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anna foster, bbc news, beirut. director of public policies at the civil society organisation kulluna irada and a correspondent for the french newspaper le figaro. she described what the current situation in the country was like. well, it is dark outside. i had the privilege of having light in my building because we have a decent generator in the building, but in other places, it is much worse, because the cost of accessing private generators has increased terribly due to the currency depreciation and fuel for these private providers has been difficult and more and more expensive. i am privileged but others are not. can you imagine living without electricity in the 21st century? it is a basic need and the lebanese people have been deprived of electricity, but not only this, also access to food, medication, jobs of course, so the crisis is increasing day after day and there are no lights at the end of the tunnel, unfortunately. the government has been in place for a few weeks now, after a year of vacancies, for the e

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. is a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy and focuses on shia politics in the levant. she explains how the violence erupted. hezbollah�*s supporters were marching towards thejudicial palace, but some of them diverted and went into a residential christian area, so this is the main question, who actually shot at who first? it seems that they were shot at first, but they have been extremely provocative. but if you look at the bigger context, this is not the first time something like this happened and it will not be the last time. there have been very similar incidents, actually, in sunni areas. very similar things happened, where people reacted against hezbollah in similar ways, with violence with arms. that says a lot about the mounting discontent in lebanon against hezbollah, as hezbollah is becoming more and more the authority responsible for smuggling subsidised items, for the economic collapse, for protecting the corrupt elite, for hindering anything, including, l

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. a defiant rebuttal of a claim by beijing that reunification with china is inevitable. tension between the two has been growing once again as taiwan celebrates its national day. here are some live pictures from taiwan on this national day. earlier, the president sighed again when said in her speech that we hope for an easing of relations and we will not act irrationally and there should be no illusions that the time people will bow to pressure. —— tsai ing—wen. she said she will ensure that nobody can force taiwan to take the path china has laid out for them. this is because the path that china has laid out means the end of a free and democratic life all taiwan, nor sovereignty for our people. earlier, i spoke with scott harrold, a researcher who specialises in china and taiwan. it is important to say that beijing has said, building the capacity to threaten towards taiwan for a long time and seems to think that right now it is a moment when it needs to rattle its labour and threaten ta

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. spoke to hussain abdul—hussain who's a research fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracies. here is his explanation of the cause of the violent scenes witnessed earlier in beirut. first of all the march started as a protest against the judge in front of the justice palace and on the way back, the pro— hezbollah partisans decided to swerve left and go into a christian neighbourhood and i must�*ve terrorised these christian guys over there. no—one knows who started the shooting like in the report but once the shooting started, it generally ugly. once the shooting started, it generally ugly-— once the shooting started, it generally ugly. what was the issue with — generally ugly. what was the issue with judge _ generally ugly. what was the issue with judge in _ generally ugly. what was the | issue with judge in question? thejudge is the issue with judge in question? the judge is the second judge that has biller objects too. at first, they objected to, hezbollah was against an

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.issued a defiant rebuttal of a claim by beijing that reunification with china is inevitable. tension between the two has been growing once again as taiwan prepares to celebrate its national day on sunday. beijing has been building the capacity to threaten towards taiwan for a long time and seems to think that right now it is a moment when it needs to rattle its sabre and threaten taiwan. of course, taiwan has been striving to push back against that pressure and the us and its allies and partners are signalling to beijing that the entire us china relationship is premised on beijing resolving its differences with taiwan peacefully. the united states, japan and the uk recently completed some naval exercises with four aircraft carriers in the waters proximate to taiwan and some of what china is trying to do is show that it too has a capacity to threaten taiwan and the us and its allies and partners. so as to deter taiwan from even contemplating any steps. taiwan said they were not planning

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. i'm joined now by hanin ghaddar. the washington institute for near east policy and focuses on shia politics in the levant. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. firstly, do we know what triggered thursday's violence? hello. thank you for having me. and thank you for importing this event, and i would like tojust thank you for importing this event, and i would like to just say one thing that... this does not come from vacuum, right? what started down that triggered it started a long time ago. there is a short—term sugarin long time ago. there is a short—term sugar in a long—term trigger for so the short—term trigger was the protest against the judge investigating the bbtt report and hezbollah�*s supporters were marching towards the palace, but some of them diverted and went into residential christian area, so this is the main question, who actually shot at who first —— investing the beirut port. if you look at the bigger context, this is not the first time something like this happen and it will not be the l

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.o hussain abdul—hussain who's a research fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracies. i began by asking him to explain the cause of the violent scenes witnessed earlier in beirut. in principle, the march began as a protest against the judge, in front of the justice palace. on the way back the pro—hezbollah partisans decided to go left and entered a christian neighbourhood. they must have terrorised these christians there and no—one knows who started the shooting, but once shooting started it turned ugly. what is the issue with thejudge in question? the judge is the second judge that hezbollah objects to. at first hezbollah was against any international investigation into the beirut port explosion but hezbollah insisted on the domesticjudicial authority doing itsjob. there was an investigator, a judge who was appointed before, and hezbollah said that that guy was biased against them so he was replaced with the presentjudge. again, hezbollah refuses investigation. it seems th

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.ctions, recorded in the latest 24—hour period. not including cases in wales. that means on average there were 36,665 new cases reported per day in the last week. as of thursday, there were 6,763 people in hospital with coronavirus across the uk. 133 deaths were recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, which means 113 deaths were announced on average every day, in the past week. 85.4% of the population aged 12 or over, have had theirfirst dose of a vaccine and 78.5% have been double jabbed. the deaths of sarah everard and sabina nessa highlighted the dangers women face out alone on the streets. there are a number of personal safety apps on the market to alert friends or relatives of danger, and now there are plans for a phone service from bt that would allow users to opt into a gps tracking bt has contacted the home secretary about it's plans, but some campaigners argue such a service doesn't tackle the deeper problem of male violence. here's graha

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.issued a defiant rebuttal of a claim by beijing that reunification with china is inevitable. tension between the two has been growing once again as taiwan prepares to celebrate its national day on sunday. iamjoined i am joined now by scott harrold, a researcher who develop —— specialises in china and taiwan. thank you for joining us. there has always been a lot of tension between china and taiwan over the years what has caused this recent escalation in these tensions over the past week? it is important _ over the past week? it is important to _ over the past week? it is important to say - over the past week? it is important to say that - overthe past week? it 3 important to say that beige and, as said, building the capacity to threaten towards taiwan for a long time and seems to think that right now it is a moment when it needs to rattle its labour and threaten taiwan. 0f rattle its labour and threaten taiwan. of course, taiwan has been striving to push back against that pressure and t

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.llow at the washington institute for near east policy, and focuses on shia politics in the levant. she explains how the violence erupted. hezbollah�*s supporters were marching towards the traditional palace but some of them diverted and went to a residential christian area. the main question is who shot first. it seems that they were shot at first but they have been provocative. if you look at the bigger context this is not the first time somebody has made this happen and it will not be the last time. there have been very similar incidents in druze and sunny areas. similarthings incidents in druze and sunny areas. similar things happen where hezbollah and similar. that says a lot about the mounting discontent in lebanon with has buller as has below become more and more the authority responsible for smuggling items or hindering anything including this investigation into the port. this mounting aggressiveness against hats buller is becoming apparent and this is the third, not the first a

anna foster, bbc news, beirut. abdul—hussain who's a research fellow at the foundation for the defence of democracies. thank you forjoining us on bbc world news. what prompted the march on thursday that led to these clashes? in march on thursday that led to these clashes?— these clashes? in principle, these clashes? in principle, the march _ these clashes? in principle, the march began _ these clashes? in principle, the march began as - these clashes? in principle, the march began as a - these clashes? in principle, l the march began as a protest against the judge the march began as a protest against thejudge in the march began as a protest against the judge in front of thejustice palace. on the way back the pro had smaller citizens decided to enter a christian neighbourhood. they must have terrorised these christians there and no—one knows who started the shooting, but once shooting started it turned ugly. but once shooting started it turned ugly-— but once shooting started it turned ugly. what is the issue with t

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.ovid vaccine supplies to meet their promises to poor and developing nations. wealthy countries including the uk have pledged to donate more than a billion vaccine doses worldwide, but only a small proportion have been delivered. in south sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, a tiny fraction of the population is protected. the problem is not just vaccine supply. poverty, insecurity and poor infrastructure are adding to the challenge. from south sudan, anne soy reports. a south sudanese welcome dance. this is a celebration to mark the arrival of vaccines, even if it's just a trickle. not many countries have vaccinated fewer people. here, just over 120,000 doses have been administered so far in a country of more than 11 million people. this is a donation from the us government through the global covax initiative. covax was meant to make sure that low income countries like south sudan would not be left behind. by now it was hoped that one in every ten people would have been vaccinat

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.ere they've been displayed for the past 20 years. until now, they were a striking centrepiece of the picasso restaurant at the hotel on las vegas strip. but the hotel's owner, mgm, decided to sell off the works. catherine karelli reports. it was the smallest piece in the sale, but the star of the show. this 1938 portrait of picasso's muse and lover fetched more than $40 million. this was one of the other highlights of the auction, a 1969 painting, one of the artist's later works. it is part of a wider move by mgm resorts to make its global collection more diverse and inclusive. the auction of picasso's work was hosted by sotheby�*s and held at the bellagio hotel in las vegas. it brought in nearly $109 million. several of the 11 pieces have been on display at the las vegas hotel for years. but now the hotel says it wants to shift its focus and showcase more works by women, people of colour, lgbtq artists and those with disabilities. i've gotten the sense there is a change in management

anna foster, b bbc news, beirut. life—long ambitions. danny — who began learning the piano and organ almost 80 years ago — has always dreamed of playing on big stage — so carole made it happen. audrey dias has been to meet them. making sweet music to fulfil the ambition of a lifetime. 82—year—old danny from 0swestry has played the piano since he was four, but he has always dreamt of playing the famous wurlitzer organ at blackpool tower. so i'd start a tune and he would move up and change the taps and the settings while i was playing, so — and we just went on non—stop for an hour doing that. and, of course, what i can do is i can play the piano or the organ and play in any key. on monday, his wife carole made that dream a reality. he played great and he came out of the stage and his face — he was concentrating so hard, i think the building could've fell down and i don't think he'd have noticed! the family filmed the performance so danny can watch it again and again. he was on an absolute high and i thought, do you kno

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.arliament, she praised people for the way they'd coped with the covid pandemic. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is at the senedd for us now. today was largely about ceremony but it was the first time the queen has been to this building since it changed its name from a welsh parliament. it is the first time in over 18 months we have seen most of the senate members under one roof. the queen commended the senate for being the uk legislate to go online and start holding its meetings virtually during the lockdown. there is plenty looking back over the pandemic, members need to focus on helping wales recover during the next five years. tickly for the welsh labour government who holds half of the seats, tackling the long and growing nhs waiting list here. the crowd of a few hundred people may have noted this was the first time the queen came to open the senate without the duke of edinburgh at the side and for not the first time this week, she was seen in public using a walking stick, s

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.s been a long time coming — 18 months in fact — but finally an australian state has announced its now able to relax its covid travel restrictions. fully vaccinated international travellers will be allowed to fly into sydney from november, without having to quarantine. this is further demonstration australians getting vaccinated as enabling them to do and more and more. as enabling them to do and more and more-— and more. new south wales is hittin: and more. new south wales is hitting 8096 — and more. new south wales is hitting 8096 double _ and more. new south wales is hitting 8096 double dose - hitting 80% double dose vaccination rates. here in this city it is turning into one of the more vaccinated cities in the more vaccinated cities in the world today. and that is a great achievement for australia and in particular those right across greater sydney, and it has been hardfought and hard—won. that is why i welcome the fact that this is a further sign of the national plan coming into e

let's go live to our correspondent anna foster who is in beirut. correspondent anna foster details correspondentng from the windows. most information have come from the syrian state agency, it seems to have been a planned attack with to explosive devices that went off and one more that was found. it went off right in the centre of damascus, and it's important to point out that damascus is one of the most secure parts of syria. in the most secure parts of syria. in the last couple of years they reduced the number of checkpoints because things were considered to be more secure. it is notable to see an attack of this size in the syrian capital. in terms of who has claimed responsibility, so far nobody, but we can read perhaps a little between the lines if we look at what happened one or two hours later in the north—west, in the rebel held enclave of it leb idlib, and perhaps 11 people were killed including schoolchildren. it's too early to link those two events, but maybe in the future of the day progresses and things become clearer we may see that one was carried out in retaliation for the other.

our correspondent anna foster on the _ concerning.na foster, as gunfire continues in the lebanese capital. army units are in the area and we know hezbollah has been involved in these protests. but gunfire continuing in beirut at the moment. the european union's ambassador to the uk has described eu proposals to resolve the row about post brexit trade in northern ireland as 'unprecedented'. this dispute is all about the northern ireland protocol, which was agreed and signed by the uk and the eu, and came into force at the start of this year. among other things, the protocol requires extra checks and paperwork on products like food and drink imported from britain. because northern ireland is still in the eu's single market for goods, there are no border checkpoints between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, a crucial factor to avoid a return to the tensions and troubles of the past. the result is a trade border which falls between britain and northern ireland, which unionists say undermines northern ireland's place in the uk.

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.n iran says the country has amassed more than 120 kilograms of 20% enriched uranium. the figure is well above agreed in the deal with the world powers six years ago. under that agreement, iran agreed to reduce its nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. the people of iraq elevating today in a parliamentary election which the president has described as an opportunity to rebuild the state. iraq is grappling with an economic crisis, rampant corruption and sectarian division. the election is being held early after months of anti—government protests. the chancellor of austria, sebastian kurz, says he will step down after his place on investigation of corruption offences. he stepped down after his coalition partners, the greens, withdrew support describing him as unfit to govern. the batching hurts denies the allegations and says he will continue leading the party —— sebastian kurz. music plays. joy outside austria's chancellor's headquarters from opponents of the country

war which dominated lebanese life at the end of the 20th century. 0ur middle east correspondent anna fosterrst violence in beirut for a decade. it brought back painful memories. translation: we lived - through the civil war and we know who committed the crimes. i protected my children, my daughter. when they were children i protected them from shelling and snipers. lebanon is no stranger to war. for 15 years its people fought each other. last week's running battle in the streets of beirut mirrored life there in the 1970s and �*80s. a week after the fighting there is still paralysis. the shia muslim and christian armed groups continue to trade barbed insults. lebanon's politically fractured cabinet hasn't met. there is fear about what might come next. mariam's son wants her death to send a message. we don't need civil war in lebanon. if my mother has faith of not having a new civil war, for me and for my family and for all my family we accept this, to stop the civil war. the people of lebanon are living through a crippling financial crisis. it's exhausting humiliating, but could it trigger a

divisions have only added to concerns for the stability of the country. 0ur middle east correspondent anna fosterhink there will be a lot of focus on what happens next with the blast investigation. shortly before that protest started yesterday morning, judgejudge tarek bitar was given permission once again to resume that suspended investigation. and i think everybody will watch to see whether that resumption happens, whether the mps who have so far resisted giving evidence will do so, and whether or not really that investigation will continue on course, or whether it will be in some way derailed before it comes to a verdict. have an extraordinarily difficult job to do when it comes to keeping the peace. particularly when you consider, as we were saying, the things that the lebanese people are living through at the moment. lack of electricity, lack of medicines, lack of fuel. the lebanese lira has lost 90% of its value just in the last year or so. people are angry and tired here in beirut, and it means that tensions are always simmering just below the surface. singer songwriter adele has released

from beirut, here's our middle east correspondent anna foster.in lebanon. light and hope are in short supply. translation: the light and hope are in short supply. translation:— light and hope are in short supply. translation: _, . _, , ., translation: the collective comes at the end of each — translation: the collective comes at the end of each month _ translation: the collective comes at the end of each month to _ translation: the collective comes at the end of each month to take - the end of each month to take 300,000 from me and where is the electricity? there is no electricity.— electricity? there is no electricity. electricity? there is no electrici . ,, ., �*, ., ., ., electricity. lab known's national grid was already _ electricity. lab known's national grid was already weak. - electricity. lab known's national grid was already weak. when . electricity. lab known's national grid was already weak. when it | grid was already weak. when it works, it is only for one or two hours a day. —— lebanon's national grid. but the country's poorest, tha

from beirut, here's our middle east correspondent anna foster.this is the reality of life now in lebanon. light and hope are in short supply. translation: the collector comes l at the end of each month to take i 300,000 lira from me and where is the electricity? there is no electricity. lebanon's national grid was already weak. when it works, it is only for one or two hours a day. but for the country's poorest, that is a vital lifeline. people here are dealing with crisis after crisis and whilst this blackout was not a surprise, it is just another thing to make an already difficult life even tougher. this is keeping the lights on for 300 flats. those who can pay for expensive private generators, but prices have doubled in the last month and they are getting harder to afford. some people, they text me and they can't, we do not have much money, we are helping them but it is difficult for us too. so without all of this and without you, people are in complete darkness? yes, unfortunately. a ship carrying fuel is on its way. it is another short—term s

anna foster, bbc news, beirut.t cooperate with the investigation asserting "executive privledge" under former president trump. all of this has provoked the ire of the democratic committee member adam schiff. i'm joined now by former advisor to george w bush, ron christie. hi there. good to see you. criminal contem -t hi there. good to see you. criminal contempt - — hi there. good to see you. criminal contempt - it's _ hi there. good to see you. criminal contempt - it's getting _ hi there. good to see you. criminal contempt - it's getting serious? . contempt — it's getting serious? good evening to you. one thing i would say to viewers around the world. is this — the notion that steve bannon can invoke executive privilege is a false premise. executive privilege came from the united states versus nixon case in 1972 that says yes, the president can shield very sensitive conversations with those closest aides and advisers. at the advisers themselves cannot invoke privilege, it must be invoked by the president. and a for

our middle east correspondent anna foster described the mood in beirut this morning.rning. today�*s been declared a national day of mourning, which means that government buildings are closed and municipal business will stop. crucially, schools have been closed as well. students have been told not to go to universities. the funerals will happen in a few hours for those people who died yesterday. i think what everybody is waiting to see is what will happen next, is how long this quiet peace will hold. and i think there will be a lot of focus on what happens next with the blast investigation. shortly before that protest started yesterday morning, the judge, judge tarek bitar, was given permission once again to resume that suspended investigation. and i think everybody will watch to see whether that resumption happens, whether the mps who have so far resisted giving evidence will do so, and whether or not really that investigation will continue on course, or whether it will be in some way derailed before it comes to a verdict. how scared, how worried are people that yeste

war which dominated lebanese life at the end of the 20th century. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster it brought back painful memories. translation: we live throu . h memories. translation: we live through the _ memories. translation: we live through the civil _ memories. translation: we live through the civil war— memories. translation: we live through the civil war and - memories. translation: we live through the civil war and we - memories. translation: we live through the civil war and we know| through the civil war and we know who committed the crimes. i protected my children, my daughter. when they were children i protected them from selling and snipers. lebanon is no stranger to work. for 15 years its people put each other. last weekrunning battle in the streets of beirut mirrored like they're in the and 80s. i wake up to they're in the and 80s. i wake up to the fighting there are still paralysis. the shia muslim and christian armed groups continue to trade barbed insults. lavalin's politically fractured cabinet hasn't met. there is fear about what might come next. marianne's s

the bbc�*s anna foster was in beirut as this was happening.s it is at the moment, seems strange to call it a front line, because we are in the middle of beirut, isjust a few streets that way. we have moved to an area of safety so i can talk to you, but let me show you what happened around herejust a couple of hours ago. you can see over here motorbikes which have been torched and burnt out. there was heavy fighting just in this area and you can see the detritus surround me. down here, a huge pile of shattered glass, because firing was happening indiscriminately around me. closer to where it was happening now, somebody�*s apartment window, completely shot out, glass falling and what you might also notice around here is the army. this is one of the points where they have been massing. we were talking about snipers in the top of buildings, we definitely saw at least one person on top of the building firing down, we have heard the sound of rpgs, lots of rpg fire happening. as that was happening, the prime minister called for everyone to "calm down

anna foster, with the latest from beirut. been handed over to health services, the prosecution said, amid speculation, he may have mental health issues. 37—year—old espen andersen brathen is due to appear in court this morning. a danish muslim convert, he has reportedly confessed to the crime that the authorities say appears to have been an act of terror. security services say he has been "in and out of the health system". 0ur correspondent mark lowen is in kongsberg, where the attack took place, and where the suspect was known to authorities. there were fears over his radicalisation. we know that he had converted to islam. a video has emerged which he posted to social media, in which he issues a warning and proclaims his muslim faith. so the question now is whether the radicalisation was what drove him to pick up a bow and arrow and go on a killing spree through this small, peaceful town of 25,000 people on wednesday evening, killing five people, or to what extent psychiatric problems were at play. he is undergoing psychiatr

anna foster was on the streets, as the violence erupted.range to call it a front line because we are in the middle of beirut, it'sjust a because we are in the middle of beirut, it's just a few streets that way. we have moved to an area of safety but let me show you what happened around here just a couple of hours ago. you can see over here motorbikes which have been torched and burnt out. there was heavy fighting in this area and you can see the debtor to surround me. down here, as huge pile of shattered glass because firing was happening indiscriminately. closer to where it was happening now, somebody�*s apartment window, completely shot out, glass falling and you might also notice the army. this is one of the points where they have been amassing. talking about snipers in the top of buildings, we definitely saw at least one person on top of the building firing down also we have heard the sound of rpgs, lots of rpg fire happening. the queen has officially opened the sixth term of the senedd in wales, on her first visit to the country in fiv

protest against an investigation into last year's huge port explosion. 0ur middle east correspondent anna fosterest as the hezbollah and amal shia groups protested against the judge in the beirut port explosion. but as that protest went on, there was some shouting, some chanting, and we began to hear gunfire from a few streets away, and things really escalated very quickly. there is a cautious calm here in beirut at the moment but there's been rolling gunfire, the boom of rpgs for hours now. you will see over my shoulder the lebanese army are all over the place at the moment. they've been sent to try and contain... they've told people not to come out on the streets at the moment, and over here, this is why. this was the front line area in beirut a couple of hours ago. you will see the broken glass and twisted metal. that was a guards' hut, if you like, that was outside one of these residential buildings that was smashed and broken. motorbikes have been torched. there was heavy fighting here, heavy gunfire in the streets between the christian and shia areas. what has happened now is the leaders,

anna chief to the customer. and here we have seen mismanagement that we have been focusing only on moving out of forsyth, not anymore allowing companies tool to invest and foster let, but it's a completely whole made dilemma. it's definitely not that the russians are not delivering dell, that the diverse energy companies such a gas from fulfilling that contracts. um, but the issue is many fault and the, the situation that we are in is one of an, a cheap transmission. and in an energy transition, you cannot seem to move out of anything without moving into something. and this has been the case in germany. meanwhile, as germany tries to ramp up its use of renewable energy, one of the world's largest manufacturers of wind power plants has suspended operations of 19 turbines in the country. that's after a 2000000 euro turbine by hamburg based north ex, collapsed and enforced in western germany just hours before it was supposed to be officially launched this week. luckily no one was injured when the 240 meter tall structure, including its massive rotor blades, abruptly toppled over. officials are now trying to determine how it exactly happened. furious firefighters

anna to, to the customer. and here we have seen mismanagement that we have been focusing only on moving out of forsythe, not anymore allowing companies tool to invest and foster. but it's a completely whole major dilemma. it's definitely not that the russians are not delivering dell, that russian energy companies, such as gust from fulfilling that contracts. ah, but the issue is manifold. and so the situation that we are in is one of an a sheet transition. and in an energy transition, you cannot seem to move out of anything without moving into something. and this has been the case in germany. good news from russia where the health ministers announced an extremely positive development this week on the world health organizations long awaited approval of the sputnik v covered vaccine. more that forties were sun following his meeting with the head of the w. h. o, the world health organization. russia's top health official has revealed that apparently, only a few bureaucratic hinders remain as russia's pioneering vaccine. sputnik re is on its way to being recognized and approved for emergency use by the w. h o. here's what he had to say. this was all barriers for

anna: a long-term change we are dealing with. let me ask you about the political backdrop in france, or the tech ecosystem in france. emmanuel macron's plan for fosteringnnovation in the deep tech fields is something we talked about before. is it something you are pleased to see, that you are engaged with? >> of course. we want to weld the ecosystem. french roots, we are a global company, also increase our ecosystem of innovation. if there is a positive dynamic on science, in tech, in france and europe, but the dynamic in china. it is also strong in america. i think the deep tech is going to be applied to manufacturing processes because of what i said. new processes. i think this industry is being transformed. we should really look beyond the current limitation. the fundamental change going forward with a clinical trial in china, geopolitics being developed, i see new processes, bmw announced what they would do with recycling. millions of companies. there's a lot going on in the industry of the focus on limitation today is an interesting point, but i think in six months to a year, the topic will be among the one i mentioned this morning. anna: fundamen