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.> welcome to live from paris you are watching france 24. a transport of palestinian prisoners released from an israeli jail because of the concession of peace talks. stories,ll the world's plus a business. analysis starts here. live from paris.
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>> out of jail, 26 palestinian prisoners are taken by conboy before being set free. their path is lined by protesters angry at the move. it is part of a deal over peace talks. --aham boubacar qaeda keita will be president of mali. but there is a rocky road ahead. are pros and anti- government protests taking .lace palestinian prisoners are being taken by conboy -- a convoy before an imminent release. stop by the
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israelis. their release is part of the deal to start peace talks in the middle east. talks broke down three years ago in a dispute over settlement in territory by the the list -- of the bosnian state. -- the palestinian state. impressed bynot this show of israel. >> the israelis have agreed to these palestinians as part of an agreement in 1999. and as we know, that was 14 years ago and it is not until today that we're beginning to see a partial release of these prisoners. what this is is an opportunity to highlight the way in which israel is not being held to its
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obligations, to its commitments, it has made with the palestinians. how can you have a meaningful when decided that contains the power in this situation is never been forced to abide by its commitments? this is just one example. the settlement freeze, which is obviously part of israel's obligations under international law, under the fourth geneva convention, but also under the commitment it made in the 2003 road map for peace -- you know, that was in 2003 and here we are still talking about continually expanding its settlements. >> let's show you some images coming from the palestinian territories. hamas has ordered that no public celebrations should take place and no printing of
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posters or any kind of flags should be waived. this looks like a celebration, very much muted in what you might expect in this kind of situation. more on this story throughout the night here from paris. the results have not been made official, but molly is coming to terms with the identity of its new leader. ibrahim boubacar the new leader. >> flink by his family, he savors his victory. instead of congratulating by tam
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-- by telephone, cisse paid him a visit. >> my mind -- my young brother cisse a he sees a -- pape needed it. keita have suggests a comfortable lead after only counting two-thirds of the votes. said he wascisse out run in the race before liansng on millions -- ma to unite. >> that is why i made this gesture, given the fragile the direction we find ourselves in today. >> the country's first elections since 2007 had a few problems
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and was praised by the international community as having been credible and transparent. there were hoping for a fresh start, but in the shadow of a military coup in the north, there were many challenges in their first steps to rebuilding the country. >> the supporters called in demand during the situation. now it is time for keita to show what he can do. the man known as ibk has his work cut out for him. >> the 68-year-old worked as prime minister in the 1990's before going ahead with the 2002-07.assembly from during the campaign, ibk had the leader of the toppled -- the support of the leader of the toppled former government.
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sunogo is not a bogeyman for me, but he is one of those who accepted the departure. there were not many. people have said things about him that have not been the case. also has the support of the higher islamic council, something he will likely need badly to put this country back together. for there waiting president to engage in reconciliation to put institutions back on their feet and to give them a sense of confidence. because they have a sense that they have lost their honor, that they have lost their dignity. ibk's reille takes a harsh light on the rebels in the north.
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despite those events, nbk indicated on the campaign trail that he was open to talks. in many ways, too good to be true. an orderly a lead -- an orderly and to the election, could this be the start of better times? >> i would not call it better times as much as a return to normal for this country. in near the 1990's they move to a stable democracy with a relatively bloodless coup. for many here, what they're used working electron volt -- electoral system. the last 18 months of turmoil has been unusual for this country. the enthusiasm for the second round was low, but things went very well after the first round
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in which about 400,000 votes. many in the civil society put a lot of effort into correcting mistakes so that no one could look at the second round and tapings did not go well. >> the man in charge is the man they call ibk. what does he say about the tasks ahead? >> he has been tough on the north's stance. it will be tough to look at sovereignty. after he's sworn in he walked to open dialogue to establish peace talks in with the north. still has to deal with ethnic rivalries in the north. there have been many grievances with the torrid population -- tuareg population. and he's the last to fight corruption in the government, provide jobs for everybody and generally turn the state of the
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government back to what it was. >> the unrest in egypt continues with police using tear gas on the ground in cairo this tuesday. it was those who protested his removal from -- morsi's removal from power six weeks ago. supporters of mohamed morsi and opponents through rocks and projectiles at one another. morsi protesters gathered outside several government buildings. staff pushed them back. >> were inside the ministry when some religious scholars arrive and demanded to see the minister. one by one, they forced their way into the building. the secretary told them to stop. they hit the women.
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we came to the help of the women and through the scholars out of the building. >> back at their encampment where they have to fight the powers that they disburse, morsi is working to be reinstated as president. >> god willing, history will repeat itself and in egypt will lead the arab and muslim nations to glory and will sacrifice everything we have for our religion. and god willing, dr. morsi will return safely. >> the military counsel's plans to forcibly removed protesters from two encampment sunday mornings. in 20 new government on tuesday. egyptian policeman in plain
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, somes had opened fire reports said. it was not immediately clear who opened fire. next tuesday's national women's day with protests. ther that assassination of second opposition leader in tunisia. the assassinations have shocked the people are there this year. how big have the pert's been? of an on the edge opposition protest outside the building. it is quite a bit smaller than the one that was held exactly a week ago, which was the biggest one so far.
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it does not feel like there is a momentum forg change on the tunisian streets. the problem is between the two sides. trust an islamist led government to hold free and fair elections. they fear that they have been putting party loyalists in key servile -- civil service posts. this is what they will have to overcome when they bring the two sides together. >> it is national women's day in tunisia. let's not forget that. and it is crucial to the situation for women in tunisia. >> there have always been strong women's associations here. they're very proud that tunisia
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abolished polygamy in the 1950's. it has good rights for women on divorce and another number of issues. if you talk to women in the demonstrations, they say there has been a certain amount of demonization under the dictatorship of benon lead. he always tries to portray it is almost as progressive for women's rights. but they say it is far from the case. said that they could have a woman prime minister. >> that would be very interesting indeed. it-has left a trail of devastation in the philippines.
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-- a typhoon has left a trail of devastation in the philippines. have lostof families their homes in the face of wind and rain that caused mudslides and floods. jail, 26 palestinian prisoners have been taken by conboy before they are free. there's a line of angry protesters. it is part of a deal for the resumption of middle east peace talks. keita will ber president of mali. and in tunisia, both pro and anti-government pert's are taking place. -- protests are taking place.
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looking at an airline merger that is facing turbulence. >> yet, u.s. airways and american airlines, they announced their intention to form the world's biggest airline earlier this year. that was seen as good news, especially for american airlines since it was in bankruptcy. it is still in bankruptcy. now the u.s. government and six american states have filed lawsuits against the merger. they say it could substantially harm consumer interests and also lead to higher fares and fees. the was the scene of surprise announcement by the government. u.s. airways and amr have taken a substantial hit on wall street. 46% were down 30% and respectively on the close. let's bring in our correspondent in washington. why is the u.s. justice
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department and six american states taking this action? what is behind it? >> a very simple equation. this is about protecting the consumers who would be flying on this new potential airline, a mixture of american airlines and u.s. airways, which would give us american airlines by the way. that would be the name of that if it is created down the road. fewer seats and less competition would lead to higher prices. their base in this largely on communication they have between executives within those two companies admitting that prices could, indeed, get much higher through this kind of merger. ground, what this means is there could potentially be a monopoly on certain routes that both airlines fly right now. and also come a certain dominance of some slots at some
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airports, meaning parking spaces for the planes and takeoff and landing times that would be reserved for them. interesting comparison here because european regulators said ok to this merger, but only after the airlines give up on some slots at london's heathrow airport. that might be what we see in the coming months. >> wls airways and american airlines due to fight this? what can they do? >> they say they will take it to the courts. they will take all the legal action that they can. south like they're ready for a fight. there's still a question on whether the u.s. justice department? to try to block this merger or just trying to get concessions from the two airlines, that would be giving up some slots, for example, he read washington's brayden airport. -- reagan airport.
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american airlines is still in bankruptcy and would like to get this done as quickly as possible. it is fair to say that u.s. airways and american airlines are undoubtedly surprised by this move by the u.s. justice department. and we have in the u.s. have five major airlines. fourwould lead to only airlines, main airlines. that is, delta, southwest, united, and the new american airlines. i again commend it looks like a little bit of a fight on their hands for the top executives in u.s. airways and american airlines. they do seem confident that this will get done, and maybe even by the end of this year. fresh hope that the bureau is turning a corner. >> cranking up industrial production during the month of june in the eurozone. it was up 7% in comparison to
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the previous month. a higher output of big-ticket items like cars and computers drove this move. durable-goods production was up almost 5%. that is reinforcing the view that the eurozone is on track to exit the recession. in thec sentiment biggest block, germany, is bouncing back. is reaching a four month high. institute is reaching a four month high. and in germany, for the latest eurozone to gdp. it is out on wednesday and will be closely watched. it is expected to show that the eurozone has come out of its longest recession on record.
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economists polled by the wall street journal expect the eurozone to grow by 2% between the month of april and june. it would be the first quarter of positive growth since the third quarter in 2011. >> positive news. how have the markets reacted? >> bree optimistically, as you would expect. the u.s. is also closing in positive territory. the president of the federal reserve board played down acquisitions. arl icahn said he had taken stake in apple. >> it is time now for media watch. james creedon joins us.
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an exchange of warm comments on twitter. >> that is right. that soumailaght cisse seated defeat. he said it with warm sentiment. and the following morning he ibk also treated. twoe are photos of the meeting together. this was in an attempt to portray molly portraymali mali vely -- portray
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positively. was a dignified this year. -- dignified loser. the thing is, if you go back to a 24-48 hours, the headlines were a lot less friendly and the comments between the camps were a lot less friendly. followers jotting fraud. followers saying they were bad losers. there was a radical change in tone. whether thered was a promise of a job. all of that is purely speculative. mali said it is just a bunch of was going to
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be some kind of post-election chaos. anyone who knows the situation in mali knows that is not true. and as we do from the outside, we normally think africa + election = bloodbath. >> exactly. that is exactly what he's saying, that this model from how things follow-on from elections should not necessarily apply to molly. .- if mali what does that mean afterwards? i don't know, but that is the impression that they are going to give. on that point, cisse only has
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about two dozen followers on twitter. it is not a widely used to of communication in mali. used, perhaps as a means to get their messages out to journalistic circles. message gotting the to broader journalists, who will then transmit it back to mali through radio and television. it is a way of getting the message out. >> next to france, an embarrassing error on social media. >> you could say that. a little bit less elegant than mali's politician and the store we have just been looking at. the prime minister is linked to a sexy lingerie site. that was not intended. the link is somehow related to al qaeda and terrorism funding and counter-terrorism funding. technical, very legalistic.
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but actually, the link was to this. very embarrassing. it could have been worse. but it could also have been better. rather a case of eggs on face, and there had to be a lot of retraction. they put it up again, correcting the link to the actual page. but not before you have headlines like that. which was not reflective of reality.
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08.13.13 08.13.13 >> from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> it is a really good picture of what is going on in society. itfar as america as a whole, shows the polarization of people of color in this country has how we argued. i think it needs to be recognized. >> stop and frisk is ruled co

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