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the bag. the bag . this is the documents coming to you live from bonn and iran announces a special good drawer from a landmark nuclear deal president hassan rouhani says there john will stop acting on some of its commitments under the deal and set a timeline of sixty days for new terms to be agreed the move comes amid mounting tension with the united states also on the program. the christian woman at the center of a blasphemy raul in pakistan begins a new life in safety aasia bibi has reportedly arrived in canada they should be
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reunited with her daughter as. and south africans are costing the ballots in national elections little voters say they disappointed with the ruling a.n.c. spirit to tackle corruption at inequality so will they punish the party i suppose. plus liverpool push for gold stocks bonds that owners good people to win a place in the champions league final and it's a stunning comeback from behind victory that many feel would cement yield and clamps a place in history. i don't have a warm welcome to you. iran is announce that it's partially withdrawing from a landmark nuclear deal struck with powers in two thousand and fifteen it comes exactly one year off the us pulled out of the accord which was designed to limit
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their ability to produce nuclear fuel president hassan rouhani says that iran plans to stop complying with certain parts of the agreement and says if the deal isn't renegotiated within sixty days iran we once again begin enriching uranium to high levels of the move comes at a time of growing tension between tehran and washington on tuesday the u.s. secretary of state mike compu made an unannounced trip to neighboring iraq. iran of planning imminent attack earlier this week the u.s. announced it was deploying an egg crops cabinet to the region because of alleged new threats from there don. now the iran nuclear deal was almost ten years in the making when it was finally excrete it was hailed as a huge diplomatic success one that's now in danger of being overturned. on july fourteenth two thousand and fifteen the west ordered a joint sire for leaf the signing of the nuclear deal with iran was the beginning
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of a new chapter in relations with the country i think this is a sign of hope for the entire world and we all know that this is very much needed in this times is that if i'm going to reach an agreement that will make the middle east around the world a whole lot safer. and it is a step away from the specter of conflict and towards the possibility of peace. after almost a decade of negotiations iran agreed to get rid of ninety eight percent of its enriched uranium and to reduce the number of centrifuges in exchange for relief from international economic sanctions. the deal established a new relationship based on transparency but by no means trust butting into our of our focus it is a bilateral agreement value for our folks if the other signatories comply we will make sure we do the same i don't know all that zeleny
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a towel full and all you in january twenty sixth international sanctions on iran were lifted after the international atomic energy agency certified the country's compliance with the obligations established in the nuclear deal this time the sigh of relief came out of tehran the capital of an oil rich country driven to the edge of poverty by an almost total trade embargo in place since two thousand and six everything seemed to be going according to plan until donald trump came onto the stage he disliked the accord from the get go slamming the obama brokered deal was an important part of his campaign rhetoric once in power he followed through on his promise to pull out of the agreement which we cannot prevent and reign in nuclear bombs on to the decaying and rotten structure of the current agreement therefore i am announcing today that the united states will withdraw from the
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iran nuclear deal. since then the us has reintroduced all the previous nuclear related sanctions against terror on along with other punitive measures as a tit for tat the iranian government has now announced that it will stop abiding by some of its commitments and requested that the remaining signatories ease restrictions on its banking and all sectors should that not happen within the next sixty days iran has promised to stop complying with other restrictions established by the crumbling landmark deal. and for some analysis on joined now by cornelius on iraq from the german council on foreign relations a welcome corniest on germany was it a one off the driving forces in coming up and agreeing on this nuclear deal how much of a setback a diplomatic setback is this a move by iran well first of all the deal is not dead with today's announcement by the iranians they have carefully chosen some of those elements which are not
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strictly elaborated in the deal so they themselves say they were still within the confines of the deal this is what those elements that they've said they're not going to comply it's about the heavy water storage and it's about enrich uranium which they are bound to sell on the international market but with u.s. sanctions there isn't even a buyer for these products so they are trying to comply with the deal but the u.s. sanctions make it impossible that but this is a minor detail so the i.a.e.a. the international atomic energy agency will have to verify over the sixty day period where the iran is still compliant but it has been compliant until today so the deal is not dead it's just another new phase of the hectic diplomacy i would say yeah and of russia has said that you know iran has been provoked into taking this action by extended pressure alluding to the united states to share this is this as we just saw from the statement today a year ago u.s. president trump announced the withdrawal and they have since embarked on a mexican non-pressure complaint with new sanctions against iran so iran could have
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left a year ago they've in their own words they have been patient for a year they have applied the limitations of the deal until today so it's in that sense there is the move by the americans came first and this is to an extent an iranian reaction yes and then to spazz to washington has been turning the screws on iran a bit and and the latest announcement that we've had from secretary of state my own bill thing that iran they had intelligence specific intelligence that an attack was imminent blaming it on how likely does that sound to you what do you. make of this claim well obviously i don't have access to intelligence so it's easy for the u.s. secretary of state to say that an attack is imminent we know about past intelligence turning out wrong after it had been double checked there is a great sense of worry including in the united states questions from senators from u.s. senators to my can pay or about how the administration is trying to link iran to al qaeda. enemy of iran because there is an authorization to use force against
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terrorists so the rhetoric linking of iran to al qaeda could be seen as a way to to go towards a militant military confrontation this is not imminent i do hope for despite the strike area being sent to the region but there is of course as collateral potential right and iran has given a dead then sixty days as we have to come up to renegotiate certain terms and this and euclid how optimistic i know that a compromise villian large well sixty days is a short time and by the way it's not the first time the europeans are giving an ultimatum about a year ago it was president trump giving an ultimatum to the europeans so as i said friends in diplomatic movements can be expected the europeans put in place a mechanism to trade with iran despite u.s. sanctions which is being built up so maybe within those sixty days if we can see some progress on that side maybe on the oil trade these are instances where we
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could give some some reasons for iran also to say that the peons have complied. i'm not overly optimistic but i try to stay. good it is not about them the german council on foreign relations thank you very much for sharing expertise at that. not to pakistan and the christian woman who spent a year on death row on a blasphemy charge has left the country according to a lawyer she's now arrived in canada where two or four daughters are thought to have already been granted asylum for us a vivid loss the start of a new life in safety far from the islamist hardliners in pakistan who want to see her dead. she's one of the most talked about women in pakistan as the abebe pictured here shortly after her conviction in two thousand and ten the christian mother of five sentenced to death for alleged remarks about islam during an argument with fellow farm workers who refused to share their glass of water with a non muslim. she was acquitted in october twenty eight hundred and went into
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hiding not on death row but still in constant fear for her life and this is why hard line islamists calling for her to be hanged. the supreme court's decision triggered days of nationwide protests. poor who in every corner of the country the sons of islam have voiced opposition to the supreme court verdict by going on to the streets. what kind of a verdict is this from the supreme court of an islamic republic which is troubling muslims but satisfying infidels. demonstrations were only called off when the government agreed to bar bibi from leaving the country pending an appeal to her acquittal but this case is already linked to the killings of at least two people. the governor of punjab province some on to z are seen here on the right was assassinated by his bodyguard in two
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thousand and eleven after speaking in b.b.c. defense later the same year federal minister for minorities shahbaz bhatti was killed after calling for her release. and this was the reaction in january of this year after the supreme court upheld its verdict that's crowds demanding stuffed up joining me now from lahore in pakistan is you know johnny she's a human rights activist and an advocate at the supreme court and welcome to you here on our reports say r c a b b is in canada is any official confirmation of that . also i don't have any compensation. if you have. actually just come back a prisoner because of militants who are. being. under attack or. i mean at this case had really poor eyes the country now
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as a baby was acquitted last year and that they could it was upheld by the supreme court and get she had to live in hiding so what's the reaction been there to the news that she's there left the country. let me correct the impression that this was a case that her friends the general public but i can assure you that. it indeed also kind of objections and the extreme opposition to medical that was coming from the general public it was coming from certain religious often and groups. you know shared our influence on the state going to disproportionate to the. you know. supported in the mosque the message that events in the parise issue is not the issue here is how it came there are too many extremist religious groups who
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have in the past where you've seen the located of blasphemy of or other individual cases to establish. in the population generally to establish their incomes and control of us do you can see it's. actually demonstrate that they can if the state or. to the extent that. in justice to certain and innocent people and i'm very happy that the supreme court was up these years and in germany and was able to give a very reasoned judgment and you're getting heavy innocent despite these militant groups that are. you know have their show on the streets far more. justified than me because i want to control them and can't control them unjustly to
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eliminate of control but are. actually the cost of showing people these people these people who can relate this to just the state by any of your british and against and. this. was. going in secrecy right we have to leave it there jilani a human rights activists and an advocate of the supreme court in pakistan thank you very much for your assessment. let me bring your tidbits about the stories making news around the world in pakistan at least nine people were killed and dozens more wounded in a bombing at a soofi shannon before police say the explosion struck a security checkpoint outside the. shrine and the building had previously been targeted in two thousand and ten when a suicide attack killed more than forty. inches of the churches that was bombed in the terrorist attacks has reopened st anthony's in the capital colombo allowed
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bush to create more try amid tight security the attacks on churches and protests across the country left over two hundred fifty people dead. at least seven inmates have to have died another ten have been seriously injured in a prison dr and guatemala now prisoners took over for about eight hours before one thousand five hundred police officers regained control of the facility east of the capital the bottom up city. to south africa where people are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections that will deliver a verdict on the performance of president siddur. rama poser and his ruling a.n.c. fasi have been watching the approval ratings plummet as the president struggles to make good on promises to fight corruption and get the economy back on track although the in sees expected to win this election as it has every time since the
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country a much from white minority to twenty five years ago analysts are predicting that its margin of victory will for now a reduced margin of victory would make it even more difficult for president saddam opposite to restore his party's tarnished reputation and implement the economic and political reforms he's promised. so many south africans serial run oppose a body to a new chapter a leader who enjoyed support and trust right across the class and color divides. when he replaced his disgraced predecessor jacob zuma first as leader of the a.n.c. and then as president he promised years of corruption and economic mismanagement were over you would all supported us and that wonderful door has opened thanks. as
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a young anti apartheid activist and trade union leader from opposer was a nelson mandela protege who led the talks to and white minority rule in south africa. but when he was passed over as mandela's successor to president he turned his back on politics and focused instead on business becoming one of the country's wealthiest man. later it was the backing of the business lobby and his boardroom experience that would help give him a narrow edge over other contenders to replace jacob zuma. but scenes like this showed the kind of challenges facing around opposer and the a.n.c. back home protests across the country at issues including government corruption a lack of jobs and poor public services and the troubled state utility eskom rationing power causing rolling blackouts that have hindered efforts to boost growth. in addition ram opposer is under pressure because the a.n.c.
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is losing voters to the more populist land reform policies of the f f so he's pressing ahead with the expropriation of white farmers without compensation but risks losing white support and that of the international community. cyril ram opposes future is all but certain his preferred path is one of stability and growth but if this election doesn't hand the a.n.c. enough votes from a poser could find himself losing his grip altogether on the divided party. it is obvious christine london has been testing the mood on the ground to find out what issues matter most to south africans as they go to the ballot box so i'm outside a polling station in seoul where to about four thousand people are expected to vote here today and these are some of the early risers that you're seeing behind me a few people of course the folks have told us all process takes about ten minutes once you're actually inside the classrooms where the voting is taking place
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a lot at stake in this election and of course these are the people who are going to be deciding south africa's future i'll have a chat to tending to hear she's in the queue waiting to turn she's actually very close to the queue so this time later what are you hoping your vote would do if it wins the election what would you like to see them do for your service delivery please let's go through all this especially local clinics local public schools. around the areas mostly in seoul with the latest lead as fights crime stalwarts or as the whole south africa as a whole has a problem with criminals hi jake king and all those things you want a better country as the whole please whoever that is going to really make a change make south africa south africa a little there are forty eight parties on the ballot paper that's almost double the amount it was in been lost in action so a lot for south africans to choose from but it really comes down to the three main
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parties in this election that will be the african national congress this is the a.n.c. the party that has led south africa in the twenty five years post democracy you have the economic freedom fighters are in a new play on the scene but has gained a lot of traction in the few years that they've been on the scene there you've got the democratic alliance and others at stake in this election the two big parties being the agency and the da are expected to perhaps lose votes and not even grow the only party that people are really confident about the fact that they will grow in support is the economic freedom fighters a lot is at stake particularly for the african national congress the a.n.c. the message is. in wanting to stay and actively says that it's still relevant to south africa and to take south africa to the future twenty five is into democracy. and live a full has staged a sensational comeback to advance to the final of the champions league but the victory of abbas alone had jotham crane from the sports is it talk to us about that
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match i was i will go up at five in the morning to check the results and let's get out of bed what happened this was a sensational match i think liverpool fans celebrating all three nights out stumbling home five in the morning or therapist i was wondering what happened it was really remarkable another incredible nights of action european nights at anfield it was ground they were three nailed down from the first leg without their star player and yet they managed to turn it around develop the region got the ball rolling off the seven minutes but the game really turned on its head amrita off the hof time towards the nirvana album that getting two goals in the space of two minutes is fast i was right so then i had. said that sings on aggregate three or three of them on the night and the best day was yet to come an amazing corner by trent alex on the on notes taken quickly caught everyone by surprise and a reeky was there to get his second goal of the night liverpool's fourth and that was enough to seal the comeback or three on aggregate they went three solid joining
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in the celebrations afterwards his shot set never. really didn't seem to do this has to be a historic comeback given that they were three goes down in the first leg and they were facing down on missy just to stop the fs time since nine hundred eighty six of the side is overcome that deficit side on that occasion so you can see the irony that by that clump the coach jurgen klopp told the players before the game this is impossible but if anyone can do it you guys can because of course liverpool and the team renowned for european comebacks they did it in two thousand and five in the champions league final against. don serino down to one of the penalties and they just threw everything a boss so they're not really kind of how i read them from the start didn't allow pasta to settle a messy absolutely shell so they wanted to say so an incredible comeback political clout now it's the champions league final in sixty's and he said well it's not something he won't be forgetting in a hurry let's listen because i really meant to the giants it's unbelievable it's up
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to the season we played the games we had the injuries we have now in this moment i'd have to go of them. on him and ask who. bet the money on i don't think you find you can find a lot of people so and and going out there and putting a performance like this on the pitch is is unbelievable i'm i'm really proud. to be . the manager of this of this team it's unbelievable what they did tonight is so special and. i will remember remembered forever bombus and you know he's looking shell shocked himself you're going to live up we're going to face in the final and do you think we could make it and win well we'll find out tonight because i x. . in the second semifinal i.x. ever won gold advances in the fast like they're always there in the second like they favor that but i think if anything from this competition it's never right
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anyone off the top number probably have gained some inspiration from liverpool but whoever gets to the finals the face of what i think memorable will be the favorites every so you boy it's and let's not forget last weekend it looked like you know the premier league title forming out of a cross they were three no down and all of a sudden they're in the final destination where the south of the premier league they will be feeling very very pleased with themselves and show and i'm sure a lot of celebrations going on in liverpool lots of congo book people in liverpool know don johnson crane from us both says thank you very much. can now the cities that host the olympic games typically rush to construct impressive new buildings and venues for the event but what happens to those projects once the games have gone the next report is from london where most of the buildings for the two thousand and twelve games have been put to good use including what used to be the press center an enterprising group of architects has now turned it into a technology park for startups. in east london compact
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and colorful studios have been built in the space that served as the international broadcast center during the twenty twelve olympics. nikken gaskins works for who can sprout architects he and his colleagues designed the gantry. the olympic games were hugely positive for london not the only thing for the local area but because of the level of development it happened. it's swept away a lot of the sort of local history and so we want to do this project as a way of reminding people about parts of the local history that they could be proud of. the bright colors used to this studio's facade for example echoed the rapper's of suites that used to be manufactured close by. the architects didn't draw inspiration only from local businesses one studio facade commemorates an unusual landmark that used to be in the area. before the olympic games there's a very for
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a famous local landmark on the canal which was nicknamed fridge mountain. existed for years it was europe's largest white goods dumping ground. the tenants of the twenty one work spaces are as varied as the studios facades the mix includes a record label to music studios architects engineers and designers. scally is house manager his employer the tramper he was hired by the technology park to look after the studios and its tenants he explains what really sets the gantry apart. we can make beautiful spaces you can design amazing spaces you can have great views but ultimately the thing that makes this place stick will make it last beyond me to the tramp or even as a company will be the stories in the collaboration's and the network that happens for people interacting day to day growing the business to go. there short to be
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a lot more fun in these colorful studios. that's it for now but i'll have more news for you know how fanaa up next our business program made in germany it looks at china's palfrey on the new silk road just stay with us for that if you can.
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megalomania or a cleverly planned offensive the china is building a new silk road and infrastructure project the likes of which the world has never seen a mob by offering loans to the chinese hope to entice foreign governments to construct highways and rail lines but is china a partner or
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a rival made in germany next c.w. . for. free wheeling. solar time. zero emission. vehicles saxon's. there's a growing number of them on city streets. green counts are good deals are. for business. sixty minutes on g.w. . i'm not going to think that jim well sometimes i am but most of the things which are that research and then think sink into the general culture of looking at the
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stereotype of class but if you think the future of the country that i now live. in seem to think it is drama. it's all about. i might show join me to meet the jetman from p.w. . post. the silk road conjures images of dusty caravans and fragrant spices carried by traders on the central asian plains the original trade route connecting the far east to the west may be history but china wants to create a new one the new silk road looks more like this highway in montenegro built by thousands of chinese.