>> welcome to live from paris. let's take a look at what is making headlines. sri lanka against to bury those killed in the bombings. the blast blamed on two local islamic groups, in retaliation for the shooting of a new zealand church. taken last hour, isis has

response ability for the attack without providing evidence. the biggest phase in india's general election is now underway. we will be getting the latest from our correspondent in new delhi. northern ireland police have arrested a 57-year-old woman overer the murder of a young tourist.t. we begin in sri lanka which has held three minutes of silence to honor the 310 people including 45 children who were killed in a series of suicide bombings on easter sunday.

flags were lowered to half-mast on government buildings as the first memorial services for those killed were held. authority say two local islamist groups were responsible for the attacks and in the last hour, the islamic state group has claimed responsibility without providing evidence. the deputy of defense says the attacks were in retaliation for the shootings at christ church. it appears infighting fighting between the country decay leaders may have been taken to intelligence on the jihadist groups not being acted on. >> this is the intelligence notes. it is dated a april 11, 10 dadas before t the bombings. it warms of -- it warns of possible attacks, identifying the plan's targets, the names of the suspects, the addresses and

even some of their habits. why did security agencies fail to act on the tip? a government spokesperson suggested political infighting between the president and prime minister ranil wickremesinghe. >>e was compmpletely blindnd. minister wickremesinghe has been kept out of meetingsgs since last year when ththe president t ousted him and t tro replplace him. he was reinstated after the supreme court intervened but the rift in the top echelons of gogovernment has never trulyly l -- yieield. wickremesinghe acknowledged the warnings in the memo had beenn circulated among policice officials in crgrge of vip securi. he has appointed a special committee to investigate the

spectacular security breakdown. n president paid a visit to the targets of the jihadists. >> we are right o outside thehe. sebastian's c church, the site f the worst attack. estimates suggest 120eople died here alone. the roof w was completely blown of the stained-glass windows are shattered. service was h held this morningng. relatives just wakiking up from their own injuries s and startig to find out how deep their loss is. i spoke to a few i investigators and theyey told me they are stil cocollecting evidedence.

there are bloodstaiains on the statueue of jesus christ. they expect f funerals in t this town which i is an overwhelmingl catholic t town. 6565% of the town population is romaman catholic.. the cardinalal of sri lanka is here to preside over some services. is in the third phase of the country's general election, the biggest phase in election that lasts seven weeks with more than 180 million people eligible to vote. it comes amid campaigning by the 'sime minister hindu-nationalist party and the opposition that has been marred by bitter accusations and acrimony. joining me now from new delhi is our correspondent. how has today's voting gone? has it been a smooth process? place atting is taking

117 constituencies across the country. --, voterr t turnout is quite l. 1 10% of the people have shown up at voting booths.. we are around the halfway mark for these elections. exactltly one montnth from now,e final vote countnt will take place.e. candidates were in n the reckonining today, includuding e oppoposition leadeder. place ins also taking the hometown of the prime minister. he cast a vote there earlier today.

there have been some reports of violence with at least one death being reported. there have also been reports of electronic voting machines malfunctioning. >> have the bombings in neighboring sri lanka impact of the election campaign, especially since the prime ministerer has been caaiaigning heavily on security issues? tell howhard to exactly it will affect the voters as of now but the prime minister has been on the campaign trail and has referenced those attacks. he has condemned them but followed up by saying you should reelect him because he is the man capable of defeating terrorists. thiss faced some flack for , for his comments because he has been accused of exploiting these tragic bomb blasts for political gain. he has also been accused of

referredship when he to india's nuclear arsenal, saying that the indians are quite capable of launching nuclear attacks. hopingme minister is this sort of muscular approroach duduring their campaigning will help them win the elelection by taking the focus off of issues like record high unemployment. campaign, election has been bitter and acrimonious. what are the poles showing at this stage? divisive been a a very campaign from the get-go with a lot of vitriol. the party has a very y aggressie campaign, playing to their nationalist hindu base. they attacked their opponents for -- minorities and the party has gone so far as fielding a

candidate accused of terrrrorism who is out on bail. puputting idedeology ahead of l& order. spentt of time has been talking and addressing identity issues rather than real issues that affect real voters like the economy. there was a lot of fake news circulating on social media. it is taking its toll on the selection process with expert saying the amount of propaganda -- experts saying the amount of propaganda rooted in prejudice and domestic division will endadanger thehese elections. misinformatition is what voteres are hahaving to deal with most f the time. they are making them more tired. they are choosing to either switch off or campaign hard for

the party that they believe in. especially people who o are not very convinced. those are the people whwho are -- they see whoho are therere is no real alternative with the congress party chief failing to convince voters. >> reporting from new delhi, thank you. to northern ireland where police have arrested a 57-year-old woman in the murder of a journalist, a 29-year-old reporter who was killed by -- derrycovering rioting in overnight. ira, a splinter group that rejects the irish peace process has admitted sponsibilility. accepting the blame and offering an apology, , the

so-called new ira taking responsibility for the murder of the northern ireland journalist. in a statement to the irish news, it is the first acknowledgment from the paramilitary group that one of its members was involved. >> in the course of attacking the enemy, she was tragically killed while s standing beside enemy forces. the ira a offer our full and sincere apologies to the partner, family and friends for her death. >> the 29-yearar-old was shot in the head in london while reporting on clashes between distant republicans and -- dissident republicans and police. northern ireland police arrested a 57-year-old woman in connection with the slaying. two teenagers arrested over the weekend have been released without charges. police believe one person pulled the trigger during the rioting but they have organizational support and were targeting police.. the shooting is a dangerous escalation in violence 21 years

after the good friday peace accord was signed. the new ira group rejects that accord. loved ones will lay her to rest on wednesday. his -- her sister says the family wants it to be a dignified celebration of her life. who exactly is the new irara? >> when i was growining up in te byy, the news was dominated the viviolence i in northern ird and a lot of the time e the new spoke abouout the ira. in 1998, when the good friday peace agreement was signed, the ira, which was fighting against british rule in northern ireland , for northern ireland to be reunited with the republic of ireland, agreed to sign at

cease-fire and then later demomolized intoto tusand five.. that did not please everybody, a lot of people who thought the ira had turned its back on its original cause, the uninificatin of ireland a and to getet britih rurule ended. after the peace agreement, a splinter group -- splinter groups began to o formnd one was called the real ira. at road stops, people were saying we are e not the ira, we are the real ira. that started and then this new group called the new ira is a continuity of that. it includes the real ira and other splintnter groups that hae been aroround sincnce 2011. about 200 to 300 members now and that is the group being blamed for the shooting which k killed lyra mce last thursday, which it admitted

and apologized for doing. triricks doeses brexitit he on the peace ococess? >> t the good friday peace accod is r responsible for c creatinga power-sharing arrangement bebetween ththe different northn irish parties, be they pupublican orr loyalist.t. ththis has held since 1998 whent was signed by the briritish prie mininister at the titime, tony blair. i think 99% ofof peoplple in the republic of irelanand and northn ireland want this agreemenent to holdld. with the brexit negotiations going on, there is s no border bebetwn nortrthern irereland ane republic of ireland. if northern ireland is to s stay inin the u.k.,., it will leave e european union andnd therefofora border may have to be set up. goingngidident groups s are to usese this to try and create tension n d more bomombing r ras

and nyny fear in n nthernn ireleland that if t the british leavave the euroropean union and there is no agreement, then a hard border may be put up and that will incite many of these republican groups s to start a teterrorist campaign again. >> thank you for that. in other news, the supreme court has ejected the final -- upheld their seven year prison term. they were reporting on the military brutal crackdown on muslims. they recently shared the pulitzer prize for international reporting. they were arrested in december 2017 and sentenced after being accused of illegally possessing official documents. the court has not given a reason for its decision. to the philippines now. the country has suffered another powerful earthquake. officials putting the fresh

quake on the central iowa -- central island at 6.4 magnitude. this as rescuers are trying to reach people feared to be under a building that collapsed on monday during an earthquake reaching 6.1. officials say the death toll has climbed to at least 15. >> rescuers race against time to remove large slalabs of concrete to try and find survivors. officials say cries for help could be heard under the rubble. the collapsed for building -- four-story building housed a supermarket on the ground floor. airport, aboutal 60 kilometers from the capital was closed, all flights canceled. some tall buildings swaying in

central manila, causing people to evacuate. tracks wereelevated halted. >> the whole place rocked like a cradle. after a while, everyone rushed outside. >> it was frightening. i felt dizzy. i grabbebed my kids and rushed downstairs. >> the philippines is prone to natural disasters. so-called pacific ring of fire, a series of volcanoes and fault lines that circles the pacific ocean. confirmed korea has leader kim jong-un will visit russia and meet with russian president vladimir putin. talks with the u.s. have stalled but it is not clear if putin and kim will discuss the issues. moscow once broader access to

north korea's mineral resources, notably the rare metals. a reminder of what is making news this hour. a national day of mourning for sri lanka as the nation buries those killed in sunday's bombings. the government blaming the bombing g on two local islamic groups. claim it is retaliation for the christchurch shootings. islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack without providing evidence. the biggest phase in india's general election is underway. 188 million people eligible to vote tuesday in 15 different states. as we heard, though than irireld police have arrested a 57-year-old woman over the murder of a young journrnalist o was shot while covering tension between republican dissidents and police. time for a look k at today's top busisiness news.

you are starting with what should be a victory lap for a new piece of text - -- eight new piece of tech -- a new piece of text from sansone. -- samsung. >> the new fold was supposed to launch in china witith phoneses hitting g shelves inin the u.s.. inststead the e company is stponining and recalling all sale m models. this after multiple reports of broken screens amid testing by journalists and reviewers. the incncidence calall to mind e didisastrousus recalall of the y noteeveven phone which had an unfortunate tendency to burst into flames. it has been hailed as the future of smartphones, the galaxy fold. both a smartphone and tablet in one. just days ahead of its r release has had tos.,., samsung postpone the launch after

reviewers reported screens breaking within days of use. in a statement, samsung said. >> to fully evaluate this feedback and run further internal tests, we have decided to delay the release of the galaxy fold. we plan to announce release dates inin the coming weeks. >> the firm said initial findinings showed issues could e to do with impact on exposed areas of the hinges. all rather embarrassing for samsung and brings back uncomfortable m memories of the 2016 flagship debacle with the exploding galaxy seven smartphone. ththat is thought to have cost e company $5.3 billion abbott had m million galaxy seven note devices. the south korean c consumerr electronics giant has spent 18 years developing the galaxyy fod .

showle laboratory tests may opening and closing more than 100,000 times withouout breakin, in the real world, some have yet -- not yet made it past 48 hours. >> samamsung shares dropppped. here in europe, investors bracing for a glut of earnings reports as markets come back from easter. shares in thomas cook up over 16% amid reports the struggling travel firm has drawn takeover bids.. in groceryhares giant casino are down on news st is expanding its partnership with amazon. the dax x and frankfurt, simila. oil prices hitting a 2019 high following the u.u.s. decision to end waivers on sanctions for imports of iranian oil. brent crude up nearly a quarter of 8%, trading around $74.28.

japan says that u.s. decision to scscrap waivers on iranian oil sanctions should not hit its industry too hard. japan was one of five nation still buying oil from tehran when washington's decision was announced monday. the country had been gradually rereducing its reliance on irann oil since december. sayshief cabinet secretary tokyo is working with washington to minimize the impact. we have been closely coordinating with the u.s. with the perspective the japanese company should not be impacted by the policy. followowing the u.s. governmen's announcement, we will have a discussion with the related japanese companies and we will take necessary measures so japan's energy supply wiwill not be affected. candidate --er

has candidate herman cain wind withdrawn from consideration for the federal reserve board. president donald trump says he respects cain's decision. he faced stiff opposition to his confirmation in the u.s. senate. trump has sought to compromise the fed came independence in favor of lower intererest rates. critics accuse him of trying to stack the board with loyalalist. private stock offerings of unicorn companies, most of them are basesed in sililicon valleyt one just filed for an ipo is a chchinese firm lookiking to u ut anan american n ant onon its own turf. they are taking on starbucksks n china as the coffee market grows with a costly and risky endeavor.

>> giving starbucks a run for its money. since it was founded under two almost 2005t has hundred stores in 28 cities. the chinese coffee chain has filed to list its shares publicly in the u.s.. lalast week the company raised $150 million from investors as the valuation was $2.9 billion. to $800e to raise up million through the initial offering. that would make them the biggest u.s. ipo by a chinese firm in 2019. they are about efficiency. they are cashless and they are designed for pickup and delivery. by thehe end of the year, at pls to outnumber starbucks cafes. in one hand demand and our model and the other, we can grow easily this year.

they may have their work cut out for them. starbucks has been established in china for 20 years and dominates with more than 50% of the market. they held only a 2.1% sharere in 2018. starbucks has more than 370700 outlets in n the country and is also e expanding at breakneck speed, opening a new store roughly every 15 hours. chasing its arrival has been costly. a net loss of more than $240 million in 2018. in the traditionally tea drinking country, the race to dominate china's rapidlyly growg copy culture is just getting started. ---- coffee cuculture isis just getting started. another hot t tech stockk offeringng is bringing unicorn burgers. animals werere harmed in their making. proteinfornia plant-based start up is putting its ipo up

on the nasdaq wherere it hopes o raise just under $184 million. the share price would valalue te firmrm arounund $1.2 bilillion. beyond meat is not yet profitable, posting a $30 million loss for 2018, but the market is growing. 40% of americans are moving terrien --lexor flexitarian diet. vegan.ing towards a big >> they've got the impossible whopper in america. king.ade it into burger >> i want to taste it and see how good it is. thanks for that. i'll be back after a short break. stay with us.

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