>> this is dw news live from berlin. libya struggles with thousands of bodies left by catastrophic flooding. they are being pulled from the sea. some of the victims swept away after dams burst. now the red cross is warning of danger from uprooted landmines. also on the program, european commission -- backlash led by poland and hungary, who say they

will impose their own bands to protect their farms. demonstrations around the world call for an end to climate warming fossil fuels. friday's for future says growing climate disasters mean their demands are even more urgent. i'm phil gayle. welcome. libya is struggling to deal with the thousands of bodies being recovered in the aftermath of devastating floods. overwhelmed officials have registered nearly 4000 deaths, a number expected to rise as more bodies are found. corpses are washing up on the coast after being swept out to sea when torrential rains caused two dams to burst, causing flash floods the destroyed large parts of the city. the world health organization has urged libyan authorities to stop burying victims in mass graves to everett future legal

and emotional problems. the red cross is warning that the floods may have uprooted landmines and explosives left over from the country's years of conflict. despite the dangers, helpers are scouring the wreckage. >> keeping the hope alive. rescue teams search buildings and scour piles of rubble on the streets. looking for signs of life. >> there are places that are difficult to reach and survivors are stuck under the rubble and we receive messages from them. thank god that phone networks are working again. some of the messages say they are in a specific place and are asking for somebody to rescue them, but the rubble prevents them from reaching them. >> emergency workers have been collaborating with libyan military and volunteers around the clock in the areas worst affected by the flood.

but finding survivors is getting less likely by the day. libya's parliament approved a crisis fund equivalent to 2 billion euros to help citizens affected and rebuild shattered infrastructure. the member of parliament for the city emphasized the need for help. >> bodies are scattered everywhere and the beaches are littered with corpses. we are in urgent need of a technical crew to recover them and prepare places for their burial. >> cleanup efforts along the coastline are underway and divers are searching everywhere for bodies. and as the sea continues to return human remains to shore, it is still too soon to measure the scale of human loss. phil: a journalist has been to derna and has just returned to benghazi.

welcome to dw. what did you see? >> can you hear me? phil: i can. what did you see? >> yeah. the internet connection is very bad. phil: ok. can you hear me now? looks like we are having some technical problems there. let's move on. stephen olin brooke is a hydrologist and i asked him what una chief martin griffith said climate is to blame for the catastrophe. >> the capacity to deal with such disasters is critical. most countries, is very limited, and the same is true for libya. what is a key investment for country is investing in early warning systems so there society, through preventive action, can have lead time

before the event and can either evacuate or make sure there's infrastructure -- make sure the infrastructure stays intact. although studies show -- all the studies show that early warning systems have good return on investment. so it's critical to minimizing the damage of such impacts. phil: so there were no early warning systems and the infrastructure was effectively broken? >> yeah. it is a whole chain. i understand for this specific event the meteorological service issued 72 hours before the event a warning. a state of emergency was declared. but it was uncertain and it is one thing. its unique measurements but you also need models to make traditions and have a governance structure that functions, that

works, and is able to direct the population and the population to act. there's a whole chain of ask the need to happen. meanwhile, the early morning system was there and a warning was issued. but the whole chain did not effectively function. phil: this happened a couple months ahead of libya's actual rainy season. does this mean things there are going to get worse? >> normally we expect rainfall in northern africa and that part of the world in the northern hemisphere's wintertime, november to february, but now we have this unprecedented rainfall already in early september, which is very atypical. this is also a different rainfall mechanism that was generating these floods. it was more like a tropical cyclone, which you don't expect in this part of the world so much. it's a very rare meteorological phenomenon. and unfortunately, due to climate change, there's a high

likelihood that we will increasingly see such events happening and the follow-on effects will be larger. phil: thank you. >> my pleasure. phil: here's a look at some more stories making headlines around the world. france's ambassador to niger and his staff are being held hostage according to the french president. emmanuel macron accuses leaders of blocking food deliveries to the mission and say the envoy has been forced to live on rations. niger's president was ousted in a coup in july. the main border crossing between afghanistan and pakistan has reopened after a nine-day closure. thousands of travelers and trucks with goods were stranded at a border crossing following an exchange of gunfire between guards. german foreign minister annalena

baerbock and her counterpart antony blinken have reiterated their support for ukraine following talks in washington. the comments came as some republican members of congress have called for funding cuts for ukraine, insisting europe should contribute more to keeps defense -- to kyiv's defense. the regulators -- eu regulators have hit tiktok with a fine for failing to protect children's privacy. an investigation found the sign-up process for teenage users left their accounts public by default. the chinese owned social media platforms at the fine was excessive and it had already fixed privacy issues. a showdown is looming between european union countries over ukrainian grain imports. friday, the european commission said it would end a restriction on ukrainian grain being sold in several eu countries. they worry that cheaper

ukrainian products will flood their markets and disadvantage domestic farmers. some of those countries say they will now impose their own restrictions on ukrainian produce. we can get more from our correspondent in brussels. welcome, rosie. so why is brussels doing this? >> phil, to understand this, we need to rewind. we know ukrainian grain was once the lifeblood of the ukrainian economy, but after russia's invasion, ukraine's traditional black seat shipping rates were disrupted, so in the wake of that, we saw the european union trying to ease those export routes through alternative means, through the european union by land, by rail and river, but part of that caused some disruption in some eu markets, particularly in countries which border ukraine, where we saw prices plummet locally for grain and saw

complaints from farmers, particularly in poland. now, within that, several countries impose their own unilateral bands and the european commission tried to remedy that by coming up with its own measures under which there would be a ban on the sale of grain from ukraine in some eu members states, five member states near ukraine, but that could still transit on and get out of the european union to other countries. now, that is currently going to be lifted. today was the deadline for that to be lifted. that's what the european commission has announced, but it's causing some discord among number states. phil: so it sounds like there's going to be what you might call a mixed reaction to this decision. good for some, bad for others. >> the reaction is definitely mixed. we have had ukraine welcoming this move. kyiv have called this unfair from the start.

however, that is not the reaction within the countries that are covered by the ba -- the ban, particularly poland, slovakia and hungary threatening unilateral measures. what they are trying to do with this stopgap measure was covere and -- was harmonize those original bans, so we are back to square one. verities technical -- there are technical issues. the european commission says those have disappeared but there are also political issues. there all -- there are crucial elections coming up in two never states covered, both poland and slovakia, and you can imagine, if you are a party trying to win votes -- for member, farmers are voters, you will not be looking for domestic disruption on the eve of an election, so we might have to revisit this to see where this lands politically.

it looks like that question of where ukrainian grain can be sold will continue to sow discontent between ukraine and some of his closest allies, some of its biggest political backers in the eu member states, which border at. differences of opinion and disunity in the eu itself and now between those countries and ukraine. phil: thank you, rosie brassard in brussels. morocco's government has announced an aide program to help people cope after last week's major earthquake, including providing shelter to those left homeless. the task is immense as buildings have been damaged. our reporter is in a town in morocco near the epicenter of the earthquake. it struck at night, killing almost 3000 people, many in their sleep.

many survivors are now living in or next to the rubble of their former homes. >> the dust is settling on the town. now begins a daily life of making do with close to nothing. aid is flowing into this town but it cannot change the fact that hundreds of people here are homeless, sleeping in tents provided by the government and volunteers. in mountain towns that have been heavily affected by the earthquake, what we have seen is the people who live here did not evacuate the towns. they stayed there in tents or other dwellings. this house behind me, which completely came down, the owner has moved just across the lot into this tent here where he is determined to stay until he finds a better solution. he said he spent 15 years building his house and only moved in three years ago. it came down in a matter of seconds but his family was able

to escape unhurt. >> i did not try to look for things from the rubble because i don't have the strength. i can only look at it from a distance. that is it. >> this intersection is becoming a new neighborhood for dozens of other families in his situation. omar's house is still standing but it's run through with cracks and too dangerous to live in. now he lives in this bright yellow government tent along with his son and his wife. >> here is the table we meet at. here is what people gave us, sugar and tea and everything else we need, dates and bread and water too, and if we need anything else, we bring it from our own house. we go back into the house even though it's heavily damaged to get what we need, and as you can see, we are cooking here, so we are settling down until we see what god does about it. that's all we can do. >> at 5 p.m., the call to

afternoon prayer rings out, but not from the top of the mosque that was damaged. today, the imam calls from the street. the new mosque is a gap between the tents and omar joins to pray as he's done for most of his life and will continue to do, he says, as long as he's physically able. >> the united nations is urging european union countries to cooperate to help with thousands of migrants stuck on an island. more than 7000 people have arrived on the island in recent days. some residents have been handing out water and assisting people in the streets. the red cross is providing thousands of meals. local services have been overwhelmed by the influx. many people have been transferred by boat to the mainland, but thousands remain.

this is the director of the european stability initiative, a think tank. he told us why he thinks the eu's migration system is broken. >> anybody can lead italy to go to switzerland, france -- leave italy to go to switzerland, france or germany. this is pure populism. france has had border controls with italy since 2015. in the years they introduced border controls on the land border, 300 kilometers, in those years of border controls, the number of asylum applications in france doubled. the controls did not work inside the eu either. people who reach italy will not stay in italy and they will not be stopped by some token controls on the german or french border. what we need is a way to stop people getting into these boats that does not rely on immoral deals with libya or tunisia and the only way to do that is to have partners, safe countries on

the other side of the mediterranean, to whom people can be taken so they have no incentive to get into the boats but that there in -- but that they asylum claims can still be processed. that requires countries with interest to cooperate. otherwise, we will be stuck in the same tragic status quo where thousands of people are dying. phil: tens of thousands of climate activist have held marches around the world calling for an end to the burning of fossil fuels. the global climate strike was organized by the friday's for futures movement. the number of participants was lower than in previous years but members said frequent extreme weather events show their demands are even more relevant. >> save the climate, get out of gas and coal. the concerns have remained the same but the number of participants has dropped. several thousand people came to

this week's so-called climate strike in berlin. those who answered the call to marge from friday's for future had clear demands. >> we want the authorities to realize that they must not just talk but act too. hopefully the goals -- >> new oil -- no new oil and gas licenses. we should probably phase out cars, at least private car ownership, invest in public infrastructure, public transportation. >> what a difference from earlier years. in september 20 19, more than 200,000 people demonstrated in berlin alone. over one million across germany. back then, the government had set up a climate cabinet and put forward a climate protection law, though the proposals fell short of expectations. these days, the radical activists of the last generation movement tend to grab more people's attention. hardly a day goes by when they are not taking direct action somewhere in the country.

friday's for future believes it is still relevant. it's leaders say they were the ones who brought about a change in consciousness in germany. >> we can be proud of the fact that one in four people in germany say their attitude toward climate protection has been strongly or very strongly influenced. this is a huge success which no one would have expected a youth movement to achieve. some get more headlines, others create more change. most protesters on the streets of berlin would say the latter is the more important thing. aaron: a court -- phil: a court in spain has issued a restraining order against the former spanish soccer chief against the player he kissed. he said the kiss was consensual.

he has repeatedly asserted that it was not. she also alleges that him and his team pressured her and her relatives to say she consented. sam is a sports journalist and presenter at spain's la liga tv. i asked what's likely to happen to him if he's found guilty of sexual assault. >> there will be severe consequences. the ranges anywhere between paying a fine or going to prison up to five years. usually, whenever these kinds of things happen in these kinds of cases as it relates to sexual aggression as a crime, the more severe cases are reserved for three to five years as a result, as a consequence, so in his case, it's probably more likely that we will see, if found guilty, a sentence of two years or less, in spain there's a lot it's as if in fact you are a first-time offender and don't have a criminal record, which appears to be the case, you don't have to serve any jail time for the first time.

so it's likely that, in that scenario, we would only see him have to pay a fine, and that probably would be at. beyond that, we would have to see if fee for one to suspend him or ban him from the sport overall and the same is true in spain in the administrative courts if they want to ban him for anywhere up to two years. the fifa maximum could be 15 so there could be further consequences beyond the outcome in the criminal courts. phil: even though he has stepped down from his position with the spanish football federation, we have 39 players saying they will not play for the national team because they feel unsafe. this sounds like the problem is bigger than just rubiales. >> it is and always had has -- always has been.

that is why they have asserted so strongly for so long that they want more changes. it is not just about removing the top guy or the head coach. the changes need to run deeper than that, which is why in the statement you are referring to, they put a demand saying we want restructuring of the organization of the women's football team as it relates to the federation. we want restructuring as it relates to the presidential candidates -- cabinets and secretary-general, who is someone who has very much been a right-hand man and ally of luis rubiales and shares the mindset of him as well. they also want the president to step down. they have asked for further changes as it relates to the communications and marketing department. let's not forget they also released a statement on her behalf -- on their behalf saying

it was her trying to pass it off as no big deal when she said after i never said any of those words. the last thing they asked those was restructuring of the integrity area as it relates to the federation so they clearly think more has to change and more people have to go for people to feel as if they can come back and work an -- work in an environment where they can feel safe and flourish. >> thank you for outlining that. sarah hunter in barcelona. thank you. saturday marks a year since the death of an iranian woman that sport -- that sparked protests. a german local football club is showing its support for iranian women in their ongoing fight for freedom. >> this club dedicated their derby to mahsa amini. they support the women life

freedom movement in iran. >> the idea goes back to the 2022 world cup in qatar. we realize people asked the uranian national team to take a stand but that didn't really work -- the iranian national team to take a stand but that didn't really work. we said shouldn't we do something? shouldn't we start a movement? >> the coach is the team -- the coach is the only iranian on the team but the support has been massive. >> we have always put social issues at the forefront. many spectators also showed their solidarity with iranians by wearing women's t-shirts. >> i think that today it's beautiful to see that a german football team is taking a strong

stance for this important issue. >> for many iranians, the political situation back home is emotional. many still have strong ties to the country and despite all the turmoil they feel nothing can break that bond. >> i would like to say to the audience, especially in iran, even though we were born in a ran but grew up abroad, i myself have been here for 30 years. we all see ourselves as people of iran. be sure until the day of the revolution we are with you no matter where we are. all iranians think this way, have this feeling. i thank you for supporting our team. i hope we will reach our goal soon. >> a couple of other stories from the world of sport. spain's top women's league have called off a strike after reaching an agreement for the next three seasons. the players are now guaranteed a minim salary of 21,000 euros.

the strike was unrelated to the national team's ongoing boycott and demanding reforms of the top of the spanish game. in the rugby world cup, france be uruguay -- beat uruguay. it moves the hosts closer to the quarterfinals. france will take on namibia thursday. a renowned colombian artist and sculptor has died at the age of 91. heralded as south america's answer to picasso, his depictions of people and objects in exaggerated forms became emblems of colombian art. his works are featured in exhibitions across the world, some selling for more than $2 million. despite the playfulness of his creations, he never shied away from serious subject matter, including violence and politics. his daughter says he died friday morning in monaco due to complications from pneumonia.

this is dw news live from berlin. a reminder of our top story. libya is struggling to deal with thousands of bodies being recovered in the aftermath of devastating floods. the world health organization has urged rescuers to stop burying victims in mass graves to avert future problems. more world news at the top of the hour. i will take you through some of those bigger stories of the day in the day. that's in just a moment here on dw.

>> it is 10:00 p.m. and we are life here in paris. if you are just joining us, a warm welcome to france 24. the search is still ongoing in libya where 10,000 remained missing after floods caused by storm daniel, but hope is fading with the disaster already claiming more than 11,000 lives. then 39 spanish women footballers say they want changes at the federation before agreeing to play again. the world cup winners say the resignation of chief luis rubiales is not enough.

workers go on strike at all three detroit automakers. this, a new tactic to squeeze companies for better pay. thanks for joining us here live in paris. already more than 11,000 lives lost in libya. that's the latest count for the disastrous lots that swamped the country's coast -- disastrous floods that swamped the country's coast. >> silence. silence please.

>> this spanish rescue team is searching for survivors. a man crawls under the rubble to try to get a better idea of the trapped person's location. >> try to move. speak. come out. do something. >> five days after the deadly flooding caused by storm daniel, people are still being found in the wreckage. the coastal city was the hardest hit when heavy rains caused two nearby dams to collapse, unleashing tsunami-sized flash flooding. now the city is unrecognizable, turn into an apocalyptic wasteland of mud and debris. rescue teams continue their searches, but more often than not, what they find are bodies left behind by the receding floodwaters.

>> there were bodies thrown into the sea by the flood, and the sea began to bring these bodies back to the surface, and they begin to recover them. among them are children. >> the aftermath has left a heavy toll, thousands dead and thousands more missing while survivors wait for much-needed food and shelter. >> a migrant reception center in italy's southernmost island continues to be overwhelmed as authorities work to transfer to the mainland a large number of people who arrived this week. the red cross says there are still over 4000 migrants at the center after the 6800 who reached the tiny fishing island from tunisia. >> it is a moment of relief for these migrants after a perilous journey across the mediterranean. some 7000 people have dropped in

the past two days, equivalent to the entire population. >> we were suffering back home, so we came here to find jobs and help our family. >> they welcomed us warmly, gave us food. there were some people who came to take pictures. italy is good. it was a warm welcome. >> land producer -- my producer -- lampedusa is one of the first ports of call. migrant reception center, which has an official capacity of 400, house 10 times that on wednesday alone with many forced to sleep outdoors. >> organizations that are present on the island are working to tend to unaccompanied minors, families, and the most vulnerable, but it's difficult

because it's tricky to organize even the simplest tasks like distribution of basic necessities. >> despite its pleasures, the far right government has been unable to stand -- to stem migrant flows. >> the former president of the spanish football federation appeared before a judge this friday to answer to charges of sexual assault. luis rubiales resigned from his post sunday but has maintained his innocence after forcibly kissing a woman on the lips after the world cup. >> luis rubiales left court making their charges to the scrum of reporters outside about the charges of assault against him. the accusations are centered on

a moment following the world cup victory by the country's women's team in august that was caught on video. he grabs a player by the head and forcibly kisses her on the lips, footage that her lawyer says is a key piece of evidence in the case. >> thanks to this video, everyone in the country and the world can see that this was a nonconsensual kiss, and that's what we will demonstrate in court. >> in the face of outrage in spain and across the globe, rubiales initially refused to step down, lashing out at he called all feminism. fifa said it was suspending him for 90 days, and he finally bowed to pressure this past sunday, announcing his resignation. >> yes, i'm going to. because i cannot continue my work. >> in spite of stepping down, he has remained if i am, claiming

he did nothing wrong, saying in a statement on social media that he would defend his innocence. he also faces accusations of coercion because jenni hermoso, who maintains the kiss was not consensual, alleges rubiales pressured her to say otherwise and speak out in his defense after the public outcry. he could face a fine or prison sentence of up to four years if he is found guilty. >> a group of 39 players from spain, including most of the 23 women's world cup winning squad, said it wanted further changes. they said the resignation of rub iales and the replacement of the chief manager is not enough and that they will not play until

more changes are made. >> the women's squad have put out a fairly strong statement. 21 of the 23 world cup winners have signed that statement, and almost 20 extra players, and that has led the new coach of the team -- that gives her a dilemma because who is she going to call up for the next match with the women's team when they go to sweden on the 22nd of september? a press conference today was postponed by the federation because she will have to think about who she can call up. will players be threatened with stiff fines if they are not available for the team? basically in that statement, the

women say that they want to see the resignation of the current president, and they want a real shakeup. they say they want to see restructuring in jobs going at the communications team and that some of the others that were so responsible for what they see as facilitating and abetting the behavior. they do not mention rubiales, but it comes without saying. they say they need zero-tolerance, and they say the people who have hidden, incited, or applauded attitudes that are against women's dignities, that they should not be in the federation. basically, they say that this is a move that is about ensuring that future generations can have

a football that is more a gala terrien and up to the standard they deserve. we have the uefa player of the year. >> tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are protesting today and throughout the weekend, calling for an end of fossil fuels. the strike is led by local and global climate groups, including greta thunberg's fridays for future movement. >> chants demanding climate justice filled the air outside the swedish parliament as activists taking part in the global climate strike demand action. the strike has mobilized

hundreds of thousands over the past five years and is taking place in hundreds of countries worldwide. protesters have a common voice, to halt the burning up fossil fuels and to aid communities most affected by the climate crisis. >> we are demonstrating today for more climate justice and for consistent and socially fair measures in politics. the federal government is doing far too little in the face of climate crisis and too little to protect and support people. >> the global protests come as the planet observed dozens of extreme weather events this year from hurricanes to floods, which have been exacerbated by human-cost climate change. calls for action are particularly desperate in developing nations, which are disproportionately likely to suffer most. >> we have been at the forefront of the planet crisis. we continued to be battered by extreme weather events that have

been caused because of the unabated fossil fuel burning. >> the united nations has warned that countries are far off track to curb warming by -- to 1.5 degrees celsius as agreed in the paris agreement. >> it has been called the most ambitious u.s. industrial labor action in decades. on friday, united union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by general motors, ford motor, and chrysler parents to lantus. president joe biden has shown sympathy to the protests. take a listen. >> for the past decade, auto

companies have seen record profits, including the last few years because of extraordinary skill and sacrifices of uaw workers. those record profits have not been shared fairly in my opinion with those workers. >> to help shift us into gear, let's turn now to the director of the political program at george washington university. thank you so much for joining us. what has, in a nutshell, led to this last month -- this mass mobilization? >> what has really led to this is what we call labor summer over here. there's been a number of different labor movements in the united states. they are feeling emboldened. they've had a number of different strikes that have been settled for new contracts that have come through. particularly with these autoworkers, they looked at a number of corporate profits that

have really been on the rise, and they have not had a real significant pay increase since 2007, and joe biden himself has said record profits mean they should get a record contract. >> in terms of their demands, would you say they are in line with inflation? do you expect them to get their way? >> it is interesting because they are asking for a 40% increase in pay, which is certainly above inflation, but it is at the same rate which would put it back to the 2007 level. the union is looking back at what they used to have and trying to grab back or clawback some of the losses they have had over the past 15 years, and the auto companies themselves are making some offers that most would consider pretty generous if you did not consider the losses that workers have an taking for so long. >> that seems to be almost a

running theme. lots of strike action across the board in the united states, but how do you expect manufacturers now to respond to these demands? >> particularly in this one, this is the big one, like you mentioned, and joe biden knows that. for that reason, he has sent the labor secretary and one of his white house advisors to help with negotiations. the strikers themselves are doing a stagger to strike where they are shutting down a couple factories at once instead of the entire lot, so for that reason, this is going to be something people will have an ion. there are other sectors looking for increases, and workers really want this now because they have in dealing with inflation the past couple of years. >> joe biden's reelection effort has not actually been endorsed

by the united auto workers union. why then would he show sympathy? >> this is because joe biden has always been working-class joe and a big friend to the unions throughout his entire political career. this is who he is, and this also plays into the new theme for his reelection, which he is calling bidenomics, which is a focus on new jobs and good-paying jobs rather than other issues that republicans might want to focus on such as inflation. >> thank you. we will be keeping up to speed with those strikes and how they progress. time now for a look at the day's top is nice. we are joined by brian quinn. thanks for joining us. we will go to the united kingdom now. a major public funding initiative they have launched to help green the country's steel industry. >> indeed, the u.k. government said they will provide 500

million pounds for tata steel to decarbonizing its facility, electrifying the plant's furnaces and cut co2 output, the country's biggest emitter. tata says 3000 jobs are still at risk. >> stepping in to support the u.k.'s struggling steel sector, tata steel hailed the government's investment in its factory, calling it a lifeline following years of soaring costs and sagging profits. >> we supported it for more than 13 years. even in the last six months, we have been bleeding almost 1.5 million pounds a day, so the record -- so the investments were required. >> the latest package, which

will also see the mumbai-based firm invest over 600 million pounds out of its own pockets, will help finance and electric furnace to replace old coal-powered incinerators. the company said it should reduce carbon emissions by 1.5% and safeguard some 5000 jobs. >> we are saving jobs which would have been lost without this investment. >> despite the bailout, tata steel said it may still have to scrap some 3000 jobs in the u.k., prompting concerns from unions and local politicians. hoping to dip these critics in the bud, the british government announced a 100 million pound to help retrain redundant workers -- hoping to knit -- hoping to nip these critics in the bud. >> top of the agenda at the

eu-white summit, coordinating fiscal policy across the eurozone. thursday saw the ecb hike interest rates to a historic high of 4%. the bank says it expects inflation to average 5.6% this year, nearly triple its 2% target. several ministers called for freezing out energy subsidies to combat it nation, though the french prime minister stressed the need for economic growth. the eurozone is projected to grow just .7% this year as rising borrowing costs way on investors and consumers. >> it is clear that the euro economy has lost momentum as a number of past shocks, and of course, recent policy decisions, are feeding through. however, let me emphasize here today that the overall

resilience is still very clear. quicktime know for a check of the day's trading actions. european indexes continued gains friday amid signs from the ecb that thursday's interest hike may be is final one this summer. data out of china shows sales up 4% in august, beating expectations. french luxury group lb mm-hmm gained 2.5%. the cac closed up. wall street lost ground as investors look ahead to next week's interest rate decision from the u.s. federal reserve. gms alleges gained despite that strike in detroit. british chipmaker arm give up some ground after a search on its debut yesterday. finally for business, yet another u.k. football club is said to be taken over by american owners. this time, it is everton fc.

the liverpool club is owned by a irtysh businessman. he has agreed to sell his stake to a miami-based investment firm. they have just avoided being relegated out of the premier league the past two seasons despite some 5 million pounds' worth of new signings. the deal facing review by both sporting and financial authorities. if it goes through, everton will become the 10th out of 20 premier league clubs to fall into american hands. >> it is amazing, everton ran into 400 million pounds of debt over the past four years. now they are referred to an independent commission panel.

777, if they can help the toffees get back to the big time, we will see. brian quinn with the business. it is time now for truth or fake, our daily back-checking segment. over the past couple of days, social media users have been sharing a video purporting to show the french ambassador to tunisia being booed as he is forced to leave the embassy. this at a time of heightened tensions between coup leaders in niger and france. is this video truth or fake? >> that's right. this video has been shared widely on social media since yesterday. here it is on x, formerly twitter in english, with a claim that it shows the french ambassador forced to leave the embassy. we have it here in french, saying the french ambassador to niger has been ridiculed. let's take a look at the video now. we see and we hear the crowd

blowing and shouting "thief!" and we got a clumps of him coming out of the building, being escorted by soldiers to his car. wait for it. to get an idea of how viral this video has gone, this tweet alone was shared -- viewed, rather, 64,000 times, and this one in french has been viewed over 200,000 times, and it says here it is time for african liberation, they are robbing us. for context, the nigerian coup leaders did try to expel the french ambassador at the end of august, but the french government refused to comply because it does not recognize the junta's legitimacy. so far, the ambassador remains in place in niger, and by the french government's account, he

is in fact not in a very good place. he has been living as a hostage in the embassy. he cannot go out. he is living on rations because the military coup leaders are blocking food deliveries. >> a very worrying situation for the ambassador himself despite that video, but it he is still in his post, what was that video actually showing, and who was that? >> this is actually a relatively easy video to fact-check. just underneath some of the posts, there were comments such as this that this was actually tgabon. we check what the ministry in gabon looks like. here it is.

if we compare it with screenshots in the video, we see they are the same building. they have the same features. for instance, the same picture on the wall. all very similar. meanwhile, the real french embassy building in niger, here it is there. then we checked if the map in this video could be the japanese minister -- if the man in this video could be the gum on -- the gabonese minister. he is a british gabonese conservationist and has been serving as mr. of water and for his since 2019. meanwhile, the french ambassador in niger is here on the bottom right, so as we can see, the man in the video best much more visible is to the minister in gabon.

he is reportedly close to the deposed president of gap on -- of gabon, which could explain the booing by the crowd in the video. local media explained the transfer of power between the former water minister -- former water enforced minister and the new minister took place two days ago. as i said earlier, it is a tense situation in niger for the french ambassador, but, no, this video does not show him being kicked out of the embassy. he is still holed up there as we know, and this video has nothing to do with it. >> very important not to get cruise -- coups mixed up. once again, our daily fact checking segment truth or fake. that's all the news we have for this segment. there will be more coming up in just a minute.

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