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has been criticized on all sides. we have more. an emergency summit to deal with an unprecedented migrant crisis for the european union. leaders of the 28 member states arrived in brussels with proposals and ready to debate.
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the british prime minister was -- for the british prime minister, it is urgent. that peopleake sure in refugee camps are properly fed and looks after, not least stoplp them, but also to -- we will be working with our partners in their union to try to make sure -- in the european union to try to make sure we can do more to help ease the crisis with a comprehensive approach. reporter: all members agree on the need for a comprehensive strategy, but bitter divisions remain. are opposed to the plan to redistribute 120,000 refugees. implement the decisions made by the eu interior ministers because photos -- quotas are
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meaningless. the system of work and slovakia will not be forced into a quota. germany and france are among those who have called for greater solidarity. >> i believe that europe is a set of values and principles. people who do not share those values, those who do not want to respect those principles -- reporter: a firm warning from the french leader that came after the eu president spoke of a critical time and of the need to en what he called the arguments and the chaos. hungary's prime minister has been one of the most eagerly opposed -- most bitterly opposed to the recycling. -- resettling. gulliver cragg sent us this for. -- report. gulliver: while the talks go on
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in brussels, the migrants keep coming. thousands are still crossing from serbia into croatia. the croatian responses to send the north to the border with hungary and a few other crossings. the hungarians are not happy about that, but they are providing buses to take them across hungary as quickly as possible to the austrian border. the process at the border takes quite a long time because the hungarians at this border crossing are insisting on searching everybody very thoroughly. that is something hungary has been complaining about in terms of the behavior of european partners who are not searching people nearly as thoroughly as they are. we did hear from hungarian media that this is the only about -- only border crossing where this is being carried out. anchor: turkey could receive up to one billion euros in eu aid to help improve the situation in
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refugee camps. than 2has taken in more million syrian refugees, more than any other country. many have been trying to cross into greece, but for the last 10 stranded --ve been the last 10 days they have been stranded at the border. reporter: it was a somber message, we don't want to die at sea. in the province, refugees gathered. men, women, children from syria and iraq, hoping to cross the border into greece by land and avoid a potentially deadly trip seahe cold gnc -- aegean -- sea. >> we have come legally. reporter: despite their pleas, they are unlikely to reach europe -- at least for now and at least via this route.
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turkey has shut its borders, refusing to let refugees pass unless its neighbors given the green light. >> we have not received any requests along these lines. on the contrary, authorities in greece and bulgaria refuse to receive you and have strengthened their security presence on their borders. gulliver: tension has mounted. the turkish authorities have started busting refugees away from the border to other turkish ingns -- started bus refugees away from the border to other turkish towns, but many do not want to go. >> there is no future for our children. the government doesn't employ us in this country. getworkers -- my husband -- so few money here. gulliver: for now, these refugees are on the outside looking in, hoping european officials make decisions that pave the way to a better life.
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anchor: the german government says the scandal at carmaker volkswagen should not affect the company's reputation. the firm has admitted to cheating carbon emission tests with some 11 million vehicles affected worldwide. the reports have triggered investigations in several countries. billions have been wiped off of the company's shareprice. the german government is clearly very keen to draw a line under this scandal and not allow it to destroy one of the country's greatest company's reputations. reporter: german chancellor angela merkel and her vice chancellor have a fair amount of outrage over this scandal. it was a trusted, iconic german brand involved in devious cheating. as sigmar gabriel indicated, he
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does not believe this will have a lasting effect on the brand. he also praised the decision, after announcing it would need a full and transparent investigation. investigations will continue to get to the bottom of the scandal. course, the brand is very well respected. fours a big motor and wheels. the automotive industry raised billionion euros, 203 sold abroad. in the export driven economy, this is one of the largest shares of exports. the government is quite worried about consumers losing faith in
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german cars and are hoping this will be restored quite quickly. martin winterkorn sat down -- stepped down earlier this evening. his position was praised by the media in germany. whether this will be enough to exorcise the bad associations with the brand continues to be subject to debate. anchor: thank you. in burkinater a coup faso, the german -- the interim president has been restored. he will resume overseeing the country's transition to democracy. members of the ecowas group helped end the crisis. charge justck in two days after his release,
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is still the only legitimate authority in burkina faso. >> now that i am a free man, i am returning to work and i am doing so with legitimacy. the transitional government you freely chose and in which you put your trust has remained the only one that embodies the will of the people. reporter: it was a chaotic week for burkina faso, one that saw he and several of his ministers taken hostage in the coup still loyalhe guard to the ousted president, please camp or -- blaise campaore. an agreement between the camps was reached tuesday night. the presidential guard agreed to withdraw while the army agreed
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to keep troops 50 kilometers from the capital to prevent an escalation of violence. there was also a amnesty commended for the presidential guard -- they also requested amnesty for the presidential guard. the ex-president ruled over the country for 27 years. anchor: the pope got somewhat political during his visit to washington this wednesday, speaking before the crowd on the lawn of the white house, calling for tough action on climate change. he voiced support for president obama's efforts to change the laws on carbon emissions, laws that are officially opposed by republicans. you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution. thatems clear to me also
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climate change is a problem we can no longer -- which can no longer be left to a future generation. anchor: i am joined on the line but the president of the safe -- the faith and reason institute presidentline by the of the faith and reason institute. you have written a letter to the pope and express your hope that the visit will strengthen christianity in the united states. do you think it is having that effect so far? >> i spent most of the day covering the papal speeches. what he said at the white house, as you accurately reflected in was wording -- reporting half encouraging of christianity and half trying to politicize.
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he spoke with bishops of the united dates shortly after -- the united states shortly after the meeting and he made it clear -- there willcame ina world meeting philadelphia on sunday. he said the defense of life, the defense of the unborn, the defensive family -- defense of family are his primary reasons for being in america. anchor: this pope has been criticized in the past for being too political. people say he is a little too close on certain issues, climate change is close to his heart. he also talks about immigration. he has criticized greed in the financial industry. do you think it is right for him to take a political stance on issues like that? >> insofar as he is following catholic doctrine.
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he said before he arrived yesterday that people think i am something of a lefty. he said i am not. if you really look at my record, if you report on the accurately, you will see there is a balance. it is true that he is firm on catholic teachings about abortion, about gay rights, about marriage is between one man and one woman. when he is talking about these standard -- these policy questions, he uses "the vatican." usually, folks talk in more general terms, such as the need to defend nature. the need to welcome the stranger, the orphan, the widow.
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he has taken strong and sometimes radical positions about the environment, and he does that with a great deal of specificity. anchor: just one more point before we run out of time. taken on what you describe as threats to religious liberty in the united states. some say that religious liberty for some is an infringement on the rights of others. how do you think he will tread that tricky line? >> the united states is unusual in that our system is built on religious liberty. our declaration of independence, which separated us from england, affirms that men are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. so, our rights as we understand them are not like the french revolution. without our rights came of -- we rights came out of christianity. the obama administration has tended to take gay rights, to
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speak about this bluntly, and also abortion rights as somehow prior to our first amendment, which guarantees religious liberty. our system has in place symbols -- principles to find accommodations for everyone so that everyone can be respected and have a certain amount of liberty of conscience. to this point, our legal system or political system has not found that accommodation. anchor: thank you very much indeed. two journalists from the news channel al jazeera are among 100 prisoners who have been pardoned by the president. the network is delighted at the news. fahmymohamed and mohamed spent almost two years behind bars. a presidential pardon for al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed.
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the canadian and injection reporters -- and egyptian reporters, along with australian peter greste, were sent since -- month.entenced last they were convicted in june, 201 4. the case attracted global criticism and a campaign to free the journalists. human rights are groups have accused the egyptian authorities of widespread violations. despite technology the damage the trial has done to egypt's reputation, president sisi insisted on letting the judiciary do its work. the release of the two and the
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others comes one day before the president plans ahead to the annual u.n. summit and on the eve of eid al-adha. joins: turkey's president the russian president to open a new mosque in moscow. 'the building is the citys biggest -- the building is the mosque of its -- the biggest of its kind. reporter: a capacity of 10,000 -- moscow's newest and largest mosque, a building that cost about 150 million euros. russian president led the grand opening with -- the russian president led the grand opening with mahmoud abbas attending. for vladimir putin, the goal was to ease relations with the muslim community in the predominantly christian orthodox country. inherentional islam is
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to part of our country's spiritual life. values teach people about mercy, justice, and taking care of their loved ones. reporter: the capital is home to more than 2 million muslims, but there are only a handful of mosques to accommodate them. more places of worship are often met with opposition. the ceremony, putin focused on a much bigger threat -- jihadists operating abroad. >> terrorists from the so-called islamic state group are discrediting a religion, discrediting islam, sowing hate, killing people. their ideology is based on lies, on a clear discoursing of -- clear distortion of islam.
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reporter: authorities say about 1800 young russians have joined jihadist ranks in syria and iraq. anchor: an activist going to great lengths to prove his point, great heights, anyway. he scaled a 185-meter tower in paris' financial district, as always with no safety ropes. he wanted to make a want about the lack of transparency -- make a point about the lack of transparency in the banking industry. the eiffel climbed all without ars, safety harness. markus karlsson is here in the studio. surprisen, no great that the ceo stepped down.
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markus: martin winterkorn is bowing out. it follows the emission scandal that broke in the united states at the end of last week. he said in a statement that volkswagen needs a fresh start under someone else. at the same time, he maintains he knew nothing about the attempts to cheat emission tests beforehand. he was grilled by volkswagen's executive committee earlier on wednesday. let's listen in to their message over this scandal and after winterkorn path decision -- winterkorn's decision to step down. >> we are aware not only of economic damage that it has caused but also, above all else, the loss of confidence among many volkswagen customers. meeting intoday's agreement that the situation needs to be clarified and that all offenses are punished. at the same time, we are revolved -- resolved to embark
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on a credible new beginning. markus: winterkorn's resignation comes only months after a high point in his career. former mentor, but he walked away from the power struggle victorious. we have more. reporter: martin winterkorn's term as volkswagen's main man has expired in the wake of one of the biggest automobile scandals of all time. he started his career at bosch in 1977 and became general manager at volkswagen 17 years later. 00, he was in charge of technical development and the brains behind volkswagen's updated beadle model -- updated beetle model. he developed a close friendship
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with volkswagen's former ceo, but the relationship soon soured, with his former mentor trying and failing to oust winterkorn earlier this year. burstkorn's bubble has and the potential damage on the company he helped grow could be critical. >> nobody can say how expensive it will be for folks -- volkswagen, especially how bad the damage will be for the reputation of one of the most appealing labels in the industry made in germany. reporter: 11 million cars, more than the total sold by the company last year. markus: france is to sell two leftover helicopter carriers to egypt. the two mistral-class warships were originally ordered by russia from france. but as sanctions were in flies
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thenre imposed -- but sanctions were imposed on russia. the french president says france will not incur a financial loss. the cost of producing the warships has been estimated at just under 460 million euros a piece. the government is celebrating of sales as it ends fears taxpayers being left with the bill. >> we agreed on the price and most of -- and modalities of these mistral boats. france will cover its losses. boeing has confirmed it has received an order from china for 300 planes. the announcement was timed to coincide with a visit from china's president to a boeing president -- boeing factory in
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seattle. the aircraft are intended for different chinese airlines. they are worth around $38 billion. the order includes 250 single aisle aircraft and 150 long-haul planes. of china's manufacturing sector has revered -- revived fears that the world second biggest economy -- the world's second-biggest economy is slowing down. it is the seventh consecutive month that the reading is in the red. it's the lowest in six and a half years. chinese markets have been tumbling since june. the shanghai composite lost another 2% during wednesday's session. that brings us to a wider look at the stock markets in united dates -- united states. we have seen mixed trading.
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we have seen another downturn. jonesp 500 and the dow industrial average down. investors seemed to be weighing the industrial data out of china and the fall in oil prices. it was a different picture in europe at the end of the trading day. the reading signaled that the recovery remains on track. let's bring you up-to-date with a few other stories. a french energy giant stepping up its defenses at the time of lower oil prices. it says it is scaling down investments and cutting costs in order to maintain dividends. investment expenditure hit a peak in 2013, when the company spent $28 billion annually. that figure will be trimmed next year. the american pharmaceutical company turing is trying to stem
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an angry backlash. it will roll back a 5000% price hike for daraprim, which treats a parasite that
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