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an action that israel supported. police in germany have arrested . 28-year-old man investigators were alerted to the german russian citizen because he had taken out a five figure loan to bet that -- would drop just before the attack took place. earlier i spoke to our correspondent and asked about what we know about that investigation. >> police believe the suspect who was arrested this morning made several millions of euros by speculating on shares falling drastically. the suspect is said to have taken out tens of thousands of and on thet option day of the attack on the 11th of april, these become the more
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valuable. as prosecutors -- what could cause these shares to fall more drastically than being rendered to play is if players were seriously injured or killed. prosecutors believe that suspect was intended to do some serious damage and being charged for attempted murder and serious injury. he booked a hotel room. upon checking in he asked for his room to be changed, to open up to the area where the bus would be passing. three explosions went off next to the bus as they passed by. it did contain serious male explosives. found small tents
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being put up. man has beenthis trying to destroy some evidence. responsibility for the attack falsely on behalf of the islamic state. >> 12 people have been killed overnight. tens of thousands of venezuelans took to the streets. started -- stripped of its powers. storm of international criticism. live now where -- has
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been monitoring those protests for us. doubles the total -- what is going on? intense. all across the city. mostly hitting the foreign neighborhoods on the west side of towns. eight of them died while trying to loot a bakery. we are seeing political crosses being mixed with common violence and a very deep economic crisis. it does look like the situation is getting out of hand.
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given these protests have been hijacked by people who aren't as protesting against the government, is the opposition going to be carrying on? >> they have called another rally for saturday. they are calling for a silence march to remember the fallen victims. they are at a critical juncture right now. they need the protest to reach this critical mass, they need them to get to the point of no return. this is an recently -- this is increasingly beginning to look like the week of -- in 1999 where hundreds of people died.
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a very tighting line between keeping pressure and keeping it as peaceful as possible. >> obviously this is attracting a lot of international coverage. what about the press in venezuela? how do they think this is going to pan out? clubs across all television and radio channels, here is the very vibrance of the media press. any attempt to put together a coherent account came from: --izens should on balance from comments since shooting on phones. of datedvideos, a lot recordings, very hard to know
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what is going on here. i got 100 messages from acquaintances. a lot of sanction in the streets right now. >> the latest there. finally, something to put the wind back in your sales. a father and son team have broken the record of the time .aken to cross the atlantic just scrape in there, they took 10 hours 16 minutes off the previous record. crossing the finish line in took oneamaran, it --r, nine hours, 11 minutes one day, nine hours, 11 minutes.
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it is time for our business update. we are starting with some encouraging news. >> primary budget surplus outperformed creditor expectations. the country hit a 3.9% positive balance, nearly 27 billion euros in the black. a major contention between the eu and the international monetary fund and negotiations over the ongoing 86 billion program. the imf said it has seen enough progress to send a new mission to athens if it would take part in the bailout. romp, thee budget economy fell back into recession at the end of 2016. that is creating a sense of urgency. support withind the next couple of months in order to be able to make it on .he schedule for july
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this is why it is urgent. it is urgent we conclude all this discussion because it is taking a toll. >> the united states and indonesia have agreed to measures that will open markets in the south indonesian nation. into niche is on a list of 16 countries that the trump administration has vowed to review for having a major trade surplus with the u.s.. new agreements would open foothold for american compass like exxon mobil, general electric, and lockheed martin to an contract with the indonesian government and state owned businesses. penceice president mike announced the development while on a tour of the asian-pacific region. >> i have the honor of being here along with vice president -- and american and indonesian they sign historic
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agreements that will draw her nations closer together to benefit jobs and opportunities for both of our people. all told these copies are signing no fewer than 11 major deals with more than $10 billion and it is happening today. >> investors around the world are feeling the jitters over the first round of voting in france's presidential election on sunday. u.s. stocks falling on those nerves but also on news that the treasury department has refused to grant exxon a special sections waiver to drill for oil in russia. all major indices in the red. european indices down for the week. the european dax -- will -- france24 24 spoke with -- about how markets made react. >> it is fair to say the markets are not priced for an extreme outcome.
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perhaps if we were to see results, then the that would come as a surprise. there does seem to be quite a deals, as well as in the euro right now. assuming we don't get the markets mentioned, the -- google, and other giants expect to hit revenues of nearly 70 billion euros. thousands of visitors and thereds of companies, but industries facing some harsh reality as some consumers are slow to adopt technologies. >> back to the real world. touted reality has been as a means of revolutionizing how we play games, watch tv,
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travel, and even communicate. it was supposed to propel vr to the mainstream. but sales are not quite matching the hype, with the number of products shifting a full 40% behind forecast of this year, according to researchers. industriescar show, struck an optimistic note. --i think we are just crazy engaging with an dealing with emerging technology in their life. i think by 2020 we will start to see it much better marketplace, a much stronger marketplace. >> industry heavyweights are reluctant to release sales figures. neither htc or oculus have published sales figures.
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sell is the inexpensive goggles that can be used with your smart phone. million sinced 10 2014, which retail at $15. dedicatedgher end virtual reality costs thousands that are staying firmly on the shelves. us are fairly attached to our mobile devices these days. it's only a matter of time before our device become attached to us. that is what metrolink is working on right now. the company hopes to have a machine to bring interface within four years. be tolly the goal will help people with severe brain injuries to communicate, but must expect computer innovation to proceed the point where all humans will need neural implants to keep up area when that happens mosques says brain to brain interfacing should become possible, in other words digital telepathy.
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>> would you get one of those? >> not a chance. >> i can't all -- i can't keep up with computers. >> i will do it. >> brian quinn with all the latest business news. a look into the future as well. still to come, taking a look into our richer. -- canceling their campaign commitments in the wake of last
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