this week on from twenty four. the employee to see watching fronts twenty full live from paris i'm margot and these are the main world news headlines. french workers take to the streets on mass to step up the prprotests of a pension reform organized t to say the one point eight million protest is on the march across the country this tuesday. at the start of this day of action power deliberately cut to homes and businesses. in the southwest in the southeast of the country. protests across indian cities for six day police fired tear gas during clashes in new delhi. outrage grows over prime minister narendra modi's new citizenship lole critics say it's anti muslim. priests can

no longer site people secrecy in abuse cases the order from the vatican is the latest move by pope francis to combat silence surrounding pedophilia roman catholic church . thank you very much for being with us francis been in the grip of a stepepped up genereral strike ts tuesday the organizer say the one point eight million people protesting. on the march on the streets across the country the police though puput the figure t closer to six hundred thousand the issue remains the same pension reform. many of the protesters are angry that that pensions they say will be reduced by these reforms. frfrance hasas forty two special pension schemes emmanuel michael wants to reduce this to one universal pension. ramping

up the pressure on the government public sector employees took to the streets in paris. including hospital workers who are protesting budget cuts they say a putting lives at risk. and transport stuff too for more than two weeks have brought much of fronts to a standstill. it was the third day of mass marches since proposed pension reforms were announced by the government. can i fall gets anymore it's a totally illegitimate reform. michael wasn't elected to do that. he wants to impose it on a- given ramp was a. all right the i was supposed to retire in may twenty twenty one. does the concept of a change in nineteen sixty. one what will you. it's the first time the unions of presenting a united front despite certain differences in position for the more moderate cft team the main problem is a proposed change to the retirement age pushing it back

from sixty two to sixty four. nights hm which workers are entitled to a full pension. take a day on the current plan announced by the government press the red line. harmon h. they don't because all the focus it is now the team members and all who want a fair and reasonable reforms neeeed to take to the streets people more quickly once it does while the more hardline groups including the cd two million for the totally cool of the reform of the site the strike could and on thursday- even wednesday the government's has all this to meet its doors open i hope that it will show up too quickly. so the ball is in the government's calls. discussions will be held between the unions and the prime minister right off you need for this wednesday in the hopes of reaching an end to the crisis. with the c countdown to create narrowing. strikers hoping to force the government's hand. it's been

you more on that what's been happening a third of all rather workers have been on strike at today wild figure among train drivers was seventy five point 8% in both cases the numbers struck observance were higher than a monday. only one in every four high speed intercity tasia based services was running one in every five commuter services in the region around parcel this according to the sncf the rail operator across france the trouble misery is set to continue on the fourteenth day of the strike wednesday. with a high off of paris's sixteen metro lines closed most of the rest severely restricted curtailed and the number of regional and suburban trains slash yet train operator sncf is warning. it may not be too late to get service is back to normal for christmass we'll keep you across all departments. protests across indian cities into the six day this tuesday with police firing tear gas during clashes in the nation's capital. as outrage grows over

and use citizenship little which critics say is anti muslim. in what's become a major challenge to prime minister narendra modi's tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets. protest rights clashes claimed six lives. injured dozens. reporter mind you can call it is in. it was another day of wide scale protests heree in new delhi and indeed across the country against this controversial citizenship amendment to knknow. now why most of these protests remain peaceful- the situation became extremely violent in a densely populated neighborhood in these daily called caelum poor where police in riott gear clashed with at least two thousand protesters. on the streets of protest as with throwing stones at the police who intel on used batons and tear gas shells in an attempt to- dispersed the crowds. all it took several hours to the situation under control at the

end of which- roads leading up to this muslim majority neighborhood worst. gas canisters shards of broken glass and stone. all on the political front- prime minister movie launched a staunch defense off the low at an election rally earlier today when he said that his rivals were trying to mislead. students and others just start stop these protests are he also dead the opposition congress party to declare that it was willing to make. every pakistani and indian citizen so some shop what's from him there and the situation remains extremely tense so fresh brouought to supply and across the country over the next few days. ma'am can you gotta reported that in this spring for more analysis the rights and journalists america can die who joins us mere thank you much with the same frustrating for. i'm do you feel that this little- this new little could become the weak spot for. adventure mode. it could be the straw that breakaks the camel's back or the drop thatat makes te base or flowers we sayayere i in

france- it's the first time that a series of actions that mr modi's goverernment has t ta. that have sort of accelerated sense his reelection h his recet reelecection- husband met with prprotests. and soo if we e just step back from the from t the protests that arere going on todayy in that haveve b been happening last few days. and go back to the summer when his government a fininalized to us n a a national. us citizenshship registration progrgram in us some. very controverersial in whichh almost two million people were were deemed to be not. as cititizens of india their fate s in limbo at this poinin some people have committeted suicide because they- they- they don't see how they c can continue liviving in india they're notot citizens that was that. then there's the pledge by amid shaw who's been the head of the ruling but- or elected not to john to party and who's now the home minister of india. is

really o one of thee most p powl political figures in india he's talked about less than buddy but he's very powerful pledging to take this.s. personal citizenship registry nationally. beyond a psasalm thn we had inn a august the replication of f the specicial status of kashmir and the lock down of that state the arrest. of it's very mainstream elected leaders including one of a move to who was in a close coalition government with the bjp and during mr modi's first administration. they're still under house arrest there still arrested they get the- kashmir has been indian kashmir has been without internet service now for a hundred. thirty five days there v virtually it's virtually been turned into a prisonon. then you had a lot- week the passage both houses of parliament in india up the-

city. well all this. *-*- is from a neighbor countries. who are of three religion you can think of except muslim and this all kind of added up. to people. especially in this modems but not. also concerned abouthe secularar nature of the public a video be. turned into a nationalist it's well. is getting happened and people started hitting streets is. up to the that- boy it's safe mode having to do a u. turn which mean clearly he's he's not the sort of person who's the turning. he's not the sort of person who's going to you turned and he's got a whole organization behind him- which is not just formal political party of the patrick john at a party. the elected party but the politics out of the party is part of the house three a slam set back. up the rss which is a radical. hindu nationalist group that is directly inspired by the *-*- they wear kaki

shorts they do a salute- and mr mody grew up from the age of and- as we g get from being a young boy in this culture. and the- it's beenn a cat y you know carefully.y. built by broadenin- intake sort of the establishment of the of the power of thehe rss and local levels across the country s so he g got all of t that behind him- on the other hand what's very interesting to me iss whehe is.he internanational prize and international leaders gave mr mode get hot us on the ideological side whichch really hasn't chahanged she's always stood for these things these are. still use always been a hindu nationalist- but he was good. because he was seeking to be economic reformer and one who would- u unshackled ds hanai and give. you know lead indiana road to prosperity well it is a

call me so i'm just growth this almond. and only now we're seeing in a broad spectrum of the international press and including the business press extremely critical of articles and tutorials. on what's going on in india on the i. large front. publications such as the economist instrumental times wall street journal- etcetera so that's very interesting and- not only got pressure internally. but you know the shine is sort of off internationally. can often i will leave it that but thank you very much indeed for that- wider analysiss and contacts on the s. situation currently playing out that india with this a city of low which is- brought so many people protesting onn to thee streets saying that it is anti muslim. thank you very much indeed. thank you at some move out across the border to pakistan to form a true of activism shaft has been sentenced to death the treason. he was on trial in his absence the former leader says the conviction is politicalllly motivated. he

currently lives in exile into by. he refused to appear in court but in his absence he'ss been handed the ultimate sentence. on trial for treason general pove as machar off was givenn the death penalty. by three men the special court in a slam of and- his lawyer denies the charges. i said this this book a complaint is filed this complaint is wrong. it's not t just a victitimizer i'm nt i'm nonot that i'm'm not admittg the complaint. the sentence relates to his time is military ruler of pakistan when in two thousand and seven he suspended the constitution imposing emergency rule in a bid to extend his time in power. it's the first time in pakistan's history the former army chief leader has received such a verdict. rather than his coat. yourur armed forces have never. and shall never let you down. it's a significant moment in a

country where the military holds much sway musharraf came to power in nineteen ninety nine after ousting former prime minister nawaz sharif in aa coup. injury flee to re took power the cues in the shaft of treason in twenty thirteen and the general was formally charged in twenty fourteen musharraf has been out of the country since twenty sixteen when he was allowed to leave on bail to seek medical treatment abroad. the staff is currently living in by and is unlikely to travel home to face is slated sentence of the uae pakistan have new formal extradition treaty. to no longer site papal secrecy in abuse cases the vatican said this this tuesday the latest move by pope francis to combabat silence. surrounded pedophilia in the roman catholic chuhurch front this is latest instructions regarding vatican little on sexual abuse say that the pontifical secret

no longer applies. to accusations trials and decisions involving such cases. a correspondent in rome seem a doctor. it it's quite a massive change i m mean popee francisisy the way also turns eighty ththre todaday and he's given a present to those t that have been fighting t the issue of child sexual abuse. . in the catholic church with thisis who. opened the e door r really to greater cooperation between the vataticn anand the civil authorities that are best to be eighteen cases of child sexual abususehey h had no longer protecteded by thehese fufun typical secrecy not to gie you an idea. a merry c cled it's not she's a prorominent ivy should be survivor she- thihis momove shehe called d it excellt news do you ththink that that't- aa real. posititive change at te vatican editorial direcector on threat don't nelly refererring o this in a statement thatt was released saying that it was anan historical will sign up openness and transparency and

really it's the first real concrete step that was seeing. sincee that landmark conferencee that was heldd at the back to geget backk in february in which the pope i invited the bishops from all around the world to discuss this but s still up to now it's still not meant. for you so the big shipips. rip out the isissue to the police but. made by the authorities for investigations for the cabinet content on the cold trials to find out m more information the documents that are in the vatican. they have no choice now they h have to o respond and even the priest and the possible false to keep silent because of the small now they could speak to the authorities. see the cup to hot correspond that improper. time to business committee john decided before not from boeing's decision to suspend production of its seven three seven max and conflict not so in mark because of course this decision doesn't just impact boeing itself it impacts hundreds of companies around the world that are part of the seven thirty seven max

supply chain. they're all trying to decide how best to ride out the stoppage which is due to begin in january now boeing shares actually rose ever so slightly- on tuesday although they had dropped 4% on monday they're down 25% since those planes weree grounded around the world back in march- the french south lost one and a half percent although head up as much as three. earlier general electric was down point 6% to company gather deuce the max and so very exposed to this. spirit aerosystems meanwhile at down about two and half percent it is supplied that relies going 80% of its revenue. well you have. to eat for a problem. we can namik level bececause of boeing's weight as a motor of the american economy. the us aerospace industries output fell 17% throughgh october inn large part due to the decicision to scale b back max production earlier this year. coming at like has more. january will be

a quiet month for the spring plants in the state of washington. the aerospace giant has announced that it will be halting production of its beleaguered seven three seven max across. to ensure that they'll be ready and waiting if and when production starts again the twelve thousand employees at the rental facility one to be laid off. and will be redeployed to the facilities in the area instead. resilience incidents owner warming you know but- when that day news is kind of nice so if you notice it gives me. a sense of peace t tt youou know i'm not getting laid off boeing is the world's largest aerospace company. employs over a hundred and thirty thousand people in all fifty u. s. states. in twenty sixteen alone boeing page nearly forty five billion us dollars. tens of thousands of businesses which in turn supported another one point three million us jobs. it's because it's not just the

expoposure. to wiwin. means our economy which is a code. itit's goining to have substantiaial impapact on ththe us economy. ad will affect o our tradenk. itt deficitt i think it potentially could exacerbate that in the short term. analysts one brings troubleses could drive dowown te whole of the us economy almost half a percentage point is wiped off gdp in the second quarter. offers free to was grounded following two deadly crashes. conferring says that it will be keeping for its employees it's many surprise around the us and the rest of the world may not be able to. never mind of course- all these lilinked to two fatal crashes involving that seven thirty seven max airplane- let which left three hundred and forty six people to it. a ticket on the day's trading action now wall street close slightly higher the dow jones just managing to get another record high by the closing bell there. shares of netflix rose just

over three and a half percent as the video streaming service published stronong membership growth numbers for some of its key regions. with all mixed close in europe the dax losing nearly nine tenths off one percentatage point in frankfort the london footsie one hundred was up ever so slightly the pound sterling dropped sharply though. amid renewed fears about a possible no deal brexit. fiat chrysler and peugeot are expected to confirm their pending merger with a binding memorandum of understanding. reports suggest the boards of both carmakers have now proved the terms in separate board meetings. the announcement exexpected on wednesday. fifty billion dollar merger would create the world's fourth biggest or manufacture. type could extend their global reach amid sluggish sales growth. they also be pooling resources to get ahead in the race to developp cleaner cars. medical global crackdown on emissions. argentina's new government has unveiled a raft of new policies aimed at turning around the

economic crisis that b brought emem to powewer. among the hehelines a higher threseshold for taxing exports of soybeans corn and wheat. hold on plan a planned increases in public utility rates a new tax on foreign currency and incentives for pepeople who bring foreign assets backk to argentina. governments also trying to negotiate more favorable terms for the imf's fifty seven billion dollar loan. it marks a u. turn from the austerity and pro business platform former president mary sue mochrie who lost his reelection bid is albers of hernandez in october. the financece minister said thee proposals would help argentinian families who are struggling to make ends meet. eight the letter from the smoky seasick when we get to see all the things that are as we are in t the middle of the city. economic and social crisis and you have to recognize this reality. all of the world recognizes that. thehe imf recognizes that the credit is recognizing the whole country recognize. not context whether or no dollars when the pacing of tax for news usually safe and supportive a argentinana. it

willll be a tatax of 30% on purchasing currency does it only with blistering. double schendel. i like combat a recess. i have just we can office in already trying to come through with some of the campaign pledges anyway. kate thank you very much and he came into the business. itit's cost you and james me watch good evening to you day thirteen of the strike here in france role finding a way through it and some for sympathizes some of that but anyway. it's happening at the home the bicycle and destined becoming. that the hero of the hour tell us why. yes it really is it's something of a symbol really all of these strikes and protetests i'm- in the city of paris is that she's celebrating right now they tweeted this image earlier on this morning. at saying that there are almost as many bikes as they're all calls on the roads of the capital right now could this be the reason. too cleann up green at paris we will have to wait and see if it's something that sticks or not. like what- has dubbed the bicycle the little queen of the strike saying that will the

trade in the power lines to. their record traffic jams and the bike lanes are you recording at huge numbers of users fall more than normal up to three times the usual number of cyclists. the back in nineteen ninety five a point. i was straight then the same thing happened people to that thanks. arms up basically at avoided the problems by doing say i'm bus at the end of the strike when they could get back on the train will get back in the constantly chase city because paris then wasn't set up for it. but according to aqua it's very different this time around because they're all formal bicycle lanes. and cycle paul across the capital. and we will have to wait and see how that for now but there is a slight hiccup in amongst this. needs i'm in that the number of accidents involving people on two wheels has risen by some 40% that's according. to the suburban pa the fire brigade to get called up to these kind of accidents. it's not just exit

the trustee net little speeches. hello but it's had. elected by it to you so it's a little too two wheels travel. and it's not just a question of it being more of the month right and that's why it's happening. apparently. it's more to do with the fact that people basically don't know what. comments and please fit lights to your bicycles. you wouldn't think that it needed to be said but apparently it does. i'm one of the other big houses out there there is anger it would appear. lots of people tweeting images at messages like this. posted was saying he was on his bike. the fifty minutes and he was insulted three times i would tell you exactly what was said it's not very- pleasant. for close to tools no indeed and so he's often people to have a drink and keep your anger out for the president. at this gentleman- say was on his bike for thirty minutes he said today. and he

kept saying entitlements at street corners caused massive bicycles. that he says will end up killing each other. but may well so the problem of pensions. not sure about quite what the french government is aiming for rental idea. indeed i am there are more people more more people every day out. on the streets on the bikes them upon the answer of the local. at says that this is one particularly busy junction in the tents are only small one person saying it's a junglgle ot here. he is extremely busy and it is well worth wearing your- your helmet it has to be said. i think one of the problems there is there is no rule in paris about wearing helmets seriously. noo there isn't there's no rule e enforced asksd whwho- and i think largely it'ss about guauardingt's kind of idealistic view point is something that. attracted to do you in n the end and you'lll ha. all the spoiled if you're wearing. a bowling ball on. avoiding helmet paths to the thing is the exact- bases that he fooled different sasha face. in easier softer. and that's

come. by is that the debt to matt took to twitter to russia and the- information with everyone. i didn't. right now you cannot she- do fifteen collapses. in one hour on your bike which he well. after the- managing in that come given. amount. it's about power. the most time jeez sometimes driver constantly nightmares nick. anyway more people should cycle that's the at the bottom line of that store. that's a little too- it's a lease. twelve mucha maligned football league not for hands on the page but the kind of noisy here off the pitch sadly. races into the issue- does an anti racism racism initiative. the stuff some people wondering. if it's up to just a sick joke to exexplain. i yes did you want to tackle racism in football and is probably one image you want. it very. well zero. out of two we've all heard of the monkey charms soundly. in the stands not just initially but around the world aimed at black players. and the number of italian clubs that spoke about wanting to combat what they call a serious problem. this is what it is syria up plans to do

to help- they were going to put these. paintings in the h. q. in milan. i'm at its rubber bizarre campaign a lot of people. really not happy about it one not anti discrimination groups that saying it is a sick joke- noble. sorry i said at the time was they wanted to spread the values of integration multi culturalism and probably hers. and they also said that. all is provocation they have now back peddled by. this evening saying that they now realize it's inappropriate it seems they took a bit of convincing. of the artists in question is simoni forgot soto. and it's worth pointing out does actually do a lawsuit simeon paintings it's not that he does. a great job for this one master one all black. he said his inspiration was actually being. angry at seeing somebody being racially abused because you could have alley. lost season but he came up with this

idea. he said one will stop censoring the web monkey in football. and the concept around say instead that any and we- ate.. but i think there's one particicular g give up

12/17/19 12/17/19 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy nonow! >> we are protesting the citizenship of the people. taking advantage of the name of religion and this is what we do not want. amy: protests erupt across india against a new anti-muslim law that gives immigrants from afghanistan, bangladesh, and pakistan at path to citizenship -- unless they are muslim. police have responded with