>> hello and welcome. we are live from paris. here are the headlines. the nobel peace prize jointly announced in oslo. the winners, denis mukwege and nadia murad for their work on fighting sexual violence. the national tribute for one of , thee's musical greats french and armenian president coming together.

the race against the clock in indonesia. rescuers have until the end of today to find any remaining survivors before the search is formally called off. the death toll topping 1500. on, coming up for you later as part of our continuing coverage of the nobel peace prize win, we will have a " report.france 24. good afternoon. our top stories. the nobel peace prize has been announced. the joint winners, denis mukwege from congo and nadia murad.

let's take a listen to that announcement being made. has devoted his life to defending these victims. witness,ad is the hotels of the abusers perpetrated against herself and others. each of them, in their own way, has helped to give greater timeility to war sexual violence so that perpetrators can be held accountable for their actions. >> brittany give more coverage later on in the program. let's bring you other world news. france and armenia have come together to share their musical great. a solemn national tribute was held for him in central paris.

and his armenian counterpart leaving those commemorations. macron calling him one of france's poets. let's take a listen to both of those leaders speaking at the ceremony. century, he is the one who brought us life. to our hidden frailties, our runaway feelings, to our melancholy's and hopes. he held out the consoling mirror, which for centuries, will make our lives gentler, our tears less bitter and our joys greater. 4s wasring that ceremony our own catherine norrison. i spoke to her earlier. there were absolute going tributes paid to him at this

national tribute. some of the highest praise possible. emmanuel macron said that his songs have been like soothing bombs or remedies, comforting millions of people around the world. he was praised for his use of the french language and french values. he was born in paris, but to immigrant parents who had fled armenia. macron described him as a true parisienne. he called him a poet and said that in france, poets never die. there removing words from the armenian prime minister. he said the armenians had an infinite laugh inside them

and spoke about the national day of mourning being observed in armenia for the legend. several streets and city squares named after him. statues of him erected. a huge loss of for many people in both france and armenia and around the world. >> we have been hearing a lot of skepticism regarding the ceremony. some people saying it did not represent the colorful nature of his life. >> absolutely. he had a showbiz career. he startedecades, out as a child actor and was involved in cabaret during the second world war. hanging around some of the biggest stars in the entertainment world for decades. friends with americans such as ray charles and sammy davis junior and liza minnelli. there was some skepticism that the military ceremony did not

represent the very vibrant life that he had led. one of his best made songs was about a gay transvestite. he had said he wanted his funeral to be as short as possible. the huge love for charles aznavour means that the governor wanted to give him a national tribute as other huge figures in french life have received. very choreographed, very official very solemn form. >> let's return to you to it is not our top story, the nobel peace prize which has been given to dr. denis mukwege and nadia murad. joining me in the studio is the founder of the ngo.

your organization advocates for the ending of sexual violence as a weapon of war. you seem really happy that this work has been recognized today with the nobel prize. >> in deed. i'm thrilled. it is a very nice day today. it is also a signal, and i think this is more important. of sexualubject violence and conflict must be put on the table at international level. that action has to be taken against that. >> let's talk about these two people that have won this award. first of all, denis mukwege was perhaps one of the most prominent figures in this campaign. tell us a bit about how you know him. >> we met a few years ago. since then, we have been working together.

is, theere the hospital what is interesting with the story of denis mukwege was that he was just a surgeon trying to heal women. than he realized there was this rapes, very violent. he realized there was really an in drc. -- issue we know that it is endemic around the world. there is no one conflict where we don't see it. we see it today with burma and the rolling got -- rowinga. there is a need to understand what it is. his voice is very powerful because he is very charismatic and very public today. it is not the first prize he got. signal.good besides that, we need action and support.

we are the two global organizations working on the. >> use of more concrete action is needed. what willre tangibly, you ask the government to do to try to end sexual violence? i think that now we start to talk a lot about sexual violence. it is also very related to metoo. i don't think that it is a coincidence that it goes to him this year because we have been waiting for that for many years. something is happening in society, so that is good. now, there is a need to provide concrete support, financial support. it's one thing to say it's horrible, etc. supportto get conflict for enabling victims to have access to services. most of the victims don't have access to services. very few women who happen to

succeed to arriving to the hospital can be cured, but many of them cannot even go to hospital. we need to bring services to where the people are. we are not weapons of war. an alert system enables us to be able to identify where the victims are and provide services where they are. for this, we need funds. this is what the government needs to do. everybody has to engage against this horrible situation. >> how important do you think the awareness raising of that campaign is? spoke up at the united nations talking about the experience of being sexually abused by islamic state group fighters. do you think that kind of publicity will help eventually and sexual violence? i hope i will see sexual violence and in the world before i die.

first of all, it is very symbolic. it is a surgeon and a survivor. this is very strong and very symbolic. the work that nokia has been doing -- nadia has been doing has put light on what has been happening to other minorities in iraq. how sexualshow violence has been used as of genocide. it is very important. she has made a change in a drastic way and the international world and the public world.this is important, but let's see . now, it's good. it's a great day for all of the people who work on this topic, but now we need more action and we need targeted and efficient

action. we don't need a lot of money for things that are particularly useless. we need the right organization to be funded to be able to provide services and help the survivors to have a voice and get back to their life. impunity.ght against we work on the judicial part because it is very important. >> thank you very much. biggie for your time. -- thank you for your time. indonesia's government has announced that the search for survivors must come to an end today as the focus turns to relief operations. doctors are overwhelmed by the numbers of injured people and up and forced to treat patients in the open air. our correspondents have been to visit one of those makeshift clinics. >> from the outside, it is hard to imagine that this tent is actually a hospital. severely damaged buildings are

no longer safe. they have been replaced. survivors of the phenomena, like tsunami, like soon o this woman -- she was wounded heavily and so week. there were so many people -- patients lying next to the bodies. many survivors are still in a state of shock. efficient medical care is crucial for the victims. in this hospital, there is only one door for every 40 patients. >> are most urgent needs are medicines, but also disposable equipment such as syringes. we really need help. the centers also provide

shelter to hundreds of people who are now homeless. >> one had to walk six hours to reach the hospital. because of the earthquake, we outside.leep my children suffer from nagy and diarrhea. >> as the number of victims affected by rubble and the theami begins to increase, spread of dominical diseases is a fear. >> if you're just joining us, let's remind you of our top stories. the nobel peace prize announced in ozone. joint winners denis mukwege and nadia murad fighting to end sexual violence. and national tribute for one of france's musical greats.

emmanuel macron and armenia's prime minister coming together to celebrate charles. it is a race against the clock in indonesia. rescuers have until the end of the day to find any remaining survivors before the search is formally called off. 1500eath toll now shopping -- topping 1500. time for a look at today's business news. you are going to be top ping as off with a rash tweet by elon musk. >> yes. the tesla chief tweeted a new interpretation of the security and exchange commission calling it the short seller enrichment commission. ais comes on the heels of fraud settlement that will see him paying a $20 million fine. tesla's boss has once again

put himself front and center. this time for publicly mocking the u.s.'s stocks and shares regulator, the securities and exchange commission. the short seller enrichment commission is doing incredible work and the name change is so on point. twitter. jibe on tesla's stock went down 4% and fell more than 2% in after-hours trading. relations between the u.s. institution and the billionaire are particularly strained. sued him fore sec misleading investors after he announced yet secure the funding to take tesla private at $420 per share. charge bysettle the paying a fine.

also agreed to step down as chairman for three years, though he remains ceo. this speech by the u.s. vice president denouncing chinese interference and u.s. interests has analyst worried over a further escalation in the ongoing trade war. washington and beijing have already levied hefty tariffs on each other's goods. ims head says the world top two economies must resolve their differences through dialogue. >> trade tensions are very negative, in particular because they undermine confidence. they bring about uncertainty and they could, if they were implemented, and if there was an

,scalation of the retaliation have a decided impact on many economies. >> time now for a check on the markets. european indexes syncing on friday as a global bond selloff drags equities down as well. investors looking to a big jobs report due out any minute. the cac interest down over 1%. let's take a look at more of today's top business headlines. like to havebrands soap has a dual structure with main offices in london and rotterdam. move scrapped after investors said it could force

you to investors to sell their shares, driving down the stock price. samsung is projecting record earnings for the third corner of 2018. strong sales in memory chips and displays powering those predicted revenues. year'sboost over last third quarter. those projections beating expectations. toyota is recalling 2.4 million hybrid vehicles. a system fault causing cars to lose power is behind the recall. the problem should be resolved with a software update. toyota says it is not aware of any accidents caused by the fault. business, an example of overkill in american car culture is catching on here in france at the wrong time. pickup trucks are seeing record sales in france, up 12% for the

first half of 2018. this as france and europe are struggling to reach emissions goals set out in the paris climate agreement. emit farlity vehicles more co2 and fine particles than smaller cars. part of the increase in popularity is the government's classification of them as government vehicles. a bit of a nationalistic sentiment there. let's bring you our focus report on the program. today, we are heading to china, a country once notorious for its one child policy. beijing is now considering proposals which would encourage children to have more babies. having one of the world's lowest birth rates undermines stimulating economic growth.

today, some mothers say they still face discrimination in the workplace while others are fed up with what they say is the government interfering in their personal lives. >> when angela was pregnant with her two-year-old, she assumed he would be an only child. mostlmost four decades, families in china have been banned from having more children. in 2016, the year jackie was born, that changed. it was then that they announced the two child policy, which we thought was great. the two child policy aimed to boost china's birthrate and ensure economic growth in the face of a rapidly aging population. for angela and her husband, it was an opportunity they couldn't miss. this year, their second son was born. >> our generation are all single children. i wanted to have two kids so

they could play with each other. >> there is a problem. not enough chinese women are having more children. the cost of raising a child is rising fast. the country's birth rate has dropped, falling by 3.5% in 2017. now, beijing is taking steps toward ending birth limits altogether. this month, the government announced it was downsizing its family. planning agency for the first time since 1979, a new draft leaves out any mention of restriction on family size. some say the moves have come too late. 2050, more than 30% of china's population will be over the age of 60. if the birthrate continues falling, the country risks running out of workers. in big cities, you don't notice the population problem.

there are still a lot of young people around. if you go to the second or third tier cities, you'll notice more elderly and a less vigorous economic activity. >> he says china's infrastructure is also fully equipped to support larger families. competition for quality health care and education is feared. in major cities, most women say having more than one child is simply out of the question. >> the pressure is really high, especially in shanghai. >> have you considered two? >> no, i think it is enough work to raise this child wl. enough.g one is tiring living costs here are expensive. we are under a lot of pressure. under pressure to provide not only for their childn, but also elderly parents.

for many women, working full-time as crucial. chinese employers often discriminate against mothers. according to a recent survey, more than 30% of women say giving birth resulted in a pay cut or demotion. one company is bucking the trend. biggest online travel agency encourages its female employees to have children by offering extensive maternity leave, transport allowances during pregnancy and on-site facilities for pumping breastmilk. it's also the first chinese company to find egg freezing for female executives. company chairman says chinese companies should do what they can to support mothers, but the government must take the lead. >> it is an irreversible trend that if you have fewer kids, you have a problem 20 years from now. the government really should step in to allocate a big chunk

of the tax dollar to help support families. that.ig companies can do it's not going to be nearly enough. >> beijing is currently mulling over incentives such as tax breaks and other benefits to encourage childbirth. some provincial governments have said population targets, pledging to push families to procreate, but it is a controversial stregy. many chinese women are tired of what they consider government interference in a personal lives. >> without substantial benefits, propaganda and slogans won't help much. some governments have gone way too far when it comes to encouraging women to have babies. . it feels like they are being forced to do so >> while possible solutions are being debated, china's birth rates so far shows no sign of picking up. bust, more dramatic

action may be needed to defuse china's demographic time bomb. or focus report there from china bringing us to the end of this half hour. stay with us, we will have the headlines for you very shortly.

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