but silvio blusconi is making a comeback. his center-right coalition is set to win the most votes in the general election in two we time. outside of italy, berlusconi is famous for his love of women ani ability to remain freshfaced. but in many parts of this country, he is much more than that. >> im voting for berlusconi. i trust him. i'm sure he has learned from his mistakes. >> he has builtn. good coalit he has my full confidence. reporter: berlusconi cannot tenically become prime minister. in 2013 he was banned from holding office. -- from puic office. part of his criminal cviction for tax fraud. but he can still lead his party. when i caught upith him, i asked why he thinks he is the best person from the job. mr. berlusconi: i was ousted from politics because of an unbelievably shameful sentencen the italople know that everything that has been said about me is false. all the accusations are made up. they never stop trusting me. and i have governed this country for longer than anyone else. geporter: his main challen t will

. >>> coming up, former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi tells us whoe'bainahd t election.ea >>> welcome to "street signs," i'm joumanna bercetche, these are your headlines >> european stocks trade in the red but avoid the sharp losses seen in asia >>> the chips are up for dialog semiconductor the german firm tops the stoxx 600 after revenue jumps nearly 30% in the fourth quarter. >>> and bayer shares fall as poor performance in consume procedure duconsumer products and crop production takes a hit. >>> and silvio berlusconi announces his prime minister, with the former leader barred from taking office himself >>> let's look at how u.s. futures are looking to open up seen opening up higher for the dow and s&p after we had the down session in yesterday's trading following on from powell's hawkish testimony it looks like the u.s. equities have taken that in stride and are seen opening higher in trading. in the european markets, you can see ftse 100, xetra dax, all the main indices are trading in the red. the out-performer is ftse mid-around the flat line the rest down 0.2% or so

still to come here on al-jazeera former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi addresses a rally as his party gathers momentum ahead of next weekend's elections plus. the city weights are soaring across mexico could a controversial trade deal be to play. with. the. hello there we're seeing a lot of heavy snow over parts of europe at the moment just take a look at these pictures from italy where the snow is very very deep and it's all thanks to a weather system that's been circulating around in the mediterranean sucked up a lot of moisture and now it's working its way northward and hitting the cold air that's in place over many other parts of europe where it hits that cold air that's where we see all the snow and there's plenty more still to come so for many of us here there will be plenty more heavy snow on monday and then that will gradually edge its way eastwards as we head through into choose day for the rest of us across europe it's cold and it's staying cold so a maximum of minus nine in warsaw minus four in many places here won't get above freezing for a good few days now furt

the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi rallies supporters ahead of sunday's election. hello once again across northeastern parts of asia we've lost a couple of weather fronts moving clear of japan the weather system which is moving across northeastern parts of china in the far east of russia and that is going to be bringing some significant snow for the flood of all stock minus six and windy really blizzard conditions likely there for a time but models are still across the korean peninsula and across a good part parts of central and southern japan those suckle looking at highs of thirteen degrees also broke the mold in beijing to move the forecast on through into wednesday we've got an area of rain coming up from the south so shanghai looks as though be turning particular waits to in the course of the day across more central and southern parts of china the weather conditions cheering choose a jury not to buy a strong southerly flow hong kong twenty two and shanghai city through choose day enjoying some roads to be fine weather with quite a strong wind but that front th

with silvio berlusconi, there is rarely a dull moment.e 81—year—old is making an unlikely comeback. mr berlusconi has told the bbc that he is the best option for the country in the upcoming general election. he also had a few words of advice for our reporter, sofia bettiza, who sent this from rome. forza italia! many thought he was politically finished. done. but silvio berlusconi, italy's four—time prime minister, is making a comeback. his centre—right coalition is set to win the most votes in the general election in two weeks' time. outside of italy, berlusconi's famous for his love of women and his ability to remain freshfaced. but in many parts of this country, he is much more than that. translation: i'm voting for berlusconi. he's experienced. i trust him. i'm sure he's learned from his mistakes. translation: he's built a good coalition. he has my full confidence. berlusconi can't technically become prime minister. in 2013, he was barred from public office because of his criminal convictions for tax fraud. but he can still lead his p

as prime minister silvio berlusconi held a rally this weekend which he called for a flat tax for families in companies. is ruben from holding office again after twenty thirteen fiscal fraud conviction but that hasn't stopped him from hitting the campaign trail making promises for the future all muscle has more. the scene to solve the country's economic worries at a campaign rally a sees former prime minister silvio berlusconi outlined his center right coalition. for a flat tax of twenty three percent. for individuals and firms. for national a a you just one flat tax load any other taxes which we have had a full. on which is the same families in the company's. our formula means less taxes on families that some companies less taxes on job. this informal money in families pockets increasing production companies and issues small jobs. is he currently has some of the highest taxes in europe. server is and he's planet's become one of the most discussed of the campaign. in an election where the economy as a whole lots of issue. the italian economy is actually in better shape of of for the last g

silvio berlusconi has been speaking to the bbc. general election. he says his criminal conviction for tax fraud in 2013 was shameful, but that italians never lost faith in him. we shall see about that. he has had a bizarre exchange the bbc, as you will see. forts and italia! many thought he was politically finished, done. but silvio berlusconi, italy's four—time prime minister, is making a comeback. his centre—right coalition is set to win the most votes in the general election in two weeks' time. outside of italy, berlusconi's famous for his love of women, and his ability to remain freshfaced. but in many parts of this country, he is much more than that. translation: this country, he is much more than that. translationzlj this country, he is much more than that. translation: i am voting for berlusconi, his experience, i trust him,i berlusconi, his experience, i trust him, iam berlusconi, his experience, i trust him, i am sure he has learned from his mistakes. translation: he has built a good coalition, he has my full confidence. b

to europe where the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has addressed his father talia party at iranian malana ahead of next weekend's elections he's hoping it can win enough votes to form a right wing coalition government has more. this is not an operation of elections past but the return of the great survivor of italian politics despite the scandals the humiliating political defeats and a conviction for tax fraud anyone who gambled on never seeing silvio berlusconi again might feel shortchanged but not the process faithful in a theater in milan to hear his message. yesterday i read a quote from former u.s. president reagan which says they told me that politics is historically the second activity of man and i thought it was very very close to the first activity with therefore need to be respectable in politics. for his supporters it was the one and only chance to see him campaigning and. even if it's for what he's already done for us he has my support then you know because of that he's a miracle of the tour he has so much energy it comes from his desire to see her risk on th

italy's former prime minister silvio berlusconi has been speaking at a rally in milan for his fourth say party i heard of elections next weekend is in the middle of a major political comeback and the center right coalition he now leads is on track to win the most votes and even though he is banned from holding public office well play a pivotal role in the make up of the next government is now explains. back once again. it's in the political stage after a seven year hiatus despite all the political. and tax. down to him twenty five. percent. able to prime minister. some of his own choice that in turn makes him kingmaker in this now what is interesting note. among these current. is. the populist. occupying. political environment. being seen as. a tone from previous appearances the prime minister country but amidst a. five star which has been. quite populist and been attracting quite a lot of the. almost spiritual guide for more. populist way of doing politics and what's interesting also is the fact that he's also been seen as a staple only by brussels because he is not as you and not a

and the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi is back in the limelight as his party bids for power in next weekend's elections. they're here long welcome to the program at least twenty seven people have been killed in syria russian air strikes and he said hello to on sunday the new a or a grand offensive has taken place despite the u.n. security council adopting a resolution demanding a cease fire a warning this report from osama bin just a contains some distressing images look. this is what the united nations the green house to stop. the. hours into the u.n. security council has thirty day cease fire declaration forms kept dropping on eastern. medical dozen of the dead and indeed from more than a hundred years strikes barrel bombs and artillery bombardments all of which was supposed to and continues in the rebel held area home to four hundred thousand syrians what experiences from b.b.'s and. don't give us heights for station it's the. what's. the. start as soon as possible one of this possible we don't know we don't we don't know. and then here this is a big number of popul

a new voting system means a coalition on the right is highly likely led by silvio berlusconi's forza in the election. i have been speaking to one of their mp‘s manlio di stefano, about where his party currently stands on the issue? we wa nt we want to take care of all those who have the right to stay, asylum seekers, persecuted people, all of this, and to do that we need to fix the internal problems so we are asking ina the internal problems so we are asking in a strong way, 12 mandatory quotas around the 27 countries and internally intently, all around the 8000 cities we have. how european are you because in the past you said you wanted to hold a referendum on the single currency? we never said that the european union has to be destroyed, this was storytelling that was made to attack us. we are a lwa ys that was made to attack us. we are always saying that we think to be european, we want to be european but with this currency and the way that all economic system is managed, the european union will collapse. can you imagine that were under the same currency but we don't have the same

in the form i tell you prime minister silvio berlusconi is back in the like light as his party bids for power in next weekend's elections. and i'm tatiana sanchez into how it all the ball i was nervous at the winter olympic closing ceremony but for russia's biggest games ended on a golden notes in the men's i fucking final over them more later wrongly in the park. their warm welcome to the news hour good to have your company at least twenty seven people have now been killed in syria russian air strikes in the east and also on sunday the new air and ground offensive has taken place despite u.n. security council adopting a resolution demanding a cease fire there are unconfirmed reports of attacks on two villages using chlorine gas missiles carry a warning this report from osama bin laden contains distressing images. this is what the united nations agrees house to stop. me. but hours into the u.n. security council has thirty day cease fire declaration forms kept dropping on eastern ridiculous doesn't that injuries from more than one hundred airstrikes barrel bombs and artillery bombardment

party rule before well the next elections and the center right coalition to which he belongs led by silvio berlusconi is expected to read here is the largest political force after the elections or could probably not with a sufficient to a majority to govern or a so read the no that is a very much at the heart of the political battle of the moment and of course those upcoming parliamentary elections in march our correspondent philip williams in a writing thank you. now a russian pilot has been killed by syrian rebels after they shot down his fighter jet that's according to the syrian observatory for human rights now the monitoring group says the plane was shot down over syria's northwest and it live providence russian officials confirm that the plane crashed on the pilot was killed in fighting on the ground russia along with it syrian government allies have been targeting rebels in that region. now some of the other stories making news around the world un experts say north korea's flouting sanctions on oil and gas and is supplying weapons to syria and me and my report also says pyongyang is

sanguine, ik is believe it is likely that the right wing and center-right coalition led by silvio is, which will mean will have him back in the political limelight in italy. minister, but the main power broker, and at the same time this will mean that all the talk about italy leaving the euro and referendum will in my opinion disappear. isthat sense, the tail risk relatively small, but there will be a major clash over fiscal policy because some of the election proposals made are expensive and the rest of the euro area will oppose that. i don't view this election as caring particular risks for the rest of the eurozone. jacob, thank you for that. scarlet: it is amazing how silvio is able to frame himself to present himself as a reasonable alternative. julia: but not as prime minister. scarlet: but he is pulling the strings. that. can you imagine [laughter] bitcoin.acking the latest bout of volatility. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: we want to give you an update, keeping in mind u.s. stocks weakened into the close in the final 15 minutes of trading. world indexat the futur

reporter: the prime minister who -- the former prime minister, silvio berlusconi held a rally on fridaylling for a flat tax on italian companies. he is forbidden from holding office again after a 2013 fiscal fraud conviction. economic state for italy in this report with our correspondent. therter: promising to solve country's economic woes at a campaign rally, italy's former prime minister outlined a center-right coalition plan for a flat tax of 23% for individuals and firms. >> just one flat tax, lowell bailey than the other taxes we have had before, and which is the same for families and companies. our formula means less taxes on families, on companies and on jobs. this will put more money in families's pockets and also produce more jobs. reporter: italy currently has some of the highest taxes in europe. strong rolebecome a player in the accompanying where the economy is a strong issue. the italian economy is actually compared toape as the last general election in 2013. yet, it remains one of the slowest in europe, and most people have yet to feel the recovery. unemployment also remai

but the left is facing stiff opposition former prime minister silvio berlusconi's forte tahlia has teamed up with two far right parties there making the migrants the scapegoats for the current job crisis. doesn't call them foreign doctors are stealing our own dog jobs the future of our maritime transport sector hangs in the balance and the government needs to intervene or that's the only way to save are you. really going to be going to. them and then these arguments are unlikely to convince you to say even if it will be difficult for them to leave you know. i mean i do hope that i will be able to return home one day because i think i will suffer when i go away and you know i think we first need to hit drug bottom before things will change hopefully in the not too distant future but i don't think i'll return to italy once i have settled in germany if you get there i would want to stay both have now found a job in the other western city of to sort of they start in june they're hoping to find there the bright future that their own country couldn't give them. for more on italy as it prepares

convictions and sex scandals and he's also been the former prime minister of italy multiple times silvio berlusconi i'm still young sure i'm ready to work. well at least he's young at heart and he has plenty of supporters. i will vote for berlusconi and the rest i don't care about he gets things done. due to his conviction he can become the prime minister himself but if his go italy party does well he could be the man to pick the head of the cabinet go italy leads a coalition which spans the range of italian sense right politics is thought they could gain thirty eight percent of the votes part of this coalition includes our next contender salvini and his leg a party for me when i. tell you first. to tell you first wait a second doesn't that battle cry sound familiar america first and i'm sure that's more. what i admire and trump is the fact that he is keeping most of the promises he made during the electoral campaign now just like trump salvini tweets about anything and everything moving on swath it contending now the young face of the anti establishment party only thirty one years old t

former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has addressed the round a thousand supporters at a rally in milan ahead of next weekend's elections he's hoping that his party force a tahlia could win enough votes to form a right wing coalition government and even though he is banned from holding public office but let's go and he will play a pivotal role in the makeup of the next government a son a year ago and now reports. this is not an apparition of elections past but the return of the great survivor of italian politics despite the scandals the humiliation political defeats and a conviction for tax fraud anyone who gambled on never. again might feel shortchanged but not the process faithful in a feature in milan to hear his message. yesterday i read a quote from. former u.s. president reagan which says they told me that politics is historically the second activity of man and i thought it was very very close to the first activity with therefore need to be respectable in politics. for his supporters it was the one and only chance to see him campaigning and. even if it's for what he's alr

the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has addressed hundreds of supporters of his fourth party ahead of sunday's elections that were a fraud conviction bars him from running he's hoping to be the kingmaker and their potential right wing coalition government some of the diego has more. this is not an operation of elections past but the return of the great survivor of italian politics despite the scandals the humiliating political defeats and a conviction for tax fraud anyone who gambled on never seeing silvio berlusconi again might feel shortchanged but not the process faithful in a theater in milan to hear his message. yesterday i read a quote from former u.s. president reagan which says they told me that politics is historically the second activity of man and i thought it was very very close to the first activity with therefore need to be respectable in politics. for his supporters it was the one and only chance to see him campaigning and. even if it's for what he's already done for us he has my support then you know he's a miracle of the tour he has so much energy it co

there is definitely one man who will not be running, and that is the disgraced former prime minister silvio berlusconi. analyst: he will not be running for the moment, but there is always a but with him. tegiani,dorsed antonio current president of the parliament. there was a facebook live with berlusconi in which he said he could not run this year, but is available to be prime minister in 2019, because a current bam on holding office expires in 2019. if ever the elections are inconclusive, they could head back to the voting booth next year, in which case berlusconi could present himself at the ripe old age of 83. anchor: let's move to israel and the church of the holy sepulcher has reopened after authorities caved in to pressure and suspended a church collection tax. analyst: that tax is at the heart of this controversy. the church closed its doors on sunday in protest, among other jerusalemer a municipality's decision to collect tax on church-owned properties not used as houses of worship. the jerusalem post reports prime minister benjamin netanyahu persononally intervened to suspd the tax

the ally of your party the former silvio berlusconi he's called migrants a time bomb now is fairly aggressive rhetoric it's only going to further divide people you say your weapon is your pension should we be trying to bring people together we found always the right way to act together and when we have been in the government the last time in two thousand eighty two two thousand and eleven we practically stopped the arrival of illegal immigrants in two thousand and eleven we had only. four thousand a rival in one year in last year we had the more than one hundred forty thousand arrival of illegal immigrants in italy so you can see the difference and this is a bomb but because the most of those people are illegal they will never go get the . paper. refugee because just the five maximum ten percent of them is a real refugee. and this news just in here in our international syrian air defense has now responded to new israeli raids in the capital damascus israel.

a dainty ally of your party the former pm silvio berlusconi he's called migrants a time bomb now is fairly aggressive rhetoric is only going to further divide people you say your weapon is your your pension should be trying to bring people together we found always the right way to act together and when we have been in the government the last time in two thousand eighty two two thousand and eleven we practically stopped the arrival of illegal immigrants in two thousand and eleven we had only four thousand arrival in one year in last year we had the more than one hundred forty thousand arrival of illegal immigrants in italy so you can see the difference and this is a bomb because at the most of those people are illegal they will never go get the. paper refugee because just the five maximum ten percent of them is a real refugee. a woman in california who's been a prominent face of the anti harassment movement has found herself at the center of a sexual misconduct storm she's been accused by at least two men of inappropriate behavior with more he's not he's directly. democratic assemblywoman c

silvio berlusconi can't run for office because of a conviction for tax fraud, but his party will likely, despite all the political rhetoric here, young voters fear little will actually change in italy after these elections. in these elections, nobody is speaking about young people in the proper way. most of our schoolmates right now are unemployed. there's hope in the future. voter turnout in these elections is expected to be high. italians are engaged — and angry. katya adler, bbc news, milan. tributes have been paid to the superstar bollywood actress, sridevi kapoor, who has died aged 5a. the actress, known simply as sridevi, died of a heart attack on saturday while at a family wedding in dubai. she started acting in childhood and went on to be one of the first female stars to command box office success without needing to appear alongside a prominent male co—star. rajini vaidya nathan looks back at her life. for decades, she was bollywood's leading lady. sridevi captivated audiences with her charisma and comic timing. in a male—dominated film industry, she was one of the first woman t

say a recent recovery could be derailed by the vote also the popularity of former prime minister silvio berlusconi and his center right. party is growing although he's banned from public office for tax fraud conviction and thirdly the rise of the euro skeptic a five star movement could pose a threat to the e.u. . is currently the single most popular party according to the recent polls and it's candidate luigi one twenty five in the twenty thirty general election we spoke exclusively with him in the twenty thirty general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries they show a little support that is i hope the germans can retrace their steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation though because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved asian that provided for the redistribution in other european countries in parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. surely all the

talent finance chief say a recent recovery could we derive held by the elections former prime minister silvio berlusconi and his center right dolly are fairing well in the polls even though he was banned from running for public office over a tax fraud conviction in may even become a key power broker after the vote and there's the rise of the euro skeptic five star movement that too could spell some trouble for the e.u. bloc of the five star movement is currently the single most popular party according to recent polls at least it's candidate luigi demaio won twenty five percent of the vote in the twenty thirteen general election you spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances in the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries they show a little support and i hope the germans can retrace the steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation them because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved the provided for the redistribution in other european

chiefs a recent recovery could be derailed by the vote also the popularity of former prime minister silvio berlusconi and his center right for the party is growing although he's banned from public office for tax fraud conviction and thirdly the rise of the euro skeptic five star movement could pose a threat to the european union. let's take a closer look at currently the single most popular party according to recent polls is candidate luigi to my one twenty five percent of the vote back in the twenty thirteen general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries they show a little support i hope the germans can retrace their steps to block migrants from greece and this really from seeking relocation there because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved asian that provided for the redistribution and other european countries parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. surely all the other count

say a recent recovery could be derailed by the vote also the popularity of former prime minister silvio berlusconi and his center right for italian party is growing although he's banned from public office for tax fraud conviction and thirdly the rise of populist parties in particular brussels will be worried about the euro skeptic five star movement. it's currently the single most popular party according to the recent polls and it's candidates. one twenty five percent of the vote in the twenty thirteen general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries support i hope the germans can retrace the steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved that provided for the redistribution in other european countries parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. but surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the i

say a recent recovery could be derailed by the vote also the popularity of former prime minister silvio berlusconi and his center right italia party is growing although he's banned from public office for tax fraud conviction and thirdly the rise of the euro skeptic the five star movement could pose a threat to the e.u. . is currently the single most popular party according to the recent polls and is candidate luigi de one twenty five percent of the vote in the twenty thirteen general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries they show a little support i hope the germans can retrace their steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved that provided for the redistribution and other european countries in parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the issues

chiefs a recent recovery could be derailed by the vote also the popularity of former prime minister silvio berlusconi and his center right italia party is growing although he's banned from the public office for tax fraud conviction and thirdly the rise of populist parties in particular brussels about the euro skeptic five star movement. is currently the single most popular party according to the most recent polls and his candidate. won twenty five percent of the vote in the twenty thirteen general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about europe but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries' support i hope the germans can retrace the steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved the provided for the redistribution in other european countries part of the migrants who are in italy and greece. surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the issues and aspects of the eu

silvio cannot run for office because of a conviction for tax fraud, but his party will likely have ais election nobody is speaking about young people in the proper way. most of our schoolmates are right now unemployed. there is no hope in the future. voter turnout in these elections is expected to be high. italians are engaged. and angry. the indian actress who starred in nearly 300 hollywood films has died of a heart attack at the age of 5a. she started acting in childhood and went on to be one of the first female stars to command box office success whether or not she had a prominent male costar. our correspondent looks back at her life. for decades, she was bollywood's leading lady. she captivated audiences with her charisma and comic timing. and in a male—dominated film industry she was one of the first women to become a mega star in her own right. you know the audiencejust mega star in her own right. you know the audience just wants a good film. that's all that matters. she was attending a family wedding with her husband and daughter in dubai when she suffered a heart attack late

italy's former prime minister silvio berlusconi has been out on the campaign trail, a week ahead of action in which his right—wing coalition is expected to win the most votes. mr berlusconi himself is banned from public office because of criminal convictions for tax fraud. addressing a rally of his "forza italia" or "go italy" party in milan, the 81—year—old put immigration at the forefront of his coalition's campaign: we have this problem of the 600,000 immigrants present in italy and the insecurity they produce. to solve this problem completely, there is no other way, as our current law says, than to repatriate these people, starting with those who have committed crimes. nigeria says 110 girls remain unaccounted for, following an attack on a school in the northeastern nigerian state of yobe. islamist militants stormed the school in the town of dapchi on monday. the yobe state governor is blaming the abductions on the recent withdrawal of the military from the area. nigerian troops in the airports have been brought in to help search for the girls. —— in the air force. —— and the air

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italy's former prime minister silvio berlusconi has been out on the campaign trail, a week ahead of an in which his right—wing coalition is expected to win the most votes. mr berlusconi himself is banned from public office because of criminal convictions for tax fraud. addressing a rally of his party in milan, the 81—year—old put immigration at the forefront of his campaign: nigeria says 110 girls remain unaccounted for, following an attack on a school in the northeastern nigerian state of yohbay. islamist militants stormed the school in the town of dapchi on monday. nigerian troops and the air force have been brought in to help search for the girls. the yobe state governor is blaming the abductions on the recent withdrawal of the military from the area. four people are in a critical condition in hospital in england after an explosion and fire which destroyed a shop in the city of leicester. police declared a major incident following the blast but said there is no indication of terrorism. a silver medal for the south korean women's curling team has sparked a countrywide fever for the

returned and is able to present himself as a calm elder statesman. returned and is able to present silvioraud, but his party will likely have a key role in forming the next italian government. which is why, despite all the political rhetoric here, young voters fear little will actually change in italy after these elections. will actually change in italy in these elections, nobody is speaking about young people in the proper way. is speaking about young most of our schoolmates right now are unemployed. there's hope in the future. right now are unemployed. voter turnout in these elections is expected to be high. italians are engaged — and angry. katya adler, bbc news, milan. more on the last day at the winter olympics, and the rest of the sport, over to karthi gna nasegaram. good evening. over to karthi gna nasegaram. manchester city have won their first trophy under manager, pep guardiola. city beat arsenal 3—0 in the carabao cup final but guardiola didn't go up to collect the trophy, saying it was for the club and not for him. to collect the trophy, saying natalie pirks reports from wembl

as early as disgraced former prime minister silvio berlusconi has been speaking at a rally for his fourth. in milan a week from parliamentary elections discone can't hold office. because of a tax fraud conviction he's still kicking to make yet another political comeback possibly as a kingmaker in a future government. christian leaders in israel have closed the church built of the size where jesus is burial is said to have taken place to protest against a new tax the church of the occupied east jerusalem as a significant site for christians they believe jesus was crucified and buried there before resurrecting the church leaders in jerusalem say a proposed tax on church property as part of a systematic campaign against them by the israeli government. now traditional medicine plays an important role in many african cultures but in south africa conservationists are getting increasingly worried about that and dangerous species used to make it despite structure rules dead animals used by haters assault openly and markets tanya page reports from johannesburg. these traders are suspicious of stra

tension even stronger did that they've been in power already with silvio berlusconi since the in theninety s. . they're not the league has been one of them one of the major part in any case they implemented some tough one team ignorance lowell's so i mean in theory yes they can they can win election i mean if we look at sort of it's today electoral surveys the center right is leading but we don't know with a proportional electoral proportional system if they will get a majority or not so things are very unclear now and so far but these parties have been already influencing italian politics since a very long period now the problem is that for years and probably even today a good part of the italian media as well as never consider them as far right. still ahead on al-jazeera an american disgraced donald trump lashes out at the russian investigation calling it a witch hunt plus what's in a name we explain the decades long dispute between greece and macedonia. hello there we've got a lot of snow around europe at the moment we've seen plenty of heavy snow in finland and also down towards

say a recent recovery could be de railed by the vote also the popularity of former prime minister silvio berlusconi hand his ascent to write for italia party is growing although he's banned from public office for tax fraud conviction and thirdly the rise of the euro skeptic five star movement could pose a threat to the e.u. . is currently the single most popular party according to the recent polls and it's candidate. won twenty five percent of the vote in the twenty thirty general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries' support i hope the germans can retrace the steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved provided for the redistribution in other european countries parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. but surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the issues and aspects of the european union f

case will will make the the distension even stronger did that they've been in power already with silvio berlusconi since the in the ninety s. . they're not the league has been one of them one of the major part in any case they play men that tough one team ignorance lowell's so i mean in theory yes they can they can win election i mean if we look at sort of it's today electoral surveys the center right is leading but we don't know with a proportional electoral proportional system if they will get a majority or not so things are very unclear now and so far but these parties i've been already influencing italian politics since a very long period now the problem is that for years and probably even today a good part of the italian media as well as never consider them as far right. arab refugees in germany have been protesting against hate crimes in the eastern city of called both her followers to recent knife attacks by syrian teenagers refugees say the incident is being used by far right groups to stoke tension in the area far right supporters hold the counter demonstration to protest again