>> welcome to the "france 24" newsroom. italy declares a state of emergency. work aroundue teams the clock to find earthquake survivors two days after the death toll stands at 267. a suicide truck bomb targets police in southeast turkey. the turkish-syrian

border. divides theebate french government. the top court is set to rule on whether to overturn the swimwear ban. we begin in italy where another strong aftershock hit the central part of the country early this friday. the tremor caused more damage to crumbled buildings. the quake zone has experienced more than 500 aftershocks in the two days since the first quake on wednesday. at least toll stands 267, nearly 400 people have been injured. on theet an update situation and where emergency

efforts stand. rescue teams working nonstop. hopes are fading of finding survivors. luke: quite right. hopes are really fading for finding survivors. itself, one of the main problems now for the authorities and rescue teams is they are getting the resources to the area that is the question of access is turning into the key question now. access increasingly difficult. that is due to those powerful aftershocks we have been experiencing. that has caused one of the few remaining open roads to be closed after the collapse of one of the bridges on that route. the authorities and police extending the red zone, where

access is limited -- they are barring passage. any external bodies to enter that circle. they are providing a relatively limited shuttle bus for residents to get as close as possible to their homes and belongings. unfortunately, those shuttle buses stop five kilometers short of the town itself. as for emergency services themselves, they are using helicopters currently flying medical supplies and personnel. we are seeing images of some of these areas that were entirely reduced to rubble. that's led to many questions about construction standards.

luke: in the wake of this major , questions are being asked about the preparedness and whether the buildings were fit -- there are two key elements to address here. take the modern buildings, the renovation of the school took place in 2012 at a cost of 5000 euros -- 500,000 euros. the school completely collapsed before our eyes. another building that succumbed to the powerful aftershocks, questions about whether the work was sufficiently well done. buildings thater were the first to collapse in the initial quake were the

medieval ones, the old town center. but onemore vulnerable, billion euros in the wake of the renovate onakes to a large scale these medieval buildings. the authorities in the affected towns and the residents themselves did not take up the option to use those funds to renovate their buildings. as to whyy questions exactly that is the case. next year in france, a top court is set to rule on whether to overturn the burkini ban. sparking a heated debate over secularism, freedom of expression and the enslavement of women. douglas herbert joins us.

for many people doing this heated discussion, people from abroad are looking at this in the common reaction is pretty much they do not quite get the raw nerve this hits. >> shock, horror, disconnect. one of the top trending hashtags , "what the [beep] france." the really is a sense of just and comprehension there. -- and comprehension there -- in

comprehension there. an editorial in "the new york times" entitled "france's burkini bigotry." -- you haves being sociologists talking about how it seems to be more about enabling the majority french from having to confront the realities of a changing world and a changing france. -- in aolicing, anyway way, who is french and who is not french. the question of the colonial past still lingers and stocks the nation like a spectre. s the nation like a spectre. colonialism, national identity,

can a swimsuit threaten that? we know there's a lot of hypocrisy there because the president was sworn in on the bible, he had every presidential leader saying "god bless america " at the end of speeches -- here, the american see themselves as being much more progressive right now then france is being with this burkini ban. -- it's not abroad like the whole world is looking at france and wagging his finger. that's wagging its finger at france. in the u.s. can a lot of trump -- trump built his campaign on the position -- many anti-islam positions.

a lot of his supporters would tend to look favorably on this mban. is seen as a security threat, a hygienic threat and a provocation. the truck driver in nice ran over 86 people -- they framed it in that same security debate. in italy, a recent survey asked italians come are you in favor of a burkini ban? 71% said yes. germany is having the same debate france had it years ago about the burqa, the head coverings.

>> we are expecting to hear from this court's ruling on whether to overrule the ban in a few hours time. the turkish president has blamed the outlawed militant group pkk for today's deadly attack on the police in the southeast of the country. 11 people were killed and 78 others injured when a suicide truck bomb targeted a law enforcement headquarters. said turkey isan battling militants at home and abroad. for the latest, let's cross to the turkish syrian border where -- fatima is standing by.

verya: the situation looks quiet here -- only a few explosions. the turkish army is cleaning the minds the organization plotted at the border. we saw this morning when we were militarymore turkish vehicles, more tanks. we can expect the operation to last longer than it was probably expected. the turkish prime minister said just a few minutes ago that the operation will last as long as necessary. very decided to keep on going in this operation. met a very small group

who weresyrian men telling us they wanted to go and join the free syrian army. we can expect this operation to last a few more days. >> we also heard from the turkish president, pointing the finger squarely at the pkk for today's deadly bombing. fatima: the danger is the conflict is maybe spilling over into turkey. indeed, we can maybe expect more attacks from the pkk in the next few weeks or the next few days. the pkk is saying we can expect

, in bigger cities. that is the danger facing turkey. also, the danger coming from the islamic state, the organization that has beente making big attacks in turkey, -- last one during a wedding the also remember the very big attack that happened at the airport of istanbul. the alert here is very high. in southern syria come a deal has been agreed to evacuate the one of theburb -- longest standouts in the fight. it was one of the first places to stage a protest against

assad's rule. john kerry and his russian counterpart are trying to hammer out final details of a cooperation agreement on fighting the islamic state group in syria. they are holding talks today in geneva. the hope is that a deal will lead to a halt in fighting across syria and relaunch talks on a political transition in the country. time now for business updates. apple starting out with rolling out software patches -- >> the move comes after a e had hisin the u analysts sayed -- this hack attempt is truly one-of-a-kind. it seems the attack involved

a syrian -- a remote jailbreak. this is the first time we've seen that in the wild. we were able to link the server to a list of websites connected to the nso group. this hour.session at global investors keep an eye out for a highly anticipated speech by janet yellen. looking for hints on whether she plans to raise interest rates this year when she addresses global central bankers in jackson hole, wyoming. to newset here reacting the french economy did not grow at all in the second quarter. there was some good news -- consumer confidence in france picked up in august. the court has begun on a stronger footing following the quarter has-- the

begun on a stronger footing. the prime minister of tunisia faces a vote of confidence this friday. it's extended that lawmakers will vote in his favor. the new government faces a difficult task of turning economy around. youth unemployment stands at 32%. >> the future tunisian government has its work cut out for itself. 16.6% comet is at inflation at nearly 4% and the currency hit record lows in july. five years after the arab spring , turning around the sluggish economy has in a top priority. it will need to reform the administration. this begins with fighting corruption and the black market. from tobacco to alcohol to the public-sector health and petrol, the underground economy today represents more than 40% of the real economy.

the government is working with the anticorruption committee on this issue. the partnership will need to be further reinforced, but it will not be easy. >> the government also needs to reassure foreign investors if it wants to secure billions of dinars. they are hoping to make their case at a major international investment conference in september. they've also promised to combat terrorism. this summer, european visitors favored safer destinations. let's take a look at the other stories we are tracking for you now. give newsplanning to publishers the right to levy charges on search engine such as google. , which will be

finalized in september, aim -- publishers will be given the option to other articles appear for free. , tends to aggregate articles in spain and germany. the move from the messaging service marks a shift in strategy. the data will help facebook improved on friend suggestions and show relevant ads. the decision has raised concerns of privacy. the company has reiterated that messages will remain encrypted. mylan has offered more assistance to patients to pay for the accurate than -- to pay for the epipen. takenjessica parker has to instagram to distance herself

from mylan. her 13-year-old son has severe peanut allergies. she is calling on mylan to reduce the drug;s cost immediately -- the drug's costa medially. uber is rolling out a new feature in london. writers will be able to book a ride up to 30 days in advance. business users will be able to take advantage of the service immediately. cars booked in advance may still be subjected to search -- search pricing -- a surge pricing. no word yet on when that will start in france, but i'm sure people will jump onto it very quickly. time now for our press review.

i'm joined in the studio by florence. we start off in italy where there's ongoing rescue efforts after the earthquake. see it movingcan photo of a young 11-year-old girl being pulled alive from the rubble there. the headline says 215 people at least have been pulled alive from the rubble. the paper is also focusing on the death which is going up by the hour. death toll rises, italy is starting to question why it was so underprepared. it is a question that has come up a lot in the wake of wednesday's deadly earthquake. experts estimate that 70% of italy's buildings are not built to earthquake resistant standards. there have been eight major devastating earthquakes in the past 40 years.

a specialist saying they been sounding the alarm for years now. >> a very interesting interview with one of them -- one of europe's most -- one of europe's biggest earthquake experts. "italy is behind the times when it comes to building anti-seismic buildings. we only prepare once there has been an earthquake. the region was classified as a high risk zone and it has been so since 2003." thater interesting article wonders why does italy refused to see this earthquake risk? the article claims authorities for not making natural disasters a budget priority. spent on the local sausage festival than preserving a beautiful buildings.

>> we move on to south america where we had a historic peace deal finally signed between a rebel group and the colombian government. >> putting an end to nearly half a century of war. this is a huge story and colombian papers. they are talking about this final deal, the dove here. to, it is up to citizens decide. a majority of colombian still have to approve this landmark deal in a referendum on october 2. some of the provisions in the still might be a bitter pill to swallow. there is a provision that allows leaders who can best their crimes to avoid prison. confess their crimes to avoid prison. that can help you understand o"el colombian

as well. it's unclear -- this little boy is smiling. it's happy news, but it's unclear what will happen. >> also in france, the burkini debate continues. the top administrative court will rule on whether to overturn a ban on the burkini we've seen at several beaches. still very much front page news here in france. -- theytrong front page are talking about the burkini trap. the burkini scandal has reached a fever pitch. it has become the political debate. it has created a lot of divisions within mainstream political parties is making fans

look really bad abroad. -- france look really bad abroad. in aria has put france very tense situation. is that really reasonable? you can see this cartoon here which depicts the situation -- the cop telling a topless woman to get dressed and telling a woman in a bikini -- burkini to dress down. >> a cartoon making fun of the situation. berry critical of the mayors that have brought this forward. >> this is something that has come up, even the prime minister calls for muslims to be more discreet. this is the political cartoonist -- you can see a mayor with that red white and blue stripe around him.

the mayor talking to this woman in the burkini saying "try to be more discreet." it seems like he is the one being not very discreet here. there's a very biting cartoon today in the times. a twist on this very famous painting from -- lady liberty guiding the people. this is lady liberty wearing a burkini, being pulled off by these two police officers behind. sarkozy and the ,resident, francois hollande cheering as well. it's unclear what his position as.

he's come up with ambiguous statements about the issue. an article in the guardian says these themes of the french police officers enforcing this that it is too limited. all clothes are awful and should be banned. how long do you spend agonizing over what you're going to wear everyday? washing clothes is terrible for the environment. think the article is ridiculous, it says, so is banning the bathing suit. more, you can head to our website, france24.com/ inthepress. you are watching "france 24."

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