>> you are watching france 24. time for 60 minutes live around the world. these are the top stories. the death toll from wednesday's earthquake in italy has now jumped to 247. rescue crews worked overnight trying to find survivors. a historic deal to end 50 years of fighting. colombia's government and the country's biggest rebel group reach an agreement to end one of the largest running conflicts in the world.

a new planet that has been called a second earth has been discovered. that could be a major step in the quest to find life elsewhere. also coming up this hour, we will look back at the fashion legacy of the designer who was a pioneer in womenswear who died today at age 86. could we be facing a shortage of french wine? extreme weather conditions have hit it hard. the details coming up. first our top stories live from paris. >> first, the death toll from the earthquake in italy is now up to 247. thousands of rescuers are still

racing to find survivors after towns were flattened in a mountainous area in the country center. many people are still buried under the rubble. luke brown reports from amatrice , one of the towns worst hit. the question for the rescuers who are continuing their desperate efforts to reach any of these survivors. ago, we just a while spoke to the organizers of the operation here and he indicated that it is an extremely complex task. hour to get to the and thate of amatrice gives you an indication of the complexity of the task. damaged buildings have been exacerbated by a number of aftershocks. we just felt a minor one couple of minutes ago.

there have been one's earlier in the day. buildings -- despite those risks, we have been taking a constant stream of search and rescue teams heading into the city center. when you see the expression of exhaustion and despair on the faces of those rescue workers, it does to pray -- betray a number of the organizers. we asked him and he said with every passing our hopes are fading. >> so many people lost their homes. we saw those overhead pictures of homes completely flattened their. what is being done to help? tell us about the aid efforts. that you willhing

note when you arrived here in the morning is a number of the local residents who have lost their homes trying to make their way towards the destroyed area and many of those do take in the scale of the impact and the lives that they lost. many of them are lodged temporarily in a number of tenths that have been -- tents that have been set up. we are at 900 meters of altitude and temperatures dewdrop to relatively chilly levels. they are likely to be suffering after that first night. in the why the lodging sports hall will be the most essential to protecting the more vulnerable. much of the donations by the red

cross organization are at the sports hall where they are bringing those together. food supplies are proving key. in the wake of that earthquake, extremely important for the coming days and weeks for survivors who have lost everything here. luke brown reporting from the main town that was flattened. burma was also hit with an earthquake on wednesday and the cleanup effort there is underway. four people were killed, far fewer than italy but the strong tremors did leave close to 200 damages in one of the country's top tourist attractions. residents are using brooms and their bare hands to clean up. colombia, the government and

the country's biggest rebel movement have reached an agreement on the historic peace deal. fighting has gone on for the past 60 years, provoking violence that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives. their prayers for peace have finally been answered. hundreds of colombians gathered in a bogota park to witness history being made as the government reached the final peace agreement with the rebels, ending five decades of war. won the most have beautiful of battles for peace. the conflict began in 1964 when the revolutionary armed armss of colombia took off -- took up arms. fighting themselves through the drug trade, the group hit a peak of 17,000 fighters in the 90's.

after an intense government ranks, theave their peace deal calls for fighters to hand in their weapons and reintegrate into civilian life. colombia celebrated the agreement as a moment to turn the page on the hostilities. >> i think it is a historic moment. to begin to build and make real what so many people have been waiting for for a long time and that is peace, to work through the conflicts in a different way. >> the agreement must be ratified by public referendum on october 2 and the opposition says the deal is too easy on the rebels. genie: in brazil, suspended on trial doma recep is this thursday morning and it is

expected she will be found guilty of fixing the books during her reelection campaign. if she is removed from office, brazil's first elected female president will be replaced with michelle to mayor -- michel ta mer. controlled state has a city for the past three years that turkey has vowed to take it back. turkeys unprecedented and dangerous escalation of the syrian conflict appears to have paid off. backara back -- ankara rebels have seized it from the jihadists. --sident erdogan

>> members of the free syrian the and those have taken city and they have taken over government buildings. we are hearing that the islamic state group fled the city. group hasamic state held it since 2013, giving it a valuable asset to the fighters in and out of syria. the kurdish fighters have been the most effective force against the jihadists so far but they could stick a claim to the territory on turkeys border. turkey and the u.s. vice president gave reassurances, urging their primary ally to cross back over the euphrates. >> they must move back across the river. they cannot, will not, and under

no circumstances get american support if they do not keep that commitment. a --e order will come to come as a blow to the kurds. thee: here in france, burqini has made waves after france wants to campaign to bear the swimwear. -- band the swimwear. court needs to consider a complaint against the b. police photo of french forcing a muslim woman to remove her longsleeved swimwear sparked outrage, highlighting france's latest struggle with religious inclusion. right-wing parties have banned

it saying it was an inappropriate display of religion. excuse toit as an publicly shame muslim women. one respondent, pointing out similarities between the so-called inappropriate burkini and the accepted wetsuit. the case is everyone can see a is a provocation to tout political islam, a radicalized islam. >> specialist prime minister called this vote and expression of an encounter -- a counter society. in australia they say it is about anything but enslavement. one said it allowed her young students to continue swimming.

job andasn't wearing a she thought she could put on the shebut when she saw me, actually came the next couple of weeks. i put it on because you inspired me. >> france's highest administrative court is considering complaints against the ban on thursday. new planet that has been called a second earth has been discovered. it could be a major step to find life elsewhere in the universe. it is orbiting the star nearest to our sun. it is compatible with the presence of water which is a key ingredient to life. simulations and from systems,ervations in we completely trust that a

planet with a mass of 1.3 earth masses is a terrestrial planet which means it is similar to earth in its shape and it's making. gas ball on something, it is terrestrial on the surface. genie: french fashion designer soanya retell has died. she made her name with her relaxed striped sweaters that helped free women from stuffy suits. no less than the french president announced her desk, praising her as a fashion pioneer. she got her start i designing net maternity dresses for herself and opened her first eddie to wear shop on the west bank in paris in 1968. i am joined now on the line from jessica michaud. you had the chance to interview

her, what are your memories of her? sonia was very frank and very straightforward, very much a feminist, she believed in empowering women with her work, and the clothing which was about style, making women feel good about themselves and what they were wearing. do you have a personal memory of her? >> i have to say that what i loved about her when i interviewed her for the 40th house, you of her are looking at something that came from the 1960's. there is something about her clothing that makes what she says stand out in the history of fashion and she will not be forgotten because of all the innovative things she has done. genie: thank you very much for

that. jessica michaud to about french fashion designer sonia rykiel. the death toll from wednesday's earthquake in italy has jumped up to 247. a historic deal to end 50 years of fighting as colombia's government and the country's reach anebel group agreement to end one of the longest-running conflicts in the world. a new planet that has been called the second earth has been discovered. that could be a major step in the quest to find life elsewhere . time now for our business news with stephen carroll. you are starting with criticism from the u.s.. >> the treasury department has lashed out at the european treatment of american tax

companies in europe. they have warned against demanding tax -- back taxes saying it is overstepping its mark. this comes as the eu is set to give a ruling on the tax related -- tax arrangement in ireland. the obama administration has criticized the eu for singling out american firms. the treasury department says this approach appears to expand the role of the commission beyond enforcement of competition and state aid law. that reviews member states corporate tax, there has been no bias. genie: in france, a potential crisis in the wind sector. >> wine production is 10% lower because of extreme weather. saysgriculture ministry

the worst affected regions are burgundy and beaujolais. vines are destroyed by freezing weather and hail showers. the current production of under 43 million could be a new low again after recent droughts. it would be interesting to see what our current heat wave will do to upcoming wine reduction. wherestay with france unemployment is coming down but some people are still looking for new ways to make a living. >> 19,000 fewer registered job speakers -- jobseekers were on the register in july, coming after last week. the statistics office says the unemployment rates have fallen 10% but the -- the relationship workers and jobs are different. people are taking on several positions at once. france, they are called the

slasher. marielle works as a pr manager in the morning. in the afternoon she is a tutor. she works five jobs and earns between 25000 and 300 euros a month. ever since i was a child, people have been telling me to make choices. i couldn't choose between subjects. i wanted to learn about everything. it is estimated that 16% of french adults work multiple jobs. to some it is a choice. ludovico is shooting a video for one of his clients but his day is far from over. he also works for a company some 30 kilometers away and is allowed to show up whenever he wants. >> sometimes i go to work earlier. or later in the afternoon.

i just work more hours than next day. having so much flexibility and being able to switch so easily between my job. when he is not filming, ludovico works as a manager. people working several jobs are highly sought after. people working multiple jobs really know what they want. to anye great assets company because they tend to be more open-minded, more ambitious. company, 5% ofs employees have more than one job. >> let's look at what is happening on the markets. european shares trading down at this point. investors looking forward to a meeting of central bankers in the united states. today, everyone will be waiting

to hear what janet yellen is going to say when she speaks tomorrow. you can see london, paris and france for down. frankfurt down. selected members of the public are getting a chance to take a free ride in autonomous cabs. it is run by the american startup. passengers are accompanied by engineers who can take control of the car. the ridesharing firm is hoping selfnounce its version of driving taxi services in the u.s. city of pittsburgh in the coming weeks. genie: i am still too much of a control freak to get that car that has no driver. thank you for that look. it is now time for the press review. on the set, we take a look at what the papers are saying.

start with this incredible international backlash over france's working a ban -- b .rkin bandi it comes after a photo of a woman being forced to take her clothes off by the french police and that made headlines across the world. across the international and social media, france also has a strong reaction. some in from both sides, the left and the right, let's start with the right-leaning which says the ban has created a mess for the french government accusing the government of being able to have its unity within its party. it says it is not a requirement of the koran but another interpretation of an islam that is destructive and belligerent which questions the lifestyle or culture and civilization.

divisive words. have aflip side, you left-leaning paper that says stop this hunt for the berg -- burkini. daily, theish independent issued a stern warning to france in an editorial today. >> it says it will provoke violence and divide society. victimize a muslim women on holiday is not only "bad pr" but counterproductive in the fight against terrorism. rosa parks have its moment where one woman will inevitably refuse to take her fail off -- take her veil off and that is sure to cause widespread unrest. genie: in the context of the war

in syria, turkish backed fighters just went in to help liberate the border city and the papers are talking about that. -- thefrench way quench france language lebanese paper says turkey hit syria while the turkish paper says "turkish army backed rebels advance inside syria, supported by coalition airstrikes." genie: the situation there is because in addition to this wish by turkey to cleanse the area of the islamic state there is also the issue of the growing strength of the kurds. >> this is something the wall street journal is looking at. this article is in reaction to 's comments that it targets the syrian kurds. for the journal, the turks -- the turkish will --

the real threat is the islamic state group and the sooner turkey realizes this the better. genie: now to brazil where suspended presidential impeachment trial. >> she gave her last speech on wednesday. she remained defiant, saying she would not resign or give up saying she has never committed a .rime or accepted any money she is also getting some star power. reports that paper a petition was filed yesterday against her impeachment trial. this was signed by several people including susan sarandon, danny glover. genie: if you love romance novels that -- but are afraid to admit it there is good news in the guardian. genie: many considerate smutty,

but the series should be considered as federalist -- feminist literature according to a paper in britain, this pushing for us to keep reading them, saying they are very forward thinking. they tackle difficult subjects like rape but they also almost always forced the male protagonist to change his ways to catch the heart of his female desire. what better way to promote feminism than that? genie: thank you for that. if you want a closer look, check out our website, france 24.com. you heard it just moments ago ban.burkini more about international outrage surrounding the decision as well

as a next lunation why france is so staunchly against it coming up in the next french connection.

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