plate of the residents of the city. aid groups warned of a humanitarian crisis. in the much awaited speech on his security policy the french president emmanuel macron vows to do everything in his power to protect the french people. including fighting the root causes of radicalization. in bringing back neighborhooood policing in france. as the nineteenth chinese national congress opens president changing paying urges as communist party. to take a stronger role in

society and economic development. to better address what she calls the nation's grim challenges . we start in france. parliament has adopted a controversial anti terror bill that gives the authorities permanent new powers. search homes shut places of worship and restrict freedom of movement the new law will replace the state of emergency imposed after the twenty fifteen paris attack. this move comes as as the french president emmanuel macron delivered a long awaited speech on security. in his address he said his first priority was to protect the french people. and help fight the root causes of radicalizatioion let's take a listen. a school will do the disciplines beyond the short term responses that

consisted of treating the cases of individuals already identified by police and intelligence agencies we have another phenomenon. where a number of our fellow citizens are tempted by radical ideas and violence? to confront this we need policies that can prevent radicalization from the youngest age possible but he did the promotion. as to me. ten in a speech the french president also vowed to bring back neighborhood policing in france. the ideas to restore a strong dialogue between the local community. and the authorities in a bid to prevent crime and reassure the population simon harding reports. policeman standing side by side with the community to fight to gains petty crime and reassure the locals. it's the beginning of the return of neighborhood policing on the emmanuel my car. in this area of to lose the unit was disbanded fourteen years ago provoking to communities displeasure. is ugly quoting you everyone in the neighborhood the youngsters respected them. they should promote to form of dialogue which at the moment is nonexistent

auctioned off. but what will be the task fellow just takes all their budgets many questions remain unanswered but the president did specify some of their priorities. do not burglaries illegal camps because injures driving up front that those who squad and holds and buildings. insults in the streets on public transport. harassment the streets are women. all of these things contribute to public dissatisfaction now. any moment amended them of the p.. police unions however remain skeptical. so it shouldn't be a case of taking from some services to create new ones because at the moment there are no free officers they're all in the field. the government plan on testing neighborhood policing in fifteen cities at the start of next year. including in leo. curtis men and women were seen celebrating their victory riding around on armored vehicles in rock is mean square this wednesday. this after the syrian democratic forces help them retake the city of raqqa

from the islamic state grou. after four months of fighting in. the eyes group has been using rock as its de facto capital since twenty fourteen. the while the battle itself is over the focus is now turning to the plate of the residents of the city. that is the hundreds of thousands that fled and those who remained. under the control of the islamic state group. so as usual has more. i have called be all hamoud family are among the lucky ones. they fled to amman jordan two thousand fourteen when the islamic state group captured the syrian city. one of raucous tribal leaders kalitta hamoud has vowed to return. much to the joy of his son and here we are happy because rock has been liberated and icons week to see our relatives and friends. an icon we to return to my school and to meet with my grandfather and friends and have fun with them. but some families haven't been as lucky the last four years under the islamic state group of informatics and deadly. plans have the

past months of fighting. this man spent five days under rubble after near strike it's home. it killed forty people in our house. the jihadist also used us as human shields. according to save the children two hundred and seventy thousand people fled the fighting in rock often they're still in need of a. many now live in overcrowded camps without adequate food water r and shelter. the city of raqqa may have been captured but the humanitarian emergency is getting worse and worse says more than quarter of a million people have fled the city. at least half of those are children the hungry they're exhausted that very vulnerable and lots of them are really traumatized. as some families plan to return the place they once knew is long gone. reduced to piles of rubble. but now the islamic state group has been chased out organizations like the world food program. say the victory is a game changer. adele now be able to reach residents of rocker and

provide di really needed help. the clock is ticking spain's government has given catalonia's leader carless pushed him on until thursda. ten a. m. to and his secession campaign or risk losing regional autonomy. the declaration follows a controversial referendum on independence held on october first. if pollution on doesn't back down madrid will trigger article one fifty five of the spanish constitution. measure never used before that would allow it to take direct control of the regio. the countdown is coming to an end. the crisis in spain is still far from being resolved. the separatist president carles puigdemont has until ten a. m. on thursday. to announce his independence projects. speaking before the spanish parliament is president clinton impatient figure. you know we stunned defeat he it's not difficult to answer the question i have. yes or no declared independence for consular dnia. i think should be sure to

convince mr priest them on to avoid treating all problems but if he decides to leave the government will have no other choice than to take measures that should not be taken in normal time. a terrorist. attack. you know the spanish to. trigger article one five five for the constitution if independence is declared. the measure permits madrid to take control catalonia and its institutions. including police finance and education. in total there seventeen lesions that function in autonomous fashion in spain. but after forty years of autonomy for catalonia will tomorrow be the start of a return to the old. will puigdemont push ahead. can in neighboring portugal the interior minister resigned this wednesday after forty two people were killed in a wild fires over the weekend. it brings the number of people who have died in wild fires across portugal this year alone. two hundred and six can stance i run of the sousa had been under severe political pressure to quit. this after investigations

into the june wildfires found numerous shortcomings in the official response. in her letter of resignation she said that although the tragedy was caused by multiple factors. it come to the conclusion that she could no longer continue. a political and personal reasons. in another world news opposition supporters in togo have defied government restrictions on protests. to demand the president's resignation. hundreds of people took to the streets of the country's two main cities this wednesday and they were met with police tear gas. protesters want to see constitutional reforms introduced including. a two term limit for presidents. and what the government has agreed to bring in the rule. the opposition is skeptical about whether it will be applied. its time for china to take center stage during his opening address on the nineteenth communist party congress. chinese president she's in pain held the start of a new era for the countr. the congress which is held every five years and

attended by some two thousand three hundred delegates. they're said to deliberate for. one week behind closed doors and pick the parties new leadership for the next ter. in his speech he called on his colleagues to help rejuvenate the country vociferous. more no right at present circumstances both inside the country and abroad are going through a deep and complicated to change off out of development of our country is still at an important strategic period. all come raids in the party must ascend higher. and enjoy a distant you. in peace time be prepared for danger. dead to change. dead to innovate which never stop. unite and is new to the people of all the nationalities of china. to construct a one of society. and to fight and win a great victory of socialism with chinese characteristics. in a new era you got some meat. staying in china that's known as the chinese silicon

valley zone one crooned i have taken a a tech hub north of beijing has become a symbol. of growth and prosperity for many young entrepreneurs the success of the region is largely attributed to the economic reforms the chinese president xi jinping. put in place during his first mandate. but while some are benefiting from these reforms others have been left behind especially. poor and unskilled workers coming from the countryside. as was migrants who live in newly created slums. paul james reports. she always carries this lucky chcharm with her. ththe unicocorn not only brs good l luck to moh jon. it also reflects the ambition of the young entrepreneur. like love unicorns i put them on my desk is i want us to much up to one day become a unicorn and change the well known to. but our social cognition. in tech jargon a unicorn is a start. has been valued at over a billion u. s. dollars. mo junks company hasn't reached that goal yet. but it is

well on its way. she's already managed to generate twenty million euros worth of investment to help develop artificial intelligence software for television. bong hits and it automatically recognizes an actual on tv. i can also recognize plays all furniture on the screen for accounts when it does. it then leads you to an e. commerce website will buy do wikipedia weibo cool i does now way for. elections or. no johohn has returned too china after studying at stanford university in the u. s.. then starting out her career at microsoft. she developed a prototype in silicon valley but decided to come back to beijing and settle into one so. since she jim ping came to power in twenty thirteen. innovation and technology have been declared national priorities. chinese authorities have established a series of strong incentives including tax cuts or financial help to drop brings back to chin. yeah a little to get policies have been established to encourage

people to a pin startups. it's crazy now. more and more young people even students have lost startups. the climate of businesses keeps getting better and better at home yeah. in june one soon flagship computer companies are already well established including both american and chinese brands. last year more than twenty billion euros were invested in john one so. by comparison investors spent some thirty billion euros in silicon valley through twenty six. in incubators like this one hundreds of start ups are still being launched. in the mind of the chinese government. future of the chinese economy is being shaped in communal development zone such as this one. the government back media in china heaps praise on areas likeke junk one soon on almt a daily basis reports technological and innovation advancements. entrepreneurs have been launching websites or smart apps at breakneck speed. gunn had treasurure of the timeme when we first launchd

the incubator we had less than ten start up companies like on the tweet. we've now openeded fifteen differerent locations across china was now host over five hundred startups or not. battle between up with. the high tech sector is doing well in china. beijing is now a city that is home to the largest number of billionaire. even more e the new yorkrk . and several of them live in just one so. however the area also has a dark underbelly. books cashiers and delivery man who s service don't want son also live here. but slum like conditions. oftentimes their homes have no running water. authorities want to tear down this year. beijing has been mandated as a modern city. a show piece of china's new prosperity with absolutely no trace of misery. as such the less fortunate like madame wong. have to move out of junk onone soon. we have no choice. we have to move. everything here will be

demolished the runs. once allowed to stay half. in the near future this is going to be her into skyscrapers. big buildings and fonsi compounds the e law battlegrou. lenovo's headquarters are located just a few hundred meters away. juniors and computer scientiststs working therere liveve in a bubble. fix a world completetely foreign o you all. we don't know them. i don't have any contact with unna. none dare condemned the wave of addictions and junk one so. none the less anger is widespread. but on camera you own prefers to talk about what she particularly likes in this area. the mahjong game with our neighbors feel. like we played during all spent time off to work. it entertains us. there are a lot. this old remnants of beijing is vanishing. from the seven percent average growth seen during she jim pings five years in power. only the chrome have fallen through

the fingers of the wealthy. released. independence headed to the polls this weekend for a snap election called by the prime minister himself chins army. the move described as a political maneuver by his opponents. but obvious says he wants public support for his policies. during a meeting this wednesday in tokyo he exposed his plan to increase childcare facilities. in order to help women enter the work force. but in an aging society where a woman's place is still very much in the home. how realistic is this polic? our correspondents* where and julie dongle hive have been meeting people there to find out. and nmama and you fewer foreign. this group of working pareres have big ambitions. as election day approaches. they're discussing how best to deliver that message to the political heat. some of the scenes were examining all the manifesto is to see which party is part of the my stuff it into improvingg child care.

because thehe army pile we have is to excise o out votg rights singapore killed and get on with it. frustrated by the status quo by many women the force to give up by korea's off to talk fast. the group decided to take action. last year t they lost the petition to urge the government to inject about ten billion euros into creating menageries. pupushs honking me today to in five women leave their jobobs afr having their first child. but i'm what is becoming a new m model is for both parents to work and earn about the same amount. so ththis will no longer be jut a problem for women. but for men as well. primim ministerr shinzo ave has placed child care support the forefront if his election campaign. the government hopes that by encouraging women to remain in the workforce. japan would be able to cut labor shortages caused by its late birth rate. not everyone is convinced. don't of the spectrum i would like to piss you prefer career and a family life. in love but i feel it's going to be difficult in the current environments.

but hank and limit the pro there's still a lot of prejudice against working women. i hope that will change too they divided up the loyalists. japan's public spending on at the education in canada accounts for less than one percent of gdp. as one of the lowest levels among developed nations. more than ten times that amount gazing to helping the older generation. in the form of pension and health craft. closest i think though we have to starart investing me in the younger generation. the currentt system is no longer tenable the problem is there are very few female manages all women in decision making positioions. abovee looook are very few female politiciansns only one in at ten mps is a woman. that's among the worst in the world. a little later two hundred women a competing in sunday's election. binding creased a shack in the heavy male dominated parliament. donald trump has suffered another judicial set back a

u. s. judge has put a temporary hold on his travel ban. his it rewritten version banning nationals from over half a dozen countries was set to be put in place toda. settles was on brings you the latest. strike three this is the third time a hawaii judge has struck down donald trump's travel ban. us district judge derek watson in honolulu said the presidential order quote suffers from the same maladies as its predecessor. he ruled the u. s. president has exceeded his authority in summarily and indefinitely banning one hundred and fifty million people. from ever travelling to the u. s.. this version of the band was annonounced in n september. you're slated to go into effect wednesday. in addition to a number predominately muslim countries included bands of north korean citizens and some government officials from venezuela. additions the white house argued proved the ban was created from a worldwide view of security intelligence and not to just

discriminating against moslems. following the judge's decision the white house press secretary said the courts hold was and dangerously flawed. and it quote undercuts the president's efforts to keep the american people safe. trump's first version of the so called muslim man was introduced to much surprise an outrage last march. it reeked havoc in airports within government agencies and created a huge outpouring of criticism. struck down by the courts the white house is no re written the band twice. but all three versions of immediately been challenged by over half a d dozen stat. and the presidential orders have failed to pass judicial review. the issue was slated to reach the u. s. supreme court this month. but the justices have called for all sides to resubmit briefs. on whether the case should simply be. smith's. it's a victory for environmentalists for the first time in three years deforestation in brazil's amazon has dropped. according to the government it fell sixteen percent in

the year to july twenty seventeen. the amazon the world's largest tropical rainforests soaks up vast amounts of carbon and is seen as vital. to the fight against climate change facility will reports. mtbe amazonian rainforest is under constant threat from human activity. but it appears this year has been slightly less destructive than the last. according to brazil's environment ministry. deforestation has decreased it's about that man to kielbasa deforestation which last year had gone up by nineteen percent as this year fallen by sixteen percent. for since we've been in government all the indicators show a full in deforestation in the amazon. now maza rohingya. whwhile the government clais credit for this drop larger forces m may be at play. dos a hihistoric relation betwen the livestock industry and deforestation. brazil's economic crisis has led to a drop in cattle price. soso you

surface area has been cleared for grazazing. michelle thomas government has also been widely criticized for slashing the country's environmental budget. something they did my whole heartedly. see origin lost for the images today we can confirm with certainty that there is no drug whatsoever regarding spending on environmentalal policies in the amazon. none whatsoever dies the monsoon. just last august timer opened up a wildlife preserve to sizeze of dedeak to minining companiess. only reversing that the. often national and in still condemnation. environmental groups say the full in deforestation rates is important. but it's still too early to celebrate. september so the highest number of forest fires in a single month since nineteen ninety eight. house farmers loggers and miners make space for the profits. check your business with a cape moody starting with bad news for emmanuel michael's efforts to get his finances

in order absolutely an unexpected shock really for the president. of the government's going to have to find ten billion euros which is collected for major corporations as part of attacks which is now been ruled illegal. and this is a measure introduced in two thousand twelve by flows weldon's government. it's collected a three percent tax on dividend payments. france is constitutional court has now judge but it unconstitutional. said that all the money will have to be paid back a bill amounting to ten billion euros. it could throw off michael administration's plans to bring the budget deficit under three percent. and may mean that it's spending plans have to be updated. government spokesman issued a barely veiled criticism of previous administration. let not duties mujaheddin an amateur apppproach to that w has led to the biggest tax gift ever hunted to companies in this country. says is suu kyi. good the indians those who collected on governmental responsible for a stick debt burdens will forward which is the equivalent of four or

five years worth of wealth taxes. yes if. check in on today's trading action now it was a positive session for the major european indices. richards ibex thirty five leading with gains about half a percentage point. strong earnings season driving trade across the board ther. wall street's also trending higher the dow jones has surged over a hundred and fifty points. pushing it firmly above the twenty three thousand mark which it had for the first time ever on tuesday. ibm's propelling gains there its shares are up over nine percent on stronger than expected earnings. moving on some of the day's other business headlines no. chinese censors are cracking down on social media as the communist congress kicks off its ten day meeting. whatsapp messaging service has been blocked after weeks of spotty service. we checked the messaging app owned by china's ten cent is also experiencing disruptions. ford is recalling one point three million pickup trucks in north america. to fix issues with door latches. earlier this year the american auto giant paid

nearly three hundred million dollars in charges to fix similar problems. in its fiesta fusion and lincoln models. reports just the ford new about the latch issue for two years before making it public. google is building at the city of the future and it looks a lot like toronto. google's parent company alphabet has chosen the canadian city for a new high tech hub alongside lake ontario. sidewalk labs which is the firms urban innovation unit will put fifty million dollars into developing a community which improve city life. everything from green energy systems to self driving public transport and new construction techniques. if announcement today is about promoting and fostering that innovation. and leading the way forward. this partnership will affect effectively transform key side into a thriving hub for innovation. create the good well paying jobs canadians ni. well google is heading north

many other us tech giants are looking south of the border to mexico. and hoping for hoping for a way around the trump administrations crackdown on immigrants and visas for skilled foreign workers generally explains. ntia thousand kilometers south of silicon valley life guadalajara. mexico's innovation hub is attracting more and more u. companies on nowadays we have sixty start ups on our pipeline. most of them are coming from. united states. from places like boston or silicon valley. and they are really interested in moving to mexico to serve operations it's a country willing to embrace. every s single talented person. the trump administrations hire american policies have made it harder for tech companies to employ foreign engineers. using h. one b. visas. the us president has also let the doc a program files. heaving young immigrants six hundred thousand of whom a mexican without the right to walk. the anti immigration

policies have encouraged funds to expand their presence abroad. and develop the local tech industries of the host countries. the fact that engineering is a globalized profession has allowed us to bring people from egypt from brazil. from many parts of the world and it's it's very good for the for while hiring mexico in general. tech giant facebook amazon and oracle a rule see presence in mexico. building offices and partnerships with local groups. the us tech sectors southern expansion. it's creating opportunities for expats and mexican for like. in those keep mediate with business use thank you so much well that's it for now produced a with us more news coming up shortly

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