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this then yet another teraflops on european soil has been nets in the birds in. two year old. all remains in today. to his arrest in overnight raids police believe he is the prime suspect he was planning to attack a rock concert in rotterdam. was down to the intelligence and quick thinking of is there a spanish counterparts. the plot that was foiled is catherine viet explains. at all clear from the dutch police. authorities say thanks to a tip from spanish
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officials they were able to avert a possible tragedy from unfolding. it's a sir there's no terror threat now anymore there's no threat because we've arrested a suspect in the information about the threat was so specific on the location of the event. that with at a restaurant and conclude the threat is gone. dutch officials cancel the concert in rotterdam by air can group allen lasts. after spanish counterterrorism experts in information about a credible attack targeting the venue. in overnight raids police arrested a twenty two year old in the southern province of vermont. officials say he sent a threatening message using the telegram app. an encrypted service favored by some jihadists networks. earlier in the evening police stopped a white van with gas canisters bringing the driver in for questioning. police say the man was drunk and a thorough search did not turn up any connection to a terrorist plot. investigators have also
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ruled out any connection to the recent vehicle attacks in spain thank killed fifteen people in and around barcelona last week.%-rwhos in the netherlands came as the people of catalonia came together once again to remember those killed in twin terror attacks just a week ago? the regional presidents on the matter of barcelona were among the crowds there who've come out to. show into faith ceremony. fifteen people in total lost their lives in those attack. barcelona's last ramblings. well one of thoughts hersel. trials his van into crowds has since become. huge carpets of candles and floral tributes. now precisely three thirty six a. m. this thursday bells rang out two hundred forty nine times in the italian town of i'm a tree che. in memory of those who lost their lives that a year ago. many of the buildings
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that were also shocked to rubble by the six point zero magnitude quake hits the community. and those in the mountains around it that country's my minister has traveled to the town. to attend a special mass on this day of mourning. silence and candlelight march was also held through the streets of the town. many pounds of which still remained in ruins those commemorations come. following another small tremors which struck the island of the shia on monday flattening several houses and killing. two women. yeah yeah. well staying with europe helicopters sniffer dogs and an army of rescuers have all been deployed in se village of bondo. after four million cubic meters of mud
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and rocks came crashing dow. but i don't know i don't. soldiers in mud cascade down the side of peace and got a mountain. bonds are stable swept away on the outskirts of this village. place today italian border thing got a peek at the part of the battalion range of the swiss alps. this latest my flight flooded bondevik advantage in the valve on desk region. authorities evacuated around one hundred people with debris started to fall from the nearby mountain on wednesday. in some places the mud is one point five meters deep. blocking doors to houses. at least twelve buildings and this bridge had been destroyed. local infrastructure has taken a heavy hit this road also came down under the weight of the rocks. such and rescue operations continue in the region. a military helicopter has been dispatched to help. in two thousand and twelve. four hundred million cubic meters of mud and gravel breakaway from the same mountain.
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the equivalent of four thousand houses poured into an uninhabited fatty. moving on emmanuel mccall has continued his three day tour of eastern and central europe with talks in bucharest the romanian president. as told his french counterpart bed that you rules on so called posted workers. needs improving but the concerns of eastern member states also need to be taken into account. but the polish prime minister went even further saying that his country would be changing its stance on the issue. nnova. in the romanian capital to convince another quality to support his uniform. french president a manual macro is touring the region hoping to change the priest did work directive. thing that in it's card for employees and spurs countries around the cup to buy cheap labor. and i corny and it allows
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french employers to hire citizens for. european. to come and work in from. in particular from countries with lower sat. and pay them what they would done at home. i want to put an end to the system. that is against the spirit of the e. u. it is incomprehensible for our citizens. as it stands companies are allowed to send waqas to other eu member states. and pay taxes and social charges to the home country. the french media wants to put in place more restrictions the companies and workers. and crack down on fraud. after a successful campaign in cells that with the czechs slovaks an austrian. michael received lukewarm support the romanian president. exist that bad though product that walmart in the. i mean there's discontent in france over workers who cheat the system instead of integrating into it. then again we can see that there are many people in eastern europe who want to work in france germany or spain. i thought that c. thoughts if this is the situation it's very clear that we have
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to improve this directive. he might test that you take devour. hungary and poland are against the proposed reform. the macro and does not need the support of any eventual changes will be decided by a majority for it. the french leader hopes to seal the deal at a summit in brussels this uptight about. hoping to advance peace stability and prosperity in the middle east white house advisor jared kushner has held a series. of separate meetings with israeli and palestinian officials. but donald trumps a thirty six year old son in law has little experience in the field of international diplomacy or negotiation. and that's been a little to suggest that significant progress can be made towards clinching. what's his father in law has called the ultimate deal on. that there is matlab has more now from jerusalem. we heard from president abbas he said i've mixed with babies. white house official some twenty times now and i still
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don't know what they plan i. and on a. of hughes suited we pass them last time when jared kushner was lost in jerusalem in june two months ago. we ask them where they stood on two key issues. that one was jewish settlements in the west bank and the second was palestinian independence and was still waiting to hear back. and it was quite interesting about that befuddling to feel like that confusion that greets. and. the trump administration in ramallah is at the top administration hasn't made a public we don't know from. trump all his administration where he's headed there's no statement nothing public. there's no gold there's no lists of names and when one of his spokespeople was asked last night about the two state solution. she said they couldn't commit to that that would be biased. so back to states that has been the basis. of american administrations including republican administrations going back years now appears like bias. there's more to reporting that from jerusalem.
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supporters of yemen's former leader descended on sanaa in their droves this thursday the capitals somebody in square was awash with those loyal to ali abdullah saleh a. for the rally which marked the thirty fifth anniversary of the creation of his arab nationalist. general people's congress. sunday who supplied the arab spring protests in his homeland gave an appearance giving a short address behind. bullet proof glass unprotected by heavily armed guards. he stepped down in twenty twelve before joining forces with the here's the rebels who took control. of the capital back in twenty fourteen. amid the country's ongoing civil war with the saudi led coalition. two african now where angola's electoral commission has announced that the ruling party has taken a commanding lead. following wednesday's general election officials say the provisional results suggest the mp l. a.. of back themselves over sixty
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four percent of the votes. compared to the twenty four point four percent that's been apparently won by the opposition the unique set policy. those early results are based on the sixty three percent of ballot papers that have been counted. so far. while staying with africa people in the town of bangor see you in the central african republic continue to suffer the consequences of the escalating conflicts. in that country. now controlled by loosely organized on demand most of the population of flights to the congolese side of the river. marius say force has more in this next report. a ghost town but once a vibrant diamond mining sensor bank uses houses and buildings now lie in ruins as a result of ongoing violence between the mc baraka. select a militia. around two hundred muslims have taken shelter from the fighting on the grounds of
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the cathedral in the central african town. lana i certainly did happen on saturday. we'd still refuges amongst people fulton fired shots. my brother was hit by a bullet to his heart's in a second to his jobs will. the majority of thank you susan how but since have fled across the border with the democratic republic of congo into the village of undue which now hosts over sixteen thousand displaced people. previously the town had not been seriously affected by the conflict which broke out in the central african republic after president francois boise's a was ousted by muslim rebels in two thousand thirty. the un mission monusco has posted thirteen thousand peacekeepers on the ground in central africa heavy fighting in bangu sue has left only met some soul frontier on the catholic church to assist those affected her not yeah i love community. music here if you have members of the muslim community and some members of the christian. et who sought refuge at
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catholic sites are you have heard from members of the muslim community for example have not been allowed to go out and. medical help at the hospital or in clinics on the town's outskirts does not without the benefit. against a backdrop of extreme publicly in central africa the conflicts is left thousands dead with a fifth of the country's population having will say fled their homes. you know the world news individual privacy is quite an intrinsic part of the right to life and liberty that's what india's highest court ruled this thursday. now landmark decision that comes as a heavy blow to narendra modi's governments the verdicts will now have. a knock on effect on public life that from the way companies handle personal data to the rollout of the world's biggest ever. id called program with more is catherine yet. victory for privacy rights. india's supreme court has ruled that individual privacy is a fundamental right. the ruling is a blow to the government which it
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argued that the right to privacy was not protected by the constitution. in making its decision the court over to. earlier rulings. four and. to. thanks and now it appears. and all that this nine dead bench has headed is. that this is. and fundamental right and that i could. one. and. therefore any low. which is made. do i miss greg this fundamental right would have to be. examined on the if that's. that's going to fire ticket twenty one which means. that the board will have to see whether that law imposes an unreasonable restrictions. on ya fundamental right to privacy are not. the court's decision will have a major impact on how companies handle personal data. and sets up a showdown with the government over its biometric data program.
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set up in two thousand and nine on a voluntary basis. the program aims to reduce benefits fraud and streamline payments to millions of india's poorest citizens. over a billion people have had i risky ends and fingerprints taken. but in recent years the government has made the program mandatory. for services like opening bank accounts and paying taxes. critics say the government id cards contain too much personal data and are vulnerable to security breaches. i'm staying with asia typhoon hate so many have blown over but a very different kind of storm is now whipped up in some of the worst affected regions. locals in the city of macau have complained that the government that was massively unprepared for the huge weather system. is left at least sixteen people dead in total across the region. as emergency services continue to help those stranded by the heavy rains and flooding. the heads of
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the cities weather center has announced that he's standing down. read about abbas has more. it's the most powerful storm to hit china this year. until a few nato has left a trail of destruction in n is wawake. it made landfall in south china's guangdong province early on wednesday afternoon. in the city of july. chinese state media reported almost twenty seven. were evacuated to temporary shelters. storm cause widespread flooding blackouts and destruction. maybe two million households will brief you left without power. gale force winds and rain storms caused serious damage and floods. insurance and city hated disrupted rail services and left pedestrians trapped under uprooted roadside trees. the city's metro system was temporarily closed over safety concerns. he too went on to flip through the territory of macau on thursday. exteriors of buildings in the gambling enclave which destroyed by powerful winds.
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a two left emergency services overwhelmed as they scrambled to respond to crisis cools. rescuers rushed to such that much because in the parking lots put people trapped inside. transportation remained in tales with damage to both of macau's ferry terminals and roads. crowned with traffic. with rules and hall of the city left without water and power schools museums and public venues remains close. the hospital in the city spain's multi. dollar casinos were also affected hater is the thirteen storm to hit the region this year. and many people have been killed. it has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further as it moves inland as the china. a stroll through the streets of north korea is safer than an evening walk in the british capital that's the promise from officials in pyongyang after they opened the doors to russian tourists. one of moscow based travel agency has been given a very special license by the north
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korean government. to offer organized tours for up to ten people. a quote show travelers the multifaceted life of this most closed of countries. those tools aren't open to just anyone all visitors must be vetted. before they set itself until always accompanied by going it upon their arrival. photographs of a strategic or military sites pop band. the regime warns that long discussions with locals on not recommend that. no time magazine once referred to him as being the most important variety sing of the twentieth century after selling over a hundred and eighty million records. and after penning some one thousand three hundred song. french troubadour charlotte as no rule has finally been given his own star. on hollywood's famous. fame ninety three year old now join some of. that some twenty other a french stars
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who've already been on a damn thing if you want to catch. the veteran singer in action he's announced a new six city tour here in france. it will kick off early next year. you're watching live from paris in france twenty four with me thomas waterhouse a quick recap now of all made world headlines. spanish intelligence services help foil gets another teraflops on european soil. please in the netherlands detained a twenty two year old dutch national was planning to attack. a concert venue in the port city all across the dam. you could fall apart unless the block overhauls its rules allowing businesses to send temperate workers. from porac member states to richer ones. so since the french president says he continues his whistle stop tour. of east and central europe. and residents in hong kong and macau oak battling to pick up the pieces after one of the strongest storms on
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record. typhoon hates i was left at least sixteen people dead across the region. officials that have also come under fire from not doing enough to help. it's time now for a look at the latest business and finance news from out with and history of from our business desk in anger was tossing in of the uk. and whether a concerns growing about the decreasing number of a feud industry workers. that's right thomas a major trade group for the uk's food and drink industry is sounding the alarm. over what it calls an approaching cliff edge in labor supply. as european workers leave the country in anticipation of brags that. the sector relies heavily on migrant workers from the eu many of whom are leaving after last summer's vote to eat leave. julie can reports. britain's food and drink industry has never been able to cherry pick its walkers. a parliamentary report published in april noted that despite efforts to entice uk huacas did agricultural
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so. did not want to lock. it's whiny industry relies heavily on. flava. of the two million eu nationals living in the uk one in five walk in the food sector. but lost some is vague to exit the european union and fears about the future rights of eu citizens in britain. could say the seeds of disaster. it's only a matter of time before the uncertainty reported by businesses results in an irreversible exit of eu workers from the shows. this is a scenario that will hurt the u. k. culturally and economically. okay the six hundred businesses surveyed by the uk's food and drink federation. almost half of them said they you employees like considering leaving the uk. that's a six percent said that businesses would go bust if they had no access to e. huacas. a third report today european stock had left since the referendum. on seventeen percent of businesses as said they may move overseas.
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the government in june offered to protect the rights of e. u. citizens in the u. capex brags sets giving them the chance to apply if a settled status. but whether these plans will come into fruition for the thousands of seasonal workers. is still unknown. heading to the other side of the pond now were speaker of the house hold ryan has joined senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. saying that congress will have no problems raising the debt ceiling. ryan told cnbc he is quote not worried about the u. s. meeting the september twenty ninth deadline to increase its borrowing limit. if legislation is not passed doing just that. the government would not be able to borrow anymore money or make payments on its debts which could hurt the us credit rating. how long are? look at the markets now it's been a slow week i'm on wallstreet with few market moving events on the calendar. today it's been a bit all over the place this session with all major stock indexes flipping between small gains and losses.
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the snp five hundred still hanging on with in one point five percent of a record high it hit earlier this month. it was down point one five percent a short while ago. investors are now looking towards a meeting between central bank governor set to begin in jackson wyoming later today. but janet yellin and mario draghi are expected to spea. our next story revisits volkswagen's emissions scandal. here in france nine hundred and fifty thousand vehicles were recalled by volkswagen. after the company was cut installing cheat devices to pass emissions tests. an increasing number of french drivers who have since received new cars from the company. are reporting mechanical problems volkswagen denies the issues are related to the new mission software installed. non medicare has this report with our sister channel post war. after it was forced to recall around eleven million vehicles worldwide. volkswagen could have been forgiven for thinking the diesel gates storm had passed. but an increasing amount of users now say their cars have been acting up.
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since the german constructor upgraded their emissions software. yeah i was going a hundred thirty kilometers per hour and the call suddenly slowed to a hundred. top. reduced fuel efficiency power and acceleration. a loss of performance many users say was caused by volkswagen supposed fix. this lawyer has already collected over three hundred similar testimonies. and he thinks that's only the tip of the iceberg. it doesn't cost anything that at least a hundred thousand two hundred fifty thousand people are affecte. volkswagen has so far denied any responsibility. and says millions of other users who received a software upgrades haven't reported any issues. yet the salesman filmed with a hidden camera admits the fakes may have impacted the car's durability. you don't think basically they'll pause the to giving in now which would normally lost a few more months zero.
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users in other countries have also reported similar problems. over forty one thousand volkswagen owners in the netherlands and the uk have already joined the class action suit against the carmaker. it's time now to take a look at some other business news making headlines around the world. brazil's government is opening up a vast national reserve in the amazon rain forest to minors. area covers forty six thousand square kilometers and is thought to be rich in gold and other minerals. the government says conservation and indigenous lands within the reserve would remain legally protected. put activists are concerned of the area could be badly compromised. in a double whammy amazon says it expects to close a deal to buy whole foods on monday. and. and prices on products sold at the organic grocery stor. the announcement sent shares of competing u. s. supermarkets tumbling. and even managed to shake retail giant walmart.
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>> we are from raqqa. we left raqqa because of the schilling. running away from the shelling. hopefully, with god's will, we will go back to raqqa where it is liberated. amy: as the u.s.-led coalition launches over 100 airstrikes in the syrian city of raqqa in recent days, amnesty international warns that
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