>> you are watching france 24. rescuers struggled to reach areas in afghanistan and pakistan, worst hit i monday's earthquake. stands at over 300. beijing slams the u.s. after it sends a warship close to china's man-made islands in disputed waters. china is transforming reefs into

artificial islands with potential military use. riots andfter the flamed the paris suburbs, many residents say nothing has changed. up, is china trying to sing its way to economic success? state media has published a music video to explain it five-year plan. we will be crunching the numbers behind the notes in our business updates. and baconor sausage lovers. a new study says processed meats has a direct link to cancer. more on how bad it is, on the way. first, more on our top stories.

rescue workers are racing to get relief aid to victims of monday's massive earthquake. it struck in the mountains of northern afghanistan, not far from the border with pakistan. the devotee -- the death toll stands at over 300. >> it has been a long night at the hospital. thestan wakes up to aftermath of the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that rocked the region on monday. as i walked out of a rice shop, the building collapsed and both my legs were trapped in rubble. two or three other men were with me. i do not know what happened to them. an ambulance brought me here. rescue work in the city was largely finished by monday evening, leaving the residence to take stock of the damage and to mourn the dead.

>> one person has been killed in our area. a brick fell from above and hit the mother of our area counsel in the head and she died. >> the death toll is expected to rise. tuesday, around 80 rescue workers planned it to set off to the remote mountain areas, many of which have been cut off by landslides and falling rock. they will be joined by a number of military helicopters. authorities face a similar challenge, compounded by a heavy taliban presence in the affected region. the militant group has urged fighters to help aid organizations in their humanitarian work. our reporter's following the situation and joins us now from islamabad. tell us about the rescue efforts underway today. as mentioned in the story,

the rescue efforts were ongoing today. despite that, the report we are getting from the northern part of pakistan are that the main which were accessible by roads or by air, have been accessed, but there are many areas in the remote parts of pakistan, which have not been rules -- thosese providing relief efforts. we are getting reports that because of the remoteness of the area and because of the threats they might face, aid work is being hampered. we know that the prime minister to one of the worst hit areas and then he went to the place with the highest death toll. teams will take surveys in these

areas and announce a package relief for the people who have been affected by a. the military is at the forefront of all of this relief effort. they have set up more than 16 the northern areas of the region, which has been more heavily affected. we are getting information that more aid is being floated in from the southern parts of the country and more helicopters are -- there is a need for more helicopters. more helicopters are also being flown in. national communities have offered aid and assistance, but the pakistani government has said they are capable of it on their own and they do not right now need assistance from international donors or international countries. this earthquake came 10 years after the other one with a of 75,000eath toll

dead. uzbekistan better equipped to pakistan this -- was better equipped to deal with this earthquake? years, as you 10 mentioned, the 2005, the major 75,000ich killed over people, this is the same place where the earthquake happened. around, those homes that were built in the same area where the mountains are, the same disaster happened, the same damage happened, and there were no safety measures put in by the government. aspectsame time, another interesting to see is the national narrative on earthquakes in pakistan. the people, especially local media, we saw a religious clerics calming and discussing this as divine punishment from

fact they than the should criticize what the government is doing, talking about it from a seismological point of view. it seems as if pakistan has not learned much in the past 10 years. >> thank you for that. beijing has slammed the u.s. after it's in a warship near islands china is building in the disputed south china sea. u.s. officials sent the destroyer beyond the limits set up around the man-made islands. islands that could have military use. kathy explains. disputed lines drawn by .hina across miles -- this ship miles into the waters

around the island. officials say the u.s. regularly has operations to challenge maritime claims. u.s. defense officials said it was the first of a series of patrols in the disputed region that would not be unique to china. ship began its patrol, japan said it was communicating with washington. it is prime minister says important the international community unite to maintain peace and stability in the china sea.

>> china began turning two submerged reefs into islands in 2014. revealed photos have military links of airstrips. >> 10 years ago today, two french teenagers died. people let cars on fire and rioted in anger at the hopeless lists -- the hopelessness of life in france's poorest suburbs. many residents say nothing has changed. suburbs,ndscape of the especially where there has been 600 million euros of development -- of investment development put in.

in more lawns, football pictures, all of that. the physical face of that has changed. shows nothing has the financialr as crisis. the socio-economic conditions have gone worse. there are new forms of racism taking place. the so-called radicalization, new radical islam taking root. the people living there are on the receiving end of these negative trends.

they feel physically disconnected. it is not that far. we are talking a few dozen kilometers. the tram line will not be completed until 2018. it takes a long time to get to paris. young in to paris is like need a visa. it is like going to a different universe. and is that sense of socioeconomic exclusion, coupled ity. a lack of social mix ci schooling, absolutely way below average, less than adequate. toense they are not made feel welcome in a country where they have been living for two or three generations.

they are just as french as anyone else and they want to be recognized as such. tell us about the concept of the suburbs. .e talk about the inner-city the suburbs, some of these are called the 93, because that is their department number. a lot of people are dumbstruck when they see them. ?hey think -- what is this this is the city of light.

what is interesting is the suburbs themselves, they are the affluent ones, the easy suburbs. the suburbs can be very diverse. within them, you have what is called bct. it is a you -- a u.s. style ghetto. they are often drug ridden pockets. areas where the police do not want to enter. that rift. have you attacked that problem, -- you need to attack. you need to get to the root fundamental causes.

>> scientists say processed meats can cause cancer. meat products that have been smoked or cured show a direct link to bowel cancer and already meet ken probably cause cancer as well. >> a simple pleasure or a serious health risk. >> it is important to recognize that those classifications relate to the strength of scientific evidence.

it is fewer than the 200,000 deaths caused by pollution related councils. the report has been slammed by the livestock industry, who stressed me provides vital protein and vitamins. when it comes to processed, they, and dried meats, take health and lifestyle advice with a pinch of salt. a healthy it is choice. >> anything in this world you enjoy, eventually, you find out

it causes cancer. >> moderation is the watchword. take a look at the top stories. rescuers are struggling to reach areas in afghanistan as pakistan was hit -- areas in afghanistan's worst hit. china is transforming reefs into artificial islands with potential military use. 10 years after the riots in flame paris suburbs, residents say nothing has changed. it is time for business news now.

spendingbillion in cuts. bp is the first of the major oil for -- oil firms to report results. bp has also increased the estimate. the resulting oil slick could reach 55 billion dollars, much higher than previous estimates. at this point, all of the main markets are trading down.

>> let's go to the united states next, where there may be an agreement on a new budget. a draft budget was agreed to by both leaders. if finalized, the deal would be a major breakthrough after years of deadlock. china, whereo leaders are discussing the five-year economic plan and the state media is doing the best to explain what that means to the world. the agency also produced a music video. let's take a listen. >> have you heard what is going on? new style. >> there is more. china's 13.5 year plan.

>> [indiscernible] >> they make a good effort. >> the idea is that they are trying to explain the five-year .lan being discussed it to everytaking angle from this story. they tell us in the video, a 5,

14 economic plan. click sign hope when it comes out, it is as fun to watch. some of the leading brands putting cash into the country for the the hopes of gaining a mining boom. >> mongolia is going through an economic slowdown. growth is 3% in the first half of the year. theal for the creation of copper mind expected to become the third against, could see a return to the boom years. hopes are high the mine will untapped the huge wealth in natural resources.

>> there is no reason once the , that wend gets going cannot go back into double-digit growth again. >> interest appeared to be rising again. mongolia will have a showcase. it will host the asia europe summit of heads of state. >> it is going to be phenomenal next year. following in the footsteps of kfc and pizza hut. the gamble is that a surging growth will bring with it consumers hungry for foreign products.

>> here is a story of a techno-granny granted her wish to visit one of the biggest technology companies. old, she wants to see the future. she got the chance to do so at google's headquarters. she was given the vip trip and design her own doodle. she had a go at virtual cardboard. to visit a self driving car. >> that is a wonderful story. thank you for that. it is time to take a look at our parent -- our press review. a look at what has been grabbing headlines.

justof papers today, not in france, but around the world, focusing on the state of france's poor suburbs. >> two boys died in a severed north of paris, it is in the spotlight across the world today. the christian paper here in reporters there. what has changed? the same question asked of the independent. here.n see a reporter spent a year.

it talks about the fact that there are these new buildings, but old resentments. authorities have failed to address the root causes of anger. , it isng to the paper still a big problem in france. , a lot of story shock. it is on the front page of china daily. it talks about this cancer alert raised over sausages and ham.

cured sausage could cause cancer according to this report. are havingish papers a field day with this. >> a lot of puns in the press today. banger out of order. a banger is a sausage in england. they talk about the bacon buddy backlash. the daily beast is more ironic and says after the report, it should not be that groundbreaking. eating bad things is bad for you. >> papers are divided over whether or not we can follow these recommendations from the act --ealth recommendations. >> anyone feeling stressed out reachingng twice about

for a calming glass of wine. that can cause what -- can cause cancer, too, suggested by this report. it says the world's meet up

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