gregory: france in particular. once did a story on the fact that france has something like 10 times more companies with 49 50,le than it -- because at although whole bunch of new obligations jump in -- again, you have the threshold at 10, 50, 200, i believe. it is an incentive not to grow. markus: what are your tips for startups? wanted to ask you that question at the end. pauline: well, keeping faith. even if you have hardships, it is a wonderful country to live in. for instance, we are jewelry company and we have a lot of savoir faire. it is not easy when you are in e-commerce company because e-commerce never stops and it is not compatible but you have to keep the faith and believe in your product and just do it and do it again until it works out. markus: is that the recipe for success? .rancois: i pretty much agree go fast, very fast. people think that starting a comedy takes months, years. it takes a week. you should be able to launch a business in a week. we created a google forum and took a picture with our i

molly: welcome to the "france 24 " newsroom. i molly hall. france's justice minister resigns. christiane taubira calls it quits as she voices her paris'oval over controversial bid to strip citizens of nationality. president continues his visit first to italy, then to role ongrowing iran's the international economic stage. the saudi-backed it syrian opposition decides whether to attend u.s. peace talks. the biggest push yet to resolve the country's war. hour, a taxip this strike in france may have paid dividends as court has ordered uber to pay taxi drivers 1.2 million euros. we will have details in our business update. berlin looks for buyers for a sprawling lakeside property that once served as a love nest for a top nazi official. the template iranian in "live from paris." details later on in "live from paris." france's justice minister has resigned this wednesday. christiane taubira has often openly criticized francois hollande's government. news of her resignation came ahead of parliament's debate over a controversial constitutional reform that would allow people convicted

france very much on high alert since then.n perfect timing with that speech by francois hollande about an hour ago, a man in the 18th, apparently wearing a suicide vest, tried to storm a police station in that area. that attacker, who was also armed with a knife, reportedly shot dead by police. our french politics editor joins me now on the set. we care about incidents like this one within the past half hour in the 18th. it does seem to justify francois hollande's quest to enshrine the state of emergency in the constitution. reporter: he probably did not envision such timing before his speech and this attack reported in the north of paris. this attack obviously on the day commemorating the one year of the charlie hebdo attacks here in paris. obviously, a very symbolic attack. we have to wait for the results, but, from what we are hearing, the knife wilting -- wielding assailant was wearing either of vest or an explosive device and reportedly shouted "god is great," goutte-d'or "allahu akbar -- "god is great," "allahu akbar." w

petroleum distribution begins at dawn in france.kers from the united states unload their liquid cargo. there are emergency facilities for offloading. from the central point, the pipeline goes underground. then across france, and ultimately underneath the line going to link up with nato pipelines which lead into holland, belgium, and west germany. comz's pipeline network saves the united states government millions of dollars each year and commercial storage charges. it moves petroleum products to 1/10 the cost of shipment by rail or water. so effective is this pipeline system that it is able to meet all the requirements of both the united states army and air force , as well as supplying canadian and german lines in europe. and cities of western europe i found yet another aspect of comz 's supply mission. from busy ports such as this one in germany. construction machinery, tanks, armored personnel carrier. the equipment is loaded onto river barges. this presents at times an interesting contract, the modern weapons of the army testing

wasnother start up here france with 140 attack startups, making france the second most represented country in the show behind the united states. kate: the new star wars monopoly game has been forced to wake up to allegations of sexism. there are four pieces all modeled on male characters. luke skywalker, darth vader, fin , and kylo ren. 11 fans have been tweeting, where is rey? the most effective complaint came from an eight-year-old girl . she pointed out that without "the force awakens" rey, the dark side would have won. a new version of the game includes rey, and anyone who bought an earlier set can request their own figurine. molly: interesting stuff. anybody who saw the movie, she is a pivotal force of the movie. interesting she did not make it into the first cut of the game. the next generation is looking on. thank you very much for that business news. it is time now for our press review. studioined here in the by our correspondent who is looking at headlines. off withing to start the events we saw take place in paris on the attempted attack on a police station in the north of paris.

genie: you are watching "france 24." i'm genie godula, live from paris. these are today's top stories. barack obama delivered his seventh and final state of the union address. the president was in full "yes, we can" mode, urging americans to stay hopeful and not let fear set in. turkey is blaming the islamic state group leader suicide blast in the heart of istanbul. the german interior minister is there paying his respects to the german tourists among the dead. iran releases 10 u.s. sailors who were held after their boats drifted into the iranian waters. that rattled nerves days after a landmark nuclear deal with iran goes into effect. also coming up this hour, is france getting tough after a group of former tire factory workers are getting prison sentences for holding their bosses captive -- we will ask if this is a shift in attitude. and a lottery joint in the united states. $1.5 billion are in play in the powerball. that and more coming up live from paris. genie: it was a very optimistic barack obama who gave his final state of the union address on tue

interventions will accelerate and france will play its part. reporter: hollande said he would like to see greater intelligence sharing with russia in combating the islamic state group. moscow has a repeatedly been accused of striking at moderate opposition groups opposed to the syrian government. peace talks are set to begin next week in geneva. the actual attendees have yet to be confirmed. those organizing the talks are having difficulties agreeing on which groups constitute the opposition and which are terrorists. anchor: another priority for francois hollande is the current state of emergency in place in france since the deadly paris attacks in november. on wednesday this week the president was quoted as saying emergency laws would probably be extended beyond their current deadline, figure a 26. the leader of the left-wing group in the french parliament said an extension would be useful today. some right wing leaning politicians tend to disagree. under french law, for how long can the state of emergency be kept in place? guest: potentially

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and about increasing our relations with france. to work with france with renewed energy. we are announcing today that we are ready for this and on this visit we bring this message to all investors, economic bodies, that they are welcome in iran. molly: that was the iranian president speaking earlier today. more on the visit, latest developments. >> the iranian president hassan rouhani addressed a community of analysts, journalists and academics behind me at the french institute of international relations. he addressed three topics. the first of which was terrorism. he said the tentacles of terrorism have spread beyond the region to the rest of the world. that sits well with the french community, victims to terror attacks in november 2015, the deadliest on french soil since world war ii. he said we cannot tackle this problem with airstrikes and bombs, we have to get to the heart of the problem. he moved onto the problematic relationship between tehran and washington for over three decades. he said during a conversation he counterpart u.s. president barack obama, both leade

soldiers from france and georgia are among those accused. both countries have launched investigations into the allegations. aref these crimes proven, specific and divisions-- specific individuals who have tions, insulted the name and damage the reputation of the georgian military and will be held responsible. guardian first reported such cases of abuse and april last year. in that instance, 14 french soldiers were accused of sexually exploiting miners at a displacement camp. they criticize the u.n.'s handling of the allegations accusing officials of failing to take action. has: the french ambassador confirmed two foreign journalists working in baroody rundi were released one of four hours of the police had arrested them. theench journalist and british photo journalists were arrested. boutt journalists have covered e region for yearsh. their arrests sparked widespread condemnation from diplomats. amnesty international says satellite images show mass g raves in burundi. consistent to a slaughter carried out by security forces. reporter: with s

air france is trying to take the edge off of plans. they have told unions that it is ready to make fresh investments. the french like carrier says that -- unless pilots agree to longer working hours. air france is sticking to a plan as many as 1000 jobs. goldman sachs has agreed to pay over $5 billion to investors that it said it misled during the financial crisis. bank of america j.p. morgan chase and other banks have already reached still larger settlements over similar allegations. we are going to finish up with this. one of france's most well-known candy brands could fall back into hands. a brand that is only known for his taste, and also a joke on the inside. those jokes tend to be of varying quality. own right andy american who giant. it signaled back in october that it is thinking of a sale. now the franco belgian firm has told a french newspaper that it would be a willing buyer. disclosure, it would not become only wrench. it certainly would take a step and what some french people would say is the right direction. guess what, i

france announced a plan to help livestock farmers. the money will be paid out to help farmers with a slump in working very prices. poultry farmers will receive a piece of the pie after an outbreak of bird flu. givellows an initiative to farmers tax rebates and support for investments. hispresident of iran says country is the safest and most stable in the middle east. hassan rouhani made that claim trying to attract investors at a business forum in italy. his attendance was part of a four-day tour of italy and france. rouhani also met with the pope, as you can see right there. the first visit by the head of an iranian state in nearly two decades. deals to the tune of 17 billion euros have been announced in italy, and more is expected in france on wednesday. i need to get my prepositions right. yes has been five years since tunisians toppled the president, setting off the arab spring uprising. now there is rising discontent over the lack of jobs and higher living costs in the country to the national unemployment rate is about 15%, and i

france and iran hail gnaw relationship.he countries' presidents have met in paris for talks and huge business deals worth billions of euros. also in paris, police stop a 28-year-old man carrying two handguns and a koran as he tries to enter a hotel at the disneyland paris amusement park. and the world health organization raises the alarm over the zika outbreak. it's as four million people in north and south america are at risk from the virus. which has been linked to birth defects. sarah: welcome to the program. rouhani has hailed a new relationship with france. rouhani was speaking at a palace in paris where he met with french president holland. the two oversaw the signing of around 20 trade deals that are said to be worth around $30 billion euros. this is a historic visit for rouhani who is on the second leg of a four-day european trip, meeting leaders of government and business for the first time since sanctions against his country were lifted. let's bring in our correspondent who is standing by for us in paris. break do

france in total is a neutral country. it is one that is neither trusting nor totally distrusting, so it is sitting in that middle. but when you look at mass population, there is a significant drop which the mass population is distrusting. it is a 16-point gap between the informed public's distrust of the society's institutions and mass population. code do we have an explanation for this gap? there are a few things going on. there is an inversion of the old information infrastructure, which is top-down. information and knowledge decisions were being made from the top, to the general benefit of society. that has changed with the collapse of the command-and-control model. everyone has access to myriad ofn, via a channels. what that means is that the mass population has the opportunity to find information, access information that they want, and that lines to their beliefs, so they are much more self selective. it is the collapse of that control model. it is a real inversion pyramid we are seeing. stephen: one thing i find int

what is the difference between freedom of expression in france, in the u.s.? what are the red lines? how has blasphemy law or national security law impacted that freedom? how should we respond to the information war launched by groups such as isis on social media? those are some of the questions i look forward to discussing with you all. to start, i want to introduce you to caroline fourest. she's a very well renowned journalist. she is the editor of -- magazine and a former contributor of "charlie hebdo." you just released an essay, in praise of blasphemy, why "charlie hebdo" is not islamophobic. the book is available in english on e-book. i invite you to read it, because it's vitally important to read it. caroline, just after the attacks, "charlie hebdo" has been portrayed by some people as islamophobic. when they came here in the u.s., to receive awards, they pointed out that in 10 years between 2005 and 2015, out of a total of approximately 500 "charlie hebdo" issues, only 38 covers were dedicated to religion, and seven to islam. caroline, i think it's imp

we are going to stay in france.urope's economic recovery is still not filtering through to the french labor market. the number of job seekers in france grew in december. nearly 16,000 extra jobseekers brought the jobless total to just shy of 3.6 million. just shy of 3.6 million. it 01/27/16 01/27/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from the sundance film festival in park city, utah this , is democracy now! >> he is kind of the movie expert. what does alfred say? why do we fall, sir? so we can learn

france, italy. for the farmers here, for the new graduates, there is no -- >> we ask if things have changed since 2011. >> for us, no. >> y? -- why? in the delta, as elsewhere, the generation gap is significant. among the youth, political consciousness is very much alive. on, iranian president rouhani has arrived in italy, the first leg of the european trip during which he is expected sign off major business deals. it comes a week after the implementation of a nuclear agreement that saw economic sanctions against the islamic republic lifted. the president in rome is expected to sign agreements with italian firms for 16 billion euros. let's talk with joe mckenna, our correspondent. italy is very much looking forward to this visit to kickstart its economy, isn't that? >> that's right. in the last couple of years, italy has really suffered from the falloff in trade, and the missing of the economic sanctions is going to be -- part of the talks between president italianas well as the prime minister, matt

all lillian france wanted to do was pay a visit to her niece.on camera. brooklyn, new york -- the senior community is not aware of a string of vicious muggings targeting the elderly. so far, it hasn't hit the media. >> we had absolutely no idea. my aunt would have definitely been a lot more cautious. >> a very independent and unknowing lillian france, an 85-year-old woman from the area, is planning to surprise her niece with a visit. >> she lives about a mile from me. she occasionally makes surprise visits. and that day, unfortunately, she decided to do so. >> before she arrived at her niece's house, she makes a few stops in the neighborhood, although she says she was feeling uneasy on this day from the get-go. >> she woke up with like a heavy feeling, as if something was going to happen. >> france goes against her instincts and makes a stop at this bank to withdraw money to give to her grandnieces who are in from out of town. walking around that summer afternoon, her fears dissipate. she has no idea someone is watching her every move. >> he wai

francois hollande wants to extend that and make france a larger player in their economy.it is worth billions of dollars. the smart city program is meant to change some of the city's into an efficient and clean places to live and work. it is something french companies are eager to share their expertise on, given their own growth within india. >> our relationship is long-term, built on trust, and the investment figures is not for everybody, that the french companies are making huge investments. >> reporter: there have been stumbling blocks, including a stalled sale of fighters jets. >> france is a country-- >> reporter: this analyst government policy has been favorable towards france >> >> the nuclear tests, it was france and germany in the restaurant block which really came out in support of india. they did not go along with the u.s. putting sanctions on india. the relations is very good. >> reporter: the relationship that is set to develop stronger ties between india and france, community, economy and culture >>> chinese president xi jinping's visit to iran appears to be

>> from france, yes. >> what city, do you know?ar bordeaux. so i'm curious about this whole episode about the settlement of new bordeaux. ♪ ♪ >> the paraguay river, still as it was 150 years ago, the country's main artery, a thoroughfare for transporting people and goods. ♪ >> so who lives out there? >> all the people we see fishing out on the river banks, are they fishing for dinner? >> most of them are fishing for dinner. call them poor people, but what is poor? they decide for themselves to live here. they could go and start working on a construction place tomorrow. >> he has organized a trip upriver to see new bordeaux, what was hoped would be a new france in the chaco. >> fish we bought today, 14 kilo. >> right. >> that's half a month's salary, and you get with bit of good luck in one night. >> right. ♪ ♪ >> outside of the cities, paraguay is, of course, sparsely populated. indigenous groups, a few settled europeans, mennonites, germans, and every so often, a fishing lure and shotgun salesman. what are the shotguns for? bandit

this analyst says government policy has been favorable towards france. >> it was france and germany inhe western block which really came out in support of india and along with u.s. in imposing sanctions on india. the relations is very good. the >> reporter: the relationship that is set to develop stronger ties between india and france in security, economy and culture >>> critics have accused the british government of doing a sweetheart deal with google after google agreed to pay 185 million dollars in back taxes. it is nowhere where near what it is really owed >> reporter: how much tax with you actually going to pay here in the u.k.? >> reporter: that is something google with answer in a heart beat. 130 million pounds. that is $185 million, money many people feel is long over due. the question is, okay, google, is it enough? >> reporter: google thinks so. it has reached an agreement after a long audit. that is to cover a decade of under payments. it will pay more in the future saying it will change the way it calculates its taxes. how big exactly is that business? >> reporter: the firm

in france. the bottle, floating 3,376 miles from island beach state park in new jersey, to ile tariec in france. sot: 00:01:38 "can't believe that it went all the way to france it doesn't make any sense" chyron: tommy zanowic, brick n.j. resident sot: 00:10:57 "la bouteille, vous voyez, je la met devant la camera, il y a des algues dessus."track: david folley, speaking to cbs 2 news from his home in western france, showing us the bottle he found on the beach this past sunday. sot: 00:01:58 "dans les algues et dans le sable j'ai decouvert la bouteille." chyron: david folley, sainte-marguerite, france resident track: in the seaweed and the sand, folley says he spotted it, then took in the bottle, just barely legible, folley says, a simple line from his unlikely long distance correspondents that read, quote: "write to us about your good fortunes."sot: 00:06:35 "qu'est-ce que vous pensez de tout ca? c'est fou, c'est amazing, mais c'est fou, c'est incroyable."track: crazy and unbelievable, folley say

frances? >> nbc's peter alexander. i appreciate it. want to bring in now msnbc political correspondent steve kornacki. interesting, you talk about the history between donald trump and fox news, we know that. it goes back months. but now another factor into this is the statement that fox news came out -- >> yes. >> -- that kind of changes the dynamic. >> i think there's been some confusion about how this has sort of been interpreted by the media. the megyn kelly issue that's out there is a bit of a red herring, because donald trump was saying he wasn't happy with her as moderator, wouldn't have chosen her, didn't like her that much, but was still going to go to the debate. and the key is this statement that fox news put out when trump said that. we can put it up for you here. this is very sarcastic, very snarky. this is a news organization that purports to be, you know, the famous expression, fair and balanced. "we learned from a secret back channel that the ayatollah and putin both intend to t

france of 2015 is very different from france of 1995.ur people are much more in advance that our politicians. they want reform. they know what globalization is about. they know all of the challenges of globalization. i am optimistic because the push will come from the ground. fromine: a poll coming you moreomes -- put popular than your prime minister. emmanuel: it is once more evidence of what i mentioned. the fact -- i was nobody wanted five year ago. it is only because i pushed reforms. i try to implement and do my best to implement those reforms. i think people wait for that. they love that. you have to be of the mystic about france because people are very aware of the situation and they want results. continue tou'll increase from now until april of next year. popularity is not that effective in itself. i'm not in this game. what is important is what you do. if you do good things for your country and on top of that you are popular, perhaps your better to implement stuff. it is better. you are like you are. i am not a movie star. i don

from france. he has been handed a suspended fine. he had faced a much more serious charge of people smuggling, which would have covered -- carried much tougher penalties. reporter: spared jail after choosing compassion over the law. this is one of the meetings that would lead to 10 weeks later to frenchearance before a court, charged with aiding illegal immigration. he had a four-year-old girl in hid an -- he four-year-old girl in his van. french border police stopped him, finding two eritreans and the girl, who was returned to her father. speaking ahead of his trial, the former soldier insisted that his decision was not premeditated, that no money changed hands, and that he acted out of compassion in a moment of madness. >> she fell asleep on my knee. i remember it was freezing cold that night in october. looked down -- how can you leave her? lawrie has been given a 1000-euro suspended fine for child endangerment with the tougher charge of smuggling dropped. this, after his lawyer successfully argued that he had a legitimate defense

. >>> and the attack on charlie hebdo a year ago shattered france's security. an expert warns cracking down on muslims won't fix the problems. >>> a growing number of countries are considering ways to increase pressure on north korea after its claim of testing a hydrogen bomb. among them are members of the u.s. congress. they're expected to vote in the coming days on imposing heavier sanctions on pyongyang. >>> house majority leader kevin mccarthy and ed royce called the obama's administration's response weak and inadequate. they say the house will consider stronger legislation against threats to the u.s. the legislation would prohibit north korea from accessing hard currency. it would also allow authorities to seize the u.s. assets of people involved in nuclear proliferation activities. >>> democrat house minority leader nancy pelosi has expressed sport fexpress ed support for the legislation, she says it has the strong backing of both parties. >>> seoul responded to north korea's claims by increasing troops and weapons near the border and it's broadcasting no

to pacify and was france. the u.s. with the obama administration did whatever it could to bring back iran. france was playing the bad-cop role, so it was important for iran to mend its relationship with france. >> and important for france, too, since valuable contracts are at stake. iran needs to upgrade its fleet of passenger planes. it says it will buy more than 100 from airbus, good news for french jobs. the french may be unhappy that president rue than any chose rome as not paris as the first stop on his european tour. the companies would mark the occasion by signing deals worth up to $18 billion. france will want to reassert itself at as a strategic partner with iran politically as well as financially. >> a plan to apply to those with dual national it was proposed after the paris attacks in november which left 130 people dead. >> i'm leaving the government because of major policies disagreements. i chose to be loyal to myself, my commitments, to my struggles, to my relationship with others. loyal to other

>> you are watching "france 24." time for 60 minutes live around the world. headlines.he the islamic state group leader's responsibility for the attacks in indonesia today. bombs went off near a starbucks cafe in a busy district in jakarta in a series of courtney did attacks. this coordinated attacks. the end of ebola draws closer. the world's worst ever outbreak in west africa is over. as liberia gets the all clear. he second wave of aid trucks roll into syria. people trapped without the necessary things to live. also coming up this hour, shares in french carmaker renault plunge after reports that fraud investigators raided their offices last week. we will have the details in our business update. taking leftovers home has long been frowned upon here in france. in is out to change that. the government trying to cut food waste thanks to doggie bags. -- a new law is out to change that. the government trying to cut food waste thanks to doggie bags. the islamic state group leader claimed a series of coordinated attacks today in jakarta. they set off explosions ne

including france. my visit is expected to strengthen bilateral ties. god willing we'll be able to take the steps in this direction. >> as al jazeera's jacky rowland reports from paris some corporations are looking to cash in on the newly opened iranian market. >> reporter: in one of the most chic neighborhoods of paris, a company produces beauty products made from natural ingredients. exports already account for half its business. it sees big potential for selling to iran once international sanctions are lifted. >> translator: it's surprisingly the seventh largest market in the world for cosmetics, particularly perfume and makeup. iranian women are very sophisticated even more than trench women. >> her company was part of a french business delegation that visited iran in september. more than 100 firms took part from a wide range of industries including agricultural, pharmaceuticals and construction. sanctions were formally lifted earlier this month. so after a long period of isolation, iran is once aga

countries will follow france-- ten european countries will follow france. they're waiting for the french move. i think that will bring back the momentum and international, particularly european, recognition of palestine. it is symbolic but it is part of an international drive to support the right of the palestinians and particularly to stand against any further sediment projects by the israelis. -- settlement projects by the israelis >>> the israelis for their part has maintained the issue of settlement is a precondition that they're not going to get into before talks take place. they want all of the issues to be on the table from the beginning without any preconditions. what do you say to that? >> they're liars because they have used that argument to expand settlement way beyond anything that we have ever experienced before, and when we signed the oslo agreement there was 160 thousand colonial settlors in the west bank and gaza. today there are 650,000 of them in the west bank alone. they controlled 2% of the territory of the west bank. now they control 62

genie: this is "france 24." diplomatica has cut ties with iran after its embassy in tehran was firebombed by an angry mob protesting the execution of a prominent shiite cleric. iran has followed suit -- followed suit, saying it is also cutting diplomatic ties with iran. the uae has also downgraded those ties. new id checkspped on train, bus, and ferry passengers traveling in from denmark. time for business news with stephen carroll. markets,with the stock which are having a particularly bad day in china. stephen: trading had to be suspended after shares slumped by more than 7%. the shanghai and shenzhen indices saw even bigger falls. suspended from trading. the market shutdown was triggered by the csi 300 index falling by more than 7%. that operates the new circuit breaker of the exchange, a major put in place after a crash that stopped trading. josh vardey has more details. 7% ofstocks slumped past the csi shared 300 index. it halted trading for the rest of the day. two separate reports show that china's manufa

"france for life" hits bookstores on monday. and we have a sneak preview for you. reporter: it might have been warm handheadaches and smiles. but from pro log and right through the 260 pages of his new book, the former president uses a poison pen. >> who can really claim that the security of the french people is in good hands. he knows how to hide, mask and sometimes even disguise the truth. he doesn't like decision making or problem solving. his world is one of nice ambiguity. reporter: sarkozy discusses his own mistakes and regrets. >> for several months i remained just a man when i should have immediately become the president. reporter: on politics, he said he should have acted quicker and abolished the 35 work week and e admits it was unwise to sell debate his 2007 election win on his yacht. the book hits the shelfs this monday and hopes it will reconnect with voters as they head to presidential election in 15 months. it might take more than admission of his errors to change that. three-quarters of the electorate believe that his political days are done. anchor

also ahead, france announces why it may soon recognise a palestinian state. burundi tops the string of crisis for african leaders to discuss as they meet in ethiopia. serena williams understands by kerber in the australian open title. she is the first german national winner after stephi graff. delegates from syria's main opposition group are travelling to geneva where the u.n. has opened talks that it hopes will end the war there. the opposition is yet to commit to direct negotiations with the government. even so the developments are giving a glimmer of hope that peace efforts may actually be getting off the grounds for the first time since two earlier rounds of talks collapsed in 2014. the conflict began almost five years ago and it has killed at least 250,000 people. millions of syrians have been forced to flee. many of them like the refugees you see here have risked their lives to reach europe. the war has allowed islamic state in iraq and the levant to capture territory and has drawn in the u.s. and russia as well as regional powers. our correspondent joi

she said this is unprecedented in france.s is the first stage of a truck trial in which a new substance is administered to human beings, but these humans are healthy, so there are no side effects expected normally. this is surprising for the company. >> a tragic story when the statistics are not on your side, as is the case for these people in france. lisa lewis in paris. thank you very much. tonight, numbers that the german chancellor angela merkel is not used to seeing, a poll shows that the majority of germans believe that germany will not be able to cope with the open-door policy pushed by the german chancellor. with 50,000 new migrants in the last two weeks alone, the pressure on chancellor angela merkel to change course has never been more. >> the number of migrants has not let up, more than 51,000 refugees since the beginning of january. at this rate, 2016 could see more asylum-seekers than last year. the mood among germans is beginning to shift as the latest opinion polls show. only 44% of germans currently agree with

>> and then, you know, to italia, france. and now i'm here.my: it's a very, very long trip. >> it's a -- yeah, of course, it's a very long trip. it's not that easy just to buy the ticket of airplane and go to the airport, sit in the plane and come directly here. we were just illegally crossing the borders, and that is very difficult, a very difficult task. we lost many of our friends. they lost their -- they passed away, they lost their lives. and some of the people, they're not with us now. nermeen: and your family? is your family with you here? >> no, my family is not here. amy: where is your family? >> they're in afghanistan. nermeen: so what do you think the u.s. should be doing now? >> i told you, you know, u.s. is just increasing the war. actually, u.s. don't want to finish the war. it's their game. it's the game of george w. bush, obama and all the european , union. they don't want to finish that. amy: why? >> because it's on the -- behind, there are their profits, their benefits. they are selling their weapons and using in the islamic

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you are live watching "france 24." the islamic state group is losing ground and resources. they say major members of the u.s.-led coalition fighting the militants met in paris tonight. more on the operations in iraq and sir coming up. confusion and questions after at least 20 people were killed in a deadly attack on a university in pakistan this wednesday. and a new bid to cap the number f people allowed to seek asylum in austria after an estimated 90,000 applications in 2015. lawmakers say they will accept just half that number at most from now on. first the islamic state group is losing ground and resources. but more still needs to be done. that was the main message of a meeting in paris tonight from the core leaders fighting the militants. here is more. >> a meeting between the coalition's core members to lay the ground work for a joint plan of action against the islamic state group. according to the french defense minister, the coalition is making progress, and the jihadist organization is losing ground. our joint efforts and those of the coalition are bearing fruit. th

francois villeroy, the new governor of the banque de france, joining me live from the banque de france in paris for this special symposium. back to you. caroline: caroline: caroline connan, a great exclusive. my take away was that inflation is too low, but they have been butve and effective, monetary policy is not the only game in town. great there. up next, let's talk china. let's talk a crisis. we get a view of why the china markets ar may not be supported by fundamentals. that is coming on a day where we see the chinese once again intervene for the yuan. ♪ caroline: welcome back to "on the move." almost 50 minutes to the opening of trading, with futures picking up a little bit but still down across the board. so much business to catch up on. let's hear it in berlin. hans: thank you, caroline. christmas revenues met analyst estimates on strength in the consumer electronics unit. 1.5% to 17.1ned billion euros through december. that matched the average estimates compiled by bloomberg. -- itincide failed reported a net loss of $.39 per share due to falling aluminum prices that impacted

are meeting in france. the u.s.nce are jointly hosting the meeting for the countries that contribute most in the fight against the armed group and although i.s.i.l. lost control of ramadi and other key territories in resent months there is no timeline for retaking the strongholds in mosul and raqqa and jackie roland has more now from paris. >> reporter: this meeting which is jointly hosted by france and the united states is bringing together the seven international powers who are most heavily engaged in air strikes against i.s.i.l. and also in the training of forces on the ground who have been fighting the group. now, they are looking at ways to accelerate and intensify that fight and in particular they have been looking at ways in which to cutoff i.s.i.l.'s financing and why we have been seeing attacks directed against oil facilities and also looking at ways to interrupt and to break the supply routes over the ground through iraq and syria which enable i.s.i.l. to get the resources they need to carry on the fight.

>> this is france 24. i'm genie godula. these of the headlines. david bowie has died after an 18 month battle with cancer. the music icon turned 60 93 days ago on friday, the same day he released his final album, blackstar. -- the music icon turned 69 three days ago on friday, the same day he released his final album, blackstar. -- starving people have been reportedly eating their pets to survive. a group of pakistanis and a syrian attacked in cologne, germany. tensions are high after a series of assaults on new year's eve. employers called for sweeping new measures to help them create jobs as president francois hollande prepares his plan to cut unemployment. and the winds for leonardo -- and big wins for leonardo dicaprio at the golden globes. hollywood on the way, but first our top story. genie: tributes to music icon david bowie have been pouring in following the news of his death. a statement on his facebook page says the british superstar passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after an 18 month battle with cancer. hailed hisy pop fri

india proves lucrative for france.ack and syria pushed the united nations insists that the negotiations will go ahead and it is not clear who is coming to the table. right. it is time for a business update. andre starting out in iran the first french company is already open for business. that was pretty quick. >> this is a rather upscale line in the iranian capital and there are two different models where they hope to sell about 1000 cars and they would like to be .ble to produce locally we spoke to the iranian group. and wey is very exciting think the sanctions are being lifted and there will be more competition demanded in all lookrs and we are taking a with this all around the world. hasor: the president embarked on a european tour that will see contracts with airplane and car manufacturers. planes to100 airbus upgrade. aviations more on the wishlist. reporter: free from the sanctions, iran is intent on renewing infrastructure, more than just aviation. saysransportation minister the government was on the verge of si

gauthierat was ursula speaking to "france 24." that is it for this edition. we will leave you with a look at the tragic events in paris. the capital was shaking, but the french spirit remains strong. shaken, butal was the french spirit remains strong. [music plays] [singing] >> welcome. ais is a resident -- renovation project. this marks is 500 years since the king came to the throne, also his most famous military success. we start this edition on a personal note to read i am here in what used to be the bedroom of king francis i's official , who enjoyed not only close proximity to the king's chambers around the corner, but also called one of the most luxurious and ornate palaces of the times. he was not a man of taste in addition, he was also a military chief. powerted by the constant wars with his swarm enemy, the emperor king charles v. >> in 1515, there was little to indicate that king francis would become the king of france. francis was 20 years and four months old. it happened without issue. his successor, his cousin, also died without an heir. when loui

in french ] >> sur le france. >> seth: sur le france. >> about france, talking about france. s'est -- >> seth: s'est. >> is -- "ratatouille."uille," yeah. ratatouille. >> parce que -- >> seth: parce que. >> je suis american. >> seth: je suis american. [ laughter ] >> seth: so the en about french people is "ratatouille." >> yeah, exactly. >> seth: that's amazing. and all the rats cook. [ laughter ] >> yeah. croque monsieurs. you know what, when you come -- paris, this you know, rats cooking croque monsieur. [ laughter ] >> seth: i've got to go. >> all the time, you know?to make the trip. now, i -- i want -- >> i can't believe your mother is a french teacher. >> seth: she's not proud of me. [ laughter ]o see my show. you know what? i have to say hello to my mom, even though i'm not a young artist.now, it's my first show. my mom flew from france, all the way from france, to see my show in new york city. and was really, really happy.eat show. [ laughter ] she's a crazy jewish mother. >> seth: okay.o me after the show. i said, you know, "i feel bad. i didn't like my show." i felt

in france recognise plain state that it would be the third permanent member of the u.n. security council to do so after china and russia. a substantial majority of 9193 member states of the u.n. have done the same. the vatican formally accepted palestinian as a state after an historic agreement earlier this month. in 2014 sweden became the first e.u. in member to recognise palestinian state. palestinian also has a nonmember observer state us at the u.n. its flag was raised for the first time last year as a symbolic gesture >>> a fellow at the institute of policy studies and says the recognition of a palestinian state is symbolic but there is more to be done >> it is a very good thing if we're talking about negotiations that are raised on international law and human rights. if we're talking about a repeat of the 23-year long history of u.s.-led negotiations, they were based essentially on maintaining israeli power, if that's the kind of negotiations we're talking about it won't do any good. if france is willing to break with their longstanding partner in washington, that

>> more depressing news for france. perpetratorsleged had asked a boy of 7 and a girl of 9 to perform oral sex. they were from the french son gary contingent. top of that, the u.n. also revealed that four girls have been abused by european operation forces in the central african republic, and that included three of them having been raped by georgian troops. the georgian ministry -- the of defense hasry put out a statement condemning the action, but at the same time saying that all troops should not be painted as abusers. molly: we have seen the u.n. be criticized for not having been proactive enough. are they trying to take a different stance this time around? hn: you might recall back in 2014 when a senior office of the houthis -- of the office of -- high commissioner accused the officer was reprimanded for having stepped out -- the u.n. secretary-general ordered an inquiry, and the justice from canada came down with a scathing report, putting the blame on the system for not being proactive enough. this time the high c

on today's show -- he's the hero of france, but he's from mali. the italian villagers who do not need protection. and in turkey, refugee children running away to the circus. but first to france, where many people are no doubt hoping that this year will be much better than last. in november, 130 people were killed in a series of islamist terror attacks. paris was left reeling. but that wasn't the first atrocity that the french capital suffered last year. exactly 12 months ago, gunmen attacked the headquarters of the satirical newspaper "charlie hebdo," killing 12 people. two days later islamists attacked a kosher supermarket -- five people were killed. the carnage horrified people across the world. but the atrocities were also marked by moving acts of bravery, including the actions of one young refugee from mali. reporter: it had almost seemed like a lost cause, but lassana bathily is now a french citizen. he'd spent nine years in france, most of it as an illegal immigrant, hoping his status would be legalized one day. >> ever since i was a child i