host: you are watching live from paris. these are the headlines. after the resignation of the former paris mayor candidate over leaked sex tapes, another minister stepped onto long-term mayoral campaign. that as they debate controversial reforms to french pensionsns and parliament. citizens evavacuated frorom a quarantined cruise ship in japan test positive for the coronavirus, this after the number of deaths in china rises to 1170. and the syrian ststate media sas regime forces have seized most of the northwestern profits from -- province from rebels. this is one day after they were due to hold talks in the region. thank you for joining us. also coming up in business, the end of the arrow for one of australia's most iconic cars. general motors is a scrapping of its -- brand, leaving australia and new zealand for good and a global restructuring. -- amid a global restructuring. ♪ france's former health minister is now running for mayor of paris, after she was catapulted into the race after the ruling party's candidate withdrew suddenly on friday f

in paris is the big prize. in the -- and paris is the big prize. , macron's party performed very well in paris, but the campaign was struggling. there was a dissident candidate, well-known, and he did not being benjamin griveaux the head of paris. that polls. it has been a disaster from the get go for emmanuel macron's party and if you add this to the struggle with pension reform, this is been a very difficult time for emmanuel macron. he did not need this. we are told that he and benjamin griveaux are very close. yesterday discussion night and emmanuel macron told him that he had to protect himself and his family and they would understand why he would withdraw his candidacy. the question is who will run for emmanuel macron's party in paris yet but will thehey find a good candidate? may be can bring the dissident back inside the tent? at this is very bad news for --ual image, but also his emmanuel macron's image, but also in his chance of winning the paris mayoral contest. and they have to go after the lead soc

to find out more a basement in paris is chinatown. these elaborate costumes were meant for the annual chinese new year parade that draws thousands of spectators but for the 1st time the event was called off the sea or certainly 10 was a regular participant blames the coronavirus and the stigma if you would certainly not the right was cancelled not out of fear of the coronavirus but the fear of children being stigmatized with being told that asian children are coming back from school crying because they were singled out and made fun of they were insulted and called names so we didn't feel like celebrating that it's been very tough the thought of it suddenly turned grew up in this neighborhood a melting pot known for its 960 s. high rise apartment blocks and dozens of east asian stores and restaurants the freshman is of chinese and commode into st and says he'd never really experienced racism opened in paris until a week ago. it was upon him it. took the metro and as i sat down the person next to me got up and moved away and then he cov

fuel concerns of rights abuses this is taught from paris. is joining us this thought hit in frogs another b blow for president emmanuel macron. is pick for t the upcomining paris marital action has pulled out of the race following a sex tape leak. was among g griffo a long t time back on ally and a key figure juniors twenty seventeen- election campaign slamming what he called a vile attackck on his private life is to sites. no russian also issues of asylum in france in twenty seventeen said he posted the compromising images and messages to denounce. record the cabinets hypocrisy. from twenty fourth. plan russia's details. the league sex video death in may. death beauchemin reverses these are just a few of the reasons he's decided to drop out of the paris mayoral race. see downtown that. yesterday a website and social media. posted vicious attacks targeting my private life have you created. fun sweet pop. music i can not expose my family and myself any more to that kind of violence. when there are no limits on. it has too far that's. one simp

to find out more a basement in paris is chinatown. these elaborate costumes were meant for the annual chinese new year parade that draws thousands of spectators but for the 1st time the event was called off the sea or suddenly 10 was a regular participant blames the coronavirus and the stigma if you would a certain you know part of the right was cancelled not out of fear of the coronavirus but the fear of children being stigmatized with being told that eyes and children are coming back from school crying because they were singled out and made fun of they were insulted and called names so we didn't feel like celebrating that it's been very tough it suddenly turned grew up in this neighborhood a melting pot known for its 960 s. high rise apartment blocks and dozens of east asian stores and restaurants the freshman is of chinese and cambodian descent and says he never really experienced racism openly in paris until a week ago. it was upon him it. took the metro and as i sat down the person next to me got up and moved away and then he cov

tripoli a major paris train station had to be evacuated on friday afternoon after protesters started lighting fires demonstrators had set fire to scooters and cars now in protest at a concert by congolese singer. it has previously had to cancel concerts because of demonstrations opposed to the government of the democratic republic of congo. or it was outside the garden or earlier and said that plumes of smoke could be seen right across central paris. where the girl daily or train station is one of the main stations in central paris and of the ground level you can really get a sense of the damage you can see these motorbikes have been overturned and if you come over here a whole row of motorbikes completely burnt out just caucuses on the floor we've seen a smashed possibly see bus stops also in bits completely burnt out and what happened was it was about a 6 o'clock in the evening local time here in paris when protesters say all these vehicles around the train station and the plumes of smoke there rosen's the air were very impressive you could see them all over paris we were some 2 ki

the french president drops out of the paris. live from moscow thanks for joining us here at r.t. international tonight hawkins' welcome to the program. the 3rd whistleblower investigation into the alleged chlorine attack in the syrian city of duma in april 28th in. the years i serve or the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed for the organization and i'm glad i left it. given to the investigative news website the gray zone project on its issues of integrity during the probe it follows revelations by 2 other watchdog employees stressing the same issue they also question the findings of the against the of sifts through the evidence. we like to imagine that these massive global organizations the un the i.m.f. the u.p.c. w. these juggernauts a good but knives that at the end of the day what they do is good for mankind but as with many things in life you take a closer look and you're left the supported one whistleblower saying the u.p.c. w. was biased corrupt well he could be wrong just an opinion to whistleblowers saying the same thing makes you think could th

and a major railway station is evacuated in paris after protesters begin lighting fires . are come to the program our top story nato has called on russia and syria to halt the offensive in as violence continues to escalate in the region the military alliance held an emergency meeting and has condemned the continued indiscriminate as strikes as follows the death of $33.00 turkish soldiers on thursday member states express solidarity with ally turkey but offered no additional nato support meanwhile on the ground turkey has started retaliatory strikes saying it has hit more than $200.00 syrian government positions after denying involvement in the initial attack on turkish soldiers moscow made amends with turkey as president vladimir putin spoke to worship type 2 on the 2 countries have decided to stick to that 2018 deescalation zone plan but that so-called safety zone is where most of the violence is now taking place so let's cross to hash bar in hatay on the turkey syria border what is the latest on the as strikes in the region hashim. money in the last few hours basically a

to find out more a basement in paris is chinatown. these elaborate costumes were meant for the annual chinese new year parade that draws thousands of spectators but for the 1st time the event was called off the sea or certainly 10 was a regular participant blames the coronavirus and the stigma if you would certainly know that was cancelled not out of fear of the corona virus but the fear of children being stigmatized we've been told that asian children are coming back from school crying because they were singled out and made fun of they were insulted and called names so we didn't feel like celebrating that it's been very tough. that suddenly turn grew up in this neighborhood a melting pot known for its 1960 s. high rise apartment blocks and dozens of east asian stores and restaurants the freshman is of chinese and cambodian descent and says he never really experienced racism opened in paris until a week ago. it was a. mess took the metro and as i sat down the person next to me got up and moved away and then he covered his mouth and no

so is a is essentially i had him go- to paris he wasn't that excited to go to paris incidentally by rich of being in paris no he was geographically far from iran. he had better access to world cation systems and was a ae to commandeer the revolution from to do soso from iraq. finally on to the question me about a place i live nearby and you the i tell of been there but i couldn't work out why you'll find a good explanation thank you sir for give me that. and thank you for telling us more about- the importancnce of the revolution and have course remains very important. in that you put in context out today thank you very much sir pria among them from mit historian of thehe middle east. thanks for joining us. i thought the business can bee jones is eurorope's biggest infrarastruce prompted is onon track is- the british prime minister boris johnson. backs a new high speed. railway line h. s. to a political that. h. s. to marc ages one to know where that is no london to the channel to. channel temp taha. connects the eurostar there. it's on. the time of having hits a mine information as-

and that case in paris continues that's a much of the main world news headlines live from paris who won in iowa twenty four hours after the event we still don't know fatal flaw in the u. apt to collect results meant old school county by hand. disbursement for the democrats. four hunundred. five second fatality outside china is recorded this time at home called more than twenty thousand people are affected the doctors know about the world health organization is criticizing rich countries the failing to shed the virus data. high stakes pro case that is captured the popular imagination here france. will begin in the pararis course this cheeeese day to o frank is ready maman allegedly conning the rich to handle the vast sums of cash. zing is the then french foreign minister thanks to custom made silicon mosqsque. in that case continues. time to business get me to join this once again we're talking aboutut the protests against the french government's efforts to reform the pension system and then you rather at putrid problem has emerged kate will not explain absolutely market is public transp

and to do all my clothes political woes bro was a key ally of the french president dropped out of the paris mayoral race following the leak of the sex to a. 27 live from the russian capital this is r t international a very warm welcome from everyone here. or let's jump in a thought whistleblower has chimed in with claims accusing the wild chemical weapons watchdog of creating an atmosphere of intimidation during the o.p.c. w.'s investigation into the alleged coup or an attack in the syrian city of duma back in april 20. the years are server the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed for the organization and i'm glad i left it or tacked it email given to investigative news website the gray zone project highlights issues of integrity chairing the probe it follows revelations by 2 of the up watchdog employees all stressing the same issue they also question the findings of the final report which in effect pinned the blame on the assad government. through the evidence we like to imagine that these massive google organizations the un the un if the u.p.c. w. these juggernauts

condiment political was right as a key ally of french president drops out of the paris may all race following the leak of the sex tape. every hour on now and this is our team and not likes to keep me company as we talk through the biggest stories of the day so far. well let's start with this one a thought a whistleblower has chimed in with claims accusing the wild chemical weapons watch talk of creating an atmosphere of intimidation during the o.p.c. doppies investigation into the alleged quran attack in the syrian city of duma back in april 28th. the years are server the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed for the organization and i'm glad i left it i would talk to the mail given to invest of news website the grazer and project highlights issues of integrity during a probe it follows revelations by 2 other watchdog employees he stressed the same issue they also question the findings of the final report which in effect pinned the blame squarely on the assad government. has been sifting through the evidence we like magine that these massive google organizations the un

for the party to win that one here in paris would it be very big. this is going to be deeply embarrassing not just for the party but for himself the party will of course choose another candidate or that selection but in reality many will be questioning it down which has already been done. just. more news coming up just after this short break with us on r.t. international. we know in psychology that the more people are told that they can't or shouldn't do something whether it's sexual or otherwise the more it makes them want to do so trying new things violating taboos are some of the most common in pervasive elements in our sexual fantasies. keyser one more in my guide to financial survival this is. a device used by professional scallywags to earn money. that's right these hedge funds are simply not accountable and we're just getting more and more to the. totally destabilize the global economy you need to protect yourself and get in for. the program the u.k. prime minister is reportedly postponed a trip to the divided states to meet with donald trump

so quite a few ba n ks paris from london. so quite a few banks have set up regional offices, or expanded their regional offices, to ensure that they can still serve european clients post brexit. and given the fact that actually we have got very good transport links into paris, we have seen 4000 jobs move over, but when you compare the scale and size of london versus paris, london is still very much at the forefront. we employ 250,000 much at the forefront. we employ 250 , 000 employees much at the forefront. we employ 250,000 employees in the financial services sector, and paris do very well, it is not to the same extent. thank you so to the same extent. thank you so much for coming in. it is a shame we can't get you to talk about our last story. next time you come and we will make sure we get to those key stories. thank you for your company here on the briefing. have a really good day, and we will see you soon. hello. from start to finish, this week almost couldn't be more different. high pressure means a lot of settled weat

the party to win that one here in paris would be very. soon this is going to be deeply embarrassing not just for the party but for mark on himself the party will of course choose another candidate or that election but in reality many will be questioning it down which has already been done. hundreds of officials from around the world are converging on munich this friday for the city's annual security conference they're going to be discussing a raft of pressing concerns including the conflict so rolling the middle east in north africa also refugee flows in the west increasing political fragmentation but libya is top of the list too peter all of his got more. things coming up over the next couple of days we're expecting a big speech by french president rabbani or mark on saturday where he's expected to talk about a role for russia when it comes to defense in europe also on sunday big talks regarding libya and the ongoing crisis there and that's what we're going to talk about more with right now with peter mauer the president of the internati

in fact, with the paris accords on climate change. infact, it's with the paris accords on climate change. in fact, it's only a couple of weeks ago that we publish the national plan for getting the whole uk if the ocean sector to net zero emissions by 2050. we are committed to that and i am confident this issueis to that and i am confident this issue is fixable and we can work with the government and get on and deliver the expanded heathrow that britain needs. but what was it your plans were lacking that made the judges say they are onl also? they looked at the plans and said they are not compatible with the uk's commitments on climate change? let me correct you on that point. the appeal court was very clear that the judgment was based on the process of the government went through to make their decision. they were very clear that this does not mean heathrow expansion cannot go ahead or that they believed we could not be compatible with the paris accords. they just felt the government had not made that case were making their decision. t

political woes grow as a key ally of the french president drops out of the paris merril race following the leak of a sex tape. from moscow thanks for joining us here at r.t. international tonight i'm daniel hawkins welcome progress. always 3rd whistleblower has been with claims accusing the world chemical weapons watchdog of creating an atmosphere of intimidation during the investigation into the alleged chlorine attack to the syrian city of duma back in april 28th in the years our server the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed for the organization and i'm glad i left it a reductive email given to investigative news website the gray zone project on its issues of integrity during the probe follows revelations by 2 other watchdog employees stressing the same issue they also question the findings of the final o p c w reports which in effect pinning the blame on the assad government running as if sift through the evidence. we like to imagine that these massive google organizations the un the i.m.f. the u.p.c. w. these juggernauts a good but knives that at the end o

political growth as a kid the french president dropped the paris following the leak of a sex tape. and a last minute legal intervention could eventually see it. back on to the streets of brooklyn as 25 violent criminals of the deportations to jamaica. it is not my responsibility to pay for it for national pride in my country these people they commit the offense many years ago since then i mean all these people just shows how little trust we have in our own criminal justice system. they just have 6 pm here in moscow this friday 14th of february welcome to the program live from the out international world news center is kevin owen here with the latest update for the next hour for you 1st then a smoke of creating an atmosphere of intimidation during the o.p.c. w.'s investigation into the alleged chlorine attack in the syrian city of duma in april 28th. the years are server the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed for the organization and i'm glad i left it. so a redacted e-mail given to investigative news website the gray zone project highlights issues of integ

to a 1000000 more crohn's political woes grow as a key ally of the french president drops out of the paris mayoral race following the leak of a sex tape. and the last minute legal intervention could eventually see a killer and a rapist released back onto the streets of britain as 25 violent criminals had their deportation to jamaica blocked. it is not my responsibility to pay for a foreign national to commit crime in my country many of these people they committed a single offense many years ago since then i mean obviously from the back just shows how little trust we have in our own criminal justice system. for peer fraud in 14th of february or moscow will melt into the program the line from the r.t. world to center it's kevin owen here for the next half hour with me great to have you company. chimed in with claims accusing the whirled chemical weapons watchdog of creating an atmosphere of intimidation during the o.p.c. w.'s investigation into the alleged chlorine attack in the syrian city of duma in april 28. the years are server the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ash

andy swiss, bbc news, paris. we saw all three matches in the opening round of the women's six nations today. emily scarratt sealed the victory for england against france, running half the length of the field as the the reigning champions won 19—13 in paris. ireland had to fight off a late comeback from scotland, but ran out 18—14 winners in a close—fought battle in dublin. wales led by five points at half—time at cardiff arms park, but italy's women scored two tries after the break to win 19—15. some really tight matches there. tottenham have moved up to fifth in the premier league, just four points off the champions league places after beating manchester city 2—0 at home. city dominated the match, but saw a penalty saved and then had a man sent off, and spurs made them pay. joe lysnkey reports. pep guardiola's made his own mark on british football. both he and jose mourinho have been planar coaches. but this year, the premier league has had its greatest change — var. it brought an incident in this

political woes grow worse as a key ally of the french president now drops out of the paris merrill breaks the leak of a sex tape. and a last minute legal intervention could eventually see a killer and a rapist released back onto the streets of britain as 25 violent criminals have their deportations to jamaica. it is not my responsibility to pay for a foreign national to commit a crime in my country many of these people they commit the offense many years ago since then i mean obviously just shows how little trust we have in our own criminal justice system. here on this friday 14th of february welcome to the program live from the arts international world news center it's kevin and here for the next half hour we really appreciate company here all of us so 1st off and as mentioned top story a 3rd chimed in with claims accusing the world chemical weapons watchdog of creating an atmosphere of intimidation during the o.p.c. investigation into alleged chlorine attack in the syrian city of duma in april 28th . the years our server the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed fo

political blows grow the french president paris mayoral race follows the leak of a private videotape. a last minute legal intervention could eventually see a killer and rapist released back onto the streets of britain 25. deportations to make. it is not my responsibility to pay for a foreign national to commit crime in my country. many years ago since then i mean obviously it just shows how little trust we have in our own criminal justice system . here in moscow thanks for joining us on our. program. our 3rd whistleblower has chimed in with claims accusing the world chemical weapons watchdog of creating an atmosphere of intimidation during the investigation into the alleged chlorine attack in the syrian city of duma back in april 28th. the years are server the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed for the organization and i'm glad i left it. or redacted e-mail different investigative news website the gray zone project it's issues of integrity during the probe it follows revelations by 2 other watchdog employees stressing the same issue they also question the fin

when i announced my candidacy for mayor of paris i knew how harsh political life was for every year my family and i had been subjected to defamatory statements lies anonymous attacks the release of private conversations and death threats yesterday we reached a new level when an internet site relayed despicable attacks calling my private life into question. well the reaction from the political background from across the political spectrum has been largely supportive of benjamin in this time after those videos have merged on the internet some describing them as being odious saying that they were an attack on democracy here in france even his opposition rivals in that race for the paris match have offered their support take said to me he's a former on the move party member himself he issued this tweet in support of benjamin now what's interesting about him is he is in that race with the paris maggie standing as an independent at the moment and that's because there was a huge fraction huge fiction in the party as a result the fact that he and benjamin cleaver both wanted to be the party ca

for the party to win the 2 of one here in paris would it be a very big. this is going to be deeply embarrassing not just for the party but for mark on himself the party will of course choose another candidate or that election but in reality many will be questioning if it damage has already been done . cross the channel the u.k.'s prime minister has reportedly preparing a trip to the united states to meet with donald trump as tensions increase between london and washington it's now believed bars johnson won't meet the american president until june 27th summit in saudi brings us the story much has been made for many decades about the special relationship between the u.k. and the u.s. however in recent months it has become increasingly strained on issues such as the involvement of the chinese tech firm why weigh in rolling out the u.k.'s 5 g. 2 tensions in iran following the murder of gen solo money and now see that unity in the house of commons as did the outgoing the opposition jeremy corby and the prime minister boris johnson agreeing that the after the t

political woes get bigger as a key ally of the french president drops out of the paris mayoral race following the leak of a sex tape. company's foreign minister says the days of american policing the world have come to an end and that europe has turned a blind eye for too long the comments come on the 1st day of the munich security conference. live from moscow thanks for joining us tonight international i'm dan hawkins welcome to the program. and we've heard whistleblower has chimed in with claims accusing the world chemical weapons watchdog of creating an atmosphere of intimidation during the investigation into the alleged chlorine attack in the syrian city of duma back in april 28th in the years i serve or the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed for the organization and i'm glad i left it. to the mail given to investigate investigative news website the gray zone project highlights issues of integrity during the probe as follows revelations by 2 other watchdogs employees stressing the same issue they also question the findings of the final o.p.c. the reports which in

offrance, the fraud trial the former prime minister gets underway today in paris. he was the front runner in the 2017 presidential election for his campaign was brought down over allegations he used government money to pay his wife some one million euros in fake jobs. but wasl began monday quickly suspended by lawyers who are currently on strike over the current government controversial pension reform. she joins us live from there. this is round two. it is supposed to start in 15 minutes time, what more could you tell us? catherine: the highly awaited trial is about to get underway. crowds of people have been waiting here to see the former wife.minister and his he is facing charges of embezzling and misusing public money. around a fake job scandal from him and his wife. the fictitious the employee his for many years. untilarried on right 2013. it is said by the prosecution than one advanced more million public euros of money for work she never did. they now have to prove she did carry out actual work that was worth that kind of money. a tv interview that she was hi

with a party to win the 2 of one here in paris would it be a very big. this is going to be deeply embarrassing not just for the party but for mark on himself the party will of course choose another candidate for that selection but in reality many will be questioning if the damage has already been done coming up too many whites the comment by a student at a u.s. universities multicultural santa goes viral sparking fierce debate or talk all about that story after the short break. guys are with more of my guide to financial survival this. is a device used by professional scallywags to earn money. that's right these are straws are simply not accountable and we're just getting more and more to the. totally destabilize the global economy you need to protect yourself and get informed as we're. walking by the u.k.'s prime minister has reportedly postponed a trip to the united states to meet with donald trump thoughts as tensions increase between london and washington it's now been forced johnson won't meet the american president until june's g. 7 summit in sally

i while mayor of paris nineteen seventies. but i think he already but- that the first kind of person knocks you. have any sense of okay you know i i'm gonna justify this. it's like. you just. you just refused finally done anything wrong. all i. know is that what made. any point. in his campaign. nope in terms of. future prospects. sense right from the dates. droppings were. present next time around. indeed he- does maintain his innocence. dr david lee's been after. giving him. joining us on the phone with. news for you next yes has an a she's walking away for the sport at the age of thirty two the five time grand slam watching essay vanity and on her decision to retire for more on this story we can bring in our sports editor simon harding simon thanks. news for the world tennis i'd imagine very surprised that on it thanks to news operation i've been in the form of a life she had in plain- good missed the last eight so but it has come surprised was not. he was a guy sign as you can see introduction is of course one of the most

in paris is chinatown. these elaborate costumes were meant for the annual chinese new year parade the draws thousands of spectators but for the 1st time the event was called off the sea or suddenly 10 was a regular participant blames the coronavirus and the stigma if you would. it. was cancelled not out of fear of the coronavirus but the fear of children being stigmatized with being told that asian children are coming back from school crying because they were singled out and made fun of they were insulted and called names so we didn't feel like celebrating that it's been very tough it only 10 grew up in this neighborhood a melting pot known for its 960 s. high rise apartment blocks and dozens of station stalls and restaurants the frenchmen is of chinese and cambodian descent and says he'd never really experienced racism open the in paris until a week ago. it was a. mess took the metro and as i sat down the person next to me got up and moved away and then he covered his mouth and nose with a scar i realized

a basement in paris is chinatown. these elaborate costumes were meant for the annual chinese new year parade the draws thousands of spectators but for the 1st time the event was called off the sea or suddenly 10 was a regular participant blames the coronavirus and the stigma it's fueled certainly. was cancelled not out of fear of the corona virus but the fear of children being stigmatized with being told that i should children coming back from school crying because they were singled out and made fun of they were insulted and called names so we didn't feel like celebrating it has been very tough the thought of it suddenly turned grew up in this neighborhood a melting pot known for its 1960 s. high rise apartment blocks and dozens of east asian stores and restaurants the frenchman is of chinese and cambodian descent and says he'd never really experienced racism openly in paris until a week ago. it was a. mess took the metro and as i sat down the person next to me got up and moved away and then he covered his mouth and n

paris. history is made at the oscars a known english language film wins best picture for the 1st time and we'll bring you the latest from. welcome to the program until gail we start with breaking news in german politics and in the medical situation successor the leader of the ruling christian democratic party has announced that she is to step down and. had been widely tipped to succeed chance of a makeover when she steps down next year's elections a decision follows a scandal of the involvement of the far right alternative to germany in a regional election which has seen most. and control of the party threatened and weakened she announced her decision as the news conference hearing but then emphasizing that it would not affect germany's coalition government. sat as far as i'm concerned this has no impact on the stability of the grand coalition government i was the party leader and i am the party leader and i will remain in this position for the forseeable future of that what i have said is t

the last few months now mark kong was really eyeing the prize of winning that election here in paris and that's why he wanted one of his closest allies a spoon the spokes person to be the candidate of the party to win battles won here in paris to be very big. this is going to be deeply embarrassing not just for the party but for mark on himself the party will of course choose another candidate or that election but in reality many will be questioning if the damage has already been done. hundreds of officials from around the world are converging on munich this friday for the city's annual security conference among the topics in focus today on the conflict in libya apart and refugee flows across the mediterranean. for us i managed to catch up with the president of the red cross. things coming up over the next couple of days were expecting a big speech by french president of money or my corner on saturday where he's expected to talk about a role for russia when it comes to defense in europe also on sunday big talks regarding libya and the ongoing crisis there and that's what we're going

ski ulti in paris. and rounding off for this hour a meeting of the u.n. security council russia no go ahead with the u.k. on united states the russian representative who claims the syrian forces had killed civilians and the province unsubstantiated as moscow blamed terrorists for using human shield tactics while targeting established humanitarian corridors we are appalled by the significant escalation and syrian regime and russian violence in the escalation and it is not due to the operations of the syrian armed forces but the constant and deliberate provocations of the terrorists the lives of millions of civilians are now at even greater risks as the combined forces of the assad regime russia the iranian regime and has escalated. the problem of can't be resolved as long as the terrorists that have been recognized as such by the security council continue to rain their. the syrian army recaptured one of the the provinces largest and most strategic town room on the former hotspot for anti-government protests had been under rebel control since 2012 russia ha

a basement in paris is chinatown. these elaborate costumes were meant for the annual chinese new year parade the draws thousands of spectators but for the 1st time the event was called off the seer suddenly turned was a regular participant blames the coronavirus and the stigma it's fueled certainly. was cancelled not out of fear of the coronavirus but the fear of children being stigmatized with being told that asian children are coming back from school crying because they were singled out and made fun of they were insulted and called names so we didn't feel like celebrating but it's been very tough. suddenly turn grew up in this neighborhood a melting pot known for its 960 s. high rise apartment blocks and dozens of east asian stores and restaurants the frenchman is of chinese and cambodian descent and says he'd never really experienced racism openly in paris until a week ago. it was a. mess took the metro and as i sat down the person next to me got up and moved away and then he covered his mouth and nose with a scuff

in paris. the family of a one year old russian boy has been trying to raise money to save his life baby 2 more has a rare condition and the treatment acquired just happens to be the most expensive in the wild where for national reports. to more than just turned one most kids his age would have taken their 1st steps by now but to more has and he can seat either even rolling is a hard task right now he has a rare disorder caused by a defective gene spinal muscular atrophy known as without special medicine to more might never get the chance to blow 2 candles out on a birthday cake and based medicine is the most expensive drug in the world ever. the bill now is $2400000.00 we made a discount though it was $2.00 are my 1st turned into a nonstop crowdfunding marathon with limited time very limited time but time is against him more doctors say he has 12 months maximum otherwise even the most expensive drug ever want to be able to help at the time we spoke to his dad they had so far only managed to rea

in paris. to afghanistan where a u.s. surveillance plane crashed in the province of guernsey on monday the taliban was quick to claim responsibility amid speculation that the top american cia and military commanders were among the victims. the special way to the american occupy was fine and for the purpose of an intelligence mission in this side of the cow region of de yak district of gaffney progress i'll mujahideen have taken down the aircraft tactically of the pentagon has opened an investigation into the tragedy saying there is no indication the plane was downed it did confirm though that 2 officers lost their lives the area that the incident took place in is that largely controlled by the taliban military group the senior correspondent what i guess they are looks at how troops policies might have changed things in america is. what did they die for these men this is a war there's no hope of winning there are no illusions in the pentagon yet the 19 years they have said the lives of their own into the afghan grind. trum

a basement in paris is chinatown. these elaborate costumes were meant for the annual chinese new year parade the draws thousands of spectators but for the 1st time the event was called off the sea or suddenly 10 was a regular participant blames the coronavirus and the stigma it's fueled certainly. was cancelled not out of fear of the corona virus but the fear of children being stigmatized with being told that action children are coming back from school crying because they were singled out and made fun of they were insulted and called names so we didn't feel like celebrating it has been very tough it only turned grew up in this neighborhood a melting pot known for its 960 s. high rise apartment blocks and dozens of east asian stores and restaurants the frenchman is of chinese and cambodian descent and says he'd never really experienced racism openly in paris until a week ago. it was a. mess took the metro and as i sat down the person next to me got up and moved away and many companies mouth and nose with a scar i reali

of paris. the series of official documents leaked from the database in china detailed the main reasons more than three huhundred people were sent to detention camps visitingg foreign websites attending a moscow even growing a beard grounds used to detain the people in question back in twenty seventeen and twenty eighteen. chinese authorities i once again i dismissing commenting on whether they're detaining members of the week or muslim minority on the basis of their religion reiterating and said that the centers i simply for job training. details about the day to day momovements relatatnships clothing choices and internet use all of it locked in an extensive database. not allow beijing to keep tabs on the retail people lives in chiang. mai with then detained in local three cation camps. in the next county closed border with india to bats. not days has now been leaked in a series of official bulletins that describe just how chinese authorities tracked these three hundred and eleven individuals a

that is what the judges have found the court of appeal. —— paris accord. they say the failure to adhere to this was a failure, and what should now happen is for the government to say, that is an end to that, heathrow will not be expanded, they have already said they do not intend to appeal currently, they should affirm that up and make it abundantly clear that this will not go ahead. and heathrow should listen. they should listen to what has been set in the court and accept that expanding heathrow airport is incompatible with our obligations to address climate crisis. that is what should be happening now. how do you make compatible those promises and commitments made in paris in 2015 with the need to grow the economy? that is the big argument that heathrow is making the uk, it will end up in paris, or elsewhere.” think that is a fallacious argument to suggest that the only way to expand the economy is to grow our harbour airport. ludicrous. to suggest that the dutch and the french are well simply hoover up and carry on expanding aviation, regardless of t

we'll report tonight from paris. residents there in chinatown say the virus has led to an outbreak of r racial discrimination. and -- >> parasite. >> history is made at the oscars as a non-english-language film wins best picture for the first time. we'll bring you the latest. the history making events from hollywood. brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs, welcome. it is not the future the german chancellor had planned. tonight the woman tipped to succeed angela merkel says she has changed her mind and will not seek to become the german chancellor. annegret kramp karrenbauer is stepping aside following events last week that broke a political taboo. her conservative party for the first time worked with the far right alternative for germany party to win a regional election. a taboo too far that put her credibility as party leader into question. >> annegret kramp-karrenbauer gave little notice before informing party owners of her decision to she was long angela merkel's hand-picked successor. now she will not be h

that's probably why shares in luxury brands have declined sharply on the paris stock exchange. but. the worst case would be what we experience with sars in 20033 or 4 months without any tourists that would be the worst ok at least . the ongoing strike in france against proposed pension reforms has already hit the tourism industry hard and now the coronavirus is aggravating an already bad situation. there's also fresh inflation figures from china out this morning showing the highest rise in consumer prices in more than 80 years that's bringing runkle berry she's had market analyst and joins us from london rocco how much of that could be down to the growing of ours well it looks like the increase in inflation was driven by food prices primarily so it looks like you know you could make an argument that food price is a particularly sensitive to supply shocks you know perishable goods that sort of stuff so it is possible they were affected by disruptions in supply coronavirus however looking at the breakdown of the figures you can also see that a large part of the increase was actually d

in paris. also this week a meeting of the un security council seoul russia at loggerheads with the u.k. and united states the russian representative called claims that syrian forces had killed civilians in a province unsubstantiated as moscow blame terrorists for using human shield tactics while targeting established humanitarian corridors. we are appalled by the significant escalation in syrian regime and russian violence in libya but it should be escalation and it is not due to the operations of the syrian armed forces but the constant and deliberate provocations of the terrorists the lives of millions of civilians are now at even greater risks as the combined forces of the assad regime russia the iranian regime and has escalated their offensive the problem of can't be resolved as long as the terrorists that have been recognized as such by the security council continue to rain there was a syrian army recaptured one of its live provinces largest and most strategic tells . the formal spot ferra

in paris. the family of a one year old russian boy has been trying to raise money to save his life maybe $2.00 more has a right condition on the trip when required just happens to be the most expensive in the world as mayor of the national reports. to more than just turned one most kids his age would have taken their 1st steps by now but to more has and he can seat either even rolling is a hard task right now he has a rare disorder caused by a defective gene spinal muscular atrophy as he may without special medicine to more might never get the chance to blow 2 candles out on a birthday cake and this medicine is the most expensive drug in the world ever. the bill now is $2400000.00 they made a discount though it was $2.00 are my has turned into a nonstop crowdfunding marathon with limited time very limited time but time is against him more doctors say he has 12 months maximum otherwise even the most expensive drug ever want to be able to help at the time we spoke to his dad they had so far only

in paris. exactly 77 years ago the bloodiest battle of world war 2 came to an end and was a major turning point in the conflict after nearly $200.00 days of fierce fighting the remaining nazis trapped in the city of stalin god surrendered to the red army we spoke to a veteran who was in the city about living on the edge of death during one of the wost battles in history. may show. cordoning can tell you the senate but of course. we will schoolboys when we hold to the boys and went to stony ground the game is going to come yet what had free riders of years if i wanted to finish high school and take up shipbuilding not only. can i believe we have not some very beautiful ship sailing along to vote for you i don't follow but. by the by your theory it was never ending under the boers you could see your enemy what could an order a soldier at the front expect he just had to believe if you were wounded it meant you hadn't been killed. somewhere post or near pneumonia we simply were not thinking about d

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in paris. exactly 77 years ago the bloodiest battle of world war 2 came to an end in what was a major turning point in the conflict after nearly 200 days of fierce fighting the remaining nazis trucked in the city of stalingrad surrendered to the red army we spoke to a veteran who was in the city about living on the edge of death during one of the worst bottles in history. may show. courteney can tell you this kind of but of course. we were schoolboys when we have ordered the boys and went to sterling grad making me thank you one country writers do you think i want to finish high school and take up shipbuilding that already. we have not some very beautiful ship sailing along to vote for you i don't follow but. by the way it was never ending under the bombs you could see your enemy what could an order a soldier at the front expect he just had to fall you can believe if you were wounded it meant you hadn't been killed. somewhere. near pneumonia we simply were not thinking about death like that we

and it is deja vu for paris on jermaine coach tomas to show in the champions league tonight as he returns to his former club rosia door. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us today a document leaked to d w news has confirmed that china's mistreatment of its muslim minority we go our people is indeed happening in the united nations estimates that as many as 1000000 we gore's are being held in camps in the shin jang region chinese authorities have long insisted that people are there of their own free will and that they are receiving vocational training in the camps china's government has also claimed that these train. centers are an effective tool against islamist extremism. but d.-w. and his german media partners n d r w d r in the suit do it's a newspaper have new evidence indicating that china is putting we gore's in prison simply based on their religion they only conrad of our investigative unit has more . i would never have found out that my sister is in a camp without this least a lover going up the boy then when. it's a detail of that surveillance document it's extremely likely

some are more complex works on display at the art jingle gallery in paris. her work continues to focus on paper but she's also starting to experiment with other materials. i started to walk with a friend like quest fabrics. and this is. over the wall. to mix it with paper i create something. which. something wall. prizing. paper will probably always be in long term 2 is favored it's the best way for her to turn her creative ideas into reality. and finally as the topics of climate change and global warming continue to dominate the headlines more and more people are taking it amongst themselves to reduce their carbon footprint now one restaurant in berlin is also doing its bit to save the planet its goal is to reduce the amount of waste produced there to 0 we went there to find out how the concept is working out so far. at the end of the day this little pile is all that remains a full length davis from dishes like these delegates and yasmin mountain have opened free on germany's 1st 0 whites restaurant in the next. where you just got every city every restauran

1785, benjamin frampnklin was i paris. he loved to be in paris. in 1785 he came home to the united states and brought with him this french artist who was the most famous sculptor, portra portraitist, in europe at the time, houdon. he did a bust of jefferson, did a bust of franklin, d. and he did this of george washington. franklin sent him to mt. vernon where he did all the models and thin things which he took back to paris and had this done in his workshop. it's really a great piece, isn't it, huh? it's a dramatic piece, huh? by houdon. appropriately standing in the -- in the foyer of the statehouse in richmond. so we have, at this point washington is the most famous man in the world. really, the most famous man in the world and have the most famous portrait sculptor in the world going to mt. vernon. i mean, holy cow, folks, this is -- this is big stuff, huh? and so i don't know whether you love him in this portrait, but he surely is impressive and he had come a very long way from here, hadn't he? [ laughter ] very long way from here when he arri