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>> you are watching "france 24." time for 60 minutes live around the world. headlines.he the islamic state group leader's responsibility for the attacks in indonesia today. bombs went off near a starbucks cafe in a busy district in jakarta in a series of courtney did attacks. this coordinated attacks. the end of ebola draws closer. the world's worst ever outbreak in west africa is over.
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as liberia gets the all clear. he second wave of aid trucks roll into syria. people trapped without the necessary things to live. also coming up this hour, shares in french carmaker renault plunge after reports that fraud investigators raided their offices last week. we will have the details in our business update. taking leftovers home has long been frowned upon here in france. in is out to change that. the government trying to cut food waste thanks to doggie bags. -- a new law is out to change that. the government trying to cut food waste thanks to doggie bags.
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the islamic state group leader claimed a series of coordinated attacks today in jakarta. they set off explosions near a starbucks cafe in a busy district in jakarta. those attacks ended in a shootout with police that left five of the assailants dead. a canadian man has been confirmed dead, along with one police officer. latest?the say, the confirmation of the killing -- also come a is among those who died. so far, the 24 victims, 13 injured, seven have died. this is likely to rise. ae incident took place in
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area in the middle of the city. , yieldingexplosions more casualties as police confirm that. over the rest of today, there will be a lot of consolidation of knowledge. there have been many reports of multiple incidents around the city. an awful lot has happened today. do we have any more information about exactly how many people there were out there today? is this different than other types of attacks we've seen indonesia in the past? >> initially, there were reports of 14 assailants.
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gotten or not some have away, whether or not all of them have been killed -- none are reported to a been detained. these things are up in the air. two miles south of where the incidents took place -- whether that has been verified for the terrorists got away from the situation, we don't know. attackure of this terror , it was claimed by state.amic many focused on small targets, maybe a billing station, something like that. a big targetly come international target, starbucks.
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outside ofilding where the last explosion was heard. his significant departure from the style and manner of terrorism that has been witnessed in indonesia sporadically for the last decade. indonesia is home to a number of extra missed organizations and has seen a wave of terror attacks in the past, including the 2002 bali bombing. there has been mounting concerns islamic state group is recruiting and training a new generation of indonesian terrorists. last month come indonesia's elite anti-terror court carried out simultaneous raids, arresting several suspects.
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network was planning bomb attacks in jakarta. >> we found some evidence we believe belongs to the terror suspects who are on the wanted list. >> the nationwide operation was the largest of its kind. increasedndonesia's terroristbout movements inside the country with the world's largest muslim population. the 2002 bombings killed 200 people. the crackdown weakens the most extremist networks like al qaeda offshoots. the conflict in syria and iran has raised concern the islamic state group leader is breeding a new generation of jihadists in indonesia. terrorism threats have been high on the president's agenda.
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foreign leaders have voiced concern over an increasing number of radical groups aligning themselves with isis in southeast asia. a car bomb in southeastern turkey has left at least six people dead and close to 40 hurt. that attack wednesday was coupled with rocket launchers and guns and is being blamed on kurdish militants. a five-month-old baby and two toddlers are among the dead. that attack comes just one day after the suicide blast in istanbul that killed 10 german tourists. in syria come a new aid convoy is now going into the besieged town of mattia. 50 trucks traveled up from damascus build with flour, medical aid another much-needed products. -- and other much-needed products. a regional correspondent has more.
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>> this is part of the original plan for aid. the second phase of that operation. one similar to the first bringing in much-needed food aid, blankets and other goods, as well as hygiene products. the convoy is on the edges of the town. several vehicles go in ahead to plan how they will disperse that aid. where it will be stored and so on and so forth. you have one convoy going through, another going much further to the north. -- and toto answer those towns at the same time. -- they have to enter those towns at the same time. convoytents of the aid were requested specifically.
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people have been eating bread for months on end. the first question people ask them, do they have a piece of bread. that after the first four vehicles entered the town, you could see the smiles on the faces of people because they feared this was all that was going to come. there was great relief when they saw 40 trucks coming in. that there is a second convoy come you can imagine the people in that area will now be slightly more relaxed and reassured of their safety and security. >> there has been a breakthrough in the fight against the pull a dusty bowl as west africa has ebola free.d
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ebola inght against west africa has been declared ebol free. r. death, poverty and fea one of the last two patients to be discharged from the hospital ught the virus while caring for the sick. sick. see people first reported in guinea in spread013, it aggressively into sierra leone and liberia. puts the death toll above 11,000. la is less contagious than
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many viruses. pest outbreaks have been contained in rural areas. the countries were ill-prepared for the disease. local authorities took drastic measures. hundreds of thousands of people quarantined in sierra leone. part of liberia's capital in lockdown. slow response from international blamezations is partly to . after two years fighting the deadly virus from all three -- deadly virus come all three countries have seen the end of the epidemic.
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bolaria was declared evi free twice last year. >> president francois hollande has weighed in on the debate over whether or not french jews should continue to wear the kiva. men and boys should not wear the traditional skullcap until things in france were safer. his comments came after a jewish teacher was stabbed by a teenager in marseille. has been slammed by many, including france's main rabbi and now, the president. it is intolerable in our country that people are under attack due to their religious preference. it is intolerable that some could come to the conclusion that they need to hide themselves. >> three people were killed in an avalanche that swept into a
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group of skiers in the outs -- in the alps. many others were hurt in that avalanche. the teenagers were with a school group that had followed their teacher on to a black raided a slope that had been closed due to the risk of benevolence. slope that had been closed due to the risk of an avalanche. a new law is out trying to change -- doggie bags are becoming mandatory. >> it is lunch time at this popular parisian restaurant and dishes are flying out of the kitchen. most come back empty. the few that don't come a customers can now take the leftovers home. >> iamb now able to make a
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second meal out of the food that i did not eat. it is an excellent initiative. >> what seems like a no-brainer for other countries has long been considered a faux pas in france. restaurants that serve more than 150 meals a day to make doggie bags available to diners. 7 million tons of food are thrown away each year. the government looks to cut down on the waste. attitudes are not so easy to change. he says he has rarely had to use one. it is not something we normally do. our portions are well-defined and the dishes are made to that customers eat everything on their plate. cuisine isnal french considered an intangible cultural heritage.
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heritage that cannot be taken to go. -- can now be taken to go. >> the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attacks in indonesia today. bombs went off near a starbucks cafe in a busy shopping district in jakarta in a series of coordinated attacks. andlice officer was killed five assailants shot dead by police. draws everebola close. at the worst ever outbreak in west africa is over as liberia gets the all clear. a second wave of ada trucks roll into three besieged mountain towns in syria. -- aid trucks. time now for our business news with stephen carroll. shares of her know have
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pollen by 20% in paris after reports that its offices were searched by fraud investigators last week. officials told news agencies renault siteswer were searched. deals withforce competition and fraud issues. the company has refused to comment for now. the slump in shares today has wiped 5 billion euros off the company's value. a pretty bleak day in the european markets today. pretty hefty falls across all main european markets. paris trading down to with that news coming from renault. big falls in frankfurt and london. an extension of the cell up we tune across global stock markets saw across global stock markets.
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oil falling below $30 a barrel. still near those 12 year lows. >> the french president is set to unveil his new plan to cut unemployment on monday. >> at the same time the number of people out of work is close to record highs. that has led french politicians and business leaders to suggest that unemployment benefits here are too generous and should be reduced. brave and makebe changes to the country's benefit system. that is the message from the minister of parliamentary affairs. both for financial reasons and to mobilize resources to train people who are unemployed, we will have to make changes to the parameters for an up limit benefits. -- unemployment benefits. >> a proposal put forward a year ago.
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currently, those unemployed can claim jobless benefits and ifnce or up to two years they are under 50 and three years if they are over 50. they can receive 57 to 75% of their gross salary during this time. up to 6150 euros a month. who has been working in the same job for five years being paid minimum wage has almost 1500 euros a month, receiving 11 her100 if they lose their job. this would encourage job seekers to return to the labor market faster. every other country in europe has implemented an incentivized system which declines over time and increases market mobility. >> unions have rejected the current proposals. all sites will sit down in the
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spring when negotiations will take place. until then, france will continue of its recordost high on up limit level as the country tries to reduce its 70 billion euro budget deficit. >> more of today's business headlines. shares in the british supermarket chain have risen 4% in london. 1.3% in january. the luxury brand are various unit sales plummet in hong kong, down by 6%. sales plummet in hong kong. the outlook for the luxury sector remains uncertain for 2016. lindt has seen sales rise 8%.
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outperformedtly the overall chocolate market faster. >> the other day, we were talking about cadbury. seen athing brand has boom in sales tax to the mexican drug lord el chapo. people seem to have noticed the shirt he was wearing. it was made by an l.a. clothing company. they've sold out of the design he was wearing. >> he has a lot of choices. you can choose to wear any brand. makes us happy that he --ld spend $5,000 on a shirt it was not the money or the price, it was the design that caught his eye. >> no such thing as bad publicity.
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time now for the press review. taking a look at what the international papers have been saying. start with this diplomatic incident between the u.s. and iran. the capture of american sailors by iran. the issue was resolved yesterday but still running headlines on the wall street journal this morning with this picture of the 10 u.s. sailors. inis about the swift manner which the crisis was resolved that has a lot of people talking this morning could i want to pull up an article by the independent which contrasts the peaceful way that tuesday's crisis was resolved in stark contrast to a 2007 crisis when 15 british sailors were captured , nearly sparking an
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international crisis. this highlights the growing closeness between tampon and the west. tehranon and the west -- and the west. they were the ones that want to this crisis resolved quickly. >> quite a bit of controversy as the sailors -- one of the sailors had to apologize. >> that video, it was iranian state tv that released this video. a u.s. sailor apologizing for the incident. for the daily beast, it is footage that will serve as propaganda for iran. --must be noted that u.s. the u.s. and said i read neither asked for nor received an apology. -- iran neither asked for the received an apology.
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is see how the same issue portrayed differently in this paper. they say the sailors were released after washington apologized for the incident. asy quote the pr office saying the americans promised it would never happen again. >> what else have the iranian papers said about the incident? >> the pro-iranian newspaper has sent messages to washington and its regional allies, warning them that iran dominates the gulf region and its prepared to defend that area at all costs. , one keen tod iran use thismuscle and incident to show its rivals what it's capable of. you see a publication that is showing to run is
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putting itself in danger and the literally plane with fire here, risking everything by capturing the sailors and nearly provoking an international crisis. a big story for many of the papers, this five-year anniversary, the five years since the tunisian president was ousted from power. years of disaster. that's what is on the front page of their newspaper this morning. dishsay a disaster that the dream of democracy has given way to chaos. syriae the example of which plunged into a civil war shortly after. 250,000 people dead. also, yemen and egypt where ongoing conflict plagues these countries. the arab spring gave way to
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religious fundamentalism, jihadist him. m. jihadis let's look at the tunisian paper. it is a french language tunisian paper. the headline is "dream, -- the 14th of january be theas supposed to eradication of political corruption. there are still a lot of economic and political problems that regressed tanisha back into this climate -- >> let's wrap up in the art world. a painting that will be restored. >> not everyone is happy about
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it. this is an article from the wall street journal. they were installed the 16th century st. john the baptist painting in the coming weeks. the layers of varnish have become opaque. some opposed the idea of restoring the painting saying it damages the original painting. the loop says that should the their techniques will preserve the painting. they hope to avoid a repeat -- two consultants resigned over refurbishment because they had brightened the painting's colors beyond what they said da vinci wanted. >> thanks for watching. if you want a closer look at our press reviews come you can check them out on our website.
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>> the type of world in which our ancestors lived for hundreds of thousands of years, women would probably have 4 to 6 children in a lifetime. half those children would die before they could reproduce, so the only thing we can be sure about in human population studies is that for the last 100,000 years, people on average had 2 children to succeed them, although we were in a population explosion 1,000 years ago. >> in just the last nanosecond
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