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' eece braces for more chaos as people line up outside of banks that have been closed for days now. the prime minister tells people to vote no in the referendum. the united states asked switzerland to extradite seven fifa officials involved in the corruption scandal. eight people are in custody in tunisia, thought to have direct links to a deadly attack that
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left 38 tourists that. also feeling hot hot hot -- as friends swelter's in a heat wave, we look at businesses making cold, hard cash from the hot weather. and a replica of one of the most important ships has arrived in new york. that and more on the way, but first, our top story. jeannie: we will start first with the ongoing crisis in greece. alexis tsipras urged the greek people to vote no in exchange for more bailout money.
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that was a change from hours before when he sent a letter to creditors that seemed to say he was going to concede to their demands. two days ago, greece became the first developed nation to default on a payment to the imf. eu leaders say the referendum is a vote on greece's place in the eu but the greek prime minister is insisting a no vote is the best way to get more leverage. anna colonia explains. anna: let the greek people have their say sunday and only then can discussions begin in earnest. >> there will be no further talks at the eurogroup level nor the greek authorities and institutions on proposals or financial arrangement. anna: a decision from eurozone finance ministers addressed to prime minister's. alexis tsipras once again called on his country to vote no on
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current demand for fiscal reform in exchange for much-needed cash. this after greece offered more concessions to its creditors, only to be rebuffed. prime minister cyprus --alexis tsipras: i want to say no is about a better step toward an agreement we would like to sign. anna: a message that was tempered by his finance ministers suggested greece is ready to back down from its hard-line position. minister varoufakis: we are prepared to accept strict measures as long as the framework is sustainable as far as growth is concerned. anna: with greece the first advanced economy to default on loan payments to the imf and creditors standing united in the face of greek indecision,
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greece's future in the eurozone hangs in the balance. genie: we have been hearing from the greek finance minister and the head of the eurogroup. our business editor stephen carroll has been following that closely. what is everyone saying? stephen: because there are no longer talks taking place, this is a debate that has been playing out on the airwaves. we had yanis varoufakis say he would resign if there is a yes vote. he said he would rather cut his arm off than sign a deal with creditors that will not see some form of debt release. the argument has been that the size of the debt is unsustainable and i need help to make that affordable. he said if there is a yes vote his government will sign the economic reform proposal given by the creditors, but he reiterates that this is not a
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referendum on the euro, but on the economic reform proposals and he says they will have to negotiate no matter what the result of the referendum is. we have been hearing from the finance group who says a yes vote would give greece a much better chance for resuming talks with international creditors. he said if greece voted no, europe and greece would find themselves in a difficult position. he said the december -- situation is deteriorating day by day and he criticized the question in the referendum on the economic reform questions proposals put forward during the last bailout plan that expired tuesday. he says that means the referendum will be imperfect. all of this happening at a time when greek banks are under increasing pressure. i will have more because in about 10 minutes. genie: think you so much for
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that, stephen carroll. let's look at so -- some other stories with the latest on the f ifa football scandal. the u.s. has sent exhibition requests for seven officials were arrested in may on suspicion of racketeering on a corruption probe. they have been in jail in switzerland where they were detained. >> it is going to get complicated legally from what we are hearing from authorities that received a request from the u.s. authorities for the extradition. they will review the file -- file, and interview the seven people requested to be extradited, here both cases, and then make a decision. if the decision is to extradite them, under swiss law, the seven people have the right to appeal to the swiss federal court.
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if that fails, to the federal supreme court. so, the due process yet to be played out. we do not know how the decision will come down, but we have possibly, months, theoretically even years of judicial wranglings if the seven people contested. genie: that is john reporting from geneva. in tunisia, officials say eight people with direct links to the beach massacre saturday have been arrested. 38 foreigners, most of them british tourists, were killed friday before the gunman was shot dead by police. the islamic state group has claimed his possibility for the attack and it is not some of those arrested trained with the attacker at a jihadist cap in libya. the four gunman behind the bardo attack were also thought to have trained at that camp.
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here is more from the british secretary. >> we can say we have the victims identified and we can say that is the highest death toll of british nationals killed. nine will return to the u.k. today. there will be further repair -- repair -- repatriation flights sunday. genie: the suspects that have been detained are sent to have had direct links with the attacker at that beach resort. what more do we know about exactly what that means, a direct link? sandro: it is significant news, saying they discover the entire
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cell. we do not know where they trained and where the bardo trained as well. there are rumors that a second gunman participated in the attack. this was denied by tunisian authorities. also rumors that the shooter was on drugs during the attack. no confirmation. the interior minister is keeping things quite. we do know that three security directors were dismissed and 1000 people have been arrested since the bardo attacks in march. genie: this was the deadliest attack tunisia has ever seen, and they had put in new security measures, particular in tourist areas. tell us about that. sandro: the country is waiting and expecting increased security
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measures because the islamic state announced more attacks to come. the islamic state had already communicated most of these threats before the bardo attack. according to security experts, the government was not rigorous enough. they said we were caught offguard the week before i had heard a tunisian minister say "the terrorist threat is over." they had taken measures, notably arming the tourist police, strange enough, because as far as we know this police has always been armed. new agents are being deployed as we speak. this other measure -- they will close 80 mosques. for some, it will more likely push radicalizing youth to go
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underground. the government recognizes them as painful, but necessary measures. genie: thank you sandro. two french special forces soldiers accused of sexually abusing children have been taking into custody. they are accused of sexually assaulting two young girls, aged three and five at a hotel swimming pool. france reacted swiftly to the accusations, sending them home. it is in stark contrast to another alleged sex scandal involving french troops that only came to light after it was linked to the british press. now to liberia, two months after the country was declared ebola free, two cases have been found. will hildebrandt has the latest.
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will: officials are racing to prevent a new outbreak of ebola after two new cases of the deadly disease. >> we have to do what we were doing before, be very careful no handshaking. we have to be more careful than ever before. will: both cases were detected in a small town. health officials have quarantined 10 people, including the victims family. adolphus: monday, in the morning, they told us we had to stay here for 21 days. will: liberia had been declared
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ebola free, but the new cases raise fears that the return to normal life may have been short-lived. will: tensions in the capital remain high over the previous ebola outbreak. health workers stormed the ministry of health, cutting off the supply of power to the compound and barricading the area. they say they have not been paid hazard benefits since the country was declared free of ebola. genie: the search for survivors is underway after a ferry capsized in the philippines with close to 200 people on board. they tipped over in rough waters. reports say at least 36 people have died and at least one dozen more are still missing. the philippines does have a notoriously poor record for
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maritime safety with dozens sometimes hundreds of people dying each year in ferry disasters. on a lighter note, a replica of one of the most important ships in world history has made anchor in new york. it was instrumental in helping a young united states of america achieve independence. it has arrived just in time for the fourth of july. >> it was to the aid of american colonists in 1880. >> without the ship, there would not have been independence. the ship carried lafayette and the message from the french government that they would give naval support to the revolutionary army, which was in a terrible situation in new jersey at that time. a tipping point in history. >> the ship sailed from france,
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where it was constructed. they will be part of the independent celebration. -- independence celebration. >> i think to be here for the fourth of july, the day of independence, it is a strong symbol as it obviously marks the completion of the voyage of 1780 because the goal of the hermoine was to bring independent to this country, and that is what it did, along with lafayette. >> it took three years to construct. it stands as a symbol of the historic and ongoing friendship between france and the usa. genie: business move with -- news with you now with our own stephen carroll. you have been looking at greek banks. stephen: there are reports that
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greek banks could face running out of money as soon as monday. they include the head of the national business group and politicians to suggest the banks are short of liquidity. bank branches have been closed since monday with the exception of those open for pensioners wednesday. they had a reserve of 1.5 early in euros. without another injection of cash, those reserves could run dry quickly. genie: how are the markets reacting? stephen: we saw big falls earlier in the week. things are calmer today. it is pretty flat across europe. london paris, and frankfurt only trading up slightly. the euro is pretty stable against the dollar. one euro trading for just under $1.11. genie: here in france, we have
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been sweltering in this heat wave. it turns out the heat wave was good news for some businesses. stephen: if you have a way to keep people cool, you are very popular. for companies that make products like cooling systems for terraces say they cannot keep up with demand. oliver reports. however: -- oliver: spray bottles, a quick way to beat the heat. 25 million of these spray bottles are produced every year, sold in 110 countries with sales of 4 million in france alone. during the heat wave in 2003, sales of the brand surged 30%. this year, the staff is ready to step up production again. >> the factory in the spray production unit is working in shifts five days a week and
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we're are prepared to go to a seven-day week to meet demand if need be. oliver: while there is no shortage of stock just yet demand is expected to be hard. the sprays come in all shapes and sizes, including those used on cafe terraces. in this town, it has been hopping. >> there are people in paris and elsewhere asking for deliveries by the weekend, which is impossible. there are others who say they can come pick it up, but we cannot help them either because we are out of stock. oliver: for businesses that can offer customers a comforting rest by from the afternoon, for some, it is worth it if they are quick enough to get orders in on time. stephen: the u.s. justice department is investigating whether airlines have been working together illegally to keep prices high. it has risen to the major
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carriers how they decide on the number of seats to share -- two cell and who to share the information with. shares of the appliance maker have plunged 10% after the notice it stopped illegal action to -- started evenly -- started legal action to stop it from buying part of general election. general electric plant it still plans -- says it still plans to close the sale by the end of the year. facebook plans to start sharing advertising revenue for those who create video for its sites mirroring a you tube policy. more than one billion videos were viewed on the site in the first three months of the year. genie: we have been following this story about the crowdfunding site trying to
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raise money for greece. stephen: it started monday. it has raisedmillion euros, doubling in the past 24 hours. this is the figure from this morning. as with set up by this british man who was fed up by the dithering of politicians. in exchange for giving the money, they could get a postcard, a bottle of booze oh, or a trip to athens -- or a trip to athens for 5000 euros. genie: thank you, stephen carroll, on the ever-changing situation in greece. next on france 24 four you now, the press review. it is time to look at what weekly magazines have been looking at.
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a lot of focus on the islamic state group and its inevitable march forward. >> that is right. we have been reporting on a string of attacks. there were simultaneous attacks that left hundreds dead, and this week isis militants attack military and police targets in the sinai province of egypt. a lot of focus today. link press is talking about a total war. you can see the photos of those attacks last week. it has been one week since -- one year since the group took over muscle and -- mosol and said they were setting up a caliphate. going to the heart of the group
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jeune afrique wonders how it is recruiting the people carrying out the attacks. genie: and what it is like for those living in the so-called caliphate. florence: that is right. der spiegel talks about eyewitness accounts of everyday life in the islamic state and what you see is a list of punishment for various acts that are not considered in line with the sure -- strict sharia law. the first is alcohol, 30 lashes. theft, your hand is indicated. almost sexuality or blasphemy, -- homosexuality, or blasphemy death. others are focusing on the mastermind behind the islamic state group. this is out baghdadi, who is
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waging world -- war on the world. le point promises the brains behind the story -- the man behind isis. it is interesting he is so discreet, given the isis media strategy, which is to be all over the place p we have seen the publishing photos and videos online. le point looks back on his, i guess you can call it his career. he started in 2003, joined insurrection in iraq shortly after the u.s. invasion and eventually spent some time in a u.s. detention center. genie: it has been nearly six months since the charlie hebdo attacks in france and the french magazine has been looking at how the satirical magazine has been bouncing back. florence: surviving members of charlie hebdo described the past
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six months, and you can see the description, "six months in hell." it has been thankful for the surviving members, saying their lives have been turned upside down. in the january 7 attack they not only lost their colleagues, their friends. they are under 24/seven police protection. they have psychological support. their lives have completely changed since the attack. it has been a struggle on a personal level and for the magazine in general. just before the attack, charlie hebdo was struggling financially and now it has millions of euros in the bank and a lot of eyes watching. surviving staff say they find it really hard to keep going when everyone is watching your every move. to quote one of the surviving members, he says the mood has really changed. it used to be a bunch of cartoonists sitting around tracking and join, and now, if ever you -- drawing, and now if
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ever you laugh, you feel guilty. one iconic cartoonists left. genie: the other story, the greek debt drama. anna: -- florence: it has been the big story. i we saying goodbye to greece -- the question mark is key. it is the million-dollar question. a lot of suspense. papers are really divided over what is going to happen and who is to blame in all of this. genie: just to wrap up, a light note. florence: that is right, a depressing week if you look at the violence and divisions in europe. you can always count on a little distraction. here you have the actor john de
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jongh on, who became famous for "the artist." his wife, the ice skater -- they are having a baby. you can read all about it. genie:
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