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y. germany says yes on a new bailout to greece. angela merkel secures a victory after telling lawmakers a new bailout is the best solution for greece germany, numeral. remembering and still asking who did it. relatives mark one year since the crash of malaysia airlines flight in may 17 in eastern
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ukraine. and horrific scenes in nigeria. 2 female suicide bombers kill dozens of muslim worshipers celebrating the end of ramadan. we will hear from our correspondent in lagos. i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. it was the vote needed to ensure that talks for a new greek bailout can begin. berlin delivered. germany's parliament on friday gave the go-ahead to start talks. it means the country can negotiate a deal for athens based on the tough austerity measures that germany wants. chancellor angela merkel told lawmakers that the bailout was not just good for the greek people, but also for germans. reporter: the session started
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with flowers for angela merkel's 61st birthday. but the mood was anything but celebratory good some members of her own party have had reservations about the deal. she acknowledged their concerns and urged them to rethink their position. "i know that many of you have doubts and misgivings about whether this is the right path, and whether greece will have the strength to stay on this path permanently, and no one should dismiss such concerns. but i am firmly convinced of one thing -- we would be grossly negligent, even irresponsible if we did not at least try this route." she went on to say the alternative to a third bailout would be addictive all caps -- predictable chaos. she praised the work of her finance minister wolfgang schäuble and his hard-line in the talks. "first of all, i would like to say a heartfelt thanks to wolfgang schäuble who for days
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and nights spent hours and hours negotiating in the eurogroup." applause for schäuble from the government but they have been fiercely critical of him to they say that the temporary fixes humility degrees undivided europe. "mr. schäuble i'm sorry, but you are in the process of destroying the european idea." schäuble seems unfazed by such comments. he says there is no alternative to reform. "we can all i do each other when it comes to offering aid to greece, but if we are talking about the conditions under which greece can remain a member of the euro currency, it is not possible unless greece carries out structural reforms immediately." schäuble also made it clear that greece could still face consequences including a possible ejection from the euro zone if it fails to stick by its
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commitments. brent: let's pull in our correspondent. he was watching that debate today. the world, europe, greece expected a yes vote from the parliament. was there a surprise though? reporter: the result was not a surprise. we knew right from the start that angela merkel was going to get the necessary support to start negotiations on the greek bailout package. but there was a surprise, and that was within party ranks. we saw the results 139 mp's voted yes, 109 voted no. within angela merkel's own party, 60 mp's voted no, that was a big surprise because it shows her position within her own party. brent: it begs the question, how much of the victory was the vote today for the chancellor? reporter: i would like to
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describe it as a bittersweet moment for angela merkel, suite in the sense that she got the birthday present she wanted, yes vote in general, but it was obvious he for her because this vote revealed to what extent her own party is divided and how many mp's are critical of the way she is handling the situation come or whether greece will be able to deliver the reforms. brent: what about german finance minister wolfgang schäuble? he was praised by the chancellor, but no one is talking about a grexit anymore. as he consulted basically keep your mouth shut for a while? -- has he been told basically to keep your mouth shut for a while? reporter: he took a center stage today and the opposition criticized him fiercely for the comments he made, saying that he put the european project and outcome at risk, but he defended his own actions. obviously, he was also victorious today although no one is talking about grexit any
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longer. brent: strange political bedfellows in this vote today, right? reporter: everyone was debating the issues, there was a big dilemma within the opposition, many within the opposition in favor in principle of helping of greece, but they are not in favor of the increases being helped. brent: lots of dilemmas at the moment. thank you very much. the greek prime minister alexis tsipras has done some reshuffling. his cabinet in fact, kicking out rebel ministers who voted against the recent reform proposal a week ago. he replaced 10 members of his team, including the energy and deputy finance ministers. the revolt in his own party is seen by some to have weakened the prime minister's position. tsipras had to rely on opposition votes to secure the bailout deal.
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we want to go now to our correspondent in athens. can you hear me? it looks like he can't hear me. ok. i guess we are having some technical problems there. we will try to get him back in just a few moments. let's move on now. and go back one year ago. that is when malaysia airlines flight image 17 was blood -- mh17 was blown out of the sky above eastern ukraine. no one knows who is responsible. most of the victims were from the netherlands, where relatives on friday held the service of remembrance. and other events to mark the anniversary have been taking place across the world. reporter: the church bells ring for the victims of downed flight mh17. residents of the small village in eastern ukraine travel to the fields were 298 people were
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killed as the plane came down one year ago today. in the netherlands, mourners also gathered for ceremony. the majority of the victims who died were dutch nationals. the wife of the copilot read the words her husband likely would have announced if the plane had been able to land. >> whether and road is fine all the way and we will begin our dissent shortly. on behalf of malaysia airlines and the rest of the crew, once again, we would like to thank you for flying with us. thank you, and have a nice day. [applause] reporter: this footage purports to show progress in separatists at the site of the crash shortly after the disaster. it appears to show rep's up -- support western claims that rebels shot down the plane. a voice on the phone can be heard saying "it's a passenger plane." australian media claimed the footage was shot by rebels as
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they captured what they initially believed to be a ukrainian air force fighter. whether or not the video is genuine is it to be confirmed, but the ukrainian government says there is little doubt who was responsible. >> highly technological 11 with which aircraft was shot could have come into the hands of the terrorists only from russia. reporter: russia denies any involvement. ukraine in several western nations have called for a u.n. tribunal to investigate the crash. in the eastern ukraine town where the plane came down, a memorial now stands, a place for remembrance and prayers. brent: now we want to go back to our story about the debate on the greek bailout and what is happening in athens. the prime minister reshuffling his cabinet this friday. our correspondent was standing by in athens. good evening to you. so the question is is the prime minister a weaker prime minister tonight?
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reporter: that's, of course, a question could i think the prime minister had an opportunity to make a fresh start with his work , the more moderate politicians and why not with independent experts? he did not exactly grasp this opportunity, but apparently he has made some significant changes. the most prominent figures of the internal opposition, the most prominent rebels have been removed from the government. i'm talking, of course about the energy minister, who was replaced by the close ally of mr. tsipras.
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mr. tsipras is trying to keep the balance. on the other hand he shows he will not tolerate major objections to what he is doing. on the other hand, he is trying to let most of his ministers remain in office -- for example finance minister tsaklalotos and the foreign minister will stay. brent: we will have to wrap it up there. thank you very much. dozens of people have been killed into its suicide bombings in nigeria. the attacks in the northeastern states took place as people were preparing to mark the end of the fasting month of ramadan. so far no one has claimed responsibility. but the attacks. the home lots of the islamist militant group boko haram. -- the attacks bear the hallmarks of the islamist militant group boko haram. >> we learned from an army
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spokesperson that there were three attacks in the town, and all involved underaged girls. one of them being even as young as 10 years old. what has happened according to eyewitnesses is those girls blew themselves up close to prior grounds and a mosque, and up to 13 people were killed. however, it is very hard to get verification for the number and also for what really happens because it is in the northeast of nigeria, an area that has been affected by the terrorist group boko around for a long time. it is extremely difficult to get reliable information there. brent: i that was our correspondent reporting from nigeria could the -- burundi has been wracked by protests since it's president to fight -- defied calls for a third term in office.
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we met with opposing sides of the conflict to ask what is next for the country. reporter: wednesday is marketed in this province just 30 kilometers from the capital. but there is no sign of the tense atmosphere surrounding the upcoming presidential election. she knows which aside she is on. members of the ruling parties usually -- a member of the ruling party's youth league. the word means "those who see in the distance." "at night we go on virtual to be sure there are no bad elements in our community -- we go on patrol to be sure there are no that he meant elements in our community." at that moment she has completed school and is waiting to be accepted university. joining the government's youth group was a cause for her.
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the same is true of eric but a report has found the organization guilty of violence. "whoever makes such accusations as evil intentions," eric says. "we are children of the people and all these accusations are lies. i've never seen any with a weapon. " the country is divided. unlike the provinces, the capital is an opposition stronghold. it was people like him who protested the president's attempt at a third term in office. he helped organize the demonstrations. "here you can see traces of the clashes," he tells us. potholes were dark in the road -- dug in the road just off police cars. "we thought it is better to organize ourselves. we patrol at night so not just
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anyone can enter and take someone captive." since the protests lost momentum, he says any of them could fall into traps at any time. brent: we are going to take a break and when we come back, we will have more news, and monica will be here with business.
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brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. chancellor angela merkel has won a clear mandate from the parliament to resume talks on the latest greek bailout. she told lawmakers that the bailout is the best and last chance to resolve the crisis. greek prime minister alexis tsipras has purged his government of hard left bailout opponents. the energy minister, for
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example, and a deputy minister, have been asked in a redesign to ensure athens' commitment to reform. shocking video has emerged one year after the malaysian airlines flight mh17 was down over rebel-health ukraine. families of victims attended a memorial service and in malaysia, families also mourn the loved ones who died. no one has been held responsible for the disaster. the specter of the lone wolf is hunting u.s. authorities this friday. prosecutors say there is no indication so far that i got man who killed -- i got man who killed four marines in chattanooga, tennessee, had a islamic state or any other group. the 24-year-old attacked to military installations on thursday. reporter: the shooter has been identified as mohammad youssuf abdulazeez. the 24-year-old u.s. citizen was
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born in kuwait and came to the u.s. as a small child. he held an engineering degree. >> i want people to know that he wasn't always like this. he was a completely different person growing up. reporter: witnesses saw him spray gunfire on a u.s. military recruiting center in chattanooga stripmall, wriggling the last façade with bullet holes. >> i saw him raise his gun and take one shot and then take consistent shots after that. reporter: abudulazeez then drove to a naval reserve center, where he shot and killed four u.s. marines before he was shot dead in a firefight with police. although he recently visited the mideast, investigators are treating the rabbis as a case of domestic terrorism. presidents of -- residents of chattanooga held a vigil for the victims of the shooting. >> yesterday was a gut check.
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it wasn't something we ever got was going to happen to chattanooga. you see it nationally, you never think that your town is going to make the national news within minutes of something happening. reporter: the chattanooga attack comes at a time when the u.s. military and law enforcement authorities are increasingly concerned about lone wolf attacks on domestic targets. brent: want to switch gears and talk business news, and to do that, i'm joined by the woman in yellow monika. monika: you are using ebay and paypal, this story should be interesting to get shares have searched today as it is spinning off paypal. but the company for $1.5 billion. it is now at $45 billion. my spinoffs such a successful venture? it will allow it to spin payments to mortgage retailers will boost in the marketplace business.
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paypal faces challenges from competitors like apple and google. beginning monday, the company will be listed on the nasdaq under the pypl ticker. a story for our correspondent on wall street. tech shares are actually doing quite well today. a major player, google, surged after reporting earnings that exceeded analyst expectations. what is the story behind that? reporter: the numbers of google were good, but the stock really was on fire, and the question was the jump in the stock price today really justified? the stock of google gained a good $90, an increase of a good 16%, and that means the evaluation of google just today increased by more than $60 billion. no other company has achieved such a jump in evaluation just on one day ever in history. as i mentioned, the numbers were
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good, but actually, they even sold more, but the price per was lower so not everything stolen. but traders kept buying the stock as if there was no tomorrow. monika: you look at the whole picture with tech stocks this week. are we looking at a new tech bubble? reporter: that is what people start discussing here more and more. for the nest egg, it was the best week of the year so far, an increase of a good 4%. companies like amazon, for example, reaching new record highs. amazon will come out with numbers next week. we had stocks like netflix with a good jump of 20% for the week. all of those price increases seem to be pretty excessive. yes, that is the talk right now on wall street. if we already see a bubble, especially when it comes to technology shares -- next week numbers of amazon, yahoo!, microsoft might get a better
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picture, is actually -- if all this stock trading is completely accentuated at this point. monika: if this is a trend or one-off. thank you very much. to asia, or the taiwan automation intelligence and robot show is underway. it is a giant showcase of robotics tech in one of asia plus -- asia's key manufacturing hubs. it is not only show you robotics ideas for industrial applications but ranging from the whimsical to the practical. reporter: some robots were created to be cool. others are formed with more practical tasks in mind. although this one is unlikely to replace your corner bakery. at the time on automation intelligence and robot show, it is all about the possibilities for industry 4.0, a world where robots make life simpler.
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reporter: >> i think the idea is about the latest in robotics. economy and currency rates will always go up and down and we have to take that into account. i think this will help to strengthen our country's competitiveness. reporter: it is not just the economy that the robots are boosting. medicine is a growing area for robotics, too. this allows internal examinations of patients. the taiwanese ministry of economic affairs estimates the production value of the country's industrial automation sector, including the robots, will surge 10% this year to 3.6 billion euros. in taiwan, industry 4.0 is also musical buzz word -- almost a musical buzz word. monika: life for counterfeiters is getting more and more difficult, with each freshly issued euro banknote. the criminals, however, are continuing their trade.
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the second-highest figure since the introduction of the currency . in germany alone, please thanks, and companies have taken notes worth a total of 2 million euros out of circulation. that is all most one third more than in previous months. most of the notes were 50- and 20-euro denominations. i will have to check my money. brent: yeah, especially if you have a lot of it. monika: yes. brent: have a good weekend, by the way. moving onto the 13th stage of the tour de france. after three days in the mountains, the riders headed to lower grounds. a closed to this finish decided to stage. reporter: they had the front inside -- inside. the belgian rider burst to the
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front and one of the closest in the tournament so far. this was the 15th time he had finished second on the tour stage. he may have lost out on the wind but he is still the best on the tour and defendant the green jersey. chris froom in the yellow jersey finished in six. he maintained 42:50 lead. brent: japanese prime minister shinzo abe has scrapped plans for a lavish new olympic stadium. it is due to inflated construction costs and public outrage over the space-age design. reporter: this bicycle helmet-shaped design by the esteemed architect was going to be the most expensive sports stadium in the world, able to see a dozen spectators. it was -- 80,000 spectators.
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it was to be the centerpiece of the olympic games five years from now. but soon, costs began to spiral out of control, up to nearly 2 billion euros, doubling original estimates. some questioned the sense of it all. what artist could invite or gather in thousand spectators for a concert or some event? paul mccartney, mctaggart, perhaps. -- paul mccartney mick jagger, perhaps, but how many times the? reporter: i the beginning they chose the design they had to consider how to construct it. >> honestly, from a design perspective it does not seem to fit within the fabric of tokyo which i feel is a rather eclectic space not a perfect fit. reporter: after months of outrage over budget costs and resistance from the public, the japanese prime minister put the
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hammer down. >> we have decided to go back to the stop on the tokyo olympics paralympics stadium plan and start over from zero. >> for japan, it is back to the drawing board. the prime minister did assure that a new stadium would be completed by 2020, in time for the olympics. brent: finally first tears then a happy ending. the young palestinian refugee who burst into tears after german chancellor angela merkel explained essilor politics to hurt does not have to leave germany. she says that 37 no plans to deport them -- authorities have no plans to deport them. thanks for watching. see you again soon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]
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international bailout is looking increasingly like a reality. germany gave its backing to the deal. it says will lend thenls sufficient funding for the -- athens sufficient funding for the country to avoid default. greece has agreed to implement a serious of reforms. banks across greece are set to open their doors on monday for the first time in flee weeks. bailing out greece hasn't been popular in germany, but

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