>> time now for 60 minutes around the world. these at a headlines. early results show a glance for has a lot and lebanon's first parliamentary election in nearly a decade. less than half of all eligible voters actually went to the polls. live coverage from beirut coming up. vladimir putin has just been sworn in for his historic fourth term today. extending his two decade rule by another six years.

two teenage years in india are raped and then set on fire with one dead and one stillll battlig for her life. more from our correspondent in new delhi coming up. in business, and other day of strikes at both air france and the country's national railway company. we will have the latest from the rail workers negotiation from the prime minister. we will visit the bookseller that line the likes of the seine .iver here in paris that is coming up. first, our top story live from paris. official result from lebanon's election are due to come out later today. early results are showing big wins for the iran backed shiite

group has blocked. blocked --s less than half of eligible voters actually went to the polls. joining us live from the interior ministers office. tell us more about how things will play out in the new parliament. say, it is looking like the hezbollah alliance is going to get a slight majority in parliament. the party alliance run by the prime minister is going to lose a few seeds. it is important to point out that when we say a majority, that does not directly mean each party has a majority. it is system and lebanon, evenly divided between christians and muslims.

among those, all the seats are divided up among the different sects. when we say that has a lot alliance is going to get a majority, that is where they're going to be a line from all different sects around the country. although the prime minister -- his alliance has clearly lost seats from where they were before, he is still going to be the main candidate. you'll probably hold onto the prime minister position. the prime minister has to be a sunni. hezbollah getting some more influence their. they have not completely lost out. the second has to do with the christians. right now, it is not an immediate issue. it will be an issue in four years time when they elect the next president who has to be a christian. the current president has lost some seats. one of the other parties has gained quite a lot. in four years, that may be some

competition. that is how the politics are playing out domestically. >> one of the watch points going into the vote was that there were many more women candidates. how did they fair? yes, although lebanon is considered to be a liberal country, that has not translated into the parliament. in the last parliament, only 3% of the mps were women. it is looking like that might have doubled this time. you can see and the way that the female candidates have played out. you can see the difference between the old guard of women and the newer ones coming in. it looks like two of the mps have one back their seats. one is the sister of had dd -- one is the wife of one of the main christian candidates.

we have three other from the main party who all seem to have one. the really big surprise is that we have to independent female candidates who of one in beirut -- you have one in beirut -- who have one in beirut. it is quite a liberal area. christians had one of the lowest turnouts in the country. they are both prominent journalists. they had such recognizable faces. 50 candidates, quite a surprise -- those two candidates, quite a surprise. 10% of 86 ran. women here say it is a start. >> thank you for that. putin has just been sworn in for his historic fourth term. his inauguration expenses almost two decade rule by another six years after he predictably one of russia's presidential election in march.

joshua, what is interesting this year is that the inauguration ceremony was a lot more low-key. why? it seems like the kremlin the not want to call attention to the ceremony like they did in 2012. moscow was cleared of all signs of life. occurred alongon the background of street protests. there were protests in moscow and other cities on saturday. over a thousand people were arrested. the idea was to have putin continue his presidential term. he is effectively empower for

almost 18 years. it would create another pretext or cause for additional disruption. this makes sense given how long person has occupied this position and how he and those around him continue to be a stable figure of faces. the idea that the kremlin wants to project is continuity. the protest on saturday suggests that does not always work. that is the image that point in and those around him are putting toward. >> apologies there for the quality of the line. that was joshua speaking to us from moscow. the interior minister of pakistan is in hospital after surviving a suspected assassination attempt. he was shot in the arm.

the attack linked to an ultrareligious party is upping tensions. minister wasor rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds. he was targeted by a gunman at a constituency meeting surrounded by supporters in punjab province. a bullet hit them in the right arm. -- hit him in the right arm. staunch ally of the premier century -- assad shelley -- the head of the army immediately condemned the attack. of -- there syria's been a series of setbacks. he was banned from politics last month after being sentenced for corruption. -- forstani churches

violating electoral real -- electoral rule. supporters say the former prime minister is the victim of a plot by the army. despite setbacks for the party, it remained a favorite in the upcoming vote along with the pci -- pti. a second in india say teenager was raped and later set on fire on friday the same day another girl faced a similar fate. one of the two teenagers is now battling for her life. the 16-year-old girl was killed. the two cases have shown a spotlight on the treatment of were nearlyia 40,000 cases were reported in 2016. >> to serious incidents. one of them, the girl is still

battling for her life in hospital. the other one, she was killed. she e was abducted a and raped a grgroup of drunk men while her parents were away at a wedding. she wawataken to a a desererd area. her parents reported said the -- repoported thehe crime to the village council. they asked the elected suspects and do600 euros in fines 100 situps. this angered the suspect who went to the victims house and beat her parents up and set the house on fire. 15 o out of 18 people who have been accused of this tribe have been arrested. village council oftenen settles

didisputes in rural indndia. it is s a judicial sysystem. they do have significant day-to-day influence. the village council is also beining targeted b by police. has calledinister the incident barbaric and has vowed that there will be punishment. compensation ined order of 1200 euros. >> reporting there from new delhi. if you want the latest from that story or any of the others, you can always check out our website. the address is france 24.com. if you have ever wandered along the seine river in paris, you may have noticed the green wood boxes full of books. the booksellers are known as

label can be step -- many of these merchants are worried their tradition of selling secondhand books may become another victim of mass tourism. they are pushing to get unesco's coveted cultural heritage status. > their iconic lee installed along the seine river. they are as much a part of paris scenery as the eiffel tower. booksellers display books and old magazines. they are hoping unesco's cultural heritage status will preserve their trade. cherished by parisians and tourists alike. >> it is part of our heritage. you can get books you cannot find anywhere else. these booksellers do a wonderful job. >> they cannot be a bad thing, can it? jerome has been a vendor for tony seven years. it city of paris granted

with my condition.n. >> with three styles of books and the fourth when with little neck next. it is a tradition that is been on the banks of the seine forever. >> the tradition dates back to --t date back five centuries dates back five centuries. >> we do not want the tories stance to take over the other -- the tourist stands to take over the others. >> many think world heritage status would protect the vendors of one of the world's biggest opener markets. the paris mayor's office h has already asked the city of culture to cement the application to unesco. countries can only make proposals once every two years. after years of research, scientists say there are no chambers behind king tutankhamen's burial site. an italian team used radar scans to dispute. to suggest something could be

hidden behind the boy king. a disappointing result, but researchers say, a useful one. >> we are very satisfied. this is conclusive. it is maybe a little bit disappointing. something behind the wall. on the other hand, it is good science. they can make an impact on archaeology. >> early results show big wins for hezbollah in lebanon's first parliamentary election in nearly a decade. less than half of all eligible voters went to the polls. vladimir putin has just been sworn in for an historic fourth term. the inauguration extending his

almost two decade rule by another six years. newsnow for our business with brian quinn. another day of strikikes at air france as the dispute over pay continues. >> monday march the 14th day of walkouts at air france. staff demanding a 5.1% pay raise in 2018. ceo resigned friday after an online staff referendum rejected management's proposal of a 7% raise spread out over four years. the strikes of already cost the company over 300 million euros. the mayor raised the alarm warning that air france could disappear. >> if the company does not make the necessary effort to remain competitive, and france will disappear. i do not want that to happen. i appeal to the sense of

responsibility to everyone involved. flight crew and ground staff. those who think that whatever happens and the state will come to the rescue, are rock. -- are wrong. >> book on the fallout are we seeing? -- what kind of fallout are we seeing? >> shares of air france are taking on the stock exchange. we see those figures down 10.3%. the european index is slightly higher midday with rising oil prices. taxes is well 4% -- is up 4%. >> air france is not the only transport company jake and by the strike. it is also a big day for the rail company. >> union leaders from france's rail company meeting with prime minister adouard philippe more than a month after being denied an audience.

union came out saying that while it was not wasted time, it is clear the strikes will continue. >> what is good about this meeting is that the person who makes the decisions has finally decided to meet us. we may finally get an answer to questions we have been asking for two months regarding the competitiveness and that governments objectives for its railway network. we still not had an answer. we hope that after today's meetings, the government sees the light and organizes negotiations to move forward. we remain resolutely opposed to the logic of introducing competition. story, we gon the to a claim on -- we see the cdt is sticking to the strikes. what is the general feeling?

>> there is a general feeling of disappointment. the government says it is willing to listen, that unions say the -- but unions say the government is refusing to engage in actual negotiation. they expect very little from today's talks. we spoke to the leader of the hard-line cdt. he said he has called for specs to continue until at least some of the unions demands are met. >> what are we seeing are being the main sticking point? >> there are three main sticking points on which neither the government are the unions seem to agree on. the government was to open up the rail sector to competition. a measure opposed by the union who fear that this will lead to the privatization of france's national rail service. there is also the issue of

restructuring. unions are worried about possible mass dismissals. that is about the possible closure of smaller train lines. of course, there is the crucial issue of the employment status of railway workers. they currently enjoy a series of benefits. they can retire at 52. they have a job for life contract. the government wants to put an end to this special contract. this is a nonnegotiable social enticement. there is one issue we can expect to see some progress. that is the issue of the debt of more than 46 billion euros. the government says it is ready to take over some of the debt. it has yet to give more details as to exactly how much of the debt it is willing to write off. >> what is the next step?

does either side have an end game? the government says that the reform bill will go all the way. it is due to be debated and france's upper house, the senate and the coming weeks. unions are very angry. they accused the government of trying to go too far -- too fast on this bill. trying to force the bill through parliament. negotiations with the union and management are still underway. >> thanks very much. up, you haveap something more about the facebook privacy scandal. how much is your privacy actually worth? >> for facebook users, apparently not too much. a new poll tells us that three quarters of the users are at least as active as they were before the cambridge analytic scandal.

lost $50roughly billion. while the percentage of adults depth ae site daily slightly, over half of americans say they have not changed their facebook usage. a quarter said they were actually using it more. because do so that there is no such thing as bad publicity. >> i think he just said it all. thanks so much. thanks you for watching france 24. it is time for our press review. a look at what is been making headlines around the world. you are going to start with the election in lebanon. >> the big take away is the turnout at least according to the turn -- according to the newspapers. the low turnout despite being the first general election in nearly a decade. the vote was peaceful. that is what the daily star

said. the turnout was weak. about one in two people voted including the prime minister who you see here on the front page. simple votes, i rather headline -- a rather simple headline. there is a lot of vested interest in the outcome. they are going for a thumbs-up photo. the tehran times focusing on this. their focus is on hezbollah. poised for a win on these elections here. they are expected to take more than half of the seats. >> let's come back to france where emmanuel macron is marking his first year in office. >> it has been a busy year for him between his memorable diplomatic visits and weeks of unrest over his economic and social policies.

the communist party is very critical. they call him immanuel the first, the king of destruction. papers sayingng the french right finally have their president. reality aacron is in centrist. he is carrying out reforms that the french conservatives have dreamed of doing for many years. french voters were initially exciting -- excited about his proactive stance. now, they are saying people are reproaching him for his no compromise style of negotiation and this image of him being a president for the rich. >> now to the united states where the first lady melania trump has called a press conference for her first lady campaign. >> every first lady has a social issues he wants to tackle. issuesue -- has a social

she wants to tackle. her issue will be cyber bullying. she has kept a low profile for most of his presidency. in recent times, we have seen her stepping out a little bit more. notably at barbara bush is for -- funeral -- notably at barbara bush is funeral. the washington post explains she has been studying the first lady's role in preparing for this moment. the more she is in the public eye, the more popular she has. people see her as being least like trump out of all of the trumps. >> now to cambodia where the sale of a newspaper have people worried about the free press. >> that paper was sold to a malaysian businessman with reported ties to the cambodian president. this businessman has vowed to protect the editorial independence of the paper. that is what the post is reporting.

seen asguardian, it was the last independent outlet and -- outlet in cambodia. they say that in less than a year, the country has gone from being -- having one of the freest press is in the region to being one of the most dangerous. we are talking harassment and censorship. radio stations were shut down. a pro-opposition paper was shut down over a tax bill dispute. all of this appears to be linked to who in sin -- there is an election coming up in july. >> we are going to talk about an unusual exhibition in paris. what is this? >> it was not actually the exhibition that was unusual. it was the type of people who turned up to it. for the first time in paris, the

museum opened its doors for a nudist viewing of a neck's vision. 30,000 -- of an exhibition. 30,000 people showed up. among those who were dissipated, journalists and interns who went to this exhibit two relieve some stress before an exam and a railway worker who had taken a day off from striking for a bit of cultural stimulation. >> i think that would stress me out to walk around naked in a museum. the most expensive real estate listing in new york cannot find a buyer. >> is is a penthouse that is going for nearly 17 million euros boasting views of the hudson river. it has become the most expensive listing. this problem -- this property has been on the market for five years. maybe it is a tad bit expensive. the owner is no sweetening the deal with crazy parts. he is going to -- crazy perks.

he is going to throw into rolls-royce is, a lamborghini, a yacht, a years worth of dinners

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