she is among 100 female celebrities here in france who have penned an article in le monde essentially condemning the me too movement as puritanism saying it is sexual harassment and what could be considered flirtatious behavior. a woman in the same day can manage a team of people and enjoy the sexual object of a man without being qualified as a or vile accomplice of the patriarchy, she says. gegenie: this has sparked an any backlash in the press. >> particularly from those at the me too movement. an italian actress in a tweet has accused catherine deneuve and others of "telling the world how their interior iced misogyny has lobotomized them to the point of no return. some very harsh fighting words. in the guardian one writer has slammed the article explaining that women are not angry because they are puritanical as the letter claims that because they seek joy from sexual content -- contact on their own terms, not through abuse or explication of the hands of men. chinese women are defying censorship in their country to risk speaking out against misogyny. >> that's right. there is a mov

women the debate about sexual harassment goes too far in an open letter published in the newspaper le monde they say we defend the right to proposition one another it's essential for sexual freedom. this current campaign denounces men and creates a new puritanism. who know there's a great danger that no man will deficit use of women but even more so is the danger that some kind of new norm will be introduced in relationships between men and women. sexuality contra because you find you just can't stand. the news vanco are targeting women who they say are exaggerating not all of whom have complained about groping and abuse since the weinstein affair under the hash tag balanced on poor or squeal on your pig thousands of women have described their own traumatic experiences. catherine the nerves intervention has triggered an online backlash. it's something on a visual rick knows all too well five years ago she started the hash tag outcry in germany. din of open letter rang familiar warning bells for her. these are the dynamics that we've seen so far in every debate on seats isn't just as we saw

china's ambassador to the african union denounce reports in the french daily le monde. kuangwei lane said the allegation beijing spies on the board he was absurd according to the article technicians at the african union headquarters discovered that the content. on their computers had been regularly copy to servers in shanghai since twenty twelv. the soaring conference hall was built by the chinese in two thousand twelve as a symbol of the friendship between africa and china. but beijing may have had other intentions in mind. according to a reports by a french newspaper le monde chinese engineers purposely installed flawed security systems in the building. and use them to spy on the continental body for several years. generate two thousand seventnteen african union technicians noticed that confidential data was systematically being sends to mystery servers based in shanghai. and a few months later security experts allegedly found several microphones hidden inside the buildings offices and walls. china's ambassador to the african union denied t the findings. and slammed w

does it could really in this letter published in le monde you find all the stereotypes that we have to deal with every day by the office coffee machine or at family dinners and. the letter also prompted a backlash on social media. actress a gentle one of the first accused weinstein wrote that the women who signed it telling the wote how their interiorized to massage any hazlitt bottom ice them to the point of no return. strong views on both sides and that means to debate could still have a long way to go. now those are some strong words maybe we've got some strong analysis to go with that to talk about it i'm joined here in the studio by smart she is from our news desk she has reported on women's issues and via skype from washington d.c. christina hoff sommers joins us she's a resident scholar at the u.s. conservative think tank the american enterprise institute to both of you welcome to the show does here want to start with you i mean you heard that report strong language there are we in the middle of something that's equivalent to the french revolution and it's off with their heads t

to those attribute in this letter published in le monde you find all the stereotypes that we have to deal with every day by the office coffee machine or at family dinners and. the nuts who printed a backlash on social media actress a gentle one of the first to accuse weinstein wrote that the women who signed it a telling the won't quote how their interiorized to massage any hazlitt bottom ice them to the point of no return. strong vs on both sides and that means to debate could still have a long way to go. cyclingnews now britain's chris froome has been urged by the director of the tour de france to dispel rumors of a doping violation christiane for at home said the thirty two year old must provide an explanation as quickly as possible for blood was found to have twice the legal amount of an als medication during spain's twenty seventeen. tour which he went on to win if he fails to explain himself the four time tour de france winner could face a ban from cycling we're now into the end of one of the most extraordinary athletic careers of all time after using bolt and mo far right now

launched by a feminist group causing for his desk calling for his resignation after a report by le monde that says the paris prosecutor's office israel putting an investigation dating back to 2009 that he pressured a woman into having sex in exchange for a legal favor. the government is standing behind him and the prime minister has said that he has been totally transparent and it comes to the facts of the incident. and that a counter lawsuit is being filed against the woman for slander. note, theghter ultimate revenge for a teenager who's completed a polar hat trick. >> that is not just a victory for women but australians. -- and ator for victory for other australians. she has completed much more in her short life than most, the youngest person to traverse the north pole, the greenland ice sheet, and the south pole on skis. after her first trip to the north pole, it was suggested to vicious trolling from men who announcer: this is a production of china central television americica. may: whahat does the future of space exploration look like? and will mars one day be able to support human

women the debate about sexual harassment goes too far in an open letter published in the newspaper le monde they say we defend the right to bother another it is essential for sexual freedom this current campaign denounces men and creates a new puritanism. who know there's a great danger that no man will deficit use a woman but even more so is the danger that some kind of new norm will be introduced in relationships between men and women sexuality kaante code you find you just constanta times it. vanco are targeting women who they say are exaggerating not all of whom have complained about groping and abuse since the weinstein affair under the hash tag balanced on poor or squeal on your pig thousands of women have described their own traumatic experiences. catherine deneuve intervention has triggered an online backlash. it's something on of is already knows all too well five years ago she started the hash tag outcry in germany. did of open letter rang through milieu are warning bells for her. these are the dynamics that we've seen so far in every debate on sexism just as we saw in the german

the author, thomas kielinger of germany's die welt, and marc roche, former london correspondent of le mondew writes for the magazine le point. welcome to you all. let's discuss france and britain, first. emmanuel macron came on his first official visit to britain this week. among the agreements reached between the french president and british prime minister, theresa may committed to spending an extra £41; million on border security in calais. france said they would lend us the bayeux tapestry in a few years‘ time. with brexit inevitably the backdrop to this meeting, mr macron said the two countries were making a new tapestry together. see what he did there? marc, what did you make of this meeting, a new "entente cordiale"? how did you read it? well, the bayeux tapestry, you give a big gift for love, they say, in french and a small gift forfriendship. it symbolised this meeting, better military cooperation, better arrangement on calais. and help in the fight against terrorism. as you say, the background was brexit. then, president macron was very clear. because the usual british tactic is di

the author, thomas kielinger of germany's die welt, and marc roche, former london correspondent of le monde emmanuel macron came on his first official visit to britain this week. among the agreements reached between the french president and british prime minister? theresa may committed to spending an extra £44 million on border security in calais. france said they would lend us the bayeux tapestry in a few years' time. with brexit inevitably the backdrop to this meeting, mr macron said the two countries were making a new tapestry together. marc, is this the new "entente cordiale"? see what he did there? what

uncle who doesn't understand what's happening or more does it clearly in this letter published in le monde you find all the stereotypes that we have to deal with every day by the office coffee machine or at family dinners and. the letter also prompted a backlash on social media actress a gentle one of the first to accuse weinstein wrote that the women who signed it a telling the world quote how their interiorized to massage any hazlitt bottom ice them to the point of no return. strong views on both sides and that means to debate could still have a long way to go. or traditionally skiing is a major highlight of any winter olympics at the upcoming games in john. will be the start to beat still just twenty two the american has been this board's dominant figure for several years her peers believe she's the best skier of all time schifrin believes her professional work ethic is the secret to her skiing success. olympic aspirations don't come much more nailed on than in the case of u.s.a.'s mckayla schifrin the reigning olympic world and world cup champion is one of the biggest draws for the upc

of trivialising sexual violence. who specialises in women's rights. the open letter published in le mondet to sign this letter? did you want to sign this letter? hello, good evening. victims, that is one step, that is important. important. say i apologise if some women and men were shocked by this letter. men were shocked by this letter. it was not the goal at all. was not the goal at all. woman can fight, fight back also say no. and i'm a feminist also. feminism is talking about equality, i'm a feminist. i'm a feminist. all that energy we spent to discuss how can... how can... desire, desire i think it is a personal affair. personal affair. lot of women also didn't know each other. other. so there is a lot of suffering and i didn't... suffering and i didn't... i didn't recognise this suffering. recognise this suffering. women suffer since a thousand years with those letters. with those letters. we didn't say no there is no suffering. there is no suffering. that is not important of course. important of course. didn't say, you know, women can be strong? i don't think that at all. the haras

in the open letter published in le monde, the women say there is a new puritanism afoot in the world. thameslink, southern and great northern services have suffered the worst disruption of any rail franchise according to a highly critical report. the government's spending watchdog, the national audit office, says the country's largest rail operator has failed to provide value for money. it also criticises the department for transport. our business correspondent, theo leggett reports. thameslink, southern and great northern are the large of largest of britain's rail services. it provides services along the south coast and into london. since 2016 the company has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with the rmt union, over its plans to use trains on which the driver, rather than the conductor, is in charge of opening and dlosing the doors. over the past two years, there have been regular strikes on southern rail ways trains. this week, great northern services have also been affected. in fact, according to the national audit office, since it was created, the franchise as experienced worst

ambassador to the african union says that he's appalled by the act by the article that was written by le monde which is a french. french newspaper or french. and he says that this would affect the relations between china and africa and this will also affect the image of china to african people but then when we spoke to paul kagame who is the chairman of the after two union he says that he doesn't mind being spied on and in fact he says that. china is not the first country to be accused of spying on another country so he doesn't really mind and he says africa has nothing to hide but this is has been a worrying trend but especially given that china gave the africa union a building work two hundred million dollars and you know. who's the chairman said that he hopes that you know there will come a time when africa can actually fund itself and actually provide resources it infrastructure for itself alright catherine wando reporting we're turpin cricket's in the background thank you. all right superb florists repulsive absurd and inexcusable that's just some of the reaction to another twist in the d

along with a big group of french women who have published this open letter in le monde newspaper.onse to the harvey weinstein scandal and the fallout that has followed. it says men should be "free to hit on" women. they also argue... "men have been punished summarily, forced out of theirjobs when all they did was touch someone's knee or try to steal a kiss." anne—elizabeth moutet and farideh cadot are two of the 100 women who signed this letter. the letter starts by saying that rape is a crime, sexual harassment in the workplace is a crying and that this is not something we could condo. what we do condone is the way people find themselves subjected to a kind of one—minute hate multiplied ad infinitum on social media, they lose theirjobs and livelihoods, there is no due process, legal process in any way, and the sentences... it is the idea that women are so sentences... it is the idea that women are so stupid and weak that they can tell the difference between a rape and a man who, frankly, tries to pull. we are adults. one signatory was a body who was gang raped, one is an iranian

in the open letter published in le monde, the women say there is a new puritanism afoot in the world.this further. tell us why you sign this letter? i signed a letter because i had witnessed this opening up from something that was necessary and good that happened at the time of the scandal, and the incredible piece of reporting about harvey weinstein, giving evidence that he had not only behaved in this incredibly unpleasant way but he had destroyed women's careers if they did not yield to him. and sometimes evenif did not yield to him. and sometimes even if the dead. that was necessary. it has turned into this kind of social media dog piling. women are supposed to be these poor creatures who can't tell the difference between a rapist, a criminal, or someone who is doing something that belongs in the realm of human relationships. are distinctions to be made between that and men trying to take advantage of others in the workplace?” and men trying to take advantage of others in the workplace? i am entirely in favour of legislation being enshrined so that the minute there are something l