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>> israel will not cave to international pressure to stop the military defense of the gaza strip according to benjamin netanyahu this friday. he says israel will continue its until gaza is halted. it hit more than 1100 targets in the enclave.
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>> firmly, all those who attack. >> the prime minister they're being firm that he won't be swayed by international pressure and a sense of protective edge. >> phone calls from one administration to the other, publicly all we are seeing is a call for restraint. we know the u.s. is willing to get engaged in terms of trying to help somehow negotiated cease-fire. that is not exactly putting massive pressure on israel. that one phone call between the u.s. president barack obama and israeli prime minister
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benjamin yet not to -- netanyahu. now,is where we stand for publicly the united states being very careful in its wording. expressed concern and reaffirm his right to defend it. this was in the context of the .uestion we are told israel has a right to defend itself. >> the u.s. president says he is concerned about protecting human life. is administration is willing to broker a cease-fire but even that looks like a
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difficult prospect at the moment. this has been the case for a long time now. hamas is considered a terrorist organization and the u.s. will not negotiate. they will have to find another country that will get into that spot so that there can be two parties at the table. israel and most likely egypt. john kerry has been in touch with his egyptian counterpart. there might be negotiations to come and other options might be turkey and qatar. one looks back at the last cease-fire brokered with the help of the united dates. that was renounced by hillary clinton. it was a crucial part played by
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egypt's most important one. >> something to watch there. thank you very much for bringing us all the very latest from washington. a rocket calls the first serious on friday, they of already fired more than 550 rockets against israel. they have been reaching deep including towards israel's international airport. on average, every five minutes.
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report from gaza. >> locals run towards the point of impact to save their families. to stand at a distance for fear of what may come next from the skies above. >> no one seems to have been caught under the rubble. >> a warning shot, 10 minutes later, a second strike came from an apache helicopter or an f-16. >> at another site, there is
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to the faith in the family of five. >> have they been shooting nuclear weapons? they wake up with five children dead. shame on them. >> civilians make up the majority of the casualties is the beginning of the conflict. digging up pieces of human flesh. they are misinformed by the collaborators in gaza. they are still next door. they have agreed to keep the crossing open, but only for critical humanitarian cases and for citizens to be able to go out. the rest of the inhabitants remain trapped inside a blockade
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of territory with nowhere to sleep. deepened withhas sunni isis militants still entrenched. kurdish forces have seized two state oilfield. in baghdad, politicians formally withdrew from the prime minister's government. the move meeting to further divide iraq just years after the withdrawal of u.s. forces. >> as a bitter row between prime minister malek he and the kurds deepens, the economist kurdish region claims control of two oilfields. the move swiftly condemned by the iraqi oil ministry called on the kurds to withdraw immediately. that comes as relations between the two sides reached new lows. the foreign minister confirmed that they had withdrawn from the central government only two days
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after malik he accused kurdistan of harboring terrorists. despite the tensions delivered during friday prayers, a top cleric urged politicians to put their differences aside. need to closeire ranks. we keep politicians from refraining from radical discourse. fax it follows turmoil over the runoff vote that is embroiled in claims of fraud.
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john kerry has urged officials to investigate the allegations and they are set to stay for a second day of talks. this comes as taliban violence intensifies. this is itself an indicator of how desperate the political situation has become. the country's first democratic transfer of power, he spent his day trying to convince afghanistan leaders to take comprehensive orders. the results are yet to be finalized. those questions have to be resolved. >> the front-runner according to controversial preliminary results. >> we want to ensure the is enjoyed byss all the people of afghanistan.
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>> the election has been declared a fraud, threatening to form a shadow government that could further destabilize a country that has seen more than three decades of war. he received carries backing. >> it was an opportunity. ,nd at a very critical time there are commitments to helping the families. >> the political impasse is threatening to escalate into violence with both camps backed by former militia leaders. of the u.s. foreign minister will not be very helpful because if we don't ,olve our internal problems anyone from outside will not be able to help. >> america threatens to withdraw all financial aid if either
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candidate use violent means to resolve the dispute. killedpeople have been in three buildings collapsed in casablanca. reported news agency the residential buildings came down before dawn. the structures date back to the 1960's and 1970's. >> retaliation for a sex assault blamed on the girl's brother. the indonesian president has urged the election chief a , both sidesvote have raised fears the other may tamper with the ballot.
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after itare rising ended with the rival x general. dividesan atrocity that muslims. they have gathered for the 19th anniversary of the massacre that killed 8000 muslim males killed by ethnic forces. of 175 newly identified victims laid to rest at the ceremony this friday. mom --ions are still raw. 19 years to europe's worst massacre. of 175 victims identified were buried.
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>> more my brothers were killed. >> two of my brothers were buried earlier and today we are burying the third one. war, theythe bosnian had ethnic serb forces. they killed 8000 muslim men. to commemorate the dead, family members would be participating in an annual three-day march of these. >> is the first time i have taken part. i haven't had a chance before. i think this was an important gesture in memory of my family. the remains of 6066 people exhumed from grace.
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>> a column of truth near the village close to the border on friday. willkrainian president find and destroy the fighters. a new report by amnesty international had hundreds of productions and incidents of torture by prohibition separatists. the rights groups also critical of government forces. it was impossible to provide reliable statistics on the conflict claimed over 500 lives.
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it has already cost 100 palestinian lives. kurdish forces have seized two state oilfield in baghdad. .> time for a look portugal is trying to tell investors to stop worrying about the financial system. >> plenty of concerns with ,roblems lurking in portugal those fears have receded as thet this friday
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portugal government has come out to reassure the businesses. there are concerns about the lender of banks. portugal's biggest bank is partly owned by the district assigned to the family. it failed to make a debt repayment earlier this week and have been counting irregularities. they say there is no cause for concern. the business of the family is one thing and another is the bank. it's very important the portuguese actors and foreign investors fully understand the difference and remain calm in regards to the banking system. >> european stocks recovered some of their losses from the mainhis week.
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markets ended above flatline. shares still ended lower, so those concerns to a certain extent they were made and took their toll on european equities this week. in the united states, the dow jones and s&p 500 have staged a moderate comeback the last couple of hours. both of those indices trading above the line previously below that flatline. investors having a slight increase in corporate profits from wells fargo that has spoken to some extent raising hopes to the rest of those financial institutions. >> different pharmaceutical said there is a vaccine. they showed promising results.
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there are questions over how effective this really is, this vaccine. >> a landmark vaccine has the potential to reduce fever across .he world it is successful. it has been promising but not overwhelming. the vaccine has only been 56% successful. vaccine,no existing the leader says it is enough. >> at him think it is a poor result. thatlso, the studies show
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it reduces the severity of the disease and the thing that is enough to take to market. >> may have already invested 1.3 billion euros in the last 20 years towards a solution. analysts said the company could bring in a next or billion euros. however, it is likely to be an expensive injection. taking twice before launching costly vaccination programs. >> and here's a look at a few other business stories we are keeping an eye on for you. up would create america's second-largest firm and bring brands like camel
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under one and the same roof. analysts say the mergers could spark a series of mergers and acquisitions in the tobacco sector. andrette sales have slumped also the presence of electronic cigarettes. have slammedkers the privatization of the postal service royal mail. oneayers may have lost billion pounds due to under evaluation. and then it got more advice from bankers. shares were sold 300 and $.30 apiece last october and that since risen significantly which has sparked accusations for a botched deal for taxpayers. an airbus is launching a new and willf its airline make it official at the air show in britain next week. the new model will go under the neo and will have a more
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fuel-efficient engine. that is the business news for now. >> back on the half hour with more headlines. up next, revenues. >> welcome to the web news with our pick of the stories making the online headlines. show, up on today's reacting to the escalating violence in gaza. and a hunger campaign draws heavy criticism, and using legos to raise environmental awareness. it has been a fresh upsurge of violence in the middle east after the murder of three
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israeli teenagers in the west bank. israel launched a military operation on july 7, and are backed by the people who want to avenge the death of the three youth. some are questioning the prime minister's intentions and making ironic comments about the name of the operation that translates as solid rock. some say they should have called it deja vu. pro-palestinians have been protesting. some media outlets including the pictures areof the not authentic, actually from syria and direct. the israeli army update its twitter account with news on the operation and are posting under the keywords israel under fire, commenting on the latest developments.
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like gazasing tags under attack and israel under fire to promote a message of peace. this ad sees a child with a shocking statement that the average the mystic dog eats better than millions of children. it is the latest campaign the combat malnutrition. it shows a rich white woman treating a child like a pet and feeding him bits of food off of her plate. this has drawn heavy criticism and an avalanche of commentary on social networks. many slammed the ad calling it offensive and stupid. others are outraged by the comparison saying the organization has no regard for the dignity of that child, it is racist and challenge the decision to have a white woman feeding the boy.
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many web users have voiced a similar viewpoint saying it is extremely insensitive given the history. they fill the hard-hitting tactics can be counterproductive. campaignogize for the saying it was never their intention to cause offense and apologizing to anyone. twitter toaken to defend the ngo. they have good intentions. hundreds of web users have been posting under the prey for japan tag with messages of support for people affected by a typhoon that began festering on tuesday.
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users are sharing thoughts and prayers, sharing with thousands of people that have forced to flee in this latest natural disaster. 2 million, 700,000 videos in one minute, a staggering figure that make a video sharing platform the third most trafficked of the. the developers youtube downloader software, it generates lots of money which makes an estimated $10,000 every 60 seconds. >> decorating public ventures with popular classics.
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national literary traction to celebrate the wealth of the country. they work at the end of summer to raise funds andgg99ññwççñmñ
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07/11/14 07/11/14 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] >> from pacifica, this is democracy now! while we intend you the right thing by these children, their parents need to know that this is an incredibly dangerous situation and it is unlikely the children will be able to stay. >> president obama has called for close to $4 billion to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding at the u.s.-mexico border where more than 50

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