so unique. phone call on front twenty four i'm from twenty four to a home. you may strike the northwest in syria leave four hundred thousand displaced in just three months and more than a hundred dead in the last few days. the u. n. condemns once it cools international indifference from world d powers. italy's interior minister refuses to let an italian case god birds carrying one hundred and thirty five migrants dog.. until e. u. countries agreed to take them in. place as the drowned b bodies of sixty two mimigrants are recoved from what the u.. n. coals the western mediterraranean tragedy say for this year.

tension is the ever pass without stay state funeral of president space you can eat a sexy announces stop elections for september. welcome back to the front twenty four newsroom i'm judy a kim. on any health a million people at what's placed in northwestern syria in the past three m months prompting the u. n. human rights chief to condemn accords international in difference. since april damasascus and russa have stepped up as strikes killing at least seven hundred and forty civilians according to the syrian observatory for human rights t the trigger has the details. right vehicle some forty street across the ground the aftermath of yet another deadly s. strike on the market and sarah cad. northwhwest in syria the move te silo the strtrike targeted the popular i i'll how markets thihs the second strike in the city in three days by the same will planes. on a september accord had been meant to prevent bloodshed across the province. i whether the extremists which largely control the area failed

to withdraw from a planned buffer zone. leaving damascus and its russian factors to step up and strikes across the region since the end of april. since then the death toll has risen to well over seven hundrdd with the united nations estimates that more than four hundred thousand people being displaced. the organization's office for human rights had strong words not just for the syrian regime. but ovover the i international cocommunity's apparent indifferenence as well it seems highly unlikely given the persistent patton. such attacks that they're holding hit by accident. intentional attacks against civilians of war crimes this is a failure of leadership by the world's most powerful nations. resulting in tragedy on such a vast scale. that we no longer seem to be able to relate to it it'll. since syria's civil war began in twenty eleven it's killed more than three hundred and seventy thousand people with millions more displaced both within and beyond syria's borders.

italian interior minister matters salvini hououse refusedo let his -- in case god berries carrying one hundred and thirty five migrants doc until e. you coununtries agreeeed to o take . the vessel rescued migrants on does date from two bites off malta but it's awaitingg orders on what t to take them are so false has the story. unwaveringng in his d defiance ititalian interior minister mato salvini is once again at loggerheads with the e. u. ever bringing rescued migrants to show. i will not give any permission for them to disembark until europe family commits to accepting all the migrants on board. let's see if they mean what they say i will not give in. according to the e. u. commission rome has reiterated its demands for a plan to redistribute migrants amongst member states. the italian national coast guard ship is carrying a hundred and thirty five migrants who were rescued off the coaoast of mulch or onn thursday. while it's in the shops at sports to mimigrantsts on friday malta agree to takeke in sixty seven rescued by some forces.

these along with the seventy six the disembarked that on thursda. matteo salvini has built his political reputation upon a drive to stop migrants from entering it silly. last august he prevented another national coast guard ship carrying a hundred and fifty migrants from docking. after five e days they were takk in by island albania and it's elise catholic church. he is also close to tell imports to charity rescue ships somemething which has drawn the ire of protesters innocently. well it's a silly shot sets ports to migrants the red crescent has recovered the bodies of sixty two people who had been bound for europe. you a and has desescribed i it s ththe worst mediterranean tragedies say fall this year such operations continued on friday off to some one hundred anand fifty people were thoughto have drowned. after that bates capsized of libya. a grisly sight on the shores of all forms of tripoli. the same place three boats filled with migrants had set off from. one hundred and fifty

people are presumed dead after the vessels capsize not far from the coast. another one hundred and forty people were rescued and brought back here to outcomes. herring experience for the survivors. cool and hassle i started swimming f for almost seven hou. and then we were rescued by fishermen because of the holiday we'v've been here for two days d no one has come to take us. there's been a dead body with a safe for the past two days. a site we were fighting the death in the sea. wellllow with fifighting dancing on the grounds inside of him than what's in the how. to with anything on the sidede i've been working as a part of the latest tragedy is the deadliest in the mediterranean so far this year. the u. whenn it t says it should lead to action. we must now seeee a changee in approaoach to the e situation in libya a and the medediterraneane houses it's cool s saving livess a priority w we must seek more search and rescue boats operating on the mediterranean -

as well as the immediate release of people from these detetention centers in libya -- and for states to help us evacuate refugees out of libya to safety. it will be you has been criticized for partnering with libya to prevent migrants from making the journey to europe. earlier this week european ministers met in paris to discususs alternative approache. rights groups have repeatedly called for survivors not to be returned to war torn libya. where they're routinely j jail e inmate? at least twenty five hundred migrants are detained in centers in and around tripoli. what is your is gearing up for snap elections as id september twelve to the death of president veggie carried a subsea? subsea died on thursday at the age of ninety two and was the country's first democratically elected leader. his state funeral will take place on saturday with french president emmanuel macron to attend. as tunisia moans sfc their now famous that his death could

trigger a political unrest allen gains fed has the story. i see initial shock sinks in tunis here is paying tribute to its customer critically elected president. headlines this friday morning celebrated the father of consensus. one in the street the mood was somber. all l of this is really a helmet and soo the the head of parliament has taken the reading until elections can be held. room so that i did the transition of power was smooth. and its mission people are conscious of that. so there's no going back. may he rest in peace all the newspapers a s saturday -- has e nine beijing. such a foster t transfer of powr reflects a certain level of civilizazation. i levelel of democracyy for the people a and the country's inststitutions. especially the institutions of the state -- institutions a constitutition and a clear procs

[inaudible] she what. hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital many into his. each kite is subsidies body was transported in a convoy flanked by police escort. as it headed to the presidential palace ahead of his burial. the main funeral ceremony such take place this saturday. heads of statate including the frenchch president e emmanuell michael will be in attendance. an official period of seven days of national mourning again this friday. let's move on now to hong kong where one of the world's busiest apple it's has become the site of a pro d democracy rally morere than a thousand protestes dressed in black fill the arrivals full flight attendants also joined into court educate visitors on last weekend's violence against activists.. it comomes as the c city braces itself for a weekend of bass protests as catherine could do a cliff it explains..

reading touousts arriving at hong kong airport. crowd of protesters. their goal to educate visitors on alleged police violence. targeting sensitive spots like this one is s part of thee antii governrnment movemenent strateg. anand it's already seems to be having an impact. i see that. wewe noticed that so over t thet few weeks there were cancellations of short visit to hong kong. some regions and countries have seen 2230% of taurus groups to look a little e pre they'll.ps have t the nerve center is targeted to the shaft in the area popular with mainland tourists. and the express rail link station frequented by mainland travelers the movement has kept authorities dancing with the range of tactics. from mass marches the biggest on june sixteenth w when the movemt sasays some two million turned . thehirties put thehe figure at three hundred anand thirty eigh thouousand to surprise occupati. on june twenty firstt and twenty

fourth hundreds of protesters occupied the government't's revenue a and immigratition tow. the e store ming's processsses tryingng to ststorm the city's legislative c counsel complex on june twelfth blocking roads and clashing with police and sieges police headquarters which took place on june twenty first and twenty six while some protesters tried more violent tactics on july first. storming and vandalizing the legislative building. others sent the aggression played into beijing's hands. though that does seem to be public tolerance for mild violence in the name of the clothes. the momentum is still very ststrong a and in youou know wes been proven in this survey that. the public. has got more tolerance of job to put off someone protest is using some mild form of violence. noon in order to attain the common goals. the movement began as a response to the now suspepended extraditn bill. ththat amounts havave now why dt you include the resignation of

hong kong's leader carrie lam greater democracy. and an investigagation into pole brutality. and finanally presidentnt donald trump says he's not upset by north korea's launching of short range ballistic missiles earlier this week. fresh talks between washington and pyongyang a still on the calls in the next couple of weeks. north korea says the missile tests were quite a solemn warning to south korean warmongers avenue weapons touches says and plans to hold military drills with the us. well the more that we can all talk to jim whole his associate friday of the asia pacific program out to chop house. trump said he's not upset by these recent missile launches on talks with north korea is schedule to continue it really seems like the u. s. is downplayed these tests now in your view who was this morning really full. i think the warning was for the united states. but it was couched in such a way that the united states could.

i'll give it to it wasn't really anything to do with them. the north koreans have a breach there at the road in. agreement not to launch. anything that could reach united states soul to test anything that could reach united states. salute. it's it really is aimed i think at the united states has been praised in such a way. that the united states can pretend otherwise. and it seems that the that's what they've done in the talks as still on mike pompeii you're saying -- there is well that you know the talk to schedule to continue either way. now. didn't north korea has said that it's for it's it's really aimed at the south korean warmongers. as they called it -- and they mention these drills between the us and south korea so while the stroll such a point of contention -- such drills. are presented as the only u. s. south korean side is that they would -- purely defensive but

knows such trailer. is entirely.. defensive. anything could easilily become offefenses. and i think for the n north koreans is always a danger they feel this was a danger that. if the north if the us and the south koreans wanted to stop an attack they w would do it on n s can get behihind. whwhat they would say was a routine drill so i think the? the n north koreaeans all such - central threat. they tend to o react to o them sometimes if you look at it from outside the tend t to overreact. but they don't ignore them and the t they would really like to stopop in time becausese t theye them as as i said as a pretext. for possibly something much further. how is this being viewed by south korea? i i'm sorry i i'm not actuauall.

tell you very much about the south k korean position. and i mean i mean from ship t te movement in the world and so what in orderer to stop carry mh informationn about current even. but i i think for the south koreans this is fairly routine. that they've lived with north korean threats of one sort or another. for ever since nineteen fifty three since to crcreate all of s to serve that they tend to be played down these things will play them up if they need. to put the mystic purposes but i think the north the south koreans will see this is primarily aimed at the united states. the united states of cool t tds to control the the whole question of exercise is thee these military exercises. south koreans can and occasionally do us for them to be toned down they did at the time of the olympics -- both the nineteen eighty eighght olympics and also the the most recenent -

winter olympics -- and the generally the united states complilies with thatat wish but ultimately. the united states is the dominant military power in effect and say say say the the task the exercises go ahead they go ahead. to the south koreans don't see themselves as in the front l line but they convenien- pretext for the north koreans -- similar. okay they pulled some new weapons they both knew -- met -- pfizer croft. but the sort of thing does all the time and and the north koreans ignore it yes well jim hall thank you very much for that jim horses get better at chess and house thahank you very much for talking to us here at france. twenty four and that wraps up this edition of morning coming up in about fifteen minutes stay tuned..

timeme now for french connectios all weekly lifted the intricacies of life i i hear it falls to float villain of yourseself to have you flown. out from us is famous for its regional diversity i'm this week we're going to focus on the south okay the south itself is very diverse that's right because whether it's the s. to the west around a vocal due in the atlantic let's see danny around -- to lose the mediterranean pelos region so must say again and it needs the south is very complex and so it's hard to generalize about french southern culture though there are some stereo types for instance. of people in the south have the reputation of being warmer than people in the north particularly parisians -- and they're also i have the reputation of being more laid back but they also have the reputation of being more hot headed so they're all these stereotypes. like many other regions in france people in the south are very proud of their regional traditions gastronomy and lifestyle as well as their accent because there is a

southern accent in france even though there or particularities depending about where in the southh we're talking about but essentially and i'm. not going to try to pronounce it because i'm terrible at southern accent but they pronounce a more letters than us say compared to the preacher accent. at people in the south tend to use different ones for different things i can be a tough confusing for touriststs fly les start with an example you might be familiar with the donon't puh record out so that's a delicious chocolate filled pastry that you eat for snack or breakfast. well in the south people call it a sugar thatt team you can see t here it's our word usual now he might think it's silly but people take it very seriously. it's about someone else. i disagree i called to check on a team that we don't have timeme to focusus on all t the prosecur he's of the south of there are a couple that that jump to my for instance is a popular sport. that from the south of france pick tank more than a sport that it's something of a way of life the dog is an institution --

here in france -- oversell and it's been around for ages and ages in fact there was. a form of pete tong it's also called booty here in france in the roman ages in antiquity they played a version of this game -- and the other versions that exist around the world you might be familiar with bocce which is very similar as well as the italian form. it's all good though is is a is an institution it originated in nineteen oh seseven or nineteen ten available in let's see without in the pope also region and the name be talk actually comes from. the regional language -- put all sad -- in. concord means beat join together because your feet have to be joined together when you play up the talk that's a very important role. i have the pleasure of playing it in ththat kind that many yeas ago it is very relaxing it's also easy it's pretty fun itt went way you out his a little less lingo to geget stuff that's right because there are somome words that t u use when you play put. on for instance a bullet the home that is actually the place where you play potok should day little pig or bushel as it's often called is a small wooden. ball or jack that you through your boots so these are metal

bowls -- and their two techniques for throwing the balls the booze you can either twenty so that is essentially to throw your board so it stops really close to ththe little -- cushioning or you can see the and that is when you throw your ball to knock away all the other boot it's really satisfying to do now this is been traditionally seen as a masculine sport but more and more women are playing. and it's a game that people -- start playing at a very young age here in france -- all. the game is handed down from generation to generation my father's eighty three and he's still playing. two of my sons things are [inaudible] for now. but i'll be. well be talk might be a popular game that people play in the summer some people take it very seriously in fact there's a campaign pushing for pete's on to be recognized as an official olympic sport in two thousand twenty four when parents host the olympic games. we'll keepep an eye on the outce of o of that campaign that theyl feel won't think tank is not

popular across the country there all of the sudden traditions of the more controversial. bills for fighting a at for example we'll take a look at a mamap where you can see some of the main. to lean as they're called in france so these arere bullfightiting t towns you can e ththey're kind of spreadd across the south here's a yep neem alan busysy by index these are these are big bull fighting towns of and bull fights or traditionally organized. during a something called left fifty ya it's essentially a festival that organized by towns sometimes there's several -- throughout the years often in the spring summer or autumn and a philly as or simply a celebration of a southern culture and tradition. it's actually very similar to spanish culture for instance -- and they bring a lot of tourism and business to the region now a bull fighting though has seen a plunge in popularity in recent years in fact attendance has plummeted 30%. since two thousand eleven and there's several reasons for this first of all it's it's very expensive to go to a bull fight but also and this is p perhaps e biggest reason the anti carita message seems to be gaining

ground so far any attempts to ban bull fighting. a like it has happened in catalunya have failed but there is this very tense debate bebetween aficionados of people who support bullfighting and pro animal campaigners. these. so called civilized country we should tolerate watching an animal. in an arena. good is wrong if you didn't like bill fighting well donone. it's part of our culture why should be e stopped. away from bull fighthting theres one the southern tradition where everyone that can get behind a popular alcohol beverage people drink -- during at pre dinner operative during the past year this is now this is definitely a french favorite -- though some people love to hate best decent must be said -- and it found it finds its roots in the south of france in fact testes means mix in the p portal site language i was telling you about. no it mostly taste like aniseed but over fifty plants and spices are used to make testes and

there's several ways of ordering but season factor several names for it can be a bit usually. best idea and he said or the two mainin rival brands you have a p in single deal you can also add syrups to the mix to make a move ask is with almond cert for instance and if you put minton it it becomes. a bit okay which do is anytime you take a sip of testes in any shape or form definitely brings you to the south. as short as ace differentnt evey time withh a all those that possibilities flag. all right thank you that's all we have time for it will discover all the regions in the upcoming french connections four of you is in the meantime. tweet your questions to answer that flow. and check out our website. time now for french connections all we could look out the intricacies of life here in front of joined in the studio by phone. good to have you as ever i we cacan focuss on the symbololic e if you will to the french language is really been getting a great deal of attention from. well if you're learning french you'll be with familiar with the fact that french is a tricky language now on top of the

complicated grammar there is. the masculine and the femininine which is so confusing now up until now job titles have been mostly automaticalally masculine except for a few notabable exceptions for instance the word of film yeah which is a nurse. not for years critics had said well this is sexist. and there have been calls for change and the truthth is thoug- it for many years people have kind of been feminizing some professional some professions kind of informally for instance you'll say there's a brochure -- which is a you know a baker or and have a cat for a lawyer -- but this practice didn't have the official stamp of approval from the guard dog of the french language the i get any false as which we've already explored on this s show will after years of head as it has a tatian and read it since the immortals that's ththat the members. of the academy -- they actually a decided to approve a report that was advocating the feminization of working tititle. i will for those outside of france perhaps it might seem

trivial but is actually a linguistic revolution. through some of f the changes tt we can expect when it comes to this k kind of hihistoric time around well let's take a look at some examples for instance let's take a look at the word professor so in the masculine version is put it so. well the feminine pulled his cell with an eat a hub on which the rabbi becomes that had been within each. of our writer. then within easy but it's a lot more complicated than just adding an e. at the end of these words let's take a look at another example the word chef which is a boss or a manager will there's's severalays to fefenized this word. can be shuffled chef s. shift in der s show that's another optio- and what will be option be in the end will be academy has he said it's not the language police and so it's not going to be publishing an official list it's up to the p public to o dee but that can be tricky for some jobs. for instance the scepter. the firefighter there are several ways to feminized this

word as well they can be a real tongue twist -- sat please yeah. sept is going down. or i will change is a complex thing in france but is especially true when it comes the french language which is a particulularly touchy subject fr some people are very protectivie of which they base the is this sacred. of french language they're afraid that it will become ugly or less sophisticated and others are opposed to change for different reasons they see it as kind of a a top down decision that's coming from the elitist i get in the fall says you know. they were thesee greeting green suits they have a ceremonial sword to protect the french language with their things being a little bit disconnected from the everyday man or woman here in france. must be said though a lolot of people do applaud the academy's decision and say it's about time that language c caught up with e evolutution of society but it mt be said. the mixed bag. was two men already get everything so it'd be a nice change to have enough evidence.

to just riridiculous number it y be because i'm not used to it but i don't think it is pretty bus on june. two i don't like i. it's clearly going to take some time to get used to but what's ironic is is actually if you look at french history it was actually common practice to use the feminine version of job titles for instance. doctor less for dr that is until the mid seventeen th century when the i get any false as essentially it shot down that idea. will stay with the academic hall says they yet physicalllly clamp down another attempt to make at the french language kind of more female friendly but this time was in writing that actually that leads to our expression. puts you on the road which is a key to a crazy now this is something that you hear a lot in france at the essentially it's a gender neutral way of writing france because as it stands the rule in france is that. the message you don't log book through within me no masculine beats feminine this is a rule that all little french kids learn in school and that means that a mixed gender group will always be masculine s so long as there is.

one masculine element now some people say this is implicitly sexist and it's a change. on twenty when you say three hundred littttle girls and a cat arrives we shouldn't havave to makeke itt masculine just becaue there isn't one cat cat is masculine. and there are

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