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anchor: hello and welcome to live from paris. . am annette young delegations to assign a show latater today at the e we house. palestinians are holding a day of protest in the west bank and gaza. we will be crossing to our jerusalem correspondent. also donald trump didismisses concerns over climate change on a visit to calififornia blaming the crisis on poor forest management. in return, j joe biden calls trp
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denier.e also, sentenced to two years in jail for his coverage of a protest. ♪ let's go to the top story. the israeli prime minister is in washington sign off on an accord. the ceremony will be held at the white house later today with washington having played a key role in the deal. but it does not end a conflict, yet does allow for normalized relations including travel. here is more. reporter: it is called the
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abraham accords. the gravitonsall of the patriarchy. announced last mononth the agreement between israel and the uae to establish normalized relations was brokered by the u.s. leaders dubbed it a historic breakthrough. >> we agreed to finalize a historical peace agreement. everybody said this would be impossible. >> this is the greaeatest advancement toward peace and israel in the air of world in the last 26 years. therter: bahrain joined accords last friday becoming the fourth arabic country to do so following egypt, jordan and the emirates. as well as creating emphases -- embassies, collaborating on investment, tourism and telecommunications. security ties will be beefed up allowing greater perspective toward iran's three resins and
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its nuclear program. as part of the deal, israel has agreed to suspend annexing parts of the west bank. netanyahu u has stressed that ththese projects are delayeded d nonot canceled. it has split opinion internationally. some praise it. others call it electioneering for trauma and netanyahu. -- for trump. some feel it marginalizes their plight as they rely on air of nations to help them resist israeli occupations -- as they rely on arab nations. a palestinian state is created. to jerusalem.go both donald trump and netanyahu have dubbed this a historic deal. let me a ask you, is it? senseis h historic in thehe
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that we have not had this before . these strategic nonormalizationf ties. diplomat said it was timely. it did not carry the weight of the previous two piece deals. -- peace deals.s. then you saw menen crying inin e strereets. he does not see that now. it is very much thought to be netanyahu feels he is going to find watch with his family a and two sons but no other politicicians. not -- he has onboard a former authority. how do ordinary i israelis view
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today's ceremony? the reasons we just discussesed, it does nonot packn ememotional punch. diplomatic to be a event and it is going to be bringing economic benefits to them. righght now there is so much cod -- thereof netanyahu is so much criticism. some are sayaying this is a distraction and he is planning to leave the troubled stateo bask in glory in washihington. what is almost israelis minds is that they are about to go back into a c coronavirus lockdown in two days at the start of the jewish new year. >> thank you. opposingnews, two very
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views on climate change being prevented by t the presidential candidates -- presented. joe biden, the democratic nominee calling president trump archanist.rganist -- the statesthat themselves arere to blame for te fires sayiying the root cause es ththe mismanagement of forests. here is more. reporter: abdicating better forest management as a quick solution for the wildfires in the west, the president was not keen on discussing the impacts of climate change on monday. >> what would you like to see done on n the issue of foresest management and clilimate change? pres. trump: i think a lot of things are possible with regard to the forests. when trees fall down after a short period of time, 18 months,
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they become very dry and like a matchstick. there is no more water pouring through and they become very -- they just explode. reporter: in the past trtrump hs referred to climate change as a hoax and withdrew the u.s. from the paris accord which sets our international strategy for tackling global warming. the president held a meeting with firefighters and officials in california after democrats criticized him for remaining silent about the biggest wildfires s in hisistory. the california governor acknowledged the state had not done enough to manage force in the past but made clear that global warming was driving the fires. >> we feel very strongly that harder. are getting something is happening. we have come from a perspective the science has
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been evident that climate change is real. >> when donald trump did address climate change, he pointed the finger at india, russia and china for not doing g their par. he's adjusted that global temperatures could stop cooling in the future. a statement that scientists have labeled inaccurate. kong activist shouted antigovernment slogans outside a court. this as a group of high-profile democracy campaigners a ppeared. charges were3 either participating in or inciting others to take part in an unlawful assembly. one of the activists speaking to the media outside. >> we are condemning the tiananmen massacre every year. we have the right to express
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ourselves against the tiananmen massacre and to commemorate those who sacrificed. we have been doing this for 31 years and we will continue. still commune this year for our candlelight vigil. anchor: here is more from hong kong. 26 hong kong pro-democracy activists on tuesday on charges of illegal assembly for attending a vigil in tiananmen square. the vigil had been banned for the first time ever this year because of social distancing measures. many of the accused stated in crime.hat it is not a among the defendants were a former student leader, several legislators and businessmen who have been arrested several times
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this year on separate charges. illegal assembly has been used to t target several high-profile pro-democracy activists in hong kong. police did not intervene to break up the vigil but made arrests one week later. cases for all 25 defendants were adjourned until october 15. they could face up to three years in prison if found guilty. atnchor: let's take a look what is happening elsewhere in the world. ofalny posted a picture himself in a german hospital on instagram. he says he is breathing on his own. he was flown to berlin for treatment after falling ill on a domestic flight in russia last month. the german military determined he had been poisoned. was used onson that a former russian spy and his daughter. prosecutors in brazil have
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charged a former president with money laundering. this is less than 12 months as was appealing his conviction in another case. prosecutors say the former leader received bribes from the construction company, accusations that have been denied. coast, the way is term a as seek a third protests have turned violent in several cities and seen as a repeat of the conflict that claimed 3000 lives one decade ago. a former also banning presidenent and a former rebel leader turned primime minister.. algerian journalist khaled drareni has been sentenced to two years in prison for his
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coverage of the country's antigovernment protest. his conviction has sparked outcry at home and abroad. he was jailed for just doing his job say protesters who gathered for the fourth monday in a row calling for the immediate release of khaled drareni. among the crowd were activists, lawyers and journalists including some who have been imprisoned themselves. the algerian journalist will hear his verdict on tuesday. [speaking foreign language] >> the 40-year-old journalist was arrested in march of this year after covering a
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demonstration. it was a peaceful antigovernment protest movement in algeria. he also criticized the political system on facebook. those two actions and his three years -- earned him three years in prison. >> this sentence is outrageous and it is arbitrary and absurd. it is clearly a legal action against the journalists. >> he is n not the only prominet force of f dissent that has gotn into hot water. another key government criritic saw his trial pushed back to october. reporters without borders is one of the longest ranking presses in the world. >> let's s toss to algerian respondent -- corresponded. what more can you tell us about the verdict? >> about one month from now the council issued the final ruling
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against khaled drareni with two years after the appeal session that took place today. meanwhile the two political activists were sentenced to four months in prison. it is worth noting that he was convicted for nine counts such gatheringent to an on in addition to collaborating with foreign entities and receiving funds from a foreign entity. august they sentenced him to three years in prison which he appealed to. they were sentenced to three years including four months to be served. one of the most s significant journalist in algeria pleaded not guilty to the accounts
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addressed to him and simply said to the judge that he was just doing his work as a journalist. it is worth recalling that he received massive supupport from fellow journalists and the public in algeria here and abroad. >> thank you for that. , yet another coronavirus record. according to the world health organization, the number of new daily infections topped more than 300,000 on sunday. the biggest spikes in india with new cases90,000 followed by the u.s. and brazil. here in france, they have rolled out new measures aimed at stopping covid-19 infection rates from climbmbing even high. here is s more. reporter: these are the pictures that the french government is tired of seeing. partygoers not sticking to social distancing guidelines. local officials have reacted by banning clients from standing in
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bars or drinking alcohol in public. >> [speaking foreign language] gatherings of more than 10 people are to be forbidden in parks and beaches. 1000vent with more than parties will have to be canceled ruling out the international fair. draftedlice have been to make sure measures are respected while officials have encouraged family get-togethers to be put on hold. >> [speaking foreign language] >> residents will not be allowed to have any more than two visits per week. bay,er away in waterloo restaurants and bars will have to shudder at 10:00 or midnight depending on the day of the week. -- guadalupe.y
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signed of wifeal jan planted earth. scientntists say they have detectct in venous a gas thatt venus.es -- in it has created a buzz among space officials. >> we are left with two possibilities. one is that there is some unknown chemistry we don't know about. the second more intriguing possibility is that there might be some kind of life fororm in e venus atmosphere. this hour,er of news delegations from israel. ae and bahrain to sign historic to steal at the white house later today.
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palestinian's are holding a day of protest in the west bank and gaza. also donald trump dismisses concerns over climate change on a visit to california blamining ththe crisis on the forced managegement. in response joe biden is calling the president a climate a narchist. the algerian journalist has been sentenced to two years in prison for his coverarage of the countries government protests. time for business news. it has been a while. >> yes. >> you have bebeen looking at te economic consequences of these agreements between i israel dd e gogoal states.s. anthe couountries h have not pt exact figugure on how much h the ececonomic boost will l be b the estimates are that it will be in the billions of dollalars in ineaeased trade. potential l growthth for all the countrtries involved in these
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agagreements with deals to beone in areas like technology, agricultural, travel. here are the details. reporter: economic development as a bridge to peace. that is how the list -- israel's minister of coopoperation hass described ththe new accords with ththe knighted air of emirates. united arab emirates. it includes a variety of sectors including energy, technology and agriculture. economists say the deal makes sense on many levels. collaboration, there are many strategic threats that both emirates and israel are facing g that are much more commmmon than theieir differenc. a reason not to collaborate around cyber. attractl is hoping to
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investment while the uae are keen to take advantage of is really know how regarding waller -- watater desalinization and recycling. around w work is being laid fora surge in travelers with h direct flights uae expected before the end of the year. theeli media is reporting abu dhabi department of culture and tourism has instructed hotels to be ready to serve kosher meals to get -- guests. the economic benefits from the accord could dwarf the current combined trade with israel's two other arab partners, egypt and jordan which accounts for just over $800 million. the israeli intelligence minister projecting trade with the uae could reach $4 b billion in three t to five y years. developing economy is facing their first possession in 50 years. it was forecasted from the asian development bank which sees economy's ranking by .7% in
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2020. india will see onene of the steepest slums with a 9% contractions while economies that rely on tourism like thailand have been hard-hit. china's economy will continue to grow just under 2% this year, a sharp drop on 2019's rate of expansion. the banks expect it to recover with growth of almost 7%. a a stronger performrmance by china's economomy is already emerging inn the latest ececonoc figures. retail sales rose in august in china, the first time that has happened since the pandemic struck at the start of the year. it has remained sluggish despite the virus being largely under control. factory output rosose as well as momonth. recovery in n china is now on aa reasonably firm fofooting. airlineses are among t the comos that have been worstst hit by te pandemic as passssenger travel h fafailed to recover since lockdodown.
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seveveral aircraft t carriers he trieied to capitalize on t the incrcreased d demand in f francr internrnal flights d during the susummer season. it has helpedd them stememmed tr loeses from an othererwise disappointing time for travel. bududget carriersrsre looki to woooo back passengers as the pandemic disrupts air travel. many are sticking with a familiar formula, deeply discounted tickets. for nineeing offered spanish budget airline is jusust nine eurosos. >> [speaking foreigngn language] >> with many international destinations remaining close, budget airlines are also prioritizing domestic travel. here in france around 20 new routes connect cities.
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they have proven popular with travelers over the summer holidays. low-costnalysts say carriers have more flexibility to adapt to changes. >> [speaking foreign l language] reporter: the low-cost carriers have also implemented the budget cuts. easyjet eliminating a third of its workforce while whiz air has laid off 1000 employees and ryanair has reduced salaries. the major is helping g the aiairlines weather thehe crisis. p psamakers chrysler and have overhauled ththe terms ofof their 50 billion euro merger as a result of the pandemic.
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among the changes, cutting the dividends for shareholders to keep more cash available for new companieies -- a new company. the merger will create the world's fourth largest carmaker. that is one of the stories moving the markets. jumpepedin fiat chrysysler by almost %. shares in psa are up around 2% in paris a short time ago. psa's car parts maker has seen chairs slumped by 6% because of these new terms. up this markets trading lunchtimime. londonon is leading g the gainsp by over 1%. finally, a formemer facebook plployee has warnened of the sce of disinformation circulating on the social netetwork. he worked on one of the networks teams monitoring w what is calld an authentic activity.
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opposedtes 6000 were that was circulated on her last day of the company. it has been seen by media organizations. she describes multiple blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse the platform on what she described as a vast scale. she says the company is playing wacko mole with accounts. her letter is raising questions over how well police -- facebook can police automated accounts on the platform which houses more than 2.7 billion users. in response, facebook says it regularly removes coordinated campaigns and that it has a large t team working g on secur. this is a huge challenge for managing this information espepecially in an elecection y. though sulylyhink opticscs is a k key thing. this is a very large company so they would be one to be seen as doing the right thing. peopleey are investing in
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looking after this. her argument in her departure letter is that they are not really tackling the problem, but she also pointnts out the scales massive. you are not just talking about countries that have had their finger pointed at them before like russia. you are talking about local level campaigns. >> a very important issue. thanks for that. that was stephen carroll witith the e day's s news. that is it for this edition. we will be back on tuesday. ♪ we are taking a broad outlook by talking about the women who are we our world. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language]
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man: elsinore--the site of historical battles and theatrical tumult. here, hamlet famously agonized over a decision. so, while in the neighborhood, i thought it's a perfect place for me to ask a burning question... to burn or not to burn, that is the question. whether 'tis wiser in the earth to bury the junk and plastics of outrageous convenience, or to take energy from a sea of trouble-some waste and by burning end them. sorry, shakespeare.
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