google is accused of interfering in last year's referendum on abortion in ireland sparking protests in dublin among religious conservatives. and lies between london and over the seizure of an iranian oil tanker off the coast of control to the rules the ship can be impounded for 2 more weeks. motorists reject the climate activism of swedish t.v. . displaying mocking stickers on their vehicles. more than 800000 people signed a petition calling on the french president to intervene in the case of a man whose life support system to be turned off after 11 years in a vegetative state.

i want to welcome to world news this hour google he's being accused of interfering in last year's landmark abortion referendum in ireland by blacklisting certain pro-life search terms on you tube in the run up to the vote the allegation that the tech giant may have attempted to influence the outcome of those who voted against allowing abortion in the country protests have been taking place in dublin this saturday with more on the story here's polly boyo. when you type are searched into you expect to see the most relevant results but how do you know that that search result hasn't been manipulated well according to recent revelations you don't in fact it's alleged that google which owns you tube. with its you tube search results on the eve of the irish abortion referendum according to the project veritas investigative website google is alleged to have manipulated its algorithms and

employed so-called black lists on you tube a leaked document shows terms such as save the 8000 pro-life were among those thought to be bolted to google isn't denying that it tweaks results of politically sensitive content on you tube by pushing what it deems to be the most credible videos above the ones with the most views we've been very public that for a wide range of news and information queries we have our rhythms that are designed to surface authoritative content of all political viewpoints this helps prevent spam and conspiracy theories from surfacing prominently on our site in the midst of the irish referendum on abortion our systems abroad authoritative content to the top of our search results for abortion related queries this happened for both pro-choice and pro-life queries there was no distinction pro-life groups aren't

convinced by that statement it's that word or thora to vinh google statement that's causing concern catholic groups in particular say they want to know why it's enormous google employees who get to decide what is and isn't all thora to save content google interference in the referendum an arm and i think is that it should send a warning shot across every to everybody who is interested in democracy google blacklist of beauty. it was and they deliberately and intentionally manipulation the kind of things that people would find when you push in search terms and here's the very obvious question i think that if this was all above board and if this was not serious then why did they hide this why we only learning about this because of projects very tight because somebody in google decided that this was wrong just to project their interest that's the only reason we know to the pro-life camp only

gone it 33 percent when the vote was held in may and abortion was then legalized denial and that issue has now been put to rest but the dispute over the way google cure rate say it's so much results isn't going away this is horrific what google has been doing and they really need to be held accountable i mean it's at the point now where they're now interfering with elections in other countries to hear that something like this is happening in ireland in a foreign country where a company in southern california the united states is dictating what gets what search results are seeing ireland to the people of ireland regarding their loss pacifically on things like abortion which is already a very contentious issue in the u.s. throughout the globe is horrific google has absolutely no place to take part in political decisions or social decisions and to make sure that they all alone can tell which is the scene and which is not. they're all going to have to wait for at

least an hour before mine for the return of its oil tanker which was seized off the coast of cuba. it's suspected that the vessel may have been smuggling oil to syria in violation of e.u. sanctions to her as the incident amounts to maritime piracy reporting next to show the. if you're brought to court has extended the detention of a tanker carrying a rainy an oil for 2 weeks it comes as the british royal marine seized the ship off the coast of japan on thursday for allegedly trying to take oil to syria in violation of the sanctions now the crew of the sea ship grace one being interviewed by officials and the ship is likely to remain impounded for several weeks now in retaliation for and demands immediate release of the vessel and condemned what it sees as an illegal detention tantamount to maritime piracy iranian foreign ministry official described the u.k. moves on acceptable and called for the immediate release of the oil tanker given that has been seized at the request of the u.s. the u.k.

navy's measure is tantamount to maritime piracy britain has no right to impose its own unilateral sanctions or those of the european union in an extra territorial manner against the other countries this is the very bullying policy of the us britain's foreign office said it would not respond to every single comment about the incident that emerged from iran but it reiterated its position that the action came at the request of gibraltar to halt a vessel believed to be bound for syria which indeed violates sanctions this actually rose from information giving the gibraltar government reasonable grounds to believe that the vessel the grace one was acting in breach of european union sanctions against syria now the e.u. sanctions in place prevent syrian regime from importing oil and gibraltar said it believes that grace one and it's barrels of rain in oil were bound for syria however it's understood that iran has provided these documents to the u.k. proving that the vessel was transiting to a primitive destination although it didn't exactly specify where since then. and

spain have become embroiled in a row about the seizure with madrid saying that grace one was intercepted because of a request from the u.s. to the u.k. . we have been aware of the operation civil guard. have been watching the area but we are investigating the circumstances under which the us said its petition to the u.k. well as well as spain a senior iranian foreign ministry official said that the united states had asked the u.k. to intercept the ship however just bolters government said in a statement that they acted independently on their own accord the decisions of her majesty's government of gibraltar were taken to do independently waste some breaches of existing law and not at all be some extraneous political considerations meanwhile the seizure was hailed enthusiastically by a key member of the trumpet ministration excell news yuki has the teen the supertanker grease one laden with the reigning oil bomb for syria in violation of

you sanctions american our allies will continue to prevent regimes into ran in damascus from profiting off this illicit trade so this latest round comes at a time of escalating tensions between the u.s. and iran and of course it follows the trumpet ministration previously pulling out of the 25th the nuclear program a plus has reinforced panish ing sanctions against iran iran now says it's no longer bound by the agreement and will breach impose limits on your am stockpiles and that although it allies its european allies including the u.k. have not followed suit in terms of pulling out to her on august the other sink that treats including france and germany and even the u.k. haven't done enough to keep the deal alive meanwhile other countries including russia have weighed in on the diplomatic row with russia's foreign ministry saying that the seizure is an attempt to aggravate the situation around iran and syria and that the reaction from london and washington shows that the incident had been planned in advance. teenage environmental activist gretta from burke who shot to

fame by leading a wave of student climate protests appears to be drawing the ire of motorists in germany vehicles across the country have been sporting offensive bumper stickers ridiculing her campaigning it's unlikely to put the 16 year old of course has already. a nobel peace prize nomination in the back and she's made it to the cover of time magazine as well. what we do or don't do right now in my generation count is everything nice to see. you today.

closest against. that we young people are waking up. and we promise we will not let you get away with it any more. recent survey data suggests that the german public are eager to combat the reasons which may be contributing to climate change more than 70 percent for instance say they are in favor of giving up short haul flights a majority would also be prepared to pay more for their mate in the shop but when it comes to fuel it's a very different story only 27 percent of people would favor higher prices at the pumps now that could be explained by germany's passion for cars and also the importance of the auto industry to the country as well it accounts for

a 5th of germany's entire industrial output nominee that it also provides jobs for over 800000 people political commentator i give him a told r.t. that efforts to target that particular sector will not prove popular. so in germany knievel already feel or there's something going on against them and it's especially if it's regarding their arse germs are concerned oh no the climate change is specially here because the kind of pay has started so although well meaning there most of the people who just follow the party off the ground are. telling us that they are close but now they realize there are these n.g.o.s sessions one climate change. where the sharia with the risk being jobs in germany car industry and restraining people using their

car and these 2 nurse where the germans are the 1st one who said well i don't know that we are other. jarte and our cars then do a little climate change. oscar has slammed a new strategy paper by the us government international development agency which is titled countering malign kremlin influence the russian foreign ministry has dismissed the organization as a propaganda tool of ideological warfare the term countering is a clumsy attempt to conceal the aggressive offensive approach this conception is blatantly aimed at propagating risa phobia in the world especially in neighboring countries to russia on our side we have proven multiple times that we are open to establishing constructive cooperation with the us on a basis of equality of rights and the consideration of mutual interests however malicious and the russian propaganda by washington which strikes but lobel domination cancels out these efforts it's a great pity. usaid says its main goal is to boost the resilience of partner

countries it focuses on preventing meddling and reducing economic and energy dependence on russia with washington's funding that funding would also be given to local media to ensure their independence and trustworthiness. us aids funding will build the capacity of indigenous media to provide trusted independent news and information sources as part of the support usaid will promote media literacy programs that help citizens recognize kremlin driven disinformation efforts because insurance is much bigger in europe than ending the tramlink of the dream to do anyway the new novel and media they're going to. eastern european galleries are going to be pointed in media who maybe do what they want then see some of the peaceful of elysian we torture there might exist there depends on which guarantee we have been dreaming to believe she's of us did he too jane and syria doesn't do

any thing of the sort of the neck use of the making of this in the united states and you know this because of the rule of law in the national law we did very little than what we all the essentials of addition of international law all the traits of a vision of international law this is reality it is. this is our tave reporting from florida next where more than 20 people are injured after an explosion level part of a shopping mall west of fort lauderdale we'll update you on that when we come back . i am. it's something wrong with being rich and being rich is nothing wrong with it people work hard they make a lot of money and for a lot of people that's very satisfying but when you become a rapacious monopolist then you are heading up like a pharmaceutical industry one or 2 or 3 major clock to kratz collusion colluding

monopolist and all of us pricing that's not wretch that's tied around and. we have the expectation that when we lifted people out of poverty when we became richer then we'd become. and i think that is what a lot of people ah struggling with now the expected that once the reached a certain level of income then they would be happy. and yet we create new size we create new things we want. and i think sometimes we run out of explanations for why we feel unhappy. again a suspected gas explosion has ripped through a shopping center in the u.s.

state of florida injuring 21 people 2 of them seriously and last is believed to have occurred in a restaurant at around 1130 on saturday morning fortunately the restaurant and surrounding businesses were closed at the time explosions are left pieces of concrete and metal scattered across the mall and outside one eyewitness described the scene as looking like an apocalypse emergency crews brought in sniffer dogs to ensure that no other victims were trapped in the rubble. well over on the west coast united states a 7 point one magnitude earthquake hit southern california late on friday night making it the largest in the region for nearly 2 decades tremors were felt from las vegas in neighboring nevada all the way to mexico despite the severity no fatalities or serious into. rhes have been reported fires broke out across parts of california leaving some buildings collapsed and roads damaged but a 24 hours earlier the nearby mojave desert was blocked by a $6.00 magnitude earthquake around 200 california national guard troops attacking the aftermath with warnings that aftershocks could last for days or even weeks and emergency has been declared in another state. 100000 people have now

signed a petition urging the french president to intervene in the case of vincent lambert he's a former psychiatric nurse whose life support systems are being switched off almost 11 years after a car crash left him in a vegetative state with no hope of recovery the call comes after france's highest court ended a long running legal battle on friday's ruling that doctors can disconnect the 43 year old feeding tubes that will leave him dying slowly of dehydration innocent dated state euthanasia is illegal in france but medics are allowed to put terminally ill patients into a deep state of sedation until their death however while some of lumbers relatives believe he should indeed be allowed to die his catholic parents are strongly opposed to the decision they say that because he requires basic care and can breathe on his own that he's being murdered. i beg you to intervene to remind france if it's an obligation to respond to the precautionary measures prescribed by

the comedian and not to kill my son the young my son is the lives of one saw then 700 people who share this condition and that just threaten and please help us. with more now on the case which is proving to be polarizing both vince and lumber his family and friends society as a whole his memory of financial. this could be the end of a complicated contradictory and absolutely heartbreaking case which has lost more than a decade in 2008 a traffic accident left vincent lumbered a french nurse in a vegetative state his brain was unresponsive his body was paralyzed he could only be fed and hydrated artificially after a 5 year battle for his life the battle for his death has started when numerous medical exams stated vinson's semiconscious condition was irreversible the question arose for the 1st time should be vincent continue receiving life support assistance or not it's not

a question that is easy or simple to answer and it has divided instance family his wife and 6 of his siblings wanted to let him die peacefully as they put it this is not the life vincent himself would want to leave opposing them were his parents arguing that vincent is simply a person who does not fall under france's and of life legislation and that he should leave when the 2 sides failed to reach an agreement to dish a marathon started that resulted in vincent been off and back on life support 5 times after the ruling to store artificial and tradition was confirmed by 5 different legal bodies including the european court for human rights we do rely on doctors of course and as a see vincent has agreed in this state for 10 years so his chances of recovery let's be perfectly honest with you a route how much does he understand what quality of life does he have would you

wish this sort of life on your worst enemy never mind his loved one winces mother was never ready to give up at one point she even released a video clips of vincent's crying in attempt to show that he does feel and he is aware. but brain specialists say that this is not necessarily the case as far as saying it's. not realizing what he's living. normally should saddam is. there nothing to do with emotions several more times the mother has tried to persuade the public and legislators that vincent should leave however every time she appealed him being taken off life support the plug was pulled anyway if you know it's a crime that's all i am ashamed of france this monday been since mother made her very last plea she appeared at the un human rights council in geneva emotionally

appealing for her son's life skills in rooms i'm sorry for being too emotional i'm crying knowledge of the top of my voice that this is the murder offense and that's the right word while we're not being listened to vincent is a human being he is not an object he's had has been held under water i agree to come here in the hope that we might be able to defend him but despite all the efforts vincent was taken off of life support yet again the very next day. that's the end of this dispute there is no longer any plea that can be made that can suspend the discontinuation of here there is no longer any legal obstacle to the discontinuation of care and so that's the end of this legal case benson's stories truly heartbreaking and controversial in many ways the battle of 2 sides of one family both wishing the best for their loved one the mother says she was

fighting against a system that she believes fails to protect its citizens but some point out there was an important lesson to blur and for instance case in an ideal world most of us or all of us should discuss death with our loved ones of. we don't especially when you're young of course you don't think you're ever going to die you think you're going to live forever but you know the organization to which i belong friends at the end we urge people to make an advanced directive but it seems that regardless whether the man's and is peaceful or not the fight is far from over he's parents and now preparing to press murder charges. more of an r.t. . this month rwanda marks the end of one of the most harrowing chapters in modern history in 1941 aside over the course of $100.00 days 800000 people were killed most of the dead were from the tootsie tribe with those perpetrating the violence

from the hutu majority with 25 years since the last atrocity ridwan the has made significant steps forward it's regularly ranked among the safest african countries but still faces a number of challenges. a solemn anniversary for the troubled african nation of rwanda it's 25 years since one of the worst genocides of recent times this history . where knox repeat. that is out on egypt ever had there. forgive. backward or not the one forget also known as the genocide against the ethnic tootsie in 1994 almost a 1000000 people were killed the assassination of the ethnic hutu president triggered the slaughter of some 70 percent of the took the population quarter of a century on the more the deep scars remain something of

a surprising transform ation amazingly rwanda's 29th in the world for ease of doing business ahead of spain france japan and china in terms of corruption similar remarkable progress in the top 50 head of italy or malta the country was even reg 5th the safest in the world for walking at night with singapore topping the list no surprise rwanda's called the single poor of africa and also now one of the cleanest places on earth when the country's easy clean signal is nice in the city will grow under still far from being a paradise it remains of relatively poor country and democracy is not entrenched the e.u. knows serious violations of civil and political rights in fact the west is locked in conflict with the white house slapping steep tariffs on the nation and a major row with europe's powerhouse germany but it's failed to stop rwanda's

growth perhaps due in part to backing from another superpower china beijing's military even accompanied rwandan troops at this week's anniversary celebrations there prefer. today has gone beyond our expectations reaching the level of we train we are satisfied with their performance with the west apparently blocking its path the african nation may have found a different roadmap to success african affairs analyst lawrence freeman told us that it's china's extensive investment in rwanda which has been the real driver for its development unfortunately i think the rest is now really helping out from country by the cancer. 100 modesty when the west has done nothing nothing to actually promote infrastructure uneconomical. it's a shameful at both united states and other european countries it's only been in the last kennesaw years that and china that you ship or president xi jinping and they

are actually begun to build railroads how pollutes ports. where the previous 50 years nothing was done by western nations and that to me crews that are not that serious about mark receipt and that they use democracy they hammer to beat upon being up and sometimes regime change in african nations say from a down hawkins has your next r.t. world news in just over half an hour.

you know world of big partisan movies a lot and conspiracy it's time to wait to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks.

so the temporary orders that i'm under before i go to final trial actually do allow me to address them as james and his male pronouns but i cannot do that in front of the 3rd parties who know him as a girl so basically i can't go to a school i keep them away from any friends he might have at school that know him as a girl and at my home he's known as james and i use male pronouns what i'm prohibited from doing right now is trying to convince him that he's actually a boy. asked . jack not to congress know we're americans in america covering american news are called foreign agents so this past week in the middle of summer in a town in mexico seeds of a hail fell from the sky until the town was flooded in i saw the free carroll storm covered bury cars and swamp streets in up to 5 feet of

ice. did i make sure that if this sell her right never has its fate i never seen anything like this oh oh wait wait there was that one time. hundreds of thousands of people died in that movie by jake gyllenhaal survived so it's a feel good story. of the french luckily that mexican city covered in ice was the only creepy weather event this year everything else is everything. oh sorry i was thinking of something else i really. do too much that goes to other perth special resorts nato ever this year which resulted in a snow spout

a tornado 2 is filled with snow. and despite looking like a canola it is not delicious. although i guess that would be one of the better ways to go but it. will also oh is that meant to others or just go right down sorry but let me know before i'd like to dollar when you die. of course these events despite involving cold things are clearly part of our ever growing climate crisis that we're doing almost nothing about despite the fact that if we took like half of our trillion dollar a year military budget we could entirely switch to green energy tomorrow right in the right way because cloud is the culprit i think the full fuel economy of the day that sorry to sugarcoat these things. but the biggest impacts of the climate crisis are indeed heat really.