>> ethiopia's prime minister has won the nobel peace prize. we will get more from our reporter shortly. it is day three of the turkish military offensive in northern

syria. tens of thousands of civilians are on the move, fleeing bulbar -- feeding -- fleeing bombardment. turkish forces appear to be making rapid progress. they have encircled two towns near the border area. one of the many concerns is the potential resurgence by the islamic state group. let's listen. >> turkey has legitimate syria concerns. i expect turkey to react withh restraint. we have a common enemy. they-controlled territory in iraq and in syria. we have liberated all of this territory and millions of people.

gains must not be jeopardized. >> we have lost our correspondent. we will try to speak to her later in the program. there is more to cover. let's move on to an explosion caused by fire on in a rainy and tanker off the -- on and iranian tanker. it was hit by two missiles and two storage tanks were damaged, causing an oil spill. crude prices have spiked by 2%. , butrd from saudi arabia the blast comes two weeks after saudi arabia's biggest oil installations were hit, wiping out 5% of global oil supply. i spoke to our correspondent in tehran and asked him to tell us what we know happened this morning.

>> the foreigngn ministry relead statements condedemning this atattack. the iranian govevernment has yet to point the finger atat anyone, yet to accuse anyone. mamany people e assume they woud poinint the fier at saudi arabia. happened in the red sea. many assume e they would poioina fingerer at saudi arabia just le ududi arabia has pointeted the finger at iran when it't's tanks were a attacked inin the persian gulf. according g to state m media, ts happened at about 5:0:00 a.m. local time. state media rereporting thisis s hit byy two missiles. state media denying reports the shship was on fire, adding the whole of the s ship was damamag. other interesting

points, the e foreign ministry saying there have been other destruructive measures against iranian tankers in the r red se. thisis is the e first time the iranian n government i is alging other atattacks targetingg its l tankers have takeken place in te red sea. iranian foreigngn ministry saying whohoever did this is responsible for the environmental pollutution. is of the t troubling aspspects reports there is an oil spill. the red sea known for one of the most renowned underwater ecosystems in the world with species of fish and coral notot fofound anywhere e else in the world. the foreign ministry suggesting this attack has endangered that marine life. court in south africa has ruled the former president jacob corruptionace a

trial. sought to have the case dropped in march on the grounds it was politically motivated. that was dismissed by the judge. ourring all of this is correspondent. was the decision to put him on trial a surprise? did not come as a surprise. the prosesecuting authority says they have a watertigight casase against the former president. now that there has been a judgment today, , was a ununanimous decision by a fullll bench consisting of three judges who made this decision and denied a permanent stay of prosecution,n, not only for jacb

zuma, but for thehe arms compan. it meaeans the criminal charge,r the criminal case will notot contntinue next weweek. he faces more ththan a dozen charges, including fraud, corruption, money laundering, and racketeering. this emanates from a controversial arms deal, a multibillion arms deal. the accusatition is thathe zumany was paying jacob momonthly paymements to stop any investigigation into it and also potential lucrative deals. that is why this case will continue. the national prosecuting authority has maintained it t hd a strong case against the former

president. >> what h has been the reaction among south africans? is zuma someone who has fallen from grace or does he still have support despite the long-standing allegations? >> if one looks at the court case today, compared to the other times when he appeared in court, he was able to attract large numbers of supporters. today, there were not that many people. people are divided on social media, particularly on twitter, where some of his supporters maintain the cases are trumped ischarges against him and it politically motivated. not only is jacob zuma having to face a criminal court next week, before theo appear

commission of inquiry next week. thank you very much for reporting that story for us. it is ethiopia's prime minister who has become the winner of the nobel prize for peace. for negotiaiating the truce with eritrea. let's begin by taking a listen to the committee chair making that announcement this morning. >> the nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace 2019 to ethiopian prime minisister for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and

in particular, for his initiative to resolve the border conflicts with neighboring eritrea. is meant to recognize the stakeholders working for peace and reconciliation in ethiopia and in the east and northeaea africacan regionons. line now from the ethiopian capital i is our annee young. this is being celebrated in ethiopia. what reactions have you heard today? >> the mood here is one that is tremendous happiness. this is a country which is s ful ofof people, full of pride, despite a history fraught with famine, dictatorship, internal

conflicts and so on. there is one common thing to describe ethiopia, that is the pride they have in their history. this country.t to we heard from the prime minister, who said he is humbled and thrilled, surprise, not just because of ethiopia, but africa, where it is taken as a positive move to continue working on the peace building process in this part of the world. only 46,he man, he is who has a dynamic agenda ahead of him to push through. lookiking to boarding a national consensus. theyf the major problems suffer from his ethnic rivalry.

we have seen that t play out in the last year. it has left some 1200 people dead and hundrededs of thousands of people displaced. keepch more work to do to ethiopia safe. talk us through the main reasons today.was he won it was for his work with eritrea, and his work with women's rights. doubt this isno what this award is for. he is pushing through a series ofpolitical reforms in terms -- and i am here because i am doing g a special for -- on the push for women this country now has its first ever female

president. it has 50% of its cabinet also women. despite being one of the fastest-growing economies, it is facing uncertainty. the administration h has , certainly inheadad terms of ethnic tension, social justice, freedom of expression. had an interview with the president and she said the strength is to build a national consensus. they know it will take time. elections have been slated for may 2020. there is concern that as a result of these rising ethnic rivalries, the elections will be postponed.

of thes you a sense amount of work this prime minister had in front of him. >> thank. -- thank you. ethiopia, where deadly unrest was triggered after a big rise in the price of fuel. antigovernment protesters prorated a captive police officer on stage. an indigenous leader and four others dieied in the fire. fraser jackson has more. protests and tensions, over the l last few days, police have e clashed with indigenous protesters. demonstrators have taken eight

police officers hostage and put them on display outside the house of culture. it started with an announcement of fuel subsidies. things soooon turned violent. are telling the government to revoke the economic measures. without doing so, there is no dialogue. if the economic measures are not revoked, our actctions willl further radical. >> the p presidentnt signed a ln deal with the international monetary fund. is government says the loan needed to boost the economy and create jobs. protesters are calling for marino to quit. we condemn, before the ecuadorian people, before the world this government of marino.

has forced the government to relocate from the capital to the coastal city. it has caused the government to by two thirds. indigenous groups have been spearheading thehe demonstratit. previoious protest movements hae led d to the ousting of threee presidents in the past few decades. on the donald trump impeachment story. the former ambassador to ukraine is scheduled to testifyfy later today.y. she has been called forward calling -- following the revelations trump p pressed research zelensky to on joe biden.

there is no evidence in the case, but questions are being raised about what hunter biden was doing, excepting a salary of up to $50,000 a month from a company that was known to be under investigation in a huge conflict of interest scandal in ukraine. here is s the report.. >> this is one of the sites where the company were hunter extractioionnted gas licenses while its owner was minister of the environment. the ministry appeaea to have disregarded rules about howow fr the rig should be from people's houses. lols say thehe drilling has ruined theirir lives. >> this is our well. in three years, it has dried up.

less and less and less. and now, there is none at all. we think it is because of the gas pumping and drilling. >> the worst thing is the noise. 24/7. it is crashing, banging. activists say gas extraction happens with scant regard for environmental protection or compensatition for local people. biden and others new how this happens, going after the big moneney, who they were selling their image to. this must come back to haunt them. it has.way, ukukine is investigating the legality of the lilicenses. the investigation does not concern biden directly.

-- anti-corruption campaign >> he was pressing for the resignation of a prosecutor in this case. statement, they blame the office of the prosecutor bididen had fired for failing g to prosecute. dodoes that mean hunter biden ws right to lenend his name to this company? many in ukraine say not. time is running out to clinch the brexit deal. there is, perhaps, some hope. -- michele barr

as -- here he it is speaking a short while ago. >> i am going to debrief -- brexit group [indiscernible] brexit is like climbing a mountain. we need vigilance, determination, and patience. >> it is time e to get a look at today's business stories. you start off with a shakeup at rando -- at renault. >> the board has voted to dismisiss the ceo.

financial officer has taken over as interim leader. alliance was shaken by the arrest of carlos ghosn almososta year ago. >> the move to replace the chief executive was not completely unexpected. shocked. they knew the likely reason for his removal was his once close relations with carlos cohen. >> the only thing they might have against me as i was chosen as deputy general by unanimous vote of the board with carlos

cohen's support. >> when carlos cohen was arrested last year, -- replaced him and another was brought in as company chairman. his mission, protecting the alliance with renault and mitsubishi. he wanted to remove everyone who managed the company with carlos cohen. >> it is important the alliance bebe strong. we are going to do everything we can. we have to move forward. we have to invest. state,the french preserving the alliance is also key. the government says it supports the decision. the board has named renault's chief financial officer and executive vice president its new

intetem chief executive. >> investors seem to welcome the news. rando'o's shares havee been r rg since this morning.. currenently up more than 4%. in tokyo, shares of nissan rose friday by almost 2%. overerall, the main stock markes in europe have turned positive after opening on a mixed note. up half a ftse percentage pointnt. rallying,ord dex is 1.8%. theprices jumped on news of explosion of an irani and tanker in the red sea. prices are already up after opec said it could take action to balance price cuts. intention inestor

day two of the negotiations in washington. meet the viceo premier at the white house. are we expecting any kind of deal? the talks are going very well, although the expectation has been low. thursday's meeting was better than expected in, raising hopes a mini deal may be agreed, including a promise from both sides not to devalue currencies to gain a trade advantage. >> trump has made a series of comments about trade talks with china. >> i am meeting with the vice premier at the white house. i think it is going really well.

hopes tradebrought tensions may be eased. trump has been trying to reshape u.s. china trade relations through pressure. the u.s. has slapped tariffs on more than $360 billion worth of chinese goods. china has replied by raising billion worth of u.s. goods. the 13th round of talks comes days before ththe u.s. planned o extend tariffs to almost all chinese imports. there is hope for a deal, although it could partial. involveagreement could currency, with a potential chines pledge not to manipulate its currency to boost trade. a partial agreement could include copyright protections. the u.s. has accused china of stealing technology and pressuring foreign companies to

hand over secrets. quoting thehemedia vice premier, saying beijing could cooperate on rebalancing trade, giving the u.s. greater market access and investor protection. beijing has taken goodwill measures buying large quantities in soybeans and pork, perhaps a sign it is ready to ease tensions. attackings also general motors for having factories in china. at home, the carmaker has been paralyzedd for a workers strike that has been going on for almost four weeks. >> t they are frusustrated b bye walkout t which started on the 16th of september. they have urged the united auto workers union to do more to reach an agreement. gm workers have walked out. the plant stoppage has cost the

carmaker more than $1 billion and forced operations elsewhere to idle, affecting employees in canada and mexico. france, are in massive fire, the e chemical plt in normandy is continuing to affect farmers. tell us what the situationon is. >> three officials visited the site to try and restore public confidence over the handling of the disaster. they promised total transparency, while the plant's owner agreed to pay compensation to farmers who had been ordered to freeze agricultural production and sales as a precaution over potential pollution. the cause of the fire is not in established, but the company has agreed to cover the damage for

araround 450 farmers. .he story is still ongoing >> thank you for taking us through the top business stories. you are

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