genie: hello and welcome to the program. i'm claire pryde. belgium's government finally reaches an agreement with regional politicians for the trade deal with canada to go ahead. the agreement was meant to be signed this thursday. the 2016 sector of prize. they were kidnapped by the islamic state group in 2014.

airstrikes on a rebel held village leave more than 27 syrian children dead. ♪ claire: a sigh of relief in brussels after the belgian government managed to reach a deal to back the free trade deal between the eu and canada. the agreement was supposed to be officially signed with canadian prime minister justin trudeau. the agreement needs the thumbs-up from all 28 member states. joining me now from brussels is our correspondent. what happens now?

that revised document that was agreed on has been sent to the office of donald tusk. and all the 27th permanent representatives. national governments are looking at the document to see if they agree. i will have to go back to the parliament for discussion. donald tusk will have to pick up the phone and call the prime minister of canada. he is likely just waking up. a new day for that eu canada summit. board it wille on likely go ahead. how was the deal reached

between the government and local politicians? >> a lot of late-night talks including a lot of tension between the flemish side and the francophones. what he wanted was a better deal and more guarantees in the area of agriculture which he seems to have got. he also had a problem with the investor settlement dispute. foreign investors would be allowed to actually sue eu member states if they felt their laws and standards were losing their profits. they thought it would give too much power to corporations. he has a lot of supporters in belgium. there is a big protest going on right behind me. they will be looking to see exactly what are those

guarantees and what the footnotes are in the document. it looks like a signing ceremony might he delayed by a few days. still some damage done to the use reputation. >> absolutely. donald tusk said the credibility of the whole block and its unity was based on signing that deal with an ally and a friend like canada. can't even do eu deals with nice countries how will they ever do deals with any other entities. there has been a lot of pressure to come to an agreement on that deal because the eu is facing multiple crisis -- crises. businesses could work much easier here with tariffs being reduced. a lot of people are in support

of the campaign. they believe it will be a soeprint for future deals they want to make sure this is the best for european citizens, consumers, and farmers. claire: thank you. in strasberg the winners of the 2016 saccharides prize have been announced. they are women who were kidnapped by islamic state militants in 2014. they are now promoting women's and minority rights. the award ceremony will be held on december 14. the laureates of this year

are women who are fighting against the islamic state. this is a very symbolic and significant decision to support these survivors who came to europe as refugees and to found shelter in the european union. we are now supporting them in for not only the dignity we have to grant to everybody but also to their fight to give testimony as a witness to this -- these atrocities. claire: i'm joined by marc perelman. joining me is an activist. to themyour reaction winning this prize? >> hello.

happy today when i watched that on tv. and they hadivors been captured by isis. they had been a very difficult situation. victory. the international community hears the voice of the ucd. they were kidnapped by the islamic state group. just how many women and girls are still being held? there's about 3700 women and

girls and children. still in captivity in syria and mosul. ?> do you think this will help action forink any the international community will help decades of genocide. they will support the other countries to push the case of the ecb of genocide.

we need every step that will help the genocide case. this is very important and it will take more attention from the international community. this is drawing more attention. have the iraqi authorities been in regards to what you are doing on the ground? it's not enough what they do. they are not members. -- weon't take care of

need help. we need more attention from outside. they don't do any action against . because we are a different religion from them. the government don't do enough. we need to help from outside iraq. thank you for joining us. how muchst saying attention it draws to their cause. that really been the case in the past when this prize has been awarded?

last year it was awarded to a who wasudi blogger jailed and beaten in public just because he had expressed his opinions. we can't really say the situation has improved in terms of human rights. some would argue that it has not. the year before it was a tryingown gynecologist to help women who were raped in eastern congo. their plight hasn't really improved. it helps shine light on the plight of isolated. it's a small community. they were targeted by ice this. it's a way for the european parliament to say this is terrible, this is about sexual , minorities not

really being helped by the authorities in the country they live in. it's a way for the international community to say we also need to care about those human rights and not only about military battles. there: it's day 11 of operation to retake the city of mosul from the islamic state. far 800 to 900 jihadists have been killed. have been forces moving towards mosul. the resistance getting stronger the closer they get. platz is on the ground. he sent us this report. >> tens of men are kept in the entrance behind barbed wires.

>> i don't know where my family is. they have locked me in here. >> they keep us here until they finish interrogating us yet they have already said we are innocent. our area is clean. >> the women are separated from their husbands. we crossed through many obstacles and minefields. when we families came arrived. kurdish security forces took my husband for interrogation. i has been four days since heard anything from him. my son is also detained at the gate. only 15 years old. he has no illusions about his situation.

>> we came from a prison. i'm not happy. they're expecting a massive influx of refugees from mosul. this may only worsen ethnic and sectarian tensions. airstrikes on a rebel held village in syria that killed 22 children. it's unclear if it was targeted by syrian or russian warplanes. if deliberate it is a war crime. >> this building used to be a school. now it's little more than rubble. to gain antempting education in the middle of a war zone. the victims of an airstrike by russian or government aircraft.

the parts of the classroom still standing show signs of a lesson being underway as the bombs fell. the small village is in serious rebel held province to the northwest of the country. a region controlled by a number of groups including the free syrian army and al qaeda linked extremists. residents say those killed in the attack weren't rebels. >> this is a school. there are three schools in this area. there are only students here. only civilians live in this neighborhood.

there aren't any military offices or anything like that. only schools. >> syrian state tv set a number of militants have been killed though the reports did not mention the deaths of any children. -- unicef says it may be the deadliest attack on a school since the war began five years ago. have rights group's repeatedly criticized russia and the assad regime for the number of civilian deaths after their airstrikes. claire: i'm joined by stephen carroll. you have been looking at the details of the trade deal between canada and the eu. >> it's important to look at what has been agreed. this has been hailed as the biggest -- first trade deal done between the european union union and a major economy. it's the most far bilateral deal that has been negotiated by the block.

it will save european exporters up to 600 million euro stickier. products are excluded from the deal including poultry and eggs. farmers had objected to the deal over fears it would flood the eu market with cheaper produce. that agreement has run into trouble in the negotiation stages. turning to the uk which has published new data on the economy after the vote to leave the eu. >> it's better than many people expected. the services sector which

accounts for 80% of u.k. gdp drove that growth while manufacturing output fell by 1%. s&p says the effects of brexit will be spread over several years. claire: what's happening on the markets? >> european shares trading down at the midpoint. no sign of a bounce on the markets. starting with a look at what's happening at deutsche bank. it posted a small profit in the three months since the end of september. boss says a legal settlement with u.s. authorities has overshadowed progress on

restructuring plans. profits from volkswagen's flagship brand fell in the third quarter. carmaker made almost 2.3 billion euro's. claire: a change in the rules for airbnb sparked dueling protests. >> the governor of new york on friday signed a law that dan's advertising short-term rentals. people can only rent their homes for 30 days if they are going to be present at the time. protests in favor of and against the law to place outside the governor's office. york is the latest city to crack down on airbnb. >> dueling protests in new york both for and against the home

sharing website airbnb. a ban onnor approved advertising rentals less than 30 days. supporters say the change scorches their hopes of earning extra income by renting out their apartment. >> i have a startup company. in order to afford to build our dream i wanted to rent on airbnb. just listing my place is illegal. that's completely wrong. -- itthose protesting means there are fewer long-term rental properties available for residents. about airbnb tech billionaires, not about the average new yorker. you are not going to take affordable units off the market and prevent new yorkers from renting them. increasingaces an

backlash from cities across the globe. berlinas passed in banning short-term rentals. in paris city authorities have stepped up inspections targeting illegal rentals. claire: time for the press review. we are starting with the news that the french government has responded to the demand of angry police that have been demonstrating in recent days. hollande and the interior minister tried to calm police anger. this piece explains the government has agreed to free up 250 million euro's for new weapons and equipment. article gives some insight

into what that cash might buy. vestt 22,000 bullet-proof and 440 new pistols. they may not have achieved everything they set out to. >> there's an interesting piece. back.ver pushes also an explicit reference to the matter of self-defense in the security forces. of the man-to-man zipline guidelines considering that constitutes legitimate self-defense. one policeman was quoted as they that this was the only think they really cared about and it's also the one thing that hasn't been signed off.

before makingat any decisions he will to launch a review into the matter alongside the justice ministry. claire: a piece about francois hollande's legacy as far as the suburbs are concerned. of those a picture high-rise social housing buildings to: these notoriously neglected communities. a miss opportunity. he will coach the subject in a speech later today and this speech is warning that for years after large proportion of them voted for the socialists the government should expect frustration with its unkept promises that included legislation that would allow foreign residents to vote in french local elections and also a clampdown on racially biased police asking. -- frisking.

claire: demonstrators in venezuela. president with this headline in the wall street journal. countryacross the filled with venezuelans demanding a recall referendum against the president. demonstrators blocked the main roadway through the city chanting new to dictatorship, yes to democracy. claire: how is this being covered in the venezuelan press? >> 12 south american countries have come together to express their concern. a jointe released statement urging the government and opposition groups to engage in dialogue in order to ensure that the rule of law is upheld.

another paper doesn't have high hopes for that happening. this article is entitled an unlikely meeting. the paper insists dialogue between the dictatorial majuro regime and leaders of the democratic opposition is impossible. they see no clear way forward as long as maduro and his allies are in charge. central italy has been rocked by more earthquakes. a rather shocking account of last night's trimmers. this piece quotes the mayor of a town near the epicenter of one of the quakes saying the land had split and that it was an apocalyptic scene. a mixture ofcribes fear and anger among italians affected who lost almost 300

people in a devastating earthquake last august. last night hundreds of people chose to spend the night in the streets or in their cars afraid of the trimmers. let's take a last look at some of those images that have been coming out since last night. here we see a crumbled building. image where wer see the entire side of a building that has fallen into the street. after august the earthquake and the huge loss of life many questions were asked about shoddy building techniques. been cuttingors corners. and there will be similar questions this time around. claire: a slightly more positive story out of china. scientists believes

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