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rejected three times and possibly facing a fourth rejection in june, you don't have to look far to understand beenigel faraj's party has doing well. he is a clever politician. cap party --e you of ukip p party, key in favor leaving the eu. nigel listen to what , it is disastrous for the conservatives. party. for the labour
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farage.nigel he says people are voting for me because they are fed up with the inability of traditional parties to come up with a solution and give the british people a solution they voted for. party doinge brexit so well? >> if you look at how nigel party,is organizing his he spent a lot of time in the united states observing donald trump. the key issue is not immigration. the key issue is the brbrexit party is a traditional establishmhment. nigel farage does not mention immigration anymore.e.
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institutions have not given you what you voted for. they are denying you the democracy you want. i am the one to give y you back democracy. that is the key issue he is putting forward, saying we are going to go on the 31st of october and l leave on wto term. >> libya's general is in paris for talks with the president almost seven weeks after launching an offensive. on tuesday, they warned the battle is just the start of a than 460 people had been killed since the start of
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the offensive. tripoli,tskirts of violent clashes rave. recognize -- which is backed b by egypt and the united arab it -- united arab emirates. >> libya is on the verge of descending into civil war. the damage done will take years to mend. the commander launched an assault on the capital. since then, the flareupup of violence has been taking its toll. more than 75,000 people have in
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this lease. killed -- 75,000 people have been displaced. 510 have been killed. weapons are causing a greater number of casualties. council failed a cease-fire in libya. >> eynon has been murdered in un has been murdered. pope francis describing her murder as barbaric. it could be linked to organ trafficking. turning to indonesia, where six have died in protest after the general election commission
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lost the -- had presidential poll. he says the election was marked by fraud. latest turned violent tuesday. a human barricade after a night of violence. tens of thousands riot police closed ranks, tightening security and blocking the routes of protesters. rioters through rocks and mullets of cocktails. security forces discovered -- responded with rubber bullets. announced president joko widodo had won a second term. generalhis former contests. he says there has been massive
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election fraud. it suddenlyncement, happened on the 21st when people were sleeping. this is a form of cheating. tois possible they want cover something up. agency had dismissed claims of systemic cheating, citing a lack of proof. says itendent of prover was fair a and free. >> we have gone t through electn after election. god willing, we can accomplish the current election with peace. vowed to contest the result. tensions remain high in the street and the third largest democracy.
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startup is a silicone toa silicon startup doubting venezuela, where inflation has created a shortage of cash. >> this is day-to-day life for many of venezuelans. withdraw cash. ath daily inflation running 67,000%, the money is quickly worthless. at a beachside cafe in san francisco, joe thinks he could have the answer. digitality is using currency to send relief to t the in need. smallare focusing on areas, see if we can kickstart or spark a crypto economy and some of these areas. the challenges,
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convicicting peoeople to switcho the neww currencies. footholdd be gaining a thanks to shopkeepers. crypto currency so people can see it is easier. that is our goal. theor the cofounder of charity, digital currencies are the only practical way to handle donations. >> they are practically the only tool we have two access and international economy, a modern financial world, where if you want to receive donations from the other side of the world. >> sererious obstaclcles remain. rollining blackouts have knocked out the connections needed to use crypto currency.y. havee often don't smartphones, making digital currencies a luxury many cannot afford. >> in france, the senate has
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given the green light to a tax affecting apple and amazon. the government hopes it will bring in an extra 500 million euros a year. it wants legislation to be adopted across europe. >> the tax bill was approved by the french senate tuesday night with no oppositionon. 181 votes in favor. four against. 158 abstentions. the so-called taxes named after the acronym of google amazon, , facebook, and amazon. the measure will apply to companies that sell user data for advertising purposes and targeted online ads.
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some 30 companies will be affected by the levy. both houses of parliament have approved the bill. the senate added an amendment that would make the tax temporary, expiring in 2022, a move opposed by the government, which has made it a priority at home and in brussels. both have pushed for the levy to be passed at the eu level. they have faced obstacles. withext countries, alonong ireland, worry they will lose investments due to their favorable rates. paris hopes an international agreement will be reached in the next few years. report is next.
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>> you are watching the europe report. your daily update ahead of the european parliament elections. this time tomorrow, voting will .ave begun theresa may has been facing crititicism over her new plan on how to leave the european union. this is her outlining her speech on tuesday. she has confirmed she will publish her withdrawal agreement bill that mps will vote on on
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friday. party of her mps from her do not intend to vote for her bill. both parties are facing criticism. theresa may and jeremy corbyn relatedth non-brexit topics. theresa may's support seems to be collapsing. this is the latesest poll. the brexit party is running away on 37%. on 19%.s are opposition labor slipping the 13%. polling at 12%. the conservative party is 7%.
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the leaders of the two top polllling parties debated earlir today. vincnce -- tells vince cable he fafavors leaving. he believes the block will cocoe to us with a deal. it came down n to no deal o or revoking article 50, e would revoke. is by wayay we move on stoppingng it, going back to the people, giving them the choice of whethther thewantnt t to acct -- whenn we vote to leave again, will we jusust leave it again?n? >> why not again? >> thiss is a referendum. ?> what was the question
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>> i know you want the wto option. chelseaish home in the neighborhood, those are some of ae gifts received from billionaire leave supporter. those gifts are under investigation by the european parliament. faraj says they are nothing to do with politics. mep ataj was still an the time. we have mentioned immigration is .oming out
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democracy, the environment. greencking with the theme, global warming is a clear and present d danger. ththe european environment ageny says sea levels are likely to keep rising. we went to the coastal city to find out how locals are preparing for their new reality. >> sonderborg, it is on the frfront linef global warming. he is seeing the effects for himself and his fishing men.
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[indiscernible] warmer and higher. what worries -- boye most are the storms. takes ththe win can be a problem -- the wind can be a a problem. the brunt of bears it and is regularly flooded. last january, thee sea rose onoe meter 60 above normal levels. withs have learned to live the floods. >> it was up on the wall. was affected,rea the whole street was closed. take the sandbags
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and build up a sandbag wall at the door. >> local firemen are whipped with a mobile pumping station just in case. about 7200pumpmps, leaders per minute. liters per minute. >> he has become an expert in preventing floods. seven years ago, the engineer designed retention ponds for this meadow, with a capacity of 4000 meters cubed. >> the pressure in the sewer system is getting too high and
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that causes flooding on streets. we take the pressure off the sewer system and water to store in the basins. to be carbonrying neutral within 12 years. it has earned awards and support from the european union. they lead the way in the critical fight against floods. after denmark, we had to the netherlands in the north of the country. they have the largest gas field in europe. the netherlands have decided to replace glass with cleaner energy, as we have been showing you in our last report. >> today is international biodiversisity day. let's begin.
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they use their ability to find their way back to the hive. the total population of the b's bees dropped. beeng the last two winters, colonies had died, one third of them, which is in norma's. -- which is in norma's. enormous.s of -- forthree types outdoor use. they r remain legal for agriculture in permanent greenhouses. >> there are two other types that are not banned.
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france banned all of them into thousand seven and 18. 2007 and 2018. catherine: should they be worried there could be more bans? roxane: not necessarily. 2013, they created something guidance document, meant to ensure regulators properly account for b's in their risk assessments. than anytricter message used in the past. legally binding.
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catherine: the rule was not official and it still is not official? roxane: the committee are dragging their feet to approve the message, the commissioion hs starteted a process to review i. skopaff, it is made up by members appointed by member states. catherine: thahat brings us to e end of t the europe report. we will be back at 6:30 paris time.
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