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' register a new bailout deal by thursday. fighting in eastern ukraine continues despite the four-month-old cease-fire. new talks with russia are set for tonight here in paris. and another paris news, the french capital may have lost it olympic bid for 28 and 2012, but it is doing all it can to lock in its bid for 2024. the classic piece of hollywood
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is up for sale. find out how much this iconic marilyn monroe dress is expected to fetch at auction. ♪ no deal came out of the emergency eurozone talks on monday about greed, but for the first time there is real hope that an agreement can be reached in the coming days. euro finance ministers our meeting tomorrow to approve the package followed by one final eurozone meeting with leaders on thursday. here are the details. >> it's a markedly different mood in brussels as eurozone leaders walked out about emergency summit -- walked out
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of an emergency summit on greece. it became abundantly clear it was staring the fault of the face. >> greece today shows significant progress. >> the latest proposals include business taxes on the wealthy and bringing the retirement age up to 67, a step in the right direction according to european let -- leaders. but now the real work begins. >> there is a lot of work left to do in the next 48 hours. we are definitely not at the end of the road yet. >> monday's gathering was called to prevent the worst-case scenario of the so-called grexit. now leaders appear to believe there is a deal within reach. >> and convinced we will come to find an agreement in the course of this week for the simple
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reason that we have to find an agreement. >> we cannot return to the european council in order to deal with greece. >> it could be a victory of sorts for prime minister alexis tsipras. up to now, he has staunchly avoided crossing red lines on pensions and wages. >> we are protecting wages and pensions of the average family. and for the first time, we call on those with the ability to bear the burden. so we can solve this once and for all. >> displaces the ball back in europe's court. genie: correspondent natalie is in athens and she told us more
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on reaction from the greek papers. natalie: we have the newspaper journalist -- the journalist, which is actually very pro-government but the headlines read of painful compromise, not very happy there. it talks about a series of taxes that will be added in order for the government to achieve this compromise with its creditors. and another says greece gives a series of measures worth a billion euros, but the creditors demand more. that is essentially what is in the media here. how much more can greece give? there are tax increases and emergency solidarity incomes over 30,000 euros annually,
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which is essentially the majority of the population. the middle class could be wiped out and it is already on its knees. thousands of people yesterday poured into the streets demanding that the government remain in the euro at all costs. and we saw a protested today in favor of the government, in favor of their effort. and tomorrow, communist backed protests which is essentially workers saying no to austerity cuts and no to other fiscal measures. so a confused route here. we do not know what is going to happen and the greeks are waiting with baited breath to see what their prime minister will deliver. genie: that is natalie separate gets -- natalie savrikas there
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in athens. top in ukraine and germany will discuss -- will meet to discuss the ongoing fighting in ukraine will stop -- in ukraine. the russian in german leaders held a tense phone conversation on monday. angela merkel pointed out what she calls a worrisome series of breaches in the cease-fire deal but moscow fired back that pf has been shelling -- that kiev has been shelling. >> is being observed less and less, actually by the accounts of both sides, though we haven't seen anything on the scale of the very fierce sites -- fights that have taken place at the beginning of june.
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soldiers and civilians have regularly been killed. i think the ukrainians that there have been 59 wounded and dead in the past week. i do not have the figures from the separatist side, but yesterday they spoke about three civilians being wounded just yesterday and at least one civilian was killed internet -- in donetsk just a few days ago. the attitude seems confusing, to say the least. the text of the document is that the region is currently controlled by the separatist and should remain part of ukraine with greater autonomy. separatists increasingly say that what they want is full independence, and despite they are in a cease-fire. they are accusing the ukrainians of violating it. one told me that he thought this talk and peace process was for
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key have two finally surrender these regions. that is not how ukraine sees it at all. genie: meanwhile another crisis is growing in macedonia. tens of thousands have across the country in recent months trying to get to the european union. here is this report. >> the syrian refugees are the last two crafts -- to cross macedonia on their own. others are on their way between turkey and macedonia. their goal is silent in the european union. until last week macedonia was trying to stem the flow of migration, but now overwhelmed they are allowing them to use public transport. >> europe helps us, but could do a little more by opening borders to refugees. the trip is very hard. we suffer a lot on the roads.
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it was a little easier to get to europe, it would help. >> the people of macedonia have organized the distribution of basic assistance to migrants because the humanitarian organizations are conspicuous by the absence. many companies have donated food supplies and volunteer law students are giving advice on how to use sick conduct ballots for three days. --safe conduct ballots for three days. >> we have to formalize everything. this is the only registered sensor. >> the last stop is a must if kilometers from serbia. it has functioned -- is a mosque eight kilometers from serbia. it has served as a makeshift shelter.
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they are still wondering in no man's land. genie: turkey's new parliament is holding its first session today after the shock election two weeks ago that lost the ruling ak party's majority for the first time in 13 years. the contours of a coalition government are starting to form, but far from agreed-upon. today's ceremony is mostly ceremonial with the 550 deputies individually being sworn in, in a marathon event that could continue well into the night. and the parliament in south africa is due to debate last week's cartoon urschel departure from -- controversial departure from the country by omar bashir. he was able to leave despite being wanted by the international criminal court for
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genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity over the conflict in darfur. in france today, paris is officially launching his campaign to host the 2020 four olympics. it is proving to be a worthy contender to rome budapest, hamburg, and boston, all vying to be in the running. remember, paris lost its bid for 2008 and 2012. here is more from the paris mayor's although today. -- paris mayor today. >> i'm delighted to be here before you today. we have seen a lot of his passion and hope brought here. i would like to thank all of the elected representatives and mayors who are here, because
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they, too, want to bring the people together. paris is ready. we're going to build a great victory for these games. for the olympics, for paris, for our country, thank you. genie: ben bernier is also at that center in paris where the launch took place. how did it all go? ben: you had dozens of athletes right behind me at the french olympic center in paris. it is part of the strategy to put the athletes forward as opposed to politicians. there is a sense among the paris olympic authorities that during the last failed bid for the 2012 olympics, we saw too many politicians and not enough athletes. this was just about 30 minutes ago. many athletes were feeling
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excited and confident, and not arrogant. early trying not to appear overly arrogant. anne hidalgo, the mayor of paris, will be gathering students and young people by the seine river to support this olympic bid. genie: tell me what paris's chances really are this time around. ben: if you ask people behind me, they will tell you that paris is the favorite indeed. the main reason is that it is a fairly conservative budget. compared to the winter olympics, the budget in russia was 45 million euros.
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and the reason why paris is saying it can afford to host this major event is that many venues are already in place. paris is the only venues that remain to be built are a large swimming venue as well as a media center. the other contenders include boston, who will be hosting a referendum to see if the people on -- of boston are on board. it might be a counterproductive bid. the other contenders are rome as well as hamburg. there had a lackluster campaign so far. there is still a long and winding road ahead of paris. genie: ben bernier reporting for us there from the national olympic center in paris. thank you.
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let's take a look at the other headlines on france 20 or. european -- france 24. the eu is hoping to rush through a new bailout deal by thursday. fighting in eastern ukraine continues despite the four-month-old cease-fire. new talks with russia are set for tonight in paris. and walmart and sears says they will stop selling images of the confederate flag in their stores, one week after a white gun and shot dead nine black americans in church. time now for business on france 24. we have william hilderbrandt with us on set. lots to say about the greek debt crisis. will: that is right, once again boosting the liquidity for greek banks. over the past week, greeks have withdrawn billions of euros and
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it is not just scaring residents, but tourists traveling to the country. >> for many tourists, greece is at the top of their bucket list. but many traveling to the country are being advised to take extra cash. >> [indiscernible] >> with greece's precarious financial situation, there are real years of 80 and a possible bank run. -- of a default end possible bank run. it is something tourists are paying close attention to. should that happen, some businesses would be shut down. >> we knew about it, but it did not change our opinion on whether we wanted to come or not to stop >> many tourists already on their holiday say they are not worried. >> there seems to be no crisis.
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everybody is eating and happy. it is perfect weather. everybody is happy to be here in greece. >> the european central bank has again increased the emergency liquidity fund for the country. genie: in the meantime, fears over the greek default have led some in greece to turn twiddle -- to turn to an old pastime. will: that is right, they have said that worry beads are back in business. the people are worried. genie: how are the markets reacting? will: we are seeing a positive reaction. investors seem too old at a deal may finally be done. european equities are trading
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higher just after midday. the ftse, the cap, and the back all in -- the cac and the dax are all in the green. dine out for other news making headlines at this hour. italian chocolate maker for has made -- ferrero has made an offer in a bid for thorton's. shareholder support the deal. it shares rose 42%. and a money-laundering scheme in italy over the bank of china. most of the money launderers are chinese immigrants living in
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italy. 4.5 billion euros were seized that have been sent to china. police have used water canyon -- water cannons in armenia to disperse crowds. they have decided to close the border can buy decision that has hobbled the economy and force the government to look for other sources of revenue. genie: let's go to the states were dozens of pieces of classic memorabilia are about to go on sale in hollywood. will: later this month, the auction house in beverly hills will sell a slew of iconic pieces, including numerous stresses from films -- addresses from films. that is marlon brando's motorcycle. i would like to have that though i cannot afford it sadly.
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there is also a piece of cake that is over 30 years old. this is a piece of wedding cake from prince charles and princess diana's wedding 34 years ago. that is the iconic dress that marilyn monroe wore in her last movie. let's listen to the organizers. >> it is the last rest that marilyn monroe wore in her last movie. also the image of maryland wavering in that dress was used by all of the national newspapers when they announced the tragic passing of marilyn monroe in 1962. genie: thank you for watching france 24. it is time now for our press review. ♪ oliver farry is with us today for a look at the french papers.
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you are going to start with a new food scandal involving genetically modified food. oliver: yes, it happened in france. france is a country where demonically modified ordinances are not -- genetically modified ordinances are not very popular. there was a jellyfish food that was monitored -- that was modified in the lab. apparently, the frankenstein sheep have ended up in the food chain. nobody is sure where or by whom it was consumed. the parisian quotes a source saying that if it turns out to be true, it shows that the institutes are not immune to
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personal error. genie: it is a worrisome story. elsewhere in france, there is a famous frenchman who has made his debut on twitter, but it has many scratching their heads. oliver: that is right, yet had brushes with the law in the u.s. -- he has had brushes with the law in the u.s. and elsewhere. he arrived on the social network yesterday with one and -- one enigmatic tweak. it was simply a picture with a message, hello, twitter, jack is back. nobody is quite sure what to make of this tweet. some are speculating it might be brave -- a reference to pirates of the caribbean and, to jack bauer the tv show.
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but one editorial says it is just empty pr. saying that twitter is just for flaunting oneself and no longer searching out people with like-minded interests. and highlighting that the comment is how dsk killed twitter. genie: let's look at the international papers. greece is such a big story today. the situation with greece and the eurozone. what did the papers say about the emergency talks? oliver: the athens paper quotes alexis tsipras as saying that the ball is now in the court of the european leadership. the greek government has been criticized by many for allegedly mentioned -- unleaded brinkmanship during these talks. and it suggests that his game of poker is not over quite yet.
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the centerleft daily reports on a rise in support there. there are others on the left who are similarly disgruntled. the communist party criticized it. another declared there is no alternative memorandum and they cannot get a stamp of approval from the left. genie: many people have pitted greece against germany in this situation, but some say this crisis is actually affecting german workers as much as the greeks. oliver: that is right. one decries the rap to the bottom and says that the
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eurozone has failed and the germans are the victims, too. german wage levels have stagnated since the euro was introduced. meaning that german workers are even worse off than poorer countries. as germany is turning into the usa with its low-quality jobs and low wages. in short, he says it is hatcher's revolutions or ratings, and not one of democracy -- or reagan's, and not one of democracy. genie: switching to the news in south carolina. oliver: the republican governor, who is a native american origin, says some divisions are bigger than a flag and we are not going to allow this to divide us. the new york times also reports barack obama's use of the n-word
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, which is the worst of the racial slurs in english. he used it in a podcast to some -- to illustrate how racism persists in the u.s. he said, we are not cured of this and it is not just impolite to say it in public. the urban league says it is a disparaging hateful word that never should be uttered by anyone. and the press secretary said the president did not initially intends to use it, but he is fully aware of the outrage it has caused. genie: finally oliver, you have a bit of a victory for the singer taylor swift, who has brought apple to his needs. but there are others who are not happy for her. oliver: the pop superstar handed over an open letter to apple and got them to back down and now
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they will pay royalties to musicians on the first three months of its new streaming service. but a concert photographer writing on the website says it is hypocrisy, saying her contracts are overly restrictive, allowing them to use images only once, after which copyrights revert to her. he says she is no different from apple. and says with all the respect you can do the right thing.
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>> this is a production of china central television america. walter: for more than a decade the united states has had the highest incarceration rate in the world. in fact, the usa has just 5% of the world's population and 25% of the world's prison population, and american taxpayers spend an astounding $70 billion on correctional services annually. what's wrong with this picture? i'm mike walter in los angeles. let's take it full frame.
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