid to stop a rapidly expanding outbreak of the coronavirus prime minister just at the qantas signed a decree after midnight which now the long down affects the region of lombardy and other northern provinces and includes venice and italy's financial capital milan italy is the country with the most corona virus infections in europe the government's most recent figures show some 5883 confirmed cases and 233 people have died from the infection now the lock down is the most drastic measure yet taken in a europea

moment a lot of issues still to be resolved who could be a possible prime minister perhaps giuseppe conti again perhaps mr fieger himself perhaps another think a technocrat but yes if they do not come up with a solution the president will then possibly go back to consultations once again to try and find some kind of new coalition and if that doesn't work all together there's the last possible option which is really the option of last resort and that is to dissolve parliament and go towards elections and of course most don't want that to happen because of course it's he is very much dealing with a pandemic right now just as other countries in the world are seeing them go to in her own way appreciate your reporting. 2 german soccer now and a stretch guard host of mines in the bundesliga friday night match the home team wore rainbow strain jerseys in support of diversity on and off the pitch it took stood guard 55 minutes to get on the scoreboard sasha a line church took the centering past 2 headed in jakarta went on to win it to nail . and votes for it are the surprise team this season and

afforded to remain closed after unprecedented limits on travel and public gatherings prime minister g 7 conti says the country has to take one step more. also coming up a giant of hollywood behind bars former movie producer harvey weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison this is what justice looks like 20 plus 3 years sentence. once dean was convicted of rape and sexual assault in a case that gave momentum to the need to move. on nick spicer welcome to the program italy has ordered the closure of all shops apart from food stores and pharmacies all bars and restaurants are also to remain shut as part of efforts to halt the spread of the corona virus italy has the largest number of infections outside of china more than 800 chalion have been killed by the disease. a major airport in milan and missing its travelers. silence at the heart of room as its release apos is $12000.00. coronavirus cases the government is tightening its restrictions. now we are closing down all commercial activities except for grocery stores pharmacies and drug stores . there is no need to run and buy food and superma

well conti's don't hit with putting president has given me the mandate to form a government which i have accepted with reservation if i manage to form this government i will present to the palm and chambers a program that he's bang on the interests of the majority political bodies. i'm preparing now to defend the interests of all italians in all places in europe and internationally in dialogue with the european institutions and with representatives of other countries i will be the defense lawyer of the italian people. italy's prime minister designate to yourself to contact their well county is tasked with putting together a cabinet the new government will then need to be approved in parliament a vote is expected next week italy has been without a government since elections in early march left no party with a clear majority. let's bring in d.w. correspondent badly he's joining us from italy's capital rome belt questions were raised about yourself a contest credentials president hesitated before indorsing him is it clear that clinton will be confirmed by parliament. there's little doubt th

little bit to the italian drama but in the end he has no choice but to say yes ok so just i think conti has a lot of support but but he has the kind of tech or tragic background that contradicts the campaigning message of the populist parties that have chosen to lead the country why have they chosen just epic antti and i know no law professor from florence with no political experience is the perfect compromise between the two extremes the leak and the five star movement he has the talks now to push through this wishlist if you will this coalition treaty which contains everything that was in the contain platforms if you can do that that is not clear but he will be. a kind of a puppet on a string for bows. and he was the party leaders might be in this coming eight ok ban to help us out on this i could you usually after winning elections political leaders want to become the prime minister why don't luigi dimaio and mattel salvini from the two respect of a populist parties want that job. but in this case you have two alpha males who had to find a compromise in order to form a coalition and

in charge according to british media reports while conti guided chelsea to the premier league title in his first year at stamford bridge and won this year's f.a. cup but his future was plunged into doubt after the team failed to qualify for next season's champions league he is expected to be replaced by another italian the former now fully coach. and before i let you go to remind you of the stories that we're tracking for you this hour a u.s. president has reaffirmed. his commitment to nato at the end of a two day summit he also posted a finding of winning increases in the spending from his nato allies trump has now arrived in britain and in a landmark judgement a german ports has ruled that facebook must grant grieving parents access to the embassies daughters account the couple hope it will give them clues to the cause of their fifteen year old daughter's death. thanks so much for watching we'll be back at the top of the hour. moving. on the. move. you need good shape. when your skin is red steely and interest. in stretching only makes things worse. it may be chronic right it's on

the trump administration has more in common with conti's coalition government than it does with those of other european countries despite warm words for the french president and german chancellor due to their visits to washington the us president recently described the e.u. as a fellow to be may well be a welcome and useful friend at this meeting from painted at another one which may be on the cards so i believe in meeting i would certainly meet with the rent if they wanted to meet and i'm ready to meet anytime they want if we could work something out that's meaningful not the waste of paper that the other deal was i would certainly be willing to make. this after trump who date of the iran nuclear accords and warned its leaders against threatening the u.s. in the strongest of terror. if a meeting happens it would be the first between the u.s. and iranian president in nearly forty years and mark another foreign policy turnaround for this most unconventional of president. now to what is perhaps the world's greenest a football team forest agreeing rover has become the world's first sport

italy's president has approved jew sepic content as that country's next prime minister conti was put forward for the post by italy's two main populist parties the pirate league and the anti establishment five star movement the appointment of conti a lawyer and political novice is designed to end weeks of political deadlock in his acceptance speech he promised to protect italians at home and abroad but he said he was aware that he needed to honor european and international commitments. and let's bring in d.w. correspondent bent for more on this is covering the developments there in italy for us and joins us from italy's capital rome but questions were raised about just how to contest credentials president hesitated before indorsing him is it clear that contact will indeed be confirmed by parliament. yes there's no doubt that mr khan develop have the votes of confidence next week because the majority of the two top this pot is. and the league of the right wing extremist is sufficient to do that and to then he has to come up with a list of his ministers this might be more difficult espe

by mario draghi support from salvini is crucial to drag his bid to become prime minister after the conti's step down at the end of january. hungary's a media regulator has denied an appeal by the country's most prominent independent radio station to keep its border crossing license the station clock radio claims the decision was politically motivated hungary's state media regulator has political ties to prime minister viktor orban. turkey has unveiled an ambitious 10 year plan for its new space agency to doing missions to the moon satellite systems and launching turkish astronauts into space president rest of. the program would aim to land a spacecraft on the moon by 2023. the pilot of the helicopter crash that killed basketball star kobe bryant's may have broken safety rules u.s. investigators say he may have flown flown into cloud cover without performing required procedures and his daughter and 7 others were killed when the helicopter went down in january last year in los angeles. soldiers and mob have raided the party headquarters of the detained leader aung san suu kyi as mere mass mi

also coming up he's back after abandoning his bid to be italy's prime minister last week giuseppe conti will take the post after all this after the two main populist parties make a last ditch deal to form a government. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. the european union is waking up to an economic gut punch just a few hours ago the united states impose tariffs on steel and aluminum on the european union it's doing the same for canada and mexico negotiations in paris to avert the tariffs failed and now all three are vowing to retaliate with countermeasures against u.s. products the standoff has sparked fears of a global trade war. canada is the largest exporter of steel and aluminum to the u.s. both metals are critical for the american defense industry with applications in aircraft and tanks in canada could be considered a national security threat to the united states is inconceivable the northern neighbor says it will now impose proportional import tariffs on u.s. products as diverse as yogurt coffee washing machines and lawn mowers. to the south mexico has promised its own tarif

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he exudes call the gist of it conti has been on a wild ride 3 weeks ago he lost his job as prime minister when italy's governing coalition fell apart now he's been tasked with putting together a new government. the country is in a very delicate phase we must put the political uncertainty triggered by the government crisis behind us as soon as possible we're facing critical economic problems. but i think that when it could be. the new coalition partners the antiestablishment 5 star movement and the center left democratic party make strange bedfellows many italians don't see the marriage lasting long. time so i am not going to get that i think this agreement is a bad thing you know like them because they have hated each other for a long time and now they are 14 in alliance so i really don't think it's a clever thing. some of them being the not very sure because i don't think they will last long. because the differences are obvious and i think there are huge differences in the political programs of the 2 parties that the clear loser so far is far right league party leader matteo so vini he p

moment a lot of issues still to be resolved who could be a possible prime minister perhaps giuseppe conti a good perhaps just a few go himself perhaps another figure a technocrat but yes if they do not come up with a solution the president will then possibly go back to a consultations once again to try and find some kind of new coalition and if that doesn't work all together that's the last possible option which is really the option of last resort and that is to dissolve parliament and go towards elections and of course most don't want that to happen because of course it's he is very much dealing with a pandemic right now just as other countries in the world. seem a group to in her own way appreciate your reporting. a court in the netherlands has ordered the energy multinational shell to pay compensation for oil spills in the niger delta the 13 year legal battle was brought by 4 nigerian farmers whose land was polluted the amount of compensation is not yet fixed. it looks like justice has finally been done. after 13 years of legal wrangling the dutch appeals court is holding the oil multi

conti has been touting italy's reform plans here in me is a back that consists of an energy transition a green new deal the dismantling of italy's notorious bureaucracy and improvements to its justice system. we need to move fast react quickly history has shown us that the best reactions aren't worth much if they come too slowly it's this they know that what neither leader is willing to predict whether the upcoming talks in brussels will make significant progress deciding this could be the beginning of a long process. let's go to sports now and n.f.l. football team of the washington redskins has confirmed it will change its name following renewed protests the term the redskins has long been offensive to many native americans and the team's owner had previously stated he would never change it now he has reconsidered after pressure from sponsors. pro tennis now and here in berlin a moment you don't often see in the game a double tweener as in 2 shots between the legs. 1st of germany's tommy haas in white manages it without hurting himself and then yannick center of italy gets it done as

expected to favor the right wing opposition the poles are the 1st big test for prime minister giuseppe conti's a center left coalition since the coronavirus locked out. u.s. president donald trump is backing a deal allowing chinese own video sharing out to talk to carry on operating in the united states washington had announced a ban on take talk because of security concerns new arrangements would see the partnering with american giants of oracle and wal-mart. opponents of the hard line leader of belarus alexander lukashenko are calling for more mass protests later on sunday weekly demonstrations in the capital minsk have been the focus for the pro-democracy movement in an attempt to reassert control police have arrested hundreds of women. only cowards beat women showed hundreds of women as they faced down the police but the thirty's no longer one to let this week the march go ahead unchallenged. police barely seem to hesitate as they packed women into the trucks even 73 year olds nina by him was briefly detained her defiance of the authorities has made her an i cannot of these protests overwh

lead in the final lap of the race the defending champion just needed 2 more points in his italian to conti rival andre had of it see also finished a distant 4th the spaniard now has an insurmountable lead with 4 races to spare mrs marcus 4th straight title. you're watching news stay tuned after the break we'll bring you the best on the action in the bundesliga that's coming right. up leaders of the pack byron were inspected to have an easy time of it at home to struggling often time but it did not go according to plan all that and more coming up sharply. omarion i haven't seen from you and the entire news team thanks for watching. with him how to be gone do goes on because when the highest high you know if i had known that the boat would be. i never would have gone on the trip with you i would not have put myself and my parents on the danger of the bottoms of doomed to put a beautifully lit.

the government of italian prime minister conti has said they will immediately end market 20000000 euros worth of funds that means the individual householders can get 5000 business owners up 220000 however there's a question if of is that too little too late now when this 1000000000 euros worth of damage 20000000 doesn't sound like a lot also there's another significant question about why the dom project the most is so light it's already 5 years late for it's been built being built for 20 years and it's not due for another 2 that's been corruption scandals the form a man had to stand down due to that the people who i spoke to on the street when i asked them what can the government do yes they're happy about money they're happy about receiving direct compensation for their damages but they simply said it's finished the most a. well sports news now presently her nest has ended 40 years of involvement at the club now he stepped down as president of the annual general meeting on friday evening and it was responsible for transforming a football powerhouse. since i was reelected in 2016 you ha

but the couple do wonder how much longer some me will be able to keep up this pace conti i mean whene gets home in the evening he's normally pretty tired. for some a bit tired. but you have to keep growing. unfortunately the fire has to continue. and i think we'll make it you are hoping right. then for god's plans have already put their next trip back to paris.

and eventually get vaccinated 1st thank you very much for talking with us today professor tobias' conti an epidemiologist and director of the institute of public health at shutting the hospital in berlin thank you for having me. say look at some other stories making headlines today u.s. president donald trump has signed into law a $2.00 trillion dollars worth of pandemic relief and other public spending after nearly a week long delay the move restores unemployment benefits to millions and averts a chaotic government shutdown that earlier threatened to block the bill. police in cameroon say at least 37 people were killed when the bus they were traveling in hit a truck and plunged into a ravine 10 women and 4 children were among the dead the bus was on its way to the capital of the west of the country. counting is underway in elections in the central african republic long lines for the polling stations in the capital we are in other parts of the country fewer people went to polling stations because of fears of bile and spite by boycotts by the coalition 1st results are expected early next

month it's hoped the squabbling factions can unite to form a new polish and prime minister giuseppe conti have resigned earlier this week. portugal's parliament has voted to legalize euthanasia the bill passed by a large majority allows assisted suicide for terminally ill patients the bill still requires the approval of the conservative president if he signs it into law portugal will become the 4th e.u. country to legalize euthanasia. and poland has seen 3 nights of protest over a near total ban on abortion terminations are now forbid except in cases of rape and incest or where the mother's life is at risk the constitutional court has backed the legislation. all this week the world of finance was turned on its head as a small traders networking on social media sites like reddit and facebook took on the plight of hedge funds big gains in the share price of a company called game stocks have led to big profits for some and cause a huge headache for wall street giants if the classic david versus goliath battle. this is game stop a brick and mortar retailer specializing in video games it's pre

relief now the ministers withdrawal is significant as it leaves the ruling coalition led by giuseppe conti without a majority. italy has been plunged into political turmoil at the worst possible moment the country is again struggling with the coronavirus pandemic as well as the worsening economic crisis on wednesday evening the italian parliament voted on a more than 200000000000 euro covered relief package from the european union but 2 cabinet ministers from the junior coalition partner former prime minister matteo renzi italia viva party abstained and venti announced their resignation. frenzies party disagrees with prime minister tzipi qantas plan over how to distribute the economic aid. but they're also deep political frictions between qantas and renzi that led to the crisis. yeah when you program it it's often placed a left only think of let's all feel problems that's politics it's populism to believe that you can result in with a post treat on instagram story the government demands respect for the parliamentary rules it must be a turd to specially during a pandemic into crisis like th