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y international has urged governments to stop -- beyond their control. one of the last truly independent newspapers in russia has published a document that it says has a strategy 2 --. there has been some contact with
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a gunman who seized a worker in center. -- in senna. we will tell you about an inquiry into an alleged cartel here in france. we introduce you to a breed of french cattle making a name for itself in africa. all of that and more in live from paris. >> our top story was a horrific year for millions of people caught up in violence around the world. that is according to amnesty international. it has called on world leaders to act on the nature of conflict.
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they have issued a call to the permanent members of the security council to give up their power of veto and protecting their own self-interest. luke has more details. >> 2011, 2012 2014, all u.n. solutions the toad by -- all u.n. solutions vetoed. >> the council was created to protect and provide decent security. they have failed. one of the instruments through which the failure has ended up happening is the abuse of the veto by the permanent members time and again. >> having the u.k., u.s., china
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france, and russia give up their veto would make it easier for the u.n. to enforce action concerning genocide and other mass atrocities. it originated with a councilmember two years ago. >> francois hollande proposed in the event of a matter of humanity the five would forgo a vote. with the spread of armed groups and is suing -- and ensuing atrocities, amnesty hopes the support will give the idea fresh impetus. >> commenting on the ukrainian crisis amnesty claims cluster bombs have been used. they attribute civilian deaths to unguided mortars into population areas.
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as the violence continues in pockets, despite a cease-fire, america intends to deploy a small number of troops to ukraine. the u.s. specialist in battlefield medicine will train members of kiev forces. another development, one of the last independent newspapers and russia has published a document it says reveals kremlin strategy to destabilize ukraine. the paper is known for investigative coverage. six of its journalists have been murdered since 2001 in connection with their work. let's had details. doug joins me now. what does this document say? >> let's show them the first page. it is a crusading, independent newspaper. it says the redistribution of
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ukraine was conceived before the flight of yana cove that's -- viktor yanukovych. what does it say? it is a chilling, if genuine sneak preview of all of the events we have seen unfold since victor yana cove which -- victor yana colditz -- victor yanukovych --. it is a cold and calculated pragmatic document that says what we should do is play on the centrifugal tendencies, the opposing forces in the region's play them against each other in order to initiate the annexation of crimea.
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the document laid out that it would begin as it was conceived with crimea. they thought -- should be next. it did not happen there. we saw other towns come into play. we have a lot of talk of annexation absolute, specific recommendation, we need to start a campaign to lend political justification legitimacy to what we are doing to make sure it is all right. play on the organized groups with pro-russian sympathies. make sure there are calls for referendum.
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russia said we want federal ization. this document makes no bones about it. very chilling terms. the u.s. and europe are plotting against geopolitical intrigue to disintegrate ukraine. >> this document sounds like a first draft on how to sow dissent. >> if it is genuine, like i said, the editor in chief has been on russian radio speaking to radio stations explaining that. he said he got it by someone
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very close to the presidential administration, someone who brought the document to the administration of putin. someone who was supportive of the russian orthodox church, a wealthy businessman. i'm not going to name the person, but this is someone who has denied he is the author of the document. he plans to sue the paper at this point. the general justgist is russia is laying out its geopolitical plan. eventually, in the longer term you annexed them. annexation could go to moldova
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and parts of belarus. that is the grand plan. an interesting document. no official reaction from the kremlin but it is not considered a shoddy tabloid. it is a respected paper. it is a respected paper, even though it is the opposition. it will probably raise some eyebrows. >> thank you for bringing us what is a very interesting development. moving on to yemen efforts to secure a french national being held captive. isabel was seized by gunmen.
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with most western nations having closed their nations france has urged its citizens to leave its country as quickly as possible. >> isabel never made it to work. she usually clocked in here. according to her employer, she was finalizing plans to leave the country and return to france. on tuesday morning gunmen kidnapped her. >> one of our nationals was abducted in yemen. we are asking she be released. we are trying to locate her and we are doing all we can to secure her release.
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>> in the wake of the abduction security has been stepped up. after closing its embassy mid february the french foreign ministry is urging countrymen to leave without delay. yemen has been in turmoil since militia seized the capital. for now, the fate of isabel hangs in the balance. three french nationals were captured in yemen and were released after five months. >> it has been over a month since islamist gunmen killed 12 people. the second issue congregations
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are coming to terms with what happened. >> churches across -- burned. a reaction to the capital. >> when i saw my church on fire i could not stop crying. some have stayed away because they are afraid of reprisals. in the aftermath, some blamed organized games.
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the attacks came as a complete surprise. it was a wake-up call. we did not know we had him enemies so numerous and violent. everyone knows they are doing all they can to avoid this happening again. many churches were so badly damaged they will have to be demolished. true to their religion christians can do little to offer their attackers forgiveness. the trauma is likely to be forgotten -- is likely not to be
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forgotten, even once the building is complete. >> a fever task force recommends the tournament be moved. major clubs from england, germany, and france --. horrific year. 2014 saw violence around the world. amnesty international has urged to stop -- it is beyond their control. a paper has published a document that it says reveals a strategy to destabilize the ukraine.
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france's president has urged kidnappers to free a young french woman as soon as possible. there has been some contact with the gunmen who seized of the worker. time for today's business news. >> the british bank hit by scandal after scandal. most recently, the subject of the swiss leaks revelations that showed they helped hide wealthy client's money and accounts. they say the scandal brought shame on the bank. lauren has been looking ahead to that. >> back under the spotlight. two of the tanks top executive -- two of the banks top executives will be questioned.
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current ceo stuart gulliver had vowed to overhaul hs ec's -- hsbc's bnrranch. it found out he was a member of the system he was setting out to dismantle. money he funneled through a panama bay's company, he has admitted to owning the account, but said he paid the taxes. he said he set out the account for reasons of secrecy. he did not want his colleagues to find out how much she was paid. he will appear next to douglas flint before the members of parliament. in 2012, the bank had to pay billions of dollars in a court settlement in a money
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laundering scheme. the market estimated to be worth $5 trillion a day. it is expecting more trouble ahead. the bank set money aside for future settlements and fines. >> let's look at a markets. mid point in the trading session. the london ftse is down moved by corporate results. we have had comments saying that the country will not have any liquidity problems. they could have problems repaying those debts. we will see if that moves the markets as the day goes on. more worries on greece moving things this.
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11% full and the value of the currency against the dollar as investors pull cash out of the country. the bank is taking this moved to maine stability. the move has been criticized by the prime minister. he said it would harm the economy. back to profits of nearly 900 million euros in 2014 after losses of more than one billion the previous year. the 2015 will continue to be a difficult year as it completes restructuring of its telecom business. everything was awesome at lego. profits rise 15% to around $1 billion. the penguins of madagascar did
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not bring much cheer. they took a $57 million hit after disappointing box office revenue. it has reported a quarterly loss of almost $250 million that includes 500 job losses. an unexpected cartel has been discovered in the dairy industry. france is investigating claims that players in the industry conspired to rig the prices of products. >> and unassuming french restaurant. it is here that over the six years dairy product giants worked together to rig prices. the allegations include your play -- yoplait.
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a newspaper has outlined how these companies collectively agreed on prices for their yogurt and desserts. the aim, to coordinate prices and share profits. those involved went to great lengths to cover their tracks changing the locations of their meet ups and using mobile phones registered in their partner's names. >> each tries to attract the most consumers. when they are in cahoots, prices are kept high and services not improved. >> it was flagged in 2011 when a member yoplait blew the whistle. they are set to set sanctions on
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those involved in dodging dealings. >> i will never look at what i thought was innocent yogurt again. flow you're going to start us off with the new issue of charlie hebdo. >> issue number 1179. the comeback issue. you can see a cartoon which shows a dog with charlie hebdo in its mouth running away.
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traditional charlie haters if you will. >> the head of publication of charlie hebdo has given -- >> he was wounded in the january 7 attack on charlie hebdo and today, he addresses the critics and tries to set things straight. we have never declared war on muslims. on the other hand, charlie has always fought against them and will continue to fight against religious intolerance. he writes an editorial where he addresses such religious intolerance. he says charlie hebdo will
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considered -- will continue to criticize those who let themselves get locked up and provides them with an excuse to stop doubting for themselves. >> let's look at the front page of --. the show goes on. they have an exclusive look behind the scenes. after the attack on charlie hebdo's office, they have reached out to surviving staff members and gave them the top four had orders for the makeshift homes. it has been very hard and emotional for the survivors. they talk about a long tunnel of down and also projects. there seems to be hoped among
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the remaining staff members. a lot of people are still in shock. we all almost died for the magazine. staff members remained defiant. he only were the way of paying tribute to those that died is to keep on keeping on. >> wall street journal reporting there is divisions emerging among the staff. >> charlie hebdo was put in the spotlight and began a major transformation in the wake of that attack. it went from being in its cure, niche journal -- it went from being an obscure, niche journal to being known across the world. the staff disagrees on how it should handle this transformation. some want it to become a cooperative so everyone can have a say in how to use cash
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injection it is seeing. then you have the new head of publication, he is one of two surviving shareholders and he says it is too early to make major changes. this article puts the editor-in-chief, who says money can make people crazy. >> the magazine lost so many leading cartoonist. >> absolutely. they are trying to hire new cartoonists and has new recruits. two new cartoonists have joined. this is a temporary collaboration. a few weeks to give charlie hebdo a chance to find newer -- a new cartoonists. this cartoonists ruffles feathers
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spirit he has accumulated over 50 lawsuits, countless fines, and served nine years in jail because of his drawings. during his civil, he was targeted by islamist fighters. despite this, he will not be silenced. it is likely he will fit in.
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