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theresa may races against the clock to secure votes she needs to pass her brexit deal as chief -- as she stares defefeat in the face. a day after france and china a meetingde deals, took place in paris. theyerman chancellor and discussed a point of convergence between the eu and china. differences. there has always been competition and rivals throughout human history. we respect china. are committed to dialogue and cooperation.
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we expect our partners to respect the eu and its values in return. >> dialogue between chchina andd europe h has become essential fr preserving multilateralism. had a very open and fruitful discussion for over hour, as well as multilateralism. >> the chinese president used the occasion to highlight points andonversion between china the european union. >> china and france are important actors. they help maintain security, international stability, multilateralism, and free trade. and france are committed
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to mutual respect, trust, equality, openness, and win-win results. >> for more on this storory, we bring in douglas herbert. we had this meeting that took plplace here. it was three european leaders against a chinese president. it seems uneven. >> it seems like the avengers, bubut is it really uneven? euhad not been planned, this summit versus xi jinping. ththey are at a timeme of great challenge.
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on march 5, he circulated that letter saying it is not just an economic market, it is a project. of europe is a project. he sees europe is china's biggest trading partner. european countries don't stand a chance of matching up to china. the hope is that by somehow, if europe could muster the political will to speak in a common voice, perhaps in can take on china and tap into the opportunity it sees a systemic threat and china as a rising competitor and a global superpower set to overtake the u.s. in a few w decades. his moneyry to put where his mouth is, to try to speak with one voice.
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europe speaking of multilateralism, we know the challenges they face. you need to look over your shoulder, look at italy shining its agreement. look at britain pulling out, the brexexit debacle. look at t the threat of f the u. trying to dig eight economic as it disassociates itself from a long-standing alliance. there is a lot of threat and they are trying against all hope to try to come together at a sensitive time. >> china economy is a force to be reckoned with. it's econonomy is not as hot ast used to bebe.
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china is not as hot. last year, its growth was 6.6%. estimateshe actual was about 5% growth. the economy is a victim of its own success. rising middle-class class means wages have been going up. you have had prices for the world commodities. demand not rising as quickly. it has had an impact on the chinese economy. it is still growing at a rapid rate. it has deal escalated for the moment and could flare up. it is not just slowing down china's growth. why xi jinping comes
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looking for opportunities. >> israeli aircraft carriers carried out strikes on hamas in response to rockets fired from the militants. click -- >> the show of force a reaction to rockets targeting southern israel. >> it was a rough night. we did not sleep. there was a siren. we went to the bomb shelter.
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it fell here. israel has retaliated, airstrikes on the militant group hamas. vacate thesked me to house because they planned to bomb the place next to us. later, they started. it was devastating. everything was destroyed. nothing remains. >> the flareup of cross-border violence comes two weeks ahead tough criticism from challengers who of -- you have accused him of being too soft on the militant group. hamas has been leading weekly protests for the past year. saturday marks the first
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anniversary of these protests. least 18 have died afteter flash floods in iran. several provinceses remain on hh alert. the government has s come undndr pressure for its handling of the and an investigation has already begun. >> the water came on fast. here, people found themselves stuck in their car. racingng floodwaters surrounundd them. of a busimbmbed out waiting to be rescued. many were killed and others were injured. some were in for the iranian new year holiday and got stuck by the landslides and flooding. torrential rainfall is hitting the country with floods and flood warnings in the majority
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of the provinces. it began march 19 in the north. south andas moved west and a suspected to continue through wednesday. the amount of precipitation is unprecedented. until last year, iran was suffering from drought, whether changes that president rouhani said were a cause of climate change. the president expressed his condolences to victims. according to irani and media, critics have blamed the presesident for not doing eneno. irani and news agencies have sasaid the judiciary is launchig an investigation intnto how the lead has been handled. political infighting mixed with tragedy and disaster. >> the future of brexit is up in the air. the british prime minister does not have the votes she needs to pass her deal.
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dealcould leave without a in hand. the move could undermine theresa may's ability to deliver on brexit. brexit faces delays and dead ends, lawmakers have taken the wheel. u.k. was before the set to leave the european union, the house of commons voted to take control of the timetable for the day. the move gives parliament the power to schedule votes wednesday to see if consensus could be found to theresa may's twice defeated deal. possibilities include opting for a soft brexit, holding a second
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referendum, or scrapping brexit altogether. >> i have had to conclude as things stand, there is not support in the house to bring back the deal for a third vote. >> she promised to engage constructively. the vote highlighted the precarioious position n the prie minister is in. three government ministers quit their posts so they could back the motion and she is under pressure to resign. >> here is what jeremy corbyn had to say on why the house of commons and not the government
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needed to be in control. take thisernment must process seriously. we do not know what the house will decide wednesday. i know there are many members of this house who have been working for alternative solutions and we must debate those to find a consensus. they must also consider whether a deal should be put to the people for a vote. where this government has failed, this house must and will succeed. >> the british prime minister is set to address conservative lawmakers tomorrow. news for two astronauts on monday. scrapping aency was historic spacewalk. the spacewalk would have been
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the first time two women walked around the stay station since it was assembled in 1998. seems like a lame excuse. and chinaan union highlight multiple points of converergence. both sidides agree theyy remain rivals. the e cross-border s strikes tae place after a truce was announced. theresa may has not secured votes to pass her brexit deal. black-- posing modernity models is showing here in paris.
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beenoks at how people have constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed over time. >> placing models regulated to the background up front and center, breathing new life into the work of some of the most well-known painters. modelsibition, black explores the presence of black figures in frerench art.. >> it i is an exploraration off history, a history that many do not know well. we talk about papaintings creatd by notable artists. they are all here.
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grows to the more known artists. it reflects the differing and evolving views of black figures. theinspiration, olympia and overlooked presence of a black model in the foreground. >> these women are relocated from the lococales of oriental paintings, the locations of empire. she is proffering flowers, but she is not serving or working or washing her employer. >> the exhibition examines the of black artists.
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abdomen leak will stage -- abdel malik will stage a performance. >> black people are part of the community. them makes them part of the country's history. the black figure is symbolic. it symbolizes good people relegated to the periphery. sererver --e in the people who live in the suburbs and people who live and rural communities. >> the curators hope the show will pave the way for stories of lesser-known black models and artists to be told. >> it is time for business news.
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starting with new data bringing good news f for the frfrench economy. the economic growth is upward.. the deficicit hit a 12 year lowf two point 5% in 2018. french economic growth revised up. emmanuel macron has made moving aance in line with the eu priority. a key factor in the yellow vests protest movement faiailed. a packagage of measures to appee the momovement is lilikely to ph 3% deficit back over the limit. apple tv p plus will p provide ororiginal content and
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subscriptions to other studioio. they a are facing g a crowdededt as they look to pivivot towards services amid slowing s sales of iphonenes and computers. storytelling,for but it bites into the online streaming business with apple streaming tv. cook hailed the move and broughtt in oprah winfrey and steven spielberg to spin the company on. >> historic landmark moment. it is the first time a session was dedicated to servicices. plus tv has spent $1 billion in new shows and movies. it is entering a market dominated by amamazon, and
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netflix,x, which spent $12 billn on content l last year, which hs 130 9 million subscribers. ace ups say apple has an its sleeve. >> people will not jump just to apple e and kill netflix. netflix will be valaluable as ty invest in more content. apple has a big advantage in that they have one billion ios >> apple is s trying to becocome the netflix of everything. it h has unveiledd a new subscription service and is launching a credit card and will roll out a new game subscription service in the autumn. they also h happen to make computers and smartphones. european mps have voted to enact copyright reforms.
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the measures have been lauded by representatives of the music business but denounced by tech firms. have demanded a bigger share of revenues from platforms like youtube while distributing their content. is likely to result in unnecessary mass deletions and rejections of user generated content. the first official report on the march 10 crash of an ethiopian airline crash is likely to be released this see -- this week. a crasheded minutes after takeo. boeing has beeeen rushing to complete a softwtware updatete.
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fleet r remainse groundnded in the wake of two similar crashes. the company is briefing people on training around the model. his company will stick by its partner, boeing. occasion, a rare maybe the second in history where an investigation is being conducteted while ththe airplals arare grounded. the second next to the concorde problem. ''s visisit has been lucrative for france. signed monday.re airbus.er for the plan to order
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184 plans announced last january. emmanuel macron is pleased with that. >> the conclusion of an aviation agreement marks an important event and an excellent sign in today's context. it is what you told me in january 2018, which shows strength and reliability of our exchanges. >> checking in on the markets, airbus shares taking flight, shares up over 2.5%. is mixed, gaining on tuesday as rising yields ease fears of a recession. frankfurt dax up 3/10 of a percent. the pound holdings data --
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lding steady. north ofurrently trading a dollar 32. gender parity anand corporate leadership on the continent is coming into shsharper fofocus. women rarely break through to top management. that couould cngnge with the creaon o of a diversrsity chart. we have this report. >> oh and five attending his female. ---- one in fifive attending his female. the goal is to start changing that by developing a diversity charter.
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>> they represent all part of the continent and put them in a room together to set out a charter which will serve as a guideline for good practices. themes involve raising awareness, devising concrete action plans, recruiting and trading times and looking at gender issssues. >> they are setting ambmbitious targrgets, measuring them, and on meetingre e you focus them and including them. >> don't thinink abouout perfore and track record. look at potential. parity in terms of top management positions. to charter will be presented
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countries across africa. >> a day of reckckoning for r te painkiller industry. perdue pharma has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the u.s. state of oklahoma over the role in the devastating opioid abuse cririsis. it accususes perdue, johnson & johnson of dececeptive marketin. deny any wrongdoing. oklahoma h had been seeking $20 billion in damages. a lot morore legal l actions to come. some --. >> brian quinn with a look at the business news. stay with us. but more to come.
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