indonesian presidentjoko widodo received a welcome from the indonesian community, many of whom are migrantabout economics. the indonesian president, joko widodo, has gone to hong kong to drum up business. the tycoons in the city have long been investing in the city have long been investing in the most populous muslim nation. joko widodo wants more.|j the most populous muslim nation. joko widodo wants more. i hope that this will increase benefits. he also invited mainland chinese companies to expand operations in his country. china was indonesia's third—largest investor last year, followed closely by hong kong. ties between indonesia and hong kong already run deep. on the first day of the trip, joko widodo was given a rockstar welcome by thousands of his countrymen and women. more than 150,000 indonesia is work domestically in hong kong. —— indonesians. they work hard to improve the economy back home. —— indonesians. they work hard to improve the economy back homelj hope when we return back to indonesia we can find work so we don't have to stay here for so long. during the event, a small gr

also in the programme — what the jailing of a top indonesian politician says about the country's growingious intolerance. and the rubbish beaches of henderson island. why this pacific outcrop is piled high with plastic. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where it seems every hour, president donald trump is in more and trouble. this time it's the sacking of the fbi directorjames comey that's causing the trouble. the new york times is reporting that president trump asked mr comey to drop the bureau's investigation into alleged ties between russia and michael flynn, the national security advisor at the time. that's been denied by the white house, but there's no doubt just how serious this allegation is. one senior democrat said other senators were shaken and called for a special prosecutor to be appointed. well, this stunning and breathtaking revelation that the president is accused of reaching out directly to the head of the fbi did stop an investigation of general flynn under the circumstances raises serious questions about obstruction of justice

court in aceh orders two men to be caned for having gay sex we look at the use of sharia law in the indonesianvince. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. dedicated to duterte — why the philippines president commands mass respect at home despite his controversial polices. and tackling class discrimination in india. we speak to one of india's best—selling authors about his latest bollywood adaptation. it's 8am in singapore, one in the morning in london and eight in the evening in washington where a special prosecutor has been appointed to lead an investigation into alleged russian interference in last year's presidential election. he's robert mueller, a former prosecutor who served as fbi chief from 2001 to 2013. the news comes as donald trump has been accused of trying to get james comey — another former head of the fbi — to drop an inquiry into links between his former national security adviser and the russians. for his part, president trump said a thorough investigation would confirm there was no collusion between his presidential campaign and "any foreign entity". earlier, he c

is the jailing of a top indonesian politician a sign of the country's growing religious intolerance?uined by rubbish — the south pacific island with more plastic waste than anywhere else in the world. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where it seems every hour, president donald trump is in more and trouble. the new york times is reporting that president trump asked mr comey to drop the bureau's investigation into alleged ties between russia and michael flynn, the national security advisor at the time. was mr byrne was sacked last week and the white house has denied the claim. democrats said that other senators were shaken and called for a special prosecutor to be appointed. well, this stunning and breathtaking revelation that the president is accused of reaching out directly to the head of the fbi to stop an investigation of general flynn under the circumstances raises serious questions about obstruction of justice. it is a fundamental question here. is anybody, including the president of the united states, above the law? can everybody be held a

police guardmed the scene of a suicide bomb blast in the easy not -- indonesian capital of jakarta. ao explosions were heard in car parked near a busy bus terminal in the east of the city. it's not yet clear who was responsible for the bombing. there were two blasts. first i saw smoke, and in glass shatter. it was very strong. the ground was shaking. it shocked me. after a few minutes, there was another blast. >> there have been a series of militant attacks in indonesia over the past 15 years, including the valley bombing which killed 202 people in 2002. authorities have been increasingly concerned about a resurgence and radicalism over the past two years. in january 2016, four people died in the suicide attack in jakarta, the first assault claim by the islamic state militant group in southeast asia. the president of the philippines has warned he may extend martial law across the country is fighting with islamic state rebels rages on in the south. jihadist beheaded up police chief reportedly took a police chief and churchgoers hostage during a rampage in mindanao province. it will b

. >> new this morning, quite a scare for passengers aboard an indonesian airplane today that skidded off a runway in foul weather. you can see from the video here, the plane ended up on the grass near the runway. as passengers were evacuated. indonesian leaders say no one was hurt. >> the pentagon said it successfully shot down a mock warhead over the indian ocean. this is seen as the u.s.'s ability to counterthe kind of missiles north korea is making. here's a video of the missile killing interceptor aimed at waters near san diego. this is all a mock demonstration. the test comes just two days after the latest north korean missile launch and nine already this year for that rogue country. former acting cia director john mclaughlin said american military tests won't stop north koreans from making weapons. >> it will underline our seriousness about stopping their program, but i don't think it will actually stop their program. they will see it as yet another challenge to overcome. >> so back now to the u.s. test. the defense system is kind of a mixed record. only successful in nine of i

and to indonesian men convicted by an islamic court for having gay sex have beeeen c caned in t of arowdwd. the court had s sentenced them o 85 strokes with a cane. the men are the first to be punished in this way since islamic law was introduced in the indonesian province. roger moore has died, the projector was most -- the british actor was most famous for playing james bond in some miminute -- in sen of the y films. ♪ [jameses bond themee music] brent: his movies where some of the most popular in the series. his family said he died in switzerland after a short battle with cancer. he was 89. the news of his death was announced by his children on social media. in a letter published his twitter account, his daughter and two sons said they were devastated, but they a added the love with whicich he was susurrounded in n his final days with so o great it canannot be quantifified in words.s. thank you foror being y you andr being so spepecial to so many people. he certainly will be missed. when we come back from break will talk more about the chances for peace in the middle east. and wil

the indonesian police are questioning a number of other people.e last week. they raided the home of a 30—year—old man they believed was one of the suicide bombers. members of his family are also being questioned. police say they found religious material, as well as some basic weapons in the home. now the so—called islamic state, through their news agency, has claimed responsibility for the attack. terrorism experts are warning it is very unlikely it was planned organised outside of indonesia and the links between people in syria or iraq and indonesia are very loose and communication is difficult. despite the fact that thinking has been done within indonesia itself, there have been lots of concerns about a rise in radicalism. there is indeed. when the president went to visit the site of this attack, he reiterated his concerns and demands that anti—terrorism laws in the country need to be beefed up. he drafted laws after the ja ka rta beefed up. he drafted laws after the jakarta attack at the centre of the city last year. they have been held up city

an islamic court in the indonesian province of aceh has ordered two men to be given 85 strokes of a caneested in bangkok for allegedly selling on line access to illegally streamed football broadcasts. they are accused of causing damages worth more than 100 million baht, £2.2 million, to the broadcast rights holders. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the french paper, le figaro, reports on new president macron's new government. the paper's 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 arc

it is a sad day for indonesians. they have been known as a country of democracy, of tolerance.250 million people in indonesia being muslims. we have to stand for this. we have to repeal this blasphemy law and bring justice not only to ahok but also the minority in indonesia, like chinese... there now seems to be pressure from the international community for the government to review this blasphemy law. do you think thejustice review this blasphemy law. do you think the justice ministry will give into this pressure and we could see amendments to this blasphemy law? yes, if the international community keeps pressing the indonesian government to repeal this law then i believe it will work. it will work. this must be done by the international community also to put pressure on indonesia in this case. this is very important. we have seen what this law can do for the country. it divided is the country in sucha country. it divided is the country in such a way —— defiance. so it isn't just the in such a way —— defiance. so it isn'tjust the problem of indonesia, it's a problem of the worl

the indonesian leader was there to inaugurate a new shipping lane to boost trade between the two countriesg time from five weeks to three days. us president donald trump has invited the philippine president to washington in a phone call over the weekend. they discussed the threat of north korea and the war on drugs in the philippines. public access to wi reless in the philippines. public access to wireless internet, wi—fi, maybe ubiquitous in many big cities right here in asia. in germany, would you believe it is a different story? public wi—fi is hard to find. there isa public wi—fi is hard to find. there is a legal reason for it. wi—fi owners can be potentially held liable for any illegal activity that occurs on their network. campaigners have been trying to change this and d raft have been trying to change this and draft legislation has been put forward. but that is also facing opposition. we have more from berlin. if you are looking for a morning coffee, there are few better places than berlin's trendy cafes. if you like to check your e—mails while sipping a large hey, you might find w

the exports, after a three—year ban of raw mineral exports, which the indonesian government put in placeage investment in its projects. donald trump has labelled it the failing new york times, at the paper has posted its best quarterly revenue growth in six yea rs best quarterly revenue growth in six years as the company added 308 thousand digital subscriptions in the quarter. latest results, the time when many traditional organisations are struggling. what's driving the researchers, earlier we spoke to our business reporter in new york and i asked if mr trump himself played a part in the paper's strong results. certainly as a businessman, as he says that he is, he can appreciate just how much better the new york times is doing 110w better the new york times is doing now than this time last year. in fa ct, now than this time last year. in fact, if you look at the numbers, if you look atjust how much income new york times made in this last quarter, they made $13 million. compare the exact same time the last year. they actually reported a loss of $8 million. a big part of the story of caus

an islamic court in the indonesian province of aceh has ordered two men to be given eighty—five stokesf cane in public for having gay sex. the sentence by a sharia court is expected to be carried out next week. two british men have been arrested in bangkok for allegedly selling online access to illegally streamed football broadcasts. they are accused of causing damages worth more than $2.5 million to the broadcast rights holders. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk — new measures to fund social care and curb immigration are understood to be among the pledges in the conservatives‘ manifesto being launched later this morning. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. asian stock markets sell—off from wall street. why investors in the us and asia are worried. a big push out of china, how long will it take for alibaba to succeed in the american marketplace? good morning, asia. hello, world. thank you forjoining us hello, world. thank you forjoining us that this thursday edition. we start off with the markets. as you can s

i wanted t to get insidet it means to be indonesian, a country with hundreds of languages, myriad religionsand a million points of view on music making and the meaning of it all.

detailsare getting is about some of the deals we heard from the indonesians. they secured $5 billion in credit. we heard from the chairman of the biggest oil and gas company that he signed about $20 million worth of deals, so clarity on some of these issues, some movement, bilateral cooperation as well. aroundgest idea is whether the u.s. will give their participation. their backing of this initiative -- mark mobius said it is time for the u.s. to get on board with this initiative. take a listen. mark: there is no question the u.s. will be impacted. i believe they will have to join in this effort and join the one dull, one road program. there is a lot of benefit to the key to buy u.s. companies in this program. the chinese i think are going to be very, very careful not to favor chinese companies unduly, so there is going to be enough for everyone, let us put it that way. to therkets reacting initiative, and the end of the summit, with a bit of positivity. we saw shares taking up upginally -- ticking marginally. will help thehis renminbi. anchor: tom, how much

the governor of the indonesian capital jakarta has been found guilty of blasphemy.was christian and received a two year term. it is a much harsher punishment that prosecutors had called for. the trial was seen as a test of religious tolerance in the muslim-majority country. the reactions have been sharply divided. reporter: shocked and angry protesters ask for the release of jakarta's former christian governor. he was convicted of insulting islam by quoting a versem in crn opponent. they say it is a miscarriage of justice. >> we are disappointed, the law is blind. he can no longer tell between right and wrong. he is innocent, yet accused of blasphemy. we are disappointed in the law in indonesia. reporter: purnama was the first non-muslim governor in a century. it sparked concerns about growing religious intolerance in indonesia. minorities, including christians, have been increasingly targeted. outside the courtroom, conservative muslim groups said purnama should be punished more harshly for his comments. >> two years is very lenient, in my opinion, for purnama. co

it is being seen as a test of indonesian tolerance in indonesia.e as a shock to supporters of the governor. a two-year prison sentence is harsher than what prosecutors requested. >> in their recommendation, the prosecutors showed he wasn't proven guilty, but now the judge says he is, bowing to pressure from muslim groups. >> the outgoing jakarta governor is accused of insulting islam in comments he made during a pre-election speech last year. the minority christian politician implied that his opponents were using the koran to sway people against him. he later apologized for whatever offense he might have caused but denied wrongdoing. say thehard-liners verdict doesn't go far enough. two years is very lenient in my opinion compared to the pain he has caused muslims. >> analysts say the scandal cost him his bid for reelection. he lost to a muslim rival in april, following a religiously-charged campaign. for autors have called one-year jail term, and his lawyers say there is no evidence to bring him down. >> the court cannot be influenced by pressure

one indonesian, one via minis, appeared in a malaysian court, accuse of assassinating the half-brother of the north korean leader. they do in our charges, but could face the death penalty if found guilty. they are accused of smearing a inve agent on kim's phase february. south korea accused north korea of orchestrating this. it is an allegation in young than us. rebels linked to the islamist state group had launched a seize. more than 100 people have been killed, including 24 civilians could the military said extremists were planning violent attacks during the holy month of ramadan. we spoke to our correspondent, dean. offer tore has been an surrender, and as the assessment of the military says, the fighting has been sporadic. this is not a major, or a big conflict. it has been limited to a few houses -- i battle amongst neighbors. and there have been a few houses that have been controlled. certain regions of the city have been under the control of the military and the police. now, this is the eighth day. this has been raging for a week of peoplend thousands remain trapped within the c

court in aceh orders two men to be caned for having gay sex we look at the use of sharia law in the indonesian programme. dedicated to duterte — why the philippines president commands mass respect at home despite his controversial polices. and tackling class discrimination in india. we speak to one of india's best—selling authors about his latest bollywood adaptation.

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she was being kept in a cage by villagers when she was found in a remote forest area in the indonesian just 100,000 orangutans alive on borneo. joining me from jakarta is jacqueline sunderland—groves from the borneo orangutan survival foundation which rescued the animal just a few days ago. thank you forjoining us. what was the state of the orangutan when he found her? when we found this very special orangutan, she was rescued from a small vintage in borneo, she was already captured by a group of local people who had found her on local people who had found her on local farmland. local people who had found her on localfarmland. she local people who had found her on local farmland. she was local people who had found her on localfarmland. she was held in a small wooden cage. we could not find any visible serious injuries. she was very stressed and clearly unhappy to be in the presence of humans but otherwise she was a very healthy. we transferred her, together with local authorities, and moved to a rehabilitation centre. she is undergoing all the normal routine quarantine sieges, making s

we hosted the indonesians here at bloomberg only a few weeks back during quite positive stories beingd by them. tim graf, let me take you to this chart here, which is uyreigners justbuy, buy, b the indonesian bonds. i removed the hedge fund talking about it then. that were mutterings and it took off. is this getting a little stretched, looking a little long in the tooth to you? tim: the fundamentals in this case have some backing. there are countries coming -- they have been beaten up in the taper tantrum. they were just decimated on a currency basis. this is one of the fragile five or seven, or whatever it was back then. and now, they have the expectation set so low, and they are coming back from that. commodities have improved in terms of trade for countries like indonesia. they offer real yield. in this constrained yield environment, were central bank are slow to remove accommodation or keep it going, why not grab for yields? worried, but at least somewhere like indonesia, they had improving credit and those behind it and backing it. guy: where does the risk start to creep in? tim:

she was being kept in a cage by villagers when she was found in a remote forest area in the indonesianm the borneo 0rangutan survival foundation which rescued the animaljust a few days ago. she described the orangutan‘s state of health. well, when we found this very special orangutan, which, as you say, she was rescued from a very small vintage in central kalimantan on borneo, she was already captured by a group of local people who had found her in their local farmland. she was being held in a small wooden cage. we could not find any visible serious injuries on the orangutan she was very stressed and clearly very unhappy to be in the presence of humans but otherwise overall she was a very healthy. we transferred her into a travel enclosure, together with the local authorities, and we moved to our rehabilitation centre in cetral kalimantan, at nyaru menteng. now in nyaru menteng she is undergoing all the normal routine quarantine procedures that we have, so making sure she's healthy both physically and psychologically. so far she is doing well. now she is under your care. do you plan to

. >> reporter: this is what happens when commercial fishermen don't play by the rules in indonesian watersgovernment wants these videos to serve as a warning to anyone fishing illegally in its waters. >> globally one of every five fish is as you said before would be called illegal, unreported or unregulated. >> reporter: the technology used to spot the illegal fishing was developed right here in the bay area. programmers at google earth and sky truce based in oakland partnered with a nonprofit conservation group oceana to create a tracking system for commercial fishing vessels. >> a lot of people don't have a clue where their fish comes from. >> reporter: a kpix5 investigation showed some bay area diners aren't getting the fish they ordered. we performed dna tests at over a dozen bay area restaurants and found 11 of 16 fish samples were mislabeled. >> fish fraud is definitely an issue. it happens and it's a great disservice to the people in the industry who are honest and trying to do the right thing. >> reporter: paul johnson is a wholesaler on pier 33 in san francisco. he said his distri

. >> reporter: this is what happens when commercial fishermen don't play by the rules in indonesian watersthe government wants these videos to serve as a warning to anybody fishing illegally in its waters. >> globally, one out of every five fish is called illegal, um, unreport or unregulated. >> reporter: the technology used to spot the illegal fishing was developing in the bay area. programmers at google earth and sky truth based in oakland partnered with the nonprofit conservation group oceana to create a tracking system for commercial fishing vessels. >> so from a commercial fishing perspective, a lot of people don't have clue where their fish comes from. >> reporter: a kpix 5 investigation showed some bay area diapers aren't getting the fish they order -- diners aren't getting the fish they ordered. we performed a dna test on a dozen bay area restaurants and found 11 of 16 samples were mislabeled. >> fish fraud is an issue. it happens. it's a great disservice to the people in the industry who are honest and trying to do the right thing. >> reporter: paul johnson is a wholesaler on pier

in other news: two blasts have hit a busy bus terminal in the indonesian capital jakarta.ave killed three police officers and injured 10 people. blasts happened during a parade for which the police officers were providing protection. indonesia, the world's most populous muslim—majority country, has long struggled with islamic militancy. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has said martial law could be imposed across the whole country, as security forces continue their battle against islamist groups. the president has already declared martial law in the southern island of mindanao, which makes up roughly one third of the country and is home to 20 million people. the army failed in an attempt to capture one of the leaders of the militants on tuesday, some of whom have declared allegiance to so—called islamic state. the islamists responded by killing the chief of police in the southern city of marawi and taking several people hostage including a catholic priest. president duterte who is already well known for waging a violent campaign against drug dealers and h

for that and it is also a dark letter for the indonesianjudicial is also a dark letter for the indonesianhich convicted ahok on the basis of this very illiberal law but also without much evidence in the way of him actually having committed the crime but he was accused of. what do you make of this reveal of the last in the loss. you think it will be amended? will indonesia bowed to international pressure? the constitutional court considered the blasphemy law a few years ago and while there was a lot of hope that the constitutional court would declare unconstitutional, inconsistent with the indonesian‘s constitution guarantee of freedom of religion it did not do that. the reason is that while indonesia is a tolera nt reason is that while indonesia is a tolerant country it is not a particularly liberal country and the demand by the elites in the state for social cohesion is really valued more than individual liberty like freedom of conscious. i don't think that indonesia is likely to overturn this and, certainly, the president of indonesia is under a lot of pressure to protect these laws at

in other news: there've been two explosions at a busy bus terminal in the indonesian capitaljakarta.ce officers guarding a parade — ten other people were injured in the blasts which went off about five minutes apart. a police spokesman said the suspected bombers were male — and their identities would be released later. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has said martial aus a us warship sales within ten miles of artificial islands built up by china in the south china sea. officials say it is the first such action under president donald trump. the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the ship was travelling close to the spratly islands in a challenge to china's territorial claims. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has said martial law could be imposed across the whole country — as security forces continue their battle against islamist groups. the president has already declared martial law in the southern island of mindanao — which makes up roughly one third of the country and is home to 20 million people. the army failed in an attempt t

been greeted with a mix of protest and celebration during a visit to hong kong, where thousands of indonesiansers. ahead of the visit, president widodo said he aimed to improve his country's economy and workforce so that one day no—one would need to work abroad. over recent years, there's been concern about the treatment of foreign maids in hong kong. one of the key power—brokers in the world of sport has resigned from all of his football roles, after being linked to a corruption scandal. sheikh ahmad al fahad al sa bah of kuwait, also said he would not stand for re—election next month to the ruling council of football's governing body fifa. he has denied any wrongdoing. and finally, take a look at this. it's the first passenger vessel to sail through the newly expanded locks of the panama canal. the disney wonder liner is the first of 18 cruise ships destined to make the journey during the 2017 and 2018 season. this journey represents something of a milestone. the old lock system stopped many modern cruisers from fitting through. but the new lock is 21 metres wider and six metres deeper. at l

is the jailing of a top indonesian politician a sign of the country's growing religious intolerance?

thee would like to honor direction and policy of the indonesian government, so we are indication on whatrd from the government of indonesia. from our side, we are open to continuing the business relationship. what are your thoughts on where oil prices are right now, below $50? is that a good thing? >> we went through the period where oil was as high as $120, then it came down. was trading at $26 a barrel early last year, so to come back to $50 at the moment plus or minus, i feel pretty comfortable with that. in buddhism, we always say the beaten path. if it is too high, it is not sustainable, not good for the consumer or productivity. if it is too low, it cannot sustain because the producers cannot survive, so we believe about $50 where it is right now -- it may come up a little bit or go down little bit -- that is all right. i am comfortable and in our operation in the past three years, we have been through the initiatives to survive and $30 come so we are quite comfortable at $50. haslinda: is it making it easier for buyers and sellers to come to agreement. >> correct. and easier for p

may will have off-shore investors and indonesian -- increase in gold purchase in may seems to drive theer two lines. no real reason. it's a seasonal quirk. if we rise, vonnie, it will be a six-month winning streerks the best run since june, 2015. e.m.f.x.? a quirk by 8556 : you can find it in in the bloomberg. will award a tie. it's been a little while since we had one so there you go. vonnie: it's noon in new york, 5:00 p.m. in london and welcome to "bloomberg markets." vonnie: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, here are the top stories on bloomberg and around the world we're following. in company news, a busy day for amodei as sinclaire seals the deal for tribune, coach by kate spade and a bidding war for straight path reaches fever pitch. in france, emanuel macron's decisive victory over the le pen. marine but there is little room for a relief rally. focus shifts to the challenges facing the incoming french president. and david einhorn has two of the most frustrating trades, a position in g.m. and a position in tess la. both are in dire need of a catalyst. we are halfway

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the indonesian market just below flat.urope on the other hand enjoying a decent week, albeit today is mixed. a bit of green in london. softness elsewhere. for the week as a whole, europe is up over 1% for france and germany. just below 1 % for the ftse 100. so much of that predicated on the french election. socgen, the french bank over the last month was 17% lower than it is today at one point as a sign of where it could head if we did get a surprise unexpected result in the french election. at the moment markets higher for the week. higher for the last two weeks since that first round report. >> the ten-year yield has ticked up on a week where the federal reserve brushed off weakness in the first quarter. expects a rebound in the second quarter and with its statement set june as the next potential rate hike meeting, which is the next meeting. ten-year yield unchanged. as for the u.s. dollar, the euro has been the big story over the week. it's been strong. highest levels since november. >> nearly hit 1.10 yesterday. >> 1.0

guest: the prices are higher and we have brazilians, a lot of asians, chinese buyers, indonesians, malaysianseuropeans andthe american collectors, but i would say the art market has become really globalized in a whole new way. charlie: and stretches across the world in terms of not only who is buying, but where they are buying? they aresolutely, but buying mostly in new york and london. you have markets all over the world, but the asians have been very strong. at one point, the brazilians were big buyers, but now brazil is a weak economy, so they have tailed off, but china has picked up. this painting sold to an amazing japanese man who became andtuated with basquiat found his dream come true. one of the greatest basquiat's in the world, something he could buy. charlie: what is interesting to me is if you look at the one coming up, and -- what is selling? what do you expect will be? does the art market have -- does it have in a sense the kind of ebb and flow of who is popular? guest: absolutely. the fashion swings are huge. the idea that art is forever is a fantasy. i mean, impressionist and

it has affected a lot of is thees, because this british embassy area, german embassy next door, indonesian embassy, french embassy, and a little bit further, the u.s. embassy. -- oneg afghan companies of the biggest telecom companies is badly affected. it is hard to say which embassy or which organization was this specific target. but what we know from afghan and u.s. military is that this truck full of explosives wanted to get into the green zone where ordinary afghans and ordinary vehicles are not allowed. so they wanted to get in and probably even closer to u.s. military base headquarters, presidential palace, an indian and theand so forth, u.s. embassy, of course. but it was stopped by an afghan guard asking for permits and papers. which i think they could not provide or it was not convincing. that was when the suicide bomber or bombers, we don't know how many were in the truck am a detonated the explosives. amy: we were particularly struck today watching the networks in the united states while, of course, it was mentioned of what just took place, just watching for hours, there was not

indonesian leaders say thankfully nobody was hurt. >> talks of the bay area oil refineries is heating up again. there will be a special meeting today. a few different proposals that are being considered. among them, putting a hard cap that would limit greenhouse gases and other emissions from five refineries in the mission. >> california getting closer to banning pet stores from selling puppies and kittens unless they're rescue animals. a bill calling for the ban was approved by the state assembly yesterday. it now moves to the state senate the goal is to stop pet stores from buying animals bred at puppy mills. look at that face. more than 30 cities and counties in california already have such a law in effect. >>> there is a high profile state immigration bill that is winding its way sacramento, but reportedly, not getting support from marin county's top law enforcement officer. sb-4 would limit state and local law enforcement ageanies from communicating with i.c.e. the marin ij spoke with sheriff robert doyle. he says she does not support the bill and believed more undocumented immig

than 15050 countries, locking medical workers out of the computer systems at dozens of british and indonesian hospitals, disrupting train schedules in germany preventing , chinese students from accessing their final papers and , freezing government computers from russia's interior ministry to police stations in india. experts say it's the first time a cybeberweapon developed d by e nsnsa has been stolen and relead by hackers. the cyberweapon exploits weaknesses in microsoft software. it appears the u.s. government knew for years about this weakness in the software, but only told microsoft about the vulnerability recently, meaning microsoft had little time to fix the problem and for software users worldwide to update their systems. the cyberweapon is transmitted by email, and then encrypts a computer, locking people out of their data and then threatening to destroy it unless a ransom is paid. on sunday, microsoft president brad smith confirmed the cyberweapon used in the attack was developed by the nsa, writing -- "finally, this attack provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of vul

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that brought down governor ahok and jakarta -- in jakarta and eventually sought to bring down the indonesian presidedent. in france, hundreds of activists marched to the party headquarters of president-elect emmanuel macron to deliver a petition signed by more than 30,000 people demanding macron support workers rights and progressive programs. this is activist laurent berthet. >> today we want to tell emmanuel macron that a lot of people in france did not vote in his fafavor, but first and foremost come against marine le pen, and he does not reflect our hopes for real transition and ecological, economic, and social level. dealing thing he has for us is his openness to europe. amy: back in the united states, the interior department froze all meetings and work for than 200 advisory boards and committees last week -- about a third of which were related to science. the interior department says the committees have been frozen until interior secretary ryan zinke can review them. the freezings came as, on friday, environmental prototectn agency head scott pruitt dismissed half of the members of an