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demandingresident is answers to tough questions. u.s. authorities conduct searches to find the culprit and motive behind the recent mail bomb plots. japan's prime minister is on a state visit to china, standing chinese premier. shinzo abe said they were at a turning point. they have signed a host of agreements. trtrade tensionsns between beijg and washington continue to simmer. the world has never been so
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interconnected. the problems that cannot be solved by one country are increasing. china and japan should work together to contribute to world peace and prosperity. china and japan have both provided important opportunity for development and support and boost each other's growth. >> we go across to our correspondent in beijing. one-ish and lobby looking to get out of this visit? >> chinana happens to be japan's biggest trading partner. the volume of exchanges between the countrieses tallied $300 billion woworth of tradede. shinzo abe, good diplomatic relationships between those countries is good for busineses.
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the past few years, japanese investment in china was on the rise aftfter a few years of falling.g. this is because e of poor diplomatic relations. agreements have been found. $18 billion worth of business deals have been signed and a $30 billion currency swap packed has been signed. >> shinzo abe's visit comes as relations with washington are simmering over trade tariffs,, which the countries keep back-and-forth. could tokyo be an alternative to washington? beijing does not want to be
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too isolated because of ththis america first policy being implplemented. japan has been the target of similar criticisms from donald trump, criticized for unfair trade practices and that kind of thing. aligned. china are china will try to bring tokyo closer to its area of influence and further away from washington. one way is to include tokyo and japan in its belt anand road initiatitive, trying too drive global trade towowd china. there are a a number of chalalls to thihis. there is a territorial dispute islands,ina sea over which is a p persistent problemn
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the relatitionship.. there is the problem of historical grievances from t t offnese colonial occupation china during world war ii. it will always look more like a marriage of convenience than a true alliance. >> we will see what comes out of that. turkey's president has announced public prosecutors. erdogan demanding we answer tough questions concerning the murder of jamal khashoggi. his body has not yet been recovered since he was killed on october 2. >> we have other information and evidence. there is no point in being hasty. saudi a 30's will reveal who
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killed jamal khashoggi. on sunday, they are sending their chief prosecutor to turkey. hold talks with our public prosecutor in is stumbled. let's see what will come out of it. >> on thursday, the cia chief briefed the u.s. president on her visit to turkey. had aaspel reportedly recording played of the murder inside the consulate. hands.have blood on your that is the message protesters came to give mohammad bin salman. killed andoggi was friends, human rights activists came together in a candlelight vigil. not and will not accept
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compromise in the case of his murder and we will not keep silence. more answers.ant especially where his remains are hidden. body haskhashoggi's not been found. where is it? why are they not saying where it is? in an effort to move past the outrage, saudi arabia admitted, based on the investigation, the murder was premeditated. the shifting version coming from the saudi's has created distrust over what many see as an assassination ordered from the highest level. images of this one, jamal khashoggi's esso and being asked to shake -- jamal khahashoggi's
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son being asked to shake cans with the king and prince. gina haspel briefed donald trump on the investigation, providing details on what trump is calling up in thecover history of coverups. >> authorities in the u.s. have conducted searches to find the culprit behind the mail b bomb plots. andhursday, joe biden robert de niro received mail bombs. officials are at a postal authority in florida where they believe some packages originated. this facility is the latest place of interest in the package bomb investigation. all packages had the same return
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address, that of debbie wasserman schultz. investigators believe the journey began here. >> 10 suspicious packages were located at multiple locations in new york, maryland, florida, delaware, and the los angeles. each package was collected by experts and examinations are underway at the fbi labn quantico. >> the latest package was addressed to robert de niro. the other nine devices were sent to prominent democrats and vocal critics of donald trump. the parcels look like this one, with potentially destructive devices stashed in manila envelopes. it is terrorism.
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it is an effort to use violence to make a political impact. >> investigators believe the packages were sent by the same person. trump plans on dispatching 800 members of the army to the southern u.s. border as a caravan of thousands makes its way through mexico in hopes of entering the united states. the president is seeking to transforming fears on migration into ella torah gains -- into electoral gains. and jordan are searching the shores of the dead sea after flash floods claimed the lives of at least 19. the victims were children out on a school trip. 37 people have been rescued in the operation. continues.ch
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rescuers scour the spot near the shore, hoping to find survivors from the flash floods. our work has been divided into 10 groups to continue searching. drones are also searching the shore and mountains. we expect people are still missing. the search will continue. most of those killed were middle school students on a school trip to visit hot springs in the area before e downpours swept their bus awaway. picnickers w were among the oths killed by the floods. the dead sea is one of the lowest points on earth and its valleys often see flash floods and landslides. the tragedy is the second disaster linked to flash flooding this year.
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in april, hikers perished in a similar incident in southern israel. media reported the king has canceled a planned visit to bahrain to monitor the situation. >> around 50,000 residents in the u.s. commonwealth in the northern mariana islands are expected to be without electricity and running water for months. typhoon.r a super france, footage appears to show the french army ignoring killings in rwanda back in 1994. it is embarrassing for the french army, which denied knowledge of the massacre, but the video shows otherwise. june 28, 1990 four.
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on the left, a french colonel and his subordinate. he warns him about the killing .f thoususands of tooootsies >> yesterday, we were in this village. tutsis.ere hunting for click's more than 16 -- >> more were killed.utsisis in this video, the french colonel fails to appreciate the urgency of the situation. oneneprlem is thehey have no -- the french colonel was
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questioned about this video by a french judge in 2015. he told the judge he was absent-minded at the time, unable to understand what was going on. looking back at this, it seems incredible i did not react to the information. was launchedquiry in 2005 to shed light o on france''s role in the massacre. human rights groups say france knowingly failed to prevent it. the case was dismissed in september due to a lack of evidence. no charges have been brought against any french soldiers. shinzo abe says japan and china are at a historic turning point. the japanese prime minister state visit comes as tensions between beijing and washington
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continue to simmer. more evidence in the murder of kim mulkey shoji -- of jamal khashoggi. high-profile democrats and vocal trump critic robert de niro were targeted by bomb -- mail bombs. starting out with our top story, shinzo abe's state visit, where a lot of business opportunities are. >> 500 business members are accompanying the prime minister on this. they have agreed to strengthen the corporation in a wide range of areas.
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traveling with bay, a 500 strong is this delegation. -- 500 strong business delegation. on thursday, the countries signed $18 billion in business still's -- in business deals. toy agreed to set up a fund facilitate trade and agreed to a $30 billion currency swap pack. >> more than 54 and have been signed. infrastructure, transport, finance. all sectors where we can have high expectations.
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sides are discussing plans to set up a new initiative focusing on innovation and intellectual property rights. >> we should safeguard free trade. >> it benefits the development of global free trade. >> japan is winding down its aid to china. >> turning to google next. a surprise revelation. .> google fired 48 people
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the disclosure came hours after the new york times reported the tech giant protected a handful of executives. among them, andy ruben, who left with a $19 million severance package. tougher policies have been put in place regarding senior managers having relationships with staff. let's check in with the day's trading action. has redeemed a broad selloff. -- it is down more than 2%, wiping out gains made a day earlier. is anies facing a selloff
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frenchch parts maker. it is the latest shakeup in the -- self driving technologies. it is 46% owned by psa. theacquisition will help country develop integrated cockpit systems. the country is bracing for a credit downgrade by standard & poor's. affairs economic commission has found it reassuring, saying he sees no sign of contagioion from italy's debt.
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>> a new power company has been set up in japan. >> by monks. it is called temple energy. launch it,ogether to which plans to start selling electricity next year. small power retailers have been popping up since the government liberalized the energy market. they will lease solar panels to families to contribute towards cleaner energy. >> thank you very much. time next for the press review.
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sir philip green, the owner of top shop. he is the latest revealed in the me too scandal. >> he merely avoided being revealed. i want to show you the daily telegraph newspapaper from this tuesday. they published allegations against green, calling it the me too scandal which cannot be refilled. -- cannot be revealed. .he court issued an injunction this was due to an nda signed by employees making these allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. everything changed yesterday when the member of the house of lords decided to use his privilege and reveal green's
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name. he felt it was in the public's interest. press seems pleased the gag order has been thwarted. the tabloid shows green alongside the original man of me too fame, harvey, who they say is a pal of his. >> it raises the question of whether or not members of parliament have the right to violate these gag orders. another interesting issue
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raises the question of nondisclosure agreements. they make the case that nondisclosure agreements should be done away with for good. they don't help any of these stories keep quiet, as we have seen. >> two brazil next, be country is gearing up for presidential elections. >> many papers are focused on the latest polls that show the race is getting closer between the two candidates. fernando had god is gaining -- fernando haddad is gaining on the front runner. welcomes people to a
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land free from opponents because seeing the guards, we can imagine what happens to those opponents. bolsonaroth sonar's -- 's opponents are making themselves heard today. a number of figures from brazilian and international society have signed an op-ed running in several papers. you can read it here. this piece says his victory would not only be a threat to democracy, but also a threat to
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the entire world. >> halloween is around the corner. a creepy discovery has been made inconstruction workers georgia. >> they found 1000 human teeth. it is creepy. there is an explanation for it. the first tenant in the 1900s, one was a dentist. that doesn't explain why he was collecting the teeth he pulled out. time such aird discovery has been made in georgia. every time, teeth have been found in buildings formally used by dentists. it seems to have been a 19th century dental practice.
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