than when >> carlo cohen there on his great escape.shock announcement by prince harry and meghan markle they are stepping back from their roles as senior were roy's, creating waves it -- royals, creating waves in britain. therens are quest about how this work. buckingham palace is working with a couple. the tabloid newspapers have predictably cold the decision a mnegexit. >> so now what to do? last night they stunned the roya family issuing their own statement saying they wanted to step back call a progressive, new role, whichould involve him becoming financially independent and dividing their time between brit senior royals from the queen down are said to be disappointed in her, for that,, shockednd exasperated. yet those feelings have moved on to ass willingo see whether a new arrangement can be worked out. the queen, prince of wales, senior staff directed staff to work with the sussex household to find a solution acceptable to all sides. the issues are complex. it won't be easy. >> i think it will be harno if impossible, to find a f

business i'm joined now the milan in berlin welcome carlos cohen spectacular escape from japan where he was under house arrest facing trial for financial misconduct remain shrouded in mystery one escape theory says the former nissan c.e.o. hid in a musical instrument case that was taken on board a private plane headed for turkey where he boarded another private jet for a flight to lebanon meanwhile prosecutors raided golan stoeckel residence to find out more about his disappearance and interpol has now set lebanon on a warrant for arrest. it's still not clear if japanese authorities in their search of gold's residence found anything to explain how he slipped through the net the lebanese capital of beirut though camera crews have laid siege to the home.

business i'm told now the milan and berlin welcome carlos cohen spectacular escape from japan where he was under house arrest facing trial for financial misconduct remain shrouded in mystery one escape theory says the former nissan c.e.o. hid in a musical instrument case that was taken on board a private plane headed for turkey where he boarded another private jet for a flight to lebanon on meanwhile prosecutors raided goals tokyo residents to find out more about his disappearance and interpol has now set lebanon on a warrant for arrest but it's still not clear if japanese authorities in their search of goans residence found anything to explain how he slipped through the net the lebanese capital of beirut though camera crews have laid siege to the home of the former nixon chairman after his arrival there go explained that he believed the japanese court system was unjust and that is arrest had been politically motivated go on scene here in archival footage plans to speak to journalists next week lebanon has now received an official request from interpol to arrest him as a fugitive but n

now that he's out of the country carlos cohen has shown he has no intention of keeping quiet about why he left and who he believes is to blame. turning our attention to africa now for years venture capitalists took little notice of african startups but that seems to be changing according to a new report the number of newly found newly founded rather tech companies is going through the roof and they're attracting large amounts of venture capital last year for the 1st time african entrepreneurs received more than a 1000000000 u.s. dollars from investors around the globe more than one half of that money went to 9 startups to id financial services providers lead the pack with a nigerian company into switch at the very top it off has its own cash card as well as digital payments processing that the number 2 was old pay which is also based in the jury up is now known across africa allows customers to make payments with their smartphones number 3 and dela is headquartered in the u.s. but is active in africa the company trains that outsources african i.t. specialists to the national tech firms

now that he's out of the country carlos cohen has shown he has no intention of keeping quiet about why he left and who he believes is to blame. you're watching the news from berlin up next a look at whether farming policies are for sale i'm called aspen terry mars will be here with more news at the top of the hour thanks for watching. people's time to take one step further and face the. time to search the no fun for the troops. time to recall troops and conduct the war. it's time for the d.w.m. . coming up ahead.

anchor: the authorities in lebanon have slapped a travel ban on businessman carlos cohen, -- carlos ghosn, who skipped bail and fled japan, sparking fury from the japanese government. interpol has issued a red noticece, demanding his return o tokyo, though there is no extradition treaty between japan and lebanon. former nissan boss was arrested on charges of financial misconduct, that in an interview with this channel, goes in said noghosn said there was chance of a fair trial in japan and warned other executives to leave the country. i wouldi would -- >> have left japan, i can tell you. you, my advice in japan -- get out. you are playing with your life. something like this can happen to. -- to you. unless this hostile japanese issue changes -- and i think it is a serious issue. the people in japan are playing with their life. anchor: the interview with carlos ghosn is good to be aired in full at 3:15 today. watch on our website. rising winds are making matters worse in southeastern australia, whwhere wilildfires continue to -- scorchrs of land huge areas of land. more than 2000 homes hav

carlos cohen said he fled japan fled tos ghosn said he pan because he was the victim of a conspiracy.eter: welcome back, you're watching al jazeera. these are the top stories. u.s. president donald trump said arendt appears to be standing down. he also propose further sanctions on iran, several hours after arendt lost -- launched missiles at bases hosting u.s. forces. three rockets reported fell inside the heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions. passenger aircraft has crashed moments after takeoff. board wereple on killed. to the situation in iran and arete, president trump announced nato and eu should take a more prominent role in the middle east. robert hunter is a former u.s. ambassador to nato. he said he is not expecting more from the military alliance. >> several countries have been involved anyway. the british and the french have and angaged in syria number of allies in iraq. we have to remember that after 9/11, the attacks on the united states 17 or 18 years ago, every single ally sent troops with the nato forces in afghanistan beca

and interpohas issued a red alert for carlos cohen, facing charges in japan, but he has fled to lebanon. hi those of you wa in the u.k. on bbc news, we ching elsewh bbc world news, and watching for the first time on pbs in the united states, a warm welcome to outside source. what is ppening in australia e unprecedented. the bushfires hlled 18 people, killed close to half a billion animals. they are over twice as bigam as thon forest fires and they are exerting extreme political pressure on the prime minister. earlier he was heckled in new southales. there, two people have died in many homes have been lost. the guardian has compared its main street before and after the s. k residents wanted to tto the prime minister. >> you are out. [beep] >> what about the people who have nowhere to live? anchor: another ang resident wants to talk about more support for the rural fmers. >> i willak only your hand if you give more funding. people have lost their homes. we need more help. anchor: theree is ime minister shaking a woman's hand and then walking away as she continued to talk about e help her

. >> beirut's this is where carlos cohen was questioned by prosecutors for nearly two hours.is lawyer says he trusts the lebanese justice system. >> there were two sessions. one related to the inter-pool request and the other regarding israel. >> a group of lebanese lawyers have accused him of normalization with israel. lebanon deems israel an enemy state. he does not have to fear going back to japan because lebanon has no extradition agreement with tokyo. in japan, his arrest triggered a heated debate about the country's he alleged he was held in inhumane conditions. the charges against him include underreporting earnings. his criticism of japan's justice issue has struck a nerve. for years, a federation of attorneys have complained they are not allowed to be present during the questioning of suspects who are put under enormous pressure to confess. >> the conviction rate is 99%. even a judge wouldld think the defendant is guilty. right from the beginning, even though the defendant's lawyer says he is innocent, the judge does not think so. >> japan's justice minister rejected

down 29000 was not the only draw on wall street this week as the to listen to former nissan ceo carlos cohen be under house arrest in japan for alleged corporate crimes and suddenly appeared in lebanon. in an exclusive interview i was able to speak with carl in his wife the first time they have spoken on the entire ordeal published publicly. >> not knowing exactly what was going on. and then i learned from the prosecutor that the reason for which i was arrested was because i supposedly. [inaudible] underreported compensation and. [inaudible] was ever paid. and this is why i was put in jail. what is interesting is that today i prime minister of japan, nissan has declared that this issue is within the prime minister of japan is saying months after this ordeal has started. so i was put in jail for reasons i did not understand. i did not understand at that moment. and then they kept me for 40 days, interrogating me without the presence of any lawyer. and then when they finished interrogations, they had another charge. [inaudible] and the story continues like this for 130 days. i was 130 days in

white-collar jobs worldwide, and close to pants -- close two plants, as a strategy developed by carlos cohen misses targets worldwide. accusing inaction on climate change. a groupup of french towns and ns green legal action based on a law requiring french companies to formulate so-called vigilance plans to prevent environmental damage and protect health and human rights. total say they regret the lawsuit, calling for cooperation on climate change among stakeholders. bane: in lagos, nigeria, , a on motorbike t texas is taking a big toll. brian: the government is trying to outlaw momotorized taxis andd tricycless afterer a slew ofof l accidents. the e ban is s set to take effen a cole of days. opponents say it could put the livelihoods of thousands of drivers in peril. reporter: in a sprawling city of 20 million people,e, for many, t is their main way to get around. thisere is traffic, and motorcycle, no doubt, we can get you on a motorcycle. these are everywhere and are a fast way to navigate around the city's notorious good luck. starting on february 1, the state government is imposing a swe

interpol has issued a red notice alert for the foreman in sun chairman carlos cohen requesting authorities in lebanon detain him god was on bail in japan for financial misconduct charges despite being under heavy surveillance in tokyo he managed to leave the country after which police raided his home on thursday japan does not have an extradition treaty with lebanon. thing to the general prosecution will not stay idle with this red notice as per it's legal parag and specialty i suppose the general prosecution will fully implement the notice and that includes summoning him and listening to his testimony and then if there are measures to be taken out then they will be taken to mean reporting from beirut mohammed says go in has been widely supported in lebanon including by politicians. it's really unclear at this stage what exactly is going to happen next now we've spoken to legal experts here who tell us that well it's assumed right now that basically this red notice is going to go 1st to the general prosecutor but then the general prosecutor will have to study the case will then have to mak

. >> carlos cohen pulls off a daring escape from japan -- chosn -- ghosn. >> i was a hostage. >> he isery keen to clear his name. >> party on, elon. a milestone of its push into china. >> huawei with another challenging year under u.s. sanctions. >> we hope things don't get worse, but if they do, we have a plan b. >> alan greenspan says the only way to curb deficits is to pull back benefits. >> we are trying to spend more than we have. >> that's all ahead on bloomberg best. ♪ hello and welcome. i'm sebastian star lick, and this is bloomberg best, your weekly review of the most important business news, analysis, and interviews. let's start with a day by day look at the top headlines. we began with markets reeling from a geopolitical shock in iraq, an attack that killed one of iran's top military officials. ♪ >> the fallout of a top iranian military commander is widening. lawmakers in iraq have voted to expel american troops. iran says it will no longer abide by the nuclear deal reached with major powers in 2015. >> president trump also threatening iran with major retaliations if they "d

tokyo home of former an ascent chairman carlos ghosn he fled to lebanon despite living on the street bail conditions use awaiting trial for financial misconducts cohen who holds lebanese citizenship said he left to escape what he calls political persecution lebanese authorities say he entered the country illegally and evacuations have begun and relief supplies have a right for thousands of astray and stranded in far ravaged homes and other heat wave is expected over the coming days the bush fires have killed 8 people. members of an iran tax group have withdrawn from the u.s. embassy in iraq's capital baghdad after a 2 day siege in return though they want to react to the timeline for the withdrawal of foreign troops that's your state stay with us and i'll just say here is the full sunlight is up next. hi i'm steve clemons and i have lots of questions today can the same technology that we happily bring into our homes and we keep in our pockets that's making life and connections and knowledge easier to access can this all be turned around and weaponized against us let's get to the bottom line. usually when someone talks about killer tech people imagine

carlos' goan has filed a suit against the company for a withheld retirement payment granholm did not pay the 250000 euros saying go and quit while in jail in tokyo on financial misconduct charges mr cohen said he had no choice given his detention he later fled to lebanon to escape the charges hackers from a russian military intelligence unit gained access to the ukrainian gas company at the center of the impeachment case against u.s. president donald trump as according to u.s. cyber security researchers there are pros accuse from of pressuring ukraine to investigate the company which hired then vice president joe biden's son u.s. justice officials have asked apple to unlock 2 i phones belonging to a gunman who attacked a military base this puts the company and difficult spot privacy as a selling point for apple washington is calling the shooting an act of terrorism that could have involved others. germany is known for its auto industry and the sector is a major employer in the country more than 800000 people work for carmakers or their suppliers but that could change more than half the jobs we're talking about more than 400000 people could be at the risk of disappearing between 2030 ac

carlos ghosn is an unwelcome customer. his weakness is that dish mr. isron -- this to macron criticized for being a president of the rich. after an extraordinary escape from japan, now in lebanon, mr. coheninue his life. nejra: chris bryant, you have called it a drama better than netflix. coming up, hong kong starts the new year like the end of the last one, with protests. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ i am near a jh in london with tom keene -- nara jh in -- ehic in london with tom keene. of mostlyousands peaceful protesters flooded the streets of hong kong. leigh ins will be tara leigh in a- cara moment. rather than celebrating, we saw people protesting, and hsbc coming under criticism with relation to closing one account linked to protests so it has become a target as well as the authorities. tom: i have the clearest memory of being on a plane from hong kong to singapore and talking about the 24/7 job of moving people out of hong kong. for years and years, it has not worked. you really wonder into this year when the exhaustion of last year , is this the year when that finally shift? i do not have a strong opinion. successeen hong kong's maintaining their place in the pacific rim. nejra: we ha