.n a seaside village emergency workers are using boats and helicopters to evacuate the nearby beaches. greek authorities have been seeking international assistance as hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze. let's get more from our correspondent, natalie, in athens. both wildfires are still continuing to burn. what is the latest? >> we have at least 50 people who have died. diedwomen, children, they fleeing the raging fires that hit athens and into the surrounding region as well. we have at least 100 wounded

people. 11 are critically injured. 16 children are also injured as well, but not in a critical condition. they are actually out of danger. we are talking 715 people who have been evacuated from the scene. but scores and scores of missing people still, with loved ones and family members posting images of their loved ones on social media. they are calling in authorities, you know, to inform of these people missing and what can be done about them. have a country desperate to find their loved ones. a country faced with this tragic death toll, which is likely to rise. at theor was l last s seen seaside resort saying that he expected at least 60 people to have actually died becauause of these fires. whatat is forr sure, though, is

that the complete mechanism of the e state wawas an operation h the e entire fleet rangingng frm helicopters to planes that drop water to navy vessels as well that were on patrol outside, trying to say people who had stop the fires. but emergency services had harrowing accounts talking about families. one especially seen of 26 people huddled together, including children, locked in an embrace as they waited for the fire. it's all extremely harrowing and what we are hearing, all the reports, we unfortunately -- it looks like we will be hearing more and more of these stories as emergency crews continue their operations. now, the fire spread incredibly quickly yesterday, taking people very much by

surprise. just give us a sense of the areas affected by these wildfires. >> what we had yesterday were three main raging fires within the vicinity enclosed athens as well. the steadiest one, the central fire, was less than 30: mutters away from where i'm standing right now. the firefighters were all very spread thin, if you will. 120 fires were earning throughout the country and the wind was extremely strong and unpredictable. ,he three main fires, thoughh what we have f from the senior forest fires, but one was extremely challenging. why? various characteristics. second, the fact that it raged in a mixed area, and area with forest that was

densely populated. that area is a holiday resort. many have holiday homes there. also, tourist, who are -- tourists, who are unfamiliar with the surrounding area. they don't have the infrastructure to support rescue operations. the roads are thin and tight end it's impossible for firefighters to actually go there and do their job effectively. greece is calling for international assistance, a clear indication that authorities have been overwhelmed by this disaster. >> absolutely. as w we speak the prime minister is speaking to the turkish leader. but he has also been in talks all today with beria's european leaders from portugal to bulgaria, as well as the european union commissioner

president of the european union commission. all pleading for help, if you will. so far we know that cyprus wiwil be standing -- sending 60 firefighters today. spain is helping, also, with two airplanes. that is what we have so far. of course, greece can benefit from all the help we can get. including some drones from the u.s. that were helpful, especially yesterday, in identifying the exact location and helping the firefighters on the ground to try to put this out. at the moment, the winds have gone down, which is helping a lot, but and 4 -- unfortunately the much rain we have been expecting in the forecast has not yet come. natalie, reporting from athens, thank you. in other news, cricket star turned politician, imran khan,

hoping to become the pakistani prime minister as they prepare to vote in an election pitting him against the party of the former jailed prime minister, omar sharif. the string of attacks included a suicide bombing that killed more than 150 people and resulted in the deployment of nearly 400,000 euro the officers. the election will see the transfer of power from one civilian government to another for only the second time in the nation's 70 year history. i want a new candidate to be elected that can carry pakistan forward. the progress should be in the hands of a new leader. we are tired of the old leaders already. they haven't proven to be good. >> the country is economically weak at the moment. on the verge of bankruptcy. one thing that is for sure is that whatever government arrives , it will be facing challenges, but we hope to ever government it is, it will help pakistan to

its feet. annette: we have more from islamabad. >> he's running the election campaign against the imminent party, which is seeking a second term in office. the party has complained about attempting to be sidelined. independent surveys and observers have questioned the capability of these elections, pakistan,t the oil in they are trying to align it with a venerable institution to support another candidate. in this case, that is imran khan. all the election surveys, he's also the favorite to -- to form a government with the help of the establishment. there are also small religious groups that in the past would

not pick sides and have now been mainstreamed. that of experts here say behind that is the military and they want to rebrand thehese , groups that were internatationally banned. they are being rebranded and allowed to contest elections to gain particular legitimacy. the chief of staff for emmanuel macron is to give evidence this tuesday at a paparliamentary inququiry over e handlingng of the s scandal in h a presidential security aid was filmed assaulting protesters. at least 60 people have been killed as wildfires ravage seaside resorts outside the greek capital, athens. it is the country's deadliest fire season in a decade. satellite images reveal that north korea has begun dismantling nuclear facilities at the sites used to develop the engines.

and it is time now for the day's business news. , stephen. we are approaching a continuance where or to get is refusing to step down. >> it began against -- as a protest against the pension reform plan in nicaragua, but the months of demonstrations have damaged the country's economy. last june the gdp expanded by 5% and this year it could shrink by the same amount. >> the eastern market is in the heart of managua. the stalls are only just opening. for the political crisis --- before the political crisis, the market would have been active this time. >> no one buys stuff anymore. they would rather save the money than spend it. fallout couldal reach $1.4 billion this year. gdp could shrink by 5%.

it's a tough low for the second worst country in latin america and in the last few years nicaragua has been showing promising signs of economic growth. rosa maria has watched her sales plummet by half in the last three months. >> i have had to let two employees go myself. i couldn't pay them anymore. >> at least 215,000 nicaraguans has -- of lost their jobs since april. but more than the drorop in business, it's the constant insecurity that has everyone on edge. >> if you days ago they took a woman who talked a lot about the crisis. they put her in prison. so, now no one wants to talk anymore. maria is talking about this woman, who we filmed at the start of june. harris tried to persuade store owners to join her movement of civil disobedience by refusing to pay taxes.

unite, don't be afraid. we need to understand civil disobedience. do you hear me? don''t be afrai. >> she was met with silence. do you think that civil disobedience is a good approach? >> i can't talk, sorry. >> her arrest crushed thoughts of protest here. there are only a few barricades still standing, the ones barricades -- demonstrators used to -- used to protect themselves from pro-government paramilitaries. psa seemse in france, to have turned around the -- brand opel.th turned a profit in the first half of 2018, with a net income on the brand from january to june. to the losses in the second half

of 2017. to the losses suffered in the second half of 2017. the company plans to make major which thegs at opel, ceo says is necessary for it to survive. another strong set of corporate results coming from the google parent company,, alphabet, despite the fine imposed by the european commission last week. the penalty made a huge dent in the company's results, but stronger-than-expected advertising earnings helped investors to look past the fine. without the fine it would have been over eight ilion dollars. continuing to grow strongly over the order, since advertising is their bread and butter, it is worth noting that clicks on advertisements on the platform were up by 60% over the quarter. moving the earnings

stock market today. one of the standout performers in europe, shares carmaker are over 11%. automobilee whole of 1%.by 8/10 keeping an eye on the price of crypto currency, coin has been hasying today -- bitcoin been rallying today, too. that's at the highest level it has been in two months. this after reports that the united states could approve a crypto currency trading fund. finally for me, thousands of employees of the nike are getting a pay rise coming after an internal review of pay by claims ofarked workplace misconduct at the company earlier this year. 7000 workers will get a raise under a land assigned to correct inequality of salaries between staff doing the same job in

different parts of the world. the company says that the chain is -- change is designed to support a culture. [no audio] annette: that was stephen carroll with today's business news. time for our press reviews. let's take a look at what's making headlines around the world. ,hat's a start with pakistan ahead of tomorrow's key election. >> pitting three men againinst eaeach other. you have imran khan, the former regular, the pakistan muslim league leader, the brother of the former prime minister, and bhutto zardari, the son of the late benazir bhutto.

you can see the pakistani daily dawn says it's shaping up to be a tight race. a lot of undecided as the voters mold their options. by the by, imran khan is hoping to avoid his 20-year-old election losing streak. annette: and it's notable for its representation of minorities? >> we found think news, lgbt news, and lgbt news site, homosexuality is illegal but it has guaranteed basic rights for transgender citizens, recognizing a third gender. now, one of those candidates has a pretty harrowing or a. she talks about being the survivor of an acid attack, being forced to leave home at 13

and assaulted by relatives, she now says the candidates are hoping to get local or national withsentation and deal thorny issues like honor killings. n now, aand the u.k. debate is raging over the possible extradition to the united states of two and british men. >> these two men were captured in syria last january by u.s. backed troops and are part of a so-called isis beadles group, a name given for their accents. the men were responsible for kidnapping westerners and were responsible for beheadings. ever since the u.k. capture them , or since they have been captured, the u.k. has been embroiled in what has been called a death penalty row and a real focus on how and where they .hould taste justice the government has said now they extraditing them

to the u.s.. controversial as it could overturn a decades-old policy in the u.k. of refusing to extradite citizens to countries where there is the death penalty . hence this headline from metro. >> it really is dividing the opinion pages. >> it is. really different opinions from the conservative and liberal press in the u.k.. independent press is vehemently opposed, saying that despite what they have done, extraditing them to a country where they could possibly face the death penalty makes a mockery of the commitment to human rights and that it makes us complicit in the state-sponsored murder of fighters for the islamic state. on the flipside the conservative "daily to -- "daily telegraph" says it's a practical choice, they need a country who will allow for a fair trial and allow

for evidence to be brought in the can't in the u.k.. the u.s. would be the best option. annette: here in france, the tour de france is making headlines, but it's not about the cycling. row that has this erected, having to do with their star cyclist. there was a cloud hanging over the urineear after sample showed a higher concentration than allowed of asthma drug. dayss only told five before it started that he could a result,in it and as fans accuse him of doping and he at,endured being spat shouted at, taunted and shoved. all while practicing. behavior has now been

blasted as a "french cultural thing," and he said he wondered how the french football team would have felt they had endured the same insults the world cup." no response from the french, yet. >> ouch. finally, luke skywalker, or rather the actor, mark hamill, appears to have played a prank on all of us at comic con the weekend. >> bear with me, this can get confusing. comic-con fans were treated to this site that you can see on the san diego union tribune website, a man dressed as orange vader. playing, hair, golf donald trump darth vader. seemed like a perfect the skies for mark hamill. he had teased the internet about going undercover at comic-con. the san diego union-tribune confirmed that it wasn't mark hamill in disguise.

it is possible that he may have ase come -- come disguised something else, like a stormtrooper, but really we are not sure if he even made it. seems like the joke is on us. [laughter] annette: thanks for that.

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