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>> it is 1:00 p.m. in paris. thank you for being with us on "france 24." i am melissa bell. rousseffines -- dilma moves a step closer to impeachment after a parliamentary committee votes in far. the house will vote on whether the brazilian president should be impeached for having manipulated government accounts to hide the country's deficit. the european union plans to unveil the -- become his
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upbringing in europe will have to make public what they earn each european country. --terday gary cameron criticism of his own use of an offshore company continued. art lovers will get a chance to make up their own minds later on the authenticity of this work of art from last year and believed to be a long-lost caravaggio. it will be unveiled at a press conference later today. melissa: we begin in brazil, with a symbolic vote that nonetheless represented a significant blow to dilma rousseff. a committee voted overnight that she should face impeachment proceedings. the vote was 38-27 in favor.
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dilma rousseff will now see her fate decided by the lower house. there is oliver farry with more. oliver: after a stormy debate, a congressional committee voted to recommend increasing -- in teaching dilma rousseff. members chanted "dilma out." the working class seems -- individualthe vocalist government, and others, the pt votes against a coup. oliver: for the opposition, the president has to go. economic is in a grave position. the country stole, the president of the republic seat is empty.
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for this reason, we vote yes to impeach. dilma rousseff is deposed, the vice president will step in until the end of her term in 2018. he appears bigger or to take over. he accidentally leaked a speech intended to be given when he is sworn in. the committee's recommendation is not legally binding, but it will be submitted to the lower on friday.rliament congress could vote next sunday or monday. a two thirds majority is required for the impeachment process to be set in motion. in the meantime, the president and her party are doing what they can to persuade enough sitting mp's to vote against and prevent that from happening. in belgium, two more men have been charged with offenses related to the brussels bombing on march 22. say they were
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involved in renting the apartment that served as a hideout for the bombers. in all, 32 people died. oncerities in belgium say they knew more about the charging of the two men today, the investigation continues day and night actively. in france, the verdict is due this afternoon in the trial of an alleged jihadist cell. among those on trial, some men still in syria, others believed to be dead, others still and a young gurus mother with her children. they risk up to 10 years in jail. our reporter is outside the courthouse where the verdict is to be delivered. james, thank you for being with us. tell us more about what we can expect this afternoon. what we can expect this afternoon's sentences of up
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to 10 years in prison being handed down in this paris courthouse. to the members of this network, jihadistthe very first network here back in 2013. one of the main instigators, known as the guru of this cell, managed to convince seven youth in the area to leave for syria in order to fight. he is believed to be fighting alongside daesch, and he will be trial that he will be on trial in absentia. to trial lasted from april 7 april 11. melissa: this comes after french authorities tightened the rules and legislation to try and tackle jihad is him at its source. france realizes it has a real problem with huge numbers of
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disaffected youth headed to the battlefields of iraq and syria. james: absolutely. france has a very large muslim community, and there are large areas around paris, in some of these places, which are disaffected, which have very large numbers as far as unemployment is concerned, and indeed, this is a perfect breeding ground for would-be terrorists who might want to leave for syria. this is why these networks are itlling in france, and why has been asked all along in these -- in this trial, how dangers are these people really, in terms of what they say and what they actually do? the people that will be handed down a sense today, one is a mother of three children who followed her mother back in 2013. she was also caught for smuggling weapons on her way
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into syria. of course, how dangerous is she? would she attack france? that is not clear. eight of the people on trial are being trialed in absent show. .- in absentia they are being handed sentences today, in order to make sure that they cannot act if ever they come back from syria. melissa: james andre joining us there from the main paris court. we will be following events throughout the course of the day. to afghanistan, where the taliban has announced the start of their spring offensive, large-scale offensives to drive the government from power. the announcement at the start of the operation comes s days after kabul,rry visited
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reaffirming american support for the national unity government. the insurgency has gained strength since the withdrawal of international troops from combat at the end of 2014,4, with the taliban considerered in a stronr position now than at any point since they were driven from power in 2001. it was in front of an unruly house of commons that david cameron defended his handling of his tax affairs yesterday. he announced new measures and greater tax transparency after a difficult week. he went on the offensive in front of the house, and his response to the penama papers had -- to the panama papers had been a master class in distraction. after a dreadful week for him, the british prime minister offered mps new measures to crack down on tax evasion. he vowed robust action to close , and said those in
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charge of the country's finance should show transparency by publishing their own tax returns. he and his chancellor have done that. he insisted people have the right to make money lawfully. david cameron: it is right to tighten the law and change the culture around investment to further outlaw tax evasion and to discourage aggressive tax avoidance. but as we do so, we should differentiate between schemes designed to artificially reduce tax and those that are encouraging investment. >> there is one rule for the superrich. >> his proposals did nothing to calm the storm. >> i am not sure that anyone appreciates the anger out there over this injustice. >> jeremy corbyn describe the 's comments as a master class in corruption.
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one was removed for calling the permit is to repeatedly "dodgy dave." the tense scene followed protests over the weekend. with demonstrators calling for cameron to go. he is hoping to restore trust but remains. david cameron is not alone in trying to push through ways of avoiding -- measures to avoid any further tax evasion and avoidance. a number of european leaders have been hit by tax scandals, including the most recent panama papers list. and the european commission itself is to prevent -- is to present new measures against tax evasion and avoidance. we can speak now to our correspondent, who is in brussels and who joins us now. thank you very much indeed for being with us. tell us first of all i little
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bit about the measures being announced today. >> these measures have been in the works for a long time, long before the panama papers leak. they have always been controversial. they will require multinationals who are either headquartered in or have a subsidiary in the european union to report country by country their profits and how much tax they pay. what has changed with the panama papers, it was announced that it is going to be made anyway, that there is a lot more pressure on authorities. they will now include a list of tax havens. these locations that we all now know more about that are accused of hiding profits and letting companies avoid taxes, this proposal has been updated to include a requirement that all profits and taxes related to tax havens are also included in the country-by-country reporting. that has added a new flavor to the announcement that their country-by country reporting that would have been announced anyway. melissa: tell us -- of those in
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brussels to tackle tax avoidance and throughout the european union, given the difficulty there is in coordinating this sort of thing, your reply? teri: the european union likes to say that transparency is a priority, so these companies that are allowed to avoid taxes by making sweetheart deals in one e.u. country or another have really been criticized, especially after you get these large, mostly american multinationals like apple and google and starbucks paying virtually nothing in taxes because they make certain deals with certain countries and can shift their profits. so even before the panama papers, there was a lot of pressure, a lot of motivation by european union authorities to bring in some of this money. it is estimated that the european union loses 70 billion euros, or $80 million, every year because these companies are
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avoiding paying taxes that are due in the e.u. there is already a lot of ambition to get these reporting requirements past, and now with the offshore tax haven debacles for some of these e.u. leaders and companies, there certainly will be more of a well of pressure to make these reporting requirements stick. we still have to get past by the yuri keown that by the european council and the european parliament. even with the announcement that the commission is going to unveil its proposal for how to do country-by-country reporting, it still has a long road before this becomes e.u. law in every country. melissa: thank you very much indeed. showse has emerged that bulgarian -- human rights groups expressed outrage, and the
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images that show men with their hands tied on the forest floor. our correspondent has more. migrantsvisibly scared lying face down on the ground, their hands bound. this footage proves that self-appointed bowl gary and vigilantes are patrolling the turkish border, detaining -- self-appointed bulgarian vigilantes are patrolling the turkish border, detaining refugees. act like police but they have no authority. >> it is not the first time such images have surfaced. with private militias in the video likeeting this to social media, the private tv channel has caught
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that has call them heroes. this man for one is happy to be seen interrogating a group of afghans. human rights campaigners are up in arms. the group has the green light from the government. >> when bulgarians offer their help, it is useful to us. meanwhile is expanding its razor wire fence along its border with turkey, amid fears this could become a major new migration route to europe. melissa: now to a sensational discovery, or something of a disappointment. a painting that bears the hallmarks of being a calabash -- it's authenticity has yet to be confirmed. the painting is later revealed that a press conference today. time,eiled for the first
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this treasure could be worth 120 million euros for the masterpiece is believed to have been painted by carabao geo, -- avaggio.ar -- it'sts the authenticity has yet to be confirmed. experts are divided, but this one is convinced it is the real deal. >> you can see here this has been done with one brush stroke. an amateur could not have copied it. the way the nails have been painted with a hint of white with no corrections shows real skill. it has been done with someone who does not second-guess their work. the two loose-based owners who chose to remain anonymous discover the painting when they were cleaning out their attic two years ago. it was covered in dust and completely unrecognizable.
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to restorel be done it. it is extraordinary. >> in fact, all the painting needed was a good clean. it is in excellent condition. the french culture ministry will not allow it to leave the country until its authenticity is determined, and now has 13 months to decide whether to buy the work of art. as one major artwork is possibly found, another goes missing. up $25,000 offered as a reward for any information on seven andy warhol paintings that were stolen from an art museum last week. , partmpbell soup painting of a set of 10, with $500,000, a springfieldm art museum after a break-in on april 7. no information is being released with the investigation still
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ongoing. some football news now. trying to reach their first ever champions league semifinal tonight, facing each other in the second leg of the order final ties. oliver farry reports. : they did to pull out a big result in manchester to make her first ever league champion semifinal. the star striker misfired on the first leg, but his -- his confidence is up for the occasion. >> i think he is someone who is extremely demanding of himself. he is someone who wants to show something else tomorrow, not to be more clinical, in front of the goal. goalkeeper kevin trap is expected to be fit, despite picking up a knock in saturday's win.
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but bharati is unlikely to start. groin strain has kept amount of action since february. their toughest challenges have come in europe. manchester city, with a gold advantage, are the driving face in the tie, and miller -- and a 1-1 draw would put them in the last four for the first time. but pellegrini says the demand to go out for an attack -- >> they always have the same answer. to prepare to go, to prepare to play. we think that we need tomorrow and it is not in, the way we normally play. >> it's the first leg is anything to go by when both lead, expensive defenses tonight's game is unlikely to finish scoreless.
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melissa: it is time to see what is happening in the headlines in the world press. florence villeminot is here. we begin here in france. meeting the student union just today, the prime minister is trying to boost youth influence. flo: the measures were between 400 million and 500 million euros. officially, this is about boosting youth employment, but papers in france unanimously agree that it is all about really quelling growing anger against this government plans to reform the labor code here in france. "les echos"rial, has harsh words. "do not be full, this party is self-interested." essentially,
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the whole move is a move to win back disappointed voters. doubtsy do not have any about this, that francois hollande wants to be president again despite his pretty bad track record. ,elissa: having made employment that would help them decide whether he should stand again. the right-wing wing press is also outraged by the move. flo: yet another broken promise. what is interesting is they have even harsher words for the young people that are demonstrating against the government, this movement, the so-called up all night movement. it is mainly long-term students, not long-term unemployed people. it is also mainly city dwellers at not so much people from poorer suburbs. according to the paper, it is not a diverse group, yet the government is caving into this group. to wrong youth, according
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one paper. it is kind of like being at a carnival and being in front of one of these mirrors that distorts reality. they say that that is what this movement is, and the government is caving to them. on the flipside, one paper is thrilled about them, politics taking up the whole space quite literally. across france, we have seen people quite literally taking over public space, like they are in this photo. papera: the catholic reports on the fate of young refugees from a migrant camp in math -- in calais. flo: ngo's and local authorities have reached out to hundreds of these refugee minors, and that is what they are reporting on today, life after calle. -- life after calais. the unmanned you can see in the photo arrived in france at age
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14. he is now 18 years old. he was fleeing the civil war in libya. i said, "i have the choice -- have the choice to be killed or kill someone," and he did not want that choice. he wants to stay in france. he does not want to go to england. he says, "i can say that i am happy. i have had a happy ending." there are some who have happy endings, but they are few and far between. there is a cartoon here in china daily that focuses on one aspect of the migrant crisis. talking about the refugee swap deal between the e.u. and turkey. you can see the e.u. policeman while the turkish policeman dragged him back to turkey. melissa: speaking of turkey, ankara is asking germany to prosecute a comedian for having a satirical post about taylor erdogan. -- from about taking up erdogan.
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flo: turkish authorities have confirmed the story. the turkish ambassador sent a note to the to the medic foreign germany tong criminally prosecute a comedian who read a poem criticizing him. he did not like the joke at all. really has trickled -- it really has triggered an interesting debate in german papers about the limits of freedom of speech. you can see this article in a paper that focuses on art, and freedom. they are not unlimited. but in cases where satire goes too far, how should it be dealt with? another issue that has come up is the question, is your too susceptible to the mood of the turkish president, who is engaged in a crackdown on turkish media. we begin with another article that says this poem might have
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been tasteless, but this is more than just about the poem and freedom of speech. this is political, and it comes comes at a-- it horrible time for the turkish government. it is having to put up with turkish authorities, which are becoming more anti-western. it's as our freedom muscle has been out of shape, but this is trading it. very muchhank you indeed. you can check out that press review as well as others, by going to our website. that was the "press review." we bring you this developing story, back to the story we're following here, coming out of southern lebanon. an explosion in the -- in a city has killed an official from the palestinian fatah movement. these are pictures coming in to us from the southern lebanese
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to one sourceg close to where the blast happened. the new head of the five tom movement in -- the fatah movement in a refugee camp. 50,000 palestinians are registered in lebanon, living in refugee camps. it has been the scene of a number of clashes and score settling between rival factions of palestinians. this is the latest bombing there sidon.na -- in it is 26 minutes past 1:00. a quick break, and i will be back with headlines. to latin america, about the unfolding scandal surrounding dilma rousseff, that now threatens impeachment. decides that is
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