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broke financing limits. fans --onal return for hundreds of survivors of the attack on the bataclan are back to hear the band playing that night, the eagles of death metal.
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the president has asked his prime minister to resign in ukraine. ♪ anchor: breaking news in the last hour. in the long-running scandal over nicholas sarkozy's campaign financing, magistrates have just placed him under full investigation. mr. sarkozy went in for questioning earlier. centersalion affair contracting -- campaign country visions are in 2012 were double the legal limit. reporter: behind tinted windows, the former french president arrived in court tuesday morning.
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he faced hours of questioning about the financing of an unsuccessful presidential campaign. the long-running scandal is well-known in france as bygmalion. companyn is a pr suspected of financing his bid in 2012. there was a huge overspend, leading to his party exceeding the legal spending limit. team hid 18arkozy's million of spending between bygmalion and ump. director of communications is the only one known to have participated in the fraud. ump at the time has not been called before the judge. sarkozy has denied any knowledge. bygmalion of the name
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a long time after the presidential campaign. reporter: a total of 13 people have been charged from bygmalion abuse ofd, confidence, or misuse of financing. a sad return to the paris state. eagles of death metal are playing for survivors of the bataclan. band members and fans have been speaking out ahead of the gig. three months on, the eagles of death metal are trying to overcome the trauma of their
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european tour. paris, aperforming in show front man jesse hughes will allow them to move on. >> there is a lot going into this. it is intense for everybody. that is kind of what it is supposed to be. it is not supposed to be easy. i am grateful that i get to do it. reporter: all of the bataclan survivors were invited, but many declined, saying they did not feel ready. others hope the show will allow them to resume a life that froze on december 13. >> it is a way to close the loop, turn the page, and say life goes on. reporter: psychiatrists have warned the experience could bring back suppressed emotions and reignite trauma, but paris is ready for the worst.
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been deployedhave and 30 psychiatrists are on hand to assist the audience during the show. anchor: the band is on stage right about now. all of them were invited. thee were 1500 people in bataclan hall that night. 90 tragically died. 900 are expected. you can recognize them by their crutches and wheelchairs. this is three months and three days after the terrible events of november. these are people trying to get over a traumatism we can only begin to imagine, having lived through the massacre, the shooting, as it began. many of them having to hide for hours afterwards under the bodies of those who had fallen. for many of them, the events are extremely recent and raw.
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what they are preparing to go through inside the olympia tonight is a resumption of the concert. it will go exactly as it did on november 13. the eagles of death metal will pick up the concert in exactly the same form as it happened on the 13th of november. you have to imagine being inside the concert hall for the first time in three months. the same capacity, 1500 people, can get in here. in the same space with the same music. it will have been a very difficult decision to make. so much support has been put on hand for those who made the decision. many did hesitate before coming tonight. some decided it was too soon. anchor: some of the survivors have been recounting their experience on november 13 to a special commission due to meet
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twice a week from now until june to determine how and why the french government failed to stop the attacks that killed 130 people in and around paris on november 13. , theyto russia and syria must know who was responsible for killing 30 civilians according to the estimates of the united nations human rights spokesperson. russia denied hearing abstract. damascus, a special envoy said they will test commitment to getting aid to civilians. the united nations is preparing to try to reach people and has been cut off by blockades and sieges./ estephan demestura met
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with the foreign minister in damascus. >> we have been talking about humanitarian access to all the area by opposition and isil. reporter: according to the u.n., 46 syrian towns are cut off, lacking food, electricity, and running water, putting the lives of one million people in jeopardy. the u.n. envoy to syria is there to discuss the implementation of a cease-fire due to take effect at the end of the week. bashar al-assad has already expressed doubts about the truce at a conference in munich. >> the year about them requesting a cease-fire, but who is putting together the conditions within that time? nobody. reporter: just before the agreement on a truce was wed to retakesad vo
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all of syria even if it exacted a heavy toll. ,irstrikes in syria are ongoing with dozens of civilians killed in bombings at schools and hospitals in aleppo. >> such attacks are violation of international law. they are further degrading a devastated health care system. reporter: even before it has been implemented, the hope of a truce seems to be slipping away. so does the process of constructive talks between the syrian regime and the opposition. anchor: israel's prime minister has called for a push on a middle east peace deal by france. is has been working on a conference that would bring together israelis, palestinians, and arab world partners. france has warned if the efforts fail, they will recognize the
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palestinian state. benjamin netanyahu responded that his incentive to the palestinians not to find a mutually acceptable peace deal at the conference. ukraine, parliament rejected a motion of no-confidence against the government. earlier on, the president had asked the prime minister to resign amid sliding public support for his pro-european cabinet. our correspondent has more on the events in kiev and where they leave ukraine. reporter: the president resign.y recommended he his party gathered 150 signatures necessary to table a motion of no-confidence. the motion of no-confidence was after longoverturned debate and an emotional speech. pass,er for the motion to
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226 votes would have been needed. only 194 members of parliament voted for the motion with 39 members of the party that proposed a motion abstaining, not in solidarity. numerous members of the opposition bloc, the successor party to the russian party of regents, which might have been expected to vote against, also abstaining. i think what we see is members of the ukrainian parliament do not always vote according to convictions with party loyalty but the influence of oligarchs who still have a lot of power over members of ukrainian parliament. that is the talk in kiev. aside from oligarchs and
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politicians, speaking about the general public, why is the government so unpopular in ukraine? >> a large part of the reason is precisely because after the ago, they two years were expected in the new government to reduce influence of oligarchs. is limitede seen reduced corruption. meanwhile, the economy shrank by 12% in 2015. oligarchs still have a lot of influence. we wonder what was promised to the rich men. that is the real reason he managed to survive the vote. ukraine's chances of escaping reallye old system disappeared this evening, i think we can see -- say. anchor: it is crunch time ahead
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of an eu summit on thursday. david cameron met the head of european parliament today. he is seeking backing for his reform demands ahead of a referendum on whether the u.k. should stay in the eu. the european commission had said he cannot imagine britain leaving the eu. making a final push. david cameron met jean-claude juncker to get support for his proposals to change britain's relations with the eu. before the talks, the commission president refused to discuss the possibility of a brexit. we have a say no, plan b, this would indicate the willingness of the commission to visit seriously whether they could leave the european union. they do not have a plan b.
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they will stay in the european union. keyrter: one of cameron's demands is to deny benefits from new workers arriving from other years,es for up to four something that challenges the freedoms of the internal market. forlso wants protection countries outside the eurozone. if the 28 leaders agree to a deal, cameron is expected to call a in or out referendum. -- britaintain's votes to stay in the block, the european union would need to approve key elements of the deal. they have warned that approval will not be given. >> no european government can say, can you give a guarantee about the results? this is not possible. reporter: the european council
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president has said negotiations are very fragile and there is a real risk of a eu breakup. anchor: boutros boutros-ghali, former head of the united nations, has died today at 93. the security council held a minute's silence to honor the ed thean diplomat who head body until 1996. boutros-ghali died in hospice in his hometown. can climate change these spotted from space? that is what european scientists are hoping as they launch a new satellite into orbit. , it is the sentinel 3a one of a dozen satellites that are supposed to make up the most sophisticated observation system. two are already orbiting the earth.
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the head of the program says the satellite will spot upcoming dr oughts and people gathering across the mediterranean towards europe. if yousic to your ears are a fan of classics or musical mysteries. a previously unknown piece by mozart has been played publicly for the first time in several decades or possibly ever. our correspondent tells us how the work was lost and found. ♪ fourter: it is just minutes long and has not seen the light of day in two centuries. a joint composition by none other than wolfgang amadeus i and a thirdlmier
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unknown composer. discovered at the archives of the national music museum, it sheds light on a notorious feud composers long exaggerated. shows they came out quite friendly in composing this piece. entitled "for the phelia," itealth of o was for an english soprano. acquired in the 1950's, it gathered dust for years. it was only after the museum digitized its collection that researchers stumbled across it. >> it is clearly the original piece. there is no reason to doubt it is genuine.
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when any other piece by mozart may be discovered. it could be soon. it could also be in another hundred years. least, thenterim at museum will be able to display its new discovery with pride. anchor: again, musical masterpiece rediscovered. it is 9:20 in paris. let's give you a reminder of our top stories. nicholas sarkozy is under formal investigation amid claims he knew his 2012 reelection campaign broke legal financing limits. bandsotional return for an fans to the -- unlike. -- alike. the eagles of death metal are
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holding a special concert in paris. political turmoil in the ukraine. the government surviving a vote of no confidence after the governor asked his prime minister to resign. now with markus karlsson. we arealking aut majoril prucers of the world, ying take acon of the w price of the valuablproduct. >> we are hurting in the oil markets. russia, venezuela, and qatar have agreed to freeze production for the firstels time since a price slide started. for the freezets to go ahead, other automakers makers like iran and iraq will have to join in, easier said than done. games on news of the deal fizzled out.
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we take a closer look. reporter: smiling faces from behind closed doors. oil ministers from saudi arabia, venezuela, and qatar are expected to freeze oil output at general levels. >> this is meant to stabilize be beneficiald not only for producers and to the world economy. reporter: in a context where a supply glut sent oil prices to 13 year lows, this is the first step to rein in production, but more will have to be done. is dependent on other producers agreeing to the same freeze, which can become located for iran, who agreed to
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ramp up exports after sanctions were eased, aiming to add $500,000 -- 500,000 barrels a day to the market. this is the beginning of a process we will assess in the next few months and decide if we need other steps to stabilize and improve the market. reporter: a meeting with iran and iraq is scheduled for wednesday with hopes of building forward momentum ahead of an opec general meeting in june. seems as if markets to the agreement with a pinch of salt as oil prices traded lower throughout tuesday's session. a barrel of brent crude settled $32.25, down more than a buck on the session. we have seen stocks trading
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lower with oil prices, not so much this tuesday, however. on wall little rally street with the nasdaq leading the way. biotech shares are trading higher, also semi conductor stocks. the s&p 500 and dow jones also in positive territory with strong quarterly reports and m and a action. apollo management is buying home security firm adt. let's bring you up-to-date with how european markets did a little earlier. a mixed bag at the end of the trading day. london in positive territory. .8%.furt dax lower down markets started the day higher after the central bank hinted it would apply more stimulus. dampened,ent has
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which is probably the reason the in was lower than its peers europe. other stories when it comes to corporate news. shares in french utility company the state owned utility reported falling energy prices. earnings were better than forecast and the company strengthened its finances by reducing dividend payments and investments. 's chief executive said the construction of two nuclear reactors and u.k. will likely go ahead. the board will give the go-ahead once negotiations with the chinese partner in the project are finalized. >> we met with the chinese contributor.
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we share this confidence as the french and chinese are constructing reactors. the project in the u.k. will start in 2019. investment needs to be made now. we are working closely with the board. it will be done soon. it is a good project. we will say yes. >> let's bring you up-to-date with other stories. orange is iny a greekof its rival, telecom. the company benefited from cuts in labor costs. profitability this year is likely to improve further. car sales in the european union accelerated during january. more than one million vehicles were sold in the eu, a 6.2%
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increase in january of 2015. bucked the trend as it continues to grapple with the diesel scandal. rivals posted double-digit gains, but sales of vw fell by 4%. airbus is forecasting strong growth in the asian airline market. the chief executive spoke at the singapore airshow, saying neither airbus or boeing are seeing a downturn in orders, despite a downturn that sparked investor anxiety. we are going to return to france, where a new app is drawn to take on amazon's dominance in the book market. amazon is one of the most powerful booksellers in the world but in france, it has been
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subject of criticism from the government, which has targeted the firm. app aims to redirect users away from the online retail giant. reporter: despite a 3% increase in sales in 2015, book stores france are constantly feeling the heat from online services like amazon. owners argue they argue -- offer as much choice in a nicer setting. glance, you have 20, 30 webpages of books in the shop. it is also easier to use than online. frustrated with online sites placing local businesses at risk, elliott created amazon killer, which aims to chip away at the 12% share amazon.com controls of book sales in france.
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it allows users to bypass the site and offers up neighborhood bookshops instead. >> can we think of a system which gives users that do not like amazon a choice to fight it? it is anoyj4j8j8j8j
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