am clear and these are the top stories. a man born there who gained russian citizenship could be behind the metro bombing. anddeath toll rising 214 investigators believe it was a suicide attack. 14.sing to investors believe it was a suicide attack.

and friends'-- friends -- france's presidential candidates taking part in a debate. claire: kyrgyzstan security services set of native who obtained russian citizenship metrobe behind monday's bombing. 14 people were killed and more than 40 injured. another unexploded device found at a different metro station. russia's president, vladimir putin, who is from st. petersburg and was there visited the scene last night. let's go to a correspondent, thomas.

believepresident yesterday's attack was carried out by a suicide bomber? thomas: yes, they have confirmed that in the last half hour of. they have not been very forthcoming in ever -- other areas. they said they have identified the person involved that have not released details or anything about it, his name either. they said it could impede the investigation going on. it is believed, and this is from kyrgyzstan authorities, the whoet service, a spokesmsman said they have been in contact with their russian counterparts to discuss the possibility that the national who is 22 years old was the c corporate, e perpetrator of this attack. the details that we have at this time on who may be responsible for the attack. claire ban what about -- claire:

what about the victims? the death toll is 14. do we have details? thomas: we know there were three foreigners involved, one from belarus and 2 from central asian states. the others appear to be russian. ine than six -- 60 people hospitals. the death toll has gone up to 14. 11 died at the scene of the bomb blasts in st. petersburg metro station. three others died from their wounds earlier this morning. been mourning, people have left flowers on the monument to st. petersburg and its role in the second world war. laid vladimir putin flowers and candles later not, people have been -- last night,

people have been gathering. tokene of the metro as a of what happened was a bad thing and the feelings are with the families of people who lost people in the attack. claire: thomas in moscow for us. there has been a suspected chemical attack in northwestern syria, according to activists who say 58 people were killed for the strikes targeted khan sheikhun in idlib province. they said the strikes were by syrian government or russian jets. here is our correspondent, adam. from human rights that there has been a chemical attack in a town in idlib province, killing a large number of people. at least nine children and a 60

plus people who have been wounded. the attack took place in a town called khan sheikhun, which is on the road into idlib province. it is a place where there's been a lot of fighting. many as 19g, as airstrikes that have taken place at there. the attack is self them, the chemical attack, reports that it is a result of strikes from aircraft, others from jet fighters and others that it could be the strike caused by bomb like devices that would drop from helicopters. what is clear is that images coming out posted on social media and you can see a large number of bodies that seem completely otherwise untouched, casualties from many. what you can see is signs of very heavy foaming of the mouth

and and some of the children even, bleeding from the mouth and at the nose. they say there are cases of vomiting and fainting. images from people who survived and taken to local clinics and in some of those photos and videos, you see doctors describing some of the pinpoint eyes, pinpoint pupils and nonresponsive. again, no signs of in other physical harm to them. with the exact number of people injured, a good chance that the fatalities that will continue to rise also per claire: the syrian government said it does not use chemical weapons. that is right. the syrian government has always denied using chemical weapons. there have been a number of well documented cases and one of the best in 2013 when there was a

chemical attack in rebel held areas of damascus. redlineescribed as a betweeneaction brokered russians and americans to remove all chemical weapons from the country. the syrian government essentially admitted to having them but said they never used them. the weapons should have been removed. there been a number of cases were chemical weapons have been used between 2014 and 2015 and n. said if there are at least three well documented cases. 10 days ago, there was another incident of suspected typical weapons in a town which is on about 20 kilometers away from where this attack took place. we should add a group has been used of using chemical weapons and mustard gas.

claire: news of the suspected attack emerged a few hours before tuesday's international conference on syria in brussels. 70 countries taking part in an attempt to boost the peace talks . they eu reasserted syria's president al-assad has no future in the war-ravaged company. the u.s. said it is no longer a priority to settling the six-year conflict. our attention to iraq were u.s. backed government forces continue to read mosul of the islamic rate -- two rid mosul of the islamic state group. u.n. called on coalition forces to review the tactics to produce -- protect civilians. more than 200,000 civilians have fled but many more stayed put which is what the government recommended. is one ofttle girl 5000 people who fled mosul in

one day. the wave of residents fling is a overin the bucket of the 200,000 civilians who have escaped the fighting since february. some 400,000 people thought to be tripped -- trapped in the city. torocket forces continue push out the islamic state group, the number of casualties and wounded keep climbing. we spoke to anya who returned from mosul. she described the difficult choices of residents. if used a, you know you're likely to be hit by an airstrike. if you leave, you are actively running towards a line of fire which means you will cross the zone where you will be hit by guns, by whatever. if you're lucky enough to make it out, you are likely to leave with 15 people and you will arrive with eight.

>> on the ground, what is most difficult for the doctors is the lack of resources and the sheer number wounded. saw gravely wounded people coming to you. i think for the medical teams that are there, one thing they, back with is they wish they could do more. a worker described an increasing number almost all residents, especially babies, who are starving -- number of mosul residents, especially babies, who are starving. claire: the second presidential debate takes place tonight and the top five candidates neonding marine le pen and millon will be joined by others.

our french politics editor told me the second debate will be fairer and likely to be messier. >> having the whole football team on the set is likely to push all of the candidates to try to intervene especially the "small ones," not invited to the first one much to their dismay. they will want to make their voices heard and the main contenders will try to keep control of the debate. even for the journalists who will be asking the questions, it will be difficult because everyone will want to speak. of the not mean that all viewers will have a clearer view of where the candidates stand. fillon now, last time, was one of the top candidates and he seems to have gotten able. >> he clearly dominated because

he was quite direct and funnier than all of the other candidates. but he is got a bump polling for it. he will want to keep the momentum but it will be more difficult because of the smaller candidates. they are there to make their voices heard. many are unknown. it will be difficult to keep the momentum. favorites marine le pen, who will try to maintain her lead and her position as the antiestablishment candidate and andon who has been attacked because he is the favorite to win according to the polls. he will have to defend himself. he never ran for office. he will have to show he has what is needed to be a real president and the conservative president lasts third, it is his

chance. he has to make an impression tonight to have a real shot at the second round because he is polling third and is trolling behind marine le pen. claire: speaking to me earlier. the victims of colombia landslide have been the everyday. are still searching. -- the first six victims of colombia landslide have been buried. .he death toll has risen to 274 announcing an emergency. we have more. a shred of still hope of finding survivors, rescue workers continue their the devastated city is something that cannot be rushed. unfortunately, there are a lot of branches and elements that we think could be body parts. missing are being found by this time ticks by,

more of these discoveries are tinged with sadness. a number of the bodies have been identified and burials have been held. it includes a 26-year-old who saved one of her sons but the other is missing. she said take my child, take care of him. do not let anything happen to him. she went to get the other one and we know nothing more. andantos has the clyde humor -- has declared an emergency. he intends to speed up reconstruction efforts. some feel to despond it to go on. >> sadly, we do not have a house anymore. they said they will rebuild houses, but what is the use, it is dangerous here. we have nowhere to go. >> president santos blamed climate change for the heavy

rain that led to mudslides for others said deforestation left areas with future use to stop -- with few trees to stop or rain. claire: time to go where them south africa powerful trade union is saying to president zuma. zuma is no longer the right person to lead the country. this after a major re-cabinet -- cabinet reshuffling. they said they have almost 2 million members. turning our attention to a dying craft in the netherlands, clogs are an important part of the country's heritage. there only 30 clog makers left for decades ago, there were thousands. , all of his former life he has worked in wooden clogs. clogs because they are

warm, they are solid and your tolls are well protected and that are comfortable. symbol of holland, they have fallen out of favor and seen as old-fashioned. it is harder and harder to find craftsman with the know-how to make his dutch icon. >> there are about 40 people left who can make clogs by chance and that is an exaggeration. probably fewer. every are in the netherlands. >> nicole is a rear exception. he is one of the country's youngest clockmaker's. she learned from her father and she is doing her best to protect the craft. >> i think we have to hold onto dutch heritage. are around fries because people want to them. clogs, we try to preserve them.

>> around 300,000 clogs are produced every year in the netlist but not -- in the netherlands, but not all are destined to be worn. some end up as garden decora tion. claire: i am joined by steve. africa, is the new finance minister the economy. steve: he is pledged to uphold campaigns after the credit s&p.g was slashed by he says his work into a trust concerns raised by the agency about political upheaval affecting policies. the currency had been hit by the fear of sharply on monday and sliding further against the dollar today. weakest since the the year.

the minister said his focus is now on industrializing the economy but the getting south africa out of the low growth trap will be an uphill battle. >> the political upheaval is dylan a further blow to south africa's economy. standard and poor cut the credit +.ting to b >> what president zuma said last week was not confidence but was destroyed confidence. the cabinet reshuffle last week will not end up with a higher yield. >> he is seen as the vanguard of economies and south africa has been struggling to deal with sluggish growth and skyhigh unemployment and widespread

poverty. the country had been bracing for a downgrade but it cannot have come at a worse time. the new finance minister has promised to focus on supporting the private sector and insisted the country is not done until all three credit agencies reach the same fate. average southhe african will not be much effect in the short term but the downgrade could lead to higher interest rates making a harder for people to borrow and pay back loans that is hurting consumer spending. claire: how are the stop work is reacting? banks were hit. on the stock market in trading earlier, the stock exchange bank index fell by 3% at its lowest level since october. this is the wider share index in

johannesburg. trading up higher earlier. on the european market, things are pretty mixed. gains in paris and london but following on the dax and frankford looking to president trump's meeting with his chinese counterpart later in the week. on this is headlines for you and shares into sheba have plunged by 9% in tokyo -- toshiba have plunged by 9% in tokyo singling they could need more help. westinghouse filed for bankruptcy last week. tesla is now worth more than ford motor's. shares and the carmaker jumped by 7% on wall street on monday after it reported a jump in car deliveries in the first quarter. that boosted the market value to $49 billion compared to $46 billion for forwarded.

shares have fallen in acer despite results from exceptional sales growth. investors are worried margins which saw revenue rise by 30% in the last six months. finally, a change in your pockets if you're living in the eurozone. steve: circulation from today, new security features designed to cut the number of counterfeit notes including a picture window from greek mythology. the euro note is the latest to get a facelift after the 5, 10 and 20 three still working the same amount of money. it'll will not buy you any more than yesterday. claire: maybe next time. just a phase left. thank you for taking us through the business news. time for the press review. -- just a facelift.

here to take us through the papers is allison. allison, you will start with the russian press reaction to yesterday's metro attack. allison: front page news. picturepaper and have a of the blown out metro car on their front page. the paper says despite the terrible consequences, there was very little panic industries. russian papers, we see the attack from above and this paper is affiliated with the wall street journal and financial times and has an editorial that awards the government could use the attack to you security and intelligence to crack down on civic engagement. another russian paper that has an editorial were being about the repercussions of this attack. it said it sent shockwaves and panic through social media and they are were read the government will use as a justification for fighting

terrorism rather than focusing on problems at home which is what the newspaper think they should be doing. focusesthe moscow times on solidarity. alison: they say they are shaken but strong and compares it to a bombing in 2010. they said during the attack, taxi drivers ripped off customers which want to get away from the scene but yesterday was different. it was a show of solidarity. there was free public transportation and a social media account to organize rides for people to get home. claire: the second presidential debate. we will have all 11 candidates on tv. the last time, the first heavyweight. the little guys will have their shots. so many people, and a lot of newspapers are anticipating

how it will play out. people will need to buy a new television is the idea of this cartoon which is a regional paper from the center of france. i bought aying bigger tv so we can see all 11 candidates at the same time. you can see all 11 on the front page of another regional paper from the northwest region. this debate is going to last 3.5 hours and each candidate will have 17 minutes of talk time. claire: some little guys or lesser-known candidates and some of the papers giving more information. alison: we called them the little candidates. youou want to know more, can see all six candidates on this front page. they say the day of glory for the little guys. we have more information about each candidate and their key measures and how they are doing. the one with the highest score on the far left, she is -- he

has an estimate of 4%, far right wing and you can situate him between marine le pen and macron . centristone is a candidate at 1% of support for the next 2 are natalie and -- far left candidates. big supporters of workers' rights. -- if you are having a hard time keeping the candidate straight, you're not alone. a khartoum in which we see newscasters from the channel that will be broadcasting the debate are trying to identify the suspects. they are shown as smurfs. another says, i am francois. the pro-business paper taking a dig at one was not doing so well. claire: they are pros. there is an image of looking at

what the foreign press is making other french presidential candidate. judgment.rsh it is totally crazy, despicable, some of the words used to describe this campaign. a japanese corporate -- correspondent said nobody in japan was interested in the french election until brexit happened for the main reason the four government is involved -- for government is involved is because marine le pen has a chance of winning. claire: a musical based on a show. classica modern french about a quirky young woman who lives in a paris neighborhood. it is good news that they made into a musical. the bad news is it is horrible. there is review about how annoying it is. they say it lacks the magic of the movie version print they said everything cute and the movie is annoying on stage.

maybe musicals are not the best medium for a movie that is cutesy. taking usank you for through the papers. you can find out

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