. >>> and tiny luxembourg announces big plans. hello, after three days of talks about talks, syrian government and opposition representatives are heading home from geneva. he said more work needs to be done before the syrian people will see results from the political negotiations. talks will now be on februar february 25th. >> there will be a temporary pause. it did not end, and it is not a failure of the talks. why? they came and they stayed. not only, but both sides insisted on the fact that they are interested. >> james bays is live for us once again in geneva. what are they hoping the two sides are going to achieve during this three-week break? >> felicity, i don't know its anything to do in some ways with what the two sides could do here. it's about what is going on in syria. let me take you back to how the opposition came here. they were told that some of their concerns about the humanitarian situations about detainees were going to be made. they were given assurances that you come here to geneva and something will happen. t

unfinished books including social heisenberg writing history of same-sex marriage in america and steve luxembourg looking at the end of segregation in the us. another finalist is researching the creation of national public radio and meredith wadman examining cells used to develop vaccines. we also give annual awards for nonfiction writing the finalists like adam bridles of feel philosophers guide to cracking which reports on the efforts of the texas town to stop and oil companies use of hydraulic fracturing. catherine eden and luke schaeffer's $2 a day. >> at extreme poverty in america, and the prize is another nonfiction finalist. the book reports of how newark new jersey school system use the donation of 100 million dollars from facebook founder mark zucker berg. the history of music piracy in the last award is the mark let inmark linton history prize which focuses on works of narrative history.

that's part of what luxembourg is saying, that they'll try to work on some framework for that. this past year they've been strike to make it so companies have a better chance of making sure. if they're able to get this, that they would have the legal basis for that. there is some international legal wrangling in the meantime while the technology is worked up. by the way, there are a lot more 13,000 but 13,000 that we know so far that are called near-earth asteroids that we found, and more will likely be found. >> a final thought from you, though. the money that has been talked about today in terms of what could be extracted were asteroids. they're saying 1 trillion u.s. dollars worth of minerals could be extracted in one cubic meter of asteroid. do you believe it really is that lucrative? >> no. [ laughing ] but in a word, no. but first of all there are different flavors of asteroids. some are rockier. and you have to extract it. certainly the potential is there. the question to be worked out by the companies involved is whether it's going to--the huge investment and the very h

how luxembourg happens to support the exploration ever of asteroids. wr is. >> bad weather has stranded tens of thousands of people traveling for the lunar new year. many are stuck at a major rail station in southern china. authorities offered free upgrades to high speed trains for 10,000 passengers. the lunar new year runs from february to early march. >>> now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. paper argues the u.s. had the best recovery from the recent recession of any of the large economies. unemployment is down. zika virus e-zika spread around the globe may be the new norm for diseases. sars and ebola was a disturbing wakeup call, and now the world health organization has declared zika a global emergency. thanks to globalization the prairp says the spread of diseases will - only get hardero fight. >>> large parts of iraq and syria are being captured from i.s.i.l.'s grasp. but good chance it will have to do it all again, in libya, where there's similar internal chaos as syria.

>> koplik: we'll say luxembourg. >> kayser: luxembourg. >> koplik: we will set up an appropriate entity call it clientoverseas.com or whatever, and then that will send money into the united states. >> kroft: if that was a banker talking instead of a lawyer, he could be in serious trouble. that's because under u.s. law, bankers are required to report suspicious financial activity to lawyers are under no such legal obligation. >> gooch: banks in america are required to know their customer or required to be very cognizant of risk and to report on it if there... if there is an issue there around money laundering. and yet, absolutely bizarrely, american lawyers aren't. this is clearly an issue. and i think our investigation has shown the potential for what could happen because of that lack of regulation. >> kroft: global witness says that anomaly is just one of the flaws in the u.s. legal system that helps facilitate money laundering. >> and we're going to call it here, "anonymous, inc." >> kroft: another is the ease in which anonymous shell companies can be set up here to conceal ownership

that means the bank in liechtenstein, luxembourg? >> we'll set up an appropriate entity. called it clientoverseas.com. whatever. that will send money into the united states. >> reporter: if that was a banker talking instead of a lawyer. he could be in serious trouble. that's because under u.s. law, bankers are required to report suspicious financial activity to the authorities. lawyers are under no such legal obligation. >>> banks in america are required to be cognizant of risk and report on it if there is an issue, or money laundering. yet, absolutely bizarrely american lawyers aren't. i think our investigation has shown the potential for what could happen. because of that lack of regulation. >> reporter: global witness says that anomaly is one of the flaws in the u.s. legal system that helps facilitate money laundering. >> another is the ease with which anonymous shell companies can be set up here to conceal ownership of money and assets. last year, 2 million new corporations were set up in the united states, many with no offices, products, or employees. just an address

countries in europe and we have put on, we meaning the united states and britain-liechtenstein and luxembourg and san marino and monaco, switzerland, every neutral country in europe except for one, the vatican. the vatican developed its own bank, went guy can't continue to do business with the german-italian fascists, they play both sides, didn't know who was going to win so invested in both. >> what is the purpose? is a leading why do they need a bank? what is the purpose? being no purpose to it that couldn't be served. they didn't have a bank for the first 1930 years of their existence, the only reason they formed one was to circumvent the rules in world war ii but now is a matter of national pride so when pope francis came into power in 2013 he set i am going to reform it but may also abolish it, he could do so with the simple degree. and a permanent observer status at the you and they are a sovereign entity as well as a religious entity, they like the bank because it is the equivalent of central bank, they want to keep it if nothing else because they think it burnishes the reputation of t

luxembourg has announced measures to mine on asteroids. hope to have an access rare resources in space. they will invest in resource projects and set out a legal framework for private operators. today, the world health organization said a reported case of the zika virus was contracted through sexual contact in the u.s. and is raising concern. how countries are responding is one of the topics that the president of columbia, juan presidenttos, and obama will talk about. hasomes at a time that farc ended five decades of conflict. i spoke with president santos. thank you for being with us. than 20,000w more reported cases of busy good virus in colombia. how concerned are you by the rapid rate at which it is spreading? president santos: we, in a way, increase.ting a rapid something similar happened with the chikungunya, which we had at the beginning of last year. we expect this to grow, plateau, then come down. the problem with the zika virus is that nobody really knows a lot about what it is. there are some concerns about the consequences of t

canada, ireland, luxembourg or switzerland? stay tuned and we'll tell you the answer.reporting is just excellent. his research is insightful and conclusions are balanced. we have less to fear about these lone wolves than the hype surrounding them suggests. and now for "the last look." 2 1/2 years ago after sitting in l.a. bumper-to-bumper traffic, there was a challenge for engineers to build a hyperloop. the idea was where people could travel long distances on a cushion of air at record speeds from l.a. to san francisco in just 30 minutes, for example. well, last weekend, students gathered at texas a&m university for a hyperloop art design competition run by musk's company, spacex. the winning team for best overall design came from m.i.t. the students designed a pod that would travel through such a cube. 30 other team also test their design this is summer on a one-mile track spacex is building near its california headquarters. several private companies are, working on the challenge as well. maybe one day we'll sit back, relax and float along at over 700 miles per hour.

canada, ireland, luxembourg, or switzerland?'ll tell you the correct answer. >>> this week's book of the week is peter bergen's "united states of jihad: investigating america's home-grown terrorists." bergen's reporting on the cases of home-grown jihadis is just excellent. his research is insightful, and his conclusions are balanced. we have less to fear about these lone wolves than the hype surrounding them suggests. >>> and now for the "last look." 2.5 years ago after sitting in l.a. bumper-to-bumper traffic, elon musk came one a concept he called the hyperloop and challenged engineers to build it. the idea was for a transportation tube where people could travel long distances on a cushion of air at record speeds. from l.a. to san francisco in just 30 minutes, for example. last weekend, students gathered at texas a&m for a hyperloop pod design competition run by his company, spacex. the winning team for best overall design came from mit. the students designed a pod that would travel through such a tube essentially levitating o

christianers at the university of luxembourg have been analyzing the results of millions of sales overars. they're showing that art sales fluctuate like our commodities like gold and real estate and now we're heading to a big dip. >> a lot of people who are specialists of the art market have been expecting the market to cooldown and i think we're seeing it this year. i think we saw it top in may last year, and since then we've seen a bit of a cooling. will it collapse? i don't think so. will it hit a downward trajectory, i think we're seeing that this year. >> christie's sold $7.4 billion in art last year. $1billion less than a year earlier. falling oil prices and concerns about a slowdown in the chinese economy are worrying the world's wealthy. but it's the smaller commercial galleries gathered here at the london art fair that are feeling the squeeze. the problem with many of these galleries is that there is now too much art and not enough buyers willing to hedge their bets on new or lesser-known talent. it has forced many galleries to reduce their prices and some to close their doors

us.this freedom of movement between european countries is called the schengen area, after the town in luxembourg where the agreement was signed. however, denmark has re-introduced passport checks, hoping to stem a massive influx of migrants. six other countries have also reintroduced border controls. this has raised the question of the schengen zone being in danger of collapse, and with it, one of the key achievements of modern europe. reporter: nicolas jÄhring needs to leave earlier now that denmark has reinstated border controls. every day, he drives 10 kilometres to the danish border. jÄhring's commute to his workplace in denmark now takes longer. >> this is a special border region. the city of flensburg is comprised of some 30% danish residents. we've always worked well together and suddenly we've got border checks. they are hard for people living and working in this area and should be abolished again quickly. reporter: again, jÄhring's car is checked on his way to work. the border official doesn't want to be filmed. after a quick check, jÄhring is free to go. but many others this is the end

then the money goes to luxembourg, where the company has struck a sweetheart deal, and very low tax rate. it goes further to liechtenstein, where there is no tax at all. in a statement, ikea defended its business practice, saying we pay our taxes in full compliance with the national and regulations. the company is far from eating the only one accused of avoiding tax. in 2012, french authorities. multinationals like googles, mcdonald's, and amazon to pay hundreds and billions of euros in back taxes. the latest accusation comes as the european commission is trying to rein in corporate tax avoidance here last month, brussels and it's in the package to tighten regulations, but some say it does not go far enough. >> just to wrap up, one of the biggest rappers out there, kanye west, says he is broke. >> $53 million in debt. he made the announcement on twitter. he also asked the founder of facebook for help. kanye west wants mark zuckerberg to invest $1 billion in his ideas. he then went on to ask the cofounder of google for help. in a tweet, he took a shot at silicon valley as a whole for open

researchers at the university of luxembourg have been analyzing the results of millions of sales over 30 years. their findings show that art sales fluctuate like other commodities, gold and real estate, now we're heading for a bibig dip. >> a lot of experts have been expecting the market to cool down. i think we're seeing it this year, i think we saw its top in may of last year and since then we have seen a bit of a cooling. will it collapse? i don't think so. will it hit a downward trajectory? i think we're seeing that this year. >> christies sold a billion and a half in art last year, slow down in the chinese economy are worrying the world's wealthy. but it's the smaller commercial galleries gathered here at the london art fair that are feeling the squeeze. the problem for these galleries is now that there's too much art and not enough buyers willing to hedge their bet on new or lesser known talent. forcing many galleries to reduce their prices and some to close their doors altogether. >> it's really difficult because obviously in london price are so enormous. it's hard for small ga

countries in europe and we have put on, we meaning the united states and britain-liechtenstein and luxembourg and san marino and monaco, switzerland, every neutral country in europe except for one, the vatican. the vatican developed its own bank, went guy can't continue to do business with the german-italian fascists, they play both sides, didn't know who was going to win so invested in both. >> what is the purpose? is a leading why do they need a bank? what is the purpose? being no purpose to it that couldn't be served. they didn't have a bank for the first 1930 years of their existence, the only reason they formed one was to circumvent the rules in world war ii but now is a matter of national pride so when pope francis came into power in 2013 he set i am going to reform it but may also abolish it, he could do so with the simple degree. and a permanent observer status at the you and they are a sovereign entity as well as a religious entity, they like the bank because it is the equivalent of central bank, they want to keep it if nothing else because they think it burnishes the reputation of t

that means the bank in liechtenstein, luxembourg? >> we'll set up an appropriate entity. called it clientoverseas.com. whatever. that will send money into the united states. >> reporter: if that was a banker talking instead of a lawyer. he could be in serious trouble. that's because under u.s. law, bankers are required to report suspicious financial activity to the authorities. lawyers are under no such legal obligation. >>> banks in america are required to be cognizant of risk and report on it if there is an issue, or money laundering. yet, absolutely bizarrely american lawyers aren't. this is clearly an issue. i think our investigation has shown the potential for what could happen. because of that lack of regulation. >> reporter: global witness says that anomaly is one of the flaws in the u.s. legal system that >> another is the ease with which anonymous shell companies can be set up here to conceal ownership of money and assets. last year, 2 million new corporations were set up in the united states, many with no offices, products, or employees. just an address, and per

british parliament is no longer sovereign and our own supreme court can be overruled by court and luxembourgpeople who are not even judges. we want to be our own sovereign nation and part of that is to control our own borders. i'm pro-european. i want to cooperate, but i don't want to be part of a political structure. ryan: another sticking point was bank regulation. the french were concerned the british might be trying to be sneaky and might get away with a competitive advantage when it sector ashe banking the primus or tries to shield british banks from regulation. to the dealjecting on the table in the morning, the french delegation is more or less happy with the draft as it tends now. official was telling us on background that this is a little bit like theater. everybody knows how it ends. everybody wants to make sure it .nds in a deal tomorrow they want to look like they are fighting for their national interest whether they are the british prime minister or the french president. brendan: what if there is no deal? what does david cameron do then? deal, andhere is no you heard him setting

germany and luxembourg -- belgium and luxembourg are ahead of us. i apologize.ightygize to the jurists who came up to that. that's where we are. in florida, we challenged that by grading schools based on student learning. in florida, we challenged the notion that you are passed along even though you can't read. we had the greatest gains in reading of any state. florida's hispanic kids are two great levels ahead of their counterparts in other parts of the country. there was a test called the nation's report card, we were six out of 50. [applause] mr. bush: there is no one thing. we have the most ambitious school choice programs, both public and private. we raised standards, that's important. we made assessment important, that you have an accurate assessment tool. that's important. we were rewarded improvement. if you show improvement in letter grade, you get $100 per student more. it is amazing. you provide incentives for other people, people seem to get it. the largest bonus program for teachers in the united states is the school recognition program. we turned t

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his own mother was much happier living in the luxembourg palace in paris. which, of course, after the kings moved out it was turned over for nobility to live there, and as you probably know now is the french senate. and of course, the park is still there. it is a great place to visit and get the french flavor. which i certainly enjoy. and he was treated like a prince. as a young lad. and he knew very early what the story of his family was. that he came from the blood of knights, course through his blood system. he was an early challenger. unfortunately, his mother remained in paris, pretty much, and the boys stayed with his grandmother. and eventually, unfortunately, well, i'm getting ahead of my story, but anyway, his mother invited him to come to paris and enroll in school which he did. and then she died when he was 11. although she did not care for chavaniac, she is buried in the church there. he very quickly -- his father had been killed in germany. killed by the british. and bonaparte in battle. and lafayette, early on, decided that he did not like the

this was called "in the shadow of luxembourg -- of leuchtenburg." people talking about the influence i have had. they came all over the world for this conference. there was a british historian and he had had a little bit too much to drink. he kept saying something and people found it hard to understand what he was saying. but it was a speech that franklin roosevelt gave in 1912 in new york which gave a sense of the american state. unlike anything that any other american politician could imagine. he had a strong sense of affirmative action by the federal government, by the president. he had to adapt to opposition in congress and elsewhere. throughout his life, he held firmly to this. after his death, it was said it you are not on, he would have moved in a conservative direction. junior's response was, well, what we know about what roosevelt's beliefs were at the end of his life was the economic bill of rights. 1944, where he was talking about the extension of the new deal much more broadly than it had ever extended before. i think that notion that fd

>> koplik: we'll say luxembourg. >> kayser: luxembourg.ll set up an clientoverseas.com or whatever,ney into the united states. >> kroft: if that was a banker talking instead of a lawyer, hee. that's because under u.s. law, bankers are required to report suspicious financial activity to the authorities. such legal obligation. >> gooch: banks in america are required to know their customernizant of risk and to report on it if there... if there is an issue there around money laundering. and yet, absolutely bizarrely,n't. this is clearly an issue. and i think our investigation has shown the potential for whatat lack of regulation. >> kroft: global witness says that anomaly is just one of thestem that helps facilitate money laundering. anonymous, inc." ase in which anonymous shell companies ownership of money and assets.new corporations were set up in the united states, many with no offices, products or employees...s a bank account. >> gooch: in many states across america, you need less identification to set up and company than you do to get a library card. >> kroft: gooch says anonymous she