mauricio macri beat the chosen successor of cristina kirchner. he said he would improve relations with the united states. >> i'm going to put together the economic team as soon as possible. i'm not going to appoint an economy minister. there will be a minister of finance and there will be six members that will make up an economy cabinet. that way they can all immediately determine what the real economic situation is. >> let's go live to bueno buenos and al jazeera's teresa vo. how are the people reacting? >> macri asked everyone to forget they were once confronted. referring to the political situations that have existed in argentina in the last decade. argentina will be changing pace here. human rights groups have expressed worry about what macri's policy is going to be regarding human rights trials about people who have been convictor being investigatefor human rights abuses during the dictatorship. this monday a conservative newspaper had an editorial that was called no revenge in which it accused the deposit of cristina kirchner of revenge for

he's going to face some serious opposition not only from cristina kirchner herself, but by many of theollowers. they have majority in congress, and the results will show how polarized it is. >> tell us more about his foreign policy ambitions. >> well,. >> he said he's going to push so that the south american trade bloc expels venezuela because of its treatment of political prisoners. on sunday night we've seen the wife of the lopez, an opponent currently in prison in venezuela, and she was celebrating he also said that he's thinking of asking congress to cancel the agreement between argentina and iran that was pushed by cristina kirchner to help investigate an attack on a jewish community center. but these are strong points. overall he has been talking about building bridges, connecting argentina with the rest of the world. he said that he referred to the argentinians they need to improve their relations with the united kingdom. >> okay, thank you very much, indeed. >> 19 people were killed when gunmen stormed the radisson blu on friday. security forces killed two attackers, but they'r

cristina kirchner will remain powerful in argentina once she leaves office. party has a majority in congress. and has supporters in the judiciary and the central bank. but analysts say that the biggest challenge is the economy. >> the depletion of the central bank, micro economic policy throughout the last two years, the economy has been stagnant for four years. so there is a change in the micro economic regime coming, and it will be very difficult to manage this situation without it having inflation. >> sunday it was a historical day in argentina. the first second round in this country's history, and the first time in 12 years that the people have demanded change. >> we're expecting big, big changes here in argentina. on the political and the economic scenario, but also monk the mornin--because of argentina's tensions with u.s. based hedge funds. many have asked to expel argentina because of treatment of political prisoners. they're going to ask congress to cancel a memorandum with iran. as i said before lots of changes in argentina on the political, on the

macri's election but a lot of people were voting for change because they were tired of president cristina kirchneroing on television every day and yelling at pretty much everyone. it was a very, very large factor. cristina was a large factor in having macri elected last night. >> appreciate your time, thank you. peace in southern libya after four years of fighting, a rare glimmer he ever home for a country in chaos. >> and the bittersweet tensions between north and south korea. i >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, the u.s. declares the instability in burundi a threat to policy. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. the mayor of new orleans today described shootings at a local park as domestic terrorism. he's calling on the public to find those responsible for firing on 17 people last night. the gun fire erupted on two groups at an unpermitblock party that was packed with hundreds of people. >>> owners of drones will soon have to register their aircraft. a federally sponso

, and mauricio macri, and people not liking cristina kirchner's confrontational style. time to the 1990s where many state companies were privatized and that led to the economic crash in 2001. in six more days argentinians will be heading to the polls and three will be deciding between continuity or change. >>> a step towards normalizin ng the ties between the u.s. and cuba. a marathon. >> they came to run. the start of the island's biggest race, most just want to take part, but finished third. >> my goal is to improve my best time between 1 hour 9 and 1 hour 10 minutes and to finish in second place. >> cuban athletes face various obstacles. >> the main reason why running is not more popular in cuba is because of the shoes. the shoes need to be better. the runner depends on his tread, it needs to be reliable. they can only admire the shoes used by visitors. >> i'm running a race to experience the city and the culture and the people and that's the most important thing. >> after an early morning start, followers by santaria religion. pounding the same streets, all sufferin

. >> it is one of the most popular policies implemented by cristina kirchner.both presidential candidates have vowed to continue implementing it because it has helped millions of poor people around the country. >> the universal child allowance is only one of 60 children programs in place. >> a social leader in the area, for years he had been fighting to help the unemployed and criticizes the government for using the plans to win supporters. >> they say it's a benefit and if there is a benefit there is a benefactor. who are they? the government. cristina kirchner may believe that it was her getting money, and it was not her but the states. the plans are a right. not an economic right. . >> i think that those families that receive the benefit should be followed by social policies of second generations inclusive policies that bring equality with the defendcy on social plans are no longer necessary. >> elections are only a few days away. even though most economists agree that argentina's economy is in trouble. so much plans are so popular that there is something th

he will succeed cristina kirchner who took over in 2007. myanmar authorities say the number of people killed by a landslide has risen to 104. stillople are unaccounted for. of some was the maker of the highest quality jade in the world. the economy has boomed since the military relax its grip on myanmar five years ago. thats have been dismissed japan has militarized the south china sea. china has great facilities there. --na's lack of relation work reclamation work -- present obama has said international law must be followed. --is rated at the highest a level by three of the major ratings agencies. cut.could be facing a paul, the, the route is really keeping the pressure on thbhp. paul: copper up, oil is down by 20%. commodity didbest our best--commodity. bhp e case of uncertainty, there is a potent mix related to their credit rating. credit rating is in line with a bbb rating rather than standard and poor has them at. what does this mean when it comes to bhp's dividend policy? it is progressive, is it in danger? paul: is controversy of. --

will debate, mauricio macri from let's change party and daniel scioli, handpicked by cristina fernandez de kirchner's party will be debating the economy, insecurity and other things. the debate is important. many are undecided on who to vote. people are choosing between continuity, and they promise to continue with cristina fernandez de kirchner's political model. and mauricio macri, with a more free market economy stance. people - it's an important day for people in argentina, and the debate is expected to start in half an hour. >> with the election a week away, what do the polls say about who is likely to win? >>reporter: polls show that mauricio macri is 8-10 points ahead. in the first election in october. daniel scioli was expected to win in the first round. he didn't, he won 3 points, not enough to prevent a run off. we are expecting him to go on the attack this evening. he had this chance to try to win a vote, to link mauricio macri with the 1990s. a lot of companies were privatized and many blamed or the crisis in 2001. mauricio macri is expected to be more conciliatory. he is trying to make a

the movement made by nestor and cristina kirchner. >> i see hope that we'll grow once again and theregoing to be work. the only ones afraid with those with government positions. >> he has vowed to lift currency restrictions and take the government away from the left-leaning policies from the kishner legacy. on the other hand inflation is running about 25%, and the swing vote is in middle class. the presidential elections are happening in one week. yesterday was crucial for argentina because many remain undecided about who to vote. there was no clear winner, most of those present at the site agreed on one thing. >> today more people were watching than football. on sunday they will need to decide whether to stick with that legacy or make a dramatic change. al jazeera, buenos aires. >> an unlikely relationship between the logging industry and conservationists is helping to save wildlife in the republic of congo. john hedron made the difficult journey to this remote region to find out more. >> the lush tropical forest of central africa are shrinking. in the past few decades the machinery

the heir to cristina fernandez de kirchner could be faltering in the final stages as the argentinian presidential campaign comes to a close. >> and an exhibition where the audience is asked to pretend all the world art is destroyed. >> hello, france's prime minister warns that his country could be under threat from people lioninged to the attacks from paris. forensic examiners identified the alleged mastermind from the attacks, from the apartment in paris. triggering explosions and a fire fight. the french prime minister says it's unclear whether he's in france or belgium. he's ruled out the possibility that there are other groups and individuals connected to the attacks that can be active. andrew simmonds reports from paris. >> in the aftermath of the assault by special forces comes the positive identification of the man french agencies describe as the ringleader of the attacks on friday. the french prosecutor says that fingerprints of one of two bodies prove it's abdelhamid abbaaoud. the other dead suspect is a woman believed to be his cousin, the prosecutor says it's not clear whe

mauricio macri won saturday's poll beating the chosen successor of cristina kirchner. teresa vo has the lateliest from buenos aires. >> mauricio macri says he wants to put an end to the confrontation that has existed in the country for the last 12 years. macri spoke on monday in buenos aires. the economy is one of the first priorities of his government dealing with inflation, deficit and anti-liquid reserves. what he plans to do with argentina and its foreign relations. macri has said he is hoping to build brdge bridges between arnd the rest of the world, with th the -- argentina and the rest of the world. he has been very clear with venezuela. he is going to ask that venezuela is suspended from you the trade block because of its treatment of political prisoners. >> areplied tails oamid tails on either side of the austria slovenia border they know themselves what the refugees have gone through. he sends us this report from the slovenian town of retgena. there church bells are the only thing you can hear. the river marks the border between slovenia and austria, its loca

he promises to open the economy after years of protectionist policy after cristina kirchner. >> translation: argentinians we are ready to live in a marvellous era in our history. the moment has come, it is now. let's go. change. >> reporter: the governor is the hand picked successor. he promises to retain kirchner's popular programs while pushing economic policy in a more orthodox direction. >> translation: if they join this cause it will mean great cause. i will reach victory for all argentinians. >> reporter: this country defaulted on the foreign debt. macri has linked with international monetary funds. in october's first round macri was peten by three points. at this time macri has the lead u >> translation: it pass been a campaign full of aggression. macri is hoping to change. no matter who wins argentina will be different after this election. i think we won't see the level of confrontation we have seen in the last decade. >> reporter: the opposition has expressed fear about the possibility of fraud. the director of the elector alcommission says that they have taken every measure to pre

in 12 years, cristina fernandez de kirchner - there are many that are afraid, about what that change could bring >>> sport with raul. lot of explanation to be done. >> absolutely. i'd like to be a fly on the wall in that office. >> real madrid's coach is drugging to make sense of a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of barcelona. he is taking control of madrid for the first classico. and he and friends were humiliated. two goals from swluis suarez. barcelona left the capital with a 6-point lead. it's the second successive loss. venetto is under pressure, as well as the man that hired him. >> translation: he has to take action. he or the coach goes. this team is a disaster. >> it's dreadful, because the players are laughing at us. they are not laughing at florence teeno nor benitez. they are laughing at us, we sacrifice a lot to come, the players don't do anything. they don't run. >> from a former liverpool manager to the counter run. jurgen klopp oversaw sa 4-1 defeat of manchester city at the etihad stadium. city started in first place, and were outplayed by the visitors. goals and an own go

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the new president takes on december 10 and will succeed cristina kirchner, who took over from her lateusband. in 2007 -- husband in 2007. now, a look at some of the key events for investors. >> the week ahead on wall street will be a holiday shortened week with the markets closed on thursday in observance of the thanksgiving day holiday. the first part of the week will bring a fresh round of economic data including sales of previously owned homes which slowed in october from the prior month, while purchases of new homes likely climbed according to economists at bloomberg and it presents somewhat of a mixed picture on the housing front. a separate report likely shows the u.s. economy or gdp move at a faster pace than initially estimated in the third quarter. we will get the latest read on consumer confidence, which is expected to have rebounded in november after falling to a three month low in october. we are getting into the tail end of earning seasons. among the final company set to report our campbell soup and dollar trade. will get the first major indication of consumer strength, as

that is what cristina kirchner did a lot of her changes with.is true and that's one of the questions that investors have lingering in their minds. the question is can he actually went over some of them? he might be able to move. stephanie: what does the terminal tell us? matt: it shows a possibility of change for certain. if you take a look at the onshore versus the offshore, the graymarket peso versus yellow -- the official pegged rate, which is nine. the graymarket is more like 15 pesos. the spread down here may be more important. let me blow that up on my bloomberg. it has gotten bigger and bigger. if you list currency controls, all of this economy just disappears. stephanie: whoa, why? matt: right now, if you want dollars, you have to do a blue-chip swap. you have to do, located financial engineering because no one will so you dollars for the official rate. katia: it is converging that the black market, which we cannot track on our terminal. that is the street rate of what you would pay for dollars on the street. that rate is now converging

cristina fernandez de kirchner made it believe that it's her. the plans are a right and a government aid. many here believe social plans were a good first step to help people recover from the economic crisis of 2001. that is it not a permanent solution to poverty in argentina. i think that those families that receive a benefit should be followed by social policies, policies that bring equality. where the dependency is no longer necessary. elections are a few days away. most economies agree that argentina's economy is in trouble. social plans are so popular, that it's something neither candidate can touch >>> you're with al jazeera, still to come, all the sport for you. [ ♪ ] >>> englands wembley stadium becomes a home from home for the french team. stay with us. us. >>> welcome back. if you use skin moisturizers, the chances are that it contains an ingredient that comes from nigeria, it's half the world's trees in which oil is made into shay butter. nigerian producers say they are not making enough money, and takudidzwa ngwenya explains why. >>

macri will replace president cristina fernandez de kirchner next month after defeating her chosen successor. his victory is seen as a boon for u.s. hedge funds who have sought to profit off argentina's debt. in iran, "washington post" reporter jason rezaian has been sentenced to an unspecified prison term. rezaian has been jailed for the past 16 months on charges including espionage. the "washington post" has maintained his innocence and the obama administration has called for his immediate release. pharmaceutical giant pfizer has sealed a more than $150 billion merger with fellow drug maker allergan, marking one of the largest takeovers in the history of the healthcare industry. because allergan is headquartered in ireland, the deal will allow pfizer to avoid billions in u.s. taxes. it's believed to be the largest example to date of a so-called tax inversion, where a u.s. firm acquires a firm based overseas in order to dodge u.s. taxes. in louisiana, democratic candidate john bel edwards has defeated u.s. senator david vitter in a surprise victory to become the next governor of louisiana.