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♪ >> watching from paris. here are your headlines. france is bringing in an earlier curfew right across the country, starting at 6:00 p.m. from this saturday. the prime minister announced this and other measures earlier. we will bring you the latest. after donald trump's second impeachment, concern in washington is shifting to the possibility of further insurrections at capitol building's across the country ahead of joe biden's and aga ration. we take a closer look. -- inauguration. we take a closer look. and what shape is young's
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democracy -- and in what shape is young's democracy? we take a look at that, later on. ♪ thanks for watching. most of france was already under an 8:00 p.m. curfew with a hard hit regions -- with hard hit regions having a 6:00 p.m. curfew, but now that time is to be implement at across the country for a minimum of 15 days starting from saturday. the measures are intended to better combat the spread of coronavirus, with 21,000 new cases, over 21,000 new cases announced in the last 24 hours and 282 fidelity's. we have all the details -- fatalities. we have all the details on today's announcement. reporter: as 20,000 troops secure the capital in washington dc ahead of joe biden's inauguration, many state capitals are also at risk of
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violent protests. from texas, california, washington state, to minnesota, where the governor has activated the national guard. >> our police are well-equipped, ready. we will do all we can to ensure peoples rights to peacefully protest and disagree, but stop that line where it becomes -- >> we will bring you a report on all the latest news in france later on in the show. we will be getting the news from washington, as well. we will move next to china. where a team of experts from the world health organization arrived and will hand on thursday to start a highly politicized probe into the origins of the coronavirus. on the same day, beijing announced the country's first death from covid-19 in eight months. scientists traveling to one will quarantine for two weeks before beginning investigations. the virus was first detected in that central chinese city in late 2019.
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with the second impeachment of donald trump for his role in inciting a deadly insurrection at the capitol, concern is shifting to the other capitol buildings and the 50 states. the fbi is warning armed protesters are to show up across the u.s. and the -- and delete up to the inauguration of joe biden. we have the story. -- in the lead up to the inauguration of joe biden. we have the story. reporter: many state capitals are also at risk for violent protests, from texas, california, washington state, to minnesota, where the governor has activated the national guard. >> our police are well-equipped, ready, and we will do all we can to ensure peoples rights to peacefully protest and disagree, but to stop the line where it becomes destructive or dangerous. reporter: but president trump impeached for a second time and banned from social media, and with the capital in dca virtual
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fortress, there are fears his supporters and right wing groups may feel emboldened to target state governments. in a memo, the fbi warmed ardent protests are being planned at all 50 state citals from joan larry 16 through at least january 20. -- from january 16 through at least january 20. fencing has gone up around the capitol building and washington state, already patrolled by local police in the national guard. there are threats armed groups might try to keep by the building -- might try to occupy the building. >> make sure the legislature is able to conduct their business. reporter: the state capital has been boarded up. at the state capitol building in austin, texas, fencing is a. in california, the governor has increased security and has considered calling in the national guard. concern is not limited to state capitals. law-enforcement and a number of large cities have expressed concern that other
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government buildings could be targeted by the irs those who believe trump's false cream that it was stolen election. >> today marks 10 years since the revolution that brought beggarly's authoritarian rule to an end. -- ben gillies authoritarian -- ben gillies -- bengalese authoritarian rule to an end. we take a closer look. reporter: the arab spring was born in tunisia on december 20 -- december 20 -- december 17th, 2017. it was a desperate act that quickly inflamed to the whole nation. led by the country's youth, tunisians turned on their president, saying enough to 23 years of his authoritarian regime, which they blame for high unemployment, rampant corruption. . , and police violence.
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january 14, 2011, the voices of the street triumphed. the president fled to saudi arabia. the revolution had begun. releasing an unprecedented desire for democracy. >> to go from authoritarian to democracy takes a moment of hardship. reporter: the first free elections held since the late 50's were won by the islamist party. two years later, political assassinations and legislative deadlock raised fears that tunisia could descend into chaos. tensions rose even more when he stopped to put islamic law at the heart of a new constitution. but in 2014, parties reached a compromise and an overwhelming majority adopted the new constitution. in december, he became the first of a critically elected tunisian president. he remained in charge until his
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death in july of 2019. his legacy, that of a progressive leader who promoted a secular state. 10 years after the revolution, many tunisians have made the same better observation, that hope has turned into disillusionment. >> all that remains at -- remains is the slogan, freedom, national dignity. it's what we heard during the revolution. but none of this materialized. reporter: the country's current economic woes have been made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. the imf, predicting their growth rate to contract by 7% in 2020. >> for more on that story, we are joined by a senior fellow at carnegie's middle east program. thank you so much for talking to us on "france 24." you know tunisia well. take us back to 10 years ago and
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the eve of the revolution. what is your memory of that? what is your understanding of that moment? it could be said, it is held up as an example of people power. to what extent is that true? the army was also involved. bring us back to that time and how you understand this, 10 years on. >> i think the revolution took tunisia by surprise. this started with one man who unfortunately felt very disillusioned, upset by the way the government was treating him. he took his own life. that resonated with people and spread throughout the country, reached the capital. 10 years ago today, they succeeded in removing the dictator who had been there for almost four decades. people didn't expect this to happen. this was the first country in the arab world where this did occur. it then spread to egypt, elsewhere. but tunisns were surprised. many will admit they didn't see this coming. that idea that people could come together, to remove this person
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who had been such a force, such close off publicpace, thavery was't something anyone could >> 10 years on, and eyes on other countries in the broader region, i think some would be skeptical nowadays of the notion of revolutions and overthrowing desperate's. -- despots. the security factor was to the front of many peoples minds, looking at countries such as libya. what would you say to those who would perhaps have less of an idealistic notion of revolutions nowadays? >> i think there are a couple of lessons tunisia taught the rest of the region. the people have power is one. what that means is it inspired civil society, people around the region, but it also taught autocrats that lesson, dictators that they need to hold onto that power. while in tunisia they had some success in the political sphere, and other countries you have
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seen, in the case of libya, civil war, egypt, for the repression, you have seen dictators learn they should not allow the people to have that power. the idea that a revolution could spring up tomorrow in another country is maybe not necessarily on the top of people's minds, but also looks that door at algeria -- look next-door at algeria, where you did have a revolution happen. they have not had the success tunisia has had, but that is still unfolding. the governments have cracked down and they had in 2010, 2011. >> do you think the algerians learned a lot from the tunisian situation? what do you think of that? >> absolutely. i think tunisia serves as a beacon of hope for a lot of people. a lot of people society -- a lot of civil society activists. the fact that tunisia still exists as a democracy is a sign of hope and a listen to a lot of
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other activists that they can succeed. algeria has been paying attention to tunisia. they certainly learned lessons from tunisia. this is something that will continue to resonate over the next decade. >> you speak about hope, but we did hear about a lot of disillusionment. we have been noticing reports all week, some of them focusing on how many young ople still want to leave tunisia. for europe or elsewhere. they don't see a future for themselves in tunisia. has that much really changed in 10 years? if you have so many people wanting to leave the country. >> i think there's two aspects to the way tunisia has changed. there's no question there's been positive change. if you look at the civic space, the arena for freedom of expression, this is something almost taken for granted today. in any cafe, anywhere in the country, you see people having these very critical debates about the state of -- the status of the government.
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10 years ago, you would have been thrown in jail were killed for having these conversations. so things have changed, but also in a bad way, when you look at some of the economic factors. the unemployment, one of the causes of the revolution, is worse today than it was 10 years ago. a lot of economic factors are worse than they were 10 years ago. that is leading to irregular migration, brain drain, as well as terrorist recruitment and in some cases suicide. things are not all rosy. we should not underestimate the political progress in the political sphere. >> thank you. we will have lots more on tunisia in the days ahead and this evening. thank you for that. india has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. but the pandemic is not stopping tens of thousands of hindus from making their annual pilgrimage for the festival. officials expressed concern of the consequences.
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here's more. reporter: considered as sacred rights, hindu pilgrims take a dip in the river, marking the festival, determined to maintain tradition, despite the coronavirus pandemic. >> [speakingative language] reporter: up to one million people were expected in the city for the first day of the festival, prompting public health concerns. police say they are patrolling the crowds to try to enforce social distancing and mask wearing. >> the challenges we normally face, with the security management, the renda pandemic -- during the pandemic [indiscernible] also. reporter: india has the
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second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, 10 and a half million. they hope to administer shots by the end of this weekend. the campaign to vaccinate 1.3 billion people, being described by officials as the world's biggest vaccination drive. >> ugandans voted on thursday under heavy security, after an extremely tense few months of campaigning. the selection is pitting the veteran leader against his main rival, a former popstar, bobby white. the veteran leader, having ruled for almost four decades. the campaign was marred by arrests, bloodshed, and harassment of the opposition and journalists. wednesday, the internet was shut down, further fueling fears of the vote to that would not be free and fair -- the vote that would not be free and fair. no reports of violent incidents,
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making their way through communications shutdowns. catching up on headlines, france is bringing in an earlier curfew right across the country starting at 6:00 p.m. from this saturday. the prime minister announced this and other measures earlier . we will ha the latest on that later on in the show. after donald trump's second impeachment, concern in washington is shifting to the possibility of further insurrections at capitol building's across the country ahead of joe biden's inauguration. and a decade after revolution and the fall of dictatorship, is tunisian -- we get an analysis on tunisian democracy after business use. -- business news. we are joined by kate moody. with less than a week left,
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what is new for the admin is to ration? >> -- this program could top 1.5 trillion dollars pair with the package is expected to include another round of stimulus checks for families, possibly up to $2000 per adult. as well as funding to speed up the distribution of cova 19 vaccines across the country. they were also be money to support local governments and schools and teachers in particular. an -- the incoming president wants to boost the hourly minimum wage in the u.s., raise taxes on the wealthiest americans, and invest heavily in infrastructure. democratic majorities hope the agenda will likely make it through congress. the number of americans seeking an up limit benefits rose sharply last week. the number of coronavirus cases continue to spike. the labor department recorded 965,000 new applications for aid. the highest level since mid august. it is another sign that the
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economic recovery is staggering, in part because of restrictions on the hospitality and restaurant sectors in many states across the country. the overall number of americans proceeding some kind of benefits fell slightly from over 19 to about 18.5 million. analysts, saying while the prospects are up become of the labor market recovery has taken a step back. wall street gave up some of its earlier gains towards the end of the trading session. u.s. stocks, closing in the red. the nasdaq did manage to hit any record high earlier in the session. until shares rallied as much as 7%. it did close below the fl flatl. -- intel shares rallied as much as 7%. it did close below the flood line. moving on to some other headlines now, germany's economy contracted 5% last year.
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let stand many economists predicted, despite the pandemic. they saw a 10% plunge in exports. they expect to recover in the second quarter of 2021, if able to ease restrictions. opec has maintained its forecast for global oil demand this year at about 96 million barrels per day, despite ongoing uncertainty linked to the event to make. groups scaled-back output last year, but agreed to slowly boost pumping from january. norwegian air travel is to close their long-haul operations, as they struggle to deal with the pandemic and underlying debt problems. the low-cost carrier made a name for itself, but says it will not be focusing on european destinations. the fleets will be reduced to just 15 aircraft. the troubled french carmaker has outlined a new roadmap for a slimmed-down environmentally
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friendly future. the co will be paring back -- we have reports. reporter: this may be the carmaker's new slogan. but phase e is retreat. gone is the ambitious vision of expansion of the carless years. under the ceo, all votes need to -- lead to efficiency savings and cost cutting. >> if you want me to boil it down to one simple slogan, it will be moving our focus from volume to value. reporter: but some think the plan will not be enough to turn things around. >> [speaking french] reporter: factory capacity will drop by a quarter by 2025. and although no plants in france will close, job cuts will
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be french workers. they will be slimming down the production line, including the number of engine types. they aim to become not a car company working with type, but a tech company working with cars. with a fifth of its revenue coming from services and data by 2030. halff all lunches will be electric vehicles. such as th high-tech take on its iconic are -- r5. >> when you're able to reinvent, it lights the fire on the whole brand. this is what we expect with the new r5. reporter: sales plunged last year during the pandemic, forcing the front to take out a 5 billion euros state back to loan. >> that is it for this days business report -- this day's business report. back to our focus report, which takes us back to tunisia. a new constitution came into
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effect in 2014. that guaranteed many freedoms and human rights in tunisia. but the political scene remains tense. 13 different governments have ruled in the past 10 years. an economy in crisis, unemployment, and the lack of future prospects for younger generations -- all these issues are feeding widespread distrust on authorities. today's focus report. reporter: the parliament elected into thousand 19 is often the scene of political conflict and blockages. the parliamentary session resumed for the new year the 5th of january with a fiercely partisan tenor. the leader of the free constitutional party, a fervent anti-islamist, responded to a colleague, telling her to shut up.
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a member of parliament blames the intense climate on verbal and physical aggression coming from the mp's of the religious coalition to collect from other parties. they blame the president of the assembly for letting it happen. >> [speaking native language] reporter: they represent the return of the aldrich aim. she was a member of rcd, the dictator. this new political landscape is necessary for democracy, but has limitations. >> [speaking french]
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reporter: tunisians want the freedom to express themselves, criticize, and protest, but in recent years, this has also meant blocking industrial production. one of the key mediators has been the main national labor union. since the revolution, it has often played the role of negotiator. amid recent social unrest, it proposed to host economic dialogue initiatives. -- host an economic dialogue initiative. >> [speaking native language] reporter: many of the young people who lived through the revolution feel disillusioned, like this rapper.
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we met them during rehearsal. >> [speaking native language] ♪ [speaking native language] reporter: civil society, which has prospered and made new freedoms, continues to protest for human rights and personal freedoms. at the organization, he explains to us the challenges which remain for tunisian democracy. >> [speaking native language]
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reporter: it is a transition struggling to define itself, and like elsewhere, faces rising social and economic unrest. >> a quick break now for the weather, then i will be back with all the news right after that. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]
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01/14/21 01/14/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> we know the president of the united states incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion. he must go. he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. amy: donald trump becomes the first u.s. president to be impeached twice as the house of representatives charged him with inciting last week's
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