>> the regime calls it a real opportunity to reach a political settlement to the syrian conflict. under a a deal reachched betetwn russia and turkekey, government fighters shootl down weapons nationwide at midnight local time. sayrussian foreign ministry the latest sanctions will harm ties.ral barack obama expelled several diplomats over russia's cyber hacking during the u.s. presidential election. prominent turkish author has

jail, held since august on terror propaganda charges. mehello. welcome back to the newsroom. first, all eyes are on the clock in syria, with a new nationwide atse-fire set to begin midnight. the truce was announced earlier by the russian president confirmed by bynd foreign ministry. president bashar al-assad said the committed to observing cease-fire, despite supporting opposing sides in the five-year conflict, moscow a and kazakhstn and ankara are now both responsible to make sure weapons are down and stay down. what the turkish president had to say. >> we have an opportunity to bloodshed in syria with

a political solution. must not squander this chance. this is a historical chance. of opportunity should not be wasted. turkey will continue to fight organizations,st particularly the islamic state group, until the safety of its guaranteed. compromising this is out of the question. >> president erdogan speaking there a short while ago. cease-fire doesn't cover the islamic state organization, the formally known as the front, as well as fighters from ypg military group. for more, we're joined live by correspondent. jasper, erdogan calls this a window of opportunity that's not to be wasted. but the big question must surely be, will this cease-fire

actually work after its predecessors all largely failed? i'm highly skeptical of it. for the reasons whihich you mentioioned just now. not a universal cease-fire. it does not include the kurds nonor the islalamic state group. and those are two of the biggest forces in the field. and it's unclear whether it .ncludes the front, now now, turkey wants to go on the occurred and the islamic state. and those two groupups will figt back. the turks -- in one day, turkishstate killed 16 soldiers. entails is cease-fire contininued fighting in some pas of the battleground and cease-fire in others. one does wonder how long a a as s delicate as that

can last. thirdly, you know, the philosophy behind this cease-fire is that russia and canan deliver the syrian government. countriesthose two have backed the syrian government heavily. can be reliedey on to get damascus to cease-fire. is not the case that whole ofn deliver the the opposition. claimed to beever supplying the whole of the opposition. aree are rebel groups that not beholden to turkey. them --rred are one of the kurds are one of them. those groups may well continue on fighting. >> jasper, why is ankara so fighting endthe over the border? >> well, no country likes to toe a civil war next door

it, because of the threat of an overspspill of the violence. building a wall along its syrian border to stop the illegal crossing. secondly, turkish troops a are w involved in the war. has some 500 soldiers, northern syriria. and d the death toll in the four therehs that theyey havave been has risen to nearly 40. anand the hihigher the death t l riseses, the greater the p polil cost for the govovernment. the two biggest opposition in parliament would withdraw turkish groups tomorrow could. thirdly, turkey is hosting three million syrian refugees. it's very y proud of that. but t it doesn't wanant any mor. humanrights groups like rights watch and amnesty international have reported cases of turkish soldiers firing firing intorder,

the air, to deter any more syrian refugees from crossing over. longest this war lasts, the more refugees will cross into turkey. >> our correspondent, jasper, that you very much for insight. moving on, after a two-week lull regroup andto refresh troops, the operation to city of mosulqi has entered its second phase. new frontseen two open up, elite counterterrorism troops are advancing into the east and kurds neighborhoods of the islamic state groups stronghold, while the army and federal police are hoping to retake three other districts. the pentagon has announced that a u.s.-led coalition air strike inr the city has resulted possible civilian casualties. supported by the u.s.-led government's bid to recapture the city started back in october. the white house has unveiled a of retaliatory the

measures against russia in relation to the cyber hacking out by russian intelligence agents in a bid to republican donald trump win the presidential election year. 35 russian diplomats have been expelled and two russian compounds in new york and have been closed. president barack obama says the sanctions are in response to harm u.s.fforts to interests. for more, we cross live to washington, where our white house correspondent is standing by. gallagher, c can you outline for exaxactly what is being announced? reportrter: well, as you mentioned, the main n points of th s statement issued jujust ago by the white house, t those 35on of russssian diplomats who are beig presesented as m members of the russian intelllligence comommuny basically, on tifs who

operatives out here, being expelled from washington, d.c., y youe russian embmbassies, also mentitioned those two compounds that are being closed. there are other sanctionsns. they are outlilined in that statement, which insists on the not the onlyse are ones t that are going to be enacted. there will b be fururther ones,e which will be made public, includuding th namaming and shaming, if you will, of certain agencncies, russian intelligence a agencies,ut some actions w willtory not be publblicized. those cocould happenen at any pt in time. what the whitey house statement explained. serious retaliatory measures being takenen by ameria right now. putting, , of course, further strain on a verery, very right nowowonship between shshington, d.c. and moscow. >> is it fair to say that obama hard becausea

russia's cyberer attack afaffecd c clinton?date, hillary >> that of course, on the back of everyone's mind. it's never explicicitly said in s statement t that was justst issued.d. but the president hasas s spoken very recently frorom the white the press briefingg room, on this specific point, handedthat he had been knowledge of this russian cyber before the election. there clearly were episodes of ininterference that seemed to be designed to help propel donald trump. the white h house had determined that it was b better not to makake mention o of this because the republican candidate was already saying that thee prprocess was s being rigged. but after the resulults that knowsws now, in the elecection of dodonald trump, y, than oneama has more reason to be upset at seeing basically the person whom he campaigned against win.. and with the help of the russiaians. isshat, of course,

ababsolutely to be factored into president'sion, the frustratn,n, if not his anger has transpired both here a at home, polically withth the outcome of the elections, but also in these very tense interactions between moscow and washington. >> gallagher, our correspondent in washington, thank you very much for joining us. to other world news now. a court in turkey has allowed a novelist in one of prison.o walk free from asli erdogan had been jailed back in august on charges of terror propaganda. she was released alongside five journalists. authorities have detained the sikh innning journalist relation to aa series of tweets an articles written for opposition newspaper. reporter: it's a first tentative

victory. there will be no prison pending for asli erdogan and her fellow writer. an istanbul court ordered their probation, along with five other journalists. terrorup are a accused of propaganda over their work with a pro-kurdish newspaper. decision comes just as a journalistestigative was arrested over a tweet he posted. >> turkey is like a prison now. it's become a prison for and writers. erdogan the releases of and alwi gives us hope. 2017 other journalists, friends, and sikh, just been detained, will be released. reporter: erdogan, a renowned writer, had guest-edited the newspaper.

accused of being members of the pkk which is considered a terrorist organization by turkey. their arrests sparked international outrage and stoked fears that turkish president erdogan is using the country's state of emergency to limit press freedom. thousands of people, including many writers and journalists, have been arrested since a coup to oust the turkish president failed last july. a and finally, looks like plan to curb air pollution in worked,ish capital has following in the foot steps of other schemes. decided to implement a vehicle ban, meaning that cars registrationbered plates could circulate one day and odd-numbered plates, the next. reporter: smog levels are down in madrid. all drivers will be able to enter the city again as of friday.

>> we will implement scenario two. this means the restrictions, according to odd or even numbered plates, will no longer apply. thursday, madrid implemented spain's first partial ban on private cars in cities. applied to holders of even-numbered plates. taken after were levels of nitrogen oxide went iie.d limits set by the predictably, some motorists were not impressed. have to take care of my grandson. he is waiting for us. today andy is closed my daughter has to go to work. think this restricts my freedom. they should take more suitable theures if that is what pollution requires. reporter: others, however, felt the government didn't go far enough. >> i t think the measure could hahave been even stricter.

because i think the level of madrid's pollution has gone beyond normal. reporter: until pollution comes down more, some restrictions will continue. they include a ban on parking in the city center for non 70 kilometer an hour speed limit on some of the roads. still, madrid recorded a relatively low level of pollution on thursday of around the international air quality index. int, compared to around 110 paris, 140 in london, and 380 in beijing. >> okay. that's all for now. more world news coming up here on francnce 24 in about 15 minus time. do stay with us if you can.

>> hello. you're watching tech 24. coming up. or aork in an office factory. in this edition, we tell you how your work place is set to change in the future, from virtual andity to smart robots intelligent buildings. experts believe we're at the the grereatest workining shifts in practices. ever want to transfer a picture your smartphone to a wall? it's now possible thanks to the spray printer. nano technology, and 3d printers, only some of the many, many advanced technologies changing the face of manufacturing. costs,tion to cutting these technologies create speed, precision, efficiency and flexibility for companies and their employees alike. >> intelligent robots, 3d,

digital technology, industry hasn't seen this much upheaval in half a century. how are these technologies changing factories and how can they help the future of our economies? >> in this test center, robots thereplacing people for most tiresome tasks. no more need to break your back, up objects. meaning just about anyone can now build a scooter. >> i just have to push this button here. just a touch of my finger is enough to move the robot. it's extremely sensitive. this robot means that anyone can here. man, woman, big or small. assembly lines will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to robots, the senses that move autonomously around the factory that as well as technology guides employees with precise instructions in realtime.

humanethod reduces both error and training time so a to anycan turn his hand task. crucial ability for the the future, which will no longer be restricted to producing just one type of product. for employees, the new technology is a comfort. >> we're self-guided. it's simple, quick and efficient. missing,e's a product at the touch of a button, i can relay the information instantly to the managers. >> simplifying the manufacturing process saves time and therefore money. according to the manager of this pilot site, embracing technology about a new industrial revolution. of developeds countries like france. >> the wave of outsourcing is reverse and factories are going to come back to developed countries, creating sector.the industrial >> good news for countries like france, which have been elm

rajing -- hemorrhaging jobs in industry for years. couldcial intelligence now be the unexpected savior. >> hello and welcome! talk about the world's largest manufacturer, using 3d printing or laser printing to make small jet engine parts. >> that's right. as the nextubbed revolution in the industry. it's called manufacturing. basically the technique of creating 3d objects from 3d designs. so the manufacturing consists of a host of technologies. cad, computer aided design. created usingn is cad, it's then fed into a 3d printing machine. then it starts printing, using different materials and lays until the --ir, layer upon layer until the final product is built. can use different metals. you can use plastic, even

concrete. an added advantage. it saves time, is more efficient. manufacturing and the -- here you keep on adding. well.re's less waste as >> and companies often have to prototypes and that's often costly. some are turning to virtual reality. >> yes. virtual reality is playing a big role, from the design stage visualize an design, involve the customers. you can customize it in a better way. the first part. the second part is, in the production, you can create an in theproduction line virtual world. you can have plans for where you or robots want to place the robots, on the production line, or where you place the people, so on and so forth. also the same for the factory design, to understand how the work in virtual reality. you can test it, analyze it.

betteru can have a product. >> it also helps save money. we're going to turn our .ttention to offices many companies like google, facebook and microsoft are hard to make their offices more attractive. spaces where fun is almost as productivity. that's because increasingly, logicalo technology advances, staff no longer needs to be in the office. the building will be more intelligent. for more, i'm joined by the c.e.o. and founder of unwork.com. thanks for joining us, sir. what will our offices look 20 or 30 years from now? about tofice is undergo a fundamental reinvention. people have different expectations. the office will become more activity-based. a place for people to come when be there, to choose where they want to work based on what they have to do and who with.ave to work that'so, the real work

taking place. >> we often hear that our offices will be, quote, unquote smart. what kind of advance technologies will we see? >> the technologies really interesting. smart buildings are about to come to realization. great examplese in paris. work teching the smart buildings symposium in december. a smart spacee of within the market, which is showing the future, where people their workl over environment. but also, the building has intelligence. it can help people perform better. even more importantly, it becomes a well building, about people's well-being and performance. it's part of this vision we have workplace.erformance >> what's the goal of all this embedded technology? is it to get the best from or maybe to track them? >> not so much. the smart data is obviously there. benefits should be seen to be able to help people work

way.better for example, finding people who are in, is a big issue for large corporations. the smart building will do is a vision for kind of people finding, what we call engineering serendipity, pushing people together for the right samen, if they're in the space at the same time. >> well, thank you so much, sir. that was phillip ross, the founder of unwork d.m.v. unwork.com. our fascinating how all work habits are going to be turned upside down in a few years. back to the actual building. >> the germany company unveiled its new technology by which it has created the elevators, travel-elevators. instead of just going up and you can now move sideways and travel much easier. using wi-fi but soon we will be using something else. >> it is a means of wireless communication.

it's a new technology. radiotead of using frequency, you use the spectrum led bulbs.om the biggest advantage is that 100internet will be around times faster than the also,tional wi-fi and there will be more protection, because light doesn't pass through walls. of the network getting hacked. >> when can i expect to have any robot assistant? >> it's already there. the american company has created called amelia, a cognitive agent. what it does is it understands many languages. speaks different languages. ordered.k., they have this, i think, by the end of the year. they'll be using it. spank is also going to use it. it's going to change the way we as customerfar assistance, because it has the ability to learn as it talks. >> so assistant robots, already here. thank you. it's time for...

>> it's called the spray printer. it's a wireless device that converts digital designs into wall art from your smartphone. the story behind this device? inventor of the device is from estonia. wit's endpletely to how to produce this picture. he's not a great artist, couldn't draw. inspiration from the combination of the fuel andction in a car engine the japanese console that you can play wirelessly. combining those two, he came up sprayhis idea of a printer. essentially, how it works is that you -- there's an you canion that download on your phone. in the application comes a set of pictures. once you process those pictures through the application, they

into different lairs. each layer corresponds to a different color. here's the spray printer. so the moment i come near the you see a light flashes in led. this application, it starts the lead. as i move along, the paint will come. >> and you're now reproducing a van gogh?rom >> absolutely. this is apparently based in paris. called -- i don't know. maybe you know it. way, how it does that -- >> it's actually here right next howou as well in that's it's supposed to look right now. >> it's in the works? >> exactly. the moment you, put a picture on this application, it processes it. to this printer. blue tooth. thishe application tracks led. but in the future, the founders, to incorporate things

to make it more precise. now, the maximum pixels is around 200. going to launch a kickstarter campaign soon. i think it will be november. >> it's affordable? >> quite affordable. gift. great christmas >> indeed, taz holiday season is coming up. it's the end of this show. do stay tuned.

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