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>> july watching from paris -- you are watching from paris. betweenential debate hopefuls donald trump and hillary clinton. house speaker paul ryan says he will no longer defend his party's nominee. confirmed deade in haiti following hurricane matthew. another fearing a cholera outbreak with dozens of cases. the u.n. is launching an emergency appeal for aid. the french foreign minister is in london, insisting his british
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counterpart accept hundreds of refugee children calais who are stranded in calais -- who are stranded in calais. ♪ laura: first, it is being called a low point for u.s. politics. donald trump hillary clinton accusations,ults, and threats less night in a presidential debate that was overshadowed by sleeves and scandal. dozens of senior republicans trump, including house speaker paul ryan, who says he will not defend his party's nominee. the u.s. media poll taken after the debate shows 67% of viewers thought that clinton came off best. thomas waterhouse has the report. sunday evening in new york city, amid this packed
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downtown bar, all eyes glued to one thing. the second televised showdown between hillary clinton and donald trump, one that for many was peppered by too many personal attacks, and not enough policy and pledges. in either think debate they really got to the issues at the heart of the american public, what the american public really wants to hear. >> i thought it was fun come i thought it was entertaining, especially the beginning of the debate when they were talking about bill clinton's sex life and the things trump has said. but in terms of actual policy, there was not a lot of substance. reporter: when the moderator 2005 video about a released on friday that showed him bragging about groping women, the republican nominee apologize before launching an attack on clinton's husband bill, claiming the former president had done much worse. in california, this group of young republicans thought trump was right to turn the tables on
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clinton. >> every time hillary clinton tried to bring up the tape that unfortunately came out a day or two ago, he reminded her, your husband has a track record that exceeds anything. reporter: at least 33 senior republicans have withdrawn their apart following trump's remarks about women, but the billionaire still has the backing of the former mayor of new york. >> i would say he adequately answer that and put in the proper perspective, which is it was the wrong thing to do, it was reprehensible, terrible, awful. it was 12 years ago. we have more important things to discuss. reporter: as clinton flew on from the beginning -- debate, she reiterated her argument that trump is not fit to be president. i really findn: it almost unimaginable that someone can stand and just tell a falsehood after a falsehood. reporter: as a reaction in the u.s. press, the new york
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headlines were on the bitter nature of the showdown. politico says it is the ugliest debate ever. laura: the death toll following last week's hurricane in haiti has passed 1000. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal for survivors. the u.n. says entire towns and villages have been wiped off the map, and now an outbreak of cholera is claiming more lives. reporter: scrambling for food is no easy feat for the hungry in haiti. in this neighborhood, chaos ensues, as a truck full of rice supplies arrive. these people have no option but to rely on handouts, every last grain is precious. -- the only to beginning. the situation will get much worse. haiti cannot cope with this. it is overwhelming. reporter: haiti is broken once
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again, after being ravaged by hurricane matthew. with an upcoming election, these food parcels are being distributed as part of a political party campaign, rather than a humanitarian convoy. but in this place, it is all about survival of the fittest. >> i'm so sick. i can't fight the crowds. i sleep on the streets. all i have are the close on my back, nothing more. reporter: the local red cross is clamoring with the emergency situation. hundreds of thousands are now homeless on the streets. even at this makeshift center in a high school, children are drinking contaminated water. but in this area, as a new convoy of u.n. supplies arrives, it brings enough rice, pasta, and oil to be evenly disturbing it the 500 people that have gathered. peoplestimated 370,000 in haiti are in dire need of basic supplies, one week after the hurricane. hundreds of help centers have
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been set up for the desperate, but it is still not enough. laura: now france has accused shirking its moral responsibilities by failing to accept hundreds of child refugees. the french interior minister is in london to press the sick children whose families are living in the uk, but and trapped by the so-called jump -- jungle camp in calais.there are nearly 10,000 people who fled war and strife in places like syria and afghanistan, and across africa. the camp will soon be dismantled. ask great britain to assume its moral duties regarding minors. they have family in the uk. we have sheltered since last october, 6000 migrants, and this has caused no problem in france. i will tell british officials
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that the uk has to take his responsibility just as we have. for more in that story, we go to london. the english counterpart says she wants to crack down on immigration. how did she respond to the demands? reporter: what is interesting is this is actually a very tricky subject between the countries. not just because britain has devoted for the exit, and the government is adamant about enforcing the sovereignty of the country, and controlling the borders. how did she react? i have in my hands a french press release of a joint press release of the british and french government. the british home office has not published it. i have more information from the french side, than i do from the british. which i think shows the
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sensitivity of this particular problem. i think more information that we got was actually by her statement to parliament after she had met for two hours with her french counterpart, bernard after one and also hour of questions with her fellow mps. has a moralritain duty to safeguard the welfare of these unaccompanied refugee children, and that france and britain take their humanitarian responsibilities very seriously. she reiterated that the uk government had made clear its commitment to resettle vulnerable children under the immigration act, and an sure that those links with the uk are brought here using the dublin regulation. what she was really under fire thatmps, for the lengths it takes pride accompanied minors to come from the so-called jungle camp to hear.
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at the moment, it takes 9-10 months. said, heent hollande wants to dismantle the jungle, this campaign calais -- this christmas,ais, by how quickly can the children get here? we understand about 200 children qualify already under this called dublin agreement. therefore, they have family ties in the uk. she assured her fellow parliamentarians that although a definite agreement had not been reached today, they had made very good progress with the a nextgovernment, in 8-10, or even 14 days, that there would be real progress, and from what we understand, children actually coming from the camp over here. laura: and as we have seen in times, the issue of migration and calais, and border control there is important for
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both countries. reporter: yes, the well-known agreement. now france that is facing a election in the spring. this is something that is known by the government, taking into consideration. we have a french government that says they're very happy to continue the situation where british order guards, that the , andr starts at calais they can exercise their control on french soil. this could actually be put in jeopardy by candidates like ex-president nicolas sarkozy for the center-right party in france, if he were to be the presidential candidate, and elected president. meanwhile, the british offering a lot of money, are spending a lot of money, not just on building a security wall, but millions of pounds and euros in order to really beef up the security around calais in the channel tunnel. laura: thank you very much.
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merkel has been visiting niger, where she has pledged tens of millions to fight traffickers. is the first german chancellor to visit the north african state and says the region is crucial in helping stop the flow of migrants to europe. a drastic attempt to stem illegal immigration from the source. the german chancellor is on a whistle stop to her of africa to stop people smuggling from the continent. --t means establish and establishing a partnership with molly, one of the top 10 countries. >> what does a partnership in terms of immigration rate -- mean? amite assuming responsibility for a given situation. combatingit is about
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drug trafficking, protecting borders. and implementing peace agreements. reporter: the president from limits set to try and the number of migrants crossing the mediterranean. more than 10,000 died making the journey in the last two years. >> these men and women are thinking they found a better chance somewhere else, and they will take advantage of that in such a shameful way, which means that now the mediterranean is an open-air cemetery. reporter: visiting members of the un's mission in mali, chancellor merkel undeder state- underscored the need for military support. germany has several soldiers stationed in the country to protect borders and fight against extremism. it is this battle that will carry on to ethiopia, where she will meet with african leaders. laura: the oscar-winning polish film director has died at the
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age of 19. years,reer spanning 60 he defied government censorship to make a number of films about his countries often traumatic modern history. reporter: he made 40 films over six decades, and gained acclaim across the world, including an honorary oscar in 2000 for contributions to world cinema. on sunday, the polish film director died, aged 90. tributes have poured in for a man who specialized in films about poland's troubled history. among them, former polish prime minister and head of the european council, who said, we all stem from wjda. we looked at poland and ourselves through him. 1926 in an in garrison town in northeast poland. his father -- father was a
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polish officer killed as part of the soviet massacre in 1914. joined thewar, wajda polish resistance. he went to film school and made his first film in 1955. before the breakup of the soviet union in 1989, he has to get censorship.ent this was famously overcome in 1981 with man of iron, the bat -- about the first independent labor union. the minister of culture received a telegram from the shipyard of dansk, for the workers wrote they did not want this movie to be censored. reporter: the telegram was signed by thousands of workers. the film wasn't censored, and was shown at cannes as the workers wanted. he won a prize.
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the council of europe and european union have reaffirmed their strong opposition to capital punishment in all circumstances, and all cases. this on the world day against the death penalty, the eu foreign affairs chair -- chief says the death penalty is incompatible with human dignity. we are joined by someone from amnesty international. thank you for being here on "france 24." whenever we talk about the death and china, p a r in the top five, aren't they? >> yes, unfortunately both china and iran remain the countries that report the highest numbers of executions. last year in particular, we saw increasing numbers of executions it increased my more than 54%.
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what we are focusing on today is -- use of in everyone's minds, the fact that terrorism has increased, the recent attacks in europe and butr regions of the world, what we are trying to do is when we see the death penalty being invoked as a response to the death penalty will not provide the solution that would tackle the real causes at the basis of this phenomenon. only perpetuate the cycle of violence. well, it is not just dictatorships that have a high number of educations -- executions.
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the united states has a high number as well. states the united continues to remain in the top five of executioners. however, we have seen a significant decrease from the united states on the death penalty. we see executions that remain confined to six days. we have seen a historical law in .he number of sentences we also see in the united states a great movement towards police reform. on the other hand, more and more -- we hope with the covering elections we can keep working. laura: thank you very much.
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time for a reminder of our top stories. republicans turning on each other in the wake of a vitriolic television debate between u.s. presidential candidate donald trump and hillary clinton. house speaker paul ryan says he will no longer defend his party's nominee. over 1000 people now confirmed killed in haiti, following hurricane matthew. there are fears of a cholera outbreak as well. dozens of cases have been reported, and the u.n. is launching an emergency appeal. french foreign minister bernard cazeneuve is in london, insisting his british in hundreds ofe stranded children that are refugees whether families are in the uk. time to business news. we are starting with the nobel prize for economics. reporter: good evening.
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a thin lace --nd finnish men will share their work. they are finding shed light on how contracts help to manage conflicting interests. they covered everything from aid packages, to whether public service ought to be privatized. clinchedcontributions them both the nobel prize in economics. they balance the needs and demands of all parties. >> they have done theoretical work on contract theory. that means the best ways to design contracts, and for example, an employer employee relationship, where the employer wants to encourage good behavior from the employee. what is the best way to design a contract in that situation? howe can also identify contracts may not be written in the most productive way, and the theory offers a recipe for in
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what direction to go to write a better contract. reporter: the win was announced by the royal swedish academy of stockholm. it says the pair of findings consider, among other things, whether managers should get paid bonuses or stock options, whether patients and health care workers should be paid fixed rates or performance-based criteria, and whether institutions like schools, prisons, and hospitals should be privately or publicly owned.finland's man is a 67-year-old professor of economics at m.i.t. in the u.s. his fellow laureate is a british foreign economics professor at nearby harvard university. they share the price of 8 million swedish kroner. around 920,000 u.s. dollars. --orter: saudi arabia has
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$60 a year by the end of the year -- a barrel by the end of the year is not impossible. this comes a month after opec says it would adopt -- and opec member, russia's jumping on board. >> given the current situation, we believe a freeze or cutting off production of oil is the only way to preserve the stability of the energy sector, and to accelerate the rebalancing of the markets. russia is prepared to enable joint measures to limit production. reporter: vladimir putin speaking there.
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if stengel having a impact on the broader stock market. in the united states we see shares trading with firm gains. the dow jumped 1500 points earlier, currently up over half a percent. in europe, all the main indices ended with strong gains at the close. we see in the united kingdom next where recent surveys show how the economy appears to be losing steam. a quarterly survey by the british chambers of commerce investment and turnover confidence is at a four-year low. financialhief officers of major british firms note business morell has only partially rebounded after the brexit vote in june. that's look at the other stories we are tracking. third quarter sales forecast at lvmh boosted. this was from strong demand in the united states and sales in china.
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they saw profit and sales pick up during the period. meanwhile, the number of tourists in france has increased the performance at home. deutsche bank was given special treatment and stress tests by the european central bank. the revelation was reported by the financial times this monday. results from a stake sale of a chinese lender was included in the results, even though the deal was not completed by the official cutoff point for transactions. germany's largest lender has been under pressure in recent weeks over fears it could face up to $14 billion in fines in the united states. facebook is looking to take over the world of corporate messaging. the social network is planning to commercial launch facebook at work. it would allow colleagues to collaborate with each other while on the clock.facebook fans to charge companies a monthly fee for each user. co-working spaces are a
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phenomenon that have caught fire throughout the western world, india.now taking hold in development should not come as a great surprise, given that india is one of the biggest markets in the world for tech startups. we have the start up -- story. reporter: this is house car social, a lively bar in new delhi. at night, it is packed with partygoers, drinking, and dancing. by day, it is transformed. the atmosphere, much more productive, if not necessarily much more buttons down. social is one of several burgeoning co-working spaces, part of an atmosphere incubating a growing startup ecosystem across india. >> when i came, every other person had a startup. i used to joke that it is a millennial personality, because we are more into more meaningful work. reporter: the startup scene has
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undergone rapid development in recent years. india is now in third place globally for tech driven startups, with over 4000 and the end of 2015, putting it behind only the u.s. and the uk. additionaln in investment is expected to be added over the next six months. new delhi's co-working spaces are where many have found inspiration. >> i know so many friends who went to a co-working space and cofoundersnders -- out there. just bouncing ideas off of each other, it is not just one venture. reporter: and it is spaces like social, when the work day is done, the bar is never far away. financial losses and a dispute with unions has finally shut the doors of the trump taj mahal. this comes 26 years after it was opened by the republican nominee for president. the casino was closed by donald trump's billionaire friend carl have, after they failed to pension benefits restored after
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they were taken away by the bankruptcy court. i don't know if you remember the gotti images of the trump taj mahal, but donald trump said it was the eighth wonder of the world. laura: did he really? the end of an era. thank you very much. we are taking a short break. stay with us. more news and headlines after this. ♪
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10/10/16 10/10/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! mrs. clinton: you know, it is just awfully good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in charge of the law and our country. mr. trump: because you would be in jail. donald trump and hillary clinton amy:donald trump and hillary clinton face in what has been described as the ugliest debate in u.s. history. they met in st. louis two days after a shocking video was unearthed showing donald trump openly bragging about groping women. mr.

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