france still is the champion of europe. >> france has this traditionally strong fertility rate.that? it is not because french people have particular babymaking powers or anything like that. it is because france has a strong welfare program that encourages people to keep having kids. >> absolutely. a generous program put in place in the 1930's. the country set up a family allowance system. up until recently, this was a universal system of cash handouts, but in 2015, facing a major budget -- a major budget deficit, they decided to make the system income dependent, so higher income families make a little less. it makes a big difference when it comes to people's budgets. >> keeps you in diapers, that's for sure. let's talk about parental leave. some say it is not that high in france compared to other countries. >> noted countries he all these amazing systems. maternity leave in france is 16 weeks pai full salary. paternity leave just increased recently. what makes a real difference, though, is at the state makes it easier for women to go back to work. this is what studies have shown

to vaccination uptake, because of hesitancy in france?— hesitancy in france?y in france? to some extent. yes. _ hesitancy in france? to some extent, yes, but _ hesitancy in france? to some extent, yes, but it— hesitancy in france? to some extent, yes, but it is- hesitancy in france? to some extent, yes, but it is a - hesitancy in france? to some extent, yes, but it is a bit- extent, yes, but it is a bit too late, if we are having a fourth wave already in two weeks, as the predictions are. the predictions of 20,000 cases at the beginning of august, but as an optimistic scenario. so, this is to actually ensure a longer term combat of the virus, but these measures that you mentioned are absolutely draconian, because for the nonvaccinated you have to either have a valid test or you cannot live a normal life, which imposes a de facto obligatory vaccination for large swathes of the population.- large swathes of the population. large swathes of the --oulation. ., , , ., population. how is this going down across _ population. how is this going down across france? - po

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♪ >> health -- comes into effect in france.ccess to the louvre museum can only happen if you have official proof that you have been vaccinated or negative test. the prime minister's warning this could change again, covid permitting. the misuse of the pegasus spyware is emerging and modi's government continues to avoid answering awkward questions dealing with the israeli software developer nso. two days before the official openings. softball being played now in fukushima. in baseball making a comeback from 2008. thank you for being with us. 21,539 new cases of covid-19 in france over the past 24 hours. the prime minister has spoken of government concern, cases are up over 150% in the past week. this news comes as the health mask is brought into use enabling people to go to museums and theaters with proof of vaccination. two pieces of news that illustrate the opposing concerns of the time. a report from a famous landmark. >> the iron lady is off limits without a health pass. the new rules may not make vaccines obligatory, but the

i am frances sellers. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> today on the communicators, the future of the tech agenda. >> priorities dominating congress now, you see the pandemic to cover early in the air and infrastructure now. there are a lot of big tech topics that in the last year or so have attracted interest that are just not front and center and that includes the section 230 debate. data privacy is something that was hugely front and center in the tech space may be from 2019-2020 initially, and those things are off to the side a little now. they are important people are interested but there is not consensus proposal out there in either chamber that is really going to move in any imminent ways. >> the future of the tech industry, today at 6:30 p.m. eastern, on the communicators, on c-span. >> c-span shop.org is c-span's online store. your purch

everything that france has lost sinc e then., he was a racist warmongering tyrant who has the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on his hands and is the caricature of french decline. >> whatever you think about him, france's last national dictator is one of french people's favorite figures. >> according to a recent study, majority of french people say that he best represents french history. ahead of king louis xiv and ahe ad iof charles de gaulle. an important figure in france but also an object of fascination abroad, whether it is people who collect memorabilia. it's very expensive to get anything that napoleon touched. also, people who persist in historic reenactments. the legend of napoleon lives on. >> [speaking french] before we >> get into his controversial >> aspects, napoleon did contribute to the french state. >> france owes a lot to napoleon. the man who overthrew the first republic and crowned himself emperor. to name a few of the things that week owe to napoleon. there is the french baccalaureate, the end of

macron is france's youngest leader since napoleon.ns about europe, was to make a more lasting -- in france. macron decided to lay a wreath at napoleon's tomb and said it was important to look at history in the face warts and all. >> [speaking french] >> critics say this is classic macron, not trying to make up his mind also the while trying to woo voters ahead of the next presidential election. macron's early stepped into the heart of a culture war in france and a wider debate about controversial historical figures and how to commemorate them and condemn them, celebrate them. it is a big debate. >> we talk about them. thank you very much for that. that's all we have time for. in the meantime, you can tweet your questions to flo and check out our website at france24.com. ñrç rcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrc [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york this is democracy now! >> witn the la 20 years mo than 50000mericans haveeen kill by ovdoses. corolledeleased oxyconn -- whatf we diovered t crisis started with a crime? am

thanks for joining us here on france 24.t may be 364 days behind schedule, but the delayed tokyo 2020 olympic names have officially begun as the capital reports its highest rate of covid infections this week since january with several dozen cases reported among athletes and staff. the cases also taking place among a coronavirus health emergency, which means spectators are banned from most of the events. >> let the games begin. all eyes are on japan's national stadium as the tokyo olympics gets under way. the excitement is palpable. >> it is a privilege, a unique moment to be in these games, but also in our careers to be among these athletes. >> proud to be french -- a sentiment at the -- a sentiment echoed by these athletes and volunteers. they say it is an absolute honor to be part of what is set to be a colorful spectacle. >> i'm excited and happy. we have been waiting for this for a year. the tokyo games are really special for me. i cannot wait to see the athletes who will be doing their activities and sports. >> we are e

in france, 15,000 students learn their regional languages in immersion. they have math in bas que or alsacian. and they will be encouraged to speak it on the playground as well. the constitutional decision council's decision to repeal this really prompted demonstrations across the country in defense of these regional languages. >> [speaking french] [speaking french] >> what did the constitutional council find threatening about immersive teaching? >> they say this form of teaching threatens article ii o f the french constitution with french as the official line which of france. they say it threatens the unity of the country. there is something in there about france, there is a fear of something that is called speaking french, where a group of people will cling to separate cultural identities like regional identities before the national identity. so, language is a huge part of this. defenders of this say there is no way that it would, they would replace french, but what is interesting is some linguists actually sounded the alarm over this immersive learning

we focus on the regional languages in mainland france.you count the ones in overseas territories, there are over 75, but on the mainland, there are six still commonly used. these regional languages certainly are a testament to france's rich history and the part of the country's colorful cultural heritage, something that has friends compared to its own mini europe. >> you see these dialogues on road signs, but do people actually speak these languages? >> they do. a recent that he out of brittany showed over 200,000 speak regional language. it is not like catalonia in spain, but locals make a point of learning their regional language because it is part of their regional identity and in many ways, a source of regional pride as well. especially, it is something that older people will speak. over the years, there has been a big fear that these regional languages would disappear as france has become more homogenous, so there has been a concerted effort to have these regional languages taught in schools. >> [speaking foreign language] >> these r

it is about france and _ but it is about france.t it is about france. it is about france and it is actually in - but it is about france. it is about i france and it is actually in downing street _ france and it is actually in downing street. what the mail on sunday is claiming _ street. what the mail on sunday is claiming is — street. what the mail on sunday is claiming is that sajid javid, the health — claiming is that sajid javid, the health secretary, bounced boris johnson — health secretary, bounced boris johnson into making france and amber plus country. _ johnson into making france and amber plus country, which meant you had to guarantine _ plus country, which meant you had to quarantine for ten days when you came _ quarantine for ten days when you came home. now, the significant factor— came home. now, the significant factor here — came home. now, the significant factor here is that grant shapps, the transport secretary, wasn't actually _ the transport secretary, wasn't actually in — the transport secretary, wasn't actually i

let�*s start with france. has changed and prompted this headline from the daily mail? prompted this headline from the dail mail? ~ ., ., , daily mail? well, the explanation is the beta variant, _ daily mail? well, the explanation is the beta variant, which _ daily mail? well, the explanation is the beta variant, which is _ daily mail? well, the explanation is the beta variant, which is the - the beta variant, which is the strain of a virus that which comes from south africa which is prevalent now in france. this must be incredibly frustrating for 500,000 british people going to france on holiday. we�*ve been in the situation before. we saw it with portugal and their advice change very quickly. but it�*s very difficult. people book their holidays, they�*ve now got to come back from those holidays and they may have to self—isolate and possibly take extra time off work. some people can�*t do it because they can afford it. there�*s one other aspect which i don�*t know the answer to. that is this is applies to peop

we have just heard from france where the prime minister has said that france is reinforcing restrictions 18, nontax and 80 people coming from the spain, portugal, the netherlands and greece will need to present a covid test dating from at least 2a hours before travel to enter france, currently they can date for uk travellers, 72 hours for the other countries we have just mentioned hours for the other countries we havejust mentioned —— have just mentioned —— non—vaccinated havejust mentioned —— non—vaccinated people. in order to gain entry from france from tomorrow, that is the uk, spain, portugal, cyprus, netherlands and greece, travellers will need to present a covid test dating from less than 24—hour is before travel to enter france. let's pick up on the news that came late yesterday evening announcing that even doubly vaccinated people returning to england and wales from france would still have to quarantine, we're joined by our political correspondence chess can parker. we were told by the government that the traffic light system was designed to do away with the uncertainty that we s

it's all shot in the southwest city in france.t's a series of vignettes, these extension -- eccentric writers, preparing pieces for the magazine. they seem to center on astronomy, evan card painting. -- avante garde painting. it is a love letter to french culture, very stylish as always with wes anderson films. certainly one that will be successful in cinemas if not a big prizewinner. >> fantastic stuff. the palm d'or. a glut of cinema this year, as ever, i'd expect at cannes. there are additional premiers with nothing at stake in terms of awards but in terms of the prestige, being there. must be a great thing. olivia: absolutely. these are high-profile directors unveiling to work. you have work from andrea arnold, hayes and oliver stone. oliver stone is presenting a documentary in that section, cannes premiers called "j revisited 0-- jfk revisited." he made a drama starring kevin costner. it is centered on conspiracy theories. he has gone back to that story now that several documents have been declassified and looked into it even

frances: i'm glad you raised the medical community. i have question not only about the use of medicine but the role of physicians in getting people vaccinated which i think is growing. is there more the medical community with its authority should be doing to move us ahead and to counteract the spread? secretary levine: there are several different ways that we partner with the medical community. we have regular communications with the medical community. as well as our state, local, and other public health officials throughout the country. one is that, our medical community are on the frontlines. they are nurses and doctors and other medical providers that are seeing patients in doctor's offices and clinics and doing something. as well as seeing patients that are very ill and in the hospital. they are medical heroes. i think it's also really important for the medical community to be talking about the safety and the effectiveness of the vaccines and to be giving vaccinations. we are working with more and more members of the medical commun

enlightenment values that we share in the us and france the central role of france in making american independence possible and our shared commitment to free speech. so we're going to explore that today with four of the greatest scholars and commentators of free speech in america and france, and i'm so delighted to introduce them to you and then to begin our discussion. and i will do that now makoliviere be re is staff editor and reporter for the ideas debate section of the moment. he his articles are illuminating and i learned from them each time. i read them. he was niemann fellow at harvard in 2021. i think is now and has been published in many magazines and has translated several books including jonathan. israel's revolutionary ideas suzanne. nossel is the ceo of pen america the leading human rights and free expression organization. she is the author of dare to speak defending free speech for all of important book that we had an illuminating discussion of on a recent town hall. geoffrey stone is edward h. levy distinguished service professor at the university of chicago. he is the

we were at times in a difficult health situation in france. we understood that, but no other european country is obliged to quarantine by the u. k. and less than 5 percent of cases in france are of the beat of variance. the better variance covers only 90 percent of cases in france and keeps declining in paris. it's 3 percent. but this point please to see the same thing. we check the data given much from be to rate is based on levels in some of its overseas territories, thousands of miles away in the indian ocean. not on the mainland to hearing from. you can government is sounding fun, the better very, and it is not just as has been reported on the island, thousands of miles away. it was also an issue in particular in northern france. so it has been an overall concern. and with no change definitively side, fully vaccinated, travel is just like myself heading to the u. k. a forced to pay hundreds of pounds, a piece. your son to isolate for up to 10 days. see you on the other side. so no on the euros though, they will check that go the new or the

just the same part of france — change. just the same part of france.rance. obviously we're thinking what's the — france. obviously we're thinking what's the double jabbed aspect was --oin what's the double jabbed aspect was going to _ what's the double jabbed aspect was going to be removed for double jabbed — going to be removed for double jabbed people. both my partner and i were in_ jabbed people. both my partner and i were in that situation. so, it was a surprise _ were in that situation. so, it was a surprise last— were in that situation. so, it was a surprise. last night, there was special— surprise. last night, there was special action about france going onto the — special action about france going onto the red list. —— speculation. clearly. — onto the red list. —— speculation. clearly. the — onto the red list. —— speculation. clearly, the interesting thing about it is we've — clearly, the interesting thing about it is we've all been worried about the delta — it is we've all been worried about the delta variant across most of europe — the delta v

i was really excited to go to france, so i didn't have to - to france, so i didn't have to quarantineen i got back, so it is annoying. has quarantine when i got back, so it is anno inc. ., , quarantine when i got back, so it is anno inc. . ., quarantine when i got back, so it is anno inn. . . quarantine when i got back, so it is anno in. . ., annoying. has it changed your plans? i don't annoying. has it changed your plans? i don't have — annoying. has it changed your plans? i don't have a — annoying. has it changed your plans? i don't have a choice, _ annoying. has it changed your plans? i don't have a choice, i've _ annoying. has it changed your plans? i don't have a choice, i've booked - i don't have a choice, i've booked my tickets. — i don't have a choice, i've booked my tickets, i'm getting on the eurostar. _ my tickets, i'm getting on the eurostar, but it's frustrating because _ eurostar, but it's frustrating because i_ eurostar, but it's frustrating because i double vaccinated. it is very complicated _ because i double vaccinated. it is very complicated to enter in the uk. it v

france's repressive drug laws have a lot of critics in france who say it does not work in terms of curbingon or drug -- >> [speaking french] >> ordering drugs online is on the rise in france. they're talking about an uberization, the idea you can get drugs easily. surprisingly, that is a trend that is increased during the coronavirus pandemic. >> absolutely. you might've thought a global pandemic would slow down drug trafficking but on the contrary, business is booming. just like for people working in the regular legal economy, drug dealers had to get creative, when it came to sales and distribution and a lot of it has been happening on social media. these days you can order drugs like you can order a pizza. and sometimes you can get from freebies if you article client -- you are a good client. >> [speaking french] óÑóÑ//■■>ñrç rcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcx 07/14/21 07/14/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> the rollout of cuba's vaccine was delayed because of the u.s. even now, as covid cases in cuba rise to the highest level since the pandem

frances tiafoe _ circumstances. what a story it is. frances tiafoe showed _ circumstances.showed me the i circumstances. what a story it is. - frances tiafoe showed me the storage room where his father was a maintenance worker. you room where his father was a maintenance worker. :, , , maintenance worker. you slept here? yes come in — maintenance worker. you slept here? yes come in here _ maintenance worker. you slept here? yes come in here when _ maintenance worker. you slept here? yes come in here when my _ maintenance worker. you slept here? yes come in here when my mum - maintenance worker. you slept here? yes come in here when my mum was| yes come in here when my mum was working double shifts over night. my dad would stay here. that is kind of what it was for me and my brother. what do you think it did for you coming from these origins? es, coming from these origins? different level of hunger, desire. his coach remembers those days and how difficult life could be for his star people. how difficult life could be for his star maple-— how difficult life could be for his s

france this weekend will up the current scene. while most of the you and us will not have to for monday. the rules for france are based on period political tit for tat. that is shameful and to disgrace, where not people from this countries where u. k. national score, desperate to c l families whom we haven't seen for a very, very long time. we are students trying to get back to uni. french politicians are also fuming. a decision has riled up all pensions. the best one is on this decision has no scientific foundation, and it's discriminatory towards the french. another absurd announcement. koren scene for the fully vaccinated from lille, but not brussels paris, but not miami honesty, but not geneva montpelier, but not barcelona. vaccines work. give those who are protected against cove. it the freedom back word on the street is the is a little cool decision thing is historic. i think it's political. there's nothing else that has anything to do with relative myers? well, that's a pretty new and i think it's a political issue where or

jonathan: do you share this view, frances? frances: i do.ne of the challenges when you are speaking with a macro investor is we have reached peak with every indicator, but we are still operating at high levels, so what do you do with that? you cannot go risk off, there is far too much monetary policy support. so we are looking at range bound markets and a range of asset classes. but that means stop listening to the macro strategist and focus on credit tickers and really leaning on the active side. that will be the key for the next cycle, trying to get more creative underneath the surface. jonathan: ok, blasphemy, frances. sinful behavior. krishna, what is your take? krishna: i like the jp morgan, i chuckle at it. that's how monetary policy is supposed to work, it is forcing you to do things you do not want to do. buying credit is what the fed wanted you to do and did they have been successful at it. as long as they continue down that path, it will be as easy as it is, and i think that the credit markets are in good shape. if you are a credit

all of these countries are below it but france still is the champion here. >> france does still havetraditionally strong fertility rate. why is that? it is not because french people have a babymaking power or anything like that. it is because the country has a strong welfare program that encourages people to keep having kids. >> it is a generous system that was put in place in the 1930's to boost the birth rate. the state set up a family allowance system backed by tax incentives. you start receiving them on the birth of your second child. up until recently, this was a universal system of cash handouts. but in 2015, facing a major budget deficit, the socialist government decided to make the system income dependent. high income families receive less. let's take a look at one case. if you are family earning less than 70,000 euros a year, for two children you get 139.95 euros per month. it makes a big difference when it comes to people's budgets. >> keeps you in diapers. parental leave. some would say it is not that high in france compared to other countries. >> compared to the nordic co

of france for more than two centuries the united states and france have stood united in freedom. we owe to one another. from the better fields where a revolution was one. to the beaches where the liberation of a continent began generations of our peoples have defended the ideas that guide us overcoming the darkness of oppression and injustice. with the light of liberty and equality time and again no, mr. governor. now mr. governor and we'll bestow upon you the declaration of the rights of men and of the citizens. that i gave to the army on crew when she said from russia on last april. this found in text for our republic whose largely inspired by your declaration of independence. it was lafayette who first proposed? to our constituent assembly in 1789 that it adopt the declaration of rights. i wanted to do symbolically bring this important text to the land that gave it its initial impetus. as lafayette road for freedom to thrive men will always have to rise up and shake of indifference and resignation long life our friendship. thank you. here here the french here whereverson born

france is a popular destination for brits. weather and golden beaches are all part of its allure, making it the second most visited country pre—pandemic from people in the uk. in fact 500,000 brits were due to travel through the country this weekend, but for many these changes will mean a trip across the channel remains uncertain. vishala sri—pathma, bbc news. i've been speaking to our correspondent leigh milner who gauged the response from holidaymakers at london's st pancras station where eurostar trains arrive from france. mixed reactions, it has been so much a busy day here you might be able to see behind me how many people are out and about enjoying the sunshine, in fact there was a queue outside the entrance this morning at about 9:30am. despite temperatures reaching almost 30 degrees, it seems thatis reaching almost 30 degrees, it seems that is not enough for holiday—makers, they are keen to get a summer getaway. monday cannot come soon enough because for those who are double vaccinated, who are returning from amber lis

it was also an issue in particular in northern france. so it has been an overall concern and with no change definitively side, fully vaccinated travel is just like myself heading to the u. k. a forced to pay hundreds of pounds a piece be all done to isolate for up to $10.00 days. see you on the other side. so no on the euros still, they will check that go with the 1st one that i have the negative cash, the 2nd one, re checking that as well as my id. 3rd one is normally what you'd expect to go through at the french checkpoint and then getting to the british checkpoint, they not only re checked for the 3rd time that i have that negative certificate. they also check that i had faxed in they also checked my passenger located form, which is the one that shows where i'm going to my slate because i've also booked with day 8. and there was a reminder, as i left, i must my slate, 40 heavy stuff. i've arrived in london, and now i face up to 10 day, you being locked up. although i am free to have an overnight stay on route to my final destination, w

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concern about cases in france _ disappointing. concern about cases in france of— disappointing. of the - disappointing. concern about cases in france of the beta i cases in france of the beta version of coronavirus first detected in south africa prompted the move. ministers stopped short of adding france to the red list, which involves hotel quarantine. but sajid javid said the government would not hesitate to take rapid action at the borders to stop covid—i9. travel industry bodies have accused the government of a confused approach to international travel and also criticised the change. travel and also criticised the chance. ,., ., , change. the government has caused chaos. _ change. the government has caused chaos. they - change. the government has caused chaos. they made - change. the government has caused chaos. they made an | caused chaos. they made an announcement that people from amber list countries with two jabs did not need to quarantine, they have changed their mind on a fourth category, and the list plus, which is creating chaos for the travelling public and the trav

what france is afraid _ hundred and 58. what france is afraid of— hundred and 58. i freed a story like the _ is in the uk. when i freed a story like the front of the telegraph. admittedly dead beta cases are very transmissible. there is some concern about— transmissible. there is some concern about the _ transmissible. there is some concern about the fact that astrazeneca i understand, i'm not medically qualified. _ understand, i'm not medically qualified, i come with that caveat. but i _ qualified, i come with that caveat. but i understand that it's not very good _ but i understand that it's not very good at _ but i understand that it's not very good at fighting the data. of course vigilance _ good at fighting the data. of course vigilance is important. but in the telegraph— vigilance is important. but in the telegraph suggests that the prime minister— telegraph suggests that the prime minister and the government might not do _ minister and the government might not do this— minister and the government might not do this for economic reasons i think— not do this for

this is a declassified proposal to britain and france by the soviet union. it's dated april 17th 9394 months before he demolished a ribbon tropic chord between the soviet union and nazi germany came into being britain, fran. cindy usaa saw signing an agreement for 5 to 10 years, pledging themselves to immediately assist each other by any means necessary, including militarily in the event of aggression in europe against any of the parties to the agreement. in britain, france and the soviet union had signed a proposal at the time a full flash. anti hitler coalition would have been born much earlier with nannie moss as he was running. i wish she could be to give it to you for answering written in franz's leadership, we're in no, have changed their policy towards the u. s. s. on and of course, they were wary of the soviet union, social and political system. naturally, their goal was to divert the german military machine towards the 8th and directed against soviet union. the fact is neither britain nor france wanted to be the 1st to go to war with hitler in 1938

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france and the united states are urging tunisia's president to respect democracy and human rights. >> t larger political party in tunisisays it is ready to talk, after fierce clashes broke out on monday which it blames on organized thugs, he called on his supporrs to go home to intain peace. they are now calling on tunisia's president to hold presidential elections adding that any delay would be a pretext to maintain an aucratic regime. on sunday night, the democratic credentials were thrown into doubt after the prime minister was fired and parliament suspended for a month. while many have celebrated the latest moves from the president, opinion on streets is split. >> hopefully everything will go well. i hope the future will be good. the president has taken a good step, very positive one, and i hope the future will get better and better. >> we're a bit scared of what may happen and the return of the ben ali era. now it is only one power. it is the president that holds the executive and judicial powers. >> tensions have simmered in tunisia due to high unemployment rates and the ongoing

so that's the nation for everybody here in france. now, i don't really see where essential could be, you know, conscious, possibly kicked people out of the country because they don't get the job. but you can tell them you will no longer get access to all these places. now, some restaurant owner has said, there is no way we can control this. we don't want to play the police, but the government has also known that they will carry out lots of controls and it will certainly be very, very difficult to take the tray, you know, take the plane in the future if you don't get be covered 19 job here in front, lisa lewis and parents, thank you. at least 50 people have been killed dozens more injured after a fire broke out of the kobe 19 isolation unit in iraq. that is unclear exactly how the plays began at the aisle who same teaching hospital in the southern city of nasiriyah. the prime minister has ordered the suspension and the rest of the number of people, including the hospital manager. the dad lay downside out his st. hospital in nasiriyah,