anchor: welcome to france 24. -- new about the risks of climate change from the early 1970's but opted to cover it up instead. britain's health minister has restrictions to limit the spread of covid-19. the governments says there is no need for plan b but cases could soon rise to 100,000 per day. brazil's president brushes all a report statingis handling of the pandemic with tantamount to crimes against humanity. ♪

anch: researchers in france have uncovered energy giant -- deliberately downplayed threats of global warming by using internal documents and interviews. they found out t company found out they knew how harmful its practices were. they caught the cast out climate science and delay policies byd slow down oil production. brian quinn reports. brian: 50 years of deception and dissimulatn as the world edged closer the climate catastrophe. th the new paper published tuesday, a trio of historians accused oil giants, merged since 1999, of downplaying the threat posed by fossil fuels. the researchers document what they describe as a sequence of

willful big neurons, responsibility shifting, promion of peripheral solutions, and corporate controversy management. among the findings ithe study, its own magazine established a link between fsil fuels and global warming in 1971. in the 1980's, elf acknowledged internally the near certainty of fossil fuel induced global warming but it joined with other oil giants to cast doubt on the sides. by the 1990's, with scientific sin -- consensus difficult to deny, they shifted to intense lobbying to delay meaningful restrictns on fossil fuels. thlast revelations follow a pattern of simil dcories about the oil giants like exxon and royal dutch shell. in response, touhao says its management acknowledges the link between fossil fuels and climate change andt strives to be a

major actor in energy transition. it has projected a 50% increase in its overall production of oil and gas between 2015 and 2030, with fossil fuels continuing to account for 80% of its investments. anchor: for more in the story, we bring you -- the professor of climatology and environmental scientist and vice chair of the ipcc, the intergovernmental panel on climate change. thank you for joining us. are you surprised? professor: no. unfortunately. it -- the same has been shown for other oil companies such as exxon mobile in the u.s. so is not surprising putting together. anchor: are you surprised they managed to keep this under the rug for 50 years? professor: at the same tim you know, this magazine, published

in' 71 it, where they published the information showing they were fully aware of the consequences of burning fossil fuel, it was a public magazine. it was not only an internal magazine but it was also a public magazine that 6000 people are reading athe time. it was not sret. it is just coming back to the rface thks to historians but at the time, they were not hiding it. anchor: unsurprisinglyanchor:, they have refuted the findings. i will read some of the things the press release as today. they said after their knowledge of climate risk since the 1970's have been no different than those published at the time. the company says it deploys a process of appointing situation from 50 years ago without highlighting the efforts they have made. what do you make of the review desperate -- rebuke? pressor: they're trying to

contro the dame toheir reputation but the damage is already done and it is very clear contrary to what they have repeated many times, they were aware of the damage john byhe burning of fossil fuels to the climate and not really workin in theirection of climate protection. they're trying to control the damage to their reputation. anchor: given that, you know, for the past 50 years or so, they have tried to cover up what they knew, should there nbe --be stricter control on how soon they go carbon neutral? it has a plan to get net zero carbon emissions by 2050. are we giving them too much leeway? professor: you know, this kind of policy cannot be decided voluntarily by companies.

iteedso be done by policy sets at the government level and at the international level and they do what is needed for the common good and tha is not to be decided by prive compani. and so probably indeed, those fossil fuel companies will have to do much more then what they have suggest to do on a voluntary basis. anchor: in less than 10 days' time, the cop 26 will kick off in glasgow. what would you like to see it come out of that specifically when it comes to fossil fuel companies? professor: you know, they should realize the time of greenwashing is over. it does not work anymore. so many people are aware of the urgency of acting, really, to protect climates. as greta thunberg said recently,

discourse and blah blah will not be sufficient. i'm an atmoseric physicist. that atmosphere only understands real action. it does not understand press releases. it does not understand discourses. what is needed now is real measures, real actions, real investments, tools, decarbonization. 20 city investments total is doing in the area of nonfossil fuel energy is less than 20 persons of their --10% of their overall expenses, it is way too little compared to the urgency of doing much more. anchor: you want to see big bang reform coming out of the 26. we will have to leave it there. thank you very much for joining us on the program. nearly 50,000 new coronavirus

cases have been reported in the united kingdom this wednesday. read health minister it says it could double to 100,000 infections a day according to the delta sub variant growing. it is unlikely to change the picture. yesterday we reported 43,700 38 new cases across the u.k. up 16% from the previous week. they could go yet as high as 100,000 per day. we see greater pressure on the nhs. across the u.k., we are now approaching 1000 hospitalizations per day. brazil's president have brushed off a senate committee report stating his handling of the pandemic was tantamount to crimes against humanity. the draft report needs to be voted on by the commission and can be not of -- modified before next week. 600,000 brazilians have died

under his watch. the president has downplayed the seriousness of the pandemic despite contracting covid-19 himself. correspondent: he committed intentional crimes in his management of the covid-19 pandemic. it is the conclusion of a six-month inquiry which makes damming accusations against the brazilian president. the report recommends he be indicted on 10 charges including crimes against humanity, misuse of public funds, and provocation, meaning delaying necessary action for reasons of personal interest. senators have previously recommended the charges of homicide and genocide that those were withdrawn last-minute. the pandemic has killed more than 600,000 people in brazil, the road second highest death toll from the virus. the inquiry investigated several topics including his anti-lockdown speeches, the northern city, and delays inthe

buying vaccines. >> the work of the senate inquiry committee revealed the acquisition of immunize her's was not a priority. correspondent: in response, the a waste of time.he hearings were mr. bolsanaro: we are guilty of nothing. we know we did the right thing from the very first moment. correspondent: there is no guarantee the reports will lead to criminal charges, which have to be brought by brazil's prosecutor general, appointed by bolsonaro. anchor: representatives from china, india, pakistan, iran, and former soviet nations sat down with the taliban today. the talks were aimed at pressuring russia to improve their human rights record and form an inclusive government. moscow calls on the international community to dispatch aid to prevent catastrophe in afghanistan.

security was a priority in tuesday's conference in moscow as russia and the state road -- central asian powers seek to stem threat. tensions occurred undermining regional stability. . the taliban says security is dependent on the support of the international community. >> [speaking foreign language] correspondent: the kremlin has led calls for providing aid to kabul to stave off economic collapse president putin said there should be no rush to recognize the taliban as afghanistan's government. russia's delegate -- delegation

said it expects the taliban to uphold basic human rights echoing the concerns of governments around the world. this part of the talks and 10 participating nations called on the u.n. to halt international conference to secure economic aid for afghanistan. >> [foreign language speaking] correspondent: the united states chose not to attend the meeting, citing technical reasons but said it may participate in future rounds. anchor: the russian opposition leader has been ordered the european union's top student -- human rights prize, in prison since he returned to russia after he was poisoned with a nerve agent.

awarding the prize to him is a clear step at moscow -- stab at moscow. 14 people killed after two bombs attached to abbas went off in syria. the attack is one of the deadest to take place in damascus in years. there is no claim of responsibility. rebels landed in syria shortly after the bombing wednesday. a judge in france has ruled former president nicholas sarkozy will have to testify and a trout where is former aide's are accused of using public funds on pulling contracts. he said his presidential immunity meant he did not need a witness but his testimony was ruled necessary to determine the truth. french footballer -- has gone on trial along with four others for his alleged role in blackmailing of former teammate over a sex tape. he did not show up in court today. his absence was criticized by

the other lawyer. correspondent: implicating one of france's top football players, the black male saga involving -- has become a high-profile case. that on the first day of court proceedings. he was a no-show. >> i see everyone is here, almost. he is missing. it is a shame. that is how it is. he has been waiting six years to put this case behind. correspondent: the affair began in 2015 when val burnett gave his smartphone to a man linked to football circles in marseille and asked them to transfer his contents to an new device. he came across sexually explicit footage which was attempted to be exploited. according to prosecutors, they did so with the help of various intermediaries. at one stage trial, he expressed

remorse over sharing the video and denied asking for money. >> what i regret is that the poor guy deserved to go to the world cup. i have to be honest. because of us he did not go. excluded from the national sitee but he made a comeback this year after being dropped from a year or 2016 squad in the world cup winning 2018 team. he played 11 games with france this year and is also one of the nominees to win the prestigious prize. if charge, the madrid stryker faces five years in prison. benjamin denies the allegations. anchor: time for business news. you're starting out with a new report from the imf about europe's economic recovery. kate: the imf a few weeks ago trained its global forecast but it is more optimistic about europe. latest projections see the economy extending 5.5 percent in

2021, 5% for the eurozone. gdp in france and york -- u.k. drawing 6% while germany, contracting less last year, set for modest recovery. high inflation remains a concern especially in advanced european economies. earlier i spoke to the imf's spokesperson about rapid price rises. >> higher inflation is obvious across the european union, but we expect these inflation rates to fade out in 2022, because many of thes are temporary and the rebound in the oil price is one of those. there are gas prices fading out in the second quarter of next year. natural shortages and supply chain, we would exct to oil to stabilize over time so we are expecting an inflation rate below the inflation target set

by the ecb. kate: european governments are trying to phase out their emergency aid, brought in during the pandemic. that is a delicate balance and protecting households and businesses that are still struggling. anchor: it is a delicate balance. -- >> these measures protected balance sheets, household balance sheets, distilled will -- disposable income remained stable, we had excess savings of 9.5% of disposable income, which is helping now in terms of the private consumption. next year we lose 4% of gdp in terms of fiscal support. that is justified because they are emergency lifelines. because we need to maintain the targeted support to those sectors, households which are vulnerable, and we need to be careful in order not to use the growth momentum by phasing out our policy to early.

keeping fiscal policy a bit more about longer is better than being too short and too little. kate: checking on the trading action today. mix close for wall street. the nasdaq trailing low the flatline just after the closing bell. tesla reported record profits and revenue for the third quarter. bitcoin reached a new all-time high, over $66,893. major european indices closing higher, outperforming .5% in paris. moving on to the days other business headlines, the founder of online giant alibaba has left china for the first time since a run into authorities. he was set to attend meetings in spain and maintains a low private -- profile. chairs of alibaba spike 7% today as investors hope this was a sign the tech crackdown in the country was easing.

british authorities issued a $70 million fine to facebook. the competition watchdog says the social media group failed to provide relevant information during an investigation. separately, reports suggest facebook is looking to rename itself an effort to distance itself from recent scandals. the head of th central bank is stepping down at the end of this year after a decade. this could have lasted until 2027. he has been a vocal opponent of loose monetary policy in europe, coming with rising inflation. america's most populous city is making covid vaccines mandatory for all public workers. new york city's mayor has rolled an exemption for employees to show weekly test amid a growing dispute over vaccine mandates and the public and private sectors in the u.s. correspondent: no jab, no job. for your -- public workers.

the ultimatum by bill de blasio will require employees to receive one dose of the vaccine by the end of the month or be placed on unpaid leave. >> we have given people a lot of time and the voluntary phase and in the vaccinate or test phase. it is time to keep moving. put vast majority of the workforce not yet vaccinated, the deadline was 5 p.m. on october 29. correspondent: it would apply to 160,000 city employees including policemen, firefighters, and sanitation workers who will no longer be able to waive the vaccine by submitting to weekly testing. it follows similar requirements for new york teachers and health care workers, two groups that have seen vaccination rates jump to over 90% in recent weeks. by contrast, only 69% of the nypd is currently vaccinated. police unions failed to challenge the mandate in court.

correspondent: now that the city has moved to impose a mandate, we will perceive -- proc -- correspondent: the announcement came amid a nationwide vaccination or testing mandate for businesses with over 100 employees by the biden administration. it would apply to 80 million u.s. workers and is likely to spark backlash especially in more conservative states. several major private american companies like united airlines, google, and cvs already require their employees to be fully vaccinated. kate: one of the most beloved fast food chains has been sanctioned for refusing to check status. in-n-out burger closed its dining area in san francisco after he refused the city mandate on the issue. it was the only restaurant in san francisco that was closed for violating the mandate. in an out said it considered that enforcement measure and

intrusive and offensive measure that would require it to discriminate against its customers. the question of vaccine mandates far from resolved in the u.s. and elsewhere. anchor: it seemed like it will continue until cases stay low but with the trend, it seems worrying. thank you very much for that. truth or fake. our daily fact checking segment in association with france 24 and we can say hello to james. you're starting with the visit of former iranian president -- for the world expo 2020. tell us what happened and what did not happen. james: he was there. it was his first trip out of the country since he ended his term as president in 2013 so he had -- it was interesting -- he went to the expo and a lot of people picked up on the fact that he

was photographed with quite a lot of moder attraive women. certainly, givenhe tone and time, it is surprising he would choose this way unless he is trying to send a message. a lot of people remarked on that and you can see there when it comes to political communications, little is left as an accident. if it is six to ght, was there something going on? wondering, what was going on? there was one video where he le a woman's hair to touch his head. t the most cservative behavior. anchor: i think somebody's hand is --? james: this was not by design. a lot of people were asking and

it is quite possible he is trying to send a message to cast himself in a reformist manner. in any case, it is in the realm of speculation but those images was it at the israeli pavilion at the expo 2020? so claims this tweet, terror alarm, and it was shared widely across the internet. to talk about that particular twitter address, it is israeli and it claims to be a nonstate affiliated media counrterrorism and military use. the israeli foreign ministry quickly pointed out this was not taken at the israeli pavilion and certainly reformist elements to the political communications but not to that extent. this is a man who called israel

a crit -- cancerous tumor on the president, and anti-israel stance and you know the politic between iran and israel. in any case, that was not at the israeli pavilion. it was at the vietnamese pavilion. anchor: next to an image of new zeand's prime minister, smoking crack cocaine. i assume this is fake. james: it might be. this is a video going around for weeks. it juxtaposes an image of her speaking about the world in a positive manner. it is an image of what appears to be her smoking a pipe and the suggestion is it might be a crack pipe. it also appeared on a twitter page and was shared here and french. you can see how it is being shared as a fact. new zealand prime minister

smoking crack cocaine. without leaving things hanging there too long, it is a deepfake. afp was the media to look into this in the last week or two and it came from a youtube channel called genuine fake and so it basically deepfake technology, familiar of late. barack obama has had a deepfake. tom cruise at one point. this is not tom cruise. what it does is it superimposes the face of the person deepfake onto another person. it looks very convincing. it looks very much like the tom cruise we are familiar with from movies. that is just send our turns face -- jacinda ardern's face but it was a video of a youtuber smoking a joint in the video.

anchor: people will believe anything online it seems like. thank you very much for that, james. if you see a fake image or video, contact james directly on twitter or contact the france 24 observers directly. stay with us for what is coming up. that is it for me. úoúóc?c?c?c?ióqoxoxoúoúoúoqoúoqç

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