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\ for 60 minutes live around the world. eu lawmakers approved the new executive european commission do takeover next week, a month behind schedule after much delay and disagreement. catherine nicholson is standing by live. the black boxes from the two french helicopters that crashed in mali have been found. 13 soldiers died. it is the biggest single loss for the french military and almost 40 years. 1000 tractors rolling around
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paris as farmers protest policies. coming up this hour, a new lease churches.r abandoned that is thanks to businesses who want to set up shop in them. europe's space agency takes on the private sector.r. more o on that fight to beat spacex on the way. first, our top story on live from paris. the new cabinet of the european commission has been approved. a comfortable majority for the new commission president and german conservative. members of parliament gave their
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final oki after months of negotiation over who should fill those top jobs. catherine ninicholson has bebeen following the vote. she joins us from strasburg. what can>> out a enthusiasm. it is quite a lot of relief, not just that this commission w eopn parliament. she to get a bigger majority than jean-claude juncker back in 2014. it is not necessarily accepted, but surprised they are given
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support. this is not a blank check.me we will vote today, but don't think we will pass everything you want to be made as law without questioning. that was related by a lot of parliament groups. >> what are the biggest challenges ahead? brexit? is certainly a major challenge. the united kingdom posing a bitt of a problem for ursula in the sense there are only 27 european commissioners in her lineup and
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28 member states including the united kingdom. boris johnson has not spent a british european commissioner. they have started legal proceedings fofor not upholding its side of the label -- the legal obligations. -- a lot more. genie: sorry about that. we seem to have lost her. we will look at the latest on french militaryo helicopterers. itit was the heaeaest single los in nearly four decades. >> black boxes have been found. they will be examined soon to get to the bottom o of what
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happened. will betigation ongoing. there is no mention of details of what has come from it yet. she is expxpected in the countny today. she will have an intimate ceremony with the french soldiers based in the country to pay tribute to t the soldiers wo died monday night. not only has french people who live in the region been paying tribute, world leaders have taken to twitter as well. across the border, a president sent his condolences and salutes the memory of these brave soldiers.
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across the pond, the atlantic, the canadian president sent his condolences. they served their country bravely in pursuit of a safer world. 41 soldiers have been killed in the region since paris first stepped in two groups linked to al qaeda. here is a look at the 13 who lost their lives. >> the 13 soldiers who died in a ranginger crash, ages from 22 to 43 years old, seven bebelonged t to the seven combat helicopter regiment. the entire town paid tribute to
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them. seen actionlready in africa. feel solidarity towards them. seven and one go, young people, pirates -- pilots, mechanics. areave to be here to say we here for them,m, too. >> another tribute was paid to a sergeant who had served in the foreign legion for 11 years. hihis fellows struggled to hide their emotion. >> he was one of our brothers. >> it is part of the job. danger, thehe nature of it. accidents like this happen.
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elite commandos specialized in warfare. the youngest victim was just 22 and was serving in his third tour of mali. >> i am torn between immense .ove to feel the army is in morning. i also feel very proud that under my command, they are ready to risk their lives for their country. sergeantear-old master was part of the victims. he was on his second tour of mali. tractors are rolling around the french capital as french farmers protest policies ththey say hurt their businesse.
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james andre has been following the protests today. he sends this report. >> a group of farmers who designed to take control of the avenue for a few minutes. their demand is to meet emmanuel macron. mainke to the head of the farming union. he was telling me he has spoken to the ministers and counselors. now he wants to speak to the president himself. of controlnt is out and his view. there are too many rules and regulations they have to o foll. the state is opening up with trade deals. unfair competition, that the rules are not the same and and at thisensive time, while france is recognized
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in a country where the culture is most sustainable. the objective is to get the farmers' message across to the president. in the u.k., the election is just over two weeks away. claims of anti-semitism are rocking the labour party. the vast majority of jews in the u.k. are afraid of jeremy corbyn the coming prime minister. jimmy corbin address the -- jeremy corbyn addressed the issue but failed to apologize for anti-semitism in his party over the last few years. corbyn has been accused of failing to tackle anti-semitism within his party. andrew neieil offered him a chae to apologize, , which he declind
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four times. takeuldn't you like to this opportunity tonight to apologize to the reddish jewish community -- to the british jewish community? societydetermined our is safe. our government wilill protect everery community. >> so no apology. >> against the abuse they receive. >> so no apology. i will try one more time. accusation ofaced anti-semitism since jeremy corbyn was elected party leader. hundreds of complaints have been filed against party members and officials for anti-semitic comments, including holocaust denial. in an unprecedented intervention, the rabbi attacked jeremymy corbyn, writing a new
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poison sanction from the top has taken root in the labour party. the archbishop of canterbury offered public support for the chief rabbi, saying his comments demonstrated the fear felt by manyreddish jewish -- by british jews. haveed accusations reoccupied the campaign ahead of the election. it leaeaves jeremy corbyn less time to develop plans for the nhs and his position on brexit. he continues to trail conservative boris johnson. rescue workers in albania are searching for survivors from the earth wake. hundreds are taking shelter intense set up in a -- taking aelter in tents set up in football stadium. at least 25 were killed in the earthquake.
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a day of mourning for the victims is being held today. earthquakeersea rattled crete this morning, tremors felt as far away as the southern maiainland. no reports of damage or injury. to the united states. these picturures out of texas. an explosion at a a emical plalt this morning set a fire ball intoto the sky. one resident described waking to a boom and glass all over. a shelter for those forced from home has been opened at a church. the fire is burning still. past 13 years, some 300,000 people have been murdered in mexico. violence has skyrocketed with an
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average of 90 homicides every day. spillover effects have affected the u.s.. donald trump ready to designate mexican drug cartels as terrorists organizations. euna lee explains. >> they could be a new chapter in america's war on drugs. five decades after washington announced d its focus onon stamg out narcotics, donald trump wants to put mexican drug lords on the u.s. terror list. >> it is a very sad situation. >> you are going to designate -- yes, i will be. absolutely. if they are designated as terrorist organizations, it would be illegal for residents to knowingly providede them with support. cartel members w will not allowd to enterer the u.s. and financil institutions will be banned from
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doing business with them. the declaration comes weeks killedine citizens were in an ambush. six children died in the attack. mexico is seeking high-level meetings with w washington. the foreign minister emphasizing the countries must work together. >> mexico will not tolerate a move that violates its sovereignty. mutual respect is the basis of cooperation. the government says there are 37 active cartels in the country. it is hard to pin down how much revenue they generate. gang leaders have been toppled but replaced by many more. the crackdown has not curbed the murder rate. last year, it reached an
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all-time high. genie: the european space agency is fighting global competition. they are looking to increase their budget to keep challenging american and chinese firms. the private sector is entering the game. >> on tuesday, in the overseas region of guianana, the shuttle takes off for itsts 250th fligh. the vevehicle set out on a 34 minute mission. the vessel, two passengers, a satellite, and another satellite for the egyptian government. a historic flight for the space program 40 years after its inception.
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on wednesday and thursday, ministers are due to meet. the purpose of the meeting is to number.a they are currently developing their latest rocket. >> it is a race against the clock and competitors. we w want it to take e up the w which is competitive. they can find it out with spacex on the market. tospacex remains the go model with its reusasable launch system. companies such as amazon's blue origin is also entering the fray.
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thee: eu lawmakers approved executive european commission do to take over next week, a month behind schedule after delay and disagreement. from the french military helicopters that crashed yesterday in mali have been found. 13 soldiers died in the accident. the biggest single loss for the french military at almost 40 years. aroundactors rolling paris today. farmers protesting policies they say are hurting business. it is time for business news. the s soccering with teteam, whicichas brokoken a fifinancial record. >> manchester city has been given the biggest valuation after selling a state to an american private equity firm. silverlake is buying $500 million.
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at $4.8 billion. the club was bought by a member of the abu dhabi royal family. he spent hundreds of millions on top players. now they have a new title to celebrate. genie: moves from the u.s. that could impact tech companies that want to do business.s. stephen: it would give the commerce secretary power to technologyts of any that seems to pose a national security threat. this comes after chinese companies have faced scrutiny from washington. some have warned this could create a major new hurdle for companies trtrying to sellll producucts in the u.s. markeket. of -- i is selling four churches s eight cannot maintain.. most are o ownedy y the state in france, which pays for major renovation works. they arere looooking at ththe potential the builildings couldd have for homes or businesses.
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city has been famed for the dozens of steeples rising over its skyline. are finding it .ifficult to maintain to ease the financial burden, they have decided to put up four of the churches for sale. mezzanine, aave a bar upstairs. ambition -- it is an ambitious project. the enentrepreneur says he could cover most of the costs by selling his homemade brew. produceuld be able to -- and a half to $3 millionon
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able toe would be produce one and a half to 3 million leaders. selling these landmarks could be the only way to extend their culturalandnd preserve heritage. >> we are looking to save these churches. it would cost around 90 million euros to renovatee everything. >> it is p popular with some of european neighbors. in the netherlands, around 1/5 haveve been n reconvertedd for seculalar use. markets,on the european shares s trading upue to hopes of progress. among g the other data a being digested by investors, consumer
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confidenence rose inovember. you can n see the figures there. the pope has defefended a raid on the financial watchdog. the search and seizure of m materials from the financil information authority led to its suspension from an international network of regulators. they are in financial pariah territory. francis authorized the raid after the prosecutor alerted him to suspicions over the investment. the first time the vatican has taken the lid off the pot. from the inside, not from the outside.
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>> the pope was wise. he started a procedure that matured and the fact that they have the courage to do a written report against five people means the auditing system is working. genie: bad n news for boeing, facing more delalays getting the 737 back in air. the faa intends to inspect and sign off on every individual jet before they are delivered to airlines. that will mean longer t than usl approval procedure. it has been grounded since march, following two deadly crashes. they had been aiming to resume deliveries before the end of the year. genie: twitter will delete accounts in active more than six momonths. helpen: they say it wilill improve credibility. there has been some criticismsm
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from those who arere afraid accounts belonging to people who died could be deleted. affected users have been contacted by email. the company will start shutting down accounts from december 11. reviewing governmenent a job crcreation p project.. 10 zones: it tarargeted seseen as being black s spots fr long-t-terjoblessnsness. the project is under review but the minister in charge says it is showing some positive results. fter spending two years looking for a job, this man found a job at a recycling center things to the zero unemployment initiative. he e earns minimum wage, paid fr by a special fund set up by the state. >> it helped me regain self-confidence andnd to be acte again. 2017, thed in
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initiative has provided some 4000 people who had been ununemployed over r a year witih mininimum wage jobs. people a that paying salary could be cheaper than providing unemployment and if it's. three reports highlighted the issues and inefficiencies with the program. according to this local mayor, it has been largely positive. >> the state puts up 17,000 euros a year. we must take into account employees have a purchasing power. eurosf them less than 500 a month and now they are making over 1100 euros and will end it locally. minister saysent the project will continue, but does not exclude making changes. by doing.learning that is what experimements are
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about. we will work on it, but the situation is not nickel. >> the government will decide in january whether to expand, extend, or end the initiative. genie: the last single screen cinema i in new rkrk has beeeen saved from closure. stephen: it has been saved by netflix. netflix bought the paris theater near central park. doors in august, but reopened last month to show "marriage story." andlix has taken it over plans to use it for speciaial event. they have to have a certain number of cinnamon -- certain number of cinema releases to be in line for awards. genie: three hollywood legends network --ed for a for a netflix movie.
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man: i remember years back talking to my dad and saying, "at some point in my career, i'd love to do a deli." and i remember him looking at me in a surprised way like, "really? why? you've spent all this s time in fine dining and trtraveled the world d and traid yourself. why the ... do you want to do o a deli? [bell d dings] i think i was ultimately drawn to the deli because spending so much titime in delis as a kididt was sort of attached to my soul a little bit. it's so part and parcel of my culture and myy growing up and the jewish story across america, but my jewish
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