>> peace talks from libya are being held in moscoww today. those negotiations coming after a ceasefire came into effect to try to stop months of heavy fighting. thousands take to the streets of iran to protest their own leaders mistakenly shooting down a passenger plane. the same day iranian missiles hit bases in iraq. iran security forces have fired live ammunition into the crowds. french presisident hosting a ke summit with thee leadeders of t g-5 african countries after close to 90 soldiers from the

security forces s were killed b jihaddists last week. also coming up. the embattled aerospace giant boeing has a new ceo taking over today and he faces no hortage of challenges. we'll take you to the annual voodoo festival on this weekend in we mean where it was first invented. the details on the way. first our top stories. peace talks for libya being held in moscow after a ceasefire came into effect to try to stop months of heavy

fighting. . rebel geneneral has been trying toto overtake the libibyan capi of t triply but today he is due to be in russia to officially sign the ceasefire agreement along with the head of the u.n. recognized government. the agreement should pave the way for the revival of th political process i in libya. >> as of sunday the guguns have fafallen mostly silent in libya while tensions remain high. the ceasefire appears to be holding between the u.n. recognized government troops in tripoly and the easternrn f for of the general. both sides accuse the other of violations. >> we are committed to the truth but the enemy is still active. . we are waiting for further orders. >> libya's been racked by a bloody turmoil for the best part of a decade with rival factions filling the void left by qaddhafi in 2011.

meanwhile the latest fighting has been raging since april when forces launched an offenses that quickly stalled. the u.n. estimates more than 280 civilians and some 2,000 fighters have been kililled wit around 146,000 libyans displaced. the new ceasefire has taken weeks of international diplomacy involving several european and african nations. the true have been turkey and russia which have backed opposing sides in the conflict. inchingera recently sent troops to h help the g government i in tripoly while moscow has been accused of backing ca leaf that. vladmir putin and erden met on wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation. the current peace deal set to be signed by leaders later this monday in moscow. >> to talk more about the peace talks, doug, why is this

happening i in moscow? why at the kremlin and not a the white house? > we can hardly acact shocke this is a pattern we've been seeing more and more onon the global geopopolitical stagage w there's a conflicict right now russia not the u.s. has become much more sort of the go-to broker for peace. putin has been extremely eager to insert himself as sort of the peace broker supremeo on the world stage, especially in the middle east where russia has wanted to sort of reassert itself, assert a dominant diplomat position. and at the same time, to it is the big player right now on the world stage. some people see putin's if you want to say sort of his dominance in this peace brokering role as an effort to sort of undermine what had been faltering both european and u.n. led peace efforts in this ongoing war in libya.

but the irony here is that the u.n. itself community and the united nations have welcomed this initiative but it has been putin along side turkey unlikely bed fellows but working sort of almost in lock tep on trying to resolve these conflicts albeit from opposite sides turkey backing the u.n. recognized government and putin, russia, and the united arab emirates backing the rival warrior whose forces have been marching on tripoly and beseiging the capital. so two warg clans turkey and russia supporting opposite sides yet coming together in what they say is a common desire to see a resolution to the conflict. i will note that it was putin and erden his turkey counterpart who announced this cease fire initiative last

week. the initiative that they're now hoping to get signed something black on white on paper today in these t talks. it was also putin who did a lot of phone diplomacy over the weekend u up the leaders of bot the unite emirateses and qatar for a cease fire. the two countries are supporting opposite sides. and it is also angela merkel to who flew to the kremlin not the other way around. merkel going to the kremlin to talk with putin about resolving conflicts from iran to tripoly to libya to syria. so very much so putin now is the go-to geopolitical person if you're looking to resolve a conflict especially in this region. >> libya has been in chaos not just for a year but many years. could this really be the glimmer of hope to end the war? >> it could be a glimmer of hope absolutely but the initial signgn it's an extremely fragil truce that we're now seeing. that is all it is. this is not a durable ceasefire

until something is signed on paper. a truce already has been broken even in the hours since late saturday when it first went into effect we have seen basically some heavy -- there's been a lull in the heaviest fighting but we've seen skirmishes and no guarantee that the warring factions are going to be able to come to terms because they're supported by staunchly opposing country that is become sort of proxies in a much broader geopolitical standoff. and there are a lot of interest at stake in libya. libya has africa's largest proven oil resererves. not t to be cynical but obvious that's a b big factor. anand a lot of those oil reserves, most arere in the eas of the country part controlled by this renegade warrior general half tar which russia's denies it bubut russian mercenaries have reportedly very mucuch helping. so tirky has its interests,

russia has its interests. right now playing from the same page saying that they want the same thing which is a durabable ceasefire and an end to hostilities in the region. being applauded by the u.n. looking for anything that can stop this conflict, europe worriedd about human migrant smugglers, and everyone is welcoming it but let's not forget that turkey and russia at the end of the day are very different countries supporting very different factions and it is still very much an ongoing war and conflict whose outcome is as yet very uncertain. >> thanks for that. now in iran police are saying they did not use live rounds of ammunition on protesters. but videos posted on social media late sunday seem to show that they did. hundreds of thousands of people have turned out in anger at the government's handling of last week's plane crash in tehran after days of denying it had

nothing to do with the crash iran's military admitted it had mistakenly shot down the airliner killing everyone on board. [speaking in a foreign language] >> this woman was shot in the leg with what passerbies believe to be live ammunition. a fact quickly denied by tehran's police which claim that officers have been giving orders to show restraint in their efforts to disburse crowds. from tehran's politicking school to the square thousands have gatathered earlier on sund night calling for the departure of high ranking iranian officials, tearing up portraits of the late and one respected sole manie and protesting against the initial denial that it shot down a ukrainian plane killing 176 people onboard including 82 iranian nationals.

the protesters were soon met with force by the police who shot tear gas into the crowd as shown in these videos verified by the associated press. for threee days iranian authoritieies denied anany implication in the crash of the ukraine international airline jet last wednesday. but faced with mounting evidence and accusations by western leaders they finally admitted accidentally shooting it down. since then iranians have expressed anger over thee downing of the plane and the misleading explanations from senior officials. >> french president is hosting a key summit with leaders from five african nations. those countries include malli and nynyr trying to get more backing in the fight against terrorism. but recent tensions between

france and goverernments could make for some tense talks today. these are truly crucial talks. what was the feeling like going into them this morning? >> the general sentiment is that something has to be done to stop the security situation from getting even woworse. we were just speaking to somebody close to the president of the region and she told us that the president is very much reeling from that murderous attack on the -- on a military that n niger on january 9 comes after another huge attack on a military base in january. -- in december which killed 71 soldiers. so he's very much in a kind of mourning mode. and it is not just the military

death toll but last year saw a dramatic increase in civilians dying. we've had kidnapping going up against the region as organized crime rockets, had whole communities being displaced. there's a sense of urgency here. let's take a listen to the foreign minister with whom i caught up a few moments ago. it is a ht is not -- truggle on behalf of the entire community. the international coalition was put in place to defeat deash in the middle east. we need the same international to for in the region the branches of dashe.

>> a clear messenger. it is not just the security which is at stake here but the world security. >> it is also importrtant to remind viewers that there has been a real rise in anti-french sentiment over the past few years and that's something that's been high on the agenda as well. >> it has been a big talking point today already. the way that the g-5 leaders respond to this is to say first of all thahat in a democratic country they can't stop people protesting. it is normal. but secondly also to say that the protesters they belilieve a marginally and do not represent the majority of the people. that's their take on it. but nonetheless we know that president mack ron will be pushing his g-5 counter parts here to take a much stronger stance on anti-french sentiment

and for what that means in practical terms is message discipline within those individuals gots. in other w words, you can't hav a situation where a president praises the french military presence and thanks french troops for what they're doing but then a more junior minister contradicts that view in a newspaper interview given in another african country. so that's what they want to focus on. and they're hoping that the messaging and symbolism will go some way to achieving that when leaders jointly with the french president put a wreath to honor the french soldiers who died in malli in late november. so that will be symbolically a message that says france is there to help not there to colonize or to take over those countries. i did see a very small protest earlier. i counted 30-40 people here

saying clololianism is s over waving banners and so forth. but as i say the g-5 leaders believe this is a marginal phenomenon. >> thanks for that. the queen is holding a crisis meeting with britain's royal family today. one week after the bomb shell announcement from prince harry and meghan markle saying they would step back from their royal roles and try to become financially independent. harry is due to be at that meeting today along with his grandmother his father and his older brother. to try to hammer out the details. meghan markle set to join via telephone from canada where she returned earlier to join the couple's baby son. >> there's no shortage of questions swirling around harry and megan as they move ahead with their surprise split from the monarchy. one of them is money as the

couple seeks not just personal but financial independence. brits are keenly following the saga. many have their own suggestions to offer the royal couple though not without a hint of irony. > uber driver? i don't know. i mean, must be well educated, must be able to find something. >> i thinknk he woululd make a presenter. >> advisory somewhere. >> harry and megan officially duke and duchess of sussex won't be short of money. harry's personal for tune is estimated at $30 million euros. the royal allowance he earns from british taxpayers only makes up 5% of his income. the rest comes from private investments controlled by his father prince charles. freed from royal duties harry and megan could make millions more every year, more than barack obama or david beck

havepl according to some communications firms. riding on their global renown they could write a book, give speeches even launch their own company to sell royals branded products. as for megan she could resume the acting careers that made her famous. one british newspaper reports she's already accepted voiceover work for disney. >> a country that celebrated its annual voodoo festival this weekend that showcases the little known practice and attracts crowds of visitors to the capital. the comeback in the country of its birth. >> a festival of color and music marching through the streets. among therowd over 1,000 map which represent the deities of the voodoo religion. >> we've many d deities. yoyou've seen many times the

masks have transformed. it transforms more than ten times. we have a wealth in our country. >> every year in january thousands of voodoo followers gagather to celebrate theheir beliefs. in re often called voodoo west africa, linked with ancestors. theieir defined representations can be objects or n nural elements. voodoo has suffered decades of slander. it was demonized during french colonization by catholic missionaries and later the spread of evanglism and hollywood film stereo typing portrayedd it as witch craft. >> people can't imamagine the gogood that it i is doing for t country. this is something respected. it is our selves who have lost our way. that is when voodoo isn't appreciated but it still has

its place. >> born in west africa it was exportd with slalavery as far a haiti, louisiana, and brazil. today just 11% of the population is estimated to practice but worldwide it has at least 50 million followers. > peace talks for libya bein held in moscow tododay. those negotiations coming after a ceasefire came into effect to try and stop months of heavy fighting. thousands take to the streets of iran to protest their own leaders' mistakenly shooting down a passenger plane last week the same day iranian missiles hit bases in iraq. supports now saying iranian security forces have fired live ammunition into the crowd. french presisident h hosting a summit with the leaders of the g-5 african countriries. this after clolose to 90 soldie

were killed by jihaddists last week. >> t time for our business update. you're starting with a change of the helm of aviation jynt boeing. >> the new ceo finally taking the reins today. a member of the board of directors, he will certainly have his work cut out for himim. boeing u undergoing one of the most turbulent periods with the 737 max jets grounded worldwide. more on the new ceo and the challenges that lay ahead. >> boeing is betting on chairman david calhoun to get them out of its ongoing crisis. at 63 he is a veteran having spent ten years on the board and over 20 years at american engineering conglom rat general electric. viewed by many as a safe pair of hands. announcing his appointment in december boeing said that a change in leadership was

necessary to restore confifiden in the company. calhoun has got his work cut out for him. he will have to get the beleaguered 737 max back in the air, and detoxify the brand. after two air disasters left 346 people dead investigators in both crashes pointed the finger at boeing peckism. they ation company said did not training. it now said they do. boeing handed over hundreds of e-mail to the f.a.a., the u.s. air regulater including messages that cast an unflattering light with two employees saying eight months before the first crash that they would not put their families on a 737 max plane. boeing is the largest exporter in the u.s.

it has a staggering 137,000 employees across all 50 states. many more plires and airlines have close ties to the firm. treasury secretary mnuchin said on sunday that the crisis could slow u.s.s. growth in 2020 by a much as half a p percentage popoint. >> a look now at the daday's trading g action. a bit of a mixed bag to kick off the week. shares here in paris trading jujust above here meanwhile up around a fifth of a percent. losses over in frankfurt as investors look ahead to the signing of a phase one trade pact. now markets in japan closed due to public holiday but major indices posted more than slight gains. hong kong up more than 1%. >> here in f france the government has unveiled a

concession to unions in thehe midst of the strikes over pension reform now in their 40thth day. >> over the weekend prime minister announced that he would be scrapping a proposal to hike the earliest possible retirement age from 62 to 64. that known as the pivot age. the union has dismissed the move and vowed to keep striking. the moderate union has welcomed the change. >> we are standing up for workers who retire in 2022. there won't be this pivot age making them wowork up to two o years longer while they earned the full pension at age 62. it is extremely important in terms of social justice. >> the latest monthly growth figures show that the country's economic troubles are only contininuing. >> according to the office of national statistics it contracted by 3/10 of a percent before the general election with brexit and political uncertainty taking a toll.

but also part of a brbroader trend, the third consecutive period where growth has declined over a three month stretch. 0.1% down from 0.2%. likely to further pressssure th bank of england to lower interest rates. >> now to south korea where companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence to screen job candidates. its leading jobs, but quite convinced of the benefits. >> it's a nerve racking day for this s south korean student. he is preparing to be interviewed by a computer. artificial intelligence will test his response time, hisis body language, and his facial expressions as employers in south korea increasingly usee a interviews to recruit new talented. . >> jobob seekersrs are desperat enough to e exaggerate their capabilities in order to have employers takeke another look a

them. but you can't trick ai. as a job seeker i think i feel hopeless if ai interviews become popular and theajority ofof compapanies start to use t >> sk innovatation a and hyunda engineering construruction have started d using the technhnolog ththe kororea economic research institute top 131 companies either want to use or are already using ai to hire. that trend has given birth to a whole new industry training centers known as crown schools dedicated to preparing candidates for the ai interview. >> with the fourtrth industrial revolution under way ai is becoming a trend. south korea also has a serious youth unemployment problem and competition amongst students is very fierce. we help students overcomeme thi and succeed in ai interviews.

>> it's a global t trend with u.s. companies like hilton and une lever also using the technology to help them recruit. but there are warnings from specialists that a.i. amplifies bias as the results are now abanandoned patriot types disqualify womenen from specifi jobs. >> finally an unusual proposal from a japanese billionaire. the 44-year-old says he is looking for a female life partner to accompany him on the first trip around the moon.n. overseen by space x. he put up a website. requirements include being a single woman over 20, interest in space, and wishing for world peace with a final decision to be announced in march. it does s leave quite a bit of time before the actual flight that's not slated to take place until 2023. >> it sounds like a great topic for a reality show. thank you for that.

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