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every day, thousands of boeing volunteers help make their communities the best they can be. building something better for all of us. ♪ hello. you're watching "gmt" on bbc world news. our top stories. another blow to the iraqi government. sunni militants capture the northern town. in baghdad hundreds sign up for the iraq military. will a teheran and u.s. join forces to help? almost 50 people are killed. we'll take you live to nairobi. >> i'm ben brown live. on day five of the world cup.
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today's games germany against portugal. also on the program, aaron joining us with a look at gas dispute. >> looks like the at thats have been turned off as ukraine's energy minister says gas supplies is reduced to zero. given it's the middle of summer, we're not guzzling gas. the question is should europe be worried? it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. washington, 2:00 p.m. in tal afar, the latest city to be captured by isis militants. residents say there's been heavy gunfire and men in trucks mounted with machine guns and banners roaming the streets. this follows the release of graphic photographs sunday apparently showing isis fighters executing hundreds of iraqi
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soldiers. the u.s. state department says this shows a horrifying blood loss from the al qaeda group. as they continue their march across the country, the group now controls vast areas including mosul, tikrit and fallujah. tal afar was reportedly captured in the early morning hours. here's our world affairs corresponde correspondent. >> in baghdad, more iraqis it seems eager to join the fight against the sunni insurgency who's advances have rocked the government and world beyond. news from the front line may be mixed now. the government says it's regained initiative. there's reports of insurgent gains. they're still scrambling to respond to this new challenge. this new iraq crisis has reignited the debate over the
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legacy of this, u.s. led invasion of 2003. the latest intervention by the former british prime minister tony blair insisting the invasion wasn't a mistake stirring things further. meanwhile these unverified images which the militants say are of iraqi military prisoners led away for a mass execution have added to international alarms. washington calls the images horrifying. it's deployed this aircraft carer to the gulf as president obama continues to ponder possible air and drone strikes over iraq. something that's not on the table in london. >> so many situations can a rise in the world we cannot predict that absolutely rule all things out. in all circumstances tends to be a mistake. with this situation in iraq in recent day, are we looking at a british military intervention? no we're not. i can't be clearer. >> the iranian president hassan
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rouhani is a key player in this. could this bring together teheran and washington for direct talks? u.s. says yes, maybe. the iranian official rejected the idea. baghdad's latest recruits prepare to move out. the struggle unfolds on the ground. the latest diplomatic moves are a reminder of the international fallout from events that could tear iraq apart. bbc news. >> let's bring up one of the points nick was raising about whether or not the u.s. could work with teheran in the battle with isis. with me in the studio, doctor, thank you very much for joining us. do you think it could happen? >> i think it could happen there's mutual interest in iran and united states despite
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differences who have been supporting the past five six years. it's nothing new. >> this open cooperation would be unprecedented wouldn't it be? >> this is a new situation. they've been supporting mr. maliki in the course of the last several years for different reasons. now there's an emergency situation. both have interests at stake. it only makes sense they should want to act sort of together in averting this crisis. >> there are iranian and u.s. teams in vienna now. there could be opportunity there. do you think we might see it being discussed? >> you have to be reminded what transpires on the surface, there have been communications between iranians and americans in the last several months. there are added fringe benefits for the obama administration in the sense that the nuclear negotiations with iran is supposed to run its course on the 20th of july. if no agreement is reached at
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that time, there will be a great deal of pressure on obama to introduce new sanctions against iran. if iran is cooperating with the united states over an issue like this, obviously this puts obama in a much better position for wanting to avert further sanctions in order that these talks can reach their ultimate destination. >> president obama is one key player obviously but what about rouhani? >> i think he's been explicit. there are reports that one of the key members of the iranian national security council has said that iran does not want to cooperate with the united states. i think in the final analysis, he will be overruled by rouhani who will have support of the supreme leader. you have to bear in mind in revolutionary guards are in iraq. commanders are this a key
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position for mobilizing the militias as well as boosting the morale of iraqi armed forces in meeting these challenges. it's impediment that's necessary for both party thats stage. >> what about different agenda in countries like syria? would they have to put those a side and focus on iraq? >> i think this is something that is already happening in the sense that americans in a way backed off from wanting to overthrow bashar al sad's government. a rain iranians have tried to separate issues with the united states. the isis in iraq is essentially different from isis in syria. they're not the same. they have different objectives. in iraq i think there's grounds for cooperation. >> thank you very much for joining us here on "gmt." >> thank you.
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let's take you to kenya now. police say suspected militants have killed 48 on the coast. a gang opened fire on hotels, police station, bank and petro station. it took place here and lasted hours. it is close to the lamu town which is a holiday resort. this is the deadliest attack since last september when dozens were killed in nairobi. >> the smolders after math of a ferocious attack lasting several hours, dozens of gunmen storming into this small coastal town last night as local people watched the world cup on tv. at the breeze view hotel, police say gunmen forced women to watch as they killed the men. revenge they said for actions of kenyan troops in neighboring somalia.
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they blame al shabaab. the group does not appear to claim responsibility. the victims were all locals. mpeketoni is not a tourists area. banks and government builds were set a light. shooting was heard in the night. some residents fled into the forest to escape. >> we shall go to the local moratory. there are more bodies lying. some still on the streets. >> as news of the attacks spread, troops arrived to secure the area. the authorities have said they'll be on high alert throughout the world cup. public viewings of games will be kept safe. four years ago, almost to the day, al shabaab attacked world cup fans in the capital. more than 70 were killed in two
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simultaneous bombings. if the latest violence is the work of al shabaab it will be the group's most audacious separation since the attack on the nairobi shopping ball last september. troops have arrived hoping to track duown survivors of the after math attack. we want to get more details from mpeketoni of what has been happening. witnesses talk to the reporters. residents of the town say before shots were fired residents were given religion and language tests. gunmen came in and asked various questions. one resident saying the attackers came to her house, killed her husband when he said the family was christian. to remind you, these religion tests happen at the west gate mall assault that happened last year. getting various details coming
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in from mpeketoni of what happened. we'll keep you up to date with that situation. now nearly 50 killed in this attack on the kenyan coast. later in the program we're going to talk to united nations in nairobi about the illegal poaching that may be financing local groups. stay with us. let's bring you up to date with other news. a court in western china has sentenced trhree to death for their roles on the attack last year. one received life sentence in jail. 40 were injured when a car fl plowed into the crowd. people in the car also died. the army announced over the weekend it would launch a full scale military operation against insurgents in the region. a growing number of people are
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fleeing to neighboring provinces. today's air strikes were aimed at three hideouts of suspected militants in the area. 27 were killed in the raid. researchers claim to have developed a way to treat tooth decay without the need of fillings. scientists in london say their technique encouraging teeth to repair themselves by using electric current to accelerate the phosphate minerals. they say treatment is kinder to patients and much better for their teeth. the number of cambodians leaving thailand soared to 120,000 in recent days according to the officials there. this has been sparked bring fears of clamp down on illegal workers by the government. jonathan has been to the boarder and spoken to some of those returning home. a military check point on the road to the cambodian border.
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their job is to monitor the flow of migrant workers. for the past week, they've been inundated. thousands everyday all heading out of thailand. in front of the soldiers, no one would say why.this is a little border town. it's utter chaos. buses and trucks dump human cargo. the normal transport services have been overwhelmed. >> i'm standing amid a sea of humanity. thousands of cambodians that rushed out of thailand trying to get to home villages from here. it isn't clear exactly why so many decided to leave in such a hurry. there will be a cost to their living standards and to thai industries. >> the authorities have denied
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reports they've started a sweep against immigrant workers. only illegal immigrants they say. there are plenty of those. illegal cambodians feel they'll also be targeted. >> translator: i heard they announced all migrant workers should leave immediately. this worker had come from a chicken factory. >> thai people told me cambodians should go home and come back only when the situation is quieter. >> the cambodian government has laid on hundreds of trucks to get workers back to their homes. how they'll make a living there is anyone's guess. half a million working in thailand fear is now driving them out. by night fall, one of two daily trains to the border arrives in bangkok. it's four hours late held up by
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overcrowding. does thailand really want to curb the huge migrant work force? there are conflicting signals coming from the country's military rulers. bbc news on the thai cambodian border. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, the family of motor racing champion michael schumacher say he's no longer in a coma and has been transferred. we'll have the latest in a few minutes. and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans. every day, thousands of boeing volunteers help make their communities the best they can be. building something better for all of us. ♪ you could be hanging ten.
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let's bring you up tow date with news that has been emerging in the last couple of hours. the formula one champion michael schumacher is no longer in a coma and has actually transferred hospitals. you'll remember he was placed in a medically induced coma following severe head injuries in the skiing accidents six months ago. let's bring you details from
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imogen. he's not in a coma. great news for family and friends following his progress. how much do we know about how he's doing? >> not a great deal. the statement from his family is short indeed. reading between the lines once again. they are keen their privacy should be respected. they say michael schumacher is no longer in the hospital. he's been moved. i can confirm to you that we know he has been moved to the university hospital just a few kilometers up lake geneva, one of switzerland's hospitals with the expertise you could hope for. that is where he is. the family has said he has a long phase of rehabilitation. so as you said, good news but
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it's not clear. although he's not in a co ma, exactly what his condition is. i suggest things that are not said might indicate this process of recovery will still be a very long one. >> a difficult time for family as well i imagine. so much scrutiny still. that pressure constantly to get information about how he is. >> i think you know, anybody who's had a family member in the hospital will have sympathy with this. it must be terribly terribly difficult to have this serious injury. this very, very long medical treatment. a very doubtful outcome. the doctors have been open about that. to have to go through that a in the full glare of the press is indeed very, very difficult. i think even though the family has requested privacy, i'm sure
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there will be members of the press now traveling to this new hospital hoping to find out more. yes, a very, very difficult time. good news perhaps that he's out of intensive care. not such good news in the sense we don't know his exact condition. the family again having to plead for privacy. >> thanks so much for updating us. confirming michael schumacher no longer in a coma and out of intensive care. day five at the world cup. the excitement doesn't seen to be waning. every game so far, all been great, lots of goals. germany against portugal and one of the big issues from sunday's game is goal line technology. let's take you to rio and join ben brown with the latest on the world cup. we finally saw goal line technology in play. did it prove to be controversial? >> it really did lucy. not the technology itself.
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that actually worked. the way it was shown to the fans watching on tv and the stadium. the second goal that hit the post and then went in, just crept over the line from the creeper. at first it flashed up no goal. then a couple seconds later it said yes it was a goal. a lot of people in the stadium including the managers were confused and irritated. a lot of fans watching on tv including myself a little confused. fifa says they are reviewing the way they show on graphics the goal line technology. they say they need to look at whether they need to enhance the viewing experience of the fans. that's one issue they need to iron out. also yesterday argentina one of the favorites.
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2-1 argentina. he admitted he was anxious and nervous as argentina looked to win their third world cup. >> everyday has been great. so many goals. what can we expect today? >> the pick of the bunch today is germany against portugal, two of the strongest eyes in this world cup. one of the great players will be featured in the game against portugal. he's had various knee and thigh issues. he says he is 100%. he has been training for portugal. he says he's going to play in that game. critics say he's got to prove it on the world cup stage. he's got two goals in ten world cup games. he himself says he hasn't got anything to prove to anyone. he's probably right on that issue. another interesting game today, u.s. against ghana. that is far north of here in
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brazil. there's been a lot of flooding there. about a month's worth of rainfall in a couple of days. a flood alert issued. the statement is okay, pitch is okay. alex has this report from there. >> reporter: a street turned into a river after a month's worth of rain fell in two days. people in the town told me it's the worst the city has seen in two decades. the morning after the night before and people can't believe the entire villa has been washed away. a table set from dinner the night before stands despite the devastation. incredibly nobody was humrt. hundreds are homeless. the fifa machine moves on as ghana takes on the usa. the stadium costed $180 million.
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looks like that money was spent on the drainage. it's money well spent. the pitch looks perfect condition. there's no danger at all of this being called off. >> we'll take it the way it is. you know you're not complaining. you just go to countries and make the best out of it. if it goes okay, great. if it doesn't, you learn yourleyour le lesson. you need a lesson or two to improve as well. >> this gives footballers and locals relief from the conditions but there's more rain reported to come this week. >> we're looking for another day of great action on day five of the world cup. as you say, so many goals so far, average of around three a game which is pretty good. there's no boring nil nil draws. it's been goal line action all
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the time. we'll look for more today. >> thanks so much for joining us with that from rio. don't forget you can find out about the world cup. we've got so much on the website including a glance at the tournament for the day, who's picked to win. that's at bbc.com/news/worldcup. if you're on social media, join the conversation. lots of people posting experiences and thoughts on facebook, tweeting as well. the #bbcworldcup. get in on the conversation and see what everybody else is saying as well. the latest on breaking news out of kenya where police say suspected militants have killed at least 48 people in the attack on the coast. this comes as the u.n. prepares to hold a meeting for the trade of endangered species. we'll have that and more coming
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diplomacy. aaron, it's all about women steering the world. >> for the first time ever there's more women with driver's licenses in the u.s. than men. it's a trend set to happen in the uk and canada by 2016. with women behind 80% of all car buying decisions, we're going to look at what all that means for the big car makers. police in kenya have blamed if group al shabaab for the attack on a coastal town that's left 48 dead. witnesses say a gang attacked hotels, a police station, bank and petro station several hours. kenya has suffered numerous attacks. united nations is getting ready to hold an environmental assembly next week and outline
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links between militant say and the environmental resources. what will the report reveal? one of the main points is that armed groups appear to be financed by trade and illegal wild life and timber. poaching animals is actually worth less financially but means species like elephants and rh o rhinos are under threat. we have the director of the wild life program from nairobi. thanks for being with us here can you give us the depths and scale of this problem? >> financially speaking it is a scale we have never seen as of this before. we estimate the legal trade and wild life including rhino and elephant te elephant tusks and also timber exceeds $20 billion mark a year. this is twice the total of
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finance in the international community. that gives a sense of magnitude and scale of this illegal economy. >> how did you gather evidence for this report? >> this is a report we have assembled with data and statistics also colleagues with the united nations. it is at the moment an estimate. illegal trade is also difficult to measure in accurate terms. we have data linking natural resources to illegal trade to g heading of environmental crime. it is a parallel to the economy. >> can you be more specific to us for instance the illegal trade with charcoal you're linking to the al shabaab group we've seen in kenya today? >> for instance the illegal
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trade is not matter of illegally trading charcoal. it's matter of taxation. prin for instance countries that are groups have systems and export that generates tens of millions of in income. if you add the illegal taxation. you're talking hundreds of millions of implied in the continent of africa as part of this charcoal economy. >> what is the united nations going to do about it? >> well already we're doing a great deal. first of all in countries such as somalia and other country, we are getting an understanding of how significant this trade is. also who are the traders. secondly through the united nations office and peace keeping efforts. work of united nations environmental program and also conventional that looks at
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illegally traded wild life products. >> these are all still efforts to identify the problem and look into the problem rather than efforts to do something about it. >> that's not quite correct n. many countries, these institutions prince the african capacity. we're looking at helping portd authorities, kinds of technology technical technologies provided to countries to identify for instance the containers. we are helping customs official across the world to be trained and identify the trade routes. we are monitoring internationally also where some of the money flows. it is this collective effort that ultimately will allow us to have a collective international response. let us be clear, this is a major illegal parallel economy that the world has spent too long assuming it is just about the survival of one species or another. it goes further. >> thank you for joining us here
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on "gmt." let's bring you onto business. aaron is with us. have they turned the taps off? >> i don't think how you make that noise. that's what happened earlier today. that's turning the taps off. let me explain. hello there. russia 's state controlled gas or energy giant today carried out the threat and cut off supplies to ukraine. ukraine's energy minister said gas splice have been reduced to nothing, zero. russia was only sending enough to cover the rest of europe's fuel needs. ukraine must may russia upfront, kind of pay as you go for supplies that comes after this morning's deadline to kiev to repay literally billions moscow says it's owed. talks were broke down last night. the energy chief says european gas supplies should not suffer. let's talk to chris from the
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advisory. great to have you on the program. let's start with this chris. ukraine signed a contract with russia's gazprom to supply gasoline. it hasn't paid bills. gazprom turned the pumps off. some say gazprom had the contract. >> that's gazprom's position. they're saying this is about unpaid utility bills. it's more complicated when the contract in place was signed taken into account russia's lease of the naval base in crimea which is now part of russia. ukraine says there needs to be a new contract with a new price put in place. so i think both sides clearly have a case to make in this argument. >> is there more to it than just the dispute. headlines say russia, ukraine. to the point isn't this more russia and eu?
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>> absolutely. that's exactly key to it. the headlines as you say is about the new contract. both sides agree had the the new contract or new price should be the european average price around 380. that isn't the issue. the question of paying down is something that should be easy to resolve. i think the big story here is more the negotiations between russia and european union. russia has been pushing to get permission from the european unions to build the pipe to bypass ukraine to the black sea. also been looking to resolve this kind of major dispute that's been growing between russia and eu over gas pumps monopoly position. that's the back story. i imagine russia is pushing eu for some compromise on those issues almost as a condition for agreeing
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agreeing to new contract with ukraine. 2006-2009 when the gas flow was disrupted onwards to europe, russia blamed ukraine. it's putting ukraine back in the frame for not paying utility bills. it is pointing out to europe, hang on you shouldn't be blocking this outstream price. issues are also transit to ukraine. yeah there is a bigger game being played other than just the transfer. >> should europe be worried? >> no. i don't think there's any chance of disruption to europe. ukraine needs good will from ukraine. russia needs good will from europe. i don't think we should worry. >> appreciate your time. thanks for joining us. listen to this one. women are stepping up on the gear. i didn't write that. traditionally male dominated seck, to cars, drive. according to the numbers for the first time ever in the united states, there are more femadriv
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license holders in women than men. it's consistent across all ages greater than 25. guess who decides which motor to buy? yep, that's women of course. certainly my household. they're estimated to be behind 80% of all car buying decisions. this is a big change for people of design and manufacturing cars as one experted earlier. it has to be marketed effectively to the female consumer. >> we've talked to auto manufactures as to how it needs to be made. we've seen in the past auto manufactures making pink vehicles and flowers. that's not going to cut it. it's more complex in terms of design. few things we've picked up interviewing women, they prefer space inside the vehicle. that's accessaccessibility, getn
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and out of the car. also average build for women height and weight. women also like assistance in the vehicle. so technological advances such as park assist and sophisticated navigation. women appreciate those elements of car design. >> so women like a sat nap. let's talk about this chinese premiere arrives in britain today for a summit meeting with the prime minister david cameron. trade and investment certainly high on that agenda. last year trade between the two countries toed $70 million. beijing expects that figure to reach new highs this year. shanghai correspondent sent us this report. >> look familiar? look again. this isn't britain but china. tim's town as known is a
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development on the outskirts of shanghai complete with clock to towers, church hill statue. this couple tell me british history have an impact on the world. they came to tim's town for wedding photos. >> i like british style a lot, this man agrees. i'm longing to visit. so is my wife. romance is in the air. if the chinese are keen, then britain is positively head over heels. david cameron's visit last year was part of an effort to woo chinese investment and boost british exports. thames's town has its own pub. despite the welcoming exterior, it's the same as the uk china relationship. the prime minister's meeting in
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2012 with the spiritual leader of tebet, considered to be a dangerous separatists, let to a chill in regulations. the theory is on the table. the focus is without doubt on the huge and rapidly growing economy. chinese money is sought for infrastructure programs. trade last year was worth a record 43 billion pounds. behind the scenes, tensions lurk. excuse me, on the one hand the rising communist power and on the other the former colonial one. there's no doubt about who needs who the most today. one state run newspaper recently described the uk as an old european country apt for travel and study.
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bbc news, shanghai. >> i'm sure they asked the couple, stare in the camera. i know you drive. do you make decisions in the house and what car you buy? >> when i got my red two seater convertible -- >> no i don't make decisions. that's what i would like. >> in my household, my wife also has a license. i do the chauffeuring. what's that about? that's called sucker. see you. >> do stay with us on bbc world news. still to come. the delicate art of diplomacy. we look at a film that pulls no punches in exploring's today's dispute. mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans.
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i'm lucy hawkins. thanks for being with us on "gmt." our top towstory this is hour. isis has taken control of another town in iraq. the town fell to militants at dawn after heavy fightings. we're getting reporting the militants chose who to kill based on knowledge of islam. president harry truman referred to stepping on a man's shoes. more disputes are handled with words rather than wars. how many do we know about the delicate art? a documentary takes us inside the drab power. the chief european negotiator
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allows cameras to record the action. the movie is called "the agreement agreement." it shows delicate nature of talks. here's the director with me. let's have a look at the trailer and give a sense of what the movie is about. >> history is always made late at night when everybody is tired and fed up. >> do you expect to represent independence? >> by the time you make history you couldn't care less. >> this is reference to one line. >> if there's reference to a line, we propose the line from 1946. and you should think about it. >> it's very easy to say don't worry. we didn't agree on anything. i defended our position to the
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letter. when you reach agreement, people start throwing demands at you. >> let's talk to the star and director. why did you choose the topic? >> i chose it for two reasons. i believe very much in the european union project myself with all its flaws. i think it's very important to have the european union. i think there's a lot of things on the day-to-day within the european union, diplomacy in general which doesn't go to news. especially here you have the stories where you solve conflicts. you see it when the big crisis. you don't see the day-to-day work where you actually solve things. it's important and sometimes there are dramatic stories to tell from there. >> robert, what does it take to be a great diplomat and make these things work? >> i think there are a number of different ways to make great
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diplomats. actually i think we're going to see more women diplomats in the futu future. the great advantage they have is they're short of testosterone and their ability to -- i had a lot of admiration for my boss catherine ashton who manages to be tough without being aggressive. that's the skill you need. >> you must have a huge amount of patience. when i looked at the documentary earlier, i thought how did you hold it together? the frustration seemed real. >> the frustration is enormous when you can actually see people -- for good reasons you can see they're messing things up and taking risks they shouldn't take. but patience actually -- i'm not great at patience. i could do better. >> it's discourt for us to show a lot of men and women particularly sitting around a room at a desk. that can be quite hard as the
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story teller when those are the only visuals you have to play with. did you trust the viewers? >> it's definitely not the best setting. i was lucky to have the amazing characters. the characters make the real difference. that was a way of making it cinematic. >> let's look at a scene where it really boys over. >> this is too much. it goes on and on and on. if you allow this, allow it all or don't allow it. >> i am -- >> no. i need an answer.
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>> slam goes the door robert. this must happen i imagine. do people mind in the room having the cameras there? >> we got used to it. particularly when you've been at this three day or something like this, you don't notice. it was quite nice to have somebody that wasn't part of the negotiation and wasn't involved in the tension. it almost helped i think. >> how difficult is it when you've got such a hard starting point in a way where you've got your served delegate who doesn't acknowledge the fact it exists in a way? that's what's hard. on the other hand this wasn't because of great skill on my part. it was the enormous way to the european union. both sides know that their future lies in europe. at the end they're going to have to agree. it was at the back of the frustration and the human
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contact, there's also power relationship. the european union is what matters. >> you talked about this process being at the end of the eu. you must have also felt that you were making history as well. >> a little bit, yes. >> how does that feel though? >> well, as i said in the clip you showed, actually you don't notice it because you're so tired you want to get home. history is made up of lots of small things. it's not just great battles. it's also little things. cumulative weight of which makes the difference between war and peace. >> how is the film being received? >> i think well. it's very well received. i'm satisfied. >> thanks very much for talking to us. now, do you wash your chicken before you cook it?
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consumer this is the uk are warned to stop washing chicken for increased risk of food poisoning. the water can spread bacteria and lead to illness and even death. >> nearly half of us wash our chicken before we cook it. according to the food standard agency it's a bad habit that can spread harmful bacteria all over the kitchen when splashing. >> water sprays around the sink. afterwards it gets in the food then mouth and you get sick. >> one of the most common germs is causes more food poison than e-co e-coli, salmonella put together. it can sometimes even kill. anne edwards takes hygiene in the kitchen seriously. years ago she was infected and developed rare complications. >> i've still got paralysis in
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my feet. my toes don't bend. my feet are stiff. it completely turned my life on its head. >> the food standard agency said more than a quarter million people are infected every year. most get it from chicken. the agency is urging people not to wash powell industultry. >> it doesn't make the which i think any cleaner. >> the advice is make sure the chicken is heated through. there's no blood and pink meat left. bbc news. >> very good piece of advice. a quick reminder of our top story on "gmt." tal afar is the latest iraqi city to be captured. residents say there's rev gunfire, trucks mounted with gunfire in the streets. we're getting an update
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according to senior officials. there may be conversation between the u.s. and teheran between the situation in iraq. this will take place at this week's nuclear talks in vienna. thanks for being with us on "gmt." bye bye. good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. two full servings of vegetables listen up, thunder dragons, it's time to get a hotel. hey, razor. check this out. we can save big with priceline express deals. hey you know what man, these guys aint no dragons. they're cool. these deals are legit. yeah, we're cool. she's cool. we're cool. priceline express deals are totally legit. check this, thousands of people book them everyday and score killer deals. now, priceline is piling on even more savings with its summer sale. so grab your giant beach towel and enter code summer14. look at me enjoying the deals.
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