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narrator: residents are supposed to be warned when the foggers are coming, but it >> welcome back to life in paris on france 24. these are your headlines at paris time. three years since the uprising in egypt and the state-oppression is worse than ever. 36 fighter jets and billions of dollars worth of bills. we are getting more on the state visit to india. and, pushed back until friday, the negotiations will go ahead.
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just to will come to the table? will come to the table? ♪ anchor: we begin in egypt. it has been five years since the start of the protest that toppled mubarak. beingniversary is not officially marked and public protests are banned. beenactivists have speaking of the state oppression after a string of raids and increased surveillance. reporter: the square is a popular simple. -- symbol. came tothousands protest that then-president, who
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was ousted after 30 years in charge. today, the only assembled our in chart -- in favor of the security force. >> we came here to celebrate tongside our brothers and show the support for the brave security. any chance of anti-government protests have been squashed and they say the situation in the country has never been worse with 40,000 arrested since mosrsi was overthrown. raided inhave been recent days. >> i hope the revolution can
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fulfill what we called for. reporter: thousands have been deployed to protect police stations around the capital and there is a believe the country is reverting back to a police state. the government says the crackdown was an attempt to prevent crayon us -- prevent chaos. anchor: i spoke to our correspondent in cairo and they said that the atmosphere could not be further from five years ago. reporter: it has been fatigue and the regime has warned against anyone coming out on the streets, whether that was in the or with the mosques security officers on the streets with heavily-armed security vehicles. rning is a feeling of mou
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and despair. many have been locked up or killed. there was a protest by a from it activist who was recently in the, retracing the past of 2011 protest. ofis for january anniversary five years ago when people came to the streets. police brutality led to calls for freedom. gathering been people with security forces and partying along, handing out roses and chocolates. even the muslim brotherhood were not allowed to -- able to assemble large numbers. they had small protests outside of cairo. it was a sad and almost difficult day today for egypt. new government
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collapsed after being agreed on in the united nations-backed initiative. saidkers from the bloc that the proposals from the governments included too many posts. they are giving the president's 10 days for a shorter list of ministers. getting ready to begin it later today. clear who will be at the negotiation table. they say the priorities of the talks are clear. >> the first priority is to what mosttalks on syrians, if not all, want to hear -- the possibility of a
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broad cease-fire and stopping the threat of isil. therefore, thanks to a broader cease-fire, an increase in it monetary aid. >> does france need to send troops? that was suggested by the president of the region. were stormed over the weekend. we had the latest. >> seeing the situation for himself, the head of the french arrived and met with the mayor to find a solution fast. the state is the head of the army and i believe that only the army can secure the sites that need to be safeguarded here. not security forces. supporting them. reporter: they placed part of
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the blame on the united kingdom. the saturday incident remains on and the's minds protests against migrants have had several dozen -- the workers say that it is one incident to many. >> what happened on saturday was scary. we could have had a catastrophe. there could have been fatalities. it is not right that we can no longer go to work in peace. reporter: supporters were accused of taking part in this event and a large number of the residents feel they have had enough. shopkeepers took to the streets to express anger and many residents remain fed up. sick of it. we are no longer at home. is shameful.on
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as human beings, we cannot pretend like this. >> this is seems out of reach. every time it has been torn down, it has risen from the ashes. anchor: a british street artist, a visualas taken swipe at french authorities for their handling of the crisis. on the screen, it shows a child featured and surrounded by tear interactive image linking to a video showing the police using tear gas on the raid of the camps. now, this is welcome news for turkey and an attempt to handle
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the crisis. she is very confident the blog ankara to stop the flow of people into the country. rome says there needs to be more certainty about how the money will be spent. speaking in ankara, turkish official said that a top priority is combating people. >> on the european union side, this means that we have to better support turkey and the incredible work that they are doing to protect an enormous number of refugees. on the turkish side, that is the management of the flow of refugees and the migrants that has to be done in a better way and the priority is always to save lives with criminal networks to make profits out of
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this. need to make this sustainable for turkey and the european union. unusually cold weather in asia has been blamed for 65 deaths around the region. least 67in taiwan, at succumbs to a low. many have experienced the coldest weather in decades over the weekend. travel chaos across the region, including japan and korea, where flights of be canceled. it is a shock for most. take a listen to this resident from taipei. >> i'm afraid that people will be killed by the snow. i cannot explain this. it is the first snow in almost 100 years. >> a health warning for the entire americas. the outbreak could spread to
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entire continent, other than canada and chile. it causes brain defects in unborn babies. the iranian president is in rome on the first leg of his official visit to europe. he is accompanied by 100 business people and ministers. he is rubberstamping business deals, now that the sanctions have been lifted. the first trip to europe in 16 years. similaracks in europe to the killings in paris are likely, according to a news agency that says the attacks could take place soon. islamic state and other militant groups are cited as threats. it is pretty likely that press isile lond -- franco
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hollande is patting himself on the back. modi hadm, a raft of agreements and a joint statement on fighting extremism. >> he is in business to do india -- he is in india to do business and talk strategy. this is a country he signed a treaty partnership all stop today, -- partnership. today, they are fighting common enemies. >> we plan to intensify our cooperation against terrorism and to strengthen intelligence exchanges and fight on.
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>> france will be the first soldiers will take part in the india public parade. >> tomorrow will be important country. it is the first time the french leader will be a guest of honor in the parade. president laid race at mahatma gandhi's memorial. project was launched last isa is anther institution. it is continued -- considered one of the climate change summit 's important contributions.
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barack obama has weighed in on the democratic contest. he says that bernie sanders has the luxury of being a long shot and hillary clinton has the burden of being a front runner. this is ahead of the final democratic party debates. we look ahead. goorter: with a week to before the first caucus, the battle between two democratic visions intensifies. hillary clinton is that can with bernie sanders. and-neck with bernie sanders. >> i know some of you are supporting me and some of you are still shopping. i like to shop, too. reporter: clinton is the
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establishment candidate and plans to build on obama's legacy of health care, the economy, and national security with what she calls "a sensible, achievable agenda." are flocking towards bernie sanders, a new deal-style candidate. any objective: assessment of our campaign campaign -- any objective assessment tells you that the energy, the excitement is with our campaign. >> the bernie sanders gets the bloomberg, michael would consider running as an a prospect that santos says he looks forward to. >clinton fears that he would tae
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her votes and she looks to clinch the nomination. the campaign is on the upswing and endorsements could prove right. the agricultural secretary and the iowa governor. anchor: you may know paris as the fashion capital. it is even more stylish. was billedin paris as a showcase of technical work. the big fashion houses sent models down the runway. ising up tomorrow, chanel expected to take over the exhibition hall in imaginative style. it is a quarter past nine in the evening here and this is a reminder of the top stories. it is the anniversary that was not. there was the uprising in egypt
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and rights activists say that the repression is worse than ever. presidents, 36 fighter jets, and billions of deals. india proves lucrative for france. back and syria pushed the united nations insists that the negotiations will go ahead and it is not clear who is coming to the table. right. it is time for a business update. andre starting out in iran the first french company is already open for business. that was pretty quick. >> this is a rather upscale line in the iranian capital and there
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are two different models where they hope to sell about 1000 cars and they would like to be .ble to produce locally we spoke to the iranian group. and wey is very exciting think the sanctions are being lifted and there will be more competition demanded in all lookrs and we are taking a with this all around the world. hasor: the president embarked on a european tour that will see contracts with airplane and car manufacturers.
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planes to100 airbus upgrade. aviations more on the wishlist. reporter: free from the sanctions, iran is intent on renewing infrastructure, more than just aviation. saysransportation minister the government was on the verge of signing a major deal with airbus with a fleet to be promptly delivered. our first measure is a contract with airbus for 114 new aircraft and we will release more details after striking this deal. we could have a fleet of airplanes in iran before the 21st of march. >> they could need as many as 500 new airplanes over the next five years and they are expected to sign contracts with airbus and boeing. hampered the have
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ability to source parts. in recent years, kerry sent suffered crashes and there has been praised for the willingness and as been said that more needs to be got. >> the iranian leadership to make this happen quickly. financialquire investment and solid regulation. >> they will invest in the next five years to invest aerospace technology and it is held that the cost of the investments will reduce the cost of air troubles -- travel. anchor: india is in the market for french airplanes. hollande have signed a deal for jets. we do not know the price. a three-day visit to india and
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they plan on invested -- investing in india over the next five years. locomotivesing 800 is alsofrench company involved in a number of solo projects to generate the solar energy. kickstart the in india.ion european markets went into the red when they closed have a percentage point down there. wall street also trended downwards. down and there is another dip in oil prices. the prices came under pressure
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and iraq said the output reached a record high and they added to the oversupplied global market. 6% ands down international brent is down 5.5%, dipping further towards the $30 a barrel threshold. spike in oil prices and the international sanctions have dragged the economy into contraction in 2015, according to the preliminary data. sales plunged by 10% and capital investment fell since the worst performance in 2009. the government may have to revise the budget this year. turning to twitter and the chief
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executive said they left of and they trackd -- attract new users. mcdonald's reported better-than-expected theth-quarter drop its and menu pushed u.s. sales. the sales include russia and china at 3%. mcdonald's is trying to revamp the image after years of market share declined. shutting down operations in indonesia and japan. the automaker says the decision reflects failing to take hold in the markets.
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the government is taking the first steps towards overhauling the complicated labor cold -- code. >> breaking a taboo of french politics, he said the company should have >> ability to negotiate longer working weeks, in front of the proposals to revamp the labor cold. >> labor week is no longer a transgression and it has become part of the life. >> the bill plans to extend "essential principles" and other issues that can be addressed by employers and unions. the working week will remain at 35 hours and companies will
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negotiate longer hours and overtime pay, rest time, and leave. the 35 hour work week has been controversial and it was implemented in the 1990's to boost job creation. many employers say it hurts the ability to compete globally. it was criticized by the economy minister at the world economic forum. of a law thator increases the possibility for employers and you and soon negotiate a deal that would decrease or removed extra overtime charges in the interests of labor organization. >> the proposed bill will be before parliament and it will face criticism from socialists and lawmakers. anchor: much debate to come on that. in the immediate future, france is preparing for strikes on tuesday with public-sector workers, air traffic controller
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union's, all preparing to protest cutbacks in their various fields. taxis want restrictions on uber. i think we better plan on taking the metro to work. reporter: we will not be taking any cabs. definitely. lots of options. anchor: we are going to take a short break. we will have more news and headlines coming up. >> people and profit. is about people and how we live our lives and it go beyond mbers to alyze how the profits shaped the world. successful, it
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