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this is the premier's line from no mr nice guy says justin trudeau no longer gets a respectful hearing pressure builds after a second cabinet minister he has questions over a construction bribery scandal also on the program one of the us democrats. control see over the semitism. criticizes america's progress. and now the house will vote on a resolution criticizing her. france's president macro rights open letter to
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europe's voters ahead of the e.u. parliament elections in may he calls for major changes to defend europe's borders to defend nationalism and to defend against what he calls the digital jobs. the ones who went home to watch thousands of refugees who fled to poke around the back of the nigerian town that is no safer than when they left you'll hear from me and gio championing the plight. i'm still get welcome to the program. support for the once highly popular canadian prime minister justin trudeau house full of them for the first time behind the main opposition party this is according to latest opinion polls it comes after a second cabinet minister quit in protest of the way he's been handling the scandal involving a construction company and bribery. justin trudeau still knows how to work
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a crowd but his days as politics mr nice guy may be gone for good just as he's campaigning for reelection a clear favorite only months ago he suddenly fighting an uphill battle after second minister quit his cabinet over a bribery scandal. trudeau tried to put a positive spin on the resignation. of democracy like ours and in a space where we value our diversity so strongly we're allowed to have disagreements and debate we even encourage change phil part was in charge of canada's finances until she resigned on monday she accuses the government of putting political interests above the rule of law global conglomerate s.n.c. love is the major player in canada's construction sector it stands accused of paying kickbacks to secure lucrative contracts in libya if convicted of corruption
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it will not be able to tender for canadian government contracts putting thousands of jobs at risk. ok in february attorney general and justice minister jody wilson raybold was the first to go she says to go and senior government figures had pressured her to stop the prosecution of s. and c. love along with her for i experienced a consistent and sustained effort by many people within the government to seek to politically interfere in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in my role as the attorney general of canada tradin denies any wrongdoing but his popularity is sliding with elections set for october he's now polling behind the rival conservatives. he's got more on this from campbell clockers chief political writer that's a kind of this globe and mail newspaper which broke the scandal welcome to day w. tell us more about justin trudeau is response to these allegations i think part of
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the problem has been that he hasn't had much response he has sort of dribbled out answers over time and first denying that he had pressured or had directed the attorney general to interfere in the prosecution and then when she testified. in front of commons committee he didn't respond other than to say she he disagreed with her characterization of events we haven't really heard justin trudeau and you know people expected him to be that kind of open frank different kind of politician and the fact that he's sort of hiding behind you know the old politicians barrier and saying little is part of the problem so as an attorney general and i'm a finance minister that those are two significant resignations are more likely to follow it doesn't appear that more likely to fall the moment there are one or two in cavite that we think probably sympathised with the first one being the minister of justice a very general jury will will sit raybold so but that it seems they're all on board
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for now these are two very important cabinet ministers not only because of their positions but because of who they were joined also rebuilt was the first. indigenous women and they were named justice minister in canada and that was considered a highly symbolic trudeau appointment and. the second person jane felt bought who is the treasury board president she is known for being a highly principled highly ethical and competent person and those two people the two strong women in cabinet saying we don't have faith in just a true it true anymore that's the real damage there and is this issue coming up and campaigning i mean you have elections in october yes so it is coming up everywhere in the political sphere it's dominating federal politics in canada the liberals are trying to talk about other things but they just can't get on that in a sense the opposition is saying this is a big scandal the conservative leader who is his main opponent to mr korea's main opponent has already called for his media resignation so this is the issue at the
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moment and it will come up over the course of the campaign seven months away in normally in the canadian electoral cycle that still time to recover but mr trudeau is still on the ropes and he is in a political crisis at the moment the kind of political crisis he hasn't seen before talking to you thanks for joining us and campbell plucked from mckenna's globe and mail a newspaper. and now to the united states where infighting has broken out within the democratic party as a result of perceived anti-semitic statements from one of their own members one of their own members who happens to be one of the first muslim women to serve in congress house democrats will introduce a resolution tomorrow condemning on to semitism the text will not mention minnesota representative by name but the rebuke is seen as a response to a comment she made on sunday she said that they pro israel lobby in the united
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states is pushing for allegiance to a foreign country this is the latest in an ongoing struggle between the democratic leadership in a small number of freshman democrats who've been vocal about pushing the party further to the left. to get more. safe. why do democrats find her statements so offensive well the statement she made the original one on sunday was at an event but she tweeted about it again and reiterated this statement and we can see that tweet now the problem at the center of it was her use of the idea of you know allegiance to a foreign country which the anti-defamation league and other top democrats have pointed out is an anti-semitic trope that's been used against the jewish community for a long time to say that they're on the one hand they have an allegiance to their own country but also an allegiance to the wider jewish diarist for but others like
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a democratic representative one of our guests has gone further and said that all criticism of u.s. support for israel is unacceptable and he's basically just pointing out a platform of the democratic and republican parties that israel has and always will be a u.s. ally so has anyone come to. defense definitely there have been a lot of left wing commentators who have pointed out also journalists have pointed out that her comments were not. against jewish congress people but against any congressperson who supports israel because of the money they get from the pro israel lobby in the us she also has support from a core group of other democratic congress people who came in on the democratic wave that happened in the last elections young progressive congress people have come to support and said actually she's being attacked because she's muslim which adds another element to this whole story they have pointed out that at the same time
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that the democratic party leadership is attacking her for being anti-semitic they she is the object of islamophobia tax there's a picture circulating online of actually a poster that was at a republican event in west virginia an official public event that links her to nine eleven of course i don't have to say there is no link the only link that they have there is that she's muslim and. another way a layer of weirdness and this is the fact that this is democrats censuring one of their own that's right it comes off a strange but it's no surprise that the democratic party is having an internal crisis right now maybe not a crisis but definitely a struggle between two different elements you have the democratic leadership which tends to be more conservative more centrist and then you have a new what some people refer to as an insurgency of more left wing people like omar
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alexander a cousin of cortez who are challenging the. platform of the democratic party and there's resistance and so how is this going to affect. well the resolution is mostly symbolic i guess that it doesn't mention her by name trump president donald trump has called for her to resign other members of congress have said that she should step down for the foreign affairs committee that's not that's also not likely to happen she's been pushing she's been. reiterating her point that she's against israel lobby but she may also be happy that this has confirmed her original point that anytime one criticizes the link between the israel lobby and u.s. support for israel you might get censored and that's a taboo that she is willing to break. thank you for take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world research of say a second person is in sustained remission from the virus that causes aids and use
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raises hope that the condition could one day be cured this case comes ten years after a first hiv patients to be right around appear to have been cured of the infection after a blood stem cell transplant. counterterrorism police in the u.k. are investigating a series of small improvised explosive devices sent to staff buildings at three london transport hubs it's emerged that they were sent through the post with irish stamps and police in the republic of out of town are assisting with the investigation the devices were discovered at heathrow and london city airports on the country's busiest railway station waterloo. at least twenty one people have been injured in a head on collision between two passenger changed trains in the southern czech republic the crash occurred outside the main station in borno police are investigating whether a technical malfunction or human error was to buy. china's economy is taking
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center stage at the annual meeting of the national people's congress around three thousand delegates from across the country in beijing for the two week event during the opening session the premier league cut the economic growth forecast to its lowest affinity at three decades we'll take a look at what this means for the world's second largest economy in just a moment first this report. beijing's new airport it's set to be the world's largest when it opens later this year china's leadership often uses political advances an occasion to flaunt its successes to the media and it's a welcome distraction china's economy is burdened with the consequences of its trade dispute with the u.s. eunice apologies and state run companies are struggling under high levels of debt addressing china's national people's congress premier league the chuang issued a warning. we face a complex and serious situation as well as challenges foreseeable and otherwise
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that are greater in number and in. size. we also announced market reforms aimed at leveling the playing field for chinese and foreign companies this bid to diffuse u.s. complaints has made delegates more optimistic that the trade dispute with the u.s. could soon be resolved only issues that you and the u.s. is starting to get used to each other i think there is growing trust between the people and the governments of both countries. china has announced a further increase in defense spending up seven point five percent on the previous year with this china hopes to strengthen its military allowing its troops to train under more realistic conditions. you're watching the w.'s life from above and still to come a shock for german football national team coach rocky love sucks three of his long standing regulars almost moment. with both back will find out why.
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it's come full time across the world that will take you to the party in give yourself. had a vast france's president emanuel macro has called for far reaching a new reforms and warned against the dangers of populism three months ahead of european parliamentary elections he laid out his vision in an open letter addressed to the citizens of europe twenty eight newspapers in all twenty eight e.u. member states published a letter in which he said we are at a pivotal moment for our continent a moment when together we need to politically and culturally reinvent the shape of a civilization in a changing world it is the moment for european renewal. so let's take a closer look at some of what the press french president is proposing a new european agency for the protection of democracies would help shield member states elections against cyber attacks and manipulation the president also proposes banning foreign funding of european political parties and the hot button issue of
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course is migration the french president wants to reform the schengen border that's the free area setter. common to this the shaded area of course is the they free area he also wants to set up a common border force and a european asylum office it will give all e.u. states the same exceptions and refusal rules for refugees the latter also proposes a social shield for all workers guaranteeing the same pay in the same workplace and the minimum european wage appropriate for each country is even more on the man you know i'm across a big ideas and other being received on a man with a vision for europe french president and manuel mccaughan convinced european sees the continent is in danger in his latest pro european initiative the french president has addressed europeans directly in major newspapers across all twenty eight a you member states the raft of proposals is directed against nationalism and calls
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for a european or thor eighty to protect democracy a statement by german chancellor angela merkel spokesperson said bellin supports the quote lively discussion about the orientation of the e.u. of the german parties when notably more critical but welcomed micron's principle campaign is tight i don't go into every sentence or project but the core idea is that we need to change europe to maintain the peace project that's essential and we see that just like mccrone. with just three months to go until citizens head to the polls the proposals have been widely well received including in germany but. this is really about the preservation of europe and as i see it our democratic structures are also in danger of populist parties. in my home country too. i think my call wants to urge europeans to work for the e.u.
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for human rights and for democracy and i think that's important. critics however claim that macaroons appeal aims only to fuel his personal campaign said may's e.u. elections. tens of thousands of nigerian refugees have returned to their remote hometown of the country's north despite a lack of food water shelter and security that the town of rather in northern nigeria has suffered repeated attacks from militants after an upsurge in violence in december and january around forty thousand people fled across the border to the cameroonian village of goa eight kilometers away but now three quarters of those refugees have returned around to nigeria i'm coming you know authorities intervened but aid agencies say they are in dire need of humanitarian help. they came here seeking safety tens of thousands of refugees from run in northern nigeria
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fleeing violence from boko haram. when the military left we had no other possibility but to leave we had nothing to defend ourselves with so it was better to leave. but just a few weeks later there's not much left of this camp at the cameroonian village of gura. medical charity m.s.f. posted this picture here is the empty space in front of the m.s.f. clinic cameroon after refugees from ron left this morning before that this place was bustling with life. aid agencies say the refugees were told to return by officials from cameroon and nigeria and is concerned about their safety. reports indicate their return need of humanitarian assistance international humanitarian organizations have not returned since jerry seventeenth. security.
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back then a boko haram attack on the town left fourteen people dead but those who fled iran have now had to retrace their journey in reverse. from twenty fourteen world cup winning squad received some bad news on tuesday. coach of the. qualification for twenty twenty this is the coach's first major step in his plan to press the restart button on his team. for years they took to the pitch for germany and were pillars of the twenty fourteen world cup winning squad thomas miller twenty nine and the two thirty year old defenders. and. are currently employed by by in munich but now their international career is coming to an end after last year's disastrous world cup. is
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finally making radical changes. in the year of qualifying for the european championship twenty twenty we are sending out a clear signal the young national team players will have the space they need to fully develop they have to take responsibility now. even at byron munich the three players have dealt with frequent injuries and deliver. modest performances so lives decision did not come completely out of the blue as suggested by boa ten's reaction on twitter i'm sad about this news because it has always been the greatest thing for me to represent my country however i respect the new course and understand the decision of the national team coach now boa tang and herman's will have to make room for the next generation. from d w a sport to welcome tom so we just love talking about sending a clear signal so it's
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a p.r. stunt i think may be a bit much i think this is an argument in favor of the interpretation that you know this is. a lot about the signals in the messages they send and not necessarily just about the sporting aspects of keeping these players in the sport or getting rid of them. you know has to show he's taking real significant steps to draw a line under the disastrous world cup that germany produced last summer he's promised drastic change for a long time his promise that he was really going to put the past to bed and you know make a clean break with what went before and this is actually to be honest the first time we see anything really materialize of that the fact even the u.s. removed is still in his job is obviously a pretty strong element of continuity with what went before the world cup and he can't afford to keep all the same players because then really nothing has changed what you know you might expect to see when
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a player ends their career in the national team is that they get gradually phased out but you are in love went down to munich today had a meeting with all of these three players and told them that basically they're getting forced into retirement so is obviously a pretty bold move in a fairly radical step to take which means that the youngsters in the squad now see that opportunity who is who is coming up through the ranks absolutely will germany of course have got plenty of young talent. one year before the world cup there was the confederations cup. team of took a very young squad to that tournament in russia and they blew all of their opposition out the water so there's plenty of talent waiting to step in and fill the shoes the homo's boateng and. was filmed for a second that's almost of course leave behind at the back players like nuttiest into nicolas zuma who we've started to see emerge in the national team in recent times anyway of course antonio is also a big figure for germany in the defense i have
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a it's going forward you know brantley roisin a who's exclusion from the world cup squad was really kind of symbolic for germany's you know arrogance going into that tournament team event of course going forward. so yeah like i say plenty of young talent weigh in to fill these empty boots of the coach keeps his job three three longstanding players get thrown under the helm that is a fact here. the tensions in south asia pigs last week after pakistan shut down an indian air force fighter jets and captured its pilot pakistan later beliefs to me what it said was a gesture of peace and when command went home to a hero's welcome now lots of men appeared have been inspired by his mustache and the heading to the bob as for his unique look. he may have been shot down and captured but this fighter pilot is now flying high as india's new national hero and his macho mustache has become
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a star. now men who want to be just like him only half to get entrenched. here in bangalore whiskered fans are lining up for the abbey non-dance special. this is very similar to mine so that when it turns my look inspired me why do you like him yeah i do. it is because you see you hear oh yeah he is he's my hero. so that's why we're doing all these things. that place. he came back from back is that so that's why i. think.
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the pilots here sweet fans now paying their respects to his close shave with danger . taler short. fat or thin in india. can make anyone feel like a hero. talk about the call of all now which is being celebrated around the world and why the well while the word might summed up thoughts of brazil's rio de janeiro let me introduce you to carnival style. a joyful celebration of culture guinea-bissau as konovalov was originally brought over by portuguese colonizes but after gaining independence in one nine hundred seventy four the country might console its own. was a but the us is it from the one nine hundred eighty s. it became the carnival of the south. genuine carnival of guinea-bissau is the
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manifestation of our cultural values. he says all those little school he's a platform for demonstrating our cultural heritage the stories on the artifacts of our ancestors that it could come up. every year in the capital of the south the carnival showcases the tiny west african nations huge diversity. that. got to what you were going through the more subtle. the comedy is important to me besides because people come here and show that traditional culture. that the carnival is culture and religion to you want to stand up. for them started to lose our culture but we shouldn't because we are africans. we should be proud of our culture. i most want to sevenoaks is
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a for. the for. the for as festivities choice for clothes for this year these kind of a love as a making the most of the chance to show off the scales. coming up next here. coming up next here on w it's the day i will have. enough world news at the top of the hour until then have a good day. sometimes
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thousands of workers are. not on the streets they are women. now france's president emmanuel mccraw has sent an open letter to europe's citizens telling them it's time to stand firm proud and lucid against a nationalist sun that digital giants and to all get on the same page about refugees and asylum seekers now his last grand vision for europe announced a year and a half ago was met with polite applause action so will he do better this time i'm still gail in berlin and this is the day.

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