katharine nicholson. france twenty four france twenty four .com. hello and welcome to france twenty four on the lawn of the susan rely from paris that lines they sour. lebanon marks its independence- with a chilling celebrations the country's top leaders gather for a military parade by protesters in beirut organized raid after all. benjamin netanyahu about schools to step downwn the israeli prime ministr digging in his heels a day after he was indicted on charges of bribery and fraud. and for people killed in baghdad after security forces fired live rounds on anti gogovernment protesters over three hundred forty people have died since the unrest began .

lebanon marked its seventy six independence day today the official celebrations brorought the country's top leaders together for the first time since the political unrest began but it was the unofficial celebration that gone at all the attention. protesterss gathered at the e location whihh traditionalllly held a military parade manany wondedering why lelebanon's l leadership don't't the country to change amil maxwell reports. purchases with the time and that lebanon's independent state this year would be like no other. instead of the annual millet she showed they organize their own civil parades much as a thought from neighborhoods around a reach to converge on mall to square. traditionally the location for the official parades now the epicenter of the protests. every year the lebanese army is

in charge of the ceremony this year we decided the independence is also for the people because it's a people's revolution. we want to prove today the lebanese people are the greatest treasure this country has. we will stay here you will find to rebuild our country and throw out all the people who stole every lebanese pound from us. earlier in the day on those vandals set fire to the call both sculpture of a raised fist known as the photo or revolution. which had become the symbol of the uprising. the nation's unpopular top officials meanwhile mark the occasion southeast of the capital in yazid. that they started with documentary about lebanon's independence on the lebanese army. followed by a more modest military parade than usual. purchases i agree that for three weeks of the

prime minister sought her re re resigned politicians have still failed to produce a government. this is the country descends into its most serious political and economic crisis in years. for more on the story we can bring an alley must born g. correspondent at lebanese daily low we don't really sure who joins us from- be routed evening thank you very much for joining us your own fonts twenty four. are we any closer to finding a way out of this crisis. i'm afraid the not because. there's something really important actually today losing people and the young. people of those on the twenty five of acting is to the. now on there will be before- the with the president of november nineteen. the twenty a lot ninety is known as a two

thousand nineteen sorry and also what is important is that the new generation is the and we need to change the whole structure. to date and the three billion that's billion. independence eleven and- is today and not in nineteen. forty three when how long will but gave independent living on hold on the insurance mandate it'll be a the book a patient medical needs it was only one and was never called me for the french one because he knew. some too because you were right because the country does seem like it's divided you to- you know you have the young people who are out on the streets protesting and you do have the leadership in the country you seem a bit disconnected- take for example if you will the prime minister he resigned but

then again. he still you know in power technically speaking. yes and politically he and his it doesn't and decide if you did decide yet if he's going to stay or not this is the problem because he knew a constitutional limit on. the. except only- concerts consultations on the president and the president could not have the full amount but doesn't have the power now sorry. to a designated prime minister and the ministers he has to go on components of the- consultations. with the our military roles and then. i'm thinking of buying the land and then he'd up points for minnesota. fishing reserve is a very complex situation- created

off the- of the agreement- the. the mister mister thank you very much for joinining us on te call of ththe i mean if there ee now since it. in othther news israel's prime minister remains defiant today after he was indicted on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust. than men netanyahu rebuff calls to resign but these were likely heading to which is that election in under a year the prime minister may find himself in a tough spot. as he tries to win an election well preparing to be prosecuted kathy griffin reports. that after the prime minister's indictments israelis are divided over whether venue medicine yeah he should step down. as opposition parties are calling for. sadly is not resigning is would reserve resign immediately. and give someone else from his party which is a. is from the likud party to. replace really really

feeling said about what's happened in our country is the best prime minister weird old times here in israel and but i'm still show that the law is going to be the right to resume and a- is going to get the- free. we see in the future what what was a right or not. maybe they didn't do anything i don't know. yes allegations for now but if you will be convicted soul. we can judge a bit better you know. the technician has vowed to stay in office and fight the charges. as prime minister he's not legally required to step down but faces heavy pressure to do so. fofollowing two inconclusive elections this year it's unclear whether an indicted politician could be given the mandate to form a new government. to know what would be the implications of the indictment of nathaniel. especially since antonio is attacking. the prosecution

clclaimingng that this is a with huhunt it's- almost impmpossiblo envisage recalled in a blue and white. going to a government headed by netanyahu offices indictment and after his attack. on the prosecution if this is the case the country looks set to head to the polls in march for the third time in less than a year. to runun next were more than a hundred people have been killed during protests instead ministratioions brokoke out last friday observes say that number could be much higher. protests broke out after the product price of fuel was raised between fifty and 3100% the movement however has been dying down over the past few days and made a near total internet blackout. and cracked down. four people were killed in baghdad- disa friday diss clashes between anti government protesters and security forces. enteredd their sececond consecutive days the unrest which began in october has so far claimed the lives of three hundred forty people.

protesters themselves are demanding jobs and changes to the way iraq is covered james wilson reports. shots fired and the terrified shouts of civilians. impact on such sounds have become all too familiar since the protests began but the danger hasn't stopped iraqis from demonstrating. we have no future here. these people steal all our resources because the bezel money from oil they have to leave. the demonstrations began last month and since then hundreds of dollars with thousands treated for injuries the protesters aim is to bring about wholesale change to the country. not only do they want to topple the government but they also want to and sectarianism on corruption they will more job opportunities for the young and better public service. and with your peaceful protesters we don't have anything we have only nice young people demonstrating to

topple this regime. those politicians are islamic state group militants hatching plots against iraq. the government has responded with a ralph dibny proposals including a recruitment drive and changes to the country's electoral system many protesters images all too little too late from a regime they believe has lost all legitimacy. chile's defense minister has rebuffed a report from amnesty international about- sp now saying the claim chilean security services use excessive force was false and lacking in proof of process have been to a gathering once again in the capital of this friday the address which has lasted a month broke out as metro fans will height. but is spiraled into a wider movement over the high cost of living. it's almost. our war against a very powerful enemy w who does not t respect anyone or anything yeah. hard lines drawn a state

of emergency declared. she lives in battle government on the defensive. but this was october. a lawsuit the acquittal simmons in the past four weeks sheila changed. sheila is changed it will be in the government changed we've all changed. because the social impact. under which we live the cracked open and showed its once and it's free throws who said he asked if somebody at the raging anger between protestersrs and security forces trtransforming the attitude of sheila's highest office day by day. protests started by an increase in metro ticket prices have evolved forcing a raft of government reforms from beefing up the minimum wage to topping off pensions. the constitution to look set for a change. yet a stone for cry from last month even going as far as investigating alleged police

brutality which led to the deaths of scores of protesters. but the blame is still being put to the presidedent. it is clear roles that if he w was a punishment to the people that were demonstrated against the policies of the govovernment the highestt level of gogovernment including presidedent yeah havea responsibility over the human rights violations that we have been document. the violence hasn't stopped but pena is now listening. with changes on the horizon it remains to be seen whether that translates into tangible action a and a peaceful transition into a new chapter for chile. not the pacific people of loganville will be holding a historic referendum to decide if they want to be independent from papua new guinea. they are overwhelmingly expected to vote in favor of independence even though the vote isn't binding the final say we'll go to lawmakers in papa new guinea and they could decide on whether to form a new nation. for more on this story we can go across to a regional

correspondent michelle harrison class in sydney richelle the referendum was a key part of the bogan ville peace agreement signed in two thousand one. ththat's right- the- it was a crucial hello all of. the peace agreement that was signed at following the civil war between the p. andnd g. defense forces n the boat and phil revolutionary army. a conflicts thatt lasasted from nineteen eighty eight t to ninineteen ninety eieight. and which l left upp to twenty thousand peoplple dead well tody more than two hundred thousand peopop already registered to vote. in this historic referendum which actually has already been delayed twice this year- it's so if they they being all whether they won't grace to autonomy or independence from papua new guinea. the version runs until the seventh of december resululs are expected a couple off weeks later so around the twentieth of december. however the result

is non binding and- must be ratified by the pngng government will company guinea's prime minister james merapi has been quarter for a unified. jeep there are fears that that standing in the way of loganville bright way standing in the world. the vote for independence could risk a return to violence at the four at the p. and g. the central peachy government is really walking a tightrope pia. never show the bitter disputes that ignited the civil war so fresh. in peoeoe's minds s mine's rathr some t thirty yearars on. that's right to lawndale at this very much a risk of old wounds being re opened especially. when it comes to the future of the prime guna mine in bulk and sales- what was an operation that mine was the largest open cut coal mine in the world. and accounted for nearly high off all of the country's at g. d. p. the civil war was largely about how old profits from that

mine. was shared but also the devastating environmental impact at with profits mostly leaving bogan ville but also mining waste at contamination at the natural environment so at well panguna has been closed for thirty years it's still very much a contentious issue. at many people want to see the mind revived insights absolutely essential at for an independent state to make money. those m men while att dot wanted a re opened a store against it because of the mind with. all state because of the irreversible environmental dadamage it coursed an output sy the mind at stitill has at coppr and gold reserves worth nearly fifty billion. estoppel as as as you can see it right. with the conflict still very fresh in the minds of the bogans billions today. michelle thank you very much for the up. harrison plus supporting their

from sydney. it's time now for a look at the day's and business news of with coal spangler good evening cold donna you're starting out but amazon's impact on jobs here in funds that's right france is former secretary of digital fares as a new report out on amazon does not paint a very pretty picture. muneer might you be says the internet giant has the story about two jobs for everyone that is created in france. and as i was responsible for nearly eight thousand job losses according to ms you be not sits in the national assembly. to have the accucusation and it t comes juss amazon kicks off a week of sales ending up to black friday. the biggest shopping days of the year. and your failure has more. i'm as it has grown to dominate the world of online shopping by combining low cost. with scully high productivity. but according to a report from france's format digital minister muneer maju be there's a price to pay elsewhere. it's also claims that for every job created by the online retailer one point nine jobs a lost on the high street. amazon and the amazon particular advantages that is extremely productive. any fewer people to produce the same

cells revenues so whenever t the caption you parts of the market to destroy jobs elsewhere this is a pro.. although amas inn can be credited with creatiting more than twelvthousand j jobs b both directly and indirectly during two thousand and eighteen. the report says that at the same time more than twenty y thousand jojobs were lost as a result of its success. the figure is based on how many jobs w would have been created if f i was i n five point five billion euros of sales in france had been made in local shops instead. of that mold you quit the death sentence for local businesses the streets went up this us it's a floor fight please i think there's spacece for everyone in this kind of sector the different. way of working. in both sectors can complement one another. full moon near maju be consumed is should think twice before buying from amazon in the run up to christmas. meanwhilile christine lagarde has delivered her first major policy speech is becoming head of the european central bank. nodding the slow down across the eurozone she

defended the bank's controversial ultra low interest rates. possible to the place by her predecessor mario draghi. it said they would be even more effective if they were backed up by increase state spending take a listen. investment is a particularly important part of the response to today's challenges. because it is both today's demands and tomorrow supply. and of course investments. to be country specific. but there is t today- crosscutting case for investment in a common future that is more productive more digital and certainly green. take a look now at friday's trading action wall street finishing the week with gains the dow up about four tenths of a percent shares on the s. and p. up is about a fifth of a percentage you can see here the nasdaq. finishing up over one tenth of a percent as well. european markets were also in positive territory this despite a drop in a closely watched survey that covers the private sector crossed years on. but

the episode one point 2% attack on here in paris gains of the battle. that the present. same story on the dacs in frankford those games that tempered by worries over the us china trade war. investors of course watching the l latest developmenents in t that dispute between w washington and beijin. on friday us president donald trumump saidd a so calleded phae one e deal witith c china was qk potentntially v very clolose. tt fall remarks earlier in thee day from his counterpart yushin paying. chinese president said he wanted to deal but that china was ready to cook fight back if necessary. two countries have been locked in a trade dispute for more than a year. curly trying to put a truth that was announced last month into writing. meantime washington is still slated to impose new tariffs on december fifteenth. i never had another pair of countries a pretty making progress in their trade dispute. according to japan south korea h has withdrawn a complaint against it at the world tradede organization. foud inin response to japan's expxpot controls on chemicals used to make important computer chip in south korea. attacks on those controls continued tokyo's

welcome the latest move. vehicle final full council based on south korea's notice to hold the wto process. the south korean side is showing its willingness to make progress on the current issue of export controls then you look at the you of course restated. and finally victoria's secret is putting into its iconic annual fashion show. the laundry giant's parent company l. brands announced it was canceling the show this year. saying the marketing needs to involve. brands b. cues objectifying women and analysts say it's struggling to appeal to younger shoppers were looking for less sexualized designs. numbers also appear to back it up to on a- television audiences for the fashion show fell from twelve million back in two thousand one. just over three million last year's clearly an end of an era they're cool thank you very much for that cool staying with a with a look at the day's business news. time next for media watch with kathleen not not shown.. a a video good eveng you're starting out in the united states president donald trump- you know toured an apple manufacturing facility in texas.

and sort of made it sound like it i just openeded. yes so on wednesday he toward this this facility with apple ceo tim cook. and after touring this facility where they are doing the new mac pro computer he tweeted this so today opens. a major apple manufacturing plant in texas that will bring high paying jobs back to america it's always about the jobs in exactly but the only problem with this tweet is that this company has already existed since two thousand thirteen. so this plant has been creating apple computers since two thousand thirteen- i'll apple has not commented on this yet they haven't. rebuff the statements and neither has tim cook. and a lot of people are wondering why you know them. you know did over to ruffle feathers yeah and they want to be polite. but are liable online community brought up the street from two thousand thirteen from tim cook. saying we have begun manufacturing the

mac pro in austin it's been the most powerful mac ever. and as you can see is dated back to two thousand thirteen so we do have some proof that this- apple factory existed already before. no matter what the us president said and now switching gears next- grass thunberg has a hugee following and now coldplay is following in the footsteps what are they up to. yes so in this interview with the bbc coldplay just announced that they will pause during. until their concerts are environmentally beneficial so they have said that they will take up to two years in order to make their concerts and perform their concerts. to be carbon neutral and sustainable for the environment. how they do that well the. that's why they're taking two years to see how they will do this it is not. clear yet maybe they can dig boats across oceans like e wheni thought maybe. maybe i've been there so inspired by greta maybe but they have said that

they would love that their dream should have no single use plastic and have it largely solar powered so therere's an idea of what. they're trying to achieve r racial whenen watching yes but there is also the question- what is the band's carbon footprint in this study the bbc reported that- the figures suggest that live music generates four hundred and five thousand tons. greenhouse gas emissions in the u. k. every year and that's in the u. k. and then we can see this carbon footprint of toward this is a graph. showing t the total carbn footprint and as you can see the total biggest portion that takes up is on menus and audience travel. so that's the largest yes the person that the actual the band's travel is just 99% exactly small so exactly the largest part is on the art. it'll have to switch

to solar panel boats then yeah. traveling on to see them now as a cool ended the victoria's secret. fashion show has come to an end exactly just as he stated it is because they are trying to make their marketing plans. involve in an era of me to work consumers are demandingg more and more diverse city sexism sell anymore apparently not and this is what the figures are showing because the last year as cole also said. their number the audience. fell to its lowest rating for the fashion show but there have been some- warning signs up to this point- two thousand and eighteen was a hard year for victoria's secret. and in fact there was that this act sure holder- already noticing problems from with and he sent a letter- laying out recommendations to improve growth. and he said victoria's secret friend image is starting to appear to many as being outdated. even a bit tone deaf by failing to be aligned with

woman's involving attitude towards beauty diversity and inclusion. so obviously there was alreadady peoplee with and e brand. already acknowledging its lack of. it first. as instagram payton and let you know. been a factor in in people turning away from the traditional fashion shows. well absolulutely no he probably instagram is all already should also s shows the unrealistic images of women as well but- you know the problems is starting to thousand eighteen with the marketing officer ed razek he court he quit just in august he never fully recovered from some comments he made in vogue magazine where he was already asked if why doesn't the brown add to try and- trans gender. or plus size models into their productions and he answered- no i don't think we should and he well why not because the show is a fantasy. okay so difficult to walk back from those comments exactly so

they nevever really recovered people are not so surprised that the show has come to an end. as this twitter users stated goes to show pushing one standard of beauty is not the way it ford. and other publications stating thank god it's over now. thank god o okay catalina thank you very much for that killing them a- media watcher they were gonna take a quick break stay with us s is more coming up. this phone twenty four

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