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starkness on us just 0 ah and on counting the calls will person's need plans to bring people back into the workforce help this he can make right? could the class to silicon valley bank? mino rethink all interest rights. plus australia wants to create a new fleets of nuclear power up lowering the massive price. counting the cost on al jazeera ah. stocks around in the us as a group of private banks, announce a $30000000000.00 rescue package for 1st republic bank.
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ah, terry talk to mrs. al serra law from demo also coming up or protests in france off to present macaroni bypass is parliament to push through controversial pension reform rescue. a search for bodies in malawi to cycling freddie kills more than 320 people is president, is appealing for global support. and reformed poachers who are now helping to say the danger. sita is in the philippines. ah, of today's of market time, all coordinated effort, sobbing, made to ease phase of a global banking crisis. emergency funding provided to us bank 1st republic. so stocks and the day hire well 1st republic had fallen nearly 70 percent in the last
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2 weeks. 11 banks have banded together to deposit $30000000000.00 into the struggling lender. that comes out of the swiss central bank of the $54000000000.00 lifeline to bolster credit suisse. that's the 1st emergency help offered to a major global bank since 2008 financial crisis response, the uncertainty, europe's central bankers stuck to a planned interest rate hike of half a percentage point. well, that's part of it's ongoing battle against soaring inflation. will u. s. such treasury secretary as a hid before a senate committee, assuring it that the country's banking system is sound. we worked with the federal reserve in f d. i see. to protect all depositories of the 2 failed banks. on monday morning, customers were able to access all of the money in their deposit accounts, so they could make payroll and pay the bills. shareholders and debt holders are not
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being protected by the government. importantly, no taxpayer money is being used or put it risk with this action. deposit protection is provided by the deposit insurance fund, which is funded by fees on banks. rob reynolds has more from outside the branch of 1st republic bank in los angeles. fear is a very contagious staying, and investors are fearful that this lack of confidence and banks and, and bank failures could spread the bank behind me up by the way. we are in beverly hills. this is just the richest neighbourhood in los angeles. it may be in the united states, maybe the world. and this bank 1st republic was known as a bank that cater to wealthy individuals. so those wealthy individuals began to feel queasy when they realized that the bank has so many about 67 percent of its deposits. were uninsured, in other words, they were covered by the government insurance scheme that a janet yellen,
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what we just heard a speaking about. so they began withdrawing, putting their money into bigger a more solid banks. and now that those banks have joined together to give a resounding vote of confidence. not only in 1st republic, but in all other small or medium size or regional banks. that's what the hope is that that holds a well, the jitters stem, the contagion give people a little bit more peace of mind that their money is safe, aren't you metric? his professor finance and management at yale university joins us from new haven in the u. s. good to happy with this emergency funding. we assurances, but will this be enough to settle the markets investors and general populations? well, i would say this is certainly what they have to do. it's one step that they absolutely need to take. and in the short term, i think it will be effective at calming scenes down,
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but ultimately you really have to check the capital levels of the banks and globally, i'm sure the capital levels of the banks are far down. so that's going to need to be checked and repaired, if necessary, to prevent a full blown crisis that we've seen central banks raising interest rates to cool inflation, but isn't not part of the problem. well, it's part of the, it's certainly contributing to the problem when interest rates go up, the long term assets on bank balance sheets fall by the end of 2020 to the f b. i see in the united states and estimated $620000000000.00 had come off the secure value of the verizon balance sheets. it's a known side effect. it's a bad side effect, but a known side effect of raising interest rates. but it does mean that really it's time to pause. we really shouldn't be raising, continuing to raise interest rates while the scale of this problem is not well, it's not completely understood if banks are struggling to what extent is that a sign of recession and the slow down while it's it's, it's
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a pretty good size or fashion actually, particularly bank runs, are good historical signs the procession. we don't see them anymore because most of the time we have ensured banks that don't need to have runs upon them. but back in the old days before we had deposit insurance and before we had a lender of last resort bank frontal common. and they were very reliable predictors of recession. the shadow of the 2008 financial crisis still looms in, in people's minds doesn't. and memories and confidence is a big factor when it comes to financial investments. so how is this likely to play out in your v? well, i think that as long as central banks don't raise continue to raise rates aggressively . i don't think that the credit portfolios on bank balance sheets are really that challenged yet. and so it's really just more about the maturity, the, the long data at that. so if we pause in the interest rate,
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the aggressive interest rate rises been, i don't think we will have a crisis, a full blown crisis. think it was a mistake for the e. c. b to continue to pappy grew expected to raise rates by 50 basis points. but there was really no reason not to wait until we were sure and comfortable with the state of bank balance sheets. but, but even 50 basis points, i think, is unlikely to try this into a full blown crisis. this is happening with some speed, hasn't it? i mean, who's to blame? what's been going on these bank collapses that we've seen like s b, b? i don't think anybody is to blame. i think it was, you know, the central bank really had not much choice in the face of the inflation that we were facing, but to raise race. i think they hoped that by raising those rates, we would bring inflation down the board. there was a pop a break in the banking system. i think that sort of hasn't really worked out the way that we hope. but it's really the same thing is when someone gives you medicine,
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hoping a cures you knowing there will be some toxic effects. when those effects get to be too much, then you have to stop giving the medicine. and you mentioned, appreciate your time here now to sierra thank you. up front for the fab. again, class for demonstrates is opposing pension reforms in paris and across the country . target was fond of thousands of people in the capital. the government force controversial pension reforms through without a vote in parliament. will the changes raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, professor butler from pears. oh, it wasn't the outcome. the french government wanted but without the parliamentary majority, but decided to force his pension reform built for parliament by decree. a controversial move that infuriated some lawmakers and left the french prime minister struggling to be heard on the per pound. we can't risk seeing a 175 hours of parliamentary debate come to nothing. we can't risk seeing the
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compromise built by the 2 houses dismissed. we can not risk the future of our pensions. this reform is necessary. the move comes off to more than 2 months of street protests and strikes against the reform led by frances trade unions to states and erosion. workers rights. also angry over plans to raise their time and age by 2 years to 60 to demonstrate as he gathered outside the parliament st. they'll continue to fight. oh, pretty revolting is the fact that despite the fact that the government represents a tiny minority and doesn't even have a majority in the parliament, they order a constitutional tools that they can use. of course, it's true and completely on democratic matters, but that won't do that won't her hinder all resolved to pursue the fight. that's why you're here today and that's why the fight will continue to morrow. forcing a bill through the parliament by decree is legal. under the french constitution, but it is a course of action seen by many as
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a failure of politics. acting outside the national assembly, france is hard left leader said the government didn't care about people, which was not an issue of vacation. i find it significant and symbolic that for a 100 time the government used a decree to buy, paused the will of the people. we must coordinate with the unions and do all we can to have his law withdrawn. performing the pension system was one of presence emanuel macros campaign promises. he says the systems outdated, costly and unsustainable for future generations. in the end, he will have 6, he did in changing it, but at a cost to his political reputation. natasha butler, jazeera paris. oh, will always president his appeal for global support. after a tropical cyclone hit the east of southern africa countries commercial hub. lantern has seen the most damage, with flooding and mud slides, and these 326 people have died and hundreds are still missing. from the miller
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reports formed lanta. oh, as people try to recover from the impact of psychos pretty, they also have to bury the dead. and as the rain continues here in the village of torturer, they have to scoop water out of great pits before laying the victims to rest. more than 320 people have now been confirmed dead and thousands more missing. after the cyclone tore through southern africa for a 2nd time in weeks, outside mal, always commercial capital, blan tire. people in this village have been cut off from their neighbors, as roads and bridges lane ruin. president lazarus, chuck, where as appeal to international assistance. one is government's been criticized for not doing enough. the main challenge is lack government failing to respond. it is the inaccessibility of some of these camps because bridges are been wash.
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ah, and roads have been caught. i, you know, so that people cannot travel to where they are. so there is help that is already on hand. it cannot get to the people because of challenges of accessibility. in some parts, there's no electricity or running water. we have people who are, who have been rendered homeless. they don't have food, they don't upgrading, they don't darville what duckling water. so it's really bad. we, we, we, we don't even know what people are going to it for line to this year to day. all. if in supper we don't in all because it, ah, we have not yet received in it. if item as we speak across the country, more than 88000 people have been displaced. with many sheltering and temporary camps. maureen is expected in the next few days, raising fears of flash floods and more destruction. lemetre mila al jazeera plant.
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i am allowing clean up operation is underway in parts of peru that have been devastated by cycling jak than sides have buried homes and mud. we think thousands of people homeless these 6 people have died in the past several days. as a result of the rental grains. 5000 soldiers have in detroit, blood hit regions to support emergency operations. or, you know, sanchez has more from its in the here region near the capital lima. we are in a, in a, in a ravine called leo central air, which translates to dry river. but that's exactly the opposite. what happened here where tons of mud and debris? oh, oh, tore through this community twice yesterday and the day before yesterday. and it's a forty's half confirmed already that there was one person at killed and there another person has disappeared and it's, it's quite a miracle. i have to say because the devastation that we have seen here are all the
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way up the hill. there are, are hundreds of homes that are totally flattened. are very poor people live here in their homes. most of them, the ones that have been most destroyed, are bad homes made of cardboard, and wooed and tin. and so these are homes that have been completely taken by the rivers of mud. so the head on al jazeera, the ground breaking hands, shake, japan and south korea looked an end years of animosity. and we look at why portugal is about to end its controversial golden. these approved ah
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hey, it's ready in california. the river has collapse so that there is on the ground of overflowed as you well know, but there's nothing coming out of it for the full cost, nor has it been for today. so we look to the east. this is quite a big system on its normal flight as a significant snow going through ontario. it probably come into toronto just on saturday. then the bottom half is all wet weather with significant thunderstorms in the southeast, in the states, i think during friday and then on may where during saturdays is cold, tucked back in and we'd up to the west and still looks generally quite fine. pressure is high temperatures are rising, that's how we should be this be honest, bottom end of all this, a significant shout have come through cuba and he's been euro problem to play the reek on the northern part of the leeward aisles. this is during finance, the tail end of a significant frontal system resent curls back up into the gulf of mexico and helps to make it wet in juris, guatemala, and costa rica. but as you well know, there's been flooding further south in ecuador, and particularly in peru that you'll still see the rush hour is forecast to fall,
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improve, but there's no real concentration. so i suspect, but i can't be sure that the worst is over phillips, fairly weather in parts of brazil, and further south. it's warm still. most of argentina. ah. coveted beyond well taken without hesitation. fought and died for power to find out. we live here, we make the rule, not them. they find an enemy and then they try and scare the people with people in power. investigate, exploded and question. they used to be have power around the killer. now, did there lou
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ah, watching. i'll just hear a reminder about top stories, the sound of the days of market turmoil efforts to ease fears of a global financial crisis, or on the way rescue plans have been offered to 1st with public, into credit suisse banks to reassure market protests have broken out in paris, the french government forced through controversial pension reforms out of voting parliament. the changes raised the retirement age. $62.00 to $64.00. la he's president, has appeal for global health. after tropical side claims, the east of southern africa. these 326 people who died. hunters are missing for mud slides and severe flooding. the leaders of japan and south korea have agreed to
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resume regular visits and resolved trade disputes at the summit in turkey. they met hours after north korean miss our launch and talk top shared concerns. bob, john young, it's he sides have long had dispute, so for japanese colonization and atrocities during world war 2 or mcbride reports from so the landmarks summit between south korea and japan comes at a time of increasing regional challenges for both nations. just a couple of hours before you'd, scipio departed on the 1st bilateral visit by serving south korea and president to japan. in 12 years, north korea launched a long range missile in the same direction. the weapon was confirmed as an intercontinental ballistic missile of the kind north korea has been developing and showing off at military parades in the past couple of years. video released by the japanese air force shows what seems to be a missile coming down after re entry into the atmosphere. the launch comes in
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a week that marks the start of annual military drills between south korean and us forces that will include large scale field exercises. washington wants to see closer relations between it's to east asian allies, not only as a counter to north korean threats. and the growing military might of china, but also to maintain a technological edge in the production of strategically important semiconductors. we come bit, we have confirmed the importance of vigorously promoting security cooperation between japan, south korea, and the united states. japan announced it's lifting export curbs on materials needed for high tech manufacturing, imposed during the recent spat with south korea. president noon is trying to restore ties that have salad considerably in recent years. but in south korea, it's a highly controversial move. relations have been scarred by decades of colonial rule
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from tokyo during the last century, which culminated in atrocities committed by japanese troops in world war 2. weekly protests still held against the enforced use of so called comfort women, in military brothels. and you and has proposed settling the issue of koreans forced to work in war time, factories by compensating victims from a voluntary fund. instead of finding the japanese companies involved a bold offer, seeming to prove uni sincerity and strengthening ties. i pulled already to john's island going forward. we will continue to actively communicate and co operate through shuttle diplomacy meeting as often as necessary, regardless of format was okay. but opponents back in south korea accuse him of a diplomatic climb down in this deeply troubled relationship. rob mcbride al
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jazeera, so north korea has released images of thursdays launch of its largest intercontinental ballistic missile the house on 17 state media announced the drill was to demonstrate a tough response to poster. so on going south korean and u. s. military drills will miss fall was farther into the sea in between the korean peninsula and japan is believed to have the range to potentially target the united states. a spokesman for libyan warlord, actually, for us as more than 2 tons of uranium that had been reported missing by the us nuclear watchdog has been found was hen drums of radioactive material with a k to near the border with chad, i've told spokesman said whether sees the bottles may have thought they came to weapons or amunition. uranium was reported missing on tuesday for the international atomic energy agency, inspected and unnamed site. libya. now
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a funeral has been held for one of for palestinians. killed by is very forces and occupied westbank. thousands turned out to mourn the man killed in an operation carried out on, on the cover is really unit to the busy shopping area on thursday. are those killed with a 16 year old to others have been identified as leaders, were palestinian group known as the janine battalion. the testers across israel, once again taken to the streets to denounce the government's judicial reforms. it comes after prime minister benjamin netanyahu reject to the compromise proposal, put forward by israel's president of hartzog, unveiled alternative changes to the town wednesday. if yahoo says her talks, plan fails to address what he says are imbalances and the legal system. the bill will limit the role of the supreme court and get more power to the government. a court in indonesia has sentenced to a police officer implicate in last year's football stadium crush to 18 months in
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prison. 2 others were found not guilty. 135 people died when police fire tear gas into the stands after pitch invasion. survivors and victims relatives are disappointed by the court's decision. jessica washington reports from east java. in milan, east java lee. 6 months after his son died. we until says every day is a struggle for this. i just miss him so much. it's so hard. i can't get rid of this trauma. i just count. his son was one of the $135.00 people who died when police fired tear gas at vans at the end of a football match. after some spectators entered the pitch, it resulted in a crush at the exits of the overcrowded stadium. people tried to escape only to find many gates lot. now he says his heartbreak is mixed with disappointment. that i get them all. yeah, we'll just, what i wanted was for the people connected to the shooting of tear gas to get the
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punishment they deserve. at the sir, by a district court one police officer, a squad commander of the mobil brigade, who ordered his officers to fire g, a gas was sentenced to 18 months in prison. 2 other local police officers were acquitted. this incident of the tragedy that none of us had hopeful, we surely hope that everyone involved be at stake holders. the organizing committee, local government and security officers, should evaluate so that these unwanted incidents can be avoided from the. the prosecution had asked for a 3 year prison sentence for each of the officers. newton court was subdued only a few relatives of victims attended proceedings many to hold down to 0. they felt the lives of their loved ones, had been disrespected. he said to sudden a 16 year old brother was one of the victims were definitely disappointed. we regret the judge's consideration was lacking in thinking about the loss of
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a 135 lives. others decided to stay away from court. this week, many survivors told al jazeera, they are too traumatized and disenchanted with what they call a lack of accountability from authorities. i always think about and seeing my friends still dead in the hospital, i have lost my friends how come the punishment is so unfair. the site is now an unofficial monument to what happened that night. the shoes of spectators still lined the steps of the stadium. a sign of how they desperately tried to escape. just feel a little longer. i have been following the case closely because it's about a 135 lives. and now it's like nothing happened at all. the law, the case was handled quiet because like many in milan, he feels the seriousness of the tragedy and the devastation it caused for this community has been undermined by this outcome. jessica washington out 0 east java tourism has dumped started portugal the economy since the economy crisis in 2008 was also created the crisis of another kind as affordable housing has become scarce,
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official, the name reports on what the government is doing to address the issue portugal has become the vacation destination. last year, more than 15000000 people visited. and this year experts predict a 33 percent increase in tourism. while that's help the economy of one of the poorest countries in western europe. it's also pushing the poor out of their homes, gather viscous. philip guard the benson. each time i wake up, i think, is this the day i leave o stay here? it's really sad because with my salary, i can't vote house on my end, georgina somalis is being evicted, like half of the portuguese population. she earned less than $1060.00 a month last year. taurus in need of short term rentals and foreign investors have contributed to soaring rents and housing prices and increased mortgage rates. and
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then we'll look at it in lisbon. a grass roots organization is fighting to ensure people have access to affordable housing, not stopped. god miss visits from them in that the fundamental things are to stop golden sentence, creating premium markets for wealthy people that come to invest in real estate in political, to regulate and control rents to lower rents, which is key and to stop evictions if there are no suitable housing alternatives. the government is proposing a number of measures including capping rent increases lowering taxes for people who sign permanent rental contracts and increasing them for those who opt for a short term. what it's also considering ending it's popular golden visa program for wealthy non europeans that helped bring in investment. critics say the government is sending a dangerous message that foreign investment is no longer welcome. no want him. she
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mentioned that on this, you know, english. we want to believe that the government does not want to rule the country because to cool the mean sector of the economy is to rule the country. while the portuguese government determines how best to balance the need for affordable housing and for an investment, evictions could continue forcing more people into share t towns like this. natasha name al jazeera and northern philippines. that reform that sea turtle poachers are now helping to save the endangered animal. a local nonprofit has been paying them to use their hunting skills to look for nests. so hatchlings can be released safely back into the ocean . on a below has a story. johnny mulvey searches for sea turtle nests in the middle of the night. he says the tall waves of loan yon in northern philippines, crashing into the cold, silent darkness, making a deal for hatching. johnny's family has been hunting for generations. no, no,
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hold at a nun pool. i know my grandfather used to hunt for sea turtle eggs on the beach now he would just steps made bay mothers. he thought dealt with him that he's to follow him around. so i learned with him dinner. lack of banana, those eggs would be eaten or sold, but johnny no longer hans for commerce or consumption. he's now one of the many poachers turret sea turtle patrollers in his town. they work with a local conservation group, coastal underwater resource management actions are kerman. they turn over eggs which average a 100 in each desk for which they can make around $40.00. previously, when we 1st got into communities, we had to earn their trust and he took some years to grow them. nowadays when we have releases, you'll see the local lenders come out and call the children and explain to them how . 1 the see there, those are our partners, and i am a guy. let me stand by. we got sea turtle hatchlings are also helping fuel the
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local tourism industry. sunset releases into the ocean had become quite the spectacle while the program here loan has been successful. poaching of sea turtles and there and continues in other parts of the country. in january 8, men were arrested for illegal possession of 15 dead sea turtles. the sea turtle was a victim of poaching as well, and as being rehabilitated by chroma. the organizations founder carlos to my as says only a fraction of hatched links of make it alive when left on their own. these sea turtle eggs were found by a fisherman, but they'd been crushed between waves and a see what. so that's also wanted to reasons why which answered them into the had to, you know, as much this weekend we'd like to find in this and put them in land. higher ground, you know, from my the tides is 2009. chroma has released more than 33000 hatchlings into the ocean. the goal is a 1000000 by 2030.
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