first on the. the new normal from france twenty four i'm from thirty four .com. ten pm here in the french capital you're watching live from paris on france twenty four i'm tom burgess was in these are top stories. in a break with the past the united arab emirates and bahrain signed deals with israel normalizing ties president trump says more a arab states will follow issued by the latest from our correspondent in dc kind of on board just on it. just a moment. rights groups expressed anger is an appeals court in algeria sentences the journalist khalid there are really. two years in

prison for his coverage of last year's protests. and that's the number of new cases of covert nineteenen edges higher here in france and elsewhere in europe we gonna take you to sweden a country with a unique approach to the pandemic. welcome back we're gonna take you straight to the white house with the u. s. president donald trump today presided over historic ceremony. during which the foreign ministers of the united arab emirates and bahrain signed agreements n normalizing relations with israel. by signining the deal the two guluf nationons to breakk a longstandg taboo in the region from the factory to reversing decades of animosity. of israel's decades old dispute with the palestinians but let's listen to what the israeli prime

nister benenjamin netanyahu had to say. this day iss a pivotot f historyy. it h heralds a new dan of peace f for thousands of yeas the jewish people have prayed for pepeace. for decadess the jewish statate has prayed for peace. and this is why todaday. we're thrilled with such prprofound gratitutude. i a am grgrateful to you presidedent tp fofor your decisive leaderershi. the e israeli pririme minister speaking that will the signing off of those deals between israel and the two gulf nations has beenen touted by the t trump administration as the dawning of a new order in the middle east is. president trump. this is peace in the middle east withouout blood a all over the d i said. right now it's been blood all over this and for decades and dececades and decads ththat's all they do is a fight and kill people and nobody gets

anything. and this is a- this is a strong piece really strong please far and it's a different way we went in the back door but i call it goioing in the vey smart door. we went into smart door. and we're g getting people and the palestinianans will absolutelyly be a membeber i i t say that with any. bravado i just tell you the palalestinians will be a membership at the right time. president donald trump speaking at the w white house will front seat was washington correspondent kinind of uncle just on it joins us now. a kid about i mean by anybody's standards of any historic ceremony there at the white house today. yes that's a word of that all of four men present during the signing ceremony a used historic a historic day for. the region and specifically- for the four countries at donald trump who had four and b. as signing ceremony held bilateral meetings with each of. the representatives of at least

three and nations he started off with the back rainy foreign minister followed by a at the foforeign minister of the uninid arab emirates and of course the prime minister of israel. benjnjamin at netanyahu- he spoe at length with all three men beforere o of course. at this at historic assigning as ceremony on the white house south lawn in front of about two hundred guests who came. to witness the signing of these abraham a quartz there actually is three agreements at that were signed one between. israel and to add the uae with the u. s. as a witness another one between israel and about green with u. s. as a witness and of course. the main agreement with all and for men as sigigning and of course- the- historic as aspect of at the signing. was really emphasized by all of four as the spoke. to of those guests but add there and had it there was a point where at the uae

and bahrain and made a point of. a really mentioning at the palestinians said the emirati or foreign minister who at bank to envy it israeli prime minister. for choosing peace and holding the annexation of palestinian territories- while the foreign minister of bahrain insisted at that the goal was the two state solution. at this stage of course a very important for donald trump but also at four at these at three countries and we could be seeing. may be another. one of the signing ceremonies because donald trump repeated and today at there were at the- with. or six con that we're well and that maybe there will be more deals to come. the chemicals were less than two months away from the u. s. presidential election- and these deals all to shore up some valuable support for president trump they. yes this was definitely

also a very big as symbolic foreign policy win and a foreign policy a photo op f fora donanald trump less than two months before e an election because they're too demographics- who were watching very closely what happened at the white house at today. of coursese t the conservativive jh amererican voters who always lok very closely at what donald trump donald trump as said that he would be a champion of those pro israeli att conservatives and h he has delivered f for thm at these types of deaeals reall. hehelping o out the- historirics really our f friend as at the pt in the other demographic- that it couould be e swayed by dealst like this are the evangelical voters because at the evangelicals and- a little bibit wiwider at the- very religious eraa christitians in thehe u und states. yes they're already a voting for donald trump but the

question of israel is also something that really counts for them so with these deals and- with his. show of support for israel donald trump is alsoo speakingng to thosose two demographics it we are less than two months ahead of the selection donald trump is really. trying to get the support where he can find in in he needs those two demographics to reallyy come together and to reallyly support him the way thy did four years ago if not. even more so this is a foreign policy win but it is also a much needed. election boost for donald trump right now. okay well thank you so much for the- from all. post it was kind of a sunny thank you. no courts in algeria today sentenced the journalist college there are any to two years in prison in what was an appeal hearing.. that's one year less than the original sentence he was hanandd the forty y year old a correspondent for the frenchh tv language- tv-v- s sank malall tt

was found guilty.y. of endangering national u unity for how we covered last year's mass protests in algeria. in which the longtime president abdelaziz bouteflika was toppled from safe was brian quinn tells a small. supporters of color dry rainy taking to the streets of algiers to demand his immediate release andd increasingly unlikely scenario. on tuesday the algerian journalist was sentenced to two years behind bars it was a lightening of the initial three year term handed down in august but for press freedom advocates it't's no caue to celebrate. when a sentence is still t to be arbitrary. absurd guidance to search of the- i'm a better it's remains totally arbitrary. dr rainey's case has been cast as a litmus test for press freedoms in algeria the forty year old editor and correspondent for french television networks was convicted on charges of

inciting an unarmed gathering and endangering national unity during his coverage of the hirak anti government protest movement that broke out in february. those protests led to the resignation of algeria's longtime president abdelaziz bouteflika but have yet to dislodge a deep rooted network of military and political elites who have ruled the country since its independence in nineteen sixty two. supporters had hoped strong rini's appeal would bring a lenient sentence or even an acquittal they say the harsh penalty is part of a crackdown aimed at preventing a revival of the protest movement. why not that could be it now had the normal lack i'm a legend of endo. he that'll be if i let them out in the way of loophole physician they hate yeah that'll be just a- bit and not help feed them with a bad deal down at the agm health yet they would. already denies all charges against him his lawyers say they plan to appeal his latest sentence. to algeria's

supreme court. now the trial underway in. today of the foreman this on bossa carlolos ghosn. a as a trialal centeredd around allegations of financial misconduct a gun himself isn't in the courtroom because last year he jumped bail left japan and fled to lebanon. leaving behind him a top aide the american national greg kelly will kelly was in the dark today and he pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. from thirty four u. corolla has this report for us. without a glance at the waiting press greg kelly enters the ticket district court. the former nissan executive is accused o of failing to reports to financncl authorities. about seventy two million euros worth of college games future pay. an allegation he says is groundless. i don't think they should have been a criminal matter in japan. i'm not guilty of violating any laws in japan. the charges against him centered around an

alleged scheme devised to conceal guns real salary but shiftiting a part of it to be paid out after his retirement. at the trial kelly pleaded not guilty saying he did not conspire to under report the former chairman spay. and that the amount wasn't promised to him. meanwhile corporate nissan also accused of the same crime admitted guilt. notably absent the former old his hiking himself callers gain jumped bail and fled to lebanon on a private jet at the end of last year he has voiced support for kelly he could face up to teten years in prison. but has no intention of attending trial. i'd love to have you here to testify. i think it's a little hard for everything to come out when the main witnesses in here. r. kelly faces the single charge of not disclosing executive fake. gun faces for. including a more serious crime of pilfering company assets. the former executive has

rejected all the accusations and denounced the japanese justice system as unfair. now for the first time the commemorations marking the nineteen eighty nine massacre in tiananmen square was b banned in hong kong back in june but nevertheless tens of thousands of people still took part in a largely peaceful vigil. and today two dozen of them appeared in a hong kong court to hit charges against them for attending that candle lit vigil we organizer of the event in june me choc yon insists no crime wawas committed. there's no. way. again. lucio beyond speaking there in hong kong. now the world health organization has warned of the

number of people dying from covert nineteen here in europe is likely to rise in the months ahead during the past day the uk and the netherlands have recorded a spike in new cases. and here in france the health authorities have reported seven thousand eight hundred and fifty two new cases of covered nineteen during the last twenty four hours alone. the number of people going to hospital with covert related issues is also up. well sweden has handled the corona virus pandemic and very differently from other countries in europe no lockdown school stayed open and face masks on their way to be seen so what does swedes think of this unique approach will process was catherine norris trent and jameses. andrdre wento find outut. enjoying sparkling sunlight on the outskirts of stucco. suites making the most of the end of summer among them unafraid in a mazda many elderly people. woking is and playing goalie defended mr friends. i think it has beenen -

pleasant time in the house she is treated with we don't have. so many cases. but in sweden this anti conservatative vice bt few rules wearing face masks isn't compulsory. the system relies on self discipline keep your distance wash your hands that's's what we are going off o a- swedish b. police and they do what they taught more of them. a light touch strategy many s. c. is more s sustainabl. keeping it as normal as you can i think you you had the strerength to lasts a lononger actually. people get tired and i'm not sure they can go on for ever you cannonot stay home forever it's not possible so. at the end i think it was a good strategy. i think this is the city center of stockholm and it's almost as though

coronavirus never happened. it's bustling unless on a face mosque in sight. new infection rates in sweden and down to around three hundred a day proportionally twenty times lower than in france. you can even find a new type of proroven tourism here. we escape from- the mosque situation. in germany and you can sit in the coffey without a mask. or going around without a mask and it's wonderful to see that the people. laughing and smiling. this freedom though has come at a cost the cove a death rate in sweden is around ten times higher. than in neieighboring finland and norway. . principals catherine norris trend reporting that from stockholm. let's get a reminder of our top stories are from twenty four in a break withh the pastt thehe united arab emirates and bahrain signed deals with israel normalizing ties. president donald trump says more arab states will follow suit. rights groups expressed anger is an appeals court in algeria sentences the

journalist college the ready to two years in prison for his coverage of last year's protests. and in the latest sign of his recovery the poison kremlin critic alexei navalny posts a photo on social media saying he's being breathing unaided. time now for a check of the top business news stories at kate moody said hi that kate let us begin in united kingdom because the unemployment rate has edged to its highest level in two years and there are warnings that it could even double but by the end of the year yet nearly seven hundred thousand jobs have been cut since march. despite the government sponsored a furlough program which supported nearly ten million people at its height now the government says it will wind up that support by the end of october amid warnings of significant job cuts in the months to come. the trigger reports. when the corona virus pandemic began the u. k. government tax it introducicing the job retention scheme that sort pay most of the salaries of workers followed. keeping

millions for redundancy. but it was never going to last forever. we know that that the d i schcheme online in octotober but we've also seen. people moving off the fat a scam going back into work. overseass schoolss return to people going back i into offices state. thihs is positivive but we do know we can have a- bumpy few months ahead. re opening the economy of the previous month so those on fat eiffel from 30% of the work force to thirty percent. but unemployment in the three momonth period to july edged up to four point one percent. a sign of nervousness from cash strapped firms laying off workers ahead of the end of the phone i program. with thirty six thousand people falling off the payrolls of private companies and oldest. star ricky link to the end of the scheme. it's left by the columnists and politicians on boboth sides of the uk's political divide cooling fan you support measures. especially as the pandemic rumbles on. it makes no sense to tool. for the government to

pull support f for white now in one fell swoop i'm calling on the government. t to book witness. to create. new targeted support to cocome replace the job retention state. to develop through this. he but those sectors but most need it right for the job retention scheme acrososs the uk governmet fifty eight point seven billion euros by the end of its duration the question for the government i was w what higher unemployment could call states with the bank of england predictingoblessnessss to nearly double. by the end of the year. let's check in on the day's trading action now wall street pared back some of its earlier a stronger gains the dow jones finishing just above the flatline. at the tech sector on the nasdaq. outperforming their that one point 2% at the close. the us federal reserve has kicked off itits two day policy meeting investors will be focused on any announcements or guidance which could come out on a wednesday. major european

indices closed slightly higher- we sought londonon's footsie one hundred leading the gains of over 1% there. a major survey in germany meanwhile showed a significant increase in investor sentiment there in september. the trade organization has ruled that american tariffs on two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods are illegal. the non binding decision by wto panel is largely symbolic. but it's the first of the directly addresesses that *--*- f for tat trad war which eruptpted betetwn ththe world's two largest economies since two thohousand eighteen. thes trade represesentative said the ruling derscored its argument thatt the wto is not fit foror purpos. well china's commerce ministry described it as fair and objective. separately the trump administration has announced it will move its 10% tariff on canadian aluminum as long as imports remained stable in the coming months. canada confirming that it'll drop its threat of counter tariffs in return. moving on some days other business headlines now. apple has unveiled a new ipad a discount version of its

smartwatch under new subscripiption that bundles its tv music and news offerings. the tech g giant is leaning more on services rather than hardware. the digital event didn't mention a hotly anticipated iphone which analysts now expect next month due to disruption in production cocost by the corona virus pandemic. airbus has warned it's likely to resort to cocompulsory layoffs in france n addidition to the voluntary departures already outlined earlier this year. in a letter to staff the planemaker ceo said air traffic was not recovering att the level of the industry had been counting on. and city group will push ahead with more job cuts as early as this week u. s. lender had pauseded all layayoffs as the pandemic hit. is set to resume its cost cutting efforts. separately reports just us regulators repairing to formally recommend thehe bank fr failing to improve its risk management systems. finally let go will phase out single use plastic can switch to paper packckaging as part of its sustainability initiative. the toy company has yet to find a

realistic alternative for its blocks which currently require ninety thousand metric tons of plastic every year. lego so 87% jump in sales during the first six months of this year as families around the world faced lockdown orders. like us has its been receiving letters from its s young fans encouraging it to think more about the environment tom. okay soap paper bags but plastic blocks in the paper for now anyway now all right until the next generation comes up with something better well. a little step i in the right didirection thank you very much indeed kate moody that with the business news. time now for media watch and i'm joined by catatalina muh doubt bro welcome back to the studio- now let's start in algeria with somebody online reaction to the jail sentence handed down two. hundred the rain it's a stotory for all very closely on her falsely full. yes a jail sentence regarding his coverage of the mass protests that we saw on lg out. last year in a bit of this year as well the journalist has been

seen as a symbol. for freedom of press and this- cartoon image he is holding his suppose of. at sentencing i didn't do anything but my job. as a journalist his brother has come out on twitter saying. we are disgusted shocked and disappointed with the decision of the court. a court which once again reinforces the injustice and all jury. amnesty international has come out saying. today's prison sentence. is a mockery of justice in a country supposedly undergoing political change. and transformation. following mass protests. there's also this hash tag we are highlighted and then there is this- world press freedom index by reporters without borders where they measure the level of press freedom in one hundred and eighty countries. algeria is ranked one hundred and forty six out of one eighty and twenty twenty five places lower than in twenty nineteen and

twenty seven places lower than in t two thousand. fifteen they state their reasons stating that it is due to unstable political. environment is increasing the threats to the freedom to inform and out jury a- this story also hitting close to home and friends as many gather. in the local town hall so this story resonating everywhere t tom as many will demamand the freedom. of the journalists as well as freedom ofof press. hawking a chain of events that- let's move on to another store you've picked out for us because the british perfume brand jo malone has made. headlines for controversial advdvert say in chinese tell us more. yes s so the actor john boyega has just quit as brand ambassador for the brand joe malone he was the star wars actor was replaced by a chinese star. into the chinese version of the ad despite having directed and

conceived the original video the actor has gone on to twitter to say that this decision was wrong and that it was done without either his consent or prior notice. the film celebrated my personal story showcasing my home town including my friends and featuring my family there is this video that was done by the bbc's spot the difference where yoyou canan see. a clear contrat between. both versions of the video. at jo malone has got out to apologize for the incident saying that they respect his decision and they have also said that the concept for the film was based on his personal experiences and should not have been replicated they have since then it removed the local a version of this campaign this is however not the first time that the store has come out- to defend himself in the chinese market back in two thousand fifteen there was this a poster

for star wars where you can see in the chinese version out for the chinese market his. image was shrunk. to the left. yeah only just visible is not exactly. okay and just lastly president macro has been making comments about five g. not everyone happy about them. yes the french media it has he has a recently i made the comparison between the dismissal of a five g. network- comparing it to an amish model citing that france is a country of innovation. of french media has come out saying that the president has used a complex of formalism order to avoid embarrassing debates. according to lebanese in at this- other french media outlets saying that the left and the environmentalists are accusing him of avoiding a debate which is surrounding the health and environmental impacts. of eight five g. network in the country in fact as seventy pilot left

wing politicians and environmentalists have signed a petition. to postpone of the five g. network in the country. and many saying that progress is for five g. is going faster. but others also stating that people have always been against evolution against two g. three g. five g. and five g. this. article stating the five g. health hazard that isn't. so of the five g. debate making noise and every spectrum of the debate tom. you have felt a lot about five g. throughout the course of the seven week thank you very much indeed for that. edition of mediawatch canceling. the martian deborah thank you. that's it for me i be back in a of minutes thank way. therefore run campus girl talking to doctors is pretty too because i'm down interested. as well so he's a from us on the moon sort.

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