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on "france 24." you're watching the from paris. here are the headlines. how long did yahoo! know about the hack? it recently revealed the largest data breach in history happened two years ago. from 5 billion euros to one million. slashing the damages. in aleppo are described as the most powerful yet. damascus and moscow carry out a second day of raids on rebel held district amid reports of civilian deaths.
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u.s. telecoms giant verizon is upset yahoo! did not disclose its massive data breach sooner. details of 5 million yahoo! users were linked. when the hack occurred in 2014 it was only revealed thursday. >> it is a cyber catastrophe. yahoo! has admitted that 500 million user accounts were 2014 and put up for sale. it could be the biggest data breach on record. the search engine company says no details were stolen but user names, passwords, telephone numbers, and other private
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information were obtained which analysts say is just as serious. r bank accountou was not stolen, what could they have? they have access to your friends, all the businesses you'd do business with, anything that you put in the mail, all of that stuff is vulnerable. reporter: yahoo! mail is interlinked with other companies flickr.blr and the stolen information is believed to have been sold on the dark way which is considered to be the underground internet. the company is taking steps to help users secure their accounts. the revelation could jeopardize an ongoing takeover of yahoo! five verizon especially since the telecom giant said it was only alerted to the hack a few days ago.
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have a cyber security expert on skype. thank you for speaking to us. i want to ask you the here is eye-popping, half a billion people's information stolen. how concerned should users be? look at the transaction and make sure they are secure. yahoo! said the attack was state-sponsored. do you know who was responsible? no motivation or content. [indiscernible] clear -- unclear.
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anchor: we will try to get back to later. a french appeals court has said pay former traders must bank societe generale one million in damages. the was a reduction from money he was ordered to pay. he covered up making that's worth 50 billion euros of the bank's money. it holds the bank partially responsible. >> one million euros in damages. he is on the hook for a fraction of the 4.9 billion he was ordered to pay societe generale. the former french trader is pushing for a retrial. forward.es moving we went from 4.9 billion to one
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million euros and it gives us the energy to continue fighting. as my lawyer announced the struggle continues and i hope to reach a sentence of zero at the end because i believe i own nothing to societe generale. francer: he nearly broke 's second-largest bank with record losses before the financial market crash in 2008. in 2010 he was sentenced to fraud,ears in prison for breach of trust and forgery. the appeals court found that he was only partially responsible for the loss on friday. ruling that the burden of responsibility should be shouldered by the bank also due to a lack of effective controls. he has always maintained that he -- his superiors turned a blind eye. societe generale said it is satisfied with the ruling. the amount had been decided
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upon arbitrarily. the court taking into account his ability to pay has decided on a fixed price that he will generaleay to societe once it has demanded payment. reporter: his lawyer said it is not likely the bank will pursue the disgraced trader for damages but will fight any attempt. anchor: france and india have wrapped up a major defense deal worth 8 billion euros. to by fightereed jets. that marks the biggest foreign order of fighters. closer look- take a at the deal that took nearly a decade to close. >> has been 10 years in the making but india has finally agreed to purchase six jets for nearly 8 billion euros. much to the relief of the french defense minister.
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>> is normal for a business partner to want guarantees. not lean them for their cautiousness. their thoroughness and sometimes it takes time. now that we are done we are happy. >> it is the biggest international deal and it is expected to create hundreds of new jobs especially in this factory and southwestern france. >> it is great. .t is all right for everyone >> we're thrilled. we have been waiting for this for many years. it will be great for business. frenchr: while the winemaker will build them itself it will reinvest half of the 8 billion contract back to india. in 2015 kuchar in egypt agreed each for a 20 for
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total of 11.5 billion euros. along with the -- with a sold to india it was profitable. earlier this year australia awarded a historic 34 billion euro contract to a french company for 12 summaries. anchor: police in charlotte, north carolina are under pressure to disclose footage of when a black man was shot and killed on tuesday. it is unclear if he was carrying a gun. the thirst -- the family of keith scott saw the video and asked for two be made public. his lawyers say it raises more questions than answers. coming after two nights of riots. hundreds of people chanted we want the tape. we spoke to our correspondent in charlotte. reporter: most of the folks out here are choosing to stay indoors. there is -- has been quite a
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sizable media presence. those you come across are very angry about what transpired. leftee that tend over my shoulder that has been turned into a makeshift memorial. there are orange markings on the floor left there by investigators and police that are still looking into what exactly transpired behind me. they have yet to shed enough light that is all doubts over what happened. ofre is still quite a lot ambiguity in terms of the exact nature of that interaction and he nexus of the matter is if was holding a weapon. it seems from one of the videos that has been made public through an american network that basically it is obvious that at
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no point in the interaction does the victim brandish a weapon and hold it or pointed at the police officer. in terms of what is in his hands, that is difficult to tell. anchor: where are we with the investigation? video is taken from the dashcam and there are other cameras onboard and on the police vehicle that arrived quickly on scene and some of the body cam's that are worn by some of the uniformed officers. those videos were seen by the family, by their legal recommendation -- representation and a wide spectrum of people who still after having seen those videos have different accounts of what exactly happened. the investigation is struggling with that footage in order to determine once and for all whether or not there was a weapon. whether or not there is a way to prove that there was a weapon recovered either victim.
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that is what has been made public at this point in terms of the debate over what transpired behind the inner workings of the investigation. it will be taken over by another agency, perhaps the fbi or an independent agency that looks into how the officers behave, whether they address the situation in a manner that was appropriate and what exactly keith scott was holding. it is the key element to this. anchor: reporting out of charlotte. nearlya, activists say 30 civilians including children have been killed in the second day of airstrikes in aleppo. the intense bombardment is targeting rebel held districts and comes after a week of a fragile cease-fire collapsed. it is home to a quarter of a million people. reporter: rescuers worked to free a young girl beneath a
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collapsed building with nothing but their hands. activists warnrned that aleppo s on the verge of annihilation. less than a week after a failed u.s. russian brokered cease-fire. syrian planes pounded the rebel held east with 100 air raids since operations to retake the thursday.ed on it has hampered efforts to reach civilians as they come under attack. >> on friday morning there were several air raids. two missiles landed on buildings in the south of this neighborhood. when we went to assess the ourge another missile hit offices. our commitment was destroyed. we lost all our equipment. my belongings are gone, so is my money. there's nothing left and people are still trapped in the rubble. most of the rebel held areas, there is nothing we can do to help.
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>> firing artillery from the hillsides, syrian army shells exploded across the valley after almost a week of silence. neanwhile, a low in -- lull i homes. -- in homs. is a deal the government will lift a blockade that has been in place for three years. the turkish military returned fire striking islamic state through targets across the border. anchor: egyptian authorities have raised the death toll to nearly 153 days after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized in the attorney and say. it happened 12 quarters from the port city of rosetta. many are -- of the dead are
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women and children who were drug down when the boat sank. boatagged down when the sank. were pulled bodies out of the water by rescue workers and fishermen. egyptian search and rescue teams reacted too late. >> if we were a nation that respected its people we would not still have dead bodies underwater. i do not know where my friend is. i do not know if he is alive or dead. reporter: worried relatives filled the pier, crowding around ambulances trying to identify their loved ones. is climbing. between 400 and 600 migrants were crammed into the boat, causing it to sing. 150 people who were able to swim away survived.
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i am safe, they got. my advice is that no one should undertake this crossing. anyone who so what happened would never take this risk again. reporter: after the closure of the balkans route and migrant sharing with the eu smugglers are returning to egypt. the number of migrants arriving in italy from egypt has nearly doubled in the last 12 months. to haveple are said died this year trying to cross the mediterranean. the country a rates -- awaits a ruling on the disputed presidential election. the electro omission said that the incumbent won by 6000 votes. of opponent has accused him for a. the court will decide if the vote stands or if a recount is needed. attention is high in the streets -- tension is high
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in the streets as they wait to hear who will become the next president. worstre preparing for the . many are emptying their bank accounts and stockpiling food in case the decision sparks fresh conflict. state of panic. we are afraid. we have our families and we need to feed them if that country into been chaos. august then incumbent was declared the winner by less than two percentage points. his rival refused to accept the outcome igniting deadly riots in the capital. six people died and hundreds were arrested during weeks of violence. authorities are taking a chances this time, beefing up security across the city. meanwhile, gabon's constitutional courts will meet to bring a decision as its deadline ends this friday.
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ping has asked for a recount in bongo's stronghold area. turnout was barely 50% another areas. the court's decision is final. there is no provision for a runoff election in gabon. anchor: the guinness book of records has a new entry and it might be the cheesiest yet. measuringn a platter 40 meters long. people spent i-5 hundred hours the platter. ththere are overer 2000 piecesef cheese. no word on how much wine was served alongside that which might be the stinkiest world record as well.
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time now for a reminder of our headlines. airstrikes o on aleppo are described as the most powerful yet. damascus and moscow carried out a second day of raids amid reports of civilian deaths. from 5 billion euros to one million. a french court cuts the damages owesthe road trader societe generale. the bond -- gabon is on edge.incumbent won by -- the incumbent triggering days of deadly violence. thethe latest in transatlantic free trade deal. where do we stand? >> weeks ago european politicians were throwing cold water on that deal saying that not only would it not be
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beneficial to europe but the sticking points were too numerous to overcome. there was not much more optimism with the latest round of talks. officials agreeing that nothing will be signed this year and discussion should be put on hold until after the u.s. presidential election. more progress was made on a smaller deal between the eu and canada. yes, probably to a free trade deal with canada. 10 -- to ttip. began inon's for ttip 2013. the obama administration wanted to reach a final deal by the end of the year but that goal now appears out of reach. their ministers expressed doubts about being able to conclude this before the and of
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the obama presidency. it looks increasingly unlikely. both will: critics a lead to a lowering of standards and a loss of job to outsourcing and will give power to big businesses. thousands have her tested in l jim and germany in the past week. the canadian deal has been able to progress whether -- where the u.s. one has faulted. >> what we accomplished with canada the u.s. does not want and europe will not submit to the americans. high andur standard that is possible because the nation is close to a slight -- unlike any outside europe. reporter: if the deal is signed during justin trudeau's to brussels in october it could enter into force next year. after a few straight
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sessions of gains major european indices closed in the red this friday. economic dataad across the eurozone. manufacturing and economic activity at a two-year low for the month of september down slightly from august and below market expectations for the block. wall street trading downward secession. the major indices down half a percentage point each. not expect adoes decision to freeze crude production when opec and other -- producers meet for talks in nigeria next month. to best-performing stock has be twitter. shares shot up more than 21% since the nasdaq open for trade. it is still trading around that level as we approach the end of the session on rumors that it is looking for a buyer. cnbc broke the news saying that several companies including google and salesforce have
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expressed interest in twitter is reportedhe board to be open to a deal. stock had fallen 30% over the past year trading around $22.5 a share compared to $24 in 2013. yahoo! shares have dropped 3% a day after it admitted 500 million users accounts had been hacked in 2014 possibly by a state-sponsored actor. the disclosure shot the tech world and left a slew of unanswered questions about security at the struggling internet giant. equally unclear is the deal to sell its a nick -- e-mail business and core internet business to verizon. analysts say hackers had a specific target.
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>> they may have some specific targets and that may have been the reason why they conducted such an attack. 500 million accounts is a very useful resource in creating other attacks. once you have access you can go on from there and get other companies, other services from that. reporter: facebook is apologizing for best writing him a people have watched radio saying that statistics were inflated as much as 80%. metrics are key for advertisers who use them to work out how much of their video content is being watched. they said the air had been fixed. marriott has completed its starwood hotel chain. the merger creates the world's largest hotel company with 30
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brands and 6000 hotels across 110 countries. the deal announced that marriott of the loyalty programs will link their accounts together to receive more benefits. easyjet is in talks to buy the keepn carrier twifly to access. it has not confirmed the negotiation that two airlines were interested in the takeover. easyjet pilots called off plans to strike after a last-minute offer about working hours. of -- more than 30,000 people have signed an online petition asking the in and out burger chain to add a vegetarian
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selection. campaigners are hoping to persuade the california-based chain to add a veggie burger to its menus. they argue that in addition to being healthy it would be good business sense pointing out that many of its competitors are adding healthy meals. the change might help it keep ahead of the curve. there are a lot of anti-veggie comments going on in this discussion with people pointing out that anyone who is a serious vegetarian should not be eating at this kind of a chain anyway. iowa looking at that image. that is way too much catch it. --8úxúúaaaaaag a:
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09/23/16 09/23/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> in the e matter of the deathf terence crutcher, i determimine that the filing g of the felony crime of manslaughter in the first degree against tolls a a police officer betty shelby is warranted. any go to tulsa, police officer who shot and killeled terence crutcher has been chcharged and released from custody. she faces four years to life in prison. we will go to tulsa tuesday or the family lawyer.

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