and it will need many more sentences many more talking than just one whatever it takes maybe mario druggies chance really is that at the moment nobody wants a new election italy the country like everyone else in europe is going is still going through this pandemic. the news is just settling in italian government bonds racked. up a loss spread the spread between italian government bonds and german government bonds which describes the risk that investors attached to it tell you in bonds this spread has narrowed it has gone down so obviously investors are a little bit hopeful that drug druggy can manage to reform this country and reform the finances of italy and after all druggy would really have a lot of money to spend the country is the number one beneficiary of the european union's corona rescue fund. contribution in frankfurt thanks for bringing us up to date. next bank is expected to post its 1st annual profit in 6 years the bank will report its 2020 financial results later this morning germany's largest land has benefited throughout the pandemic from surging investment banking and tradin

journalist seem a good to has been following the new government formation in rome she described mario druggies choices for ministers. well after all the infighting in wrangling he really has created this broad parliamentary majority and it's seen in his cabinet you've got 15 out of the 23 polls that have been set up that have gone to political figures across the political spectrum whether it's the center left the center right the far right or the 5 star movement which is the largest party in parliament on top of that he's given key positions to technocrats that is the economy minister is a member from the bank of italy director general then you have the new position of an ecological or green transition ministry that go into a physicist on top of that the digital transition ministry as well as the infrastructure and transport ministry he pulls all going to technocrats executives that have very well respected in their fields so clearly those are some of the issues he wants to focus in that sit though the health minister is the same one that it was in the previous government so clearly looking fo

now there it's really who's president has asked the former european central bank chief mario druggy to serve as a nonpartizan prime minister of a government of national unity if mr druggy is able to put together capitals and win majority backing in parliament a country would avoid snap elections amid this pandemic the previous government collapse last month after a splinter party withdrew its support correspondent philip williams has been covering developments in rome he has his assessment well clearly this crisis comes at a very difficult time for italy. pandemic is still raging they are beginning to bring their numbers down and of course the economy very severely affected by the consequences of their make a lot. in fact the head of state specifically mentioned the risk holding elections cheering a pandemic and said other countries that have done this have found that being a cause to quote spike in infections so a very tricky time. very highly respected if they get called in to help but a very complex political situation in parliament. is correspondent for that well and in rome now 6

this is why mario druggies sound investment could be the way to avert this trend and recover some prosperity for the future. kim: the last democrat helped to improve italy's ranking on the bond market but then there were austerity measures. do you think those may color italians perceptions toward another technocratic government or leader and has that been a factor -- the rise of population? -- rise of populism? >> of course, they think mario draghi could be a technical manager that will cut funding, but on the other hand, we should not underestimate his political abilities and his empathy and compassion. he has very clearly the idea that he has to manage the social programs and political programs as well as the economic ones. that is something he made clear yesterday in his first speech to the nation. i think the newspapers are starting to depict him in that way, not only as a dry, technical manager but as a person who has cleared the problems ahead of us. that risk is going to be reduced. kim: how did italy get to this point? politically speaking. >> i think as i said before, the rise of po

-- mario druggie is widely credited with saving the eurozone during the financial crisis.ritain has asked the european union to extend the brexiteer race period until the year 2023 according to the bbc. this comes after thrts were made again port staff and checks at the border were suspended. the extension pertains to checks for goods coming from northern ireland the rest of the u.k. new recommendations came into effect after brexit was implemented. hysteria -- that is how russian foreign minister sergei lavrov describes the international outcry over the jailing of opposition leader alexey navalny. the kremlin has defended the actions against protesters who took to the streets. security forces arrested more than 1400 demonstrators. navalny was sentenced to prison for violating his parole while he was in a coma recovering from a poison attack. >> sharp criticism is the world found out alexey navalny was going to prison. germany condemned navalny's jailing and the police's treatment of protesters. the german government and chancellor personally call for the release of mr. na

mario druggy has cleared the final hurdle to become italy's new prime minister druggy want a confidence vote in the lower house after already being approved by the senate a day earlier the former european central bank chief now has to lead italy out of the devastation caused by the pandemic. trying to immunize people against kevin 19 as quickly as possible has turned into an undignified scramble for vaccines in theory every country in the world should have access to safe cheap vaccinations through an organization called kovacs which is backed by the world health organization although distribution to poor countries started this month and the u.s. is finally on board the plan is not on target for. the big idea. is founded on the principle of. this means any country. has the same access to vaccine but same reality the big idea is struggling as countries race and at times fight to get that populations vaccinated fast. the head of the world health organization which code leads the kovacs program put it bluntly quote vox emotionalism might serve short term political goals but it's ultimately

other stories now that are making headlines around the world former european central bank chief mario druggy has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity in his home country italy the governing coalition there collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support mr druggy who is often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the eurozone during the currency crisis in turkey more than 300 students and their supporters have been detained this week following violent confrontations with police they are angry about president rich attire everyone's appointment of a party loyalists to head a prestigious university in istanbul the rector at the center of the debate has ruled out quitting despite the unrest. britain has asked the european union to extend the bright sit grace period until 2023 that's according to the b.b.c. it comes after threats were made against. staff and checks were suspended the extension pertains to checks for goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. new regulations came into effect after bricks it was implement.

the new italian prime minister mario druggie has survived his 1st vote of confidence in the senate he's vowed to do whatever it takes to lead italy out of the pandemic and rebuild the economy druggy is expected to win a 2nd confidence vote in the lower house of parliament. nigeria's president mohamed to pary has ordered security forces to organize a hostage rescue operation gunman stormed a school in central nigeria and kidnapped 42 people among them were teachers relatives and students who were sleeping in dormitories one student was killed the local state government has closed boarding schools for the time being. for well correspondent interest joins us now from the nigerian capital. how is the hostage situation developing there. put that development we have. into of last. rescue mission and this kidnapped last. man said it is in paul we did. ok. we're going to have to leave it there we've left having some trouble with the line to job let's move on now to the coronavirus pandemic the european commission is taking steps to speed up the rollout of coverage 19 vaccines in the e.u. brusse

to form a new government have failed he is expected to tap former european central bank chief mario druggy to take over as caretaker prime minister later in a bid to avoid snap elections amid the pandemic the previous government collapsed last month after a small party withdrew its support. the world health organization experts have visited a research center in the chinese city of will on as part of their investigation into the origins of the corona virus pandemic on is where the virus was 1st thought to have crossed over from animals to humans although china has disputed this. captain tom the british and tevye aryan who raised money for the u.k.'s national health service by walking laps in his backyard has died of over 90 so tom morris campaign went viral last year and raised over 30000000 pounds or 34000000 euros. for. a new data show that russia sputnik vaccine is more than 90 percent effective western governments had initially expressed doubts that the vaccine about this vaccine because russia started using it before completing the usual clinical trials now however results published in

former european central bank chief mario druggy has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity in italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party was drew its support mr druggy often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the euro during the 2012 currency crisis. the government of ukraine has shut down several pro russian television channels allegedly financed by and all the garc with personal ties to vladimir putin ukrainian president volodymyr selenski justify the ban as necessary to fight kremlin propaganda that undermines his country's path to the e.u. but critics accuse him of stifling freedom of speach. independence and objectivity that's what journalists at 3 ukrainian news channel cite is under threat one tree in use one in the sick and no longer on ukrainian t.v. broadcasts the sights the start of an era of lies bring a suit but today 3 that channels of stop broadcasting what does it mean for free speech what does that mean for ukrainians. since the government shut down the channels when blasting president blow to me i

former european central bank chief mario druggy has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity in italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support mr druggy often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the euro during the 2012 currency crisis. plant and animal species are currently dying out tens if not hundreds of times faster than the average over the past 10000000 years that's according to a new un report and who's to blame well unsurprisingly it's humankind and the way we eat has a lot to do with it. still feel and solitary cheetahs may not be the biggest of all the big cats but they certainly are the fastest reaching speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour to catch their prey but despite their speed their numbers are falling to are you c.n.n. estimates that almost 7000 of the animals can still be found in the wild most in sub-saharan africa that's down from 100000 just over a century ago like many other animals found across the world their population is threatened most important is that some of. the mos

the man they used to call super mario, mario druggie hasjust taken office.im that one decade ago during the financial crisis. how difficult a balancing act to he and other european leaders face in using lockdown? it european leaders face in using lockdown?— lockdown? it is a gigantic challenge because - lockdown? it is a gigantic challenge because we - lockdown? it is a gigantici challenge because we are lockdown? it is a gigantic i challenge because we are all in the same situation, basically trying — the same situation, basically trying to— the same situation, basically trying to understand when is the right— trying to understand when is the right moment to ease restrictions, when it is safe and — restrictions, when it is safe and at _ restrictions, when it is safe and at the same time we have this race against time to vaccinate most of the population, especially the most vulnerable. of course, the answer_ vulnerable. of course, the answer cannot be everyone on their_ answer cannot be everyone on their own — answer cannot be everyone on their own. so gover

commented now a former european central bank boss will shortly be sworn in as if he is prime minister mario druggies cabinet is a mix of technocrats and politicians from his broad coalition party wrangling brought down the previous administration in the midst of the pandemic and economic freefall. well still ahead here on out of there will be reporting from pakistan on why there's a shortage of sugar despite the nation being one of the largest producers of it in the wild. accusations that the u.s. and e.u. are making it more difficult for venezuelans to access food and medicine. and action from the america's cup challenger series final in new zealand all of that coming up but sentence for. hello there still no letup in the cold weather across central and northern parts of europe but i guess was the west we will see a moderate gravity pushing in as these weather fronts slide in from the atlantic introducing somewhat warmer conditions for many but wet and windy as well down towards the southeast got a little circulation here that's going to drive some very unsettled weather across the eastern side of

chief mario draghi has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity in his home country italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support druggy who is often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the eurozone during the currency crisis. britain has asked the european union to extend the brics it grace period until the year 2023 that's according to the b.b.c. and this comes after threats were made against port staff and checks at the border were suspended the extension pertains to checks for goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. new regulations came into effect after breaks it was implemented.

mario drug. well mr druggy has made it very clear taking of course his cue as well from president search of mother ella the 1st issue really is of course dealing with the pandemic dealing with the vaccination program which started out well in italy but then has been hit with many delays differences in terms of different regions how some are doing better than others so that's one key issue that he will be tackling and of course that's the health crisis but there's also the financial crisis the economic crisis that into the spacing it was already in a recession before the pentad me and that's all spahn lee been wasn't more than 400000 jobs have been lost in the last one year so dealing with employment the economy and of course most keenly the european union recovery fund money that is expected to come in within $200000000000.00 euros coming out with a plan in terms of how they are going to spend that money to help italy deal with all these various financial issues so it's both the health and the well if you like in terms of the crisis that the country is facing that is his most immediate task at lea

central bank chief mario draghi has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity the previous coalition collapsed last month after a spent a party withdrew its support as the druggy often referred to super mario is widely credited with saving the euro zone during the 2012 currency crisis. world health organization experts have visited a research center in the chinese city of rouhani as part of their investigation into the origins of the corona virus pandemic who have is where the virus is thought to have crossed over from animals to humans that china disputes this. britain has asked the e.u. to extend the bracks a grace period until 2023 year old into media reports it comes after threats were made against port staff and checks were suspended the extension relates to good to checks for goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. new regulations came into effect after bracks it was implemented. the security forces in russia have arrested more than 1400 people during demonstrations against the jailing of anticorruption campaign alexina valley where this is a police used excessive force to detain peaceful protesters the kremlin says the police resp

bank chief mario draghi has agreed to trying to form a new government of national unity in italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support druggy often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the euro during the 2012 currency crisis. this is d.w. news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram d w news or visit our website that still w dot com. she was once the hope of a 1000000 more run by the people not by the army now on song suchi could be sent to prison by the very generals who overthrew her government and he dared to challenge lead a mere putin kremlin critic alexina volney he survived a poison attack now he'll have to survive time in a russian prison tonight the 1st foreign policy test for the biden administration the world is watching what will this america do i'm bored berlin this is the day. that the united states is deeply concerned. since you chief political career and military the strongest possible sanctions the united states will continue to work closely with our partners and do it with one voice the reiterate our call for the russian government to the syrian human rights situation i

says his right wing parties are prepared to back a new government led by mario draghi support from mr salvini is critical to mr druggies bid to become prime minister after g 7 countries stepped down at the end of january. rescue workers in india are still searching for dozens of people trapped inside a tunnel 3 days after a glass of collapsed and set off a massive flood $170.00 people are still missing. the bodies have been found. the u.s. senate has voted to proceed with a 2nd impeachment trial against former president donald trump the chamber divided largely along party lines in backing the democrats' argument that the trial is constitutional mr trump is accused of inciting the storming of the capitol on the 6th of january that left 5 people dead. i misspoke with 56 the day 44 a clear decision in a divided chamber donald trump will face a 2nd impeachment trial. pursued with a trial the senate vote affirmed that the trial was constitutional. stop the steel. to make their case the democratic prosecutor showed a video as evidence of trump firing up his supporters ahead of the storming of the capitol on january 6th. can

bank chief mario draghi has agreed to trying to form a new government of national unity in italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support druggy often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the euro during the 2012 currency crisis. this is d w news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram d w news or visit our website that still w dot com. she was once the hope of a 1000000 more run by the people not by the army now on song suchi could be sent to prison by the very generals who overthrew her government and he dared to challenge vladimir putin's kremlin critic alexina vone he survived a poison attack now he'll have to survive time in a russian prison tonight the 1st foreign policy test for the biden administration the world is watching what will this america do i'm bored golf in berlin this is the day. the united states is deeply concerned. korea and military the strongest possible sanctions the united states will continue to work closely with our partners and do it with one voice the reiterate our call for the russian government to deteriorate a human rights situation in russia to immediately u

kate: mario draghi says his new unity government will rebuild the country and the economy from the ground up. in addition to the 200 billion euros it will get from the rescue fund, are your druggie he would confront the pandemic with all means possible -- mario draghi said he would confront the pandemic with all means possible. this time around, he said he would focusing on building an inclusive recovering that would help italy's young people and women in particular. a check in on the day's trading action. the european indices closed lower. stocks in milan and frankford were down 1%. shares of the luxury group -- dropped 7% on disappointing quarterly results from its gucci brand. wall street shrugged off some stronger-than-expected economic data. the nasdaq down half percentage point. dow jones with a positive close, just hitting another record high at the closing bell. u.s. treasury yields trending higher, putting pressure on u.s. stocks. bitcoin topped $51,000 for the first time. u.s. shoppers increase their spending last month, boosted by $600 government stingless check. retail spending jumped over 5% in january, compared to small declines for the last three months of 2020. a

chief mario draghi has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity in his home country italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support druggy who is often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the eurozone during the currency crisis. britain has asked the european union to extend the brics it grace period until the year 2023 that's according to the b.b.c. and this comes after threats were made against port staff and checks at the border were suspended the extension pertains to checks for goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. new regulations came into effect after breaks it was implemented. hysteria that is how russian foreign minister sergei lavrov describes the international outcry over the jailing of opposition leader alexina vonnie the kremlin has also have defended his actions against the thousands of protesters who took to the streets last night after and of all these court appearance security forces arrested more than 1400 demonstrators of all he was sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for violating the terms of his parole while he was in a coma recovering from a pois

says that his right wing party is prepared to back a new government led by mario draghi support from solving a is crucial to druggies and to become prime minister after just have a contest step down at the end of january. we will rescue workers in india are still searching for dozens of people trapped inside of a tunnel 3 days after and police are collapsed and set off a massive flood more than 170 people are missing over 30 bodies have been found so far. one that we had to the united states where senators have voted to proceed with a full impeachment trial against donald trump the senate was largely divided along party lines in backing the democrats' argument that the trial is indeed constitutional the former president stands accused of inciting the storm of the capitol storming of the capitol that left 5 people dead early last month. in this poll 56 the 44 a clear decision in a divided chamber donald trump will face a 2nd impeachment trial. pursued with a trial the senate vote affirmed that the trial was constitutional. stop the steel. to make their case the democratic prosecutor showed a video as evidence of trum

bank chief mario draghi has agreed to drive to form a new government of national unity in italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support druggy often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the euro during the 2012 currency crisis. this is t w news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram d w news or visit our website that state dot com. she was once the hope of a 1000000 more run by the people not by the army now on song suchi could be sent to prison by the very generals who overthrew her government and he dared to challenge lead a mere putin kremlin critic alexina vone he survived a poison attack now he'll have to survive time in a russian prison tonight the 1st foreign policy test for the biden administration the world is watching what will this america do i'm bored berlin this is the day. the united states is deeply concerned this is just seems to be a. political career military get out the strongest possible sanctions the united states will continue to work closely with our partners and do it with one voice the reiterate our call for the russian government that is here eating human rights

mario draghi has cleared the final hurdle to become italy's new prime minister druggy want a confidence vote in the lower house after already being approved by the senate earlier a former european central bank chief now has to lead absolutely italy out of the devastation caused by the pandemic. germany has warned iran that it's playing with fire by via life in the nuclear deal german foreign minister. accused tehran of jeopardizing the return of the u.s. to the deal the trumpet ministration withdrew from it in 20. energy companies in texas have restored power to most households following an extreme winter storm that brought the lowest temperatures in decades to some regions but hundreds of thousands of 100 remain without energy because of downed power lines and other issues and millions of people still lacks drinking board. to ferocious winter storm has subsided but the problems it heaped on the state have to know what the power is back on some form where we don't have any water so i'm here to get water i've been to several different stores now and as. he stood in residence collect pack

chief mario draghi has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity in his home country the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew would support druggy who was often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the euro zone during a currency crisis in turkey more than 300 students and their supporters have been detained this week following violent confrontations with police they are angry about president richard talking of everyone's appointment of a party loyalist as the head of a prestigious university in istanbul the rector. at the center of this debate has ruled out quitting despite the unrest. organizers of the tokyo olympics say they're committed to the games going ahead successfully despite much of japan being under a state of emergency because of the pandemic the games are due to open in july they've already been postponed for one year. plant and animal species are dying you know tens if not hundreds of times faster than the average that we've seen over the past 10000000 years well that's according to a new u.n. report that was published today and the culprit no big surprise it's us humankind and the way we eat

former european central bank chief mario draghi has been summoned to talks with italy's president druggy is expected to be asked to serve as prime minister of a government of national unity in a bid to avoid snap elections amid the pandemic the previous government collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support. amazon founder jeff bezos is giving up his role as c.e.o. of the company and moving to the role of executive chair later this year he will be replaced by andy jassi who runs amazon's cloud business the announcement came as the company reported a surge in 4th quarter profit and revenue. in turkey more than 300 students and their supporters have been detained to this week following violent confrontations with police they are angry about president recha type editor wants appointment of a party loyalist as the head of a prestigious university in istanbul the rector at the center of the debate has ruled out quitting despite the rust. fully on mars police have filed charges against ousted leader aung sang suu kyi for breaches of an import export law police say that doc

president has asked former european central bank chief mario draghi to serve as a nonpartizan prime minister of a government of national unity if druggy is able to put together a cabinet and win a majority backing in parliament italy would avoid snap elections and the pandemic of the previous government collapsed last month after a splinter party withdrew its support to. a spring and philip willen who is joining us now from rome so philip what more can you tell us about these moves. when telly this crisis comes at a very difficult time for italy a pandemic is still raging they beginning to bring the numbers down and of course the economy very severely affected by the consequences of and amica and lock down in fact the head of state specifically mentioned the risk of holding elections and sharing of vandam a can said other countries that have done this have found there being a cause to quote spike in infections so a very tricky time. very highly respected figure called into to help by the very complex political situation in parliament so what are dragons chances then a fighting together a cabinet and governing in a you know sort of tec

central bank chief mario draghi has been sworn in as the new prime minister of italy the head a new national unity government his predecessor giuseppe conti's administration collapsed and druggy was asked to take over the reins. protestors in thailand gathered at bangkok's democracy monument draping and in red cloth to signal their opposition to laws on defamation of the monarchy a scuffle ensued between protesters and riot police and several people were injured police appear to make at least one arrest. the un's top human rights body has passed a resolution urging me and mars' military to release and sensitive she and other civilian government leaders who were detained after a coup earlier this month bunch the junta has seemed to harden its stance suspending privacy laws that govern detention and surveillance yet pressure on the military is growing across the country where large crowds have taken to the streets to demand to the restoration of civilian rule. the hours of darkness are dangerous time many and mar. stories of the military kidnapping people at night are circulating on social media. and yet the will to keep up the fight appears unbroken. for the 8th day in a row d

central bank chief mario draghi has been sworn in as the new prime minister of italy he will hit a new national unity government his predecessor just 7 contests administration collapsed and druggy was asked to take over. at least 10 people have been injured in a gas explosion in afghanistan local residents trying to control the ensuing massive fire near the iranian border in the town of islam qala it's not yet clear what caused the explosion. and in somalia a suicide car bomb has decimated the the presidential palace in mogadishu the car was speeding towards the palace but was intercepted by police who opened fire on the vehicle the driver was killed and at least 7 others were injured this is the 2nd major explosion in the somali capital in recent weeks. ok some sports now and germany's bundesliga goldman's dynamic duo of jade and sand show an elling holanda both scored against often high i'm but dogman 2 came into the season with title ambitions and would wear the home side could only manage a draw. darkman coated in tears it is one only half of the game since taking the helm back in december his star studded team came into this clash in just 6 plays planned against oftentimes

central bank chief mario draghi has been sworn in as the new prime minister of italy he will head a new national unity government he's pretty just to pay ministration collapse and druggy was asked to take over. some sports news now and germany's bundesliga brissie dortmund's dynamic duo of jade and sand show and hold on both scored against hoffenheim. who came into this season with tata lambie sions and with the home side could only manage a draw. darkman coated in tears it has won only half of the game since taking the helm back in december his star studded team came into this clash in just 6th place and against hoffenheim they were once again relying on their backup goalkeeper marvin hits with roman burkey out injured. dortmund drew 1st blood in the 24th minute jaden sanchez doing the honors my sand show leaving the hof and home defense in his way. but the lead didn't last long. before making it one all 7 minutes later sebastian rudy time just passed perfectly and bore a finish the job in style. and early in the 2nd half and i'm took the lead thanks to. god hears knew he'd been beaten. rudy once again with the assist and verbal heading home. with his team facing a l

bank chief mario draghi has been sworn in as the new prime minister of italy the head a new national unity government his present search is that because his administration collapsed and druggy was asked to take over the helm. at least 10 people have been injured in a gas explosion in afghanistan local residents trying to control that massive fire near the iranian border in the town of islam collomb it's not yet clear what caused the explosion. in somalia at least one person has been killed and 7 others wounded after a suicide car bomber broke through a checkpoint and detonated near or near a checkpoint outside the presidential palace you know the d.c.u. this latest bombing occurred as somali politicians argue over how to hold a national election when the protesters in thailand gathered at bangkok's democracy monument draping it in red cloth to signal their opposition to laws on defamation of the monarchy and a scuffle ensued between protesters and riot police and several were injured police appear to make at least one arrest. finola nation's top human rights body has passed a resolution urging me in mars' military to release and sensitive she and other civilian government l

italian prime minister mario draghi has survived his 1st vote of confidence in the senate he's vowed to do whatever it takes to lead italy out of the pandemic and rebuild the economy druggy is expected to win a 2nd confidence vote in the lower house of parliament. and german chancellor angela merkel has spoken by telephone with the iranian president hassan rouhani to voice her concern that iran is failing to meet its obligations under 2050 nuclear deal that it signed with world powers that be a court has been in jeopardy since former president donald trump unilaterally withdrew from it and 28. nigerian president mohamed who bihari has ordered security forces to organize a hostage rescue operation gunmen stormed a school in central nigeria and kidnapped 42 people among them were teachers relatives and students who were sleeping in dormitories one student was killed the local state government has closed boarding schools for the time being. the new development we have on this abduction is that the nigerian government came out to see that it is going to use boat for that to come up with 3 paul was with new shoes to get destroyed or a risk without even that to death on these

italian prime minister mario draghi has survived his 1st vote of confidence in the senate he's vowed to do whatever it takes to lead italy out of the pandemic and rebuild the economy druggy is expected to win a 2nd confidence vote in the lower house of parliament. 2 journalists have been jailed and valorous for violating public order. and daria chilled sold out were arrested in november during live coverage of a protest and then against authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko the u.s. has called for their release. you're watching d.w. news still to come on our show pushed back by the probation police but left by the bosnia authorities to live in inhumane conditions what are the alternatives now for these people seeking refuge in the european union. but 1st spanish police have clashed again with thousands of protesters demanding the release of a musician jailed earlier this week for his lyrics cut a long rap or public was convicted of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in a songs and tweets on restaurant today in several cities including madrid and barcelona. demonstrators in pavlo as those hometown of youth marched to the jail where he is being held. see his de

situation druggies getting more than 200000000000 euros of recovery funds from the european union so he'll be spending a recent survey actually put a 70 percent or so approval rating for mario draghi now it's even higher than the previous prime minister giuseppe conti clearly i think a lot of italians know he's a known figure he's a known name he's known to be serious about what he's doing so clearly they're hoping that he will come in there and fix things. well still ahead here on al-jazeera arrests in nigeria as anger grows against the government's decision to reopen a controversial toll gate. and $55.00 battling to bring a huge blaze under control of afghanistan after several gas tank has exploded that . how the weather scrolling down for the korean peninsula as we go through the next couple of days we got some snow with a full cost as well little area of cloud here just rolling out so that eastern side of china across the yellow sea system with the weather here northern flank of that there's that snow that will slide its way down into north korea some heavier rain to just making its way into south korea and so we'll let go since 13 degrees celsius on sunday for all the

head of the european central bank mario draghi is meeting or has been meeting the italian president in a bid to solve the country's political crisis president gave druggy a mandate to form a new government has been struggling politically since prime ministers have become they resigned last week his coalition broke up because it couldn't agree on coronavirus spending a dozen police officers have been arrested in mexico in connection with the killing of 19 people near the u.s. border the offices faced challenges of homicide abuse of authority and making false statements the charred bodies were found in the back of 2 burned trucks in the state of. last week at least 2 of them were caught a modern migrants trying to reach the united states there you go you're up to date with your headlines we're back with the news hour in about 25 minutes. the order of the sultanate of our mind has a rich history and was once the dominant power in the whole gulf region it had a powerful navy and colonized large areas of east africa in the 17th and 18th centuries. the alba sided dynasty came to power in 749 and the same family still rules online today in 1806 sorry had been

situation druggies getting more than 200000000000 euros of the recovery funds from the european union so he'll be spending a recent survey actually put a 70 percent or so approval rating for mario draghi now it's even higher than the previous prime minister giuseppe conti clearly i think a lot of italians know he's a known figure he's a known name he's known to be serious about what he's doing so clearly they're hoping that he will come in there and fix things but he says cyprus have used tear gas and water cannon to break up protests in the capital nicosia hundreds of people rallied against corruption and coronavirus restrictions cyprus has being gradually easing its 2nd lockdown which imposed ok says jumped after christmas. the u.n. estimates that up to 400000 children in war torn yemen could die of acute malnutrition this year the 6 year long conflict has ravaged the country and the pandemic has only made things worse there harding has this report. ahmadiyya to her is 13 years old earlier this month she weighed just 11 kilograms she arrived at this hospital in sun a in desperate need of treatment for acute malnutrition. the reason she was so poorly fed is because we have no

european central bank chief mario drug has opened a 2nd round of talks aimed at forming a new government in italy he met with representatives today from several minor parties in rome druggy is hoping to secure the parliamentary support that he needs to be sworn in as prime minister this week the united states has announced that it will reengage with the un human rights council the trumpet ministration withdrew from the group 3 years ago citing what it said was unfair targeting of israel the u.s. envoy says that his country will return as an observer and seek reelection as a full member. riot police have clashed with hundreds of protesters in beirut demanding the release of anti-government activists who were detained in northern lebanon last month the lebanese army took 17 people into custody after y. enters a grid by growing poverty set fire to government buildings in the city of tripoli. heavy rains have flooded and illegal garment factory in northern morocco killing at least 28 workers firefighters rescued 10 people from the factory in the basement of a residential villa companies in iraq who often subcontract to illegal businesses to speed up production and to cut cos