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anchor: this is live from paris. let's take a look at hours -- at our top stories. duelinge of wills and visions of the united states. hillary clinton and donald trump will be facing off in their first debate later this monday, a chance to sway voters six weeks before election day. columbia's rebel leader and the country's president will be planning a peace accord that is years in the making and puts to rest the longest conflict in the history of america's. and they are tiny, expensive, and many even don't have their
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own bathroom. we take a look at the former servant quarters that are considered a right of passage. especially for students. defending differing versions of the united states, hillary clinton and donald trump will be facing off in their first televised presidential debate on monday. the democratic and presidential candidates will field questions outside newrnalists york city. this is the first of three debates. trump and clinton will be taking part before the november 8 election. catherine has more on the two candidates. reporter: the pressure is on for hillary clinton and donald trump ahead of their first big presidential debate. race tightening, both
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candidates know a slip up here could be a potential disaster. tells us theytory could be pretty important. test ont necessarily a who has better ideas, who knows the issues better, who has more experience, in a way you can wipe that all of -- all off the table and it is a test of who is more cool, call him, collective. reporter: on one side is the former reality tv star, known for his style over substance. on the other is an experienced politician and debater, who struggled to connect with voters amid concerns of likability and trust. so far the campaigning has been bruising with both sides on the attack. >> hillary clinton is a crook. he has no plan. >> trump will need to show he won't lose his cool and crack under pressure.
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his unpredictability that could throw clinton a curve. meanwhile clinton knows she is not as charismatic as her opponent. >> i will never be the showman my opponent is and that is ok with me. >> she has been working on softening her image, agreeing to a tongue in chief interview with comedian zach galifianakis. as secretary how many words per minute could you type and how does president obama like his coffee? dateose are really out of questions. >> e-mail? them of the consensus is she didn't quite pull it off, but she was trying. in the wake of her bout with pneumonia, clinton will be looking to show she is back in good health and is ready to take her campaign all the way to the white house. for more on this story our guest is the professor of american history at nottingham university in the uk, thank you
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for speaking to us today. and would you say clinton trump are hoping to betray in this debate? -- to portray in this debate? this is super bowl territory. this is not an ordinary political contest. this is sort of like when you see those large races of large -- that bankbag into each other. -- that bank into each other. they arereason turning in. they are expecting the spectacle and he will deliver. while drawing such an audience, he has to somehow convince americans he has the temperament, the judgment, the knowledge, the fitness to be president of the united states.
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hillary clinton is wrestling with a dangerous bear, and she has to knock him off as a not -- as a straight a student. and she has to fend off the charges. he has to attack her for being corrupt. it is this populist moment. people are looking for somebody to be their champion. can hillary clinton persuade americans that she is their champion? >> would you say clinton is being held to a different standard? >> in the sense that going into is a factor.gender donald trump, when he won the republican nomination was on stage against 17 candidates.
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only 10 of them, but they were all mail for the most part. he was a bruiser. he was to attack and belittle -- if each rise that with hillary clinton it is not going to come off very well and the gender gap in the race is pronounced. hillary clinton is expected to be effective. for president before, running for senator first state of new york. she knows policy. in the sense that the going is easier for trump. if he can simply raise himself plausibilityof
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when expectations are so low for , beyond his general promises of making america great again and belittling various opponents, that you may be right, there is a little bit of hillary clinton has it battle on their hands. >> the selection, like many is generally more about feelings than facts, would you agree? is a rangeink there in the electorate. somebody who makes them feel safer in a world that makes them feel pretty dangerous. improve theirn prospects in a world where many are struggling economically, because of the legacy of 2008.
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and whoever can convey that they will take forward american interests collectively will be the winner of the debate. there are a lot of feelings that are raw at this moment. i think every debate is partly about feeling that this person can represent me and how they can capture that in a populist moment. intuitively people are not trusting her on that level. beenare thinking she has cozy with established interests for a very long time. -- seemto somehow seen like -- he has to somehow seem like he is not just a knucklehead with a lot of anger. anchor: thank you for joining us, christopher phelps, professor at nottingham university in the uk. be sure to tune in to watch the debate live, starting at 3 a.m.
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paris time. and marxistresident rebel leader will be ending half a century of war this monday. the two will shake hands on colombian soil and sign a deal drawn up over months of negotiations. once signed, the eu says it will halt sanctions. in the meanwhile they won't be removing them from the terrorists list right away. reporter: it is estimated 220,000 people died in the fighting, and millions were displaced. bethe peace deal will officially ratified on the second of october, when colombians vote on it in a referendum. publicndicate that the
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back to the agreement. the public will establish itself as a political party. it will temporarily be given 10 feet in congress. land reforms are also included. loans worth millions of dollars will be used to finance basic services for impoverished world communities. to 7.5 thousand fighters will move out of their jungle and mountain hideouts. they will surrender their arms and special zones set up to the --ted nations, with is also which is also helping to monitor the cease-fire. to judge crimes committed during the conflict. those responsible for massacre, torture, and rape could face up to 20 years in prison. but then amnesty will be granted for so-called political crimes. he has also agreed to stop drug production in areas that it controls. the colombian government says it will in's -- it will assist
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farmers in earning a living if they stop producing illegal coca, whichas is used for making cocaine. paramilitary troops are said to have already taken over some drug trafficking routes. a new challenge for the government, which is the closest states and united states the largest eight recipient on the war on drugs. >> denouncing the code unacceptable tone and rhetoric uk and united states, the kremlin spokesperson in moscow hit back after strong language -- the u.s. ambassador accused russia of barbera's him. france's representative spoke of war crime and britain uk. russia's ally, the syrian government, sent warplanes to pound aleppo for the fourth day in a row. airstrikes hit the rebel
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controlled eastern part of the former syrian economic capital, killing at least 128 people to thehursday, according london-based syrian observatory for human rights. the 300,000 or so people who remain in the city are facing worsening food and medical shortages. >> alms rain down on some of it -- on civilians in aleppo. -- bombs rained down on civilians in aleppo. by victims are carried away volunteers who take them to make makeshift hospitals. bodies littered the floor as medical facility struggle to deal with the growing number of casualties. rebel held eastern aleppo has
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been under siege since mid-july. meaning no one can get out. brokered by russia and the united states. nearly 2 million people in east and west of aleppo are without drinking water after attacks damaged the stations over the weekend. leaving many without food. u.n. suspended all aid convoys after 18 of its humanitarian tracks were bombed last week in an attack that killed over one dozen people. elsewhere in syria aid is trickling in. for the first time in six months, 70 syrian red cross truck's delivered food and five supplies to force each towns. and to two villages in the
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country's northwest province. >> two attacks in southeastern turkey left 10 security personnel dead this monday. two soldiers and two village guards were killed and six unders -- six others were wounded just as a vehicle caring security forces passed by. a news agency blamed the attack on the kurdish pkk. six turkish soldiers were killed at the checkpoint near the iraqi border. a day after a writer was shot dead. he was killed outside the courtroom after he shared a cartoon on social network seen as criticizing islam. governmentthe remains in place and no date has
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been set for his funeral. headsters called for the of the government and interior minister to step down. >> he only shared. this cartoon was the god of the islamic state group, not the god of the muslims. i don't think he committed a crime by sharing this caricature. french president francois wouldannounced the jungle be dismantled by the end of the year, between seven and 10,000 people are living in conditions. in hopes of making it across the channel to the united kingdom. crams and cold in winter and hot
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in the summer. as follows nine square meters that were formerly servants living quarters, today they are considered a rite of passage, if you can stand sharing a bathroom with the others on your floor. is morning, but ivan is just getting home from work. a nighttime security guard, he should the settling in for a good day's sleep. in his stuffy 73 square foot apartment, there isn't any room to relax. -- i watch tvv where i eat, where i do everything. if a guest comes over we both sit on the bed, but that's it. the bed is the main room. reporter: he has been living in this paris flat for 10 years. he has no lease since it is illegal to rent out a space more than 900 square meters.
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he still pays 370 euros each month in rent, despite working two jobs he can't find anything better. >> i make minimum wage, so that doesn't help. i don't have anyone to cosign, i have no family in france. it is not really my choice to live here. >> she didn't choose her place either. at 67 she has to climb six toors up a service stairwell open her door to little more than 80 square feet of space. the only hope for people living in these tiny spaces is that they be declared uninhabitable by the state, a designation that would force the owner or authorities to relocate tenants to decent quarters. but it doesn't happen often. >> the state declares about 50 homes uninhabitable you cheer. out of 7000 rooms, you can imagine knowing in the 50
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declarations, there are also basements, attics, etc. there are quite a few rooms that measure between 65 and 90 square feet that aren't eligible. >> a change to the law added another obstacle, spaces with an opening to the outside, such as a window or skylight, no longer automatically qualify. meaning and even longer wait before their apartments make the list. anchor: he sold to under 50 million copies of his famous protagonist adventures, but the retainsf tintin an element of mystery. >> here he is at the grand palais. >> it is a prestigious honor for tintin's creator, as the first cartoonist to be exhibited in the great hall.
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he joins the ranks of artists like picasso and then go -- and thevan gogh. his characters traced with one black line, all the same wit. the cartoonists extended his technique. >> i choose the lines i like the best, the most precise and strongest line, and i transferred to a clean page. >> 250 million copies of tintin's adventures have been published around the world. set -- his commissioner commissioner ordered him to set the latest story in the congo. , it was made in the 1930's, it was a different era, they had a
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different way of looking at things, and he was commissioned to do it. he didn't want to write it, but he was young at the time. -- he wasibition also a cartoonist and script writer, but also painter and designer. see hislso get to designs. he was a genius at commercial graphic design, from his studio in the 1930's. he was creating logos and posters that many do not know about. >> more than just an art of his time, his drawings continue to speak to generations. >> if you are joining us, a quick look at our headlines this hour. of will and dueling visions, hillary clinton and donald trump will be facing off monday, first debate on a chance to sway voters six weeks before voting day.
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and signings for peace, colombia's rebel leader and the country's president will sign a peace accord that his years in the making. it is time for business now. welcome back to the set. with -- ing to start shares have slumped to their lowest level in 24 years. , shares closed down 7.5% today, that is after a report that a german magazine says chancellor angle merkel has ruled out providing state aid to the country's largest lender be at the justice department proposed which a bank pay $40 billion over allegations it missed mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. tumbling yetres again on monday, this time down
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over 7% to the lowest level since 1992. which a bank's stock is down over 50% for the year. today's decline comes on the heels of a report in a german magazine, which says the chancellor has ruled out any bailout for the lender as it faces a proposed $14 billion settlement to the u.s. department of justice. the bank says it has no such expectations. has asked the has --lor in no time to at no time has asked the chancellor to intervene. bank the justice department is pursuing damages related to the bank sale of mortgage securities prior to the 2008 financial crisis. is proposed $14 billion settlement figure is close to the bank's total market cap allies asian. asian -- cap allies
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market capitalization. the bank is facing a number of challenges, including slowing growth and record low interest rates. in june the international monetary fund flagged deutsche as the largest risk in the tanking sector. sector.e banking >> that news dragged markets down. in europe the dax was the hardest hit, closing down more than 2%. in the u.s. financials also seeking -- jpmorgan and goldman sachs also underperforming. ahead ofarket jittery the presidential debate. stocks down for the second consecutive day. all in this is down within three to -- more than three quarters of a point. optimistic --
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up even more. that reflects continued speculation over the long awaited meeting between opec members and russia. the energy forum kicked off in the algerian capital, that there are conflicting messages. saudi arabia says it will back a production slow down if it's regional rival will agree to free its output. the meeting is only advisory. the trial of a former chief of an international monetary farm -- monetary fund started today pit he is accused of overseeing a corrupt system when he was ahead of the spanish bank. protesters shouted at him as he arrived. without declaring them to the tax authorities.
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he then went on to have the international monetary fund -- to head the international monetary fund since 2007. -- trial is expected to loss to last until december. let's take a look at the other business stories. -- our partnering with microsoft to develop cloud-based services. microsoft will build infrastructure that can host navigation data and allows drivers -- the french and japanese lost have 10 models of south jiving cars on the road by 2020. a band lab has taken a 49% stake in rolling stones. it plans to diversify the economy magazine into new business. band lab is a music and technology startup, owned by the 28-year-old son of palm oil billionaire -- and o'connor cut with current
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owners. and twitter trading up after a bloomberg report that disney is considering a bid. that sent the stock soaring by 20% on friday. is he would be a candidate that's a bit closer to home. jack dorsey, the chief executive -- women inhaving more leadership roles isn't just good for your image but also for your bottom line. companies with more females and senior management perform better. a female ceo boosted returns by 19%. and stock price returns can be more than double with those leftover companies. they include the greater number of women, the better the results. >> judging by this set i think that is a great idea. back in a short minute here on france 24.
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