♪ this is france 24. i'm genie godula. pope francis is visiting the country formerly known as vermont. he is there to look at the crisis that forced rohingya to flee their homes. -- since thepewing weekend, forcing the airport to close to tens of thousands of travelers. and the controversial weedkiller glyphosate on the table again at

the european union. critics say it causes cancer. you thisng up for hour, amazon's ceo jeff bezos is now worth over $100 billion thanks to black friday sales pushing company shares up, and a for next spring. prince harry set to wed his real friend, american actress meghan markle. but first, our top story live from paris. pope francis is in myanmar today, the country also known as bournemouth. that is the first ever papal visit there. he will be meeting the tiny catholic communities in myanmar

and neighboring bangladesh, but the real hot button issue is the situation of rohingya muslims. some 600,000 of them have been pushed from bournemouth into bangladesh. from burournemouth -- ma into bangladedesh. pull francis will meet with government authorities. chief.e to the army he is also due to speak with the defective civilian leader aung san suu kyi. reporter: pope francis has landed in burma and wasas greetd enthusiastic catholics, thousands of thehem. sosome had traveveled for arouno days by boat or train to catch a glimpse o of the pontiff. dressed inm nototably traditional outfits, and these

states who live in these -- they are internally displaced and live in camps due to the anding civil war in burma, they really hope the pope francis in his meetings with the burmese authorities will talk abouout their rise and protectin for them. another bigurse issue concerning human rights on the table there -- is the plight muslims00,000 rohingya who have been forced to flee to bangladesh, and yet the pope has been publicly advised not to even use the word rohingya while he is there? reporter: absolutely. pope francis treading on a thin line with the question of the rohingya. pope francis did speak out in sometimethe rohingya

time ago, denouncing whahahe called the persecution of rohingya brothers. but if he uses the word rohingya during this visit it will spark heavy debate and couould even cacause a diplolomatic incident. that is what the catholic community has warned him aboutu. they will carefully choose his words. it is all religious communitiess ma, but also this muslim minority persecuted in burma, and surely he will speak his mind and discuss that issue behind closed doors when he gets a just to do so. there that is our report from bangkok. now to pakistan where the islamist leader behind massive protests in islamabad has told

his followers to go home. the violet menstruation paralyzed the city for we. the protesters key demand was the resignation of the law minister. protesters were angry at proposed changes to the violetation -- the demonstration paralyzed the city iolent demonstration paralyzed the city for weeks. after days of demonstrations, they got what they asked for, pakistan's law minister handed in his resignation. it is the end of a weeklong blockade. after the assurance of the army chief of staff, we are breaking off the sit in. it began over a

proposed new oath of office that anyd have committed reference to mohammed, a change that it mattered to blasphemy for some. despite the government abanandoning the change, little-known muslim groups took to the streets, making an name for themselves. twor clashes that killed people and injured 200 others over the w weekend, the e law ministerer offered his resignation. it underlies the influence of religious groups in pakistan. analysts say it is a potential danger for next year's elections since the party may lose voters to more hard-line groups. i vowed to pursue terrorists until "they are wiped from the face of the earth." officials from 40 muslim

community is gathered for the first counterterrorism a wyatt's. it was announced under the auspices of prince mohammed, whose rapid ascent has shaken the political scene across the region. speaking sunday, prince mohammed said the attack on an ejection mosque that killed more than 300 mosqueers -- egyptian that killed more than 300 worshipers has galvanized terrorists. and a shipment of vital food aid hahas made it into yemen for the first time in three weeks after the lifting of a blockade.e. those first supplies have gotten through, the u.n. says the knee is not nearly enough. has raised d its warning alert, warning4 other women at risk of

interruption from a volcano. the volcano has been spewing -- four days now -- spewing ash for days now. , maxwell reports. reporter: moving away from interrupting the volcano. erupting for cano. they say that love is willing up in its crater and the situation could get worse -- they say that is welling up in its crater in the situation could get worse. indicatesigns eruptions will continue. tens of thousands have already evacuated to emergency centers. 25,000 people have b been living in shelters since september when

emors around the volcano increased. >> we were so afraid seeing the huge, thick, black smoke rising from the volcano yesterday. reporter: the smoke has created havoc at the airports. check-in haso the not closed indefinitely. we do not know the plan. most likely we will have to stay overnighght. honestly, it is not that bad. it last corrupted in 1963, killing over 1000 people. genie: the future of weed killer

glyphosate is on the table again at the european union. is hugely relied upon by farmers. there is controversy about extendining its license for five years. in appeals committee will vote on that renewal. the latest twist in the glyphosate debate at the eu that has been going on for months. sri lanka did not hesitate to ban that product when it was found to be limited to kidney disease and farmers. reporter: glyphosate once rereigned over these rice field. farmers would put the weed killer on their crops. was before. since it was banned years ago, farmers have not touched a drop. don't use itit anymore. i don't like this product. i don't want to die. reporter: these cousins say the

product made their families and neighbors sick and contaminated the drinking water. it does toout what weeds. that was going into our water. the company said that this type of product is good for farmers and we bought it, because we did not know any better. the two: the older of now has a chronic kidney disease, along with 10% of the region for all i inhabitants. not all. yours -- not all doctors blame glyphosate, but .his rancher is convinced he lobbied the government to ban the weed killer. enough courage to bandy glyphosate. why not france? why not other european countries?

reporter: the renowned tea managed by to be hand. it has caused prices to rise $.10 a kilo. harry isitain's prince engaged to american actress meghan markle, best known for her work on the drama "suits." they are set to get married next year. member to be is unlike any before -- she's american, of course, but she is also divorced and even older than prince harry. reporter: after speculation and rumor we have this surprising addition to the british royal

family -- it is now official. prince charles just 40 minutes ago published a communique, or kensington palace did for him, the father of very confirmed prince harry and meghan markle will indeed marry, and we believe that will be in the spring. , who used to be party harry, really. very much the last two years has wanted to settle down. he is one to do that with meghan markle. an american divorcee, slightly older than him. course, she has become much more famous as the suspected relationship between the two dev of them. lots of reaction, of course, congratulations from prince charles, his father, and his wife, the duchess of cornwall, also the queen and the duke of edinburgh.

also real happiness expressed by meghan markle's parents at what they hope will be a lifetime of happiness. the prime minister theresa may has put aside brexit considerations to comment on this happy news, again wishing the happy couple great happiness. so, we understand they got engaged earlier this month. afternoon,early evening paris time, we will get the happy couple's first interview, which i think will be live. stand by for more details. i think -- will they have a church wedding at westminster abby? when will that be? in the spring. and the dress, of course. so, happy news coming out of the united kingdom. it's not all brexit.

genie: let's take a look at today's top stories for you on france 24. today.ncis is in myanmar he is due to talk about the violence against rohingya fleems that pushed 6000 to their homes. a mass evacuation along the base of a volcano on the island of bali. it forced the airport to close them is sending of thousands of travelers. and the future of controversial weed killer glyphosate on the table again today at the eu. in appeals committee will vote on the weed killer hugely relied upon by farmers, but critics say causes cancer. time now for the businesess update. how are you doing? we will so with the financial markets. how are things looking? m monday.yber there's also donald trump's tax

plan as it enters the make or break week with a vote in the u.s. senate expected as early as thursday. european shares are in the red across the board, but have since gained grounds or are making modest gains. and there is a tug-of-war over a leadership change? the consumer financial protection bureau was set up under barack obama to protect consumers. the banking industry has accused it of f over acting. its director, richard cordially, announces resignation friday, and appointed a successor. but president trump named somebody else, the white house budget chief, mick mulvaney, as the director. lawsuit has been filed to block this nomination.

the top lawyer has concluded that donald trump has the power to do so. the publisher of time, people, sports illustrated, and fortune magazines has been bought, backed by the conservative billionaires the koch brothers, known for their influence on the republican party. there has been industrywide decline in advertising revenue. bitcoin has reached a high, despite the warning from analysts about his volatility. markettral capitalization meanwhile has exceeded $300 billion for the first time. and shares a nintendo hit a nine-year high following sales

of its hit switch gaming console on black friday. it is up 95% this year. nintendo has been ramping up production off the switch ahead of the holiday season. yuka, before we talk about black friday, you are going to talk about some business here in france. the central bank will deliver verdicts about the closure of the accounts that belong to marine le pen fell far right nationalist party. yuka: that is right. the bank of france was asked by the economy minister to hsbc,igate, as well as for any bank details related to marine le pen and her party. our correspondent has more. reporter: the national front on one side, it's banks on the other. they have been open for almost a

and hsbc said it was closing its leaders accounts. france fell finance minister -- france fell fine minister has look to see whether the law was taken into these decisions. >> i think the law has been complied with andhad good reasons. reporter: the natioional front disagrees. they say that the decision was politically motivated. >> this is an attempt to suffocate an opposition party. reporter: thanks have no obligation to say why they shut down accounts. there has been widespread the far rightat finances have been badly hurt and that was behind the decision to close the accounts.

the national front also has to pay back the loan it contracted through a russian bank before the presidential election. the french central bank has requested the new bank account would be open for the national front as required by the l law, but ththe party saysys its new k to receivellow it donations, use checks, or credit cards. genie: unless you have been living under a barrel, you probably know that today is cyber monday. the traditional day after the thanksgiving day. one man really came out on top. yuka: jeff bezos saw his net .orth climb he is the world's only billionaire. his fortune increased by almost $2.5 billion on the run up to black friday.

this share is up more than 18% compared to last year. amazon is also big with discounts and big dales -- big deals announced. genie: that is such a lot of money, i can't even get my head around it. now it is time for our press review. ♪ solange joins me to look at what the papers are saying. hi, solange. lots of tennis fans are cheering after the davis cup. solange: they are indeed. they are congratulating the french team for their when. and you will notice that that is capitalized -- so it is a play words, meaning astounding or

marvelous in french. paper, there is an interview with the french team's coach. he describes the rush of adrenaline and happiness, but he also described the weight of theious losses and how previous 16 years of losing the davis cup was very much on the team's mind. he said that they were able to energy that of helped them win. he talks about the future and whether he will want to coach the french team. he says he will have to talk it over with his wife because tennis keeps them from other passions like music. true. that's he has a very thriving music career as well. let's move on to pakistan. dailye: yes, the pakistan

is covering the use story, saying the government has capitulated to the demands of the small religious groups and that group for weeks had been calling for the minister's resignation and succeeded. they were asking for it because his office proposed to change the wording of an oath that pakistani millis stirs take toward islam. the protests turned violent over the weekend. it says that the government handed the situation disastrously, letting the protest gain momentum to turn into a nationwide outburst that lead to seven deaths on saturday. the bbc takes us behind the it says in an article published before the minister 4 years that every 2 to "the rug is pulled out from under the feet of the government ." and the bbc says the military

has some sway and allowing that to happen. something military designs. also disputes in egypt after that horrific attack in a mosque that killed over 300 muslim worshipers on friday. solange: "for 20 minutes they fired at us and no one was spared." that quotation from one of the survivors. neighbors were killed in the attack. i showed this article from the egyptian daily, because it is one of the very few accounts that has come out. egyptian and foreign journalists have long been kept from visiting the sinai peninsula. it's relatively poor. citizens are often caught between the military and jihadist groups. genie: and the response has created quite a bit of controversy in egypt? reporter: they have.

they published a piece that caused outrage. they said the president's response will not work. argues that revenge attacks by the government are predictable and the targets are likely random, which means there will likely be civilian deaths. saysp-ed in "the guardian" that he is addicted to violence like a madman or alcoholic and will eventually fail. it says that egypt has become a black hole of human rights and democracy. naturally, the op-ed did not make the egyptian government happy. in a widely read egyptian paper, the foreign minister said he was usually shocked and outraged by the coverage. genie: let's go to meghan markle , formerly known -- let's go to myanmar, formerly known as

burma. see the says you "welcome pope." many are watching to see whether he uses the term rohingya. "the new york times" had an interesting article about the purge of the rohingya and how it made the country's top general even more popular among the buddhist majority. it profiles the general, and shows that he wants to be the leader in burma. genie: it is lunch time in paris. for all of you to get hungry this afternoon -- apparently spanish ham is becoming a hot commodity in china. it is.: after troubles and french wine andcaviar, -- truffles

french winning caviar, they cannot get enough of it. the popularity is great for spanish farmers to read it may not be so good for spaniards who

man: today, i'm going to talk about dominant economic, social, cultural, political system: consumer capitalism. at the heart of ththe success of this model lie two linked ideas. the first is an image of "the good life" based upon the accumulation of consumer goods, and the second is the idea of perpetual and infinite economic growth. what i want to argue today is that both those ideas