>> welcome to the france 24 newsroom. another deadly attack in afghanistan. 11 are killed as the country reels from 100 dead. it is deadline day in egypt. candidates put themselves rward forr elections. thereris a last-t-minute challenger. activists: for boycotts. let's get to the latest.

-- activists call for boycotts. the river sent has now peaked ine hasexpected -- se now peaked and is expected to recede in the coming days. our top story this hour. gunmen in afghanistan have killed at least 11 soldiers today and wanted some 16 others. the attacks took place one of place. this is the latest in the wave of deadly attacks in the country . two days ago, a bomb concealed in an and don't killed more than -- an ambulance killed more than 100 people. was speaking to the defense

minister and he confirmed at least 11 soldiers from the afghan national army were killed. 16 others are wounded. injuries were not life-threatening. he also confirmed that one of the attackers was detained with a suicide vest. investigators hope the attacker could provide them with more information about more sleeper cells. stage, we see a very visible increase in security on the streets of kabul. more vehicles are being searched. that is because the indonesian president is visiting. he is already in kabul. situation for at least 7 million people here in kabul remains uncertain. people are calling for better

security and better protection. for the moment, all of the security and intelligence failures are costing the people of afghanistan and the government of afghanistan, not only human lives but also long-term economic impact. such insecurity, you u ll find it very hard to encourage afghan and foreieign investors to spend their money here at a time when there is an issue of high unemployment. people really neneed jobs. are -- think for joining us from kabul. has rescued -- this is all part of a plan to diminish the power of kurds in syria. we have a report from syrian

fighters working with turkey. commander of the militia, one of many armed groups that make up the free syrian army. is taking us to the front line of syria's latest battle. >> we are headed to the front line of fighting between the ypg separatists and our men. we have not been able to advance for a couple of days because of the bad weather and the ypg are trying to infiltrate our position on a daily basis. takesroup of fighters point.n, a strategic the kurdish enclave is the target of the military offensive . here the ypg are just a stones throw w om fsa allllies.

turkey's promise of a swift victory, the kurds are putting up fierce resistance. last night, theyey a attacked s from above but we pushed back. they are about 200 meters away. god willing, we will protect civilians from the terror. >> kurds have controlled this region since the beginning of the syrian conflict. that puts the fsa at a disadvantage. battle hehere is chchallenging. it is mountainous, which makes it hard to pick up positions in e face of f ypg sniper we need the turkish artillery so that we can advance. >> after days of fighting, turkey and the f fsa say they he captured from the ypg. the battle is shifting on the front lines. the road remains long.

>> this is a sign of how turkey's campaign has left syria and farther away. kurdish leaders say they would won't attend peace talks. attend peace talks. they are being led by moscow as well as turkey. the opposition group says it will not be attending. as the talks get underway, activist say 11 people have been killed in government airstrikes. the bombs hit a vegetable market . they also reportedly struck a out ofl, putting it service. it is one of the few opposition controlled areas in syria. they are waging a campaign against rebel groups. >> today is the deadline for candidates in egypt to put themselves for elections in march. five figures have called for the vote to be boycotted after

several candidates withdrew, except for the incumbent president hihimself. politiciansng, the said thehey would run. several hopefuls have been forced to drop out. at least onene of them hasas ben jaililed. for more, let's bring in sharif. the deadline is this afternoon. there a appears to bebe one less minute entry? closed a fewindow windows ago head of ththe natiol elecection. theyey will not extend the deadline. we are receiving breaking news right now that 15 minutes before the window closed, the head party l leader submitteded his candidacy papers, though there has bebeen no official confirmatition. backerreen an outspoken of t the reelection.

the socicial media pages are plastered with pictures of him and slogans of support for him. this would clearly be a candidate to avoid thehe vote being a referendum. only one candidate, it would be a referendum. he would have to win 5% of the votes to win his reelection. already, this electoral process has raised scathing criticism and mockery on social media, even newspapaper comments s that were pro-have been criticizing how the process has been handled. .hey are calling foror a boycott the election seems to have lost legitimacy for many here in egypt. > s several candidadates havn forcrced to drop o out. why y has that been? sharif: we havave seen one pontial chalallenger after

b being either arrested, quitting, or forced out of f the race. a former general and military chief of staff announces intent to run, and then the army hit him with a raft of charges, including -- rash of charges. he has been detained for questioning and we have not seen him since. two days ago, some top campaign auditor, wase top attacked outside of his home. he described it as an mac attempted kidnapping -- an attempted kidnapping. it was called an act of revenge. former air force gegeneral and the less prime minister was d deported from the united emimirates. in cairo, , he was met by

offificials and taken to a hotel and there were on the confirmed -- unconfirmed reports thatt officials pressured him to abandon his run for the presidency andnd charged him wih allegedd charges. another quick the race a few days ago complaining they targeted his followers. he also has a pendingng court ce against t them which could have disqualified him. if former lawmaker said he quit the race because the climate was not conducive for campaigning. he feared for the e safety of hs supportersrs. finalllly, an army colonel announced his intention to run, only to be court-martialed and sentenced to six years in prison. it s seems the government has dropped any pretense of holding a democratic vote and is determined to hold onto power by any means necessary. >> thank you for bringing us up to speed.

we will bring all the developments on that story here in the newsroom when we have it. the african union is holding its annual summit this monday. they will swear in ththe rwanda and president as the new head. the top of the agendaa is talkig about president donald trumps languauage -- tod's language agaiainst them. trump's language against them. france 24 spoke to a chinese ambassador and here is how he responded to the allegations. sensational. is -- i am suspicious of the intention of the report.

the e report was published o ony before the summit.t. purpose,,ey did it on and i think they did i it b bece they wanted to attract the chinaion and damage the image and undermine china and talks between china and africa. adopt laws nearly two years after brexit. the terms are infuriating pro brags mps in the united kingdom. brexit brag proponents in the united kingdom. they hope to get this underway by march. now in paris, the end may be insight following flooding

that has for some 1500 people in the city and suburbs from their holdings. the river is six meters high but is expected to start receiving getsrow, as a major mop up underway. we have a report. >> he has been in over his these four days. starting tuesday, the statue will solely start to dry off. paris. the rest o of water levels in the french capital stabilized at a peak of 5.84 meters monday, just below the 6.1 meter high of 2016. it may not be a record, but it still provided quite a spectacle. >> it happens often. it is every time. >> i have been doing this for three days. >> even know it has peaked, outside of paris, the water level continues to rise. with the ground already waterlogged, it could take days until the northwest appears can

ditch their boats. >> this is how we have been taking the kids to school. this is how my wife and i have been getting to work and going grocery shopping. ,> to the east of paris residents have developed their ,wn strategy for getting around making up for power outages with solidarity.. >> we help each other out as neneighbors. we bring e each other pizza, fo, ter, it isis great. > it is a a attitude e that l serve them well in the coming weeks as the water precedes ended it is time to assess the damage. >> russia has been banned from the upcoming paralympics because of its doping record. the pearland bit committee says russians will instead -- paralympic committee says russia may be able to participate in other events.

the government to nice supporting any doping programs, but the membership was revoked in august 2016 over what was described as an endemic culture. tois time for the program caps on business. brian joins us in the studio. you will start us off in japan with the fallout from one of the largest crypto currency theft ever. company lostsed money to hackers. basis pendant all trading and promiseded they would reimburse customers 90% with internal funds. the world's 10th crypto currency value lost over 10% of their value following news of a hack. it shows a vulnerability of digital l currencies as theyey cocontinue to boom. they are expecting caucus exchanges.

financial services agencyy will coinn check comic and have issues to protect its customers. i expect they will supervise the company to take action based on regulations. in west africa, the government is looking for new solutions to improve the governments economy. they want to restore wildlife officiaials to prototect it. >> it is one of the west africa's last wildlife reserve, and it may transform the economy of what the poorestountries. with the species, the national heart expands one of 4000 800 square kilometers. though the park opened 50 years ago, decades of elegegant -- elephant poaching and economic

neglect left the park in a state of decay. now, african parks has assumed management of the refuge, hoping to turn it into an eco-friendly tourist hotspot. it is about conserervation. it is about revitalization, rerer station, and d then of course organizization of the spe to make it a touourist resouour, both f for the economy and also for the local economy. ordrd to succesessfully brining the park back to life, e country had to secure 26 million dollars in investments over a decade. the government has said it will provide up to $6 million. the president has made it a key priority o of his presidenential mandate. only 200,000 tourists traveled between 2014 and 2015. they want to see the number rise to one million by 2021 and create 100,000 jobs over the next 10 years. is just the latest country

on the continent to use tourism to boost its economy. windla conservation in the about $4 million in revenue in 2016. $4in rwanda brought about million in revenue in 2016. time no fore-check on the day's trading action. european markets mixed. banking sector losing ground as a spanish lender recorded a loss for the most recent quarter. parisankfurt here in around flatline. today'ske a look at business headlines. the founder of swedish furniture giant ikea has died at age 91. he founded the iconic furniture retailer when he was a teenager, turning it into one of the most iconic brands with one than 400

stores nationwide. he is dogged -- 400,000 stores nationwide. today's book says it will publish privacy y principles for the first timime with educacatil videos to help users control access to personal information. it comomes as facebook prepares for the role of the biggest overhaul since the dawn of the internet. yourpsed british construct -- constructors have a select committee to make sure the a billionercomes dollar loss in the pension scheme. open an investigation into the failed firm. for business, a new controversy surrounding volkswagen over emissions testing.

officials are demanding answers about experience that exposed monkeys to toxic diesel fumes. the new york times reported friday that a research group set up had commissioned the 2014 study to defefd the use e of dies f following revelelations ththat it's exhaust coululd caue cancer. monkeys were confined in airtight chambers and forced to breathe e the exhaust frfrom a volkswagen beetle. all three automakers denounced testing. jose can said it was a mistake and it is against their ethical standards. on monday -- bolt wagon -- volkswagen said it was a mistake and it is against their ethical standards. >> thank you very much. it is time now for the press review. ♪ >> time now for the press review

on the program. we are joined in the studio. >> you are going to start us off with egypt, where today is the last day to declare for elections coming in march. >> the deadline closes for officials to throw their name into the hat for the elections. the problem is that the president is the only candidate in the running. that fiver reminds us egyptian personalities have called for a boycott of the vote saying the egyptian government is essentially suppressing any legitimate candidates from running by putting pressure on them. it is leaving us with very empty ballot boxes as you see in this cartoon that sums up the administration. lonely but it is also serious infringement on democracy. go to poland where

legislation is dumping its relationship with israel. it a minieven call diplomatic crisis because benjamin netanyahu has agreed to meet with a polish counterpart in an effort to defuse tensions over this crisis. government is trying to push through a bill that makes it illegal to contribute complicity in the holocaust to the polish nation. poland says all schlitz -- auschwitz is not a polish name and the entries name is a german phrase meaning it is german not polish. they fear it may whitewash some of the darker parts of poland's wartime past. the two leaders are going to be meeting to defuse tensions. >> what arare some of the reactions? >> there was a piece on the front page of the jerusalem post that sides with poland.

it reminds readers of poland's valiant efforts to resist nazi is him and notes that 1.9 million non-jewish poles died during the war. warsaw was also raised to the ground. beit says poland is right to angry when it is made to appear that they were responsible. , we see --s press polish press, we see the same sentiment. "spittinghe spat is on the polish people who risk their lives to save jewish people during the work of -- war." >> we are taking a look at how things are changing in the workplace. >> there was a global discussion on sexual harassment. it has had an impact on the workplace. this is an interesting piece from the "washington post. go it explains workplace relations

have changed but not in a good way. people are changing behavior, but sometimes it is to the detriment of female success. in one case, a worker decided to travel alone and left his female counterpart behind because he it.'t want to risk there are questions about whether you can hug female colleagues or whether you can open doors for them. men have essentially lost their way in terms of how to behave and they fear the repercussions if they don't hate well. -- don't behave well. we need to be careful not to lose sight of the social part of it. >> we have a fitness tracker that is touted to reveal much more about its users and we thought.

>> it is infringing on military security. it is a company that came up with a fitness tracking app. it is an described as a fitness social network. last year it showed a heat map of the users around the world. became asts, it military security issue because when you look at the map and cross-reference it with well-known locations of military bases like one in the u.s. state of georgia, you can get detailed information about the running exactof soldiers and the locations of military bases. as a result, the military is conducting an investigation to see if there are potential security flaws with technology. articlely, you find an in the telegraph that tells us about the policy trends of twentysomethings. >> they are not swinging from

.ottle -- swigging from bottles the only bottles they are swigging our water. it talks about parting ways of generations past. they get their kicks from taxidermy classes and lampshade making. in other words, things you can drunk.drunk -- do un- they go to gyms that are harder to get to them the coolest bars or restaurants. it is the idea that you pay for instructor led workouts with friends and at the end of the night your not at the daughter on a natural high. >> that was our press review. if you would like more press reviews, you can head to our website. you can find more international pressesh -- french review. that is all for now. i will be back for -- after the

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