genie: you're watching france 24. time for 60 minutes live around the world. i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. french women's rights icon will .e buried in paris's pantheon a holocaust survivor and champion of legalized contraception and abortion was honored today with a state funeral ceremony at the military museum. forcesd south korean hold a military drill in rapid

response to what has and confirmed to be the launch of north korea's first intercontinental ballistic missile. more violent protests in venezuela. at least 80 people have been killed in three months and demonstrations against the president nicolas maduro. bank is set to close over a quarter of its branches as part of a bailout deal. more on that coming up in the business update. bes is the face is of could just one of peru's early leaders. her startup story live from paris.

we will start in the french capital where a funeral service was held today. the french women's rights pioneer died friday just two birthday.re her 90th she was a holocaust survivor who went on to become one of france's most respected politicians. she was a staunch believer in the european union becoming the first elected president of the european parliament. emmanuel macron spoke today would beg that she buried alongside the greats of french history in the illustrious pantheon mausoleum. just before the president's eulogy is grown sons spoke about how their mothers experience at schwitz had an effect on her entire life. >> you took lessons in life from this awful tragedy. the horrific overcrowded mess of the camp stayed with you.

despite a strong skepticism about the behavior of humans who maintained a positive energy to always help those who were suffering. from this experience you learn ascension from the superficial. our exam results were not as important as the ethics of our behavior. the whole of france and europe have witnessed your fight and at this moment when you are leaving us i pray that you will receive the immense gratitude from the french people towards a child of the nation who is so dearly loved. your example will never leave us. that's why i decided along with her family that simone faye will be laid to rest with her husband in the pantheon. with me here on the set is douglas.

talk us through the significance of the decision to have her laid to rest in the pantheon. i need only mention a few of the names of those already lying in rest there. hugo.russo, victor these are the luminaries of the luminaries. the terms of the republic and its values you don't get any more procedures or more illustrious. it's the president's decision to make. camus was granted access to the pantheon. he refused to charles de gaulle whichf expressly gave his

-- wish not to be buried in the pantheon fearing that he would be from candidate forward. the question a lot of french would ask because it was a resounding public opinion in favor of having her laid to rest there. if not her in the pantheon and who? originally it was great men. they are almost all exclusively men. great men who embodies the values of the republic. emmanuel macron went through a shopping list of all the things she has done in body and the european ideals of peace and freedom. women's rights. social protection. fighting your entire life against racism, anti-semitism. all of the valleys of the fifth republic and to doing this at a time when you could argue the fifth republic needs a universal figure to be able to embrace at

a time great polarization and political turmoil. talk us through her major accomplishments for those of our viewers who might not be familiar with what she's done. >> so many generations of young and old she was a part of them. she could all identify with something. she didn't consider herself a feminist but she was on the front lines of one of the biggest women's rights, to .egalize abortion in france after coming under great attack. being vilified, having a swastika painted on her car. it was very brutal. she was the first member of the european parliament elected by direct vote. she embodied the european ideals of peace and freedom. the defining framework of of her

life was seven or eight months she spent in the death camp. she survived unlike her parents. that gave her resilience and well to really define her life to protect the week. righting gives you one and that is the right to protect others rights. she carried that with her through her life. protecting the weekend doing it in a way that transcended politics. she was a universalist in her human values. genie: thank you, doug herbert. this news from brussels. been arrestedve following overnight counterterrorism raids. a cache of automatic weapons was found on the site as well. there were links to a bikers club called the kamikaze riders. u.s. and south korean forces have held a military drill in a

ofid response to a launch north korea's first intercontinental ballistic missile. world leaders were quick to react. >> esther north korea's missile launch of the u.s. and south korea hit back with their own show of force. the joint military drill was controlled to -- conducted northeast of the capital. accompanied by harsh words from the u.s. secretary of state. >> global action is required to stop a global threat. all nations should publicly demonstrate that there are consequences to their pursuit of nuclear weapons. the chinese president and russian president vowed to work defused thetry and growing tensions in the peninsula. forwardreed to move

based on the russian project device device that resolution of progress and resolving nuclear activities in the military exercises of the united states and south korea. to south korea's defense minister entirely likely that north korea could launch a 60 nuclear test in the future. news of the missile launch through particularly scathing response from across the border. the government strongly condemns north korea irresponsible provocations. these are clearly a violation of un security council resolutions of theplete denial warnings of the international community including those of our nation, the u.s. china and others. u.s.,the request of the japan and south korea the security council will hold an emergency session on wednesday afternoon. genie: andrew salmon is in

seoul. reach thea did indeed milestone of launching an icbm. they have had this quick response military drill. tell us about that. wasn't entirely tale -- clear what kind of range this missile had. this was an intermediate range missile. the pentagon has confirmed this was an icbm. from thecan cross asian continent to the american content. this is definitely a milestone. vehiclehave the reentry which can not just take the it back down ring again. also have they managed to their materials down into a package that can fit on the end of the missile. now they have a delivery vehicle that can take it pretty much to

the target. this is problematic. this morning the south korean and u.s. military's conducted their own counter drill in which they fired much smaller missiles. these were precision guided missiles designed to decapitate the north korean leadership. this is the kind of thing which does raise the ante and is a clear signal aimed at the top leadership of the north korean regime. these were missile tests and the missiles landed in the city. -- in the sea. genie: the un security council is holding an emergency session on this later today. can anything be done to resolve this from a diplomatic point of view? >> this crisis has been underway. it's a long simmering crisis since 2006. embarked on its

missile programs. difficult to see a diplomatic solution. north korea has prepared to sacrifice its relationship with china difficult which is not hat the strikes. there will be a great deal of dramatic -- diplomatic to and throwing. with vladimirt putin and the chinese leader doesn't seem like it any diplomatic resolution to this that leads us into a dangerous situation. it's not a diplomatic solution than what? genie: thank you. members of venezuela's national guard have fired tear gas as

they were targeted with molotov cocktails. boiling over into violence on tuesday. nicholas maduro's opponents say the government is trying to cling to power by setting off a constituent assembly. believe the assembly would be biased towards the president. the chief prosecutor has refused to appear in court. she is facing charges after she opposed the government's ofision to strip congress its last powers and rewrite the constitution. our correspondent told us more. next she has been a part of the venezuelan government for decades. she rose through the ranks to become a chief prosecutor. almost 10 years.

has jailed government opponents, ignoring widespread corruption. the last two months she made a surprise break with the government announcing maduro from trying to start a dictatorship and supporting the protesters who have been in the streets over the last three months. very unusual move that has become the opposition's biggest hope of breaking the deadlock in the country now where the isgest hope of a government about to remove the last vestiges of democracy. there have been some other rebellions. nothing really that has moved the armed forces. they continue to stay loyal to the government. the opposition hopes that once she is removed in the next few this will be assigned for a wider rebellion.

there has been a major cultural discovery in peru. the cultural ministry has unveiled a replica of what could be one of its first ancient female rulers. it took almost a year to do it but forensic experts have managed to re-create the face of one of the few female mummies. that hasn't been seen for some 1700 years. she is believed to have ruled over at the valley in ancient peru a thousand years before the incas. discovery of her remains in the countries north in 2005 ancient series that the society was patriarchal. >> although she is just a meter and a half tall this woman is of enormous significance. it is not just a source of pride

but also extraordinary news in what we should know about the development of peru. after 10 months of 3-d imaging forensic archaeologists were able to re-create her face and determine her fate. the lady had probably died of .regnancy complications the peruvian people have already embraced her of one of their own. time for the business update with brian quinn. growth in the u.k. service sector is that i 4-month-old low. economists at the research firm say the british economy could be losing momentum in the second half of the year as growth in three key sectors missed projections for june.

it's slowing and that's causing concern. business optimism is at its as brexit worries take hold. productivity fell half a percent during the first quarter as well. the european had your given formal approval to the bailoutnt to blend -- monte dei paschi in exchange for a five-year restructuring plan. the bank's chief executive says that will involve closing roughly 600 of its branches and cutting jobs. it will also include getting nearly 29 billion euro's of ad loans off its books and onto a backup land. are no merger plans and no plan b. we are seeing major indexes in

muted inlatively wednesday trading after being closed for the fourth of july. data for the pmi euro zone. all three major indexes showing modest gains at midday. very welcome tourists spending to destinations across the continent. not everyone is happy about the tight -- boom in their hometown. are beingsay the squeezed from their homes to make way for tourist. more than six in every 10 people living in the center of our son floatingnow called residents. short-term renters for tourist. sharon gaffney has more. manuel valls this part of barcelona home. the 76-year-old pensioner was forced to leave the city's popular gothic quarter last year

when his rental accommodation was sold to an investor. >> i thought i'd died here. people investors don't care about us. they just care about the money. >> he's not the only one being squeezed from the tourist hotspots. investors don't care about us. they just care about the money. the number of residents have to 16,000. 27,000 tourists or people in short-term accommodation. rental prices have risen from 14.4 to 19 euro per square meter over the past two years. landlords used to tell tenants not to renew the lease. they would ask for prices that almost forced tenants to leave the apartment. 1200 years per month which is the average salary here. >> site like airbnb can now be fined for marketing homes that don't have permits for tourists. quest we are determined to fight

against illegal first because they're the thing that most can predict their idea of sustainable and responsible tourism. existedhousing shortage before its arrival in barcelona. residents say people living here are suffering the consequences as investors continue to flock >>the property market emirates airlines thursday the cabin ban on laptops has been lifted on flights to the united states. it says it worked with u.s. officials to implement new security guidelines and the band has been lifted or it effective immediately. turkish airlines has just announced that the airlock band has also been listed for them. a merger deal with u.s. rival

venting. the deal will be mostly based on shares and could be announced by the opening of trading in new york today. it handles more than 40% of all u.k. transactions and employs more than 5000 people at its london offices. almost as all of its cars will have electric motors within three years. it isn't killing internal combustion engines altogether. i 19 all of its models will either be electric or hybrid. the owner has been moving to electric motor development for over a decade. the new decision will put follow in a position to compete with tesla as the firm ramps up reduction. to meet the volvo will always be associated with genie: diesel. dating yourself. time for the press review.

taking a look at what the papers are saying today. you are going to start with reaction to tensions between north korea and the u.s. after the missile was testfired from pyongyang. >> kim jong-un called the intercontinental missile at july 4 gift to the u.s. and the south china morning post reports that the u.s. and south korea have volley of by firing a missiles into the water along the eastern coastline. the pentagon spokesperson says ae u.s. remains committed to peaceful nuclear disarmament of the korean peninsula. this is also the topic of some of today's editorials. >> the message is that sanctions alone will not solve this crisis. that's the opinion coming out of the new york times which urges donald trump to engage in direct dialogue with north korea. something that is anathema to trump.

been relying on china to deal with north korea and coerce it to abandon its nuclear program. china has its own interest and its own reasons for keeping its distance from the situation. china may fear that tough sanctions could destabilize pyongyang leading to chaos and ultimately an influx of refugees into china. during his campaign donald trump said he wouldn't mind sitting down and having a few burgers with kim jong-un. the guardian says now is the time for burgers, not bombs. the latest missile launch should remind the u.s. it cannot wait for the north korean leader to eat humble pie nor can they expect china to take his lunch away. the prime minister of japan and his party suffered a huge loss in local elections. one could threaten the prime minister's mandate. the liberal democratic party fell to a record low level of

seats in tokyo. his strategy according to a left-leaning daily has been to avoid all responsibility for this even if he has apologized for it. explains the party was beaten by a novice political party and its leader. it's a chilling glimpse into how vulnerable he is if the opposition force united against him. many voters are actually very angry about his nepotism scandals and they accuse him of arrogance and authoritarianism. something the china daily is looking at. japanese electives in particular to revise there constitution and give more place to the military. thehis cartoon his rejoined brush stokes -- redrawing the constitution with the brushstrokes of militarism. outburst fromular

the eu commission chief. widely reported in a lot of the papers. he called the eu parliament ridiculous yesterday after 30 andturned up to hear him the maltese prime minister speak. said if it would've been angela merkel or emmanuel macron there would have been many more people. it prompted indignation from the european parliament chief who told him he had no right to call the parliament ridiculous. him the eu parliament controls the eu commission not the other way around. certainly not going to help the situation. politico has put together a list of some of the most major eu bust ups. -- compared silvio

berlusconi to a guard at a nazi concentration camp. said women should earn less than men because they are weaker.and >> justin trudeau's meeting with the new irish leader. >> it's all about their socks. thoreau or star wars themes on may 4. she is also warned ramadan themed socks and nato themed socks. leader were socks covered in many mounties and maple leafs. enough to blow the socks off justin trudeau. genie: thank you for today's look at the papers. you can always check out our website.

many people in the united states are recovering from the left of july weekend including the guy you are about to see here who 872 hot dogs in 10 minutes. more on that incredible feat in the next half hour. ♪

narrator: 2008, discontent turns into confrontation. around the world peoeople take o the streets. ♪ music momar: they use tear gas, electric batons, plastic bullets. it was a very, very hard day. narrator: protests like these in dakar and senegal spread to many other cities. there were similar riots in egypt and in india. in haiti the president was overthrown. the reason? high food prices. one of the major causes: climate change. villagers are leaving their homes simply to survive.