for planet earth and for dr joe and shorey it's a race against time jory is a multiple award winning plant biologist at the salt institute in california she's also been battling parkinson's disease for more than a decade her bold idea is to genetically modify existing crop plants to reduce the planet warming chemical carbon dioxide we knew that plants really were good at sucking up c o 2 from the air and they've had 450000000 years or more. evolution and that makes the plant really fish and plants can get that c o 2 out of the atmosphere and they can concentrate in the music during photosynthesis think back to your school science lesson photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert sunlight water and c o 2 into stems and leaves and sea plants expel oxygen as a byproduct but while forests are shrinking globally farmland is expanding a fact that cory says can help cut to the buni plan actually comes down to that were using the food. we've given them the another tray they can see questions coming and put it down in the sewage the basic idea behind this science is to genetically

talent shows are very popular a lot of the most successful is the voice where the jory his the person saying the whole they see them meanwhile the voice is syndicated in numerous countries including this one and this is when of the voice of germany was 19 year old cloudy . sun goes oh just 19 years old we met up with him in nick 2. claudia in money well listen tozer has just gotten her 1st big taste of success. her victory on this year's voice of germany has made an instant celebrity of the young singer from indonesia. 50 china i know i really had no idea i might. but i want to sing and show the world that i want to sing because it is sing and sing and. claudia's whole life has changed in just the last year and a half since she made the decision to leave home and pursue her studies in germany she was 4 when she started singing lessons and she'd already been on t.v. shows in indonesia so she felt it was time to take a leap. to ask and then raising it 1st i wanted to stay in indonesia. prospect but there are good teeth in germany and i thought that could change my life my name for. the

chris young's your and kenzo well garri and have hoyer are among the biggest names in this watch and jory segment. is also represented wines and spirits but won't buy a moet and chandon and it's also active in the hotel business the 14700000000 euro deal will be l.v. and his biggest acquisition to date a luxury brand as american is skyscrapers now to be taken over by l b m h a luxury group so european that most people have trouble pronouncing its full name u.s. jeweler tiffany is one of america's few luxury brands it's a bit old fashion and is looking to gain some credibility with a new generation of customers paris based l d and h. believes it is just the owner to manage the transformation it owns a portfolio of 75 fashion houses and upmarket brands it tightly controlled the image and distribution of a range of products to keep them profitable and aspirational. l.v. and h. had revenues of nearly $48000000000.00 euros last year most of it from it's their own fashion division with brands like louis v. total and the your its luxury department store holdings are nearly as big tiffany will fi

imposing extra tariffs on chinese jory india's jewel is saying the glimmer of an opportunity. this is painstaking meticulous work turning rough crystals into polished gem stones more than 150 gem cutter's in this workshop in giant poor process violet in yellow courts for use in jewelry the slightest inclusion or flow will lower the quality and that's something the small indian company can't afford to mena scrutinizes the gems she's being kept very busy at the moment you may have found me later the man i'm working nor hours to meet the extra demand i'm sure will get more orders in future and i hope it continues so i can earn more if you've got it and. most of the gems are exported to the u.s. and in recent months demand there has risen sharply the company's production manager says the u.s. china tariff disputes as a contributing factor will probably gobble gigantour is the hub of jewelry production. up in the trade here was down a little while ago but the recent trade war between the us and china has increased the business of production has almost doubled recently got bit by th

the mh says acquiring tiffany will transform its jory business and strengthen its presence in the united states as luxury shoppers in asia are hit by the global slowdown and out of some of the other global business stories making headlines today. been refused a new license to operate in london transport regulators say the decision is based on safety concerns by taking services faced allegations it's being been put in passages of risk as well as opposition from drive us off the iconic london texas. has received nearly $200000.00 for its new electric pickup truck just. last week the much hyped on bail it went off script when the cyber trucks windows twice. bragging about the strength of the glass share fell 6 percent after the launch. south africans are being crushed under the weight of personal debt national amendment bill is meant to ease their plight but offering writeoffs the banks are against the bill say make it harder for low income workers to find credit in the future. private lending in soweto is dominated by a network of illegal loan sharks known as mash and he says they challeng

we will be able to begin to mitigate the rising c o 2 levels because of the burning of fossil fuels jory admits it's a bold initiative which could take years to implement if the gene manipulation is successful but for her it's personal and there isn't are you seeing with this project and for me you know i'm 64 years old ok i've had parkinson's for 16 years that's a long time while i feel good i have to do this you know you have to stay so on point to get it done right every single goal you have to keep your eye on that go joy in short a warrior in a laboratory fight for planet earth finally this week all lives from pakistan popping up the 1st place you think of for a decidedly mediterranean food but believe it or not pakistan actually has more suitable land for all of cultivation that spain which is currently the largest producer in the world with the humble all of help boost the local economy come on high has more now on pakistan's potential. every august on their boards over $2000000000.00 worth of edible oriel and although the backbone of the country's economy depends on agriculture v

the mh says acquiring tiffany will transform its jory business and strengthen its presence in the united states as luxury shoppers in asia are hit by the global slowdown. but the right heading service has been refused a new license to operate in london transport regulators say their decisions based on safety concerns and they also say that has put passengers at risk but also faced opposition from drivers of the iconic london taxis. for eva's 3 and a half 1000000 uses in london this decision has been a long time coming the refusal to give a new license to the right hailing company follows 2 years of argument between and regulate is now transport for london says enough is enough. just the city's mass as has been failing to protect its customers that there are at least 14000 journeys where some are using force the person driving them was one person but if i was being somebody else they have also been examples where drivers who've had their license suspended or dismissed have been allowed to continue to be a new driver the series fails he rejects the claim it's unsafe saying it's vetted ever

abu son jory as well yes. that's that's a nation continues i mean it that it goes. to gaza and then from gaza to damascus and vice versa and you need don't see the international community are roused by this by this murder you don't see a quick a condemnation and some sanctions imposed upon israel this killing really has taken some highlight because it hits leadership but daily this israelis are killing individuals are killing people and killing brothers sisters wives husbands. and continuing it there are keep the illegal occupation of our land and. building colonial settlements on our villages maybe we don't see that international condemnation because european governments and the united states. believe that islamic jihad is a terrorist movement dedicated to destroying the state of israel well the reality is that israel is a terrorist a government that is that they catered to destroying the palestinian homes rights people you wonder who i mean really who is the murderer and who is the victim i mean they are the occupiers we are not occupying their country they're occ

the rising c o 2 levels because of the burning of fossil fuels jory admits it's a bold initiative which could take years to implement if the gene manipulation is successful but for her it's personal there is an urgency with this project and for me you know i'm 64 years old and i've heard for 16 years at one time well i feel good i have to do this you know we have to stay so on point to get it done right now with single goal you have to keep your eye on the gore joyent jury a warrior in a laboratory fight for planet earth robert it's al jazeera lahore you kill for. now again i'm fully back to ball with the headlines on al-jazeera protesters have been venting their anger in the east of the democratic republic of congo towards un peacekeepers demonstrators accuse the un of failing to stop militia attacks on tuesday 2 people were killed as crowds marched to a un base catherine saw is in goma with more details about what's going on. the situation is still extremely tense in benny and temple which is a neighboring city in the temple we're told protesters banged a u.n. vehicle and a government

got places like tower bridge and major office blocks as well so it's a combination of people that joris people are working as people who are just going out just shopping as well it's a clear beautiful winter's day here so people were out and about it's about their normal business it's friday we're only 3 or 4 weeks before christmas so yeah there are plenty of people around to have this kind of incident happen so quickly and so suddenly and so shockingly clearly has it's caused a real for a song here in london bridge the. to ration of the instances is the way of knowing that the numbers unlike say the circumstances you know there was a rumor going around that there might be a bomb but that's not being confirmed at all and you know you hesitate to actually start to fuel those kind of speculation. and mislead people as to exactly what is going on the met police metropolitan police which is london's police force are scums telling people 'd to come to the police twitter account social media accounts for more details of the monsoon that will so to speak and that the police directed ourselves

leader of islamic jihad has been targeted in attack in syria's capital the armed group says commander jorysurvived the attack on his home in damascus on kong police and fire tear gas and engaged in running battles with protesters in several parts of the city anti-government protesters had set up barricades paralyzing streets and public transport. the former president of bolivia abel morales has left the country after seeking asylum in mexico but his fight has been diverted to paraquat for alice resigned on sunday after weeks of protests following his disputed reelection. a vast area of eastern australia has been given one of the country's most severe wildfire warnings the sydney region has been given a catastrophic danger level for the 1st time high winds and rising temperatures are fanning flames closer to sydney's outskirts the rest of new south wales and queensland are also under warning the protests have once again broken out in chile with riot police firing tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators and santiago it comes after president sebastian pinera offered to rewrite the current

for u than out friday of big fan of cubic zirconium so don't actually night or if you are going by jory right wait till valentine's day so tt it's not the best shopping day of the year as far as deals go it's a good one. stuff you're getting the stuff that they're trying to get rid off compnies like best buy or sell your tv that maybe n do that scare write or maybe not for k not things that you want to the future ok, speaking of holiday shopping. mors of toys r demise apparently greatly exaggerated beuse it's it's come back back this ar tis makes you want to take stout agrees and says it went bankrupt. you and i are roughly the i grew up a toys r us fan, i grew up actually a j c penney's you sears fan that i became nd obsessed with. it's good to see amazon it completely kill them they're back fromhe dead. they'reind of lika zombie of retail so to speak 2 very small formats the 40,000 square foot stos, not a good idea. but the 4,000 square foot sre is a great idea. no publicly trading on th i just want say congratulations toys r us has madeack just in time for christmas and r the record

we will be able to begin to mitigate the rising c o 2 levels because of the burning of fossil fuels jory admits it's a bold initiative which could take years to implement if the gene manipulation is successful but for her it's personal and there is an emergency with this project and for me you know i'm 64 years old ok i've had put this news for 16 years that's a long time while i feel good i have to do this you know we have to stay so on point to get it done right every single goal you have to keep your eye on that go joy ensuring a warrior in a laboratory fight for planet earth properly it's al-jazeera telephone. that's now speak to juliette's roni vogl who's director of the climate change initiative at the university of massachusetts. thank you so much for being with us what do you make of this initiative this is being presented as something that could be a key defense against climate change how much can be achieved through this super charging process in your opinion. that's a great question so i want to start off by saying i'm really grateful to hear of great minds like dr torrey work

to mitigate the rising c o 2 levels because of the burning of fossil fuels jory admits it's a bold initiative which could take years to implement if the gene manipulation is successful but for her it's personal there isn't any with this project and for me you know i'm 64 years old ok i've had partners for 16 years and one time while i feel good i have to do you know interesting point to get it right every single goal you have to keep your eye on the joy and sure a warrior in a laboratory fighting for planet earth robert it's al-jazeera the whole you know for. our leaders in need tahlia now go on city of venice say they're in no doubt that climate change has been a factor in this month's historic floods. reports salty water is eating away at buildings that have stood for centuries. the bells of st mark's chime out the hour in venice it is mid-morning in the city and it's high time this square the city's lowest lying point is covered in water. here it is called the aqua the high water and in the past month it has been a frequent sight. strong winds and fierce storm surges have been blamed for t