and franance twenty fofour dot . nine pm here in the french capital a catch up on our headlines this evening a life from paris tenens of thousands f people have taken to the street. in the algeria as resistance continues to grow and to president because of his bid for a fifth. term in office and in venezuela schools and workplaces were shot on friday as an electricity block have continues there. and another sign of the country's woes will bring you a special reports on the crumbling hehealth service one of the reasons. so many people have fled the country. and across the world women and men have been marking international women's day with marches and some strike action to take a look. at some of those events later on in the shop .

thanks for watching france three four we start this houour of f s in a algeria where tens of thousands of people have been tataking part in protests acros. the country an online campaign over the past week urging people to march on the capital algiers today friday the demonstrations are the biggest yes against president abilities but if you can on his bid to run. for a fifth term despite years of ill health and gains for consultations. making the voioices heard this international women's day the call to protest was on set on the streets. despite a warning from presisidt abdelaziz bouteflika that the country could descend into chao. hundreds of people marched demanding a change in leadershi. i am c.. g..

we need a better future for our children. we have good lives we want our children to live a better life. we want to bring down the regim. the problem is the regime. taken due to weaker hostage is ill can be. ease artifificial heldld. men and womenonverged on th cicity's landmark grunge post office. has. among thehe protesterss from the figureheads from algerian revolution including jimmy lead- here read. marching alongside people from different walks of life. including students doctors nois. willing for sweeping change. but president abdelaziz beautifully kay is refusing to step aside. the eighty two year old leader is ready seen in public since he suffered a stroke in. twenty thirteen he's been hospitalized in geneva since the

twenty fourth of february. demonstrations have been taking place across the country for the last three weeks. announced he be seeking a fifth term in office. for more on on events a notary we can cross note to cork ireland's and historian dr john kasich who specialized in at colonial history at university college cork thanks very much for talking to us. on france twenty four now first off i i suppose you with your knowledge of that. algeria's colonial history of what's been happening in the country for those who haven't at familiarity with that wicked modern history in algeria what's brought them from nineteen sixty nineteen sixties and the war of independence up. to today just give a sense of that what's been happening in the country over the last forty fifty years. so how do you want to use its independence in nineteen sixty two i became a one party state. under authoritarian leadership and for the first time in twenty

years of the post independence give or take and the country was president stable. and the leadership. developed industry i have the population i have received so i redistribution of wealth and the algerian people were generally hobby that's not to say that there wasn't -- efforts to crush opposition within the country well what happens at the end of nineteen seventies i'm the leader what people meant yeah and died. was there a new leadership came into place. at one that had less support from the general population i want to try to liberalize the economy in doing so at openings for people to enrich themselves. to the regime and lots of corruption i started to develop within the country so try to nineteen eighties you had to i austerity policies the calls unrest. in nineteen eighty eight you how to add mas. revoked in this issue i across our area from the young against their ruling at leeds i this was crossed rudely by the army causing hundreds of deathths.

so in the nineties you had a transition towards the how to cure you of domestic and bloody conflict in algeria track the nineteen ninetieies. at the end of t the us is plannd abilities but the few got can to the presidency of algeria promising peace i t think from twenty on the outside a tonal i think a lot of people would look at ab. abilities beautifully cut they would see a man who is clearly very. very weak -- perhaps not really able to do the job on a day to day basis and they would wonder why algerians happens kind of protest it. yet but give us give viewers maybe a sense of why he is that why he's also seen as somebody who bring stability to algeria toto pipe despite everything el. one of the reasons that blu to think i was able to kind of i rise to power in algeria in the two thousands was the fact that

he had of course played a very important role during the war of independence. that i is a key sourcrce of legigitimacy i within the political regime and i'm sure yeah we'll definitely got very controversially promotions i kind of honesty. in the country after the end of the the bloody at what is called the black decades knowledge. other people my call the civil war as though he was able promised. and he didn't successfully bring peace back to o algeria even evr came out t the cosost of huhun rirights for s some people.. now w we need to be very careful when we talk aboutut contempt aa wewe talk abobout but the threes doing j. as they're going to freak i refususing to resign ore the peak of running for president. because we know that with a check is not in a condition that's a very important distinction that we need to mak. now what about the role of france -- in that they current -- situation huger a franco algerian a population at their been at street demonstrations in paris marseille and elsewhere

fronts really khan says. on the sidelines of office and watch -- indefinitely and can you give us a sense of of of hawai got so complicated i suppose. of course connected to the role of frarance's the colonizer in e past. well in my trunk it's very very reluctant as our is ministers to get involved in any way and what is happening in algeria at the moment. and they they understand other than the colonial history of france makes as an elite it just meant actor to comment on the internal politics. of the country and there is a sense i certainly i have according to reports in front. the presidency in france and the ministers are very concerned about the lack of stability at the moment is not here yet. but i think that we must again point tires. they should not confuse stagnation with stability i am the regime is documents and there is no stability for the young people in the country who have no possibility of social

mobility. anything is driving emigration to for does lack of opportunity so france should perhaps think of this new political dispensation thahat might emerge posed with a three k. as something positive after both countries. okay doctor doom house will have to leave it there thanks for talking to us on on france before. now it's international women's day and marches protests and strikes are taking place around the globe to draw attention to the fight for full equality. in spain women stage the walkers turning tools and taking to the streets in often manila and nairobi to name just a few cities women. gathered on front of government buildings calling for equal pay a greater protection for women's rights meanwhile in berlin. international women's day has become a punk holiday yet the pay gap between men and women stands out hoping 21% in germany this report from our team. in the german couple. these employees payay parity cos naturally.

in this building company everybody knows what everybody owns the salaries published on line. that's cool in the beginning it was a bit weird. but in fact for women it'ss really important to be able to compare your salary with other people. and to be conscious of the value of youour workk so as to claim equal pay. summary transparency to tackle inequality between men and wome. a no brainer for the founder of this company. if you really take feminism seriously it's a battle that you absolutely have to fight it com work any other way women salaries are not as high as men's and only salary transparency can solve that problem. disappointed you salary transparency hi. according to this parity lobby group only 12% to smaller firms and 28% of big businesseses have made their salaries transparent. the gender pay gap remains one of the w widest in eururope. yeah in the trunk of in germany the gap has beeeen 21% for the

last two years. things haven't really evoked. but what i find even more shocking is that it's only going down 22% since [inaudible] two thousasand eight having a me part time worork fewer manageril posts on the german labor markets life is too hard for women. but they are also under represented in the political institutions which according to this green party mp. complicates matters as of the home is hidden include just to hear the bundestag only 30% of the mps are women. and phone we're back in the situation we had twenty years ago two three four which is a fundamental problem. because it prevents female representation in the legislative decision making prococess. i think that this answer of toxic inciting between kern. germany still has a long way to go and it isn't to load. the world economic forum says the world won't get fooled pay parity for another. two hundred

years. venezuela's shot schools and suspended the work day on friday as the worst blackout in decades paralyzed the country. for second day running in the past few hours parts of the capital caracas have seen a return of electricity. cut to a further source of frustration for venezuelans on top of hyper inflation and a major recession.. the popower cord wasas closesedn thursday to toto a problem at te country'ss main hydroelectric plant. the government says it's an act of sabotage the first three steps let's take a listen to the opposition leader. one quite a the government itself it's fast it's that folks because of corruption they declared an electrical emergency in two thousand and nine they put a hundred billion dollars into the system and we stilill have this this after today. and then as well as crumbling health service has been one of the factors forcing. tens of thousands of people to flee the country manson shortages are rife and hospital supplies often have to be paid for by impoverished. patience and or their families as france we force team on the ground find that there is a particular shortage of drugs.

and equipment for the trereatmet of cancer leaeaving manyy paties to die as a result of all the ways curable tumors let's take a look. this cancer hospitall in caracas was once renowned. but now the crisis across venezuela's health service has hit hard. we're not authorized to film in sight. dr except. lettuce into his department in secret this. he introduces us to to reza. breast cancer patients. he keep it up before it. gene have chemotherapy in time. it was slow because there was a like a jerk. so it wasnsn't done in a a propr titime. five well by the treatments -- is a a very y common at the momt bring it to the sometimes i thinink i'm going to die because that just on the means to treat

me. your life hearing pain and there's not even any call to move at all. alcohol and the same the doctors do their b best for us but they have nothing. the reason i have to pay for a mastectomy because it was known medication. now her cancer has come back. she's looking for a place to have radiotherapy. so far in vain.. you received eighty two hundred patients today we could treat so many people who just can't do anything for them. to remember it takes us to see the radiotherapy equipment. and as late as needing public. hospitals council machines. three of them are broken. this equipment hasn't worked since twenty fourteen and anyway is completely obsolete now. even if it did work no one uses

this anymore [inaudible] the this. don't remember says he feels a duty to fight for his poorest patients [inaudible] full time. in the morning and here in the afternoon in the private sector. he works part time for a point the clinic. well we'll see patients pay around three thousand dollars for cancer treatment of fourteen in venezuela. so what. is the government. i work here. because from my job at the public hospital in the morning. i get paid ten dollars a month. not enough to live on nice way. for a reason. tens of thousands of other name the younger doctors have fled venezuela. to seeeek a job elsewhere. to syria nexext on te protracted final assault on the islamic state group stronghold in the east of the country u. s. backed fighters. are set to resume combine this

weekend around the town of by goos civilians have been pouring i was as islamic state group script weakens. but according to sources on the ground if no more civilians come out by saturday afternoon the military offensive will continue to our reporters were recently. in syria and files this exclusive reportt on the wiveses andd widows of jihadi fighters n syria take a look at this extract. i'm president and general [inaudible] money. are we a threat to go back on to canada's [inaudible] oil. looks like this yeah [inaudible] and take us back and deal with it on our own soil. at least where there are people who are educated and at least speaks our language for god sak.

they are not alloweded to have. a leader no money -- no phone no contract even have looked to research what i do by my check because he's coughing blood now [inaudible] sure. that's not going [inaudible] hello. what decision if you could be decision? decision those are decisions. and that would you know what i mean yes i know what's going on the man at the let me. blow my see money not be this moment khan said he sees. be able to give a city. with the dean. in the slums i think. we might be able to put a block. level was in out of pocket hope.

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long walk and james andre and to check out the full report it'll be broadcast on saturday at nine fifteen pm. paris time. note uk prime minister to resume urge to the european union on friday to make one more push to break the deadlock over breakak such may warned. that the uk will be plunged into crisis if mps reject the withdrawal agreement. of which is set t to take placen not in the house of commons on thursday. the prime minister said no one knows what will happen if our plans is defeated let's take a listen to her speaking earlier in grimsby northeast england [inaudible] next week. members of parliament in westminster. face a crucial choice. whether to back the brexit deal. both rejected. my kids. in the u. k. will leave the european union [inaudible] rejected. and no one knows what will happen. we may not leave the e. u. for many months. we may leave without the protections of the deal provide. we may never leave a whole. the only certainty would be

ongoing ununcertainty. most small spent arguing about texas. what we could be focusing on improving our nhs all schools and all commmmunities? the photo voted with told me to keep it on tuesday of course of next week and the e. u.'s praxis noble seizure mutual bonnie replied. as in the block was ready to give britain t the unilateral right to leleave at the c custos unionn but he addeded a s serief tweets of britain would still need to honor its commitment. to preserve a border free controls between ireland. and northern ireland to u. k. government source said. it's time for business with i can'n't let jonas and in the studio and cut a you're looking awesome well fears today more fears i guess. of a global economic recession tells why -- we saw some recent data today it release from the us and china are that's raised concerns that economic growth is slowing faster than expected. well it's over the latest jobs report from washington a year and a half of constant monthly job growth came almost to a

complete halt in february. the u. s. employers adding just twenty thousand jojobs as cocomd to a blockbuster three hundred and ten thousand jobs in januar. some reasons for the sharp drop could be unseasonably cold weather affecting industries like construction and retail which both cut thousands of jobs in february. there were some positivee points in february's jobs report unemployment continuing to drop its down to three point 8% from 4% previously. and wages grew at the fafastest pace since two thousand and nine the us jobs report comes off the back of new data from china showing weaker than n expected trade figures for february. specifically exports dropped sharply nearly 21% from the same month last year with imports down as well. weakening global demand a trade wawar with the united states and slowing domestic economy all contributingng to that poor performance. now this has taken its toll on global f financial markets let's see how they're trading today european markets closed in the

red with london's footsie in paris's get counts both down about seven tenths of a percent. frankfurt's dax down half a percent. investors here are also still digesting the european central bank's growth forecast downgrade for the eurozone yesterday. a similar picture on wall street this afternoon for their worst week of the year. the dow jones shedding more than a hundred and twenty points with fizer and exxon mobil oil both lacking. the nasdaq and s. and p. five hundred both trading down about two thirds of a percent. what is international women's day were shining a spotlight on female entreprpreneurs in europe women make upp more thahan halff the total europeaean population but only about a third of the e. u.'s self employed workers? and start up entrepreneurs. female entrepreneurs often face greater challenges in securing financing and training. to combat this the e. u. individual governments and private institutions have lunch programs aimed at supporting women who want to start their own busines. and one of those initiatives is

the cartier women's initiative. i which offers training at networking and even cash prizes for winnerss of their annual competition. i'm joined now in the studio by one of the finalists this year french entrepreneurs he never got me. as you know but you are the founder of easy gain a paris based tech company that helps people with limited mobility track their progress at home. and send the data to medical professionals. first off i would insnspired you to start this company. i said to discontinue four years ago -- i was sitting near in business and and i was very concerned about its people with the mobility issues. love working issues and i wanted to create something in the venture to have them at home and smalall structures. and at the time i met the doctor to advance the virus. was concerned about his issues a cell and we started the company and a team during the senator. so as you said you were starting engineering and business when you have the idea for this company did you always know you wanted to start your own company or did it kind of happened

naturally -- unexpectedly i wantedd to try so i yeah i i followed t that at an interview she program -- to try it and i i really liked it and continued to the project. there's any push back from my anybody when you first started when you first came up with this idea. some people try to discourage m- met family and friends to help me and encourage me to contntin- five in school -- so but here is a list of partners -- encouragement. do you have any difficulty finding -- finding your path sort of how to start a business or did you. have that from your training how did how did that work for a list of coaches. and they're quickly miss my ma partners may associaiates. who are engineers designers doctors to achieve a let the fat lady sings? he's quite a bit more about your company -- your company's missionon what exactly do you hope to achieve with it and where did you see is sort of a market gap --

that you're trying to fill essentially with this company when we visisited centeters we e noticed that there let's let's of nick centers of the machines expensive cumbersome. and looking for small structures looking for homee looking for patients who need this in smaller institutions so we needed to further to follow the the diff to fill the gap.. and make people -- ward again safely the secureway. and you u also have a very pepersonal connectionn to this project as well from what i read about you. hey so i had my grandmother full face let's at home -- she she died did the same there but it's not related -- and they want to help other people and and younger people to i very much see xena bug me are founder of easy game for speaking with us thank you. twenty four thank you. finally let's zoom in on another program right here in paris that's helping women to re enter the job market for food the trigger has the story.

it's not always easy to get back on your feet if you're in a difficult situation with them also if you're only just starting out. that was the case with video and who arrived in paris with africa lost yet and found an organisation tailor made to help women like her. i have no experience in food services i was a hairdresser in senegal island all of this the hard way and i love it it's great. the team is great and the boss is beyond words. love anime and is a crisis with a difference not only does it sell locally sourced and gmo free food. it cooks and serves it to you with a staff of twelve women on hand one of him it aims to get back into the workforce full time. this is only friends women and amazed excluded by society when it comes to a single parent families due to lack of qualifications because they prioritize the education of their children. the idea is to expand onto a central professions which catering and business. sure they have a job if ever there in project doesn't work

out for them. love anime and is the result of a partnership between both local authorities and the food every charity. given the success it's had in just over a year of operation they hope they'll be able to set up more fraranchises in the fut. which is as you can see there still is a lot of work to be done but there are steps being taken in the right direction all right. thanks so muchch for old of knos and and with a quick break for weather i'm bob can't with that the rest of the day's news at nine thirty pm

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