genie: this is france 24. time for 60 minutes live from around the world. i am genie godula. these are the headlines. a turnaround in a controversial right to die case in france. doctorsls couourt orders to resume treatment to vincent lambert, who has been in a vegetative state for over 10 years. that twist coming after doctors switched off his life support. the former president of argentina, faces the start of a new corruption trial today. that comes days afteter she

announced she would be runningg for vice president on the ticket of her former cabinet chief. three-time formula one champion nikki lowder has died. the 70-year-old was one of the finest car racers of all time. way, the u.s. issues a three month reprieve after banning the company for doing business with its american suppliers. and robots are everywhere. at least they are at the international robot fair in canada. both of those stories coming on business at 15 past the hour.r. first, our top story live from paris. genie: we start here in france where there has been a last-minute twist in a controversial right to die case.

a french appeals court ordered doctors to resume giving food and water to a paralyzed patient hours after medics took him off life support. ancent lambert has been in vegetative state since a motorcycle accident over 10 years ago his fate has ripped both his family and friends apart. peter o'brien explains. joy.: an explosion of parents areert's swept away by a crowd after a ruling that treatment had to be resumed. is a huge victory. it confirms that the ofommendations of the rights persrsons with disabilities must be taken i into accocount. announcements came hours after doctors stopped giving lambert food and water and put him into deep sedatioion, a momt which would have marked the e ed

ofof the struggle over t the fue of the manan who was paralyzed n 2008 after a motorcycle accident. a new ruling says doctors must respect requests made by the u.n. committee on the rights of persons with disabilities. the committee says that while his case is examined, he must not be sedated until death. tos is the closest treatment euthanasia. claim theirarence son -- lambert's parents claim him their son is merely handicapped. over the last six years, doctors have switched off his life support several times before resuming it on court orders. fragmentedrance, the parliament has convened for the first time. it includes five catalan policeians escorted by removed from prison. four candidates from the secession attempt were elected. also, for the first time since

francisco franco's death in 1995, lawmakers have taken seats in the lower house representing the party. sarah morris told us more from madrid. >> a very fractured parliament and a fairly hectic morning, everybody vying for their piece of media attention, as you mentioned. for the first time, the far right grouping has taken seats in spain's democracy. 24 mps after -- got air very early and grabbed seats -- got there very early and grabbed seats. today is a free-for-all, if you like. they got there, photographed, were just behind the prime minister when he walked in, and him and his foreignn minister shshook hands with those member. -- as hee also eyes on is a former deputy president of

catalonia come on trial for that independndence bid of f 2017. pedrdro sanchez initially avoidd having to shake his hand, but as he went to the stand, to cast that f first vote for r the parliamentntary c committeeee, e grabbed pepedro sanchez's hand s well. as you can see, the morning is kicked off with a lot of excitement in the parliament, and this parliamentary speaker has been v voted on. it looks very much as if it will , but thecialist member votes look like they are going to be very difficult the first job for the committee will be to decide whether those f fr mps who were on trial at the independence trial, whether t ty will be suspended from duties because clearly if they are o on trial, it will make atattending the parliamament very difficult indeed.

government looks vevery likely to be formed a after those european elections, even as late asas july. pedrdro sanchez is m more than 0 seats short. he says that h he is currentlyln tatalks with the far left party, not givehat will him the absolute majority there it he may want to reach out to the catalan separatist group to abstain from voting against him, at least one of their mps. but the dealmaking is unlikely to take place before sunday's european election. there are also local elections in spain, and we expect their horsetrading to properly start one sunday's election are through. ofie: the former president argentina, cristina kirchner, is facing the start of a new corruption trial. that comes days after she announced she would not be running for president again this year, but for vice president on

the ticket of her former cabinet chief. our correspondent reports. overe may be implicated in 10 corruption investigations spanning several years, yet it is the first time cristina kirchner is set to face trial. the former argentinian president is accused of having favored a businessman for contracts worth an estimated $1.2 billion between 2007 and 2015. her lawyers have repeatedly appealed againinst the case, alleging a lack of evidence, but the supreme court ruled last week that ththe trial w would go ahead as planned. this comes just days after cristina kirchner, who was widely expected to make her presidential ambitions public, said she would run for vice president instead, and share the ticket with the former r binet chief. they will face off againin current president mockery, who has been on decline due to -- president macri, who has been on

the decline due to the economy. her eight years in power have produced mixed results and her popularity took a hit after her name surfaced in more than 10 corruption probes. currently a sitting senator, cristina kirchner has always claimed her innocence, but if her parliamentary immunity protects her from being arrested, it does not shield her from prosecution. to venezuela, where president nicolas maduro gathered hundreds of supporters to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his reelection. that vote last may 20 sparked a political firestorm when juan guaido declared himself interim president, earning the backing of 50 countries around the world. but maduro is not giving up without a fight, and use the anniversary to launch a new challenge to his opponents. caracas toin celebrate one year since the reelection of nicolas maduro.

the disputed vote sparked a political crisis that engulfed the country for months. now maduro is using the anniversary as a jumping off point for a new electoral challenge. electionsold early for the national assembly, to see who has the people's support, who will win. >> it is a declaration he has made before. the next elections are not scheduled until 2020, but maduro is eager to see a change in the biggest thorn in his side. the national assembly, run by juan guaido. he declared himself in term in president in january, calling maduro's election n fraudulent d blaming him for the humanitarian and economic crisis. theorters came out by hundreds, saying the opposition is the only one to blame. dark of the opposition has no plan for the country, --

>> the opposition has no plan for the country, and whatat they are doing is sabotage. >> tododay we are out here toto support president maduro. >> maduro has called go id a guaido a pawn of the united states or it monday come his envoy to the united states met with pentagon officials at juan guaido's request. nie: protests continue in alalgeria. that pololl would vote in ththe succccessor for ththe ousted esident, b but protester say the country's existing ininstitutions and politiciciane too tarnished by corruption to guarantee a legitimate vote. they first want all the e key --ies -- including interim the interim president. and the prime minister. there will be no election

until the traders leave. he must go because they are being manipulated. people.must be for the authority and decisions must be for the e people. believe this will lead to a constitutional void, and the consequences will not be good. sudan,meanwhile, in talks between the ruling military counsel and opposition protesters have failed to come up with an agreement for a second day in a row. the potus is one a guarantee the new government will be rolled by -- the protesters want a guarantee that the new government will be ruled by the military. the former president was ousted last month. the protests were first triggered last december by the high cost of living and decades of oppressive rule. one of the key figures in

sudan's transitional military mohammeds general hummed on my gallo. he may not be an interim president, but young and widely feared, he is one of the most powerful men in sudan. at 44, he is his deputy head of the traransitional military counsel. he has emerged as a prominent and heof omar al-bashshir, told ministers he is enthusiastic for democracy. >> we want free and fair elections, andnd f for the sudae peoplele to pick who t they wan. also wawarned themm against chaos, a balancing act of garnering support but reminding the sudanese of his reputation for brutality. known by a nickname, he hails from a camel trading family in darfur for. ton he rose up the ranks

militias. he caught the eye of president omar al-bashir who asked him to lead a campaign against the darfur insurgency. mass murder and rape in their wake. after the conflict, the militias morphed into a support force and continue their scorched-earth campaign in darfur five years ago. they were also deployed in yemen, garnering the support of saudi arabia. since president al bashir, the general has played down his political ambitions, but he has been seen meeting with western ambassadors and supporters in the united arab emirates and saudi arabia. countries that pledgdged $3 billllion in aid last month. he will now have to navigate between his past reputation as a warlord, his ties t to the sudanese military, and his courting of the protest movement.

genie: three formula one champ niki lauda has died at age 70. peter o'brien has more now on one of the finest car raracers f all time. has moredical recovery to do -- niki lauda had a remarkable career, even without the terrible accidents which could have brought an end to it. born into a wewealthy family who disapproved of his racing ambitionon, he had to take out bank loans to support his early career. inmade his formula one debut 1971. three years later he impressed enzo ferrari so much that he signed him. in 1975 he won his first heldr's championship and ferrari plus to its first championship in over a decade. he went from a good driver to a legend. during the german grand prix, he crashed. his car burst into flames, and he was left with severe burns and damaged lungs.

incredibly, he returned to racing just six weeks later. it was too bad. i was feeling good and i wanted to race again. hisr: he went on to take second title in a year after the crash. he won at mclaren in 1984. always a prominent figure in the sport, nikki lowder hahabeen nonexecutiveve chairman -- niki -- hehad been chairman passed the baton from one of the greatest drivers of a generation to the next. genie: let's take a lookk at our big stories this hour. there has been a turnaround in a controversial right to die case in france. doctotors court ordered toto resume treatment of vininct lambert,t, who has been in a a vegetative state for over 10 years. that last-minute twist came just hours after doctors switched off his life support.

former president of argentina, cristina kirchner, faces the start of a new corruption trial. that c coming days after s she announced she would be running for vice president on the ticket of her former cabinet chief. plusnow f for the day business news with brian can. you're starting with the trump administration easing restrictions on while way after its decision to blast the chinese tech giant from doing business with the coming. licenense tonth continue to supply with goods and services.. la w week the u.s. commerce department placed it on i its entitiesist, cuttiting it all from critical amamerican o oppos . placing itit -- - placing it squarely in the middle of ththe u.s. china tradede war. attempting to protect consumers from the consequences of u.s. policy, at least temporarily. trump administration has issued

a license for companies to do business with huawei for at least three months. >> the temporary license grants operators time to make other arrangements, and t the commerce department space to determine the appropriate long-term measures for americans and foreign -- and foreign telik munication's providers that currently rely on huawei equipment. >> late last week the trump administration said it would place huawei on the export blacacklist, accusing the telecm gianant of involvevement i in it activity that endangers national security. in response, several american companies, including google alphabet and intel, say they would no longer trade with the chinese tech giant. huawei founder has downplayed the move, saying the united states underestimates huawei's strength. along the same line, some point out the ban will harm not just huawei, but u.s. suppliers as well.

>> the ancillary products that are being sold to huawei, these manufactururers might actually customer, andgest therefore, you know, may not even be able to exist. the center of an escalating trade war between the united states and china. both companies are seeking leadership in the development of 5g, so analysts f fear the u.s. ban could seriously delay the rollout of the new network technology. genie: you have more on the most recent economic outlook now from the oecd. >> u uncertaininty idrdragging n global growth. a fafairly unvararnished title r the analysis of the economic development. glglobal gdp growth is predicted to fall to 3.2% growth thihis yr before bouncing back up to 3.4% in 2020. trade tensions between the u.s.

and china weighing heavily on manufacturing, with higher tariffs threatening to further damage already weak growth. the buildup of risky private debt also troubling analysts. the oe pd plus secretary-general says there are positive signs as well. is possible to see the glass half full. unememployment and inflation are lolow, but our messasage is strg and is simple. complacency a at all costs. genie: whatt are we e seeing one markets today? dark european indexes coming g n news of the temporary -- >> european indexes climbing on around2/3 of aup percent. overrankfurt dax up just 1% midday. genie: there is no shortage of reports of a whole new generation of robots that are

coming to take all of our jobs, but developers at a major conferencece are saying th main goal is working out the kinks in exisistingecechnology. >> dozens of the wororld start s and large companies, including amazon and google, our meeting in montreaeal for the annual internatational conference onn botitics and automation.n. theis 35th edition, coconfercece is makingng advancements in robotics accessible to the greatest number of people. for those fearful robots may soon take over the world, rest artificialbotics and intelligence developers have their eyes set on n another goal for now. developing existing technology. this is one of the main takeaways for the 2019 international conference on robotics and automation. researchers and firm say they are focused on -- leless on creating humanlike robots and more on perfecting technology that can make everyday life easier. >> we are seeing systems that do not j just do some simple, narrw

task, but generalized across multiple tasks. they understand the causes and effects of what theyey do. they are learning what people want and what they need. they serve them better. that is a huge emerging trend. some have trend dubbed the democratization of artificial intelligence. the underlying idea, to advance robotic technology, in caring for the elderly or monitoring climate change for the greatest number of people possible. some are concerned about the fect on ththe workforce. amazon is rolling out new o orders,o box customer a position currently held by thousands of workers. the organization for economic cooperation and development warned similar scenarios are an inescapable finale. wasregon, a report published saying automation could wipe out 14% of jobs and radically alter 32%. genie: fininally for business,sa

number of fossilil fuel companis are getting g on b board f for . carbon tax. are two companies contributing in a plan to -- firms are under increasing pressure from shareholders and the public to take real action on the climate crisis. the market-based carbon tax plan favored by the companies would also shield them from legal viability for past emissions and limit federal regulations on in missions. environmental groups like greenpeace have pushed -- called the push little more than a pr move to shield the firm m from accountability after distorting climate plans. genie: brian quinn with our look at business news. it is time now for the press review. itit is timeme now to takeke a t the paper today. let's start first with the

stunning reversal in the case of vincent lambert, the french quadriplegic man who has been on life support for over 10 years. >> he has been a quadriplegic since a 2008 accident and has been kept alive with intravenous food and water. his case became a symbol for the right to die debate in france. his family torn over how he should be -- how his treatment should continue. his parents are advocating he stays alive. his wife is calling for his feeding tubes to be removed. after several court rulings, doctors began switching off his life-support monday morning. a courtate evening, ruled he should continue his treatment, a stunning reversal. but a local paper calls it a dramatic twist and a victory for his pro-life parents. a left-leaning national paper calls it an extra ordinary pace -- that heored in a

never got the chance to say what he wanted. instead, others spoke on his behalf, in particular his parents, who the paper says are close to the circles of catholic fundamentalism. saying that the doctors' decision to remove his life-support leaves his family in pieces, but it was the one that conforms to human rights. genie: let's go to the u.k., were nigel faraj was doused with a milkshake during a campaign for r the euroropean election. >> that's right, a milkshake. the local paper puts it on its front page after a protester dumped one on the british far right leader during his rally in newcastle yesterday. he comes after the electoral commission is investigating nigel faraj's party. we visited the offices of the brexit party today over allegations he received a large amount of money by an untraceable, undeclared payment. these allegations leveled by former prime minister gordon

brown. genie: certainly there is a new form of milkshake protesting that has gotteten many people talking. >> this is a latest in a series of right-wing campaigners that have been doused with milk. milkshaking has become a form of protest. the far right candidate for the elections was milkshaked multiple times. replace the previous form of protest, egg throwing. was aote is that "it mindless attack, an affront to democracy." genie: let's g go to russia whee there has been a a massive resignation of journalists. >> it began with a firing of journalists, reporting on the imminent departure of one of the most powerful pop -- politicians.

nearly a dozen of the german colleagues resigned in solidarity on monday. "the wall street journal" explaining it was not actually about the news itself that annoyed the kremlin, but that the writers were trying to show that the decision-making process within the kremlin is why the repressnt was trying to the article. on the latvian based russian language website, the journalist has published a statement explained that the firings came after the two initial journalists refused to reveal their sources. the group calls it a "attempt to repress free speech in russia genie." the esther mile, he is the mayor of -- the extra mile, he has a problem dealing with a

number of kids, meaning the local school there is under the threat of closure, so he has tree --a -- issued a d a decree. obviously move to more attack

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