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contracted hiv. donald trump unveils a new immigration plan targeting w wht he calls brilliant workers that won't steal american jobs. curtis -- critics dismiss it as heartless and empty campaigning. good to have you with us. coming up, in business, boeing says it has finally completed a software fix for the 737 max jets. planes are currently grounded worldwide over safety concerns. coming up in the special coverage of the european elections, our reporters go to austria in the latest stop where immigration remains a sensitive topic andnd the debate whether numerals are fair or illegal.

taiwan has become the first parliament in asia to legalize same-sex marriage. the lgbt community has campaigned for equality y and te law w will go intoto effect aftr ththe presidedent passes it into law. ahead of the boy, -- boat, she tweeted that taiwan -- vote, she tweeted that taiwan could take history. tell us about what led up to today. with a reallylyd big lobbying pusush fromom the q act to this community in time -- theq activist community in country. they asked them to review the constitution. that is what the top court did two years ago and rolele that between ahat marriage

man and woman was on constitutional. -- was unconstitutional. the government had to change the law to take the ruling into account. party is pro-lgbt ts.tes -- righ the president ran on a same-sex agenda. they were concernened that theyy would lose more conservavative voters. it was a very divisive debate within taiwanese society about what marriage means. that is when a number of religious and conservative groups mobilized and manageded o get enough signatures to get a number of referendums in the country and those were voted on in november. the results of those referendums were a blow to the lgbtq rights activists because 67% of voters

said they thought marriage is between a man and a woman. however, it in taiwanese laws, government ruled on that. a bill was a voted on this friday in taipei. >>hat wasn't the only bilon ofoffetoday inin parliament, was it? bills were tabled in the taiwanese legislature this friday. one that was sponsored by the ruling party, the democratic progressive party, and to others that were tabled by conservative groups. the two other bills did not ever the unions between people of the same-sex work marriages. -- they refer to them as civil unions.

the word marriage was used in a different way. they have a majority in the legislature and they managed to receive support of some opposition lawmakers and other groups as well. all in all, when that bill was passed, there was a lot of joy outside on the streets of taipei where thousands of militants and onlookers were waiting for the results under the pouring rain. >> thank you very much. a lolot of joy in taiwan for gay rights advocates sanctify for equality continues. this, on the international day, , may 17ntally, commemorates the world health organization's decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. the days now celebrated in more than 130 countries, including

acts areame-sex criminalized. >> they were assaulted in their backyard by one of their neighbors. the assault took place in the dead of night began with insult and turned violent. me in the hand and stomach or four of my fingers were cut. i had a one centimeter wide wound below my belly button. >> we have been insulted before, but this time it was more violent and we had ever seen. it got physical. >> according to the french group , a salt from lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender hit a new record in 2018. the nonprofit association registered 231 physical attacks last year. the number jumped 6 66% from m . the previous annual record of plus assasault dated

back to 2013, the year same-sex marriage was passed in france. >> the victims of homophobic attacks speak out more than they use to which explains why the numbers are on the rise. changing ands are there have been strides in equal rights such as same-sex marriages, homophobia remains present in france. ,> series of homophobic attacks widely publicized on social media, prompted the lgbtq plus community to demand government action. ministerer, the responded with a plan against lgbtq plus violence, that two out of 10 actions promised by the minister have been effectively put in place. pakistan, where hundreds of people have been infected with hiv after a doctor had used unsanitary needles. the doctor, who has aids himself, has been detained

trying to determine if he knowingly spread it. pakistan health services are now in center stage. we have more. inthe families lined up southern pakistan and are theously waiting for children to undergo a test that can forever change their lives. the distress and indication of how dire the situation is. hundreds of people in this village, mostly children, or recently diagnosed with hiv, after a doctor repeatedly used a contaminated syringe. until now, 13,800 members of the general public have been screened. none of them belong to a high risk population. of those screened, 510 cases have been tested hiv-positive. out of those cases, for 10 our children and around 100 are

adults. authorities are still investigating whether the cases are a result of malicious intent or gross negligence. the local academic -- epidemic is indicative of poor areas in the country. the infection rate is likely to surge due to the often unsanitary use of equipment, frequent medical malpractice, and undertrained doctors. as one example, a 10-year-old child condemned a fever and a doctor prescribed a medicine and told her not to worry. it was not until she sought a second opinion edge she realized the problem wawas much more serious. prescribes some syrup which stopped the fever but we later went to another. your who the entire family and clear most of us. he told me thahat one child has been infected with hiv. some ofh pakistan had

the most infection rates of hiv, it is rapidly expandingng, with 20,000 new cases diaososed in country now has the second fastest-growing hiv rate in asia and -- asia. >> jeremy corbyn has pulled out of cross talks with brexit. opposition and the ruling conservatives differ on what economic ties should exist with .he e.u. in a post-brexit world there are reports of internal labor divisions on whether to set a second referendum and leave the e.u. in the first place. the date for departure had been pushed back from march to late october. may's conservative will hold talks with the irish dep party. -- du p party. the president has unveiled its latest immigration land which will target totally brilliant people who won't compete for

american jobs. his plan is based on points featuring younger, better education, english-speaking workers were those in the older one -- the republican party commitment has been questioned to families. -- >> forters supporters, trump is changing the immigration policy and for some it is a was in sheep's policy, an attempt to curb immigration. lawmakers reactions to the bills are largely split among party lines very democrats complain the plan does nothing to resolve the most pressing issues. >> it does not include any protections for dreamers. it does not include any plan for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country that need a path to citizenship.

it undermines the family immigration system that has been the cornerstone of our country's immigration policy. only one hight skill set of workers are what the country needs, when we know ththat the country desperately needs workers of all skill levels. a unveiled, the plan is sunday point-based system has also certain qualities and advanced degrees with valuable skills would obtain more points and thus would be more likely to see their applications approved. hard-line repepublicans will likely criticized t the proposal becausese it does not reduce the number of legal immigrants allowed and the u.s., others say they hope the plan will unify the party and pick up support from democrats at best. we all realize you have to deal with 11 million immigrants. but having a unified front on merit-based immigration to keep the economy hummingng and border

security is a good place to start. i really appreciate what the president is doing today. >> with democrats in control of the house of representatives, which can block the reforms, many say the proposal is already dead on arrival. >> a french jihadists has been transferred to france from brussels according to french media.a. in march he was sentenced to life in prison for killing four people at marshall's -- brussels jewish museum. at the trial, two a four journalists held hostage in syria identified him as their captor. he faces kidnapping and terror related charges here in france. renowned architect, i.m. pei has passed away. his style is recognizable, has powerful geometric shapes pretty was born

in china and educated in the united states. his work spanned decades starting in the late 1940's and continuing through this new millennium. two of his last major projects where the islamic art museum and a science center. ulf opened in 20 -- 2008 and 2009 -- both of them opened in 2008 and 2009. taiwan becomes the first asian parliament to get -- adopt same-sex marriages. the fight continues. ae vote said the island had -- the president said the boat had the chance to make historyr. a doctor with aids who use dirty needles is being documented -- investigated. seveveral of hisis patients havw contracted hiv. donald trump unveils a new immigration plan targeting brilliant workers that won't steal american jobs. critics dismiss it as unrealistic, heartless, and empty campaigning.

the european elections are less than 10 days away. today, we turn our attention to austria. 2015, the central european state received the second highest number of asylum applications in relation to its population. migration has remained a sensitive topic. today it is not just immigrants from outside the eu affected by new rules, but family benefits are different depending on which country the children live in, even though the parents pay the same taxes as everyone else working in austria. we have a report. ♪ katerina and monica left to earn a better living in austria. the nurses are among those most affected by the governments cuts on family benefits.

indexed on living costs in the country where the children are based. >> 23 this year. thehey show the picture on facebook. >> monica moved away from her loved ones seven years ago. it was the only way for her to afford sending her daughter to university. it is harder for me because her university fees cost for 50 euros -- 450 euros a year. >> she works hard are 1400 euros a month and now she gets 80 euros less a month for benefits. >> it is unfair. austrians get to 20 euros -- 220 euros, why am i treated differently? it is a huge discrimination. i am like a second or thirird class citizen.

in slovakia, only the rent is cheaper but gas, water, food, close costs the same a as here. >> the government is a coalition formed by the austrian people's party with the far right freedom party. the chancellor calls on his allies saying family benefits needed to be reviewed to avoid so-called welfare tourism. >> we belilieve austria is respecting the law. first, we make no difference based on nationality or the country of residence. an austrian child living abroad is also impacted by the benefits, whether itit is favorable or not. >> authorities say the measure will help save 100 million euros a year a and pololls show 80% of auststrians support the e move. however, came to voice

opposition loud and clear. >> the party positions are always brutal and inhumane. >> a call themselves the grannies against the right and every thursday they march on the streets. to indexmadness benefits from the country of birth and violates law. our country is constantly breaking the law. >> in 2018, germany failed to get a revision of the european constitution to carry out a similar reform. austria passed its own law and is facing a possible fine from brussels. >> after the stop in vienna, back on the road. our best -- next destination is budapest in hungry. the leadership has passed a law allowing companies to demand their employees work up to 400 hours overtime a year.

that is about one extra day of week. it has been dubbed i critics the slave law. we will -- by critics as the slave law. let's get the top business stories. let's begin with boeing who says it has finally fixed the software for the 737 max jets. to two are groundeded due crashes. they have beenen linked to an automated feature, it feature fixed.ey now say is the 737 max 8 is the fastest it clearly hopes it will be up and running again soon and says it is planning to submit the software to flight regulators next week. we have the details. >> six it clearly hopes it will months and 207 test flight eight are, boeing says it finished updating the software implicated in the deadly crashes of its 737 max airplane.

the automated system, mistakenly jets to nosedive due to faulty sensoror readings and left pilots unable to regain control after tinkering with h e softwaware and adding a second sensor, boeing appeared confident the 737 mamax would sn be reaeady to fly again. are making clear and steady prorogress and are confident the 737 max was software- with updated will be one of the safest airplanes ever to fly. >> boeing has been forced to ground 370 planes worldwide following crashes in indonesia and ethiopia that left 346 people deaead. the company disclosed anan initl fifinancial hihit of $1 billion. several carrieiers using the 737 max, including american airlines and southwest, also reported massive losses. software update,

boeing hopes to get the plane back in the sky as soon as possible, the issue of pilot training is likely to b be a sticking point. boeing argrgues computer trading is sufufficient for pilots to learn the new software. some safety at swear -- xmas and regulators say the pilot should practice on flight simulators, a requirement which could delay the 737's return for months and that boeing seems to be determined to resist. >> the airline industry has seen better days,. of one quarter billion euros over a six-month. until march and the british low-cost carrier depended on uncertainty over brexit. sightingsf drone resulted in a shutdown of the uk's second-largest airport for 2.5 days. the total cost to easyjet, 11 million euros.

moving to markets. the european markets in negative territory today with investors increasingly anxious over the u.s.-china trade dispute. u.s. slammed huawei with sam -- sanctions. markets are still responding. ftse down slightly. --ger losses on the docks dax. in frankfurt.losses investors reacting to a story run in the p people's daily said that the trade dispute would never bring china down. the patriotic rhetotoric has let investors spooked. they feel the trade dispute might be temporary. the dollar to the highest l levl you one...91 --

-- yon. the pound reeling from brexit uncertainty. friday marks the second day of summit. it is to foster creative exchange and bringing together leaders and newcomers in the field. not the onlyon was celebrity to pay a visit to the fair. and olympic spending champion unveiled a new idea. it is a line of electric scooters that they hope can break into a growing market. worldbably not around the to different cities and to -- ththrough my career, one thing s traffic is the biggest problem pairir the way the world is goi, the e environonment is on the ak by cars and all these different things. the scooter for me was the way to g go. tech sectctor dream

of a borderless feature, french fafarmers cannot keep up with te influx of imported fruits and vegetablbles that are cheaper tn local prododucts. the farmers union stage a protest at the spanish border, calling on the government to give them grgreater protecectio. >> c calling for more regulatios ,n fruit and vegetable imports french producers held a rally at the spanish border to protest against what they say is unfair competition from abroad. >> only goods that are more expepensive for the production cost and french to be allowed on the french market. years, demandor lolocallprproduced food with a w carbon footprint has grown in france but with purchasing power on the decline, many simply can't afford to go local. atat this outdoor market, impord fruits and vegetables are often much cheaper than the french counterparts and producers are

hahaving trouble keeping up. >> french tomatoes can cost up to four euros a kilo. found for onee euro 40. highercost of labor isis in france than in exporting countries like spain and portugugal. if we sold cherries for five euros a kilo, we would barely cover our expenses. demise well not even work. >> -- we might as well not even work. protectionseader are called against foreign leaders but protectionist laws would go against the e eopean ununion's free trade rules and e unlikely to happen anytime soon. has a newlivery supporter. a platform announced that a lead investor funded a round. it is privately owned and has

raised $1.5 billion so far. it expanded rapidly and like uber has not been able to turn a profit. overs faced black lash self-employed workers and are not protected by minimum wage laws. regulators and politicians alike increasingly looking to clamp down on the model. in the meantime, customers can offer a tip to a delivery driver. >> that is one way. >> we will close with a round up of business. more headlines coming up after this quick break. ♪

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