>> this is dw news live from berlin. i horrifying attack at a nursery in thailand. emergency responders removed the bodies of more than 30 people, many of them small children, from a daycare center where they were shot dead by a former police officer. also coming up, russian rockets had homes in the ukrainian ty of zaporizhzhia. rescue workers searched for

survivors as authorities say some residents were trapped under the rubble. leaders gathered in prague for the first meeting of the new european political community, but what does the organization stand for and what can it achieve? we will talk to our correspondent in the czech capital. and a french author wins this year's nobel prize in literature , writing 20 books the committee called uncompromising, courageous and enduring. i am nicole frolich. to our viewers, welcome. in thailand, at least 36 people, mostly small children have given -- have been killed at a daycare center in the country's northeast.

a man with a gun and knife was said to have opened fire before later taking his own life. >> scenes of panic and chaos after the former police officer attacked a childcare center. he opened fire and stabbed children, killing dozens of people. >> he used his feet to kick the window and then shot at the door. i thought he got inside so i ran to the kitchen behind. i w in shock. i did not know what to do. >> thailand's prime minister says the motive for the killings will be investigated and offered his condolences. >> society must take care of everybody. he might have had something inside of him. he might have been facing problems. this should not have happed. i feel deep sadness for the victs and relatives. >> police say the gunman fled to his home and killed his wife and

child, then took his own life. they also say the former police sergeant had been suspended for drug use. at the hospital, people rushed to take care of the injured. one of the killings has left the community distraught and in shock. >> i spoke to jacob goldberg, following this story from thailand's capital, bangkok, and gave more information about what ppenedt the daycare center. >> the details only get more and more distressing. according to police, the attack started around mid day and the students in the preschool were napping when he entered. he seemed agitated and he began to search for his child. when he realized his child was not there, he opened fire on several teachers, including one who was eight months pregnant, and other people in the area mistook the gunshots for fireworks. after shooting those initial

teachers, he forced his way into the room where the students were sleeping and attacked them with a knife. he also attacked several adults and children at a nearby government office in the area before driving back to his neighborhood and killing his own wife, his own child. a manhunt was launched but he killed himself before police could catch up to him. the most recent toll i saw was that it had gone up to 38, including himself and more than 20 children. >> what do we know about him and a possible motive? >> police have not identified any specific motive, butave said he is a 34-year-old police officer who was suspended from the force last month for selling drugs, and earlier in the day, before he began the killing spree, he attended a court hearing related to that drug case. >> how common are shootings like this one in thailand? >> shootings like this one are

not very common in thailand. thailand does have the second highest rate of gun homicides in southeast asia, but most of these are the result of personal disputes, gang violence or political violence. it is rare for there to be a mass shooting like this one, or at least it wasn't until a few years ago, where a soldier carried out a mass shooting. today's attack is the third mass shooting in the last three years to involve a member of thailand's security forces. >> how have people there reacted? this is a horrible crime and something like this has not been seen in a very long time. our people in shock? how has the reaction in the country been? >> people are in shock. and i imagine that thailand's gun laws will come under scrutiny and the government will come under scrutiny, but i'm sure we will see more of that tomorrow. >> journalist jacob goldberg in

bangkok, thank you. >> russian missiles have had residential buildings in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia. ukrainian officials say several people were killed in the strike and another dozen wounded. the strikes come as russian forces continue to lose ground to ukraine's counteroffensive in the south and eas >> gutted by russian rockets. here in zaporizhzhia, rescue workers searched the rubble for missing residents. local officials say several people were killed and more had been hospitalized. after the initial attack, firefighters headed to the scene, but a second salvo sent locals running for cover as well as rescue workers. president zelenskyy condemned the strikes. >> zaporizhzhia -- in

zaporizhzhia, after the first rocket strike, when people came to pick apart the rubble, russia conducted a second strike. absolute violence, absolute evil, and there have been thousands of instances already, and there could be thousands more unfortunately. >> locals were left reeling. >> why are they doing this to us? what are they trying to prove? killing old people? why? for what? >> the attacks come as ukraine continues to force russian troops back in the south and east. with these ukrainian troops in the donbas telling french reporters they were using shells captured from the russians. with winter fast approaching, keep seems determined to press its current -- approaching, kyiv

seems determined to press its current advantage. >> the international atomic energy agency, in the capital for talks about security, is discussing plans about a safe zone after months of showing you the facility. the plant is located near the front line in the southern ukrainian region illegally annexed by moscow. what a rip putin ordered his government to take formal contl of the facility wednesday but it was said that the station remained a ukrainian facility. nick connolly was at the press conference earlier. i asked him for more on what raffaella rossi said. >> we had precious little detail to giveaway, at least in public, for now. he said he would be heading to moscow soon and back to kyiv. he was trying to spread optimism and make clear he is not given up on this idea of a safe zone -- he has not given up on this

idea of a safe zone. there will soon be four, but it is a drop in the ocean if you consider the power station, how big it is and how major the challenges it faces our, given that it is on the front lines with schelling going around every day. there was a since the journalists wanted him to take sides and talk about russia's actis and attempts to take control, and given his you and remit -- his un remit, he was keeping well clear of anything that could be construed as a political statement. >> while the chairman was discussing zaporizhzhia, russian missiles hit zaporizhzhia, killing several civilians there. is there something to be read into the timing of this attack? >> i think definitely zaporizhzhia is one of the russians main targets. they have illegally annexed that

whole region. but the capital is still not under their control, so there is a sense they are trying to make things as difficult as possible for civilians in ukrainian controlled zaporizhzhia, to make life without power, basic heating and other supplies, really desperate. i would not necessarily it -- necessarily say it was timed, but there is nothing to indicate they are doing anything to take away the risks the region has been dealing with. >> we have been talking about the ukrainian counteroffensive and how successful it's been. what's the latest on that? >> we heard from ukrainian military. they say they have taken back about 400 square kilometers of territory in one region not far from zaporizhzhia, just across the dnipro river. the details trickle through to us slowly.

ukrainian authorities are careful to make sure nothing operational ge out, but there's panic on russian social media, on military bloggers who support this war, that they might see a repeat of what they saw in kharkiv a couple weeks ago, a collapse of russian forces. they are out on a limb on the western bank of the river, most of them taken out of action, so they are really dependent on bridges to get supplies in. there is a sense in kyiv that ukraine is on a roll and we will see more towns retaken by ukraine and more successes in the next couple days. >> nick connolly in kyiv, thank you. let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines. japan and south korea have condemned north korea's recent missile tests. onpygyang filed two more ballistic missiles into its eastern waters. south korea scrambled planes and conducted naval drills with the

u.s. in response. at least 22 people have drowned and dozens are still missing after two migrant boats sank in separate incidents in the mediterranean off two greek islands. mesoigrants were saved from the boat thatbohe tthe mayor oft mexico has been assassinated in an attack that left at least 17 others dead. authorities say gunmen stormed the town hall in broad daylight. local media are blaming a local game connected to -- local gang connected to a powerful drug cartel. the u.s. has imposed sanctions on seven senior irani and officials for shutting down internet access and a violent crackdown on protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old, who died after being arrested by iran's

so-called morality police for allegedly violating the country's dress code. video online shows women and girls leading protests in various cities. the demonstrations have spiraled into an antigovernment movement pushing for regime change. for more, we now speak to a senior research fellow at the national iranian american council joining us from los angeles. the videos now circulating show ever younger protesters. do you think the fact that even schoolgirls are not afraid anymore can be a big game changer here? >> i think it's important to realize the impact of the generational shift. you have a country where 40% of the population is 24 or under. this is a group that's now, page and is -- that hous -- that has now come of age and in a way that we haven't seen paralleled in previous protests.

in 2009, you had people who are now in their late ens and early 20's. they couldot have en involved tn. we have to keep in mind both the role of women in these protests and of youth in these protests, which, even if it does not culminate in overnight change, i would think that we reached a watershed moment where this generation is standing up for their rights and this is a movement that is critical in and of itself. would you say that, at this stage already, iran has changed forever? >> i think it's hard to go back to the way things were in terms of at least the makeup of the people who are there. you are not going to convince these generation z, young iranians, that they will be ok with a system that doesn't allow them the most basic freedoms. at the core of this, although it

is about women's rights, the compulsory hijab, at the core of it is a call for freedom, which is why it has been encapsulated by the slogan women, life, freedom. >> the movement is led by women but supported by men, all sorts of minorities, rich and poor people alike. they are all asking for freedom but do they all have a common vision of what a post-islamic republic iran should or could look like? >> it is important to realize these protests across generations, cross iranian society as a whole, because there are many deep held grievances that cut across that same society. whetr or not -- you know, what exactly these protests are askingor, if it's a unified message, there's different people protesting for different reasons, but the unified message is a grievance with the system as a whole. the unified message is a hope for freedom.

you have people, women from more conservative, traditional backgrounds, people who donned the headscarf voluntarily -- they choose to do so -- coming out in favor of these protests, because ultimately, it is about the freedom of choice. >> we are seeing sanctions coming out of the u.s. and eu. is that the right way forward? is that enough? >> i think what the biden administration has shown is, regardless of what they choose to do in the path of negotiations with iran where the jcpoa is concerned, they will ld human rights abusers accountable for this new series of sanctns. u.s. sanctioned iran's so-called morality police and those involved in the killing, so i think we will see more of these targeted sanctions against human rights abusers and accountability. what we could hope to see as an

international community is for these same states to hold all human rights abusers equally accountable. >> we have heard some voices from within iran's political establishment demanding change. do you think that is possible? >> it ihard to predict what will happen in terms of a system havi the capacity for change. i think we can always say there is the capacity for change, but if the iranian people do not see it that way -- and that is the impoant thing to keep in mind -- and if whatever change does cur does not satisfy the will of the people, they will continue to fight for whatever that vision is. >> thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having me. >> the united nations says climate catastrophes will uproot 140 3 million people across asia over the next few decades. rising seas are already inundating some coastal parts of indonesia.

reforestation could help turn the tide. in this case, restoring mangrove forest. that will not happen overnight and the tide is already high. >> it is pointless, but she tries it anyway, sweeping the water out of her house in central java, but the tide keeps coming in. the walls are moldy and from time to time the water rises to the level of her hips. if the tide is too high, the family is trapped inside for hours. her daughter has had enough. >> i want to live someplace that is not like this. somewhere with morland and that is dry -- with more land and that is dry. hopefully somewhere that is saf from floods. her grandmother remembered the times when cars and motorcycles were driving. >> the village was good. it was nothing like this.

it was just dry land. it was lush. lots of vegetation. it became like this 10 years ago. >> the villagers cut down mangrove forests protecting the coastline. this is not the only reason for the catastrophe. global warming and rising sea levels are threatening the whole area. a village nearby. today, she needs a boat to access her village. makeshift structures lead to her former home. she came to collect some of her personal belongings. >> of course, i miss home, but what can i do? it's not habitable anymore. >> she had no other choice but to move to the next city, swapping her house for a one-bedroom concrete apartment, but at least she has dry feet here. >> more than 40 leaders from

around europe have met in prague for the first meeting of the new european political community. this european ununion initiative brings together leaders from beyond the bloc's borders. it takes place as europe is dealing with an energy crisis and economic turmoil that's been worsened by russia's war in ukraine. >> the inaugural summit of the european political community brought together 44 european heads of state and government. the meeting in prague was attended by all 27 eu members. eu accession candidates and neighboring countries. they all agreed on the need to discuss a common strategy regarding russian aggression in ukraine. >> this is good for peace and security, and of course, it is also good because the european union can improve relations with its neighbors, many of whom want to become members of the

european union. >> the summit is also being attended by serbia, traditionally closer to russia, and by turkey, which has a strained relationship with the eu. the possibility of closer ties with the eu even brought armenia and azerbaijan, currently in conflict with each other, into the same room. even without resolutions, the new community wants to form a common strategy for ukraine. >> weather eu member, candidate or ex member, we share a common region and often a common history. it is up to us to shape our future together. >> the ukraine crisis is also creating new divisions. germany has proposed a 200 billion euros scheme to tackle high energy bills edit has been questioned. the german economy is so large that the assistance it is giving to its businesses could destroy

the common market. >> the member states are set to talk tomorrow about how germany and the eu can together help to bring down energy prices. there are proposals on the table but time is pressing because winter is coming. >> dw's brussels bureau chief told me if the newly found community succeeded in showing unity. >> at least the optics looked good. and we saw today european leaders standing side-by-side, posing for a family photo that was supposed to project european unity. they also listened to the address by the ukrainian president and eu officials told me all of them listened carefully that there was a sense of gravity in the room and then applauded. however, we also have to say

there are still divisions in europe that vladimir putin is trying to exploit. let's take turkey for instance. they have not imposed sanctions against russia. their trade exploded during the war, and to many here, there are concerns that turkiye can become a haven for those trying to circumvent eu sanctions against russia. it sees itself as a mediator. we will see whether there will be any changes on the ground. >> some smaller states have a problem with that energy price cap proposed by germany. can you tell us what that discussion is about? >> this topic is going to be on the agenda tomorrow when the leaders from the european union are going to talk about the

current energy price crisis, and the problem is they have not agreed yet what additional measures have to be introduced. many of them, the majority of them, is wanting a price cap on russian gas imports. germany was always very skeptical. at the same time, the german government has introduced a massive aid package for its companies and consumers in germany, 200 billionuros, and other member states are saying we don't have this amount of money. this is probably having an impact on the single market, so they are concerned. the polish prime minister was saying he cannot be -- it cannot be that. the energy policy and the european union is being dictated by germany, so we can expect a quite turbulent discussion tomorrow about that. >> all right. thank you so much for that

update. the swedish academy of stockholm has awarded this year's nobel prize in literature to the french author annie ernaux. ernaux is a professor of literature and writer. she was born in 1940 and grew up in normandy. for literary work is mostly autobiographical and maintains close links with sociology. the chair explained some of the reasons why the swedish academy chose ernaux for this year's award. >> annie ernaux was born in 1940 and grew up in the little town in normandy. corbett ambitious -- poor but ambitious, and in her work, she explores the experience and a life marked by disparities in gender and class. her work dealing with class

experience and her rural background begin early, with a mission of widening the boundaries of literature beyond fiction in the narrow sense. in its reconstruction of the past, it leans on the massive posts of in search of lost time, but guides the search in a new direction. despite a conscious and plain literary style, she says she is an ethnologist of herself rather than a writer of fiction. >> that is the nobel committee chair explaining why the swedish academy chose ernaux. a reminder of the top stories we are following for you. authorities have removed the bodies of more than 30 people, many of them small children, from a daycare center in northeastern thailand after they were gunned down by a former police officer. the shooter reportedly killed his wife and child after the

attack before turning his weapon on himself. russian missiles have struck residential buildings in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia. the governor of the region mostly occupied by russian troops said several people have been killed in the strikes and others injured. stay with us. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. see you then.

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>> looking back to the newsroom here at france 24 -- welcome back to the newsroom here at france 24. we bring you the top stories from around the world. devastation in separation as residential parts of the ukrainian city are hit by russian missiles. this fatal attack just hours after president vladimir putin claimed the region and its power plant is annexed to russia, a claim refuted by the iaea. in thailand, a gunman has open fire on a preschool, killing 24 children and 12 adults.

the former police officer turned the gun on himself and his family after a public shooting that has shaken the country. and the nobel prize for literature awarded for a deeply personal work. first, a russian missile strike on the city of zaporizhzhia has killed at least three people when an apartment block was hit. the town's powerplant, the largest facility of its kind in europe which has been occupied by russian forces since the

beginning of the war. it is one of fouregions vladimir putin said would be annexed to russia, but ukraine's state energy operator set it will continue to operate the plant there. our correspondent is on the ground and told us more about why that fatal attack was so devastating for the area. >> it is really the heart of zaporizhzhia that has been hit this thursday. even though zaporizhzhia has been hit many times since february 20 or when this invasion started, this particular attack is particularly shocking. >> there are no factories here. there are only residential buildings and a market. peaceful civilians live here. >> civilians were sleeping and got struck by a rocket and it was over. >> around the back of the building as rescuers try to dismantle the still smoldering rubble, local people look on in

horror. alexander says he lost a good friend in last friday's attack on the parking lot outside town. >> on september 30, we had a lot of victims, and now again. you see what is going on, what the so-called russian world is bringing us every day. >> this avenue used to be called linen avenue, but the factory at the end of it was dismantled as country trust -- as ukraine tries to distance itself from its soviet heritage, development of vladimir putin is apparently not keen to accept. olivia: meanwhile, ukrainian forces say they have recaptured new territory from russia in the latest fit for moscow, which has seriously dented recent claims from kremlin that they control some 20% of the territory.

thousands of troops have retreated after the frontline crumbled. france 24's senior reporter in the donbass region has been telling us more on the ground. >> we are told this military operation is continuing apace. ukrainian army wants to consolidate the gains it has made in recent days, recent weeks, and that's what we are told they are doing. some figures out just from the ukraine's general start, and since the 21st of september, they have retaken 93 settlements in the northeast of ukraine, an area of over 2400 square kilometers and pushed 55 kilometers into what was russian-occupied territory. ukrainian armed forces had seemed very determined before now, but they have really been galvanized by their latest

successes on the battlefield. they feel confide, telng us they can continue to make more gains. we are hearing from local officials that they are taking territory north there of the city and hoping to push further east towards other settlements. have to get used to those names because i think we will be hearing a lot about them in the

russia and belarus were the only states from the region not in attendance. to northeastern thailand now where a former police officer has shot dead at least 36 people, most of them children. the gunman stormed a nursery, then carried out one of thailand's deadliest mass killings. he shot his wife and child before taking his own life following that attack. >> the attacker targeted this childcare center, initially opening fire on members of staff sitting outside eating lunch. he then slashed down a door to enter the building and attacked children with a knife. most of his victims were aged

between two and three years of age. he then fled the scene, running down a woman along the way and returned home to kill his wife and son before committing suicide. the 30 four-year-old was a former police sergeant. he was suspended in january and sacked in june for drug use and appeared in court on drug charges right before the attack. thailand's prime minister ordered police to fast-track the investigation. he expressed condolences saying, this should not happen. i expressed deep sympathy for the victims and i loved ones. olivia: in mexico, a drug gang has come forward to take

responsibility forhe killing of 20 people gunman burst into town hall ring a meeting between the mayor and other localfficials. in opened fire. in a video posd online, the men identify themselves as members of gang. the area has been plagued by bouts of violence in recent years. for more on that story, our correspondent has been speaking to us from mexico. >> the mexican president talking about thiin the morning, said it was a territorial dispute between the gang and their rivals. obviously, being a territorial dispute, you wonder why they will kill the mayor, the mayor's father, and officials. it is, knowledge that often in these small towns, the local mayors work with cartels, the

local police work with cartels. there has been a video about how the mayor's father worked with members of the gang before. often when they work with one gang, this can havthem being slaughtered here wh violence. is hard to know exactly, but most people are really saying that quietly. olivia: in iran, religious authorities are worst crackdown as violently as necessary to quash the growing uprising, analysts their belief. this comes as human rights organizations report that 80 people were killed by security forces in the province close to the border with pakistan. this is the latest repression in the nationwide protests which are rugged iran last month after the killing of a 22-year-old who had been arrested by the count's moraty police. staying in iran, two french tourists have been presented on

state television as being spies. they have been in detention in the country since may of this year. france's foreign ministry has said they are in effect being held hostage. paris criticized the television interview featuring the pair. and has insisted on their release. >> this broadcast on irania state television presents a french couple as secret agents. th pair speak in french. the woman claims to ben operational intelligence agent at the directorate general for external security. she professes that they are there to overthrow the iranian regime and put pressure on the government. for the french foreign ministry, it is a clear case of coercion with paris clearly denying the statements made in the video. a couple were arrested in may before being accused of plotting

against state security. according to the general secretary of the union, both had gone onhe trip duringhe the transmission has raised further questions, least of all cause iran has aeady used for or binational citizens as hostages in order to obtain concessions from foreign powers. it also comes against the backdrop of a wave of demonstrations after an arrest in september by the so-called morality police. >> as france and the eu threaten iran with sanctions for the way they are suppressing the iranian women's revolt, this is a theocratic regime resorts to this kind of sanction if threatened. this is a hostage policy iran has put in place to avoid eu sanctions in the context of women's rights protests in the country.

>> several other french nationals are apparently being detained. if frank for rating and researcher was arrested in june, and sentenced to five years in pron for undermining national security. another was arrested in may 2020 andentenced to eight years and eight months in prison for alleged espionage. olivia: here in france, and here no -- any -- annie ernaux has been awarded the nobel prize for literature. the jury saluted her writing on collective restraints past memory. >> her name has been circulating for years around the nobel literature prize. now 82 years old, the esteemed french author has won. >> her work is uncompromising

and written in plain language scraped clean. she has achieved something valuable and enduring. >> her debut novel came out in 1974, but she gained international recognition in 2017. she has written over 20 books, mainly autobiographical. some are part of the french school curriculum. they follow her through her working-class roots to her arrival as a member of the literary elite, always with a critical eye on social structures. >> an aspect of my work is to write from my position as a woman because it does not seem to me that women have reached equality. >> french president emmanuel macron congratulated her on twitter, describing her voice

asked that of the freedom of women and the forgotten. >> freedom, freedom of choice, freedom to be and also to dare to be. >> the swedish academy has been under pressure to come less eurocentric and more diverse in its choices following the b-2 scandal. she's the 16th nobel literature laureate to do right in the french language, the second behind english, while other languages and countries remain much less represented by the international prize. olivia: it left our planet in a burst of smoke and flames headed to its destination far beyond our skies. the spacex rocket sword into orbit on wednesday from cape canaveral, florida, carrying a crew including one russian, two americans, and a japanese cosmonaut. they are to be the next

residents of the international space station. pressure's space agency and nasa said this was a new phase of cooperation between russians and americans, a contrast to some of the diplomatic and political divides. let's get a reminder of the day's top stories this evening, starting in ukraine. devastating in -- devastation in zaporizhzhia as residential parts of the city are hit by russian missiles. this fatal attack just hours after president vladimir putin claimed the region and its power plant was annexed to russia, a claim refuted by the united nations energy watchdog. in thailand, a gunman has opened fire on a preschool, killing 24 children and 12 adults. the former police officer turned the gun on himself and his family after a public shooting that has shaken the country. annie ernaux wins the nobel

prize for literature for a deeply personal, reflective body of work. the french author has enjoyed critical and commercial success for writing that explores the female experience. it is time for business now, and for that, i'm joined by kate moody. we are getting a few more details about last week's market meltdown in the united kingdom. kate: and a real idea of the scale of what was going on behind the scenes. the bank of england has said a number of pension funds were hours away from collapse when it decided to intervene in the markets last week. the deputy governor said the bank would complete its 65 billion pound rescue operation as scheduled. then the operation will be unwound in an orderly fashion once conditions of the market are dubbed by the bank to have subsided. when the bank started buying long-term government bonds, a number of liability-driven investment funds were on the verge of going broke. that would have then

catastrophic for the pension funds that usually invest in them. the intervention of the bank help stabilize those spiraling losses, as did the government's policy u-turn to maintain a 45% tax rate on top of those. meanwhile, the british finance minister met with executives of some of the country's biggest banks this thursday. a spokesperson said his department would continue to work closely with the sector on mortgage lending in particular. the average five-year fixed mortgage rate has climbed to its highest level since 2010, around 6%. the head of the international monetary fund has warned the risk of recession is rising around the world and at many economies face a prolonged downturn if central banks tighten monetary policy to aggressively. speaking at georgetown university, is bigger said pressure's invasion of ukraine had drastically changed the global economy and said things were likely to get worse before

they get better, but also said the international community can learn from the crises it has endured over the last three years. >> our world economy is like a ship in choppy waters. we need all the wisdom we can muster to steady the ship and navigate through what lies ahead. we are experiencing a fundamental shift in the world economy from one of relative predictability. kate: wall street has closed lower today, building on the downward momentum in the last hour or so of the choppy trading session. losses of about 1% each for the dow jones, nasdaq, and s&p 500. the jobs report will be published friday and will give investors a better idea of what shape the economy is in.

shares of shell dropped nearly 3% as the oil giant said it expected a weaker period following two consecutive quarters of record-breaking growth. president emmanuel macron said france has enough energy to get through this winter even in a worst-case scenario, but his government has nevertheless outlined a plan to reduce energy consumption for the coming months. measures include a temperature-limit -- a temperature limit in public things and less hot water in public bathrooms. department stores have already been directed to turn off lights in displays when they are closed, and households are being encouraged to lower thermostats and turn off lights when possible. france's energy minister said it is part of a longer-term effort to reduce energy consumption by about 10%. >> the watchword is clear -- general mobilization. everyone must get involved.

everyone. today we are in an emergency situation. an emergency for our planet which is drying up and burning, and emergency for future generations, and emergency for biodiversity, and emergency for our independence, our energy independence, of course, but also our political independence. >> french households are facing an annual inflation rate at about 6%, still well below the eurozone average of 10%. in a town west of paris, the mayor is taking action to help worried residents with vouchers specifically tailored to boost the local economy. >> for now, it is just a prototype, but starting october 19, a real voucher will go out to each household regardless of income. the mayor of this town an hour west of paris looking to boost residents' purchasing power amid higher inflation. >> i noticed a shopper take

something out of her basket at the cash register saying, no, that will be too much. i never used to say that. >> 44,000 residents here whose median income is just below the national average, it is a welcome measure. >> my mother will be able to do her shopping for one or even two weeks. >> it's going to help people with this inflation, prices going up. it will really help them. >> there is one condition -- the vouchers are only good at local businesses like the bakery, hairdresser, or grocer. some 40 shops have agreed to participate, like this florist who is hoping it will bring in new customers. >> it is good for business, too. there will be some locals who have never shopped here who will now come in. >> the cost of the town's treasury -- 90,000 euros. kate: at tough winter ahead for many french households indeed.

olivia: thank you very much for that is nice update. it is time now for truth or fake, our daily fact-checking segment. the analyze the fake news stories circulating online. this comes amid the coup in burkina faso. >> parking a fossil faces another threat following the coup, the threat of misinformation regarding what happened that day when the first shots were heard near burkina faso's presidential palace. we have two videos to show today . france firmly denies any french army involvement. here is first video right here circulating on twitter and facebook since september 30, claiming to show french military paratroopers dropping on the

french -- dropping in on the capital of brick and a fossil -- dropping in on the capital of burkina faso. let's take a closer look at the video that goes with this post right here. indeed, we can see this plane right here, and weekends the three paratroopers that they claim to be french military paratroopers hopping off this plane. let's take a look at the second post that has been circulating online. this post was on facebook. it is in french, and it translates to paratroopers in burkina faso. what is the goal here? is this part of a french intervention? we will show you the video that goes with this french facebook post, and we can see another plane once again, and many more

paratroopers in the sky. we count at least 13 paratroopers, who years a claim to be -- to users claim to be french military. olivia: something a little questionable about that material. can you tell us where the video comes from? >> in fact, these videos were filmed right here in the second largest city of burkina faso, located in the southwest of the country right here. we came to this conclusion by reviewing the comments section on this post on facebook and twitter, and many of the comments we came across claim that this footage actually belongs to a military training for paratroopers in burkina faso . for example, this user right here claiming that the context of the video is during a training event for military officers. he also says to stop scaring

people. we have a second comment right here from the comments section on facebook and twitter where this user says this was part of military training in the zone as well, so after finding many similar comments of the observers, france 24 contacted sources that confirm this misinformation. three military sources within the burkina faso military, told to remain anonymous, confirm that these exercises belong to military training for the country's new class of paratroopers, and this third source does also confirm that the paratrooper training actually concluded in the morning of september 3, which was also the first day of violence in working a fossil, so

we can conclude indeed that this video does not belong to a french military intervention during the burkina faso crew -- coup but belongs to a local military event the country's future paratroopers. olivia: thank you very much indeed for that information about the online material circulating about burkina faso. we will be back in just a moment with more life international news on france 24. ♪ >> fake news -- noun. false stories that appear to be news spread on the internet or using other media. at france 24, our job is to provide you with information that has been verified. we check sources, we check facts. we sort what is true from what

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