cost of diesel fuel it was mentioned earlier on the program the move would mark president in manuel mccall's first significant u. turn on the major policy since taking power in twenty seventeen the plan to tax hike had sparked violent protests in france with the unrest having real effects on the country's economy. both patience and fuel in short supply in france as the so-called yellow vest protests continue. gas stations in britain have started to run dry as protesters block the deliveries. and in paris ambulance workers join the strikes. the accuse the government of president a manual macall of ignoring their demands. that. we absolutely must be heard just. government complains about not getting any clear demands but when they have spokespeople to talk to and clear demands they don't do anything and that cannot continue. the at times violent protests started over a planned hike in fuel taxes and have morphed into a larger critique of mccall's economic policy which protesters claim disproportionately favors the rich. and the unrest is having a real effect on the country's economy. but i can

ago many tourists have stayed home supply chains in industry have also been affected president manuel mccall made concessions announcing some wage increases and tax cuts but many yellow vests plan to continue their protests. british prime minister theresa may struggle this week to promote her toughly negotiated breck's it deal she survived a confidence vote in her party but in the parliamentary vote on the deal citing insufficient support for it. the country is deeply divided over whether and how to leave the e.u. breck's it in whatever form will have a profound effect on businesses like fruit and vegetable supplier not tura the british company by. most of it's produce from france spain and other e.u. countries britain's looming exit from the bloc brings logistical problems if products take longer to transit or if. there is added bureaucracy in terms of moving product across because we're dealing with an incredibly fresh product or every every hour counts it is it is worrying and in that respect. some britain still mind leaving the e.u. without an agreement in a heartbreak that others here t

of the president those same allies have been left stunned on a visit to chad french president manuel mccall was pretty clear about what he thought. if i deeply regret the decision taken on syria and i would like to pay tribute here to general mattis and to the words that accompanied his decision. so this is you it. should be reliable and coordinate with other allies general mattis understood this perfectly. matus will be replaced by his deputy patrick shanahan as acting defense secretary on january the first trump only brought shanahan into the defense department last year he's an engineer who spent most of his career at boeing a major supplier to u.s. forces he has no background in politics diplomacy or military affairs. well let's look at some of the other stories making news around the world the body of a seven year old girl. who died in a u.s. border patrol custody has arrived home jacqueline carr has died in texas area this month reports from dehydration and shock after a three thousand kilometer journey u.s. authorities were heavily criticised for the way they handled her case. they'v

it's two fronts now where president manuel mccall has climbed down from his unpopular increase in fuel taxes the move comes after three weeks of growing protests that have brought central paris to a standstill and that have become increasingly violent i'm across announcement that he's suspending the tax has done little to appease the protesters. a french school going up in flames these images was filmed in toulouse but other images spread on social media showed similar scenes elsewhere. high school students on strike for the second day the students so they want to voice their opposition to education reforms and show support for the yellow vista protests meanwhile on national t.v. the french prime minister announced the government was suspending planned increases to fuel taxes for six months in response to the nationwide protests that could only under one exam go has deep roots it's been brewing for a long time it's often stayed quiet out of discretion or pride. today it is being expressed with force and in a collective way one has to be deaf or blind not to see or hear it or that. you

of the president those same allies have been left stunned on a visit to chad french president manuel mccall was pretty clear about what he thought. before they mounted this i deeply regret the decision taken on syria and i would like to pay tribute here to general mattis and to the words that accompanied his decision. so this is. an ally should be reliable and coordinate with other allies general mattis understood this perfectly. matters will be replaced by his deputy patrick shanahan as acting defense secretary on january the first trump only brought shanahan into the defense department last year he's an engineer who spent most of his career at boeing a major supplier to u.s. forces he has no background in politics diplomacy or military affairs. stocks on wall street plunged on monday following a tweet by u.s. president donald trump attacking the federal reserve markets well all radio reacting to slowing economic growth and the government shutdown before trump launched his latest attack on federal reserve chair paul troung tweeted the only problem economy has is the fit they don't have a f

increases planned for next month but many are angry at other reforms being carried out by president manuel mccall. let's go to paris now where lisa lewis is covering the protests for us so lisa we know the protest was sparked by fuel tax increases but what is making people so angry. well that lots of different things radio busy it was triggered by these few tax rises that announce for next year but they're also asking for example to bring down the taxes for other taxes for everybody to increase the minimum wage increase pensions basically what unites them there is this anger this this fury with him i'm a car the president he said that he would reform france and make it a better place for everybody and they feel that he just doesn't understand actually what they believe what these people need who actually are having difficulties making ends meet every month i've been speaking with a few of them. are going agree to pay tax but i want to my money is a good loser well use this time yeah it's ok i'm pacific and. we're just our. friends we serve our board have enough we are aware of this stuff but it j

french president manuel mccall held an emergency security meeting on sunday he ordered his prime minister to hold talks with political leaders and demonstrators a day after protests turned violent across the country earlier in the day mccrone surveyed the damage by rioters on power is shown. in georgia thousands of opposition supporters protested against the result of the country's presidential election the demonstrators are accusing the.

french president manuel mccall held an emergency security meeting on sunday he ordered his prime minister to hold talks with political leaders and demonstrators a day after protests turned violent across the country earlier in the day mccrone surveyed the damage by rioters on power. in georgia thousands of opposition supporters protested against the result of the country's presidential election the demonstrators are accusing the.

french president manuel mccall held an emergency security meeting on sunday he ordered his prime minister to hold talks with political leaders and demonstrators a day after protests turned violent across the country earlier in the day mccrone surveyed the damage by rioters on parasols in easy. in georgia thousands of opposition supporters protested against the result of the country's presidential election the demonstrators are accusing.

their message when you look at the protests -- there that have forced president manuel mccall to climb down to back down on his environmental tax to promote green energy what went wrong with convincing the people of france that this tax is something that they should pay. yeah they i think they are convinced but did so the question how we do it because the cat cortex of this desert texas a problematic if the only low income a kind of a low income. persons have to pay it and don't get it back so you need to have a the tax income which is paid back to the people and this is also important also for the german debate. that we if we want to increase the tax for the environment we have to give it back on another way and maybe also environmental mobility -- more attractive for like a and what do you think of is it when we look at tax policy to promote green energy to get out of fossil fuels. what we need to do to get that right so it's accepted by the populations paying taxes i think the frame is very important if right wing a populist parties will be able to frame? more environment protection

of the president those same allies have been left stunned on a visit to chad french president manuel mccall was pretty clear about what he thought. your good clip before him on it if i do play regret the decision taken on syria and i would like to pay tribute here to general mattis and to the words that accompanied his decision. so this is you don't go in the u.s. and allies should be reliable and coordinate with other allies general mattis understood this perfectly. matters will be replaced by his deputy patrick shanahan as acting defense secretary on january the first trump only brought shanahan into the defense department last year he's an engineer who spent most of his career at boeing a major supplier to u.s. forces he has no background in politics diplomacy or military affairs. the war in syria has driven more than a million syrians to seek refuge in neighboring lebanon many live in poverty and child refugees often work on the streets to help support their families in an exclusive report i.e. bring him it's two brothers in beirut the boys sell flowers for a living when they would rath

to france now where president de manuel mccall has announced a series of financial measures in hopes of defusing the so-called yellow vest revolt what started as a demonstration against the planned fuel tax has grown into a mass movement against the president and his policies with protests at times turning violent speaking to the nation mccall said he was partly to blame but it's not clear yet if he's managed to appease the protesters. after weeks of under arrest emanuel mccaw is moving to publicly confront what's become the greatest crisis of his presidency on monday he huddled with trade unionists and business leaders in paris in search of a way to call the yellow vests. as he addressed the nation for the first time over the protests a president known for bold words tried to cut a humble figure. and upon this that response would be except my share of responsibility i may have given you the feeling that i wasn't concerned that i had other priorities i also know that i've hurt some of you with my statements to be seen. by me. when one falls we want a france where one can live in dign

effectively communicate their message when you look at the protests there that have forced president manuel mccall to climb down to back down on his environmental tax to promote green energy what went wrong with convincing the people of france that this tax is something that they should pay yeah they i think they are convinced but so the question how do you do it because a cat car tax and this does a tax is so problematic if all only low income or low income persons have to pay it and don't get it back so you need to have a the tax income which is paid back to the people and this is also important also for the german debate that we if we want to increase the tax for the environment we have to give it back on another way and may also environmental mobility more attractive like electric cars like public transportation and this is important that the people get this back and not only have to pay peter what do you think it is when we look at tax policy to promote green energy to get out of fossil fuels what we need to do to get that right so it's accepted by the populations paying taxes i think the fra

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this is the news live from berlin a security crisis in france president to manuel mccall chairs an emergency meeting a day after a fuel tax protests turned violent he and his ministers debate whether to impose a state of emergency to prevent a recurrence of all the west civil unrest in more than a decade also coming up the. g. twenty leaders agree on a joint communique at this summit in argentina despite tensions over trade and climate on the sidelines u.s. president donald trump and his chinese counterpart shushan cling.

french president manuel mccall held an emergency security meeting on sunday he ordered his prime minister to hold talks with political leaders and demonstrators a day after protests turned violent across the country earlier in the day mccrone surveyed the damage by rioters on parasols easy. in georgia thousands of opposition supporters protested against the result of the country's presidential election the demonstrators are accusing the government of voter fraud and demanding a rerun earlier this week salome zurabishvili was declared the election winner should be the ex soviet nation's first female president. a senior taliban commander has been killed in a u.s. air strike in afghanistan abdomen non who's been described as the militants shadow governor in helmand province died in the attack late on saturday. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu denied bribery allegations after police recommended corruption charges against him and his wife the case revolves around alleged regulatory favors granted to an israeli telecom company in exchange for positive news coverage. life. full of energ