this is the plan for paris. post car paris realistic? the picture shows with the future of harris could be. the eiffel tower with no cars around. it's a big that. the the term used for greater region. this isn't coming out of the blue area they announced a plan to ban diesel cars by 2024. that is the year paris will host the olympics. people are applauding her efforts. it's a very important issue. it is a long road before paris becomes a car free city. is it a dream or nightmare? angeredhe has already drivers with her efforts to make her a greener city. walk us through some of her plans. >> let's take a look. they have a clever infographics waning the measures. some of them will be new. they want to convert taxis and buses into electric vehicles and increase the number of terminals where people can charge their electric cars. schemes thatboost offer short-term bike and electric car rental. you might be familiar with that. if she wants to boost those measures and in race the number of parking lots out wide paris to have them be a transit

biting ates may be their heels, but paris leads the way. great food, dangerously good wine, killer style. they make it look easy. >> from the city of light, let's had to hollywood. the king of comedy is also a connoisseur of cars. my first car was a 55 buick roadmaster. learn the rules for being a star at a cocktail bar. >> try the way it is written on the menu. put a lot of effort into making a drink as good as possible. >> peek inside a factory that makes timeless timepieces. >> you find this training only in this region. in the world can meet this kind of know-how. >> this is "bloomberg pursuits." ♪ >> getting a drink at a good bar is one of life's great pleasures . there are right ways and wrong ways to go about it. let's go over the rules. today we will go over a few do's and don'ts of jerking and cocktail bars. drinking and cocktail bars. don't come in a bar and ask what is good, because the bartender does not know what you like. say, i like whiskey, then he can make something with whiskey. if you have dietary restrictions, no probl

of paris has been missing two of its most famous institutions. for the past four years, the ritz, probably the world's most famous hotel, and its even more exclusive brother, the crillon, have been closed for renovation. well, the wait is over. they are back and better than before. prior to renovation, the ritz was under threat from modern hotels like the w and the mandarin oriental, a $450 million renovation has brought this grand building into the 21st century. welcome inside the ritz's premium suite. there's no shortage of marble, gold leaf, or antique furniture. decadence is still the order of the day, and this could all be yours -- for a cool $33,000 a night. staying in the ritz has its perks. down in the basement is the hotel's own cooking school, in case you need to brush up on the culinary craft. the ritz's head pastry chef can show you how to make the perfect macaron. last one? >> yes, great job. >> if the ritz is famous, then its bar is legendary. the hemingway is named after the american author who liberated it during the second world

other cities might be biting at their heels, but paris still leads the way. there's no revolution needed. great food, dangerously good wine, killer style -- they make it look easy. announcer: from the city of lights, let's head to hollywood. hannah elliott rides shotgun with a king of comedy who is also a connoisseur of cars. jay: well, the first car i bought when i came to california was my 1955 buick roadmaster, which i still have. it's how i met my wife in it, i got married in that car. hannah: wow. announcer: plus, learn the rules for being a star at a cocktail bar. >> when it comes to house cocktails, try the way it is made, the way it is written on the menu. chances are, the bar staff put a lot of effort into making that drink taste as good as possible. announcer: and later, peek inside a factory that makes timeless timepieces. >> we have more than 30 different job descriptions. purely different educations, and you find these educations this , training, only in this region. because nowhere else in the world do you need this kind of know-how. announcer:

we will show you how to make the most of paris when you are here. ♪ >> the historic center of paris has been missing two of its most famous institutions. for the past four years, the ritz, probably the world's most famous hotel, and its even more exclusive brother, the crillion, have been closed for renovation. well, the wait is over. they are back and better than before. prior to renovation, the ritz was under threat from modern hotels like the w and the mandarin oriental. a $450 million renovation has brought this grand building into the 21st century. welcome inside the ritz's premium suite. there's no shortage of marble, gold leaf, or antique furniture. decadence is still the order of the day, and this could all be yours for a cool $33,000 a night. staying in the ritz has its perks. down in the basement is the hotel's own cooking school, in case you need to brush up on the culinary craft. the ritz's head pastry chef can show you how to make the perfect macaron. >> last one. >> yes, great job. >> if the ritz is famous, then its bar is legendary. the hemingway is named after the americ

paris has been making perfume since the 14th century. how exactly scents are created remains a mystery, but here you get a chance to design your own perfume. paris' hotel scene is welcoming back its other grand palace hotel. if the ritz is playing it safe, then this is taking risks, and it is work. modern art adorns the lobby and bars while staff are addressed to the nines. if you thought the ritz was expensive, then take a deep breath -- staff at $1350 and go up to $138,000 a night, but every room has its own butler with modern styling mixing seamlessly with tradition. before the renovation, the crillon was seen as aging and stuffy. a barber is on-site to make sure your beard is as sharp as your suit while in-house cobblers are here to keep you looking like you belong. food and the art of taking the time to enjoy it are traditions the french hold dear. i've got some tips for the uninitiated. don't do lunch el desco. french hold to traditional mealtimes. going out for a work lunch, plan to sit at around 1:30. second, if you are headed to

we will show you how to make the most of paris when you are here. ♪ >> the historic center of paris has been missing two of its most famous institutions. for the past four years, the ritz, probably the world's most famous hotel, and its even more exclusive brother, the crillion, have been closed for renovation. well, the wait is over. they are back and better than before. prior to renovation, the ritz was under threat from modern hotels like the w and the mandarin oriental. a $450 million renovation brought this grand building into the 21st century. welcome inside the ritz's premium suite. there's no shortage of marble, gold leaf, or antique furniture. decadence is still the order of the day, and this could all be yours for a cool $33,000 a night. staying in the ritz has its perks. down in the basement is the hotel's own cooking school, in case you need to brush up on the culinary craft. the ritz's head pastry chef can show you how to make the perfect macaron. >> last one. >> yes, great job. >> if the ritz is famous, then its bar is legendary. the hemingway is named after the american a

we will show you how to make the most of paris when you are here. ♪ >> the historic center of paris has been missing two of its most famous institutions. for the past four years, the ritz, probably the world's most famous hotel, and its even more exclusive brother, the crillion, have been closed for renovation. well the wait is over. , they are back and better than before. prior to renovation, the ritz was under threat from modern hotels like the w and the mandarin oriental. a $450 million renovation brought this grand building into the 21st century. welcome inside the ritz's premium suite. there's no shortage of marble, gold leaf, or antique furniture. decadence is still the order of the day, and this could all be yours for a cool $33,000 a night. staying in the ritz has its perks. down in the basement is the hotel's own cooking school, in case you need to brush up on the culinary craft. the ritz's head pastry chef can show you how to make the perfect macaron. >> last one. >> yes, great job. >> if the ritz is famous, then its bar is legendary. the hemingway is named after the american

you can see the, the two men have just that on the steps of the elysees paris in central paris. activists already urging emmanuel macron not to ignore allegations of cairo's crackdown and torture. and it is time now for our business update. i am joined in the studio. we are starting with a victory for french president emmanuel macron on the issue of so-called posted workers. >> that is right, macron had been leading the p push to tighn the rules on temporary migrant workers, referred to as posted workers. after 18 months of talks and 12 hours of negotiations on monday, labor leaders have agreed to some of those reforms. rebecca roffman reports. rebecca: after nearly 12 hours of negotiation, a. labor leaders gathered -- a copper my spirit of labor leaders discussed the issue of posted workers, policies that all citizens of one country to work elsewhere in the union, receiving higher salaries at home, but still lower than the local labor force. they agreed workers will be capped at 18 months, and a four-your transition period will take place before final agreement on the reform an

of paris has been missing two of its most famous institutions. for the past four years, the ritz, probably the world's most famous hotel, and its even more exclusive brother, the crillon, have been closed for renovation. well, the wait is over. they are back and better than before. prior to renovation, the ritz was under threat from modern hotels like the w and the mandarin oriental, a $450 million renovation has brought this grand building into the 21st century. welcome inside the ritz's premium suite. there's no shortage of marble, gold leaf, or antique furniture. decadence is still the order of the day, and this could all be yours -- for a cool $33,000 a night. staying in the ritz has its perks. down in the basement is the hotel's own cooking school, in case you need to brush up on the culinary craft. the ritz's head pastry chef can show you how to make the perfect macaron. >> last one? >> yes, great job. >> if the ritz is famous, then its bar is legendary. the hemingway is named after the american author who liberated it during the second wor

and when you left paris, it was how much? 33%. it's 20% in the uk, and it will be, i think, 18% or 17% in the coming years. so of course, it's still more interesting in the uk, but on the other hand you have a lot of other advantages in paris and in france. such as... such as real estate is less expensive. schools are more affordable. how many staff are you going to employ in this office — this is empty now — when you filled it up? we have a total staff of nine. within these nine, eight will be in this office at the very beginning of january. i'm just wondering whether it is important to you that mr macron and his labour reforms mean you do not have to deal with trade unions, you have more flexibility about how you hire and fire — there's a cap on redundancy payments, now — does all this make a big difference to you? yes, i wouldn't say a very big difference but a significant difference. also the flat tax on financial revenues is very clear and simple. it ia a 30% flat tax. it sounds like you are in love with emmanuel macr

other cities might be biting at their heels, but paris still leads the way. there's no revolution needed. great food, dangerously good wine, killer style -- they make it look easy. announcer: from the city of lights, let's head to hollywood. hannah elliott rides shotgun with a king of comedy who is also a connoisseur of cars. jay: well, the first car i bought when i came to california was my 1955 buick roadmaster, which i still have. it's how i met my wife in it, i got married in that car. hannah: wow. announcer: plus, learn the rules for being a star at a cocktail bar. >> when it comes to house cocktails, try the way it is made, the way it is written on the menu. chances are, the bar staff put a lot of effort into making that drink taste as good as possible. announcer: and later, peek inside a factory that makes timeless timepieces. >> we have more than 30 different job descriptions. purely different educations, and you find these educations, this training, only in this region. because nowhere else in the world do you need this kind of know-how. announcer: t

other cities might be biting at their heels, but paris still leads the way. there's no revolution needed. great food, dangerously good wine, killer style -- they make it look easy. announcer: from the city of lights, let's head to hollywood. hannah elliott rides shotgun with a king of comedy who is also a connoisseur of cars. jay leno: well, the first car i bought when i came to california was my 1955 buick roadmaster, which i still have. it's how i met my wife in it, i got married in that car. announcer: plus, learn the rules for being a star at a cocktail bar. >> when it comes to house cocktails, try the way it is made, the way it is written on the menu. chances are, the bar staff put a lot of effort into making that drink taste as good as possible. announcer: and later, peek inside a factory that makes timeless timepieces. >> we have more than 30 different job descriptions. purely different educations, and you find this education, this training, only in this region. because nowhere else in the world do you need this kind of know-how. announcer: this is "bl

paris has been making perfume since the 14th century. how exactly scents are created remains a closely guarded secret, but here at ex nihilo, a newly opened store, you get a chance to design your own perfume. paris' hotel scene is welcoming back its other grand palace hotel, the crillion. if the ritz is playing it safe, then the crillion is taking risks, and it's worked. modern art adorns the lobbies and bars, while staff are useful and dressed to the nines. if you thought the ritz was expensive, then take a deep breath. suites start at $1350 and go up to an eye-watering $38,000 a night, but every room has its own butler with modern styling mixing seamlessly with tradition. before the renovation, the crillion was seen as aging and stuffy. ell, the cobwebs have been blown off, revealing a new hotel of style and substance. a barber is on-site to make sure your beard is as sharp as your suit, while in-house cobblers are at the ready to keep you looking like you belong. food and the art of taking the time to enjoy it are traditions the frenc

of paris has been missing two of its most famous institutions. for the past four years, the ritz, probably the world's most famous hotel, and its even more exclusive brother, the crillion, have been closed for renovation. well, the wait is over. they are back and better than before. prior to renovation, the ritz was under threat from modern hotels like the w and the mandarin oriental. a $450 million renovation brought this grand building into the 21st century. welcome inside the ritz's premium suite. there's no shortage of marble, gold leaf, or antique furniture. decadence is still the order of the day, and this could all be yours for a cool $33,000 a night. staying in the ritz has its perks. down in the basement is the hotel's own cooking school, in case you need to brush up on the culinary craft. the ritz's head pastry chef can show you how to make the perfect macaron. >> last one. >> yes, great job. host: if the ritz is famous, then its bar is legendary. the hemingway is named after the american author who liberated it during the second world

liberation of paris and they are creating. radicalizing for. egypt is the biggest market in the middle east for france's weapons industry but some analysts believe it's the wrong approach to bring back stability to the region. if we can fear that in the short term.

and when you left paris, it was how much? 33%. it's 20% in the uk, and it will be, i think, 18% or i7% in the coming years. so of course, it's still more interesting in the uk but on the other hand, you have a lot of other advantages in paris and in france. such as... such as real estate is less expensive. schools are more affordable. how many staff are you going to employ in this office — this is empty now — when you have filled it up? we have a total staff of nine. within these nine, eight will be in this office at the very beginning of january. i'm just wondering whether it is important to you that mr macron and his labour reforms mean you do not have to deal with trade unions, you have more flexibility about how you hire and fire, there's a cap on redundancy payments now — does all this make a big difference to you? yes. i wouldn't say a very big difference but a significant difference. also, the flat tax on financial revenues is very clear and simple. it is a 30% flat tax. it sounds like you are in love with emmanuel ma

first, our tip -- our top story live from paris. ♪ >> police in spain have closed off a park surrounding the regional government in catalonia , ahead of what could be a declaration of unilateral independence from their tonight. the catalunya president has yet to say whether or not he will do that when he addresses the parliament around 6:00 p.m. local time. today, he met with his cabinet in a closed-door session. nine days ago, catalonia voted for independence in a disputed referendum. over the weekend, 350,000 people turned out againstst independen. we have more on the mounting pressure coming from all sides of the debate. >> with catalonia deeply divided on the question of independence, there is at least one place where there is unfair to support for the catalonia president. that is thee 54-year-oldld's hometown. >> i thought that with him we would reach the end of our quest for independence. >> the residents are pushing him to declare independence. politically, there is strong pressure coming from pro-independence parties, including a key partner, the far left. >> if we are not a stat

why paris the answer is simple. because vino was now soviet territory romania a communist state austria marred by hypocrisy germany out of the question. i sing before strangers ceylon wrote a rundown hotel room became his home for nearly five years stateless jobless propertyless and as a poet nameless. he struggled to make a living as a manual laborer and interpreter and began studies at the sorbonne paris was beautiful but ceylon was lonely. he plunged into the twilight of the basement clubs it was the liberating time of jana's. the world it. was. then another woman stepped into his life it was. an art student she was the daughter of an heiress to critic family that had remained silent during the german occupation she was disowned by her parents. in herat she to source to find expression for human forms of existence in the poll salon courtyard of berlin's jewish museum is a floor relief by list the lines of light bodies with movements frozen into crystal splinters. whole and married in one nine hundred fifty two sh

first, our top story from paris. iraq's prime minister is in paris today. he held talks with french president emmanuel macron. the leaders gave a press conference earlier where they talked about the importance of national reconciliation in iraq. urged dialoguen and offered to help mediate between baghdad and the kurds, who voted for referendum -- - fr independence in a referendum last month. the iraqi prime minister said he does not want armed conflict but insisted the referendum was illegal. the iraqi prime minister confirmed news that broke today that iraqi forces have taken back the town of hot ouija -- taken back a town from the islamic state group. >> i would like to announce the takeover of the city today. there is only the border with syria that remains to be liberated. we were not distracted. theave concentrated on fight against terrorism. this would not have been possible without the courage am hard fighting of our soldiers, with the help of france and other partners at our side. the city was one of the last militant strongholds in iraq, the only o

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is in paris having meetings with members. natasha what more do we know about. and speaking on the kurdish referendum why did he do that. well they did talk about the kurdish because going into this meeting it was almost in question last week we had the elisei saying that this was going to be very much the focus of this meeting between the french president and the iraqi foreign minister but then the iraqi foreign minister's office. however they did. it was a very frank discussion he said that he supports the unity of a role that he. must respect the rights of the kurdish people he said really what's important is that everyone comes together to try and ensure iraq stability and even offered himself as somebody who could perhaps mediate tensions he said. the prime minister stood his ground saying that this referendum from his point of view is illegal and. to authorities to continue to. government forces and securing areas that have been left behind. and also he said. no interest in confrontation with the kurdish forces what else

whisky behind the lucky to have been peaceful so far in paris what's it looking like now. well the peace is over as police have been firing tear gas on the protests to say in paris now we're in the middle of a crowd and to give you a sense of what how angry people all we've got stewed to spot behind me who was unhappy about the cuts that hates to support the teacher the hospital workers and the rest of the city was taking place in this nationwide day of protest around five million people all represented by these unions who told them to come out on strike and it was peaceful but as we've been improving along the destination he too wants a nation in paris we've already seen some of the damage that's been caused by the protesters and of course the police are now responding in kind with that scene you gas we've seen people leaving past just impacted by the effects of that see gas now many people here are unhappy about what they see is the monsoon government's cuts to the civil service the strike took a hundred twenty thousand jobs to be cuts over the next fight is a pay freeze

paris has been making perfume since the 14th century. exactly scents are created remains a mystery, but here you get a chance to design your own perfume. ' hotel scene is welcoming back its other grand palace hotel. if the ritz is playing it safe, then this is taking risks, and it is work. modern art adorns the lobby and bars while staff are addressed to the nines. if you thought the ritz was expensive, then take a deep at $1350 and go $138,000 a night, but every room has its own butler with modern styling mixing seamlessly with tradition. before the renovation, the crillon was seen as agee and stuffy. -- aging and stuffy. a barber is on-site to make sure your beard is as sharp as your suit while in-house cobblers are here to keep you looking like you belong. and the art of taking the time to enjoy it our traditions the french hold dear. i've got some tips for the uninitiated. don't do lunch el desco. traditionalto mealtimes. going out for a work lunch, plan to sit at around 1:30. second, if you are headed to a nice restaurant, book ahea

paris. meanwhile french officials are choosing other ways to show the disapproval of micro mayors in central fronts of to the president's portraits in their offices to face the wall so after they were tear gassed by police as they tried to enter a building which mccrone was holding a meeting in a bid to speak to him another man and in eastern region as the bottom third of his portrait. that was a protest of the code of more than thirty percent in a budget. and the news u.s. backed fighters in syria say that they are just a week away from liberating islamic states one time defacto capital rocket the effort to push the terrorists out of the city which is once populated by more than two hundred thousand people left in ruins are some of the latest pictures from inside. goodish led forces launched the operation against the terrorists in iraq are in early june they've liberated ninety percent of the city although i still continue to fight for control of the center loss of the city would be a major

you still no museum inside they design us from headquarters in paris. his latest project opens in. fine building illusions created by. me donna milosevic. and more next time. for. always at full speed. always shining. but always on the move. mobility today and in the future. driving. thirty minutes double. the best in the w we speak your language our spanish program only until. always will inform doesn't listen again like you always close to the action but i'm not quite open cobol get one but why couldn't you get that up to the minute news and opinions of the background to political developments w d w we bring you more of the oil of. germany state by state. the most colorful. the liveliest. the most traditional find it all at any time. check in with a web special. take a tour of germany state by state on d w dot com.

why paris the answer is simple. because vino was now soviet territory romania a communist state austria marred by hypocrisy germany out of the question. i sing before strangers ceylon wrote a rundown hotel room became his home for nearly five years stateless jobless propertyless and as a poet nameless. he struggled to make a living as a manual laborer and interpreter and began studies at the sorbonne paris was beautiful but so long was lonely. he plunged into the twilight of the basement clubs it was the liberating time of janice. believe it. was. then another woman stepped into his life it was. an art student she was the daughter of an heiress to critic family that had remained silent during the german occupation she was disowned by her parents. in herat she too sought to find expression for human forms of existence in the poll salon courtyard of berlin's jewish museum is a flaw released by list the lines are like bodies with movements frozen into crystal splinters. whole and married in one nine hundred fifty two.

paris meanwhile french officials are choosing other. ways to share the disapproval of marc wrong for example mayors in central france two in the president's portraits in their offices to face the wall after they were tear gassed by police as they tried to enter a building which marked on was holding a meeting as they were bidding to speak to him in another manner in an eastern region at the bottom third of his macron portraits that was in protest at a cut of over thirty percent in his state budget. prime minister trees of maize warned that the country must be prepared to quit the e.u. without a deal if it can't agree with brussels on how to exit and this is after months of frustrating talks with the european union failed so far to produce an agreement. well i believe it is profoundly in all our interests for the negotiations to succeed it is also our responsibility as a government to prepare for every eventuality so that is exactly what we are doing to resume a said that talks with the european union could drag on for another year at le

my name is jenny paris and i work a d.w.i. . while going to a wonderful new week of year mike so i'm louise house and i will be here bringing you the latest news from europe today we have. a fashion icon a new museum in paris pays comin to eve's our. city ranking this week we'll highlight the best quality of life in europe. and shopping spree in spain was caught even a store tans a hundred and ten. it was one of the most famous design is in the well if salo wrong the french designers started his career at dior in one thousand nine hundred fifty seven four years later he founded as own brand with his own name and for many years he worked in paris in a cool want to building near the eiffel tower this house has now become a museum which opens this week. spent the better part of twenty years here. in this room he sketched his designs and held his fittings. various personal belongings lie strewn around the desk as if he'd just left the room. is intentional. former company headquarters has now become a museum. the concept is to leave

fashion icon a new museum in paris pays comin to evaluate. citibank this week we'll highlight the best quality of life. for a girl in spain with a store tan one hundred ten. it was one of the most famous design is in the well. wrong the french designers started his career at dior and nine hundred fifty seven four years later he founded his own brand with his own name and for many years he worked in paris in a corner building near the eiffel tower this house has now become a museum which opens this week. eve celeron spent the better part of twenty years here. in this room he sketched his designs and held his fittings. there is personal belongings lies strewn around the desk as if he just left the room. the fact is intentional. former company headquarters has now become a museum. the concept is to leave visitors with an authentic sense of the place. the desk is full of things he kept around all his life that were very dear to him like the public figures that stand for his dogs. we want it to be moved that a museum a fashion more like a place of

this man is an uber driverfor one of paris ‘s poorer drivers. —— areas. he takes me to his old turf. a neighbourhood with a high immigrant population, widespread poverty and skyhigh youth unemployment. reform isa skyhigh youth unemployment. reform is a word that resonate here as well. inafunny in a funny sort of way, it seems to me you are exactly the kind of guy that emmanuel macron believes in. you are highly flexible.. do you have faith that lets say in five years from now, five years of emmanuel macron's reforms, can really change the lives of people in this neighbourhood ? take the train south, out of paris, and a different france comes into view. metropolitan attitudes do not a lwa ys view. metropolitan attitudes do not always travel well. this is my first time here. ijourneyed to a region for a different take on france's situation. home to 19,000 people, a country town shaped by farming, small business and traditional values. just outside town, the tobacco harvest is in full swing. this region has long grown the leaf and these days in imports have

yes i think so i mean it goes well clear from the beginning that the paris agreement. not be sufficient and to meet the two degree target to limit global warming to well below two degrees and there are states in america. there are companies you know who commit themselves to the parity agreement so i think what trumps that is not the last one so if these companies commit themselves or states like california what actions specific actions can they take to limit carbon dioxide and other emissions. well i think. the price for renewable energies or for natural gas for instance is much cheaper than for coal and so it tamped of donald trump you know to save as he says to a safe the coal industry you know that won't work because this is against all rules of a market and therefore i believe that you know since the actors are not crazy that they will actually go into the objection of less. poisoning technology knew about energy soda wind and so on right more research division had at the humboldt center for ocean research in kiel thank you so much for joining us on our program. th

also coming up strengthening ties the french president holds egypt's leader abdel fattah el-sisi in paris human rights groups though are not impressed. sending a message washington announces its withdrawing military aid for me and maher over its treatment of range of muslims plus. a mentor thomas with tourists in the rural chinese village where to evade changing take spent his formative years old explaining why this place matches two presidents house of his policies congress. his grip on power. if they're warm welcome to the program in the last hour the u.n. secretary general has touched on in central african republic it's his first visit there since he took office in january until no good terrorists this is this it is to draw attention to violence there which he says is often ignored by the world's media in august the un's aid chief or the violence in the country could soon become genocide well let's go live to nicholas sarkozy in the capital bangui hi there nicholas so the u.n. secretary general wants to see more boots on the ground. that's right julie in fact he's asking for nine hundr

now paris cold has handed down a suspended jail term in the corruption trial of equitorial guinea is vice president taylor dorian and gamer or be airing dirty in and game of the and is the son of the long time leader théodore be young and gamer who's been president of this oil rich west african nation for thirty eight years now well the younger of the un is accused of spending more than a thousand times his official annual salary on a six storey mansion in paris there's a fleet of luxury supercars not to mention michael jackson memorabilia the case was started by two anticorruption groups who say families of several african leaders live in france on the proceeds of corruption let's go live now to david chaytor our correspondent in paris so this is this guy whole case is about france showing that it's not prepared to put up with the leaders of the african culture is living rather nicely on the proceeds of corruption. this case settles a very important precedent it's the new legislation they've brought in called ill gotten gains and that's a very good term now this case involves the s

talk of the town a belgian designer makes the splash at paris caution week. on the road again an iconic french car makes a comeback in wood. and design classic an italian storage unit turns fifty. a paris is the city of fashion on any given day but this past week more than ever as the press reports a show's showcase the trends for next spring and summer and one show in particular was eagerly awaited that of the french fashion label why project had designer glen mountains is a protege of the one and only. which certainly shows in his creations which are like a hybrid of street where and elegant and we caught up with him backstage. with barely an hour to go before his latest creations if the catwalk thirty three year old glen martens flips around backstage nipping and talking and making sure everything fits perfectly right to the last second. of all if i even used to put on sunglasses because i'd be so nervous about the show walker it is i didn't want anyone to see my eyes and realize how terrorizing stressed i was at that if it is up to the professor. but he n

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why paris the answer is simple. because vino was now soviet territory romania a communist state austria marred by hypocrisy germany out of the question. i sing before strangers ceylon wrote a rundown hotel room became his home for nearly five years stateless jobless propertyless and as a poet nameless. he struggled to make a living as a manual laborer and interpreter and began studies at the sorbonne paris was beautiful but salon was lonely. he plunged into the twilight of the basement clubs it was the liberating time of chaos. in the world it. was. then another woman stepped into his life it was. an art student she was the daughter of an heiress to critic family that had remained silent during the german occupation she was disowned by her parents. in her art she to source to find expression for human forms of existence in the pole salon courtyard of berlin's jewish museum is a flaw released by list the lines are like bodies with movements frozen into crystal splinters. whole and she says married in one nine hundred

talk of the town a belgian designer makes a splash at paris caution week. on the road again an iconic french car makes a comeback in a wood. and design classic an italian storage unit turns fifty. a paris is the city of fashion on any given day but this past week more than ever as the press reports a show's showcase the trends for next spring and summer and one show in particular was eagerly awaited that of the french fashion label why a project had designer glen mountains is a protege of the one and only a goatee which certainly shows in his creations which are like a hybrid of street where and elegant and we caught up with him backstage. with barely an hour to go before easily. it has to creation's if the catwalk thirty three year old glen martin's flips around backstage nipping and talking and making sure everything fits perfectly right to the last second. of all i either need to put on sunglasses because i'd be so nervous about the show work or it is i don't want anyone to see my eyes and realize how terrorized and stressed i was at that if it is up to

paris cooled has handed down a suspended jail term in the corruption trial of equitorial guinea is vice president taylor doreen and gamma obiang obiang is the son of the long time leader daughter of a young and gamma who's been president of this oil rich west african nation for thirty eight she is the younger obiang is accused of spending more than a thousand times his official salary on a six story mansion in paris a fleet of luxury cars as well as michael jackson memorabilia the case was started by two anticorruption groups who say families of several african leaders live in france on the proceeds of corruption david chase has more now from paris. obiang has been sentenced to three years in prison he's been fined thirty million dollars or more and he's also been told that all the property that's already been seized will remain in the possession of the french government so this is a very important precedent it's that under new legislation before the so-called tribunals of corrections behind me it sets the ill gotten gain legislation into an important facet of the french legal system it

paris hilton reference is it's very clear here in the independent rushes. paris hilton to challenge from ripping now if if we take a look at the some of the french speaking price they're not mincing words at all this is this wha in belgium. and. accounted chosen by the kremlin to confront written in next march's at presidential election i don't think it's as clear as old powers. at but there is some degree of suspicion but of course the real opposition candidate other lx in the valley is bark. bright as a reason that's right but which abating annals because he's popular boxes and the kremlin has said that we have made no public objections homes her candidacy sold. and. meanwhile live that's just smell somewhat of yes lippisch at lifting daily they're calling her. a sort of de a cheap kind of please re and a tv star who is the rifle i mean this is a very dismissive headline that's very dismissive and it is seven making comments about her which things a bit. on fat like i could get a little you know and maybe meet spots small but misogyny it's on sometimes as

across those developments china do bensky in paris thank you very much indeed thank you. well meanwhile french officials are choosing unusual ways to show their disapproval of macro manners in central france have turned to the president's portrayed in their office to face the wall and that's after they were tear gassed by police as they tried to enter a building in which metro was holding a meeting in a bid to speak to him while another man in the eastern region has come to the bottom third of his macro portrayed in a protest over a thirty percent cut in the state budget. we will people are also gathering in the catalonian capital of false alona for a march in support of independence it comes amid speculation the region's president could could shortly declare a break from spain well for more on this we cannot cross live t r t's anastasio churkin a who's a new boss along the well how that the us just so you know we're expecting a speech very shortly so what's the mood like on the ground there. we'll take some shots of patient here building anxiety and excitement are really

paris is the perfect place to take the season's fashion pulse. design a street style. what to wear this for one thing it's red is for the cold winter months industry insider says this season is. red is a big color i think the looks very good a lot of people looks good on blogs and brads well it's a happy color there's a great conversation of love and women are really using it in accessories in total looks even and i love the already trend as in red from head to toe maybe red t. shirt or sweater red pants red shoes super cool. on the runway the german model showcased another trend checks. designers have above all revived respectable hound's tooth for shark tale of looks. german singer lena my amount hood is just one of many celebrities who's checkmate that's come thing it's got if you get there on the checkered coat and hair known color making a comeback preferably in a relaxed oversized. blazers are all over the place right now and the good old news going camp is also cropping up again. just enough you know those are two key pieces you need for a style update. without

talk of the town a belgian designer makes a splash at paris caution week. on the road again an iconic french car makes a comeback in wood. and design classic an italian storage unit turns fifty. a paris is the city of fashion on any given day but this past week more than ever as the press report a show's showcase the trends for next spring and summer and one show in particular was eagerly awaited that of the french fashion label why a project had designer glen multan this is a protege of the one and only. which certainly shows in his creations which are like a hybrid of street where and elegant and we caught up with him backstage. with barely an hour to go before his latest creations if the catwalk thirty three year old glen martin's flips around backstage nipping and tucking in making sure everything fits perfectly right to the last second. i even used to put on sunglasses because i'd been so nervous about the show for it is i didn't want anyone to see my eyes and realize how terrorized and stressed i was at that if it is up to the professor. but he need n

we can't ever let this history of ideas being interrupted through the oldest bookstore in paris was also an online pioneer. if you're somehow has been shipping books customers purchased on the internet for twenty years now still sales are falling you know hopes anew initiative will help. around seven hundred booksellers in the country have set up a database that lets customers preserve and pick up books at leisure back. here it's all about proximity when many people come to pick up a book they often forget at first that they ordered it online this initiative allows us to once again establish human contact with customers. françoise you so manes optimistic that small stores like his will survive there's no fifth generation as you saw him to take over the family business but the bookseller hopes to one day find a successor to help keep the spirit of his historic store alive. books and mall books. a special edition of twenty one. frank that separates franks. awards and award winners. a report on the financial health industry the two thousand and seventeen frankfurt book fair. next. european

genie: we have paris without cars a few weeks ago. yesterday we had paris without clothes. famed ranges.s's activity day to raise awareness and defend their hopes of a nudist complex in paris. not afar, a barbershop, games, singing classes, and a knitting workshop conducted in the nude in the hopes of d dramatizing nudity. welcoming nature man: today, i'm going to talk about dominant economic, social, cultural, political system: consumer capitalism. at the heart of ththe success of this model lie two linked ideas. the first is an image of "the good life" based upon the accumulation of consumer goods, and the second is the idea of perpetual and infinite economic growth. what i want to argue today is that both those ideas

it has proven very difficult for trump to pull out of the paris accord. as soon as it was announced, there was a heartening response on the part of governors and mayors all over the country saying that their states or their cities would follow the paris accord. and there was an even more intense international response, a joint statement by germany, france, and italy, that the paris accord was a reversible, and by china that they would continue their involvement in the paris accord. and then the trump administration issued a series of so-called clarifications. ll, we will go to the meetings. wewell, we d don't t exactly hao pullout, we will renegotiate. in other words, obfuscating the whole issue, which is very trump-ian and not so surprising. the reason why it is difficult for him to pull out of the paris accord is that there is a worldwide consensus about it. it is more powerful than any person, even the most dangerous person in the world, donald trump. again, it isense, outrageous that trump would try -savingout of a world accord or at least something i

fashion this year adding a splash of color to an often dull when to wardrobe with paris fashion week in full swing in the moment we went to talk to the pros to find out what to wear as the cold nights draw in hair in northern europe. whether it's own off the runways during the ready to wear shows paris is the perfect place to take the season's fashion pulse. design a street style have been laying. what to wear this for one thing inside. for the cold winter months industry insider says this season is. red is a big color i think the looks very good a lot of people looks good on blogs or brats and it's a happy color there's a great conversation of love and women are really using it and accessories in total looks even i love the already trend as in red from head to toe maybe red t. shirt or sweater red pants red shoes super cool. on the runway the german model showcased another trend checks. designers have above all revived respectable hound's tooth for shark tale of looks. german singer lena mayan mt hood is just one of many celebrities whose checkmate that's coming it's going to be tha