station. i was campaigning is officiallyly under way in the u. k. ahead of december's a general election at promise to boris johnson at. here is that no longer promise but just somebody at seeking reelection is everybody else is at a campaign. rally on the slogan yeah. down here because of the election. often parliament

rejected. the deal that we make i see i see with russell. union which is right is not very much typing this election will resolve the issue of brexit three and a half years. for and in the country the culture made as very much divided. i liked vegas shows that said johnson's conception j. happen and eleven point lead over the opposition labor party. he bought two icing date. is still. quite awhile and engage with. border kicking off his official election campaign boris johnson claims parliament for the current stalemate to the brexext he's hoping to secure a majority inn order to get his deal past and his ridiculously plan. come with us get breaks it down and take this country forward eight. this is the alternative next year spend the whole of twenty twenty in a horror show of yet more data on the lake. jeremy called in and

said that if he's elected labor with n negotiating new brexit deal then put this to a referendum with the option of no breaks it on the ballot paper. like this plan for brbrexit is clear and simple. it's time to take a decision out of the hands of politicians and trust the people decide well the liberal democrats have positioned themselves as the party of remain promising terrific article fifty and counsel breaks it if they win the election. anyny type of brek that will damage our economy will call strolled and starve our public services of the resources that they need. so we know. that that remain bonus will be fifty billion patterns that we can spend all our public services. with parliament now dissolved the countdown begins to the vote on the twelfth of december. holes currently have the conservatives on top but the campaign is only just beginning. its outcome will

decide no tony the future government but should finally put the brexit issue to bed. the french president emmanuel my phone has it wrapped up a three day trip to china the two countries on fifteen billion dollars worth of deals strengthen the pledge to cut carbon emissions. and opened a new museum together in shanghai the two leaders also took a thing about job president trump and his america first trade agenda stressing that commitment to free trade and multilateralism fronts riffles charles pentagram. is in beijing with no. menu and michael ended his three day visit with a- press conference right here at the french embassy of the chinese capital and he finally made a statement about the situation. in hong kong where anti government protests have been going on for. over five months now and he made a general call for de escalation and dialogue this at a time when the- chinese government has been calling for a stronger crackdown. in the

semi autonomous territory- calling it a at the end of the fourth planet of the chinese communist party last week. for stronger safeguards for national security in hong kong he also reminded the chinese government and she's in pain. of thehe sizabable- french community that lives in the city reminding the government in the process that ththis is. not justt about china's internal affairs a commomon argument made by the chinese government this is about a global city. that india has been a concern many differerent countries and inn general the global community but this was only one small part of it this three day visit- the french president also announced. at that forty ad different contracts were signed by french companies in the country- things a a guaranteeing a access t to the chinese market for some- agricultural compapanies for instance a but also this was about- furthering- china and- frances cooperation on- global issues for instance the fight against global warming both-

countries leaders making stronger commitments. to reduce emissions in the future and- basically- cook calling on respecting the paris accords this at a time of course when the trump administration. has pulled out of these records this is really one of e-e- over arching themes of this visit this is china and the e. u. showing that they are going to protect the- global order. and to let them and we'll stand for firm against. protectionism and i'm linda and isolationist. johnson is that well i'm because government has pledged to take back control of integration with a package of twenty policy proposals. thanks to the quotes on foreign workers and restricted access to free medical care for asylum seekekers. it's seen as a basis to win fights from the e far right but is also part of a european trend of tightening up lotus. james. wilson has this route. set to experiment.

france's prime minister eduard philippe with keen to stress. the french immigration system may be changing. allowing immigrants to from their families and phones is still a top priority. little role is also to protect the family reunions are an immigration lawyer told by cracking down on social friction in the practices. and by insisting on a a certain standards tough standards for people who become friends it is an issue. in twenty eighteen two hundred and fifty six thousand visas werere granted by the french republic of which forty eight thousand with a non us citizens you had a close relative with french citizenship. critics say the new client is that immigrants of the professional background assault to right wing voters ahead of local elections in twenenty twenty and then you set me please one deputy from the far right national riley only will do is still being sold to an idea then you marie curie will come from the edge of the well. we have nothing to him should not look. to what others want to kill the front gration nor changed as recently as twenty eighteen five. microns

lost minister for the interior jerrrrod cologne to attract students and employees of set top firms however the government says regardless the system needs to change again and. become more efficient with more controls as well. purchases in iraq a blocking ports oil refineries and bridges as part of that movement to bring down the government. security forces used tear gas in five minutes into the air to try and break up our system the capsule back to us. within two hundred and fifty protesters have lost their lives since nationwide unrest erupted just over a month ago. as a sergeant. tester scattered through the streets of baghdad as police fire live rounds and tear gas into the air. some of the injured are rushed to the hospital others bandage on the sidewalk or left catching their breath behind barricades. with the united nations see they using live bullets. human beings pro testing and demanding are right. protests

in the iraqi capital have spread from from the- square to the main briridges that lead to ththe green zone the area hououg foreign embassies and the iraqi government. demonstrators are calling for the downfall of the political system they say is corrupt and beholden to foreign interests particularly iran. down south in the oil rich province of basra protesters were back in the street a day after a sedan was dispersed by security forces some of us what i thought it was six people claim the barricades of a government building. they were creating chaos and was shouting at them to be peaceful. then please fired tear gas and started shooting. some of us got injured and protesters were arrested in tents. tents were set on fire. protesters in basra have halted operationss at iraq's main port ended in nearby oil refinery. blockades the iraqi government says have already cost to the country more than six billion dollars.

but despite security crackdowns and an internet blackout the demonstrations continue. to the united states and the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump will go public next week conventional democrats have announced the first public hearings into what could result in trump being removed from office three state department officials will testify about allegations. trump threatened to withhold aid from ukraine in return for information about his political rival joe biden until now- hearings have been held behind closed doors trump denies any wrongdoing. and in a further blow to the us president democrats have made gains in state elections democrats one local seats in traditional republican heartland site. and virginia the results of being seen as a taster of what might happen in next year's presidential election brian quinn. taking america's political temperature one year out from the twenty twenty presidential election

tuesday's- gubernatorial and legislative elections and a handful of american states several of which brought key victories for democrats. in kentucky democratic attorney general indie bashir was poised for a narrow victory tonight voters in kentucky sent a message loud and clear. since the elections don't have to be about right versus left they are still about right versus wrong. this is a close close race as of tuesday night his opponent republican incumbent matt bevin w was refusing to concede despite being over five thousand votes behind with 1100% of precincts reporting bevin deeply unpopular after battles with teachers and labor unions went down despite an election eve rally with president donald trump who said a defeat for bevin would be seen by pundits as the greatest defeat in the history of the world for trump. in virginia

trumps falling popularity among suburbanites is one of the key factors cited in democratic victories but see the party retaking control of both chambers of the state legislature for the first time in over twenty years virginia solidly republican for decades now appears a democratic stronghold. tuesday wasn't a total loss for the gop in mississippi republicans maintain their twenty year hold on the governorship. only by a five point margin in a stateroom form by twenty points just three years ago. abandoned fishing gear is o one of the man soururces of plasastic wasaste e ocean the equivalent of fifty thousand double decker buses is dumped each and every year and the group greenpeace. is calling for action. some sixteen hundred kilometers o o the coast of soutut africa these divers are onn the hunt for ghost to gear. abandoned commercial fishing equipment like this lobster trap that is

continued to haunt ocean life long a after it was left behind. it's a sort of circle of deatath we always and i mean because that. is just a dead spot and that's all water lines good guys at the tracks motor animals they also died the same as in the lines on the books. so it's called the single. the single days ago yeyes is the wastste of. . space it's not jut fish in one instance last year three hundndred sea tururtles dd in an abandoned fishing g that off the coast of mexico. among the tens of thousands of large maririne animals killed by abandoned equipment every year. a new report from green peace warns that walall so called ghot gear makes up just 210% of the total plastic pollution in the oceans it accounts for the majority of the larger plastic pieces of twenty centimeters or more. we have a we put down all on the water drone. we find the remainders of the fishing industry the rololes. small pieces of finance board be complete traps as we did just

the other day. environmental groups arere calling for strictr measures forcing commercial fishers to pick up their loss to gear or pay for its retrieval. they're also pushing for the u. n. to create a network of ocean sanctuaries that would cover. 30% of the world'd'oceans by twenty thirty. french actress catherine deneuve is in hospital in paris after she suffered a minor stroke the seventy six year old screen icon who may ten naming classics like beds rule. and the umbrellas of cherbourg had a very limited strike which is reversible according to her family. she is arguably the most famous french actress of all time having starred in more than one hundred films. had just been shooting her latest. film dishonor vi won't win chief. the paris prosecutor's office is open to sexual assault investigation into allegations by the french actress at that and then. the third zero claims that the director christopher rusia inappropriately touched her during filming while she was

still a young teenager phrases jackson reports. for years she remained quiet but now she's breaking her silence. french and to it down and now has spoken out against director christopher asia in she accuses of inappropriate sexual behavior on the set of her first and the film they do you have. releasedd in two thousand and two. b bk thehen the cesar award winning actor was just twelve years old she made the accusations in french publication media pots. the question isn't really about me how i got through that situation i want to talk about all too common abuse to denounce the system of signing some complicity. that makes these abuses possible. in their house and filed any official complaints because of what she calls the contempt with which the judicial system treats women. but the paris prosecutor's office has opened a sexual assault investigation. the accusations come two years off the beginning of the me too movement- shaken holollywood's and allowed women to denounce sexual violence in the arts but even today some women are

fearful of speaking out. some actresses like my uncle do have praise adele's courage. adele your courage is a gift of unparalleled generosity for women and men full young actors full all the damaged people who now owner thanks to you that they do not have to put up with this finance. chris the free jazz the night any inappropriate sexual contacts but as described his relationship with an al as professional but affectionate. the french sites you film directors said it was expanding lucia from i its ranks in light of the accusationsns. australias top female football players will now and the same as their male counterparts after new agreement aimed at closing the gender pay gap that means the matildas and the socceroos will share in the revenue generated by sponsors the matildas will also. be allowed to travel business costs for international travel just like the men. well let's get more on that now and then we'll be speaking to our schools as- tom hardy. for the first time the

women of australia's national soccer team the matildas say they are on an equal playing playingg career i never thought qualityy was reaeached in a way that has been. i think it's an enormous- shop sign of respect. a wide ranging four year contract include the new pay structure on par with the men's team. improve parental leave benefits and gives the women's team the same percentage share of revenues as the men's team. the socceroos. is a groundbreakiking new development full by the man's and women's football. it seeks to close. the gap that's being in existence- it will give the next generation of fame apply as- further. opportunities to become professional football is. the women will also be allowed to travel business class for international travel as the men do and coaching and training conditionsns will bebe brought p

to thehe same standadard as the. the deal also increases the women share of prize money for fifa world cup qualification from 30% 240% on par with the men's team. recently soccer's gender pay gap has been in the international spotlight in march the u. s. women's soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the u. s. soccer federation for paying women less than men players. a trial in that case is set for may. and as promised simon hiding in his head to talk about this story whihich is great news is it f for and not just- those football players themselves from you know young girls to see themselves as having a career in football in the future. what brought it about this time. list ralea of always being one of those teams door that pressurized fifth- to take action pressurize the onus federation to take action in fact ahead of the world cup which we've just seen in the past summer- strela had said you know you you must do more

full full for us as a team you must do more. in terms of ensuring this- equality and pam what we see now is that this for your deal is going to be seen as a trial because- if you look at the specifics of the deal whether it's you know the pay the bonuses the weather the commercial revenue shad. but it's not only i'm this is denise import is not just about money laura it's also the fact that they're going to be training in the same conditions that money is going to be spent. on having the best possible start off the best possible equipment and these are things that have always been lacking in women's football that even if. you know and it's very rare because only new zealand and norway but those are the only two other countries that have equal pay between men and womenen but in that case. it was all a global movement to try and get the possible- the best out of them in football destructive taken is very brave and to be honest it's it was about time the step was taken. so straining officials have taken the plunge at can we expect. to other

federations around the world to put a suit. it's very it's a very precarious situation because if you look at the united states the women's team or of course well champions double world champion so- and yeyet they y are currentntly on strike. over the bononuses that were meant t to be paiaid to thm after the world cup now the u. s. w women's team is probably. the you know thehe strongestst female team in america and this amazing sport men's team is not very strong well they can even qualify for the loss will cups it just goes to show.. the disparity that you've had strikes in spain was spanish was in the championship. you know teams like barcelona to let's go madrid i'm not playing because- they don't they want equal pay you've got teaeams lie argegentina chile that failed- thee almost in participate in the world cup because date they one able to train for four years at a time so. it's a very you know. pool situation if you look across the spectrum but then of course closer to home. team got fronts england you know who you would imagine

ropes talking about championing. this well that behind on this as well. who's you know the bottom to the female by loomed over the well the best player in the world. well she's clearly not been playing with no way because she said and with the weeds in team does need. equal pay they did it but she then said well i still want to play because everything around it. needs to be changed as well and that's why this is straining deal so good because it's not just pay. it's everything else around as well we slowly sinks in china's simon and- well that's the these are i started thinking about today somehow the that. this is for that. some business right now i should say i'm not. she can do nothing all right i guess. it's not from china resonate with a briefcase full but this is still gets a sporty time for him let's put it over his three day visit to china dozens of business agreements were finalized worth over thirteen billion euros. the cover sectors from nuclear energy to agra food to aerospace some john has the story. more than twenty deals

worth over thirteen billion euros. the manual michael's trip to china bore fruit for many key industries particularly the energy sector. plans were signed to build a natural gas terminal as well as a deal between beijing gas group. and frances ngg matereril to prevent gas leaks. and then there's the so calalled mega contract. well the overr t tweny billion euro deal to build a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant is still in the works. china and france of the final accord ten years in the making i is expecteded by january. in n the agri food sector some twenty french companies will be grgranted export approval to sel their r poultry beeff and pork n china. new rules to export dockcking geeeese as well as fal brought will be put in place and jam factories built when it comes to safeguarding regional specialties. twenty six products namely wine spirits and cheeses were among the one hundred european products that china agreed to accept. is

geographically protected. the aviation industry also put in lucrative deals a one billion euro order for saffron airplane motors was sign. another similar contracts worth three billion euros are in the works a plethora of details don not france the chance to boost exports. not mean diverse syfy partnerships as. the war the united states continues. as you can is trading act now slightly higher clothes for the major european indices- despite rather downbeat economic forecast new pmi data however showed a slight increase in business activity across europe in recent months. well she just turned downwards with the us china trade war once again moving the session reuters reporting that the us and chinese presence will be delaying until december meeting which could see a break through in their tariffs standoff. over shares meanwhile have fallen to a record low down about 3% this hour as early investors and employees became free to sell

sell their shares. for the first time since the company's ipo back in may. the international monetary fund has warned that the eurozone economy is facing an extended slump. inside the block should come up with new ways to boost growth if monetary stimulus proves insufficient. the organization slashed its forecast for economic expansion to its lowest level in six years. morning that trade tensions a manufacturing slump and brings it could all play a role clear rush has the details. eurozone growth forecasts revised down again. the international monetary fund or imff predicted on wednesday that the nineteen country block would grow this year by one point two percent. representing a drop of zero point 7% compared to last year's expansion. slow downs in trade in manufacturing have contributed to the contractions particularly inn germany. the eurozone's largest economy is mainly driven by exports so it's been hit hard by the us chchina terror for. germany's on

the brink of a chnicall recession and is forecast to grow by just half a percent this year down 1% from last year. the eueuro area second economy france is also slowing by as much as half a percent. the imf warns that the slumping manufacturing could spill over into services the largest sector in the eurozone. to counter the slow down the fund has called on governments to reinvigorate structural reforms improve infrastructure and potentially boost output. the block meanwhile should draft emergency plans in case the downturn becomes more protracted. moving on since the days of the business headlines now the japanese investment firm a softbank has reported massive losses of over six billion dollars it's linked to its finanancial aid to four poit six billion o over a at stake in the crisis hit office hearing company we work. softbank founder admitted d he turned blind all r right of problemems there. so its valuation plunged

after it had to pull back its attempts to go public on the stock market. tiffany has reported that reportedly asked lvmh to increase its takeover bid. french luxury group has offered to buy the american jewelry chain for about fourteen and a half billion dodollars. to feed branches relatively successful in efefforts to turn around slumpig sales. the owner of the louis vuitton bulgari sayss that it could achchieve more as part of its higher and profile. and the state of california is confirmed it's been investigating privacy practices at facebook for the last eighteenen months. revelation came on wednesday so far he's accused the social media group of hamperiring the prorobe. facebook's's already under investigatation i in forty seve. s. states as well as by the juststice department a and the federal trade commission. the pop star katy perry may seem an unlikely marketing icon for motorcycle brand. her latest release called harleys in hawaii has been streamed more

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