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there was a debate in the european parliament today between poland's prime minister and the president of the european commission that came one week after warsaw's relations plunged further after the country's constitutional court challenge the primacy of eu law. brussels is weighing how to respond with a cut in aid possibly on the cards. we have this report. quarantine in 8 -- reporter: in a defiant speech tuesday, the polish prime minister lashed out at the leadership of the eu for threatening his country with financial and political sanctions. >> [speaking in foreign language] it is not acceptable to impose one's decisions without a legal basis or to use financial

blackmail. i reject these threats and coercion. i reject politicians blackmailing and threatening poland. [applause] reporter: his speech followed comments from the european commission chief, who said the block would back to reign in warsaw over its move to reject parts of eu law, possibly by withholding post-pandemic recovery funds. >> the rule of law is the glue that binds our union together. honorable members, we cannot and will not allow our common values to be put at risk. the commission will act in the options are all known. reporter: the block is at odds with the poland over recent ruling from the country's constitutional court that said some eu laws were inconsistent with the polish constitution. the clash has magnified

long-running concerns of the eu about what it perceives as poland's rolling back of democratic norms, including the crackdown on lgbt plus rights. it remains to be seen how long that you will tolerate poland's stance, as warsaw insists its constitution stands above any other law, and at the same time, rejecting the idea that it would one day believe that you. anchor: for more on the story, here is are reachable correspondent reporting. -- regional correspondent reporting. reporter: some people in poland are increasingly convinced the government wants to take the country out of the use, the logic that is what is necessary to pursue the authoritarian, nationalistic policies for which the polish government has been criticized since it came to power in 2015, of those people

see the combative speech today as an alarming step in that direction, and since the overwhelming majority are pro-eu of the citizenry, a lot of people are alarmed, and that showed up in the protests held on october 10, which drew tens of thousands of people. people bear told me they did not believe the government's rhetoric that it wanted to stay in the use and thoug it was heading for the eggs adored. others think this a -- exit door, and others believe that wants to remain in the european union block, and others believe that rhetoric at that what is going on is poland is throwing its weight around and has grown more rpected in europe, rather than less, by being so unreasonable. that is not borne out by what we are hearing, in fact, the opposite is probably true, but not all are hea hearip

so others are cheering those aggressive steps today. anchor: the turkish president wound up a visit to angola, the first leg of an african tour. he is expected in togo next, before ending in nigeria, the country's economic powerhouse. he took aim today at t west for ignoring calls for change in africa, while promising to advance relations on the basis of equal respect. reporter: growing turkeys footprints in africa, president recep tayyip erdogan is visiting angola, nigeria, and togo, including business forms linking turkish and local business people in each country. at a press conference befo his departure, the leader was keen to boast of this relationship. >> we are becoming africa's lee

trade partner. i relations with african countries are not based on colonialism, and we want to succeed with our brothers and sisters across the continent. reporter: angola's president has been looking for investment to help diversify his country's economy, which is currently oil-reliant. turkeys presence in africa has increased over the past 20 years. in 2003, turkey had 12 embassi and invested $100 million annually. 2021, this is reason to 42 embassies and $6.5 billn in investment. llowing in china's footsteps, turkey is making its presence felt tough large infrastructure projects on the continent, including a national mosque in ghana, a large indoor arena in rwanda, and a railway project in ethiopia. by the end of his trip, president recep tayyip erdogan will have visited 30 african

countries since 2004. the visit is ahead of two major events, the turkey-africa business summit in october, and the third turkey-africa summit in december aimed at solidifying the ties with the continent. anchor: for more on the story, we can bring in a research fellow in international relations at the university of genova, and author of turkey and africa. good evening. thank you for joining us on "france 24." what is the turkish president hoping to get out of this three-nation visit? >> he would like to improve the economic trade relationship, especially with angola in the agricultural sector, with nigeria in the energy sector, and finally, with togo, there is another dimension of turkey's relationship with africa that is the security factor, meaning

turkey wants to improve the relationship in terms of training and also military hardware. anchor: in recent years, former colonial powers have struggled for influence in africa with the rise of china. how does turkey compare with the likes of china? >> i believe we cannot compare turkey with china, u.k., france, because if we consider the material powers in terms of capabilities, we cannot compare the three different powers, but at the same time, we cannot underestimate the role of turkey in the way turkey is trying to carve out a new position in africa, and this is the most important thing. anchor: he is promising a relationship on the basis of equal respect. what does that mean exactly? >> the president of turkey

always stressed these win-win partnerships with african countries. sometimes this is more a rhetorical narrative, so there is a huge mismatch between the narrative in the practice, but at the same time, it is a way to create a horizontal relationship so in some way it recalls the cooperation. sometimes there is a huge mismatch between the rhetoric and the practice. anchor: besides china, we have seen other countries in the developing world who have tried to make inroads into countries in africa. i am of india. >> yes, turkey is a new external regional actor, and again, i don't want to say that, but at the same time there are some new elements that turkey has example, the developer model,

the so-called turkish formula, so the way to export the turkish experience and expertise in development, economic develop to african countries. anchor: ok, we have to leave it there. thank you for joining us on the program. over 43,000 new coronavirus infections have been reported in the u.k. in the past 24 hours, with the rate of infections rising. scientists are calling on the government to impose restrictions and speed up booster vaccinations. there is world that while the vaccination campaign in britain got off to an early start, the effectiveness of inoculations is waning. we have this report. reporter: medics at this hospital in moscow a frustrated. they are still seeing high numbers of seriously ill covid-19 patients, most un-vaccinate a. >> [speaking in foreign

language] translator: when a patient survives, all severe effects of this illness, 99% of the time they say, dr. you are right, and i would tell everyone it is necessary to be vaccinated. reporter: as well as cases, the number of people dying from the virus is rising. on tuesday, the country reported 1015 deaths, a record. it has prompted the mayor of moscow to announce new citywide restrictions set the last until the end of february. as of next week, all unvaccinated over 60's must work from home, employers must move 30% of staff to remote work, and vaccine mandates for service workers will be extended. it came as national authorities called for the introduction of a nonworking week from october 30. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: it is not just the implementation of nonworking days, but also limiting access

to some facilitiess to vaccinate citizens or those recovered upon presentation of a qr code. reporter: president putin is set to decide on wednesday which of the proposed measures will be implemented. he has encouraged broad vaccination, but says it should remainoluntary. anti-vacci sentiment is high in russia, with only 35% of the population inoculated. anchor: at least 41 people have died and dozens others missing after flash floods triggered landslides in northern india. heavy rains battered a city, and one department extended a weather alert, predicting heavy rainfall in the region over the next two days. more downpours have been forecast for the southern state, where floods have already killed at least 27 people since friday. next, coronavirus in other news,

we're going to tell you the latest on breast cancer awareness month. this tuesday is the international day against breast cancer, the initiative by the who aims to raise awareness about the disease and promote access to treatments. one way of significantly reducing the risk is to exercise regularly. our reporters went to where one sport center has classes especially designed for women battling cancer. reporter: with their swords drawn, these women are all battling a common enemy. they are all suffering from breast cancer, while some are in remission, others are still going for chemotherapy. like natalie, who was diagnosed last march. >> [speaking in french]

reporter: most of the women are recovering from the after effects of the illness. fencing can help build strength in the arms, especially where their scars are. >> [speaking in french] reporter: their teacher has been trained in this therapy. >> [speaking in french] reporter: several studies have shown that physical exercise can reduce the risk of cancer recurring by 25%, and improved survival rates by 30%. this person cancer reoccurred twice. since she started fencing training, she noticed her health has improved. >> [speaking in french]

reporter: for these women, fencing helps to find the force to fight back against breast cancer. anchor: time now for a look at some of the business news. good to see you. you are starting in the u.k., where the government has unveiled new measures to reduce carbon emissions. reporter: yes, the global investment summit in london tuesday, the u.k. has filed zero by 2050, but two weeks ahead of a pivotal summit in glasgow, the country is hoping to boost its green conditionals. on tuesday, boris johnson announced nearly 10 billion pounds of private investment projects, including 440,000 new green jobs by 2030. environmentalists say those targets need to be accompanied by stronger policies. [applause] reporter: for boris johnson, the

path to a greener u.k. lies in the private sector, and the british prime minister pulled out the stops to draw an interest at the global investment summit in london. >>, m given to understand there is 24 trillion -- i am given to understand there is 24 trained always in this room. we must -- trillion dollars in this room. we must create the platforms that will not only tackle climate change, but deliver green jobs and green growth around the world. reporter: the meeting saw the announcement of a partnership with the bill tes foundation to invest 400 million pounds into green tech areas, that may be uneconomical now, but may become affordable with more innovation. it was part of 10 million pounds of private investment deals, incling 6 milon from spain to devel the larst offshore wind farm. however, critics have been vocal, accusing the governments

of greenwashing and failing to follow through a lofty promises, particular with the banks that have invested billions in fossil fuels in recent years. >> the government has tried to push through new oil and gas projects in the north sea, despite the fact experts are telling them we can't approve new fossil fuel projects if we are to have a hope of tackling the climate crisis. reporter: it is a difficult equation for the british government the balance, retaining lofty fossil fuel projects or increasing reliance on energy imports, but with the u.k. hosting the climate conference in two weeks, johnson is hoping to show it does not have to be a simple choice between the economy and environment. reporter: let's look now at markets. ll streefinishinwith some solid gains on a big day for corporate earnings. you can see gains across the major indices. netflix reporting just after the bell, beating investor expectations by adding more than

4 million subscribers in the third quarter of the year. turning to oil futures, which continue to rise to multiyear highs. brent crude is trading just under $85 a barrel. here in france, the government is promising to take action to curb rising fuel prices. authorities will decide what measures the lower taxes or checks aimed at those in need. the environmental minister announced the decision will be announced in the coming days. take a listen. >> [speaking in french] reporter: to lebanon, the government has restarted talks with the imf. the president hosted an official

from the imf the presidential palace. authorities in lebanon are seeking aid to lift the state from one of the most punishing economic crises on record. talks broke down with the imf last year when the previous government could not agree on key fingers. the newrime minister said his government has finished the data needed for cooperation. he hopes to sign off on in a program by the end of the year. staying on the topic, the imf says the middle east and north africa can expect significant economic growth. gdp is slated to expand by 4.1% this year. inflation and and equality have dented the recovery. the imf stressed e importance of theecovery in lebanon. >> what lebanon needs today is to have a comprehensive package that will allow the economy to recover, address the debt issues

stability issues, help lebanon curb the ilation a stabilize the currency, and deal with the scars that if inflicted the economy after the blast of august 2020. reporter: a lot of the issues facing the region are amplified in lebanon, rising prices, and equality. no shortage of challenges. anchor: power cuts. it keeps on giving. next, truth or fate, our daily fact-check segment in association with "france 24." good evening, james. you are starting with some images from the anti-green protest that broke out in italy over the weekend. reporter: this is one image circulating online. you can see a bridge, almost completely full with every

available space of people, you see the bridge, ok, there we go. it is on the water. this was in trieste. they were saying these were monster demonstrations blocking the port. you can see they alsoot shared quite a lot. this particular tweet saying these demonstrations are quite ge in italy. bravo to the italians. another tweet here. these are in french. further tweets saying the french have something to learn from the italians in terms of a big demonstration against this. exactly. if you look at the comments of the original tweet, it does not ta a massive aunt of effort to realize it is not authentic. an image search can brings you back to the original image. it was a festival in zurich going back to august 2018.

this is that festival, the annualvent, called street if you look at the publicity material, you can see images exactly, completely false. movation perhaps, i suppose we see this a lot with protests in france, always an attempt to cast the numbers as being as great as possible, so that may have been the motivation. in any case, there were demonstrations last weekend and a lot of people in trieste trying to block the port, so there is truth behind it, which is always what makes fake news spread more, if there is a grain of truth, it is just the image did not match the facts. anchor: to romania, a similar example of misleading images. reporter: that's right. our team did some of the efforts to debunk that previous image. this was a fact-check, who

looked into tse pictures aimed to be in romania, a mass protest against vaccination. in fact, again, if you do a little bit digging in reverse image searching, those images were broadcast on the romanian state broadcaster on october 2017, anti-corruption protest, so nothing with the covid situation. anchor: the french president emmanuel macron participated in a charity football match wearing a jersey, and that jersey has been tweaked. reporter: he really did participate. that did happen. it was a charity match on october 14. the sponsors were modified. you have pfizer, moderna. it is unlikely they would be the sponsors to this football club,

and ieed, if you use, there is one particular tool used in bunking images. you can download it. one of the features is to do a forensic check on a photo. you can see where it was tampered with and where the original was replaced with the pharmaceutical companies and banks. anchor: finally, a fraudulent email making the rounds, not quite fake news, but that fraud that authorities are keen to draw attention to. reporter: that's right. you will notice this here, it is a court, please summons -- police summons, signed by mr. rodriguez. various people have been getting these documents, which are pretty scary documents, accusing you of being involved in child pornography, pedophilia, cyber pin or graffiti, sex trafficking

-- cyber pornography, sex trafficking. in any case, one of ouream go that instead, he strikes again, because today on twitter, a well-known journalist in france who looks into a lot of stuff related to the web, fact checking, he got this document, and the document has been updated or tweaked to say they are working with media such as their own to expose the sort of activity. france 24 contacted them when this story was beginning to emerge, and they have made it clear this is completely fake and the motivation, in fact, is money, to get people naive enough to pay for the crime to go away, which wouldn't happen, but the improbable some of 4978

euros, and a foreign bank account as well. he actually replied to tt, the person who sent the document, and that is when he saw the attempt for basic;y extortioners traction for money, basically -- basically extortion for money. anchor: thank you. you can signal a video or image you think is false or and contact him directly. his address is on twitter or contact "france 24." that is it for me. more news coming up good stay with us. this is "france 24." ♪

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