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fleeing the violence more uncertainty. to refugee camps . you very much. there's no let's a martinique and guadeloupe off to another hurricane closes and. violet alert school in the face of. richie winds farrakhan maria. it's predicted the over the badly hit islands of some martin and send docs may well escape this month. strong winds battering metheny cannonade deafening din. ntta irma and jose islands in the carribean all by come higher that. this time danger comes from the rear a category three hurricane. as it continues to gain strength. with winds of one hundred and ninety five kilometers
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per hour. maria is expected to follow the same path as irma. warnings have been issued across the region. including here in quite rea. where residents are bracing for a tough night? the technique i couldn't sleep last night. i didn't sleep a wink. because. i've lived through many hurricanes but still i'm nervousness gad on. on monday residents rushed two supermarkets to stock up on food and water. others meanwhile we're busy securing their properties. ms orderly course we the house is entirely earthquake proof that cannot closed all the stuff zero should be fine. by. no. businesses and government offices have been ordered shot across the island. and schools are being used as temporary shelters. id would only expect waves of up to ten meters high is advanced enough to take refuge inside the school can help offset any deeper more.
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at the same moment in folder flaws authorities raised the alert level two purple. meaning that all residents have been as to stay indoor. women biafra look awfully risky so far we have had wind gusts of about a hundred and twenty kilometers per hour and parts of the island. and we're expecting even stronger winds as the hurricane gets closer into snarling dog on easier to get used for its worry. the clock is ticking hurricane maria is due to hit guadalupe enough to nyc on monday nights local time. they violet or purple alerts on guadalupe and data martinique in the face of another her can. closing in wins of category three. over a hundred and sixty six kilometers per hour i k. fo. messages on the weather alerts from.
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. the the disaster managers there. violet meaning stay indoor. . it is a quite a strong hurricane but it is rapidly developing so. as time progresses winds are increasing within the storm according to networking sector. james as a layman. the question i have these weiss is happening yet another hurricane hitting the same place. how this has happened? beforere if you remember and back when catharina it new orleans of the united state. two weeks later there was on hurricane retell the pablo down its half way and it was also a category five hurricane. it happens but it's very rare. and. so when we see it happening and especially when people are impacted. it is like in there nightmare scenario for them. the course the poorest places or was the worst hat. if you have the money if
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there is the investment and governments. what is the kondo reinforcement that should be carried out in order to make these places safer? well let's really ugly governments to do but to a disastrous reduction policies and that the. founder than good. data and. and understanding of the risk and in the. the local areas especially before and and. areas that are vulnerable to these type of events. need to be. looked at the best possible way. to reinforce infrastructure to ensure that they are. in areas that are not prone. to storm surge of flooding. global warming i presume he is as at the base the the at the origin of all. this kind of problem i'm. would you join those calls for things to be had done to of the secret jukes the impact of global warming. upon these parts of the world.
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well absolutely i think that there are practical measures that. countries as well as people and can take. to mitigate their risk. i think that. when we look at the the the warmer waters off of the. the. the coast snapped right no. it adds fuel to the storm so. yes we should be careful and cognizant of. practical measures that we can take. tim stories whether expert in geneva thank you so very much for joining us your device loud and clear. follow the instructions of the authority stay indoors with this violet or purple alert. in martinique and guadeloupe and we for some chemicals will follow the development of the storm. a how can maria acetate crushes on to those islands. for now. we move on. donald trump is completed is making speeches us president at the united nations it
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went off without any controversy he sat alongsid. his ambassadors to you and nikki haley and the un sector general. antonio guterres. trump spoke of reforms to do organisation guterres added the bureaucracy. needs to b. cut through the bureaucracy at reform outdated systems and avoid being beholden two ways of the past which are not working. in his first u. n. appearance us president donald trump's focus for reforming the u. n. is clea. reducing bureaucracy and tightening the budget. we seek a united nations that regains the trust of the people around the world in order to achieve this. the united nations was told every level of management accountable. protect whistleblowers and focus on results rather than on price. the united states is the largest contributor to the un budget paying over twenty five percent of the organizations operating expenses. un secretary general antonio guterres also spoke at the event. he addressed some of
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president trump's reform goals and laid out a list of measures that the un is taking to cut down on red tape. we are pursuing sweeping management reform. to simplify procedures to the centralized decisions with greater transparency efficiency and accountability. these efforts to reinforce the child that. and they are all grown deeds in over arching principles. although the us envoy to the u. n. nikki haley held the declaration of support for united nations reform as a success. she noted that seventy member states still have not signed the declaration. haley said that the united states his goal is to eventually obtain a complete consensus on the reform proposal. donald trump will deliver his first address to the un general assembly on tuesday. post a key meeting that's taking place between french president emmanuel macron. and. donald trump pine the agenda between these two climate change at with u. s. alignment with the cup twenty one paris climbed agreement central. to that
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conversation will bring you some reaction from a mailbox on a very shortly here live from paris let's now turn to some analysis of this situation of the un the general assembly because taking place. trump making his debut speech in life it's joins professor of history at empire state. college in as ever thank you for being with us i'm as you see it what is trump really want from united nations he's talking reform but what's his underlying agend. well he wants the united nations that in his mind delivers on the investment backed out member states particularly united states. i i put into it that's really know you know his his that business oriented approach. i so he wants at in his mind. of a united and the united nations that does what what. the big powers and headlines i i'm not that
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i'm not certain week we'd we know how much he's aware of. but he certainly wants are more. graham headline grabbing. activity from the un i think it positive headlines not negative ones indeed as about the say that they've been quite a lot of those negative. kind of headlines concerns of the various scandals at the return to being investigated that un peacekeepers have been involved in especially in places such. as africa clearly drum looking then to reform as you say antonio guterres the sector general he too sees the need to change things. so piano puts you wettest the u. n.. u. s. relationship go from this
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point. well that's really up to donald trump. i he has talked about america first. i he has. going to the u. n. however you i get says sanctions passed on north korea. i is so the end of the day the question really is does donald trump feel like he can get anything out of working through the un or can you get more out of working alone. i don't know that that that is the answer this are in the right one. on but i will william i think he'll take it as it comes with with each other crisis he certainly has you beat united nations quite a bit on north korea. at the end of the day that my suspicion when it comes north korea is that he's going to have to pressure china directly outside the u. n.. i. he's gonna carolina's direct relationship with it with the chinese president was what he can get out of that on other issues id certainly not going to go to the web for israel palestine is
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going to work directly withn that the in a for more analysis axis gimbal assembly continues this week in new york. it's been revealed by a senior at u. s. senate figure the unsung suu kyi. is in fact working to get aid for the rohingya muslims fleeing burma that's been anger over suu kyi's apparent silence on that plight. she's a course the bay facto leader of burma. two according to the u. s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell she has little control over burma's military. meanwhile their fresh calls for urgent humanitarian action to help save. the rohingya muslims of a four hundred thousand to fled rakhine state. implement the historic home. they said that being tugged bottoms army the army says it's been putting down an insurgency. human rights watch is calling for targeted sanctions unarmed embargo on burma's military. in every bangladesh there are fears of a crisis now spiraling out of control.
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after a long and arduous journey these are hinder refugees have finally reached bangladesh. but that troubles aren't over. they need to find a place to shelter a little cramped and unsanitary conditions the clocks bizarre refugee camp. after heavy rains the area is badly flooded raising fears that water borne diseases such as cholera could spread. really international agencies need to move very very quickly. to get these people out of a very vulnerable situation. because. clearly. the combination of this weather. and so she water and lack of food. killer site. please to the show for. is is going to be. bring about a humanitarian disaster. there were hinder refugees a full story line agencies for food and clothing.
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faced with the growing humanitarian crisis the bangladeshi government has promised further distribution of aid. and said that more camp's under construction. in three weeks any four hundred ten thousand wrecking his have fled bama. escaping a campaign of violence by the burmese military. bangladesh was already home to four hundred thousand rohingya refugees. before the latest exodus. against of the lights that own the about writing a crisis. and the refugees in bangladesh. next eleven paris that been joined u. s. and south korean military ship drills over the korean peninsula this is the latest in the escalation. tension with north korea kim jong owns a missile test over japan on friday at spike this to. a new level on these issues expected to be top of the agenda. at the un general assembly this week. as the united nations imposes a fresh round of
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sanctions on north korea. the rogue nation is vowing to continue flexing its military muscle. completing his nuclear weapons program may be a priority for leader kim jong earned. but the reclusive nation does not appear to fair isolation as the united states on south korea carried out joint bombing drills of the korean peninsula's as space. they were the first flight since pyongyang conducted its longest range missile tests on friday. the intermediate range missile launcher the northern japan ratcheted up regional tension for the second time in a month. china and russia also carried out a coordinated round of naval drills from vladivostok. the collaboration is expected to continue to the twenty sixth of september. on monday beijing called on the international community to abide by the united nations security council resolution. in dealing with north korea. was on the issue of washington's tough warnings to pyongyang's provocations china's foreign ministry said it did not support the ongoing tone of threatening language.
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a fire not sure but not you sure cheating at all. actually these kind of actions to not help solve the problem so you'll i rather they further complicate the situation. which isn't any good for resolving the korean peninsula issue killed chasing anyway. soil someone subtlety. the u. s. house warns north korea it could be destroyed if it refuses to and it's reckless weapons program. president donald trump has not ruled out any military options. such a move could lead millions of people in the south korean capital seoul vulnerable to potential retire tree attacks. along with twenty eight and a half thousand u. s. soldiers that would be stationed in the region. it's time now for the business. joined by ike willis starting with public outcry of the budget and line ryan at canceling. thousands of flights. that's right mark so ryanair outraged its customers wanted announced the cancellation of two thousand flights over six weeks. due to a scheduling error involving pilots paid
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vacation time. the european union is the latest to get involved in the dispute the eu commission said monday that the airline must play by ear rules. which means they could and a primer saying all passengers whose flights get canceled. he only has the story. the eu is stepping up pressure on ryan now. to the low cost airline canceled forty to fifty flights a day for the next six weeks. the commission spokesman said the company must comply with the european rules. to ensure passengers right. and there are. rule simply so we have. to to check if all these other. to fight. ryan at dis include. their to reimbursement. maria routine or return a. depends on the conditions. and and as well as the right to care and some the circumstances the right to compensation. the irish adelines that that bad weather. and traffic control strikes and pilot
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shortages were behind the cancellation. a planning mishap men that pilots have had to take the holidays they they could not be replaced. the scheduling arab could cost the company thirty four point five million years. analysts estimate that the budget allied will have to fork out twenty three point five in compensation fees alone. ryan assets any tips centre flights have been affected. but the vast majority of passengers were left in the dark for friday's announcement. not knowing whether or not that feature flight had been canceled. due to mounting pressure the airline is publishing the full list of cancellation. if latest case of bad publicity comes as ryan net tries to shake off its reputation. of an airline that doesn't catch about its passengers. prayer serves were down more than three percent on the london stock exchange this evening. perhaps the european union which wants to establish a taxation system for internet giants including google and
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facebook. to avoid tax loopholes that allow them to pay lower taxes. a member states don't necessarily agree about how to attain the school. france and germany have led an initiative to base tax taxes on revenues generated in the you by these companies. low tax countries like ireland have led the resistance saying that there are considerable difficulties in taxing the online sector. you act he is economic commissioner here most of the c. spoke to france we force philip crowther in washington about the challenges they face. we have a challenge which is due to in advance taxation of the twenty first century. and it's a not possible not acceptable. that. internet activities job so important now. had escaped or almost escaped to any kind of taxation because. it's difficult to define a stable establishments are. or because they have no particular basil that countries. that must be the
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same principle for the year. digital economy than for the guys click on me. hehe each multinational company midst be its fair share tax wade creates. values. all profits. because it was the us now with the department of justice has launched a criminal investigation. into the credit reporting agencies equifax executivesy knew of the breach when they made their on schedule traits. take a look at the markets now. energy and banks led us stocks mostly higher the session extending last week's gains. the dow jones posted its fifth straight record close up three tenths of a percent. and the snp five hundred also hit an all time high closing up point one five percent it also reached a record high on friday. in europe all major indexes closed in the green on renewed investor optimism. london's footsie was up half a percent as the pound
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continues to shine against the dollar following suggestions from the bank of england. but it would tighten monetary policy soo. and we and with a dark premonition for the uk. a numerator survey shows that around ten thousand finance jobs will be shifted out of britain in the next few years. if the uk is denied access to europe's single market or a hard brexit that's as it's been referred to. the survey question a hundred and twenty three international finance firms in the uk by email and telephone. after the company submitted detailed plans of their brexit preparations to the bank of england. the findings suggest that the first wave of job losses from brexit maybe on the lower end of estimates. meaning that london could retain its side status as europe's top financial center at least in the short term. frankfort still stands to gain the most from the brings this. with paris at a distant second. so we'll see how that plays out of fear if. if those numbers start to change of
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rage incident right that this great line from thank you from state outcome of business. james treating revved up veg to the media tell you sir very well thanks for okay or lies on the un this week and chiefly on the i donald j. trump. that's right lots of air and analysis pieces op online i'll start with this one from political at mark. trump's u. n. obsession collides with reality and what they're saying here is i on his. biggest our. national security test which is of course north korea he really needs the un's of the bill this rhetoric from trump in its campaign in the early days of the presidency about. outright isolationism at unilateralism that means. i guess anyone could say that i'm is certainly bits bits issue crop talk a after his election and are about are intensified after selection i suppose i know.
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the reality is dawning on perhaps on the white house and a his administration the u. s. administration will try to rebound branch trump. as constructive friend of the un system that's the take over the. e. c. f. are the european council on foreign relations. i pledge remember that is up for he said well you don't often see them at treating and have relevant. i put said thoughts born issue that they have at region on today that man in the meantime trump marks rocket monde kim jong own as advisors issue. warnings so on the one hand he's from work through our props of the reality check that. you know the un security council is a necessary tool at to put pressure on pyongyang yet from. in parallel he's treating and referring to his rocket. referring to at the north korea leader as a rocket man. and so people wd
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and of all the various people on social media as well seeming to be very happy and rolling in behind the but as always with donald trump these days. social media entirely polarized and for every person coming in and wing in behind of its existing tastic you of. love the people being at the rights of and critical i'd like to congratulate donald trump on being able to read. this is of course become a new political sports. at. has he read off the prompter has eased up to the script. or has he gone able unjustly as well but more mainstream folk i drew his campaign. ad
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amended mccall sort of said france wants to fight back against the submission has certain element of submission towards. vis a vis the at the american diktat. and he spoke about it reviving assertive goal esther meeting all show like at. friday's and francis separate wasn't by nato and our which had its own gathering to view again that we're going to be seen a reality check very probably. and this is what it opinion says it and that the french
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and the in the flip of france's real effort is going to be egg at texas has pressure on. the u. s. essentially working on the bilateral friend kind of a relationship but within we'e got to ask you hundred microns phone number get on the internet james this is another sensation hurry quick how. you run him i haven't because i didn't get his number but very quickly a journalist full phone got stolen the journalist. had. the personal direct line to my call. and it anyway the number pecans of online whoever stole his phone and decided with number online and then there were a load of insulting text messages. find one kind of suggested will assist insult index message while. heymann you have you got your delivery yes of calm blue he
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