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focusing on the migrant own boards thets calais.nister at the mediterranean's largest ever natural gas field has been found off the coast of egypt. that could supply the country enough energy for decades. horror film director wes craven has died. much red millions elmegoers with nightmare on street and scream.
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also this hour one of france's successes is beaujolais wine. what makes it so good. and the summer season of festivals wraps up with the ountry's biggest music celebration. >> manuel valls is in calais the town at the entrance of the euro tunnel that crosses to migrant isiting a emergency center to assess the crisis. have ds of mike grants been -- migrants have been the channel er
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tunnel. the chief foreign editor robert me.ons is with he was listening to the press conference moments ago. a real call re was for action the prime minister saying this is a real trial for and europe. reporter: there were two aspects. he was focusing on what is going on in calais the and efforts hs since july since the peak of the where somewhere in the region of 2,000 migrants were the item get into every day. that has been considerably down to the ts it united and french authorities last few weeks mentioning the big investment united kingdom made in recent weeks. nd joint effort they have undertaken to combat trafficking. at the same time he also smoke bout the wide -- spoke about the wider issue putting the
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ituation in calais in the context of a general migrant solidarity eed for and need to pay attention to the greece. italy and undermining his -- underlying argument it is not possible for greece and italy to face the influx by themselves. when migrants s to the m seekers come european union the country where they first arrive has the responsibility for taking them in. that is not working because the arriving in are greece and italy and they cannot needve them and he said we to approach it in a different way and stop thinking about quotas. critical of eastern european countries and for the nce of hungary for fence and affronts the dignity
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following um seekers comments yesterday. proposals. >> we are at a peak 300,000 trying to get into europe this year. is there no new proposal what is the solution? be fair to mr. valls we were not nexting anything new. in is a meeting on september 14 to another red meeting that could be more of the t in november european union and african union which they will try to get to the problem. why are these people coming particularly from africa. a separate problem with wars. problem with big large numbers coming through rom africa through libya and many of them trying to get to comingrom libya to italy not from war zones but countries
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where the economic situation is very difficult. >> thank you for your expertise. he mentioned hungary and the fence and that response has been only by the french prime minister but across the you're teen union. -- european union. serbia and uns with they are supposed to go to the official refugee camps but many camps at train stations in budapest. hundreds sleep on the floor here at the station as they a means to move on to western europe. sought pest mayors that to dismantle the camps. allocated have showers and toilets but basic coming from migration aid. their volunteers are overwhelmed. visit one parliamentary
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described completely unacceptable conditions. talking about mobility and now of course it is gatherianed government is hostile to put it refugees. >> after receiving a record migrants this month puppet -- put up a wire forensic with serb kwrafrplt but they have not let way. stand in their police said over 3,000 crossed saturday alone. strategy a s other bill to toughen the asylum to ess that was submitted parliament friday. t with limit the refugees' ability to move and give the
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to hold them wer back. here were also harsh words for hungary. >> european authorities have a and stern discussion. reserve answered back. >> the latest from interviewed performance. at the eastern railway station reportedly being allowed on to trains bound for vienna and germany. they have been trying to buy tickets at the international office. in libya say s nother migrant boat there has sunk killing at least 37. that is the second fatal met trannian in a -- mediterranean in a few days. died last week when their
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boat went down. gypt is getting ready to hold the frequently postponed legislative election. last rst since the president was swept from power three years ago. will be in und october with a new parliament in place by the end of the year. is a chance for the current resident to try to calm accusations of silencing the opposition. it is the final phase of egypt's road map to democracy. since 2012 iament the country is set to hold the election.slative elections will be october 17 for egyptians residing outside the country and internal elections on october 18 and 19. will cast ng voters ballots november 22 and 23. reporter: the extended time
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568 m.p.'s voted in. they were scheduled to take early 2014 before being delayed on legal ground and gain in march of this year after a court found a division of electoral districts to be unconstitutional. the vote could provide government o the with the president's camp ahead.d to emerge he toppled the first freely and ed president in 2013 has since been leading a crackdown on islamists that the muslim brotherhood's complete ban. systematically eliminating the opposition to say.dify his grip critics >> police in bangkok issued two arrest warrants after finding bomb making equipment in second apartment on the outskirts of the capital.
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gunpowder and remote cars were among the find. an unnamed ted foreigner in a nearby neighborhood. bombings come after the in bangkok august 17 that left 120 ad and more than injured. of thousandse tens gathered outside parliament to ondemn plans to allow the army to fight overseas for the first time since world war two. show most japanese people oppose the reform and the of the biggest in years. massive turnout despite the rain. organizers said there were around 120,000. out in force to contain them at the japanese parliament building. threaten to stop legislation
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that would give the japanese abroad.e right to fight >> if i had to describe japan it is a i would say peaceful nation. but the unrealist stick happening. and is being destroyed fear is back. eporter: if parliament backs the legislation it would mark a major shift. lower passed by the house it is before the senate controlled by the prime majority. ruling once approved it would mean apanese forces could be deployed to assist an ally even if japan is not threatened directly. >> japan has managed not to path to war or suffer aggression 70 years of our o article nine constitution. article nine is the foundation of the nation. reporter: the current prime minister argues restoring to wage war ty
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beyond the borders is required current chinese power and north korea. washington backs the move. >> in ukraine a loud explosion just reportedly been heard kiev e the parliament in as m.p.'s were set to vote on a amendment to give more autonomy to pro-russian areas in the east. a new cease-fire is set for tomorrow. president has vowed to thrown his weight behind it to give greater you a r my to areas bordering russia. parts of the president's own coalition oppose the draft bill. we come back it france where people's long summer
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holidays are coming to an end as festivals.mer they went out with a bang this eekend thanks to france's biggest music festival. here is the report. last rays of .unshine had a sound track many have the ingredients for a weekend of festival, and sun. >> we are having a great time. it is one big party. >> terrible. don't come. unbelievable. >> i'm from italy. i don't know many artists but fun and drink e beer. >> people chugged more than pints of the beverage and champagne and cocktails.
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from stereo phonics to the chemical brothers stormed main stage. >> i have great memories of laying here in 2011 and i remember not surprised at the it was a special energy. feel. a very good >> it is a prime opportunity for up-and-coming from france and further afield. headlining a venue i any the public is all mine. like this there are potential new people. > it wraps up for another year the audience is already won over 2016.t for > horror film director wes
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craven died. he scared millions with films on elm street "i "scream:. he was suffering from brain cancer and passed away at his in los angeles. >> i want to tphknow your name. hollywood's master of gore who brought nightmares to life. he terrified a generation of 1996 fp. in cloaked killer taunted his victims on the phone. he director was credited with reinventing the horror film blend.ith his >> you have to know what the audience is thinking and know their fears are. the way you know that you kind audience.e the i felt like what i'm afraid of is basically what the audience afraid of.
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was born earl craven in 1939 in cleveland to a strict hristian family where he was not allowed to watch movies. after college he worked as an proffer and d.j. but film making was his calling. 1984 he became a hollywood ame after bringing to life the razor fingered child killer kruger. it launched the career of johnny depp. in life wes craven was as unpredictable as his veil lanes. predicted a nonhorror film with meryl streep. music and also a committed bird conservationist. where it los angeles egan a decades long career and unique talent. on t is time for business
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"france 24." you are starting out in china authorities are changing how they will deal with the markets. >> that's right. times reporting they will abandon large scale share purchases. the volatility it has spent roughly $200 billion to market.ze the t will cramp -- clamp down on investigating and punishing those who manipulate the market. slew of confessions executives from brokerage firms and business reporter. e will see how the news impacted trade around the world this monday. it was before the session low just under .8%. bombay is currently lower g.d.p. expected out of india. spot there.
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in europe and frankfurt they are inflation for the eurozone august.t 0.2% in both down a half percent. a don ft-si is closed for bank holiday. on to commodity news over the italian oil giant announced a massive gas discovery. around 190 kilometers away from the egyptian coast. the largest discovery in the mediterranean of and could take care egypt's manager needs for decades it come. discovery is nt what the energy group said they found. potentially f a extensive natural gas field. fter signing a $2 billion exploration contract with egypt sunday it announced they may have hit the jackpot. of 100 d covers an area
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square kilometers and it could cubic meters of gas. the statement it said it is largest gas discovery ever made in egypt and mediterranean sea. it could be one of the world's largest find. the discovery will be able to natural gas s demands for decades. that is potentially good news energy strapped egyptian government. t had to ration natural gas supplies and petrol. potential big winner is italy. group. 30% of the gas europe could benefit thanks to less dependentbe on russia. but is it a surprise and how big is 850 billion cubic meters of gas? really.ise not
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it is not the first time gas deposits have been found in the mediterranean. largest pale with the 51 trillion shared by qatar and iran. this group plans to fast track the project and could begin next year. >> here in france the prime thoroughly mised to revise labor laws. he said it is so complex it is inefficient. >> with curved activity don't know their rights feel that they are not protected. they have given up on themselves. therefore we must go back and reevaluate regulations. we should give more room to employees and representatives to decide for hemselves the way to set up
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regulations, work organization and how to include young workers. do there through negotiation that deal more directly with their needs. that was a very passionate speech. he was sweating. >> i don't think i have ever politician. sweaty beaujolais is the a cash cow. >> over 100 million are sold year. japan is the biggest consumer around nine million. been traditionally considered a rather low end wine increasingly ing popular. >> we will look forward to tasting that. the end of november. my american side knows it is thanksgiving. it is time now for the press
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review. the presslook at what has been saying. let's start in january where new protests n against proposed security legislation. how is that being covered in the press?e >> according to the hreleft leag may well be the largest in japan since the second world war. that otesters are worried end i nding it could drag them into unwanted conflicts. this focus on the women protesting. aturday there much female marchers across the country. alone 600 were out. it looks at a group we have not ard a lot about which is the supporters of the bill. really le staged rallies in tokyo and other areas. came out in favor
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heiroshima and nagasaki. protests are rare in japan. what kind of people are coming out besides the young people you mentioned and why? >> the japan today picks up on exact question and reminds us although the protests are among them today these demonstrations are very ifferent from the violent student protests of the early 1960's. japan s less violence in and we see a different demographic. new faces join the ranks of protesters typically made up of labor union and graying leftist acti because grassroots appear to students be growing and use social media not have seen in
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the 1960's. despite this, it is difficult to stage rallies because a lot of schools are very conservative and it is hard mobilize. >> japan has always seemed to be proud of its pass tpephysical pacifist trying. >> this is an article part of he u.k. independent newspaper that looks at a 2015 global peace index. 162 countries, 81, exactly half, rated as having no involvement in external conflicts whatsoever. is ranked eighth among all the countries as the most peaceful country in the world. most peaceful while sixth least inked peaceful so quite a contrast. pass the oes legislation the paper points out
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majority of e the the world's nations suddenly engaged in war. >> you have a story for us that has been getting coverage in france. the two he story of french investigative journalists who are being questioned over they may have blackmailed the king of morocco. secret recordings of conversations between the two acting sts and a lawyer for morocco seem to confirm they journalists, demanded three million euros not damaging a back with revelations about king muhammad 6.m one of the journalists rejects an interview in she has with a trench paper saying that it was -- french the moroccanit was lawyer who openly offered them the book, o publish not the other way around. trap.id i fell into a
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you can see that behind me. dmitting that she allowed herself to be tempted by the mount of money apparently offered to her. >> the russian president eleased new photos of himself this time on holiday. what is the reaction? website takes a sideways looks at the pictures from putin. headline putin's erfect mandate pumping iron, barbecue and tea not necessarily triumph sreur rate. t reports vladimir putin is more bad ass than yours. you will see him dressed to sweats.with his presidential plane white -shirt, gloves and he has sensitive hands and his patented grump
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grumpy scowl. that is his pumping iron apparently. the paper called it a sham workout. say that. but it apparently finished with totally manut still hr manly tea session you will see here. puzzles me is if you look the tea you can see what looks like alcohol. that looks like two wine glasses. tea cups.hose >> tea with a wine chaser. thank you for that look. you want a if closer look you can get it on closer look you can get it on you are3w3wño w
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