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who would like to come. potentially catastrophic hopes on the heels of harken harvey and you. five storm is barreling towards the u. s.. oregon and my husband was amazed cuba haiti see and the bahamas in its fall off. in in florida a state of emergency has been declared. and as i one hundred thousand burmese muslims right in front.
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she grows on the dunk side. she to condemn the brutal repression. whilst they're hanga . first of hundreds of thousands of people in the united facing an uncertain. zidan double try. the so called dream is program. protects young undocumented immigrants the attorney general jeff sessions made the announcement and said the doctor program was unconstitutional and was being rescinded its president obama brought in the legislation in twenty twelve. as a compromise after congress refused to grant people brought to the u. s. illegally as children. permanent residency hexi lies belkin has this report. legal status.
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the anger and defiance on the streets of new york earns almost eight hundred thousand young immigrants across the u. s. lands that soon. they could face deportation. sums administration announcing it will begin dismantling obama's deferred action for childhood arrivals program or decca. goodbye children pulled into the u. s. illegally only temporarily allowed to live study and work in the country. yeah. where you ? i do. revealing the move attorney general geoff so. frames down. program that poses a direct. americans
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qt we are people of compassn and we are people of law. but there is nothing compassionate about the failure to enforce immigration laws. failure to enforce the laws in the past has put on a nation at risk of crime. violence. and terrorism. the government will stop renewing permits for those already covered by dacca in just six months time. meaning congress now has until then to come up with alternative legislation for undocumented immigrants who've already made that lives in the u. s.. whether a gridlocked congress is able or willing to do that. is another matter. well the former us president barack obama has just released a statement sat on that said that incision by the trump administration he says targeting young people. is wrong self defeating and cruel heals us it was a political decision. which was not for quiet legally.
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well the announcement just bring bring it to an end that five year old stuck a program which had allowed so is put to the u. s. illegally as children to live study and work in the u. s.. provided they passed a vaccine crisis with jacob takes a look now on how much it could cost the us to deport. maybe eight hundred thousand people. us president donald trump had slammed dhaka as illegal executive amnesty. as the candidates he promised to deport all the recipients of the program. news stream is. you can't take in just about life love thousands of immigrants who are working who are making a. great. they are they are here they are producing well. and that making this could be better. ninety one percent of dreamers are employed according to a pro immigration group founded by facebook's chief mark suck about. and the center for american progress says that losing taco lakas on their contributions. kings the drop in u. s. gdp by a the four hundred billion dollars
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over the next ten years. states hosting the largest number of immigrants would suffer the most. california sets to lose eleven point three billion dollars a year and hurricane hit texas over six billion. the conservative think tank cato institute's on the line the massive stone employee as he currently work with dream i. canceling the program would cost sixty one million dollars per week for employers over the next two years. the money spent recruiting hiring and training new employees would add up to have a six billion. it costs the us immigration and customs enforcement around eleven thousand dollars to detain and deport one person. phasing out dhaka means the u. s. with four counts up to eight point five billion dollars in deportation fees alone. will stay with the u. s. just days after hurricane hall of the devastated texas another major storm is barreling its way towards the u. s. was winds of a hundred and eighty miles per hour hurricane. irma is shaping up to be in the top
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five strongest storms and the scene in the region. the french island of guadeloupe is expected to be hit first followed by cuba haiti and the bahamas florida. isn't squarely in it's paulson experts are warning it will be life threatening alexander harris has this reports. on the french island of summer tom. these residents are stocking up on emergency supplies. as yet another her cane barrels through the caribbean. on its way to the american coastline. the took we do who article voldemort's is that we need for drinking. and pasta rice and so on for food. personally but. debts that that guy i've been buying water that's a day. and tomorrow if i find any on my normal. does not alive because no more water on the island. with winds of up to two hundred eighty kilometers per hour irma is a category five storm even stronger than harvey when it made landfall in texas.
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ththe u. s. national hurrice center says it is expected to gain strength over the next forty eight hours. no irma's path remains uncertain projections have the storm reaching the antilles by late tuesday and passing over the dominican republic haiti and cuba before turning north towards florida. by getting one up as well people should know that when evacuation orders given. especially when alert levels of sense one of them which will be going out starting tomorrow. yeah one of the first thing to do to manage risk just to evacuate yourselves yes school. is a lot out abo. a state of emergency has already been declared in florida and puerto rico. the united nations says over a hundred and twenty thousand refugees have now arrived in bangladesh from burma when the minority muslim community. he's facing a brutal repression by the armed forces lead to the pakistan indonesia and malaysia have were condemned the burmese government send leader and nobel laureate aung san suu kyi is on the intense pressure. speakout our best attend has the story.
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thousands of ruhengeri refugees continue to arrive in bangladesh fleleeing the latest violence against burma's muslim minority. exhausted traumatized many were forced to walk for days despite broken bones and bullet wounds. the band. either of the later we went even outside. we were staying in our home. soldiers and to the house and shut us indiscriminatel. we wanted to. the violence erupted after the attack of several burmese policee and military posts by resenja insurgents in late august. to root out the rebellion the a army launchedd a brutl repression campaign which sought tens of thousands of rangers flee to neighboring bangladesh in the past two weeks. according to the united nations. this hospital two hours from the border says it has trouble coping with the dozens of refugees pouring in each day. most.
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does have a long face discrimination and violence in burma. where they're largely considered illegal immigrants by the country's buddhist majority? pressure has been mounting on burma's leader on sun suu kyi in recent days. the nobel peace price winner met with indonesia's foreign minister on monday. in an attempt to mediate the crisis. but she's so far remained silence. and has refused to condemn the violence. well they become route is an expert on southeast asia and the sales for university here in paris now earlier i asked him why he was taking us suck suci. so long to speak out about the plight of the working. quoting the constitution the military has control of all the peripheral regions the regions where there are insurgencies. secondly she's not going to spend her political capital on the ruined sure it's a sad thing to say. but her priorities in not there who approaches other develop economic development of
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myanmar burma. and also to the peace agreement a little of the that the other remaining ethnic groups who are considered. bernie citizens of citizens in myanmar. there is a view that the people the rinka of being goldie immigrants and there is a long. standing islamophobia. within that myanmar other people wrecking the state see themselves as being the west gate who kept out near the muslim flows historically coming from. the indian subcontinent and they are contributing with the. with the military and i wondered the behind the series not. a power struggle going on between them since he and the army. because this violence be done exactly the same day that her commission the commission she had. created with a cup of coffee and on the phone with you know the united nations who presented a report suggesting.
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you need to give the ruling goes out and i'm citizenship you need to develop. ecuador believe both for the buddhists and the muslims there and then the media the same day. this violence erupts. extension because someone attacked by this some small arm. be it a new insurgency group who would not heard about previously who i'm with sticks and stones and machetes. and the military took the opportunity to launch these. a widespread though repression supported by idea a bit buddhists in african states of what do you say that is the way forward is there any and is there any point in. putting pressure on on santa suit che and i'm kinda running it's just how the future in burma. it in this scene she feels that if under western pressure as she supports through inga. that she will lose support within myanmar itself because. you know because in his view that these are illegal immigrants. i think the only pressure that may have any effect is that actually from the countries of bosnia. anew to suit the indonesian foreign minister was seen there was in rangoon recently. that's about the only pressure
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that's going to be going to count. is this is a terrible terrible situation. the west generally in europe into particular put a great deal of store in this democratic transition. and now we've seen this tragedy unfolding before us. david cameron that idea. now some deadlock a moment while the powers i do not have to be followed with regard to north korea following its latest missile test. the united states is pushing for greater sanctions on the regime in pyongyang that russia says such a move would be counterproductive. well as the diplomats argue tensions are ramping up on the peninsula with south korea putting on a show of military force this tuesday. south korean warships conducted live fire exercises in the sea of japan. a show of strength in response to pyongyang's recent nuclear test. people who know darryl was carried out to try the numbers opposition of the navy out of the race and for maritime provocations by north korea hubble and to strengthen the modus determination to punish indiana twenty. four
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provocation at uc system. the sea bass drills follow a land based exercise held monday during which soul simulated a ballistic missile attack on the north korean nuclear sites. the recent self defense image was by my country dpr. oct gift package well dressed to. none other than the us. the us would receive. mall gift packages. from my country. as as his rely on reckless provocations. and for tile attempt. to put to put pressure. on the dprk. rising tensions on the korean peninsula are a cause of major international unease. yeah kind is new and i say this clearly my can any be peaceful diplomatic than i should have. i think it was. russian president vladimir putin also defended a diplomatic solution saying that ramping up military hysteria in such conditions is senseless it's a dead en.
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it could lead to a global planetary catastrophe and a huge loss of human life. china the north's last remaining ally is also publicly insisting on a peaceful resolution to the crisis. cambodia's main opposition leader has been arrested sandy's accused of conspiring with the united states to topple the government. can sucker was arrested as part of a crackdown on critics of prime minister hun sen and his government. ahead of next year's general election and again to the votes. charged with treason he could face thirty years in prison if convicted. as evidence of cambodian governments using a video from twenty thirteen. and which can circa tulsa supporters he's had american support. and advice for his political strategy. speaking out against the arrest the us state department spokesperson didn't directly address the allegations against washington. we know it with grave concern the canadian government's arrest of kevin
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soca. respected leader of the political opposition on a number of charges that appear to be politically motivated. camps of gaza long distinguished and internationally recognized commitment to human rights and peaceful democracy. so because arrest on sunday came amid a crackdown on the media. radio stations among the few voices critical of the government were accused of tax regularities. including voice of america and radio free asia. and the english language cambodia daily. also independent of the government. was forced out of business after being presented with a huge tax bill. critics of the government say that trying to silence opponents can so good been expected to lead his party in next year's election. in a strong challenge against the ruling cambodian people's hearts see. and earlier this year circus predecessors opposition leader. was forced into exile due to legal threats.
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in syria government troops have it reached the eastern city of dallas or breaking a three year siege by the islamic state group. some ninety thousand civilians have been trapped in the city it's lost will be the latest major blow to the jihadists who are also under attack. in a self proclaimed capital of rucka. she is her victory as the siege is broken. the islamic state group in surrounding darryl's old since twenty fourteen. now the syrian military has pushed through that ranks. and i can not now but i think to our troops heroic actions we have been able to break the seige around are people. that have been in place for more than three years and daryl's or lacking feed their results. with the help of russian asterix from warships in the mediterranean. the syrian army and its allies made rapid advances in recent days. and this tuesday arrived inside brigade one three seven base on the city's western edge.
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derosa was fast because of from government control in twenty thirteen after rebel groups rose up against the charla sad. but a year later islamic state group fighters over around the rebels surrounding the city and in nearby ad base. taking control of part of the oil rich euphrates valley. government forces and around ninety thousand civilians still trapped in the city. facing food and medical shortages. the battle isn't over yet. syrian army still has to face a siege on the south it does so. meanwhile to the west of the jihadists now only control forty percent of america. the former stronghold and self styled capital. u. s. backed syrian forces the free syrian army. have seized the rest of the city. i now see the italian city of spoleto which is develops and near a form of transport for locals to get around not
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a metro or box spots. tunnels that are underground alexander has six. the italian city of spoleto used to be known for its medieval town center it's old streets. and it's cathedral a jewel of romanesque architecture. but now something modern is catching the attention of visitors. these tunnels that span for calamities and evoke a cross between the subway systems in world capitals and their international airports. the underground moving sidewalks link three parking lots to the historic city center. we must let us know when you have to walk a long way to get to the old city. now it's a little too easy. this is the man who imagined the pedestrian metro the only one of its kind in the world. it took twenty years and sixty five million euros to build the system. he says it was worth it. that we are going from here to here only takes fourteen minutes now with the with the full it took fifty minute this english you and i wanna.
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like a number of italian cities spoleto had already limited the number of cars allowed in its downtown. these tunnels will allow the city to go even further with its camera controlled permitting system for vehicles. it's a small revolution that is just as popular with locals as it is with tourists. a pedestrian metro has already transported several hundred thousand people. and spoleto has become an example for country looking for new ways to protect its history and heritage. alright let's get some business news we now katie is back with us in the studio predicates home or now sending the following the scandal and linking the south african government. and one of the country's most influential families in in fact two of one of the uk's most established. public relations subs what's going on here loses bell pottinger which is now been expelled. from the industry's trade group in the united kingdom. accused of fostering racial tensions in south africa on behalf of one of its clients. chief executive of bell bottoms are has resigned at least
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four major clients of cut ties. and its second largest investor is walking away from its stake in the company. nunnally explains. allegations of high level corruption in south africa involving president jacob zuma and his ties to the wealthy gupta family. have been field with the leak of confidential emails. no not the group to leak the publication have embarrassed the country's elite. to clean up their image in the family virus investment company i think capital height british p. often felt put into. aiming to shift attention away from the xena gripped if gandalf. and focus on the racial divisions in the country's economic distribution. two of the slogans used in that campaign upped opposition politicians were exploiting race. that's well. radical economic tongs for mason and white mind openly capital. items that we invented by battle platoons are.
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apr firm in london. and in fact they've been soon that you thought terms this line. to. and paul walk a video equipment to delete. the uk's pr and communications trade body launched an investigation. about that that's them breach the pr ca's code of conduct. view the prca board was that no post introspection is would deliberately intended. the crate exactly the results that late date stirring up racial hatred in a very. sensitive area of the world and that's why we that spoke of. the company acknowledged the decision in a statement that defeats the basis on which the ruling was made. the director of the trade body says that the company may not survive the scandal. let's check in on the day's trading action now investors around the world getting nervous about north korea and the growing geopolitical tensions there. a wallstreet is down fairly sharply is trading resumes after the long weekend break. the dow jones has dropped over two
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hundred points at the nasdaq also down over one percent there as tech stocks flounder. factories also reported a three percent drop in orders for us made goods in the last month. was all mixed close in europe but get counseling about a third of one percen. banking sector way down on trade across the board. for two hundred was down about half a percent as growth in the uk's services sector slowed to its lowest. in nearly a year. here droughts emmanuel michael's administration is pushing ahead with a campaign promise to help self employed workers. starting in january the government will scrap the much criticized program which provided health coverage in pensions to some six hundred thousand people. who will then be incorporated into the general social security network? for years artisans and self employed workers complained the system was too complicated expensive and often inaccurate. from mr about feet said the changes will take effect next year. so could force this will be a bit of help for self employed workers who will
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receive the first payments from mid twenty eighteen on this. if we want to give workers greater purchasing power that's crucial to tons of awesome. you know the french government is selling a four point one percent stake in the utility company angie. sales expected to bring in about one point four billion euros that's based on tuesday's closing price. money which will help fund the government's plans to invest in new technology and innovation. of bringing the budget deficit under the eu's three percent target. the state still holds about a quarter of ng shares and a third of voting rights. danish toy maker lego has announced job cuts as it deals with falling sales and profits. the first time in over a decade that lego has stumbled catholic yet has more. a rare stumble for the danish toy maker as it reports weakening demand for its products. since two thousand and four at lego has enjoyed steady growth but from the first half of two thousand and seventeen sales have fallen
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by five percent. to two billion euros with net profit down by three percen. in response lego has announced it will cut eight percent of its work force or fourteen hundred jobs. the being who we are now aware that we have an organization that is too complex we've grown a lot in the last year. between twenty twelve and twenty sixteen we welcome seven thousand u. colleagues worldwide. it's a bit too fast and too much at the same time. too many overlapping operations. in recent years the company has moved aggressively to diverse syfy its offerings introducing video games and hit films like the lego batman movie. as well as franchise deals with harry potter in star wars and align keerthi girls called lego friends. the company is facing a slump in its core markets of europe in the u. s. and has warned that the path back to growth will be challenging. still there are a few bright spots for lego it's reporting double digit
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growth in asia and it's still the world's largest toy maker by sales. edging out plato maker hasbro and barbie giant mattel. which are in second and third place. there is a ten percent chance that briggs it will not happen that's the view of economists at the investment bank morgan stanley. and say that while public opinion still broadly supports leaving the eu. it's possible the negotiators won't be able to find a deal in time. that would be welcome news for the few dozen forget demonstrators who gathered in brussels this tuesday consider protesting their outside eu institutions. green while britain's brags it ago shader briefed parliament on the ongoing divorce proceedings. that he expects the dispute over the uk's who breaks it bill to settle its financial obligations to brussels he expects that won't be resolved anytime soon. my expectation is that the money argument will go home for the full duration negotiation. now the famous european ally nothing's agreed live things agreed that will apply here
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absolutely as anywhere else. but allah discussions this week have demonstrated yet again. unexposed yet again to the u. k.'s approach is substantially more flexible and pragmatic i'm. sir this year. assuming. certainly a lot more to come on that night briggs it bill assessments of put a hundred billion euros an awful lot of money at stake out so i can't. parasitic hey
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