interesting that the figaro is one of the ones paying tribute to him.here we had power cuts, and we had no power to watch the persuaders. i remember myself and my two sisters, we were distraught —— le figaro. it was the end of the world for one week. it didn't matter that there was no hot water, we missed the movie. in this bizarre story about the price of a pizza that was purchased with bitcoins, could you talk us through it? it is about the value of the bitcoin going through the roof. it? it is about the value of the bitcoin going through the roofm has gone through the roof periodically over the last ten yea rs, periodically over the last ten years, as people move from that, from ordinary currencies to that. who uses it? it is a peer to peer sort of thing, it is an electronic currency. if we decide we want to have our own currency. if we decide we want to have oui’ own currency currency. if we decide we want to have our own currency and trade between us, there are hundreds of versions of apra won. —— versions of bitcoin. i am just versions of apra won

you can see his front page picture on le figaro. what are your thoughts on le figaro.on the man now in charge? at three thoughts about him, generally. busy, what is could happen this week, he is properly every prime minister. today, i think. is properly every prime minister. today, ithink. —— he is is properly every prime minister. today, i think. —— he is probably going to name. the man that he is thought to be naming is also 39. then he is heading off to see angela merkel. of one of the few blows that marine le pen managed to land on emmanuel macron, she said in the run—up to the election that after the election france will be won by a woman “— the election france will be won by a woman —— run by women, either herself or angela merkel. there are two people in charge here who really came down in the last shower. and if that point, which is to the same sort of thing, is that he has named 577 candidates in his new party, "en marche", and half have not held any sort of others at all. the political cohort in france at the moment is entirely new will stop this as a young,

le figaro leads with the french presidential election reporting emmanuel macron is the frontrunner, declaring him the winner in his final debate with rival marine le pen. the irish times reports us president donald trump has scored his first legislative victory after the house of representatives voted to replace the affordable care act, more widely known as obamacare. the new york times asks did uk tabloid newspapers help in persuading the british public to vote brexit? the paper says as the uk prepares to cut ties with europe many uk politicians are courting the tabloids out of fear they'll turn against them. the south china morning post says a war of words has escalated between north korea and china. the row, the paper says has been prompted by beijing working more closely with the united states. and finally the telegraph has a picture of the duke of edinburgh on the front cover. prince philip, it is announced will be retiring from public life and will no longer carry out royal engagements from the autumn, by which time he will be 96. probably time for you to retire, similarage? probably ti

france's le figaro has new president emmanuel macron‘s first meeting with donald trump. us president is on his first foreign trip — and he now attends that same g7 meeting, in sicily. global security, trade and climate change likely to be high on the agenda. many of the business pages are looking at a decision by opec to extend oil production cuts, to try and boost the price of crude. on news of the deal, the price slid downwards — markets not happy the cuts didn't go even further. that's in the gulf news. working longer, and harder perhaps. the guardian business section has a report from the world economic forum saying the retirement age in leading developing countries eventually needs to rise. the idea is to try and ward off a so—called pension crisis. apparent turmoil in the world bank, over the word "and". the organisation's chief economist got on the wrong side of staff there, after he said he wouldn't sign off a world development report if "and" made up more than 2.6% of the text. that's in the financial times. let's have a look in more detail. with us is oliver co

le figaro looking at an election with ramifications for the future of the eu, looking at the presidential marine le pen, and the race is getting fairly tight and fairly predictable as well. i think the challenge in france is whether the polls will close. there is still a significant gap between the presidential candidates. marine le pen is trying to soften her message from the hard right. she stepped down as leader of the national front and there has beena the national front and there has been a long associated view that her party would bring back the franc and she said, we will see which currency we go to and i will handle the banks, don't worry, and i will go for a referendum for leaving the eu. and she says she will get them out of the eu in 6—8 months, so that is some talk, considering what britain is going through in its negotiations. she is trying to play this long view, she says she has a plan, trust me, i can be your president, ashley tries to tighten the polls. when i heard the press conference and her talking about coming out of the euro and what the currency will be like, and t

le figaro has a picture of emmanuel macron in front of the louvre pyramid with the headline: "victoryr of the french republic ever. le monde's website leads with that decisive winning figure of 66%, while liberation‘s website has several articles on the election result but heads its home page with a simple banner that reads, "e. macron elected." outside of france: the guardian's front page emphasises the division within the country despite macron‘s win. they mention his pledge to heal the "anxiety and doubt" among the population. the irish times has a more upbeat headline, reporting the election results as a "landslide" for macron and focusing on what they call the "relief" felt by the rest of europe. and of course, the election of a pro—eu french president has been noted by several of the other main british newspapers. the telegraph's business pages and the independent focus on the effect macron‘s election could have on brexit negotiations. and the independent, despite the romantic image on its front page, leads with the phrase, "macron set to make may's negotiations with the eu toug

ransomware which has infected and locked up over 200,000 computers around the world. 0n the front of le figaroce's youngest president — he promised in his first speech to restore his country's global standing. he said france needed to find answers to the great challenges, including migration, terrorism, and climate change. the south china morning post says president xi jinping of china has set out a plan for increased global trade spurred by billions of dollars of infrastructure investment. mr xi outlined the vision for a 21st century silk road to further boost economies in asia. he launched the "belt and road" initiative at a summit in beijing. the telegraph business section, reporting on a forecast made by us academics that petrol cars will vanish from our roads within eight yea rs. vanish from our roads within eight years. there are some nice electric

we begin le figaro and french presidential candidates marine le pen and emmanuel macron who have traded ahead of sunday's election. the independent business section writes that

le figaro covers french president emmanuel macron and russian president vladimir putin's first officialce near paris, mr macron said the two men had aired their differences, while agreeing on the need for strong cooperation over syria. the times alleges that british airways has been accused of profiting from passengers misery amid claims that passengers affected by the company's global it crash were made to pay for expensive upgrades to reach their destinations. the independent says french officials are having serious talks with financial institutions looking to move away from london as britain prepares to quit the european union. the paper says removal of london's euro—clearing business could cost the city thousands ofjobs. the guardian financial section says greece has warned its recovery could be thrown into doubt if brussels blocks a debt deal at the next meeting of euro area finance ministers. and finally, also in the times, according to a recent poll of 2000 drivers, motorists waste about 29 hours every year due to vehicle satnavs giving the wrong directions. almost half of driver

and finally, le figaro reports the swedish film the square, directed by ruben 0stlund who is pictured running to accept his award, has won this year's palme d'0r at the cannes film festival. it tells the story of a museum's public relations stunt that goes somewhat awry. with me is michaela bergman, who's chief counsellor issues at the european bank for reconstruction and development think you for coming in. shall we start with some misery for the passengers of bae? start with some misery for the passengers of me? stuck at heathrow and not just that, passengers of me? stuck at heathrow and notjust that, all around the world as well. and their stories pairof world as well. and their stories pair of people who couldn't get to weddings, all sorts of personal stories. so i think this story shows you the personal misery of people waiting for hours and i was travelling on friday so i didn't —— saidi travelling on friday so i didn't —— said ijust missed it but there is theissue said ijust missed it but there is the issue of what does to the airways brand because you know, it brand is offered

we begin le figaro and french presidential candidates marine le pen and emmanuel macron who have tradedusations and insults in the final televised debate ahead of sunday's election. the independent business section writes that thousands ofjobs are at risk in the uk if companies are forced by the eu to relocate london euro currency clearing houses to continental europe. we will explain that. the japan times front page reports on the views of some academics who study north korea and say north korea is increasingly turning to russia for support as the us and china work together to reduce tensions in the region. the ft reports on social media giant facebook who is hiring 3,000 people to help stop hate speech and self—harm being broadcast on the site. co—founder marc zuckerberg said the new team willjoin four —— 4,500 others who already checking the social media network for reports of inappropriate material. and finally, also in the ft, the paper looks at technology giant apple and its refusal to reveal sales figures for the apple watch. some commentators believe the accessory is a clunky du

le figaro looks at france's upcoming presidential election, where national front candidate marine lelso says she could introduce capital controls if savers rushed to take their money out of banks ahead of a change of currency. the irish times says us president donald trump and russian president vladimir putin have discussed over a phone call how they could work together on problems ranging from north korea to syria. they agreed to try to meet at the g20 summit injuly. also in the ft, infosys, the indian it services company, plans to hire 10,000 americans after the whitehouse announced it was reviewing the h1b visa programme, which companies like infosys use to hire low cost workers from overseas. the guardian financial section reports on troubled italian airline alitalia, who has asked the government to put the airline into administration. employees rejected a restructuring plan that would have unlocked funds but meant cuts to jobs and salaries. and, finally, the times writes that according to the british psychological society, trying to lift your mood by seeking validation or likes

le figaro leads with the french presidential election reporting emmanuel macron is the frontrunner, declaringreports us president donald trump has scored his first legislative victory after the house of representatives voted to replace the affordable care act, more widely known as obamacare. the new york times asks did uk tabloid newspapers help in persuading the british public to vote brexit? the paper says as the uk prepares to cut ties with europe many uk politicians are courting the tabloids out of fear they'll turn against them. the south china morning post says a war of words has escalated between north korea and china. the row, the paper says has been prompted by beijing working more

time for our news review — and we start in france with le figaro.g clashed with protestors on the sidelines of a may day parade. the paper has the latest on this week's presidential election. india's business standard has a meeting between prime minister narendra modi and turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan. mr modi called for turkish investment in india, while mr erdogan suggested free—trade talks between the two countries. a high level report in the uk urges britain to fundamentally rethink its approach to the middle east — distancing itself from the united states. the guardian reports that the study looks at how britain must adapt, given that american foreign policy is shifting under donald trump. it describes his leadership as "unpredictable". the arab news has a poll about how americans view the arab world. it finds that eight out of ten of them can't identify the region

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emmanuellear whether macron convinced the russian president, but he certainly figaro."o convince "le he has some skills. you can see in this article they are talking about the surprising performance of emmanuel macron yesterday. managed to win over some international media. florence: he certainly did. let's look at an article in the daily beast -- glowing words for macron, who managed to get under please stand by's -- get under putin's skin after showing up truck. -- truck. , who is only 39 years old, was in complete control of the press conference. christopher says it is early days in his five-year term as president, and many things could go wrong in the presidency, but for a demoralized europe, macro and is like a model of useful yes youthful energy --macron is a model of youthful energy. others are more skeptical, not so thrilled about the thought in franco-russian relations. florence: it is a cause of alarm for "liberation," skeptical about the rekindling of the relationship, and the french slate" goeslate -- further. , who canky for macron and must talk to russian

popular on bbc.com let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the french paper le figaro headline notes that mr macron is "en marche" — the name of his party, toward the centre right, with appointments from his political opponents. the philippine daily inquirer leads with the story that china has installed rocket launchers on fiery cross reef, one of the disputed south china sea islands. it says the defence system has been set up to ward off vietnamese divers. the reef is also claimed by taiwan and the philippines. and the moscow times features a special report that russia's military build—up in the arctic is spooking its neighbours. under the headline, frozen conflict: russia's arctic expansion, is a dramatic picture of a soldier decked out in white and grey arctic camouflage. now kasia we know the internet is all about cat stories but one particular cat has really got people talking online. it certainly has and rico when you see this moggy you'll understand why it's trending. meet 0mar, from melbourne, in australia. 0mar is a whopping 120cm long. and this super—sized fe

le figaro showing the choice that france has. at the two candidates, marine le pen and emmanuel macron, and the two posters, that is the choice for france today. france is under a state of emergency and has been since november, 2015. the security presence is heavy but low— key. there are 50,000 extra police, 7000 soldiers across france, to protect people going to the ballot today. while people are thinking about who they will vote for and which candidates to choose, security authorities are focusing very much on keeping everybody safe. thank you very much indeed. french nationals who live in the uk are able to cast their votes at special polling stations which have been set up today. our correspondent, andy moore, is at one of them in west london for us. yes, iam yes, i am at a french school. this is one of two locations in london where french people can vote. you may build to see some of the security checks behind me. there has been a steady stream of people since the polling stations open. there have been thousands of people qu

le figaro called the le pen campaigna untrue.re of marine le pen's father, the founder of the national front. it says she has not changed. despite all her efforts to move away from the past of the national front, this paper says she is still her father's daughter. it is a big lead for emmanuel macron in the polls. remember, up to 20% of french voters are still undecided. abstention is a big thing in french elections, many people could simply stay away or spoil their ballots. there still is everything to play for. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, has raised a few eyebrows for comments he made about english language losing its importance. during a conference in italy on the state of the european union, mrjuncker chose to speak in french, due to the presidential elections being held there there. i'm hesitating between english and french, but i make my choice. i will express myself in french. because... applause slowly but surely english is losing importance in europe... laughter the head of the world's

emmanuel macron on the front page of the figaro magazine and it says the difficulties begin now.ow up the laws and boundaries. he has already. and now the president of france, the boss. that talks about the challenges he faces for changing france. and this one first, a new challenges began. that get the thoughts of a political commentator here. how big a day is this from difference from past inauguration. it has always been a ceremonial day in the transition of power. it has to be said that, spite of all the pomp and circumstance of which there will be plenty, over time the inauguration has been less formal. in the old days, the president used to wear white tie and a grades collar, but in the 1974 —— since the 1974 inauguration, they have warned businesses. it there will be celebration with this tributes, celebrations, across paris. the first thing that macron will do when he arrives will be going into a private meeting with the outgoing president, outgoing president, francois hollande. he will arrive, presumably with his wife the first lady of france. he will be greeted on the s