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>> we are live from paris. the headlines at 1:00 p.m. an airstrike on a dedetention center kills migrants. 130 are wowounded. the government blames insurgent fighters. a war crime may have been committed. we will talk to a journalist hearing from survivors. voting underway for the fifth and final job in europe. the parliament in s strasburg is electing its president this morning.
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the world cup has its first finalist. the united states is through to the final two after a dramatic sent anglin home. good to have you with us -- sent england home. good to have you with us. we will look at the challenges facing christine lagarde if she is head of the european central bank. a rare cosmic spectacle over latin america. hundreds of thousands witness a total solar eclipse. we will look at what they saw later in the program. stay with us. ♪ >> an airstrike has hit a
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detention center in the libyan capital this morning. 44 have been killed and as many as 130 wounded. the governmement in tripololi hs blamed an army. the generals are battling to take the capital from local forces. the united nations has used strong language today to condemn the attacks, saying it amounts to the level of a war crime. much is unknown today. with what we know, here is peter o'brien. arer: dozens of bodies hauled out of a a migrant detention center in the suburbs of tripoli. sincethe most casualties an offensive was launched on the capital three month ago. on monday, the libyan national beginarned it would
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heavy airstrikes. destroy --force will through multiplple airstrtrikesy and night. we warned citizens to take care of attention. peter: the government in tripoli theblamed the general for airstrikike, calling him a war imiminal. has said m more than 3000 migrants are in danger because they are held in detention centers close to the front lines. despite inststability sincnce an uprising toppled muammar made it aibya has place of traffic. what happened in the early
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hours is murky. thank you for coming into talk to us. what have they been telling you about what happened. >> they said there were more than 160 people sleeping inside that room. they are not agreeing with the numbers earlier today.
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>> give us a bigger picture about the situation for m migras . there are lots around the country. they havave not been able to get outs. why not? were stopped by libyan coast guards. they are stopped and brorought tok inland and distributed centers scattered all over the country. the worst are those in trtripol. so far, the centers were targeted several times. sign -- thesecond second time the same cenenter ws
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targeted. the libyans sometimes say this. nothing is happening for these people. >> what do we know about who carried out this attack? likely they are responsible and do you think they were hit by mistake? accusingvernment is him, he is accusing the government. what i read before i went inside saidtudio,o, a spokesperson the ceceer is locacated nearar a warehohouse for the government forces. maybe the warehouse was hit by
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mistake. targeted a warehouse and the forces bombed the center by mistake. the government says no, khalifa has targeted this government. >> they are talking about possible war crimes here.. isyou think an investigation likely to happen? is so hard to get access to these areas. for anu.n. is calling investigation. for andy is calling
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investigation and see who is responsible for it. afrfraid the whole thining of go as arants wouould victim for the political process going on. >> thank you for breaking down what you have been hearing. let's move on to other world news. electing the mep president. results from the first rounder in. there was a breakthrough. they named the four other key
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positions, including the first woman voted for a position, ursula von der leyden. following this is catherine nicholson. in.lts are what do we know? results for the second round, as well. next europeane , davident president .icily ep before, aan m vice president of this parliament. he is from the socialists and
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democrats group. socialists and democrats were unopposed in this race by the other two big groups. expected, most of those other groups put their votes behind him. this means the socialists have two of the five top jobs in the european union, alongside the foreign policy chief job. presidentken to the of a green city, he is disappointed. he sees the old guard continuing to keep the top jobs for themselves. they did better in the european elections this time around. they are the fourth biggest group in the eu parliament. david sassoli has got it, what
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is he going to do as president of the european parliament? institutions,hree the council, the commission, the parliament. parliament is the only directly elected body and its members like to repeat that fact. president is a relatively symbolic role. he is a person who oversees the sessions when mep's are sitting. you have 14 vice presidents to help. it is also the person who represents the european parliament at other institutions, when we see the big eu summits. the eu parliament president is there to put the point interview. he can represent the parliament on the world stage, as well. the parliament has been trying to beef up its standing, put out
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the message it is the most democratic body of the eu. it will be interesting to see where this socialist president takes things. he has this job for the next 2.5 years. nadia: thank you. let's return to the migrant story now. to the united states. the government has warned of dangerous overcrowding at migrant centers on the southern u.s. border. these show packed cells in the ri grande valley, where some children have no access to water or meals. peter o'brien has the story. outrage and a plea for empathy. some 200 events around the united states were organized to protest conditions of migrants facilities on the southern border.
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demonstrators want them closed. onchildren are sleeping concrete with aluminum foil as cover. they don't have diapers and access to medical care. >> i am so ashamed this is happening in our name and with our tax dollars. >> we are a country of migrants and immigrants. we need to stay true to our history. peter: in may, the number of arrests hit a 13 year high and patrols have been overwhelmed. reported thes overcrowding of detention centers poses health and safety risks. they published these photos. some children have no access to hot meals or showers. in april, the u.s. attorney general ordered immigration judges to allow asylum-seekers to be detained indefinitely
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without a chance to be released on bail. on tuesday, a federal court overturned the policy, a victory for protesters and a blow to donald trump's zero toleration approach to immigration. has resignedgandhi oul gandhi has resigned. india is set to battle the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade. at least 34 have been killed. in mumbai, normal life is at a standstill. roads are flooded and the airport is closed. extreme weather in japan. authorities have ordered the evacuation of over one million people on an island. heavy rains are battering the
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region. there are fears of landslides and flooding. some sports news now. the united states are through to the finals of the world cup after a dramatic night denied england of a place in the final. a goal ruled offside and a pretty poor penalty ended the chance. powerhouse, the u.s. women football team qualified for the world cup final after an intense match. kristen scored the first goal. nine minutes later, the english tide. gavenute 30, alex morgan the americans the advantage. white captain in another goal, but it was overturnened after
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being offsides. a third chance led to heartbreak. a penalty kick was caught by the american goalie. supporters, the final score was a glorious one. >> this is the best day ever. it is an exciting game. >> the u.s. will face sweden or the netherlands or what will be there for final. nadia: the united states have confirmed their place. they will play sweden or the netherlands depending on who comes out tonight and the other semifinal game. all of the action from 9:00 tonight. we will bring you those results when we get them. how about some spectacular images from latin america. hundred's of thousands of f peoe were plungeded into dararess in chile and argentina for a solar eclipse. >> in the middle of tuesday
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afternoon, northern chile was plunged into darkness. onlookers cheered and applauded in all of the solar clips. thousands traveled here to experience the event, which lasted a few short minutes before daylight returns. >> overwhelms. i h have never experienced something like this. it is incredible. is the most beautiful moment of this journey. >> you become overwhelmed because, even with the technology, we cannot copy that. something mystical. witneness athered to papartial eclipse with 92% of te sun covered by the moon. it was visible in argentina and bolivia. solar clips is happen when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, allowing the moon
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to cast its shadow on earth. on tuesday, it created a band of total darkness 150 kilometers wide. in northernws were chile,e, where a total solar eclipse had not occurred since 1592. the next time, the southern regions will enjoy the total solar eclipse on december 14, 2020. nadia: time for the latest business news. you are going to start with a police raid on the headquarters of the carmaker renaultlt. anphen: it is linked to investigatiointo c carlos ghosn, who isis in custodody over sepae charges s in japan. this inquiry is looking into his wedding party in versailles and whether or not the company may have indirectly paid for it.
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theyort took p place a and cooperated with the authorititis but have not made further comments. our top stories, the eu jobs. the business world intnterestedn the nomination of christine lagarde for the european central bank job. stephen: she is very well known as being head of the international monetary fund. it will go forward to be confirmed by the european parliament. she is a lawyer by training. a key figure at the center of -- crisis. nadia: one of t the criticisms s she not an ececonomt.t. is a debate over whetether or r not you have to n economist to be the head of the
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central bank. there are two appointments who will help boost the technical the one on the left is the vice president of the european central bank. chief lane is the economist of the european central bank and former govererr of the irish central bank. j job,oever getets the t top ththere will be plenty of chchlenges ahead. ststephen: growth in the euro ze is sluggish. inflation is below the central banks' target as well. the banks have two manage the economy are limimited as well. there are structural issues with the way the ecb works.
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banking hasowards been slow. nadia: farmersrs are protesting ovover a new deal. gett took k over a y year the deal s signed last friday. french farmers have been protesting they are u unhappy tariffs would be cut. they say it wiwill hurt their livelihood. ofa show of ang i in frontt government offices across france.
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>> they are trying to kill us off. it is unacceptable. we are against it. we are going to fightht. tomorrow, we will still be here. >> under the deal, europe wouldd imports,riffs on beef representing 1.2% of annual eu consumption. french farmers worry the agreement would threaten their livelihoods. cannot compete. lawmakers expressed concern i in tuesday's session. they attempted to dispel their doubts. minister not be the who sacrifices french agriculture to be international trade agreement.
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once itll only kick in is ratified by the european council and passed by the eu and paiaiament on the markets, a record close on wall street tuesday. some is spilling over into european markets. gains in london, paris, and frankfurt. the agreementter by opec and other oil producers to extend production cuts. oil prices plunged tuesday because of fears over weaker oil.d for oriole -- four crude tradiding for $63 a barrrrel. french arm of samsung electronics has been placed under investigation for
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breaching its own e ethics pledges, such as a ban on underage labor. has been accused of violating human rights in n some facilitities. rate slumpedation in june. i improvement for the country, which has struggled for spiraling prices. at one point, inflation was high as 25%. tesla delivered a record number of electric cars in the three months to the end of june. the company has been struggling to keep up with demand, which has led to concerns demand me we can in the future. weaken in the future. itsa: nestle has developed
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first chocolate bar wrapper they say is entirely recyclablele. paper can keep new a bar fresh for up to nine months and does not rip in the production line. nestle has been using the wrapping, but says it could be used for other products. it has not made a patent on the technology and would allow others to use it for next year. you very much. stephen carroll with our update. it is time for a short break. don't go away. more headlines after this.
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