♪ ."chor: this is "france 24 i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. jong-unrean leader kim made a surprise trip to china. the world's youngest ever nobel priests -- nobel peace laureate returns to her native pakistata. she is making her first trip back home since e you was shot n

the head by the taliban six years ago. is now officially one year away. will bepean editor onset to talk us through the nailbiting months until the brexit-eu divorce arrives. coming up for you this hour, as the french government announces plans to boost the artificial intelligence industry, we take a look inside a school at his training people for the jobs of the future. arerubber duckys dangerous? it turns out it is true. but first, our top story live from paris. ♪ genie: north and south korea have agreed to hold their first

summit in more than a decade. talks for that will be held april 27 with both the south korean president and the north leader in presence. that came after high-level talks today just a few days after kim jong-un bases first international trip to china. reporter: south korean officials visit in the city that keeps the peace between north and south korea. high-level officials from both countries met on thursday in a setting a date and agenda for a meeting between north korean leader kim jong-il and -- kim jong-un and south korean presidentmoon jn -- in. jae

thursday's meeting comes just days after kim jong-un's unannounced visit to china, he first trip abroad since he replaced his father as the country leader in 2011. china is north korea's most important ally and economic partner. despite the recent wave of economic progress, many analysts have called for cautution. >> t there's still a lot t of ds about north korea's intentions. according to china, kim jong-un is saying he is committed to denuclclearization, but it is unsure what north korea once in return from the united states -- north korea wants in return from the united states. reporter:: nonetheless, u.s. president trump hailed the meeting as a success, even saying he would be willing to meet with kim jong-un.

>> the white house is congratulating itself after chinese president xi jinping informed the president about the meeting he had with kim jong-un. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders believes it is precisely the campaign of maximum pressure and sanctions from the united states that created the have a could lead to dialogue with north korea. that is the point of view of the white house. there is optimism there that this meeting with kim jong-un could actually be in the near future. the u.s. president is also optimistic when it comes to something even bigger him of the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. he said in a tweet he believes this could actually happen. the u.s. president said that kim jong-un might very well do what is best for his country and for humanity, this coming from another tweet from the u.s. president. as to when and where this

meeting between donald trump and kim jong-un could actually happen, that is anybody's guess right now. house right now refusing to answer any questions as to what kind of communication that currently is between the united states and north korea, with her official or through any back channels that might have been established in view of setting up such a meeting. there is a spanner in the works in the white house. the incoming national security adviser for the u.s. president is john bolton come a somebody who has not necessarily been advocating for dialogue with north korea in the past. in fact, he is somebody who advocated for preliminary military strikes on north korea. whether this might sway donald trump is another question. he seems to be very much looking forward to those talks with kim jong-un and in fact tweeted exactly that. genie: that is philip crowther reporting from washington. peace laureate is in

pakistan, her first visit to her home country since she was shot in the head there by the taliban six years ago fofor defending a girls right to go to school. hours after her arrival today, she met with the pakistani prime minister. speaking there, she said she was excited to be back and determined to continue her campaign for girls education. the 20-year-old made her trip with her parents unannounced and under tight security, but she is a divisive figure in pakistan. while some critics are accusing her of making the trip to o stir up dissent, others have hailed her bravery. >> many people will be happy to see her, to listen to her, all of her experiences. but i think there are some people who maybe will not be. >> she is not the only girl from pakistanan. there are also otherer girls. should take care of them like we take care of her. >> she is a nobel prize winner.

we are very happy she came back. we are feeling really proud of her. she is a hero of pakistan. genie: back here in france, the victims of the terror attack in the south of the country last week are being buried today. the french prime minister adouard philippe is attending the ceremonies around the town of carcassonne. the ceremony for the civilian victims came after a national commemoration yesterday for the policeman who was killed as he swapped places with a hostage. was held today -- his funeral mass was held today in carcassonne and he will be buried in the town where he lived. that marchesch is in paris andund -- around the country, a rally was

held for a woman who survived a knotty roundup only to be killed -- a nazi roundup only to be killed in a hate crime last week. luke shrago has the details. reporter: thousands marched in central paris, paying their respects to the jewish 85-year-old murdered and her home last week in what is being treated at an -- treated as an anti-semitic attack. people of all faiths have come together. >> we are bold over by what happened. we are not jewish. we are practicing catholics. but we are bowled over by what happened, so we are here out of a sense of brotherhood. >> this is the second time this has happened since last summer. 's is not normal. we are in -- this is not normal. we are in 2018. >> our duty is to say no to barbarities. they want to divide us and bring back the 1930's and 1940's.

hatred, no. i think all french people, what other their faith -- whatever their faith or political views, have to be united against anti-semitism. reporter: a message the french government is behind come with several mp's attending the march. despite the call for unity, not everyone seemed so welcome. [chanting in french] booing arethe people lacking respect to the victim. reporter: both the far right's marine le pen and the far left richie ordered -- far leftward jeered from their arrival to their departure. genie: in syria, pressure is mounting for rebels to give up their final holdout outside the capital of damascus. thousands have already boarded buses to leave another part of the batterered enclave after a five-week k assat by the russian backed regime.

moscow i is pressing t the last rebel l faction in control of te final pocket of the enclave to leave as well. and will maxwell reports. reporter: these rebel fighters and civilians have recently abide -- recently arrived in this area from eastern goodell -- eastern gupta. some were met by family members and friends to take them in. to displacement camps. >> we are welcoming people to helplp the sick and wounded. many of them have not seenen the light of day for a month and a half. that the our people revolution will continue because we were forced out, and we w wil not -- will continue. weeks afterve president bashar al-assad

launched a military assault on the damascus suburb, they have recaptured over 90%. many rebels have agreed to lay down their arms, but some are still holding out. as syrian troops close in,n, promising to launch a a huge operation against the rebel bastion, they will not agree to evacuate. genie: brexit is officially one year away, a countdown to a historic moment for europe. at midnight paris and brussels , theon march 29, 2019 united kingdom will leave the european union. so what is still to be done? is the brexit definitely going to happen, and what will happen one year from today? to tell us all about it, i am joined by catherine nicholson. first of all, what is happening in the u.k. today to mark the state? catherine: theresa may, the

prime minister, is on a tour of all four nations that make up the united kingdom. there were quite different results in each of those nations, according to whether they wanted to stay or leave the eu. scotland, for example, 62% of people wanted to stay in the eu. theresa may's message is all parts of the u.k. are leaving the eu, and we will have unity in brexit. the government beginning parallelons right now to this on the future relationship with the eu. the government still holding their position that the eu is going to be outside the single market and customs union and are going to have some kind of the spoke deal on how trade is going to work. the biggest opposition party, labour, are still arguing that we should stay inside the customs union once the u.k. has left the eu. many british people are still opposing brexit.

there are still campaigns going on to have the whole thing overturned. just on saturday they were massive marches across the whole country with people trying to stop brexit. a second referendum does look to be very much off the table, but it will come back to parliament eventually. they will get a vote on whether to accept the deal that the u.k. government comes up with. labour once the deal to pass -- wants the deal to pass six tests to get approval. they suggested that labour might be pragmatic and just just death just suggest any deal as long as it is not too crazy -- just suggest any deal as long as it is not too crazy. we've been talking so much about facebook, cambridge analytica, this data used in the brexit campaign. it has come into a bit of an

argument about how much money the leave campaign used, whether they followed him election rules on spending. we are still in a watching space as far as that. genie: what is going to be happening between now and the march -- and march 2019 here? those negotiations on the next stage are happening. they are talking about the future relationship, covering a whole host of issues, how a business is going to interact, houses citizens are going to be affected on either side. what about fishing rights, university research programs, even things like nuclear arrangements? how will radioactive materials be handled? you might not think anyone would be concerned about that. i don't carry around with me. but if you are involved with radioactive materials, that certainly does affect you.

,ow will flights be affected and the absolutely massive issue we will come back to come of the irish border? will there be a hard border between northern ireland, part of the u.k., and the republic of ireland? we still have no actual resolution on that. whatever deal happens, it is not a deadline for the deal of march next year. the deadline for the deal is october this year because then ratification needs to happen. have tother eu states be asked if they agree with this deal. as long as 20 agree, that can go ahead, as long as that adds up to 65% of the eu population, submit your calculator ready. some of them might have to hold their old referendums. the european parliament will have a vote and the u.k. parliament as well, and march 29 in one years time -- one year's time should be brexit they. genie: let's say all of the

ratification is done. what happens then? catherine: nobody actually really knows. at the current moment we are talking about there being a transition phase that will come into effect. it is not a given at this stage. if it is green lit, he would be in effect for 21 months until december 31st, 2020. nothing much for citizens would actually change one year from today. people can still travel to and from countries, business can keep going, the u.k. will still follow all current eu laws that are also law and the u.k., and any new laws made during the months of transition. the u.k. will also not have a say in any of those new laws, so hands will be tied their. it will also be able to start talking to countries outside the eu about its trade deal, but will not be able to come into effect after the transition period is over.

so january 1, 2021 should be the day when the price is really enacted, the transition phase is over, and the post-brexit begins. the timing on this can change if the u.k. and eu agree. the transition period could be canceled. the brexit itself could directly be canceled if both sides agree to that. genie: thank you so much for that. look at the rest of the world news, the big headline for you this hour. north and south korean leaders will hold a historic summit next month, that announcement coming just days after kim jong-un made his international debut with a surprise trip to china. the world's youngest ever nobel peace laureate returns to her native pakistan, meeting with the prime minister. ation icon making

her first return since she was shot in the head by the taliban six years ago. marches in honor of a jewish woman who survived the holocaust only to be killed in a hate crime. and france boosting the artificial intelligence industry. reporter: tech giants have already announced plans for new ai centers in france. julia kim has the story. reporter: training for the jobs of the future, these 24 students are the first of microsoft's a high school in paris, france's first academy dedicated to

artificial intelligence. at the end of the free seven month course, students take one year of work experience, acquiring the practical skills necessary in the fast-growing ai industry, a sector that is expected to create and eliminate millions of jobs. >> i can't tell you how many jobs will be gained. all i can tell you is that we are hiring and we are having trouble finding skilled candidates. reporter: the french government is unveiling a multipronged strategy to boost the country's ai industry, with four sectors set to benefit, health, environment, transport, and defense. this comes as electronic giants will beand jiu-jitsu opening ai facilities in france. some believe it is not enough to catch up to industry leaders. >> in terms of artificial intelligence, france has a few strengths, but in its weaknesses

compared to the u.s. and china. they are miles ahead of us. reporter: by 2030 it is pretty good most of the world will be -- ited in new industry is predicted that most of the world will be employed in new industries. >> must check in on how things are trading in europe today. investors taking a bit of a breather after turmoil in recent days. we are also heading into a four-day weekend, so many thatts going down ahead of -- winding down ahead of that. all of these markets are still showing gains for the week despite the slump we have seen in recent days. more of today's business headlines for you. shares in the carmaker renault have jumped in france on suggestions it was in talks to

merge with its partner nissan. start says it will sharing information with hosts requirese agencies, who registering addresses with police. concerned users will be able to deactivate their listings. boeing says it has b been hit ba cyberattack inin the united stateses. the plane maker says the malware affected a small number of systems and did not impact production lines. up, the bosso wrap at qantas has new ideas for what to do with the cargo hold of planes. reporter: he said that perhaps the space could be used to create sleeping pods or even a gym for passengers. the suggestion is part of the airline's project of having a

nonstop flight from sydney or melbourne to the u.k. they made history this week with its first nonstop flight from perth to london, but a 20 hour flight would potentially call for a redesign of planes. one consumer advocate saying qantas would perhaps be better off giving everyone a little more related room. genie: -- little more legroom. genie: that would be lovely. it is now time for our press review. ♪ -- solangeaunch joins me on the desk. >> it is countdown time in the u.k. the british press is covering the fact that in 365 days, the u.k. will leave the eu. this one-year anniversary of what the u.k. theked article 50,

conservative paper's not saying that britain is jumping off the deep end. quotes --or hi -- rather, it quotes foreign secretary for in johnson -- boris johnson. says primean" minister theresa may does not have a mandate for a hard brexit. they say that for the sake of democracy and the 48% that voted to remain, the government should go with a soft exit. they say it is time to change course and illustrate -- and to illustrate their point, they of may and a cartoon johnson getting seasick. genie: social media is all abuzz with the news that the world's youngest nobel peace laureate has arrived back in her native pakistan, where she hasn't been since she was shot there by the taliban in 2012. >> it is a glorious thing.

the paper says the 20-year-old has managed to nearly silence her haters on twitter. while she is widely loved abroad , there are conservatives there that think she is a western agent and that she is bad for pakistan's image. the paper says this is a way for pakistan to improve that image globally as they welcome the world's youngest nobel peace prize laureate with open arms. promoting notion of tolerance was also front and center in france with this paper, for example. >> it was front and center in two different ways. this headline, "the spirit of resistance against hate." it references the policeman who was killed last week by a jihadist.

yesterday's margin against hate crimes and anti-semitism was a positive step cap thanks to the france is to, but make sure that an attitude of indifference doesn't prevail. genie: in south africa, there's lots of focus on racism where a woman has been jailed for repeatedly using a racist slang word. >> it is actually a landmark decision in south africa. a woman was sentenced to three years in prison for using the k-word 40 times in a video, and word that isng essentially the equivalent of the n-word in the united states. genie: there are other steps towards combating ethnic divides. the ruling coalition has elected a new chairman. >> he is likely going to be the country's next prime minister. according to "the washington post congo it is a major shift

in leadership and could -- post," it is a major shift in leadership and could signal a change in policy. his mother is a christian and his father is a muslim. the move was praised by a u.s. based paper that covers the diaspora. this would be the first time in ethiopia's history that a member leads the country. genie: next, and i love this country -- this story, researchers think they may have found another organ in our body. >> it is called the interst itium, and it could change what we know about human anatomy. it is a fluid filled network that takes up the space between our organs, and it is situated right beneath our skin, say could help doctors learn how some diseases such as cancer move around the. genie: i am so glad you said that i'm a -- said, intersti

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