anchor: hello and warm welcome to the newsroom. it is now 1:24 in paris. these e e the latetest world heheadlines. frfresh violence rocks the secod day of a a humanitarian pause in eastern ghououta. russian foreign minister claims that russian militants -- that -- thatlitants rebel militants are blocking

them. tell them talks aimed at bringing bloodshed to an end. to prayrs finally able at one of jerusalem's most sacred sites after the mayor of the city suspended plans to propose taxes on churches. also coming up a little later this hour, the right to be forgotten online. google says it has been asked to take down more than 2 million web links by e.u. citizens. we will have the details in our business update with stephen carroll. and pigs drawing crowds to paris's agricultural fair, we take you to meet farmers in northern france who are changing tech in the face of competition. this is live from paris.

at 9:00 a.m. syrian time this wednesday, calm was meant to fall over the enclave of eastern ghouta for a second russian-backed five-e-hour humaninirian pausese. u.k.-based monitorors say regime forceses and allieied militias e gained a stronger foothold in that area as f fighting rages o. assad's troops reportedly advancing on the grounund on the eastern edge of the rebel-held territory. i spoke to our regional correspondent. she had this to say from beirut. reporter: for the second day in a row, the russian truce is not playing ouout very well in eastn ghouta. the idea was, just like yesterday,y,o have the fighting stopped from 9:0:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.m., in order for civilians to be evacuated safelyly what is happening on the ground

is continued violencnce, and no one has been able toto get out yet. the syrian state media reportsts that the corridor -- the humanitarian corridors were not in place. have been set up at the cross points. there are even some buseses waitining for the civivilians tt out in order to take them to tempororary housing. but what they aree sayining is happenining -- again, this is according to t the syrn n state mediaa -- is that rebel grououps aree preventing civiliaia from getttting out of e eastern ghouy throwing m mortar shells at the humanitarian corridor dodoors. --the other hand, the people inside eastern ghouta telell us the regime is s still shohowing them, and airplanes are flying over the rebel enclave and continue. anchor: the russian foreign minister has been speaking at the u.n. human rights council in

geneva. sergey lavrov saying rebel fighters must act to make any truce on the ground work -- that they should stop blocking aid and the evacuation of civilians who want to leave. take a listen. mr. lavrov: russia, together with the syrian government, have announced humanitarian corridors in eastern ghouta. it is time for the rebels and their sponsors to act. the militants entrenched in the area continue shelling damascus, walking aid deliveries, and preventing evacuations of those wishing to leave -- we call on the members of the so-called american coalition to also allow humanitarian access to districts of syria under their control. anchor: america's disarmament envoy has announced there has clearly been a history and relationship between north korea and syria when it comes to chemical weapons and missile activity. in the last few moments, a syrian envnvoy at the u.n. conference has said syria cannot possibly be using chemical weapons, it is it simply has

none in its possession. those comments come on the back of a new york times report which says that u.n. it's have found proof that pyongyang has been supplying damascus with components to carry out guest attacks. robert sutton magics has more. robert: north korea is accused of sending materials to syria which could be used to make chemical weapons. using him -- using clandestine shipments like these spotted by the japanese navy, and apparent breach of you and sanctions. the times has seen an unpublished you and report into how well the state has complied with u.n. resolutions on its weapons program. >> my understanding -- i have just seen the press reports -- is that this is a report that goes to a panel of experts. i think the overarching message is that all member states have a responsibility to abide by the sanctions that are in place. robert: the materials include

high-heat, asset-resistant tiles, valves, and thermometers. they are said to be used to construct facilities where chemical weapons could be produced. 40 previoioly unrepoported shipments to syria between 2012 and 2017. the allegations come afternoon reports of chlorine gas being used by the syrian regime in eastern ghouta, which the government denies. experts say north korea has long military supplies and know-how around the world in exchange for cash. last week, washington said it was imposing fresh sanctions on north korea, affecting maritime transport in several countries, designed to rein in the nuclear and weapons program. to afghanistan now, where the president has made public's desire to open peace talks with the taliban, with a view to recognizing the fighters

in the long term as being a political party. the militanantsat the decision is in their hands, calling on them to accept t peae and bring stability to the country. for more, let's cross live to cobble -- to kabul. bilal, has the taliban made any comments yet as to the offer from the president where you are? bilal: we are still waiting to hear from the taliban. there is no response, obviously. what the president has offered is quite surprising. he has said the taliban could be ,erforming as a political party that passports will be provided, along with leases four taliban envoys visas for taliban and their families. acaccording to some sources, , y could go to a place i'd indonesia, jakarta, a place that has experience with talks. member, the taliban are's

stronger -- remember, the than everare stronger before. they have been able to launch some of the most audacious attacks, including those in cobbbb. the taliban is fractured a after the announcement of the death of the formemer taliban leader, in 2015. how does haqqani respond to this? he is the deputy head of taliban.s for the he is also someone who has had historical and a generational relationship with al qaeda and other foreign fighters. it is quite complicated from that aspect. worryining inte some ways to look at the becausen here in kabul, the unity government is quite frfragile. itits often fighting amongng ititself. sometimes in p public.

process, ifbe a long both sides really come to some sort of a peace process. we heard from the police chief taliban hadthat the taken 19 passengers hostage on the highway after the taliban had -- in army uniforms, they had killed six members of the police force. we also have fighting, skirmishes across the country. , both sides are talking and fifighting. i also wonder if these talks of talks is because of the recent spate of american bombing campaigns targeting both the islamic state but also the taliban leadership, specifically in the south of the country, where heroin labs have been

targeted, because that is a big talibanf income for the commanders in this part of the country. anchor: in the afghan capital, thank you for that update. moving on, pilgrims and the faithful to finally been able to enter one of jerusalem's holiest sites, the church of the holy sepulcher in the old city. it reopened its doors after a three-day closure in protest at israeli government plans to tax churches across communities there. the closure is seen as the longest since 1990. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent, who joins us from outside the church. he had this to say on the mood in that part of jerusalem this wednesday. here -- sammy: the mood in east jerusalem is one of victory over the israeli government, the municipality in is jerusalem, representative of

the greek orthodox church announced the churches would not pay one penny to the israelili municipality in jerusalem. it is a victory that the government has been defeated, similar to the kind of victory the muslims had in the summer, after there were attempts to restrict the entrance to the al-aqsa mosque. they imposed metal detectors. they said they have waged a similar campaign. what we have seen was a joint struggle not only of the three main churches -- the armenian, the greek orthodox, and the catholics, but also muslims. there were representatives of the palestinian authority, and all of this has culminated into a protest movement. now, they are seeing as a

victory the fact that the prime minister has announced he would shelve all the plans for taxing properties. we are talking about properties that belong to the church. but these will not be taxed for now. another lelegislation anand parliament that was supposed to go touough and t tt would gigive the israeleli governmentnt possibilitity to confiscate chuh land -- that would also be frozen. anchor: to venezuela now. the countries president, nicolas maduro, has been jubilant. he was seen dancing on stage in caracas in front of crowds of supporters after he presented his candidacy for reelection this april. his opponents have already said they will be boycotting those elections, describing them as being a farce aimed at fostering maduro's leadership. one opposition politician has gone against the views of maduro

rivals by announcing h he will e standing against the president. let's listen to what they have been saying. we have, in the name of millions of venezuelans. those millions of venezuelans who feel frustrated. facing a government that promised them a paradise and gave them hell. anchor: here in france, we are midway through this year's famous agricultural fair him paris. the farming extravaganza is a key date for locals, tourists, and politicians keen to woo france's all-important agriculture and arable sectors. our team has been in normandy to meet a couple of young farmers who have changed their game in the face of stiff international competition.

take a look. reporter: it is testing date. the purpose -- to measure the nitrogen contained in the soil, to better adjust the amount of fertilizer needed. two years ago, the former's son took over the family farm. after the bad harvest of 2016, and a price of wheat less than 150 euros per town, it is difficult for him to make a living from his crop. >> we don't live on grains.. already we are making zero. after our loan payments, pay for supplies, for equipment, we don't make enough growing grains. reporter: to get by, he stopped the fattening of cattle started by his father, and began reading -- breeding more profitable rabbit and sheep. early and alfalfa feet his 90 ewes and 140 lambs. are ats ok, the girls

school. i will take care of the rabbits. >> and then you make the deliveries? love of: he shares his the land with stephanie. she raises rabbits, 100 that she feeds with granules of grain, and treats without antibiotics. to finance this endeavor, she had to defend her business plan. to a banker that we were able to market about 30 rabbits a week, we were given permission to construct this building. the rabbits are slaughtered and sold on the farm. the old barn now converted into a cold room, cutting room, and shop. be a breeder, butcher, work with meat. you have to be a salesman. you have to be a secretary, an accountant, a manager, and a banker. on average, 40 rabbits and five lambs are processed and sold each week for a profit of

1650 euros. the couple invested 700,000 euros to take over a and transfm the farm, a bit backed by the former owner. local distributional is what consumers want today. in that sense, he certainly took this in the right direction. reporter: with direct sales and european aid, the couple beats nets an repayment and salary, just enough to live off their production and passion. anchor: let's produce an business news. i am joined by stephen carroll from our business desk here at starting with google, which has published details of requests to delete items from its search results. stephen: it is called the right to be forgotten. it comes from and in you court ruling and 2014, which allows removalt's to request

of search results that are out of date. this is the first time google has published a record of the requests it has received. the search engine has been asked to remove more than 2.4 million links from its search results. google said it complied with less than half of the requests. not emii feet -- n nadia has the detail requests forllion removal online. private individuals submitted the book of requests to delete search engine results. politicians and corporate entities helped make up the other 11. after the reasons why requests were made -- professional information tops the list at nearly a quarter, with crime at 8%, and political l reasons at just three. google says it delisted 43% of all requests made. the right to be forgotten follows a european court of justice ruling in 2014, which states that e.u. citizens have

the right to ask search engines to remove results that include their names. google must comply with the requests if the links are deemed ordequate, irrelevant, excessive. alongside the data, google published a paper showing what it says are the challenges of properly complying with the ruling. from france, a sea of requested social media -- a ceo requested social media pages be delisted that he said violated his privacy. google delisted one link under his personal name, but kept others online. new year regulations in may will be the toughest data protection rules to date, allowing users to ask for information to be deleted unless there is a compelling reason otherwise. under the new regulations, companies like google could be fined up to 20 million euros if they fail to comply. stephen: in the united kingdom, thousands of retail jobs are at major high street

chains went bust. toys "r" us had been looking for a buyer after its american owners filed for bankruptcy protection last year. the u.k. branch facing a tax bill it cannot afford to pay. it has gone into administration, putting 3000 jobs at risk. has announced it is filing for bankruptcy. it has 217 shops across the u.k., employing more than 2000. they were hit by falling consumer spending and thehe fall in imports because of the weaker pound. anchor: there has been a major recall of cars with faulty airbags. stephen: the latest twist in a scandal around airirbags made by the jajapanese f firm takata. the australian government has announced a mandatory recall, the first c compulsory ordeder f this k kind in the motor industy there. the move obliges manufacturers, sellers, and importers to ensure that all the airbags are located and replaced as soon as

possible. exploding airbags made by the takata are thought to be responsible for 23 deaths worldwide. over a million cars of been recalled because of the issue. anchor: how are the markets at this hour? stephen:n: european markets trading in the red as investors digest comments from the head of americas -- the new head of america central-bank, rome travel, giving a bullish view of the american economy. investors worry it could lead to a faster pace of rate rises and named to cheap credit. markets trading in the red. we are keeping an eye on shares in a chemicals group, down over 3% in germany after the e.u. gave conditional approval to its takeover by monsanto. anchor: finally from you, the comcast bid to buy sky and after an unusual tip-off. stephen: the financial times says a london taxi driver to the

comcast ceo's attention to sky. the driver was well-informed about the differences between paid tv providers in the u.k., bidthat inspirered the ceo's for sky. comcast is offering 25 billion euros for the london-based broadcaster. it would take comcast against my first century fox, which is trying to buy the 61% of sky it does not already own. it just proves you really should listen to taxi drivers. anchor: i always try to. thank you. and the world of business finance, let's take a spin through the international papers this wednesday in paris. are analyst joins the onset. we are starting with the italian elections that get underway this sunday. reporter: those upcoming elections reflect a country that is more than ever divided. that is the opinion from an

italian daily newspaper. the writer compares the upcoming election to that of april 18, 1948. pitted election, a rome's pro-western government against the communists. back then, the cia intervened to support the pro-western government. the writer says it is kind of like that now, except instead of the u.s., russia is the new ally for many of italy's political forces, who are pushing for a friendship with russia, and in some cases a eager bilateral tie with moscow. editors at "the wall street journal" call italy the new sick man of europe. even friends produced a reformer like emmanuel macron, yet italy's political class cannot stir up a single compelling candidate. there is definitely one man who will not be running, and that is the disgraced former prime minister silvio berlusconi. analyst: he will not be running

for the moment, but there is always a but with him. tegiani,dorsed antonio current president of the parliament. there was a facebook live with berlusconi in which he said he could not run this year, but is available to be prime minister in 2019, because a current bam on holding office expires in 2019. if ever the elections are inconclusive, they could head back to the voting booth next year, in which case berlusconi could present himself at the ripe old age of 83. anchor: let's move to israel and the church of the holy sepulcher has reopened after authorities caved in to pressure and suspended a church collection tax. analyst: that tax is at the heart of this controversy. the church closed its doors on sunday in protest, among other jerusalemer a

municipality's decision to collect tax on church-owned properties not used as houses of worship. the jerusalem post reports prime minister benjamin netanyahu persononally intervened to suspd the tax after itit becamee clear this was going to blow into a diplomatic disaster for him. it did provoke a lot of backlash, a lot of outrage in the arab world in particular. the gulf news newspaper accuses israel of, in this editorial, wipe out attempts to christian and islamic heritage. in asia, the chinese government continues its crackdown on dissent by releasing a list of words and books that are now forbidden. analyst: and even a letter of the alphabet, which i will get to in a minute. recently, they removed the two-term limit on presidential terms, basically meaning xi jinping to stay in power as long as he likes.

now he is looking to ban a bunch of words that indicate some sort of dissent. "1984" willm" and no longer be allowed in china. disagree, immortality, and emigrate are banned, as well as winnie the pooh. xisident she is -- president is often compared physically to winnie the pooh. bafflingly, the letter and is out now. nobody knows why. perhaps something to do with the fact that n terms of office is now greater than two, but nobody really knows the origin of that decision. anchor: very strange. let's move on to paris fashion week, it is underway in the french capital. the global movement against sexual harassment has now crept onto those runway shows. analyst: it was only a matter of time before the commodification of the me too movement made its way into the fashion world. one of the standout pieces from the dior show at paris fashion

week was a sweater you see here, emblazoned with its -- anchor: a very clear message. analyst: exactly. the decor of the show reflected support for the me too movement, with feminist slogans printed everywhere. the 1960'sogans from and 1970's of women's right movements. and what huffington post calls a politically charged collection. anchor: finally, you have good news for people like me that love a little sleep in. analyst: we know late sleepers often get a bad rap. generally, we consider those who sleep around 3:00 a.m. and wake around midday. they are often seen by society as lazy deadbeats, hardy animals, people who cannot hold down jobs, slackers. scientists have now wade into the debate, saying that is not true. these traits are determined by genetics. they argue that these people have a biological clock that is

naturally set to a later time. in fact, society and workplaces must adapt to their way of life. good news if you like to wake up late. anchor:

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