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>> this is "france 24." time for 60 minutes live around the world. these are the headlines. emmanuel macron sits down with xi jinping to talk about fighting climate change and terrorism paired north and south korea sit down for the first talks in years. the north says it will send a delegation for the olympics amp
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pyeongchang. the south asking for families separated during the korean war to be reunited during the games. the trump administration set to for some two hundrdred thousand salvador in immigrants out of the united states. the white house deciding to end the protected status threatening deportation for tens of thousands of families with children born in the u.s. intel promises, to fix the smartphone security flaw for 90% of users this week. yourit affect how device works? will american talk show host oprah winfrey make a bid for the white house? more on who doesn't want her to do so, coming up on the press release. ♪ genie: the french president is
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on day two on his trip to china. emmanuel macron sat down with xi jinping and gave a statement at the great hall of the people in tiananmen square. here is more of what they had to say. >> the climate will be france's top irt for a development agenda in china which provides one billion euros to projects tight to ecological transition. we will continue to work different angles by increasing cooperation between businesses. greg's france wants to take relevant action towards technological needs. agreeda and france have to reinforce our international cooperation in every domain and to work together to defend
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multilateralism, to improve global government, and to respond to global challenges, including climate change and terrorism. we are joined on the set. what was your take away from the statement? >> it was a general statement from the chinese president. in fact, no specifics. macron spoke much longer and gave more concrete things when it came to industrial cooperation, a landmark agreement to build third-generation nuclear reactors in china and also an agreement to process nuclear waste, in which a french company is a world leader. there were specific details on but the one ons
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airbus has not materialized yet. when it comes to broader geopolitical issues, it was fairly vague. macron said we agree to strengthen an antiterrorist force, but he did not say how and whether the chinese agreed to pay for it and no questions were taken. we could not find out anything more. on north korea, he wanted a return to normality. there was nothing concrete to back it up. on climate change, there was specific talk about the money that the french intelligence onncy is going to spend mitigating the effects of climate change and that agency already has a number of cooperation channels with china on human rights -- china.
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on human rights, he took a predictable line. i now -- by now, we have seen leaders talks with where he basically said it is not up to france to lecture other companies on human rights. by now, we are used to that approach from a crown. when he was speaking with xi jinping, he was talking about the difference between french and chinese history saying we respect each other and we will not interfere with chinese affairs. that is the basic sort of approach there. calledpresident macron for a more united european approach in its relations to china. >> his view is that if europe does not agree on trade, then it cannot be effective because
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china is a huge market and france is a small market. itis a bigger market if is combined with other european nations. they have to come from the same position to be effective. that trying to signal france is going to have a more active diplomacy within the european union that will try to into manype forward different areas. that is conn's plan in the plan in thecron's moment because there hasn't been germany innment in four months since the election. he said europe is back and he wants chinese to think france will be a mover and shaker in europe and it is time to reconsider france in a major partner and europe. under his predecessor, the go to person in europe for the chinese was angela merkel, the german
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chancellor. i think he was trying to send the signal that things will change in europe now that he is present. that has yet to become concrete. genie: thanks for that. meanwhile, north and south korea held their first trek talks in more than two years and after months of rising tension over north korea's nuclear program. delegations met at the demilitarized zone today with positive results. north korea says it will send a delegation to the winter the picks in south korea with analysts saying sports diplomacy could open more international relations. north korea says it will reopen its hotline with the south. >> despite the frosty relations, people expressed views for the interpretive method off koreanan ties.
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>> there is a saying in our country, the job is done paired ties have been severed for a long time. i would like to take part in the meetings with tenacity and perseverance. genie: let's go to bruce harrison who is in seoul. tell us what concretely came out of this meeting today. out,: what concretely came we will note shortly. the two sides have wrapped up the day and will issue a joint statement shortly about the talks at the dmz. they met at the peace housethe t statement shortly in the border between the two koreas. information trickled out as the day went along. north korea said it accepted and agreed to the proposal to send a delegation to the winter olympics in pyeongchang. who want to send athletes qualify. they would like to send a
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high-level delegation. they would like to send a cheerleading squad as well. saidhole group as they before in previous games, they will do the same for pyeongchang. ththe south did not just stick o the olympics for the scope of the talks, they expanded. encourage reconciliation along the lines of family rereunions, reuniting koreanans separated by militaryn war and talks to ease tensions. those were alslso discussed. we will l find out shohortly wht they ultimately y agreed to inin their statement that t ll be out ththis evening. are extrememelyalks rare. ththe first ones betweenen themn over two years. what did i it take t to get evee back around the table? bruce: number one, the olympics. this i is an opportunity for boh koreas to create overtures.
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eventslympics and spoporting 10 t to encouragage these. these. to encourage the soututh has been reaching ot to the north since may of last year. north korea came through and kim tog-un said they would like have talks. there are other variables at play. north korea claims it has eight nuclear deterrent and may make it feel more comfortable -- a nuclear deterrent and may make it more comfortable in the table. right now, we are talking just olympics. couldld impact the situation. .enie: thank you - burninghe ship has been
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since the iranian tanker crash. it was carrying oil and ththere are fears it coululd explode. rescuers found the body of what they think is a sailor frorom te oil tanker. there is no sign of the other crew members aboard this ship. the white house is cracking down on immigration. the trump administration is set to for some 240,000 salvadoran immigrants out of the u.s. that wall end the temporary protected status many have said for -- had for years. >> donald trump, shame on you. >> that is the response to the attempt toment's status.ere they now have until september to pack their bags or seek new residency status.
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-- september 2019 to back their bags or seek new residency status. >> my son said to me, mom, , d't go. taking him to el salvador is dangerous and leaving him here is too. washe protected status brought on after two massive earthquakes hit the country. the u.s. government says the status cannot be justified because the condition caused either squeaks no longer it -- caused by the quakes no longer exists. the news comes after patients of nicaraguans were stripped status last year. >> we are talking about 200,000 people who are working in this country. also take in consideratioththe violcece.
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the u.s. chamber of congress has also criticized the move. health care also. genie: a protester was killed in tunisia as clashes broke out over high prices and unemployment. the man was killed after demonstrations turned violent after security forces try to stop young people from burning down a government building. distance, tear gas hung in the air after the protests ended. the demonstrations were dispersed when police arrived. clashes between security forces and protesters left one dead. a spokesperson of the ministry confirms the death on tuesday. >> the citizen killed was asthmatic. we are waiting for the corners report.
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we must note that he was not crushed by a security vehicle as reported by some sociaial media pages. >> the protests initiated days ago by an activist group. it was in reaction to government plans to cut the budget deficit by raising taxes and the price of basic goods, including gas. multiple demonstrations took place on monday, which one turned violent. the events s spread to several cities and west of the country. escalated quicklyly, as w writers set fire to stores. many aused of looting werere arrested. in 2010, demonstrations across e risingng cost of living set off protests. they continue now more than seven years later. the tunisian head of government
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has said 2018 will be the last difficult year for tunisians. meanwhile, tunisia's main opposition party has vowed to expand protest until it abandons -- the government abandons its plans. genie: let's take a look at today's stories. emmanuel macron sits down with the chinese president. they work together to fight both climate change and terrorism. talks between north and south korea, the first in two years. the north says it will send a delegation to the olympics in pyongyang and the south asking for families separated during ringorean war be reunited the games. the trump administration set to for some 240,000 salvadoran immigrants out of the united states. the white house deciding to and protected status, threatening deportation for tens of thousands of families with children born in the u.s.
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business news now with stephen carroll. you are starting at the consumer electronic show in las vegas and a promise to fit -- a fix the smartphone security. stephen: keynote speech promise processor chips with security flaws revealed last week. he said there is still no evidence any data has been stolen. we have the story. seeking to reassure intel ceo kicked off the keynote speech following security is job one for the company. intel is grambling to recover after researchers revealed serious security -- scrambling to recover after researchers revealed serious security issues with chips. have notnow, we
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received any information that these exploits have been it used to obtain customer data. we are working tirelessly on these issues to ensure it stays that way. >> the flaws affect nearly all modern smartphones and computers. 90% of intel's processors made in the last five years would be patched within a week. there was a warning, the software being released will slow down machines, some by up to 30%. >> we bebelieve the performance impact of the updates is highlyy dependent. we expectct some workloads s will have a larger we willhan others, so continue working with the industry to minimize the impact on those workloads over time. >> while it is an industry-wide
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problem, intntel is front and center because it is the world biggest chip manufacturer. reresearchers say meltdown affes mid-1990's.ince the the compmpany has yet to address its plan for older microprocessors. with france with more legal trouble for apple over the slowing down of its iphones. wrecks a criminal investigation into claims the technology giant deliver liberally shorten the lifespan of iphones. this, after the company admitted last month it had intentionally slowed down older smartphone models to prolong battery life. in the wake, a group lodged a formal complaint. 2015, if found guilty, they could face fines of 5% of turnover or prison sentences for executives. genie: what is happening on the
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markets? stephen: good news on unemployment in the euro zone. the latest showing the jobless rate fell to its lowest level since 2009, at 8.7%. market gains across london, feirense, -- paris, and frankfurt. makingnch carmaker is staff.l hire new it plans to make new rules allowing french companies to implement large-scale voluntary redundancy programs. electronics is recording record profits of 12 billion euros. for the year, operating profits are up over 80% at the company, but fell short of expectations. the earnings have been boosted by higher prices for memory chips on a stronger korean jans.
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yuan. yuon. genie: oprah winfrey's speech at the golden globes has been making waves on the markets. stephen: she is a major shareholder in weight watchers and after her passionate speech at the golden globes, shares soared it to the highest level in five years, up 12%. opera winfrey first invested in about weight watchers in 2015. she took a 10% stake in the ebony and that made her 40's -- posture $43 million. that rose to $300 million. genie: she is a force to be reckoned with. thank you so much for that stephen carroll.
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now it is time for the review. >> to take a look at the main stories. lots of reaction to the historic meeting for the first time in over two years in north and south korea. >> north korea has now agreed to send a large delegation to next month's winter games in pyeongchang. a milestone decision. the north has only ever sent small delegations. delegation was even included cheerleaders and a performance art group. the south is looking to hold military talks and possibly arrange a family reunion for families separated by the border . the "new york times" notes that games may encourage further talks.
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not everyone agrees. let's look at a cartoon who has a cynical take on the meeting wherein the top left corner you see the two koreas at war and then they are shaking hands and then north korea is running circles around south korea. at the end, it creates a black hole in which south korea disappears. can we really trust north korea? that is the question they ask. is on theeuro: should verge of collapse over a migrant scandal. >> it may be on the verge of collapse. from thetion is nationalist party. a federal investigation is now looking into claims that back in 2015, under the guis looking ine lookrant situation to help
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at the people who should be deported. officials picked out opponents and people were allegedly tortured once they return home. the are facing calls for dismissal of the head of the party. they threatened to pull the party out of the coalition if he is fired. the prime minister said he will not tolerate any lack male -- blackmail. in the paper it said if he has done something wrong he should be punished for it. this is basic clinical dignity and slammed the party leader for what they see as political blackmail. genie: next to the states where the press is going crazy over the speech by oprah winfrey. it was at the golden globes. it has everyone wondering if she made it a bid for the presidency. >> it has spawned opinion pieces in the press saying don't do it at all cost and please don't run
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for the white house in 2020. that is what the "new york times" has said. even if the general feeling is that she would probably be a better president than donald trump who set the bar low, nonetheless a president winfrey is a "terrible idea and underscores the expense to which trumpism has invaded our lives." i quote, the politician will be at the very least a serious figure with a strong record of public service kind her. you might be wondering what does donald trump think about this? a twitter cartoonist says the u.s. president watching the news at home eating takeout and coming up with catchy mean girl names to take down his rival rah or opera lose free. piece thatdid find a
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said she wasn't really considering a bid. >> she wasn't launching a bid but was trying to mobilize people who couldn't possibly launch a bid in 2020 and beyond. her real message was the rest of us need to take action about the current state of clinical affairs. it was a particularly powerful charge to young girls at home to tell their stories and fight for injustices and their own values. genie: you have environment news. a crisis is looming in the pacific oceans largest green sea turtle population. >> they are temperature dependent for the sex. it means the hatchlings of turtle babies depends on how warm the sand is. and warmer sand, females hatch and in colder sand, males. greate out that to any barrier reef have been producing primarily females for the past
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two decades and now we are looking at what could be a complete feminize asian of the species due to warmer temperatures heating up sans -- feminization of the species due to warmer temperatures heating up the sand. it is a warning that this species could be eliminated. genie: there is a picture making the page of the british tabloids. it is little princess charlotte who started nursery school. >> it is a cute picture and has been published in many british tablets. it warms your heart. is attendinglotte a 3000 pound per term nursery school in london full-time. she looks pretty ecstatic to be starting school. she is looking chic and her red coat and read mary jane's. these pictures were taken by her mom, kate middleton, an avid
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photographer. genie: all sisters want to be like their brothers. thank you so much for the look at the press review today. you can get a closer look at that on our web
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