>> 9:00 p.m. in the french capital. the top stories. civil awakening in mexico. that's how some are drunk -- describing the outrage at the disappearance of 43 students. more anger at more austerity. thousands take to the streets in greece's main cities as the country remains in the grip of a general strike. and we have a duty to succeed -- the french president calls on world leaders to make history at next year's world leaders climate summit, which is being hosted here in paris.

good evening. the strong sense of public outrage in mexico seems not to be diminishing. this follows the presumed massacre of 43 students in the southern city. the anger has spread nationwide and has presented the government with its most serious crisis since coming to power. political analysts are calling it a civil awakening and a turning point for the country. president enrique pena nieto will set out new strategies and that tackling corruption. -- new strategies aimed at tackling corruption. for more analysis on the crisis facing the mexican government, we speak now to an associate professor of latin american history.

thank you so much for speaking to us. do you think the steps outlined by the president this evening in mexico are going to be adequate to allay some of that anger and those fears? >> personally, i don't think so. i think that the president himself lacks legitimacy necessary. he has been recorded speaking on friendly terms with the labor cartel before he became president -- with a cartel before he became president. they did distort -- horrendous -- they did a horrendous massacre. it was a party that people voted in because they thought that he could deal with the violence and he has been unable to do so. and bringing municipal federal -- municipal police under federal control would make little difference. the resounding memory of the drug war is basically shooting a bunch of people who worked for the cartels.

>> really a deep sense of mistrust between the mexican people and the government. how much of a crisis does that represent to and regret pena nieto -- to enrique pena nieto? >> this is where i wonder whether news tackles and the holidays might get in the way. there have been outrageous reports over the migrants killed , 17 schoolchildren, the killing of an entire football team in corner vodka -- an entire football team. these have not really changed policy. we will have to wait and see whether the public outrage will last beyond christmas and into the new year. this is in people's hands at the

moment. what is happening at the moment is people are denouncing these mass graves and massacres. the government has been trying to cover them up, particularly for the last two years. there have been recent discoveries of the disappearance of 31 students. this looks like this might drive the story farther -- further, the more bodies they dig up. >> another 11 bodies found partially charred -- remains also in guerrero. this is not a new problem. people are talking about a civil awakening for mexico right now the level of anger so high that this is being described by some as a tipping point. do you think that is an exaggeration? >> possibly not. i thought it might be. the changes here -- it has been

affecting the provinces for a long time. six months ago, they dug up 500 bodies just a few miles from the u.s. border that never even made the pages of the national press in mexico, let alone the international press. there is something happening. partly because the anger is now focused in mexico city, which has always been the center of power. mexico city has been closed down almost by the students. that could directly affect the president, the cabinet, the senate, the congress. this might be the change. this public anger in mexico city , which, frankly, up to now, has been relatively untouched by the drug violence. this might be the push that the politics needs in mexico. >> pressure and anger there.

thank you so much for speaking to "france 24." they call him the king. he is considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time. this thursday, it was announced the brazilian great has been taken into a special care unit of a hospital, admitted three days ago following an infection. his condition is reported to have worsened. the hospital has decided to transfer him to a ward where he can be more closely monitored. thousands took to the streets of greece's major cities today to vent their anger at a new round of austerity. the country's already in the grip of a general strike, which has brought arian ferry traffic to a standstill. -- brought air and ferry traffic to a standstill. the lockout comes a day after talks between greece and its international creditors became deadlocked over the budget and

reform agenda for next year. >> grounded, all flights, both domestic and international canceled at athens airport as air-traffic controllers walked out. >> i hope this is doing somebody some good. it is not doing us any good. >> the unions called a 24-hour general strike to protest the government austerity programs ahead of next week's parliamentary debate on the new budget. crews are -- greece is slowly coming out of recession, but tough austerity measures are set to remain in place next year. >> the strike is a minor thing. something very significant must happen. we've reached a point where we are ready to jump out the window . >> the walkout comes a day after crucial talks between greece and the eu and imf leading -- lenders failed to break a deadlock on the 2015 budget.

the international creditors known as the troika think athens needs more cuts. the greek government says it is already doing enough. >> it is a dead end. we must come out of it. we are having a human crisis. we are sinking, bankrupt, and they will not admit it. >> greece averted bankruptcy in 2010 with billions of rescue loans from the troika -- in rescue loans from the truck that -- with billions in rescue loans from the troika. unemployment still stands about 25%. >> french president francois hollande called on the world's nations to make history next year by signing up to a globally binding climate deal. harris is hosting a conference. it is aimed to result in greenhouse -- greenhouse reductions globally.

>> socialist president francois hollande is going green. a man on a mission, he wants world leaders to sign a pact to cut emissions of the world climate conference in paris next year. >> at some point, you have to leave your mark, and the mark we will leave together is a historic climate agreement. and i hope excellence in terms of energy transmission. >> after weeks of protest over the death of an activist last month -- the 21-year-old may have been killed by a police concussion grenade during the protest, when it took a violent turn. aligned says his government proposed the holding of local referendums to decide on similar projects in the future. the president announced plans to export credits to developing countries. the eu is facing out -- phasing

out subsidies for coal. some skeptics say they will believe it when they see it. >> the objective of the law is good. but they need to become reality. >> the ecology sector has been the target of many cuts. nothing is being said about the issue of diesel. >> touching on transport, he spoke in the capital. the health sector came under the microscope, too. an information campaign on pesticides was also tabled -- was tabled. >> the french president speaking earlier on, calling for unity at that summit in paris next year. we can hear more from the french president, france will hollande later on. he spoke exclusively to "france 24." the full interview will be aired in about 20 minutes from now.

stay tuned for that. researchers say they are a step closer developing a vaccine against the deadly ebola virus. this comes amid the worst ever outbreak of the disease, which has claimed the lives of more than 5600 people, most in west africa. the vaccine will be available for months. the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases -- >> the results with the higher dose were really quite favorable . virtually all of the people who received the higher dose got a very robust antibody response, which is the classical response that vaccines are listed. that's the response, comparable to the responses we saw in the animals that were ultimately protected. >> some cautious optimism about a new ebola vaccine. in a show of unity, the

ukrainian parliament held inaugural session in which it approved our tim yatsenyuk -- approved yatsenyuk as the temporary leader. >> standing with hands-on hearts, the new members of the parliament sing the national anthem. many veterans and activists of the recent uprising against the ousted president, viktor yanukovych. they observed a minute of silence to pay tribute to the hundreds of protesters who were killed in maidan square, the heart of the popular rumbled. >-- popular revolt. >> i ask for a moment of silence to remember those who gave their lives and the civilians who died.

>> 341 of the 450 mps voted to reappoint arseniy yatsenyuk as the country's prime minister. the country reaffirmed its goal of stronger ties with the west possibly joining nato, keeping ukraine united. >> 100% are for a unified state and country. >> the constitutional majority of ukrainians see this as a single country. there will be no federalization. >> a few hundred kilometers away, near donetsk, fighting continues. pro-russian separatists and ukrainian soldiers are each trying to consolidate their position ahead of a long winter. despite the announcement of a cease-fire nearly 900 people have been killed in the eastern part of the country since september.

>> now with christmas fast approaching, people across the world are getting in the mood, including in japan, where this chap was scuba diving. wishing everyone a merry christmas, as you can see there. this was happening at tokyo's sunshine aquarium. those were for the stingrays the sharks, and other residents of the tank. the stone is repeated about three times every single day in the aquarium -- the stunt is repeated about three times every single day in the aquarium. father christmas underwater. a rare treat from japan. top stories on "france 24." more anger at more austerity. thousands take to the street as greece remains in a general strike.

the french president calls on world leaders to make history at next year's u.n. climate summit being hosted here in paris. and the civil awakening in mexico, that's how some are brought -- describing the outrage at the disappearance of 43 students. >> time for a check of the top business news stories. markus karlsson joins me. let's begin with the announcement from vienna. the opec cartel says it will keep production levels unchanged. >> the cartel have decided to keep its production targets at 30 million barrels per day. some members were looking for a cut in production in response to the fall in prices. they did not get their way. on the back of the decision, we've seen oil prices falling for yet another session. brent crude has dipped well below the $73 per barrel mark, which marks a four-year low.

the head of the cartel wants to wait and see whether pre--- whether prices stabilize. >> we have had a very different price. now a price decline. that does not mean we should rush and do something. we have to wait and see how the market -- i've said many times do you that we don't want to panic. >> for more on this story, i spoke to the managing editor of the arab oil and gas directory. i ask him about that statement from opec's secretary general. >> opec wants to see what is the new price. >> the new normal. >> it is no longer $100 per barrel. is it $80? is it 75? -- is it $75? we must wait and see.

but there is another issue. opec did not take any decision because it was not in a position to take a decision. there was no unanimous agreement between the member states. opec must have a unanimous view to take any significant decision. it was not able to do so. they are trying to explain part of the story, but only part of it. >> saudi arabia is the main opponent against a production cut. why is that? what is the thinking? >> it is that you must find a new price for the world oil markets. we encourage demand. you encourage the supply of high

cost oil. especially oil in the u.s. shale oil, also in canada. they are ready to defend their market share, especially in asia . they are no longer ready to defend price [indiscernible] it is not in accordance with the market realities of today. we talked about oil prices -- >> we've talked about oil prices. the american markets are closed today because of thanksgiving. the european markets were open earlier. they close next with the ftse 100 in negative territory. paris and frankfurt were higher at the end of the day. they will take more decisive action to stimulate the euro zone economy.

lawmakers in the european parliament have dealt a blow to search giant google and backed a resolution that urges regulators in the european union to break up the american company. the resolution is nonbinding. it adds further woes to google's pile of woes in europe. >> the resolution voted by the parliament increases pressure on competition authorities to get tough on search engines and consider breaking them up. although it did not name google specifically, the company is the most dominant player in europe with the market share of over 93%. over the past four years, google has been the target of an investigation by the european commission over claims it promoted services at the expense of others. this comes at a time when internet giants have come under scrutiny in europe for sending

data the government surveillance programs. the company suffered a setback this week after the eu's privacy watchdog agreed to implement a ruling from europe's supreme court. it wants there to be a rule to forget information. the parliament has no real power to launch a breakup of the company. there is a way to pass the buck onto the new antitrust chief, to get tough on google. >> let's bring you up-to-date with a few other stories. the number of job seekers in france has hit a record high. 28,000 more than in september. the growing jobless figure is tying the pressure -- scottish lawmakers are set to get new powers to control taxes and spending. the political parties have agreed to a plan to transform

more powers from london to the scottish -- to the scottish parliament. they would control $50 billion -- they would control billions of spending every year. rivals to the french drink maker have been cutting spirit prices in china. they've introduced cheaper drinks as well. net profits fell 25% during the first half of the financial year, much because of china. they are still confident it is only a short-term off. we are going to end business right there. >> thank you very much. with all the world's top business news. time for a check of what's happening online. web news is up next. >> welcome to the web news.

these other stories making the online headlines. coming up on today's show -- african-americans urge a boycott for black friday. inside a refugee camp in jordan. and batman and darth vader in an epic battle. with thousands of americans taking to the streets and protesting the controversial grand jury decision not to indict darren wilson, who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in ferguson, missouri, august 9. some are opting for different ways of making their voices heard. the new campaign is underway, urging citizens and african-americans to boycott black friday. that's when stores offer exceptional bargains to mark the beginning of shopping season in the u.s.

the campaign is proving pretty popular. many have pledged their support online, posting under the not one dime -- # -- the #notonedime hashtag. they say that boycott is the best way to show their outrage in a nation where cash is king. the boycott need not apply to all stores. people who -- people say shoppers should stop by african-american businesses. there were some over phone apps -- there are some mobile phone apps that will help you find them in just a few clicks. the civil war rages on in syria and iraq. close to 3 million people have

fled to neighboring countries to escape the fighting. they are now living in refugee camps. last year, an aid worker set up a twitter account said take web users inside of a refugee camp in jordan. the aim was to document day-to-day life in the camp home to over 80,000 refugees. the account doesn't dwell on the horror experienced by the refugee, but focuses on the efforts to make sure they live as normal a life as possible in their new home. there are a variety of activities for children, like football, table tennis. even tae kwon do. the refugees don't have access to equipment. they often get creative. they are extremely resourceful setting up water evacuation system, for example. u.n. refugee agency waits out --

points out they need additional $16 million in funding. web users in kenya have been posting under the my security, -- the #mysecuritymyright hashtag. it was started after al-shabaab killed 28 people in an attack in the northwest of the country. the attack has shocked web users across kenya. few can understand why the authorities aren't doing more to protect people. the digital world has seen some major developments over the past 25 years. the advent of the web -- rise of the digital age, from the arrival of google to the iphone.

the world was producing 160 more -- 160 times more data than it was at the new millennium.

is democracy now! >> many of the worlds problems are so intractable that it is hard to think of ways even to take steps towards mitigating them. the israel-palestine conflict is not one of these. on the contrary, the general outlines of a diplomatic solution have been clear for at least 40 years.