park geun—hye was the daughter of park chung—hee, who seized power in a coup in 1961.rs until he was gunned down in 1979. she entered the political arena amid the global financial crisis in 2008. a worried older generation craved stability and remembered her father's authoritarian rule. she won the presidency with a slim margin of 51%. her downfall has rocked the political elite in seoul, and stoked anger over ties between government and big corporations. it's hoped the verdict will help usher in a new era. if we're doing good then people power will back us, they will be our allies, but if we are doing bad then they will punish us, and impeach us, and accuse us and criticise us. park geun—hye is unlikely to be in court four her sentencing, hoped for justice. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. and i asked laura what we should expect when the court meets. well, i think it's one of those verdicts that will be watched very closely by the millions of people who took to be streets of seoul for 17 weeks solid. i mean, seoul wasjust packed in 2016 to try to get rid of president pa

well, park geun-hye is charged with using her presidential influence to brian has companies in south. —— bribe. she is thought to have taken millions it helped her old friend. prosecutors are seeking a 30 year sentence for park geun—hye, many are wondering what is hill sentence exactly wondering what is hill sentence exa ctly s he wondering what is hill sentence exactly she will get. you can probably hear behind me these are supporters of president park, they have been consistent in their protest at her imprisonment, her impeachment and the trial, and they are going to march, they say, to the centre of seoul. but it is also interesting to remember on the other side of this argument, those who believe that park geun—hye was guilty, took to the street for 17 weeks. millions of people in the sweep of candlelight protest were the reason that she was impeached in the reason that she was impeached in the first place. it is seen as a victory for people power here in south korea, while in one hour's times the verdict will be televised ina way times the verdict will be televised in a way it t

park geun—hye was the daughter of park chung—hee, who seized power in a coup in 1961.ntil he was gunned down in 1979. she entered the political arena amid the global financial crisis in 2008. a worried older generation craved stability and remembered her father's authoritarian rule. she won the presidency with a slim margin of 51%. her downfall has rocked the political elite in seoul, and stoked anger over ties between government and big corporations. it's hoped the verdict will help usher in a new era. if we're doing good then people power will back us, they will be our allies, but if we are doing bad then they will punish us, and impeach us, and accuse us and criticise us. park geun—hye is unlikely to be in court four her sentencing, but it will be watched closely by those who have long hoped for justice. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. and laura bickerjoins us now, live from seoul. what most people in south korea expecting today? will she be jailed and what will that mean for the nation? prosecutors are seeking a 30 year jail term, nation? prosecutors are seeking a 3

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christopher spring thanks for joining us alstad south korean president park geun hye has been sentenced to twenty four years in prison on a conviction including coercion bribery and abuse of power in a verdict broadcast live on south korean television the court ruled that park had colluded with friends to receive tens of billions of dollars in kickbacks from companies and state agencies park was impeached and arrested back in march of twenty seventeen. months of massive street protests. we're going to go straight to seoul now waiting for us there jason strother one of our correspondents there jason the former president park geun hye found guilty on several charges just talk us through the charges the verdict in the sentence. sure she was found guilty of sixteen of the eight hundred pound suit against her these all revolved around a friendship she had with a woman named chase soon shill and the judge agreed that. president pock used her power as the leader of the nation to pressure the heads of companies like samsung to give millions of dollars to this friend of hers under the name of do

park geun-hye will appeal.ed and fought for justice. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. syrian activists say that heavy airstrikes on the last rebel—held town in eastern ghouta have killed at least 32 civilians. the syrian observatory for human rights said dozens of airstrikes had hit the town of douma. six activists have been jailed in vietnam for attempting to overthrow the state. their sentences are between 7 and 15 years, the harshest in years as the communist country tightens its grip on critics. those jailed include lawyers accused of holding human rights training and pushing for a multi—party democracy in vietnam. one of america's most influential jazz piano players, cecil taylor, has died at the age of 89. born in new york and classically—trained, cecil taylor developed his own style to become a leading exponent of avant garde free jazz. the mixed martial arts fighter conor mcgregor has been charged with assault and criminal mischief by police in new york. the former ufc cha

park geun—hye was the daughter of park chung—hee, who seized power in a coup in 1961.979. she entered the political arena just after the global financial crisis in 2008. a worried older generation saw her as a saviour. she won the presidency by a slim margin of 51%. her close childhood friend and adviser, choi soon—sil, was the first to be caught up in a web of corruption charges. together, they used their presidential privileges to pressure huge corporations for millions of dollars in donations. week after week, the streets of seoul were bathed in candlelight as the list of allegations grew. protesters gathered in their millions to overthrow a leader they saw as corrupt. today, they watched as the verdict was heard on live television. translation: i think the verdict was generous, i think she should be sentenced to life. park geun—hye will appeal, but it will be watched closely by those who have hoped and fought for justice. the powers of the presidency and those of the large conglomerate have been so long interlinked that it's going to be very difficult to untangle t

thank you for watching. —— park geun—hye.d and our weather watchers were very much out in force, probably encouraged by the fact that it was such a glorious day all the way from scotland to the south coast and across the irish sea and into northern ireland, but that's really rather cruel to use that particular picture to bring you the message that it will be on friday another glorious day for many parts of the british isles because, i'm afraid to say, that belfast and indeed much of northern ireland, it won't be that way for you, and the seeds of the destruction of your glorious friday were there being sown on thursday with this veil of cloud moving in from the atlantic and as we get into the first part of friday, well, the rain will already be there, and how, across northern ireland, and it may already be flirting with the western side of scotland as well. but at least underneath that veil of cloud, it won't be such a cold start to friday in the west as it will be in the east because your skies will be that bit clearer. and

that's the dramatic fall of park geun-hye following trial lasting more than 10 months. the judge said th ms. park had con spirped with a longtime friend to force se of south korea's biggest companies to hand over millions of dollars. ms. park has denied wrongdoing. we have the story. reporter: defiant, supporters of the former president screa her name. thprotest grows louder as the verdict from the nearby courtroom is declared. 24 years from prison and a near $17 llion final. a bitter blow for a right-wing leader who fashioned herself as the daughter of the nation. >> we don't accept it and the judge is crazy. >> this is an acts that violates global han rights. we cannot accept the results at all. there is no justice in south korea. >> despite these protests of support. -- [inaudible] and the biggest companies in south korea and also a clean break from authoritarian rule. park geun-hye is the daughter of he ruler whoze spower in 1991. down. gunned she entered politics after the global crisis in 2008. she won the presidency by a slim margin of 51%. her close childhood fri

park geun-hye is the daughter of he ruler who seized power in 1991. he was gunned down. she enteredit ps after the global crisis in 2008. slimon the presidency by a margin of 51%. her close childhood friend and advisor was the first to be caught up in a web of corruption charges.ge toer, they used their presidential privileges to pressure huge corporations for millions of dollars fromon dona week after week, the streets of seou bathed in candle lights as the list of allegations grew. protesters gathered in the millions to overthrow a they saw as corrupt. today they watched as the verdict was aired on live television. >> i think the verdict wasne us. i think she should be sentenced to life. >> park geun-hye will appeal but it will be watched closely by those who have long homed and fought for justice. "bbc news," seoul. jane: now to another former leader who finds himself from legalth trouble. time in south africa. jacob zuma was forced out of the esidency in february, accused of fraud, racketeering and mone laundering. he denies any wrongdoing. our correspondent was in c

a quick reminder of our top stories for you this hour former south korean president park geun hye has been sentenced to twenty four years in prison after being found guilty of abuse of power and coercion park was impeached and arrested back in march twenty seventh cimino for a wide ranging corruption scandal revealing links between big business and politics in south korea. and the war of words over the poisoning of expiry script and his daughter is escalating moscow's ambassador to the united nations warning that britain is playing with. his british counterpart meanwhile reiterated her country's belief that the only suspect in the poisoning attack was russia. you're watching news in but then more from us at the top of the hour in the meantime to forget you can always get the latest updates from the web site that's dot com alternatively follow us on facebook and twitter thanks for watching and see you very very soon on the top of the our. goal line. take football personally. here. and a lot of talks about her life for the buyer munich star robert. a celebrity's force couple up close an

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you're just there i'm still robin these are all top news stories south korea's former president park geun hye has been found guilty of abusing power and coercion the court has handed her a twenty four year jail term for her part in the corruption scandal park who wasn't in attendance for the proceedings has been given a week to decide if she'll appeal against the ruling south africa's former leader jacob zuma has arrived in court to face corruption charges these are live pictures coming out of that comes just two months after he stepped down from the presidency the allegations are connected to a multi-billion dollar arms deal almost two decades ago. brazil's former president luis and i see a little of the silver is considering his next move after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest supporters have gathered outside the metal workers union building in sao paolo where leader has retreated with some of his political allies he has until five pm on friday local time to hand himself in to police after the country's top all ruled he must begin a twelve year jail sentence for corruption one of his

south korea's former president park geun hye has been found guilty of abuse of power and coercion a call to sentenced her to twenty four years in jail for her part of the corruption scandal park who didn't attend those proceedings has been given a week to decide if she'll lodge an appeal and the former south african leader jacob zuma has addressed thousands of supporters outside the courthouse in a judge that has agreed to adjourn a corruption case until june to allow lawyers to prepare for it the former president denies any wrongdoing. sudan's foreign minister says talks with egypt and ethiopia on the controversial grow. failed the project was originally slated for completion this year but disagreements between egypt and ethiopia have led to the two year suspension of talks now there have been concerns about the impact the down would have on water sharing from the river nile mohammed vile has the latest from the sudanese capital khartoum. could drop a c. discord over some sticky points has taken the lead during these talks particularly the one related to the filling of the reservoir of

south korea's impeach president park geun hye has been sentenced to twenty four years in prison for corruption she was convicted on several counts of abuse of power and coersion park is the latest in a string of south korean political and business leaders to face jail a corruption scandal has divided south korea. the u.s. has struck at the heart of russian president vladimir putin's inner circle imposing sanctions on seven of russia's most influential oligarchy on this as a diplomatic standoff between russia and the west escalates washington also singled out a number of senior russian government officials accusing them of malign activity around the world. a south sudanese refugee in uganda is using music to preach peace moses will pay gives concerts to his fellow refugees and move beyond those rhino camp home to more than one hundred thousand people over one million south sudanese refugees have fled to uganda since fighting broke out in twenty thirteen. a moment of malaysia for salsa bunnies refugees in uganda. this discourse of us being organized by more this new park south sudan is musician

a court in south korea is expected to deliver its verdict later on the former president, park geun—hyetion scandal last year. hungary holds a parliamentary election on sunday, with the governing fidesz party, led by larger—than—life prime minister viktor 0rban, hoping for re—election. now it is time for a look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the huff post, wrapping up the latest in the russian spy story. it highlights what it calls the seven bizarre twists that taken place in just the last few hours. moving on to the financial times now and a warning from wall street —jpmorgan chase boss jamie dimon's telling investors that the fed could take drastic action to stop the us economy from "overheating". the guardian here in the uk with research that's found we carry on producing brain cells throughout our lives — it says it offers hope to those hunting for treatments for degenerative conditions like alzheimers. data from visual capitalist‘s been picked up in some of the papers. it's a complex graphic and answers the question — does mone

a dramatic fall from grace for south korea's ousted president park geun hye she has been sentenced to twenty four years in prison for corruption charges including coercion bribery and abuse of power in a verdict broadcast live on south korean television the court ruled part colluded with friends to receive tens of millions of dollars and kickbacks from companies and state agencies park was impeached and arrested on march twenty seventeen supporters of park demonstrated outside of the courthouse pietschmann has divided south korea. have now joined by he on park news reporter from our iran news in seoul south korea welcome to you we know that there were several charges that the former president was found guilty of walk us through them. the skulls angeles to x. president have been in order is intense and i know more than sixty million u.s. dollars now the point that i'm sure you don't you know sixteen out of eighteen counts related to bribery is a power and secret things that kept soliciting million dollars in bribes. to tax time song and. foundation and he's. very close confidant so is

a court in south korea is expected to deliver a heavy punishment to former president park geun—hye, inion scandals. the government's tax on sugary drinks comes into force on friday. the cost of some drinks goes up by as much as 24p a litre. but a number of companies have reduced the sugar content of their recipes to escape the new levy, as our health editor hugh pym explains. it's part of a government plan to tackle obesity, and supermarkets are already getting the message out there. some soft drinks prices will go up tomorrow, some won't, depending on how much sugar they contain. shoppers we spoke to were in favour. i look at every ingredient on anything i give my son, so sugar needs to be taxed, it needs to be out of our diets. i'll allow my kids not to have more sugar, to be honest, because it's spoiling them. and it's more about obesity. but even before the introduction of the sugar tax, some manufacturers and retailers have started cutting sugar in their products, so they fall below the level at which the tax kicks in. that means they won't have to increase prices. here's how the

stories here at al-jazeera we've just heard that a court in south korea has found former president park geun hye guilty of abuse of power in a landmark corruption case prosecutors want a thirty year jail term we can talk to our correspondent kathleen.

a court in south korea is due to deliver its verdict on the former president park geun—hye, who was forcedrom office in a corruption scandal last year. prosecutors are seeking a 30—year prison term and a fine equivalent to more than $100 million. the doctor at the head of the us public health system says more americans need to carry a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. surgeon generaljerome adams said 115 americans die from an overdose every day, and the drug epidemic is now killing more people than the hiv crisis did at its peak. the government's tax on sugary drinks comes into force today. the cost of some drinks goes up by as much as 24p a litre. but a number of companies have reduced the sugar content of their recipes to escape the new levy, as our health editor hugh pym explains. it's part of a government plan to tackle obesity, and supermarkets are already getting the message out there. some soft drinks prices will go up tomorrow, some won't, depending on how much sugar they contain. shoppers we spoke to were in favour. i look at every ingredient on anything i give my son, so su

former south korean president park geun hye is found guilty of abuse of power bribery and coercion and sentenced to twenty four years in prison. on the wrong. wrong and south africa's former president jacob zuma remains defiant outside court after appearing on corruption charges over a multi-billion dollar arms deal. with all the. mixed martial arts star connell mcgregor is charged by new york police saw for attacking a bus full of m.m.a. fighters there are more later in the program. we begin on the israel gaza border where in least seven palestinians have been killed as the israeli army continues to fire live ammunition and tear gas at protesters seven hundred eighty palestinians have also been injured but several said to be in a critical condition it's a week since demonstrations first began to mark palestine's on your land day an act of resistance against israeli occupation and land seizures charlotte ballasts reports. palestinian words meet israeli bullets in gaza. from behind the border fence israeli snipers have palestinians on these sites they shooting a guest in life fire and r

guilty verdict televised live to the public, a spectacular fall from race for former president park geun-hye. to 24entence the accused years in prison and 14 million euros of fines. alex: park was elected in 2012, becoming the country's first female leader and a conservative icon. however, in march 2017he was impeached and arrested, following months of street protests calling for her resignation. park has been found guilty of colluding with her longtime friend and taking tens of millions of dollars from conglomerates, including the world's biggest maker of smart phones, samsung, in return for policy favors. her friend was sentenced to 24 february, butn in park still has legions of supported. outside the protest -- outside the courtroom, protesters who park is aart is -- victim of political revenge. others at seoul station thought the verdict was mania. >> it was generous. she should be sentenced to l li. was nowhere to be seen. she has boycotted her trial, refusing to appear in court since october last year. >> this is just the verdict of the first trial. we believe the judges will get the r

and in the last few hours we've seen south korea's former president park geun—hye sentenced for involvementscandal. correct. a scandal that involves her and the samsung conglomerate. she was sentenced to 2a years in prison after being found guilty of 16 out of 18 criminal charges, including bribery, abuse of power, coercion, leaking of state secrets. she has denied most of these charges and said her sentences considered pretty lenient because prosecutors were seeking a 30 yearjail term. this park can still appeal the decision toa park can still appeal the decision to a higher court that her reputation is still pretty disgraced. —— miss park can. she is the first president in south korean history to have been impeached. she was proud to have colluded with a childhood front who had an almost rasputin like influence over her. they pressured business leaders in charge of the big korean conglomerates like samsung electronics. she and her childhood front basically as these company heads to donate milivojevic in terms —— in return for government favours, and the scandal led to a big backlash and s

south korea's first female president, park geun—hye has been sentenced to 2a years prison after beingnd coercion. thejudge said ms park had conspired with a long—term friend to force some of south korea's biggest companies to hand over more than $20 million. ms park, who was not at the hearing, has denied any wrongdoing. syrian activists say that heavy air strikes on the last rebel—held town in eastern ghouta have killed at least 32 civilians. the syrian observatory for human rights said dozens of air strikes had hit the town of douma. one of america's most influentialjazz pianists, cecil taylor, has died at the age of 89. born in new york and classically trained, cecil taylor developed his own style to become a leading exponent of avantgarde free jazz. mark zuckerberg, the boss of facebook, says the social media giant is tightening up its procedures for people wanting to place issue—based advertisements on the site. they will need to state who is paying or them. their identity will also be verified along with their location. is of the berg said he wa nted location. is of the berg sai

a court in south korea is due to deliver its verdict on the former president, park geun—hye, who wasorced from office in a corruption scandal last year. prosecutors are seeking a 30—year prison term and a fine equivalent to more than $100 million. the doctor at the head of the us public health system says more americans need to carry a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. surgeon generaljerome adams said 115 americans die from an overdose every day, and the drug epidemic is now killing more people than the hiv crisis did at its peak. you're up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the best art helps us to see and feel in new ways. it can challenge and provoke. my guest today has made it his mission to test the boundaries of what we think of as art. michael rakowitz uses sculpture, installation and site specific experience to transmit a vision which reflects his iraqi—jewish heritage and preoccu pations, which range from war to family to food. he's won plaudits around the world. what does his work tell us about the stat

form a south african private a former south korean president park geun hye is found guilty of abuse of power bribery and coercion and sentenced to twenty four years in prison. we begin at the border between gaza and israel where five palestinians have been killed as the israeli army continues to fire live ammunition and tear gas at protesters at least seven hundred eighty palestinians have been injured with seven said to be in a critical condition it's a week since demonstrations first began to mark palestine's annual land day an act of resistance against israeli occupation and land seizures charlotte reports. palestinian words meet israeli bullets in gaza. from behind the border fence israeli snipers have palestinians on these sites they shooting a guest in life fire and rubber bullets. but still reeling from the bloodiest day in years this was the area where last friday israeli snipers shot seven hundred palestinians twenty one would die. a week later they're back with a smokescreen and stretches the casualty numbers quickly climb. injuries turn to fate tell us what's going to the st

a court in south korea prepares to deliver the verdict in former president park geun hye's corruptionoms for lula — brazil's former president is told to turn himself in and start serving a 12 yearjail term for corruption. one of bollywood's biggest stars, salman khan, is sentenced to five years in jail for killing two rare antelopes

south korea's disgraced former president park geun-hye is expected to appeal her verdict on bribery charges. park sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined $17 million. she became the first south korean president to be impeached following her involvement in the multimillion dollar bribery scandal. >>> former minnesota governor tim polenawlenty declares his governor's race. he said political correctness allows undocumented people state benefits. he was first elected in 2002. and served two terms. >>> and the teacher -- some stunning video to show you. towering crane used to build the new police headquarters in st. petersburg, florida fell over on thursday morning and barely missing some of the construction workers on the ground. thankfully no one was injured. officials say the falling crane created no hazardous conditions and there was minimal damage at the construction site. oh, my. can you imagine? >> no, i cannot imagine having to try to get out of position. that is terrifying. you can see the people on the ground trying to figure out where it will fall. happy ending there. >>> ahead, arg

is there i'm still robin a reminder of our top news stories the former south korean president park geun hye has been found guilty in a corruption scandal and sentenced to twenty four years in jail the court in seoul also find her more than sixteen million dollars up to convicting her bribery abuse of power and coercion parker was in court for the verdict which was broadcast live on national television. also brazil's former president luis in arceo lula da silva is considering his next move after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest supporters have gathered outside the metal workers union building in sao paolo where lula was a house were treated with some of his political allies and some palestinian protesters in gaza have been injured and see israeli army fires live ammunition and the gaza israeli border people in gaza have reviewed protests after these twenty one were killed over the past week or more than fourteen hundred injured half of them hit by israeli gunfire now the un has urged israel not to use excessive force and says firearms should be used. as a last resort well not use for

will now to south korea where the former president park geun hye has been sentenced to twenty four years in jail and ordered to pay millions of dollars in fines she was found guilty on sixteen of eighteen charges of abuse of power bribery and coercion in a case that shocked the nation kathy novak has more from seoul. this is a scandal that has gripped south korea since twenty sixteen and the nation watched the climax live on television but popgun hey boycotted the trial and wasn't in court to learn her fate but could it be the court sentences the defendant puck and head to twenty four years in prison and fines her sixteen point eight million u.s. dollars. fark was found guilty of sixteen of the eighteen charges including abuse of power coercion and of bribery and said to have taken millions of dollars from the country's vegas conglomerates in exchange for favors the corruption scandal sparked months of protests in central seoul culminating in parks impeachment was also found guilty of leaking sensitive information to her long time friend chess and she'll as president park allowed to dict

sentence of twenty four years and prison for former south korean president park geun hye convicted of abuse of power bribery and coercion. to begin with the vents on the border between gaza and israel where three people have now being killed as the israeli army continues to shoot and take a protesting palestinians at least two hundred and fifty people have been injured with seven left in a critical condition over the past week at least twenty one people were killed and more than one thousand four hundred injured half of them hit by israeli gunfire tens of thousands of palestinians are holding a six week long protest in tent encampments along the fenced border the u.n. says there's a strong indication that the israeli army has used excessive force hoda abdel-hamid joins us from gaza so one of the death toll just seem to keep rising hour by hour what's happening. well it certainly is a situation of sort of count cat and mouse game over the last fifteen minutes or so to israelis had fired barrage of tear gas that has pushed everyone to do back but i suppose somewhat used carrying it last

park geun—hye was the daughter of park chung—hee, who seized power in a coup in 1961.n of 51%. her close childhood friend and adviser, choi soon—sil, was the first to be caught up in a web of corruption charges. together, they used their presidential privileges to pressure huge corporations for millions of dollars in donations. week after week, the streets of seoul were bathed in candlelight as the list of allegations grew. protesters gathered in their millions to overthrow a leader they saw as corrupt. today, they watched as the verdict was heard on live television. translation: i think the verdict was generous, i think she should be sentenced to life. park geun—hye will appeal, but it will be watched closely by those who have hoped and fought for justice. the powers of the presidency and those of the large conglomerate have been so long into link that it will been so long into link that it will be very difficult to on tangle that web but the new leader here in seoul has promised to unleash new laws, anti—corruption has promised to unleash new laws, anti—corru ption l

stories here at al-jazeera we've just heard that a court in south korea has found former president park geun hye guilty of abuse of power and a landmark corruption case prosecutors want a thirty year jail term we can talk to our correspondent kathy novak she's outside the courthouse in the south korean capital so the former president has been found guilty of some of the charges kathy. that's right martin these proceedings have been going on for about just under an hour now the judge is doing to the charges and going through them step by step and clearly referring to each company that was involved accusations but as you say we can say now that the former president talking he has been found guilty of at least some of those charges involving abuse of power and coersion she's facing eighteen charges involving those and also bribery involving some of south korea's biggest companies including samsung is being watched very closely here in south korea it is being broadcast live for the first time hockenheim herself has been boycotting proceedings she's not in court at the morning moment she remains in t

a court in south korea prepares to deliver the verdict in former president park geun—hye's corruption brazil's former president is told to turn himself in and start serving a 12—yearjail term for corruption. one of bollywood's biggest stars, salman khan, is sentenced to five years in jail for killing two rare antelopes nearly 20 years ago.

and from a soft ground president park geun hye has been found guilty and a corruption scandal and sentenced to twenty four years in jail the court insult also find a more than sixteen million dollars after convicting have bribery abuse of power and coercion that i had lines way back with more news after we were tending to the college say with. the year six fifty six. just a quarter of a century has passed since the death of the prophet muhammad. and the foundation of the caliphate. the third caliph of man has been murdered by a group of rebels in the capital. baghdad as money of your loved one gonna live the dean who are your will for one. that's the way can you help when i mean i mean. what in the hell you all i could million my duty and one stop. ali cousin and son in law of the prophet yielded to the pressure becoming the force of the russia doing the right he guided caliphs. he needed his plunge fall from being a spiritual sort of lost philosopher a poet theologian he's plunged into having to cope with a very very much political waters. iraq. bedrock of support for the new caliph ali. a

in south korea, the former president park geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.he was impeached last year over an influenced meddling scandal and was convicted of fines from bribery to the leaking of state secrets. in new york, i am mark crumpton. "bloomberg technology" is next. ♪ emily: i am emily chang, and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, markets are sinking again, and investors are worried that the trump administration will not back down on their trade confrontation with china. plus, one of the most famous investors in the world could be changing his tune on bitcoin. could the cryptocurrency get a new wave of support after falling dramatically this year? facebook is working to regain the public's trust, rolling out new rules for advertisers. the move comes as ceo mark zuckerberg is set to testify before congress next week. first to our lead, u.s. stocks continue to slide friday, marking another week of losses after president trump ordered a review of additional tariffs against china. all three major averages finished the day down over 2% with the do

south korea's former president park geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. a panel of three judges. it was more lenient than the 30 prosecutors. she can appeal to a higher court. a brazilian judge has ordered the arrest of former president lula. he has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to 11 years. he argues he shouldn't be jailed until he has asked -- until he has explored every legal appeal. it now seems unlikely that he will be able to return to power. malaysia's prime minister has dissolved parliament. it has triggered the election process. -- thection omission election commission says the vote will take place in 10 days. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy: let's take you to what is happening in germany and south africa. president, jacob zuma, appearing in a german court on corruption charges. this is very much a rearview mirror stuff for the people investing in that country, but something to. there he is. over to you. matt: they're interesting stuff.

ntuth korea's former president park geun-hye was ced today to 24 years in prison, in a corruption scandaljudge in seoul ruled that the 66-year-old park was guilty of charges ranging from briberyo extortion. he also fined her more than om6 million. park was driven ffice a year ago. dozens of other top governmentde and business l have been convicted in the same scandal. back in this countryfacebook has announced that peoe who run "issue" ads on the site will now have to confirm their identity and location. c.e.o. mark zuckerberg also endorsed legislation to make social media identify those who place ads for political candidates. zuckerberg is set to testify before congress next week, about recent disclosures of massive privacy breaches. republican congressman blake edfarenthold of texas resi suddenly today. it followed revelations that he used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim. farenthold had already said he would not run for re-election. in a statement today, he said, know in my heart, it's time for me to move along." and, former democratic u.s. senator daniel akaka of haw

south korea's former president park geun hye has been sentenced to twenty four years in jail and ordered to pay millions of dollars in fines she was found guilty on sixteen of eighteen charges of abuse of power bribery and coercion and influence peddling scandal that shocked the nation kathy novak has more from seoul. this is a scandal that has gripped south korea since twenty sixteen and the nation watched the climax live on television but popgun hate boycotted the trial and wasn't in court to learn her fate but to the court sentences the defendant puck and head to twenty four years in prison and fines her sixteen point eight million u.s. dollars. fark was found guilty of sixteen of the eighteen charges including abuse of power coercion and of bribery and said to have taken millions of dollars from the country's vegas conglomerates in exchange for favors the corruption scandal sparked months of protests in central seoul culminating in parks impeachment was also found guilty of leaking sensitive information to her long time friend chess and she'll as president park allowed to dictate pol

and a sentence of twenty four years in prison for former south korean president park geun hye a convicted of abuse of power bribery and coercion. and in sports a disaster at the masters for the defending champion sergio garcia equals the worst ever hole score in augusta history after finding the water five times at the first goal from asia. we begin this news the border between gaza and israel where one person has been killed as the israeli army continues to shoot live fire and to gas protesting palestinians at these forty others have been injured five critically now that brings the total number of those killed over the past week to twenty two and more than one thousand four hundred injured half of them hit by israeli gunfire tens of thousands of palestinians are holding a six week long protest intent incumbent's along the fence border our correspondent . how to addle honey joins us from gaza soeharto we've seen the number of protesters growing a new death toll already today what's the scene there now. when did it really does a lot of tension closer to the border fence if you recall earli

former south korean president park geun hye has been found guilty of abuse of power bribery and coercion and sentenced to twenty four years in jail and says it was made after the chief judge read a lengthy statement outlining eighteen charges against park she was not of the proceedings which were broadcast live let's take a look back at the former president's fall from grace park and her became the country's first elected leader to be ousted after around four years in office when she was arrested in march two thousand and seventeen awesome power she colluded with her long time friends choice and still to get bribes and extort tens of millions of dollars from south korean companies more than fifty high profile figures have since been caught up in the scandal and are either in jail or facing trial it's crossed live now to kathy novak she's outside the courthouse in seoul so what were the judge's findings kathy was you saying she was sentenced to twenty four years over these accusations of abuse of power bribery coercion and also of leaking sensitive presidential documents to her longtime f

in south korea, former president park geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.as impeached last year over an influence peddling scandal and was convicted of crimes ranging from bribery to leaking state secrets. she can appeal the sentence. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm kailey leinz. this is bloomberg. david: we have some breaking news right now. there are reports out that an investor has approached kristin meister of bank of america to run deutsche bank. it is a question of rather john cryan would be keeping his job. now there is a report that the head of global corporate investment banking for bank of america merrill lynch christian meisner has been approached about the possibility of running deutsche bank. alix: he apparently is not currently interested in the deutsche bank world, but he is one of a few senior bankers outside of europe who has been sounded out. we heard that a former jpmorgan executive is also among the candidates. the question is, who is going to want to pick up