anchor: hello, and welcome back to france 24 newsroom. these are the latest world headlines. a major fire destroys one of greece's overcrowded migrant camps. thousands of asylum-seekers flee for safety on the island of less boss. we will be heading to athens to get the latest from our correspondent there.

hearus's controversial reelected leadader gives his fit interview to journalists since last month's ballot to say a new vote could be held, but only after constitutional reforms. yet morents come as opposition figureheads are detained or had their properties searcheded. dashed a reliable covid-19 vaccine could be rolled out globally after a clinical trial is paused with one of the participants falling ill. you inming up for today's program, fletcher pledges to use only electric vehicles in europe at 2030 after denting reports after the right healing services carbon emissions. right healingng services carbon emissions reports. and the coveted oscar report published new inclusion guidelines that they want to

come into o force foror 2024. this is live from paris. emergency services were called to greece possible large is to migrant camp earlier with a major blaze destroying the inside and much of the outside of the f fility on t the islandf lese both. -- lessboss. says areekk government state of emergency is now being declared with investigators set to probe reports of arson. for more, wewe can bring in our greece correspondent who is standing by. natalie, it is several hours since the huge blaze was first reported.

what have greek authorities been doing since then? the prime minister chaired d an emergency meeting this morning. after that, he ordered his to go toon minister the isisland itself to see whats happening right on site.e. are prioritiese that need to be dealt with at the momoment. one is whehere to house the neny 30,000 asylum-seekers. and also how to minimize a covid-19 outburst. last week, there were 35 itfirmed cases out of 2000 is a very anxious administration how to contain.

it is to keep the migrants from going toto the city. the main priority remains where will these people be tonightht? last night, we saw images of and sleeping by t t road that includes s pregnant women, children, babies. it remains to be seen. and bornel created thee brunt of the immigration crisis of greece. the european union h has offered financia assistance and also to relocate the unaccompanied minors. willems the a authorities have them in hotels and it where the be seen

prime minister's will be giving us a briefing. they may not grasp the precise size and scale of this camp which is the largest facility of its kind in europe. what more can you tell us? island and moria epicenter ofat the europe''s refugee e crisis backn 2015, 2016, when all this really started. they saw the busiest numbers of arrivals. moria itself was not built to house more than 3000 asylum-seekers. yet they have been thousands of arrivals. ---- there have beenen thousandf arrivals. have makeshift tents. we have many w women and childrn living in these makeshift tents.

aututhorities have been repeatedly accused and l lambasd , not dealing with the living conditions. the government said they had to build some sort of detention. and created an uproar humanitarian organizations. and there has been a more permanent solution on how to address moria. the european union has also tried to resettle refugees. meanwhile, until a permanent solution comes, more and more migrants are arriving. a lackthey are finding of housing at the current camp. the migrants are living in squalid conditions. we have seen many fires.

the latest was in march which took the life of a child. and this is really an explosive situation where many humanitarian organizations have yet to be found. anchor: in athens, thank you for that update. more opponents of the belarusian president have been detained with the minister announcing 121 protesters were arrested during tuesday's demos. been taken from his office by masked man and his flat has been searched. headquarters of the jailed opposition politician have also been combed over. these come on the one month anniversary of the president's much disputed reelection. he has given his first intervivw since that ballot a and he says he's not planning on resigning

anytime soon. but withth more on the latest arrests, here is gulliver crack. was taken away by masked man in plainclothes. they did not identify y themsels as policeman. t theame to the offices of candidate e for the preresidentl election in bebelarus before he was imprisisoned. people now leaders o of the opsitition w where people e are working g with the campaign b be hiss arrest. the campaign has b become one of the e main officices for opposin figugures in belarus.. he was taken away. according to his lawyer, he is under investigation. away by he was taken unidentified people in plainclothes, they have pretty quickly been identified as

official arrests. it leaves none of the seven with v-belt rent members.n -- it is a complicated array of opposititi leadeders. the nobell priri winner fofor literaturere is ststill free, bt she has not been participatingng due to healthities reasons. there is clearly an attempt by to decapitates the opposition. thisr: morore blood spilt wednesday. a convoy of vehicles carrying afghanistan's first vice president was targeted in a bombing that left 10 people dead and overer a dozen others wound. the country's interior ministry say several bodyguards are among the injured. the group has yetet c claimed

responsibility, but the taliban has been quick to announce it had no role in the bombing. president.ice >> a huge and horrific explosion targeted our convoy. we were driving to work. a number of bodyguards were wounded. my younger son was with me during the attack and is fine. my son and i sustained minor buburns on our faces, and my has were slightly injured. the wave of the explosion was very strong. moving on, shares of astrazeneca tumbled as the company brought the global trial

of an experimental covid-19 vaccine to what it is calling a routine pause. this after one of the participants fell ill. an setback comes amid increasingly politicized hunt for a trusted vaccine that can soon be rolled out. russia rushing through approval of the sputnik five vaccine after just two months of humid trials. chinese drugmakers insisting their vaccines will be ready to hit the market by the end of the year. a the white house claiming covid-19 vaccination will be available in the u.s. before the november election, despite experts asserting the contrary. >> i think that is unlikely. the only wayay you can see t tht scenario come true is that there were so manyny infections in the clinical trial sites that you get an efficacy answer sooner than you would have projected. like i said, it's not

impossible. but it is unlikely. reporter: the increasingly political race for a covid-19 vaccination has turned what was once considered seself-evident o a public safety necessityty. ceos have issued what they have described as a historic pledged his -- pledge to stand with science. they plan to o prioritizehehe safety and well-being of individuals. to only pursue emergency approval after demonstrating safety and efficacy through faith three nickel studies, and to work to ensurure sufficient apapplies -- supplies globally. safety measures would be sacrificed to fulfill political objectives. health officials have had to backtrack on past emergency authorizations foror hydroxychloroquine because of

adverse side effects and insufficient data. from september 14, if you are part of a group of six people meeting in any pocket of england, you will be receiving a fine if you are caught. the british government is bringing in tougher measures to control covid-19. and the biggest of the four nations following what the health minister has called the concerning rise in new cases. the rules being detailed don't cover the workplace. and diplomats on both sides of the english channel will be pouring over the chatter of one anticipated document today. the british government is tabling the internal market bill in westminster. it has led to the resignation of one top legal aid. boris johnson's predecessor theresa may has come out t to

question whether the prime minister is imperiling the kingdom's international reputation. causing concern for eu leaders just as brexit talks resume. the uk's northern ireland secretary has responded to questions about new government legislation that could alter parts of the u.k.'s withdrawal agreement with brussels. article four of the northern ireland protocol states it will remain part of the customs territory post brexit. the new legislation aims at clarifying how the withdrawal agreement will be implemented because it breaks international law with regard to belfast. powers oftaking the in a very tightly defined set of circumstances. reporter: they insisted the u.k.

fully intended to implement the protocol and northern ireland that will see it follow northern borders to keep the land with the republic of ireland open. >> this parliament devoted the withdrawal agreement into u.k. legislation. the government is nowow changing the operation of that agreement. reporter: the bill could damage trust in the u.k. over future trade deals. anchor: a trial continues today of 14 people accused of assisting the gunman that carried out the january 2015 terror attack in the paris region. some of the survivors of that bloodshed carried out the offices of the charlie hebdo newspaper. it was forced by the assailants.

she spoke of herer dread and distress that day, adding that she has been left traumatized with a new sense of guilt. reporter: reliving the attack .roved too great she worked on the ground floor of the office building. >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: known as cocoa, she is

a cartoonist for the paper. she left the office to have a cigarette. the attackers killed 10 people in under two minutes. she described the attack in .ivid detail suffering trauma and feelings of guilt. hebdo showedarlie pictures of the prophet muhammad which provoked the attack. story that gripped scandinavia three years ago when it first broke. the 41-year-old that is already serving a life sentence for that murder has admitted to the crime in a televised documentary being .ired

if you happen to be sauntering down one little side street nestled behind london's bustling oxford street, there is a new store you can pop into. the rolling stones have opened their very own boutique days after releasing a remastered version of their 1973 album "goats head soup." ♪ after nearly 60 years in the music business, the rolling stoneses have found another way to get there rocks off. in london's iconic carnaby street, the epicenter of 60's fashion and music, the musical legends have opened a flagship store. and it is filled with memorabilia, guaranteed to give stones fans a slice of

satisfaction. >> it is not just the amazing product we've got, but about the experience. the experiential element that fans have to discover. rather than painted black, it is slashed in red. sure to be a big seller, face with thesks emblazoned logo. , itthe group's lead singer is n near and dear t to the nd. >> and eternal optimism. we used to walk around before carnaby street was ffrous. we used to work in theheir. there and we used to eat near there. reporter: if you're one of the world's most iconic bands, even during a global pandemic, you

can always get what you want. anchor: time now for business news with stephen carroll that joins me in the studio. you're starting with news of travel of a major merger deal in e e luxury secector? stepephen: tiffany's is suing te for failingury giant to complete the 16 billion euro takeover of the company. tiffany clclaims t they are delg the regulatory process tovoid finalizing a deal before the november 24 deadline. position to a complete the deal in its current state. the takeover was originally agreed to in 2019, but the cocoronavirurus pandemic has impacted both companies. the frerench group was also askd by francis foreign minister to dedefer completing the d deal do a u.s. t threat of tariffs on importofof luxury gogos. in s switching to electric vehicles, the cars will be f fuy electrtric in europe a and north

americica by 2030 and globally y 2040. they w will help save half a llllion nsns of carbonon emissions. taking a ride like this can amid 40% more carbon compared to driving your own car. the right healing app -- ride-hailing h happ wants to change this. to reduce our environmental impact. and today, we are committing to work with cities to build back better together and tackle the climate crisis more resolutely than ever before. reporter: uber has planned to remove co2 emissions from privately owned cars in europe. the ridesharing apppp says it wl commit $800 million to help drivers go green. hybrid vehiclea,

drivers could earn an extra $.50 a ride while fully electric vehicles stand to earn an extra one dollar 50. -- $1.50. it will go a long way to help drivers make the switch which can be expensive. the pledge can cut have a million tons from the carbon dioxide emissions. go some waywill only to reduce emissions from cars. it will bebe a more attractitive optition for drivers. anchor: hundreds -- stephen: hundreds of billions of dollars wiped off. b by more thanng 10% in less than a week. of these firms rose

quickly during the pandemic. tesla had its worst day ever on tuesday finishing down 21%. around $82 billion from the electric car makers values. that is s true acrcross the technology sector. $150arket jumped by billion in a single day. usual stalwarts like apple and notosoft shaw -- saw shares immune to this effect eitherer. shares were down 5%. we are expecting european markets to open with some whatever cover he is well. focusing on news that astrazeneca stopped trials of the vaccine after seeing an adverse reaction.

apples legal battle with the makers of the game fortnite has taken another twist. the iphone maker is counter suing epic games, , accusing thm of unfair business practices. epic began legal action against apple and google when they pulled fortnite from stores for breaking payment rules. they are challenging dominance with app stores that charge 30% commission on payment. they think of themselves as a corporate robin hood but simply wawants to p pay nothining from the value i it gs om the apppp sto.. a market chchain has s announcet is cututting more than a thousad bs a amid warninings that france isis in a plummet ratee rise to% by the end of the year. french government p project i s facingng its own chahallenges. the joblessss rate isis particuy

high and thehe pandedemic is hug demand for its services. is a neighborhood used high unemployment. and over an of 7000 quarter of them out of work before the pandemic struck. districts in0 france thahat have been part ofa govevernment program t to help people. project, part of the employed by a not-for-profit organization. behough they continue to paid during lockdown, they are reminded of hard times. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: they saw the delivery

fafall by 30%. now they are making 10 a-day for elderly people. >> [speaking foreign language] door, all hands on deck to find the organization services. with unemployment in france expected to rise sharply, these projects will become even more important sustaining jobs in areas where they are most needed. >> interesting on how these projects will survive. anchor: thank you very much. that brings the first slice of life from paris to an end. but stay with us. morant on national news coming up after the break. -- more international news coming up after the break.

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