google is accused of interfering in last year's referendum on abortion in ireland sparking protests in dublin among religious conservatives. tensions rise of london terror on over the seizure of an iranian oil tanker off the coast of gibraltar has a court there rules the ship can be impounded for 2 more weeks. and over 100000 people signed a petition calling on the french president to interfere in the case of a man whose life support systems are being turned off after 11 years in a pleasure to.

live from moscow what's your art international and daniel hawkins revenue art tonight thanks so much for joining us for. a google is 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 delegation at the tech giant may have attempted to influence the outcome angered those who voted against allowing abortion in the country protests have since been taking place in dublin with more on the story is. 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 handled 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 algorithms 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 it should send a warning shot across every to everybody who is interested in democracy google blacklist of beauty. that's 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 from if this was all aboveboard and if this was not serious then why did they hide us when we only learned about this because of projects very tight because somebody in google decided that this was wrong and.

that's the only reason we know that these are 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 search 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 law specifically 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 news is not. wrong will have to wait at least another 4 for the return of its oil tanker which was seized off the coast of jewel brutal on 1st the suspected of the vessel may have been smuggling oil to syria in violation of e.u. sanctions. being sort of develops tomorrow time piracy showed us the reports. 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 seize the ship off the coast of japan alter on thursday for allegedly trying to take oil to syria in violation of the e.u. 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 teheran demands the immediate release of the vessel and condemns 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 all 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 or best are 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 believed 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 which were investigating the circumstances under which the u.s. had 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 based on extraneous political considerations meanwhile the seizure was hailed enthusiastically by

a key member of the trumpet ministration excell news yuki has the team this supertanker greece one laden with the reigning oil bond 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 2015 nuclear program 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 you graham stockpiles and that although it allies its european allies including the u.k. have not followed suit in terms of pulling out to her and argues that others think that trees 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. to know more about the activist groups a phone book who shot to fame by leading a wave of student lot of protests appears to be drawing the ire of motorists in germany vehicles across the country have been sporting offensive bumper stickers or ridicule in her account painting it's unlikely to. the 16 year old of course grettir already has a nobel peace prize nomination 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 can't undo in the future

everything needs to change. and it has to start today. i i i. we young people are waking up. and we promise we will not let you get away with it anymore. the recent survey data suggests the german public are eager to combat the reasons which are contributing to climate change in fact over 70 percent for example say they're prepared to give up short haul flights a majority said to be willing to pay more for meat products but when it comes to fuel it's

a different story only 27 percent approve of higher fuel prices and that could be for a number of reasons explained by germany's passion for cars and also the importance of the auto industry to the german economy there counts for a 5th of germany's industrial output it also provides jobs for over 800000 people there is little commentator i can harm or told r.t. that efforts to target that particular sector won't prove popular. in germany knievel already feel or there's something going on against them and is especially if it's regarding their arse germs are concerned on earth climate change is especially because they really kind of pay has started so although well meaning there most of the people who just follow the far end of the problem around are. telling us that they propose but now they realize that they're at the end there's

distractions one climate change. where the charro in recently jobs in germany car industry and restraining people using their car and these to nurse where the germans are the 1st one who said well i don't there we have a rather large art and our cars then do a lot of exchange. moscow has the new strategy paper by the us government's international development agency titled countering malign kremlin influence the russian foreign ministry has the smiths 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 said energy independence on russia with washington's funding of funding will 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 you received will promote media literacy programs that help citizens recognize kremlin driven disinformation efforts because insurance is much bigger in europe than anything that came into the ring to do anyway never on the media they're going to. eastern european counties are going to

be pointed in media who may be used to what they've got then and see some of these full of elysian we touch and there might exist there depends on which guarantee we have been dreaming to believe she's a versatility to jane and syria question isn't the only. use of the making of this in the united states you know they speak of the rule of law only look we've only then when we only have sanctions of addition of international law other types of an invasion of international law this is. a suspected gas explosion has ripped through a shopping center in the u.s. state of florida injuring 23 people 2 of them seriously the 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 the explosion left pieces of concrete and metal scattered across the mall and outside as well one eyewitness

described the scene as looking like an apocalypse emergency crews brought in sniffer dogs to ensure that no other victims trapped in the rubble. over the west coast of the united states a 7 point one magnitude earthquake hit southern california late on friday night it makes up 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 injuries have been reported fires broke out across parts of california are leaving. some buildings collapsed and roads damaged barely 24 hours earlier the nearby image of a desert was rocked by a $6.00 magnitude earthquake around $200.00 california national guard troops attack in the aftermath and warnings that aftershocks could last for days or even weeks a state of emergency has now been declared. more than

100000 people have now signed a petition urging the french president to intervene in the controversial case of vincent bird he's a former psychiatric nurse whose life support systems are being switched off was the 11 years after a car crash left him in a vegetative states with no hope of recovery the call comes amid france's highest court ending a long running legal battle on friday it ruled that doctors can disconnect the 43 year old's feeding tubes that will leave him dying slowly of dehydration in this abated state euthanasia is illegal in the country but medics are allowed to put her mentally ill patients into a deep state of sedation until their death however while some of lumbers relatives believe you should be allowed to die the catholic parents are strongly opposed to that decision they say that because he only requires basic care and can breathe on his own he's being murdered. i beg you to intervene to remind france if it's obligation to respect the precautionary measures prescribed by the comedian and not

to kill my son the young my son is the lives of one so then 700 people who share this condition and that are threatened please help us. or take a further look at the case it's proving to be polarizing both of parents and french society as a whole. has more details. 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 we incent continue receiving life support assistance

or not it's not a question that is easy or simple to answer and it has divided to 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 disease 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 vinson being off and back on life support 5 times after the ruling to stop 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 been 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 loved one when says mother was never ready to give up at one point she even released 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. up to the normal reactions saw is mostly. they have 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 says mother made her

very last plea she appeared at the u.n. 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 agreed to come here and 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 care there's 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 bill learned from vincents 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 and it seems that regardless whether the man's and it's peaceful or not the fight is far from over he's parents and now preparing to press murder charges. more often or r.t. . this month rwanda marks the end of one of the most harrowing chapters in modern history the $994.00 genocide over the course of

a 100 days 800000 people were killed most of the dead were from the sea tribe with those perpetrating the violence from the hutu majority in the 25 years since the atrocity rwanda has made significant steps forward regularly rags among the safest african state it's still though 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 . will not repeat. that is our farm on me to. ever live there we forgive. but we do not to one forget also known as the genocide against the ethnic tutsi in 994 almost a 1000000 people were killed this solution of the ethnic hutu president triggered the slaughter of some 70 percent of the tutsi 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 or wonders called the single poor of africa and also now one of the cleanest places on earth when the countries is increasing it's a little nice in. rwanda 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 their performance today has gone beyond our expectations reaching the level we train we are satisfied with their performance with the west apparently blocking its path the small 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 iran which has been the real driver of its development. unfortunately i think the west is not really helping out from country either comes from the heart of the 100 mark or c. when the west has done nothing nothing to actually control infrastructure in

economical and it's a shameful at both the united states and other european countries it's only been in the last 10 or so years that and china that you ship or president xi jinping and they actually begun to build rare won't tell poignance imports. where the previous 50 years nothing was done by western nations and that to me crews that are not that serious about the market see and that they use democracy as a hammer to beat upon and being up and sometimes regime change in african nations documentary shuttle is coming up next with its usual programs we're back in 30 minutes following the latest global developments.

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