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simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera london. >> stay with us. we have this coming up on al jazeera. >> i said to my mother i want to kill myself. >> the i can't i i yazidi women talk about how they were raped and abused by isil fighters. >> hundreds have come together in one place to show off their creations. what have we got here? find out later in the program. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet >> these are the global headlines. the united nations refugee agency said that hundreds of migrants have died. >> the saudi-led coalition has carried out attract deploying much of the houthi military capability. european union have accused google of skewing it's searches in favor of its own shopping service. formerly charged under the e.u. e.u.'s antitrust rules. >>> iraqi soldiers have been killed in battles. isis
simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera london. >> stay with us. we have this coming up on al jazeera. >> i said to my mother i want to kill myself. >> the i can't i i yazidi women talk about how they were raped and abused by isil fighters. >> hundreds have come together in one place to show off their creations. what have we got here? find out later in the program. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our...
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simon mcgregor wood reports on the life of a man many described as the moral conscience of germany. >> he was the writer who most boldly confronted his country's nazi past while for many years concealing his own. the tin drum about a boy growing up in gras's home of danzig. now the polish city of gadansk. another famous home of gadansk pays tribute. >> he was a great intellectual one has to say. he wrote to a gadansk citizen in birth and choice. learned lrns from lessons from a negative past. >> yig wellwriting well into his 80s he campaigned for disarmament and social change. he was critical of danish cartoons depicting the prophet model but defended sal manrushdie.man rushdie. >>> his role as the moral conscience of modern germany was critically damaged in 2006. in his autobiography peeling the onion he revealed the 16 months in the war something he had never revealed before. he urged his countrymen to confront their past while spending so many years hiding his own. it tarnished the legacy of his artistic career. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> still ahead for you this half hour
simon mcgregor wood reports on the life of a man many described as the moral conscience of germany. >> he was the writer who most boldly confronted his country's nazi past while for many years concealing his own. the tin drum about a boy growing up in gras's home of danzig. now the polish city of gadansk. another famous home of gadansk pays tribute. >> he was a great intellectual one has to say. he wrote to a gadansk citizen in birth and choice. learned lrns from lessons from a...
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simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> on tuesday it will be a year since more than 200 school girls were abducted in northern nigeria by boko haram. a guysdespite a global effort to recover them, they are still missing. catherine soy reports. >> they don't want the chibok girls forgetting. >> something terribly happened in nigeria. we in nigeria should unite and demand the return of those girls. our children look at us and know that we sold them. >> in april of last year, boko haram fighters attacked a school in northern nigeria in chibok. the girls wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school, even though boko haram lead leaders forbid western education. muhammadu buhari will be sworn in in may. some hope his administration will do more to find the girls. others are skeptical. >> the government is going to use the same army that the former government have used. and there are many saboteurs in the army, that sabotage this airport. >> a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if some of the girls are found alive their parents don't
simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> on tuesday it will be a year since more than 200 school girls were abducted in northern nigeria by boko haram. a guysdespite a global effort to recover them, they are still missing. catherine soy reports. >> they don't want the chibok girls forgetting. >> something terribly happened in nigeria. we in nigeria should unite and demand the return of those girls. our children look at us and know that we sold them. >> in april of last year,...
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simon mcgregor wood describes a man who call the conference of germany. he confronted his nazi past while for many years concealing his own membership of the ss. thethe "tin drum" propelled him to international fame. in 1999 his work was rewarded with the nobel prize for lit future. he was an outspoken and ultimately divisive figure. he campaign ford disarm and social change but was against german reunification. he was critical of the cartoons that depicted mohammed. in 2012 he road wrote the poem "what must be said." but his role as the moral conscience in modern germany was damaged in 2006 in his auto biography he revealed his membership of the ss as a 16-year-old in the last months of the war. something he had never admitted before. it brought condemnation for the writer who had a urged his countrymen to confront their past. for while spending so many years hiding his own. it tarnished his literary and artistic career. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> you can reward more about him and all the other stories we've been covering by logging into our web
simon mcgregor wood describes a man who call the conference of germany. he confronted his nazi past while for many years concealing his own membership of the ss. thethe "tin drum" propelled him to international fame. in 1999 his work was rewarded with the nobel prize for lit future. he was an outspoken and ultimately divisive figure. he campaign ford disarm and social change but was against german reunification. he was critical of the cartoons that depicted mohammed. in 2012 he road...
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. >> simon mcgregor wood is in lausanne to tell us how much progress has been made after a initial deadline passed. >> well, there clearly has been interpreting the nuances of all the different statements and briefings that have been given overnight, there has been quite a lot of progress, but on balance, i would say not enough to seal the deal that everyone came here to do. there has been the closing of gaps on some of the big issues, but the british foreign secretary and others have said that there still needs to be detailed work on a number of other issues. what's happening right now, we understand is that john kerry is meeting with his iranian counter oh part in a one-on-one. john kerry is here, phillip hammond is here, the german foreign minister is here, but the russian chinese and french have left, perhaps giving you some indication of the level the delicate level of balance of these talks. interestingly in the last hour, the iranian deputy foreign minister here and very much involved in these negotiations has been talking to the iranian press. he he has indicated that by the end of
. >> simon mcgregor wood is in lausanne to tell us how much progress has been made after a initial deadline passed. >> well, there clearly has been interpreting the nuances of all the different statements and briefings that have been given overnight, there has been quite a lot of progress, but on balance, i would say not enough to seal the deal that everyone came here to do. there has been the closing of gaps on some of the big issues, but the british foreign secretary and others...
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al jazeera's simon mcgregor wood had this after talks wrapped up tonight. >> the session with all the foreign ministers and iranians had broken up. then we start hearing from the iranian foreign minister zarif that progress had been made, and his hopes were during the course of wednesday later wednesday that foreign ministers would get back together and even start working on a draft of the final agreement. then we had comments on the russian services presumably as sergei lavrov left. and more or less agreement on all key issues. so two very senior crucial participants coming out of the talks saying that things suddenly have started to go much better and there was a prospect when they would reconvene. they've broken for now, but the news seems to be very positive. >> simon mcgregor wood in lausanne, thank you. a few hours president obama got an update on the talks from secretary of state john kerry and other members of the u.s. delegation. any agreement to curb iran's nuclear program could have a major impact on u.s. policy in the middle east. mike viqueira explains why some of america
al jazeera's simon mcgregor wood had this after talks wrapped up tonight. >> the session with all the foreign ministers and iranians had broken up. then we start hearing from the iranian foreign minister zarif that progress had been made, and his hopes were during the course of wednesday later wednesday that foreign ministers would get back together and even start working on a draft of the final agreement. then we had comments on the russian services presumably as sergei lavrov left. and...
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simon mcgregor wood, al jazerra, paris. >>> u.s.nt barack obama has apologized for the accidental killing of an american and an italian hostage. they died in january during a u.s. drone strike on al qaeda hide out in pakistan. patty culhane in washington explains how the events unfolded. >> reporter: the u.s. government rarely even acknowledges drone strikes in pakistan and afghanistan. >> i want to express our grief and condolences. >> reporter: but now the u.s. president is apologizing for two. because two hostages were inadvertently killed. american warren weinstein and italian giovanni los angeles porto both aid workers held hostage for years by al qaeda. >> as president and commander-in-chief, i take full responsibility all of our counter terrorism operations including the one that inning ahead very tenterly took the lives of waren and giovanni think i profoundly regret what happened. on behalf of the united states government, i offer our deepest apologies to the families. nine. >> reporter: the wine step family had been public
simon mcgregor wood, al jazerra, paris. >>> u.s.nt barack obama has apologized for the accidental killing of an american and an italian hostage. they died in january during a u.s. drone strike on al qaeda hide out in pakistan. patty culhane in washington explains how the events unfolded. >> reporter: the u.s. government rarely even acknowledges drone strikes in pakistan and afghanistan. >> i want to express our grief and condolences. >> reporter: but now the u.s....
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simon mcgregor wood has the latest from lausanne, switzerland. >> reporter: it is clear that talks in lausanne from tuesday to wednesday morning has made progress on key issues but it is not clear that there has been an enough progress for a full framework of agreement. leaving the talks the iranian foreign minister spoke of his optimism. >> we've been working since 7:30 in the morning and it has been a very long day for all delegations. we have accomplished quite a bit, but people need to get some rest and start over early in the morning. i hope that we can finalize the work on wednesday and hopefully start the process of drafting tomorrow. >> the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov was also upbeat as he headed out of the hotel in the early hours. he and the chinese and french foreign ministers are no longer participating directly in the negotiations. on wednesday morning there was a greater degree of caution from the french foreign minister and warning there is difficult work to do. >> we have a broad framework of understanding, but there are key issues that need to be worked thr
simon mcgregor wood has the latest from lausanne, switzerland. >> reporter: it is clear that talks in lausanne from tuesday to wednesday morning has made progress on key issues but it is not clear that there has been an enough progress for a full framework of agreement. leaving the talks the iranian foreign minister spoke of his optimism. >> we've been working since 7:30 in the morning and it has been a very long day for all delegations. we have accomplished quite a bit, but people...
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simon mcgregor wood has the story. >> he was the german your who most boldly confrocted his country's nazi past while for many years covering up his own. gadansk both author and city was shaped by the trauma of shifting borders, another son of gadansk place tribute. >> he was a great intellectual one has to say. are from birth and from choice we were both from g adansk. we were sure the younger generation learned lessons from the negative past. >> he was rewarded with the nobel prize for literate. he campaigned for disarmament and social change but was against german reunification. fiercely defended the author salman rushdie. but his role as the moral conscience of modern germany was critically damaged in 2006. in his autobiography peeling the onion it brought condemnation of the writer who urged his countrymen to confront their past, while spending so many years hiding his own. it tarnished his literate and artistic career. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >>> to discuss further his legacy thamg of thank thank you for coming in. the tin drum, a lot of critics hated it but it became a
simon mcgregor wood has the story. >> he was the german your who most boldly confrocted his country's nazi past while for many years covering up his own. gadansk both author and city was shaped by the trauma of shifting borders, another son of gadansk place tribute. >> he was a great intellectual one has to say. are from birth and from choice we were both from g adansk. we were sure the younger generation learned lessons from the negative past. >> he was rewarded with the...
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simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> still ahead for you this newshour. sport, including rail rage. why international cycling could find itself in the stock. stock. >> i think we're into something that's bigger than us... >> that's the pain that your mother feels when you disrespect her son... >> me being here is defying all odds... >> they were patriots they wanted there country back >> al jazeera america presents the passion... >> onward.. >> pain... >> it's too much... >> ..and triumph... inspirational real life stories >> all these labels the world throws at you, that's what drives me to push.. >> of ordinary people >> i tasted the american dream, i liked it... >> living extraordinary lives... >> if we could multiply this program, we could change the world >> from the best filmmakers of our time >> i give al jazeera tremendous credit, because it's not traditionally what broadcast journalism does >> the new home for original documentaries al jazeera america presents only on al jazeera america >> welcome back. jo is here with sports. >> thank you mary ann. paris's dreams to host a
simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> still ahead for you this newshour. sport, including rail rage. why international cycling could find itself in the stock. stock. >> i think we're into something that's bigger than us... >> that's the pain that your mother feels when you disrespect her son... >> me being here is defying all odds... >> they were patriots they wanted there country back >> al jazeera america presents the passion... >> onward.. >>...
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simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera, london. >>> science and technology correspondent jake ward joins us now. thank you so much for being with us. why is the european community has gone against google while the u.s. hasn't? >> the united states antitrust authorities have considered going after it, there have even been rumors that, but in the u.s. regulators haven't gone after them. in europe there is more fire in the belly of going after them, i don't know if perhaps a different political identity, and associate of scoring points by going after google that may explain some of that. >> we have seen a specific case in spain where they went after google different issue. >> that's right that right to be forgetting law. the issue that prompted google to pull out of publishing in spain. >> what are the actual legal differences? >> the legal philosophy of the two areas is similar in that antitrust regulation, basically trying to make sure there are not monopolies, there are many things that the antitrust law covers but can google in fact shut down competition? in the united states we tend to no
simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera, london. >>> science and technology correspondent jake ward joins us now. thank you so much for being with us. why is the european community has gone against google while the u.s. hasn't? >> the united states antitrust authorities have considered going after it, there have even been rumors that, but in the u.s. regulators haven't gone after them. in europe there is more fire in the belly of going after them, i don't know if perhaps a different...
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. >>> let's find out more by talking to simon mcgregor-wood, who is in london. sounds as though google is being vilified for doing what it does well - making money. >> well yes, that would perhaps be the line of defense in a memo issued to staff yesterday which was widely leaked on wednesday. it says it has a strong case and people suspect google will defend itself robustly. the position in europe is that google controls more than 90% of all e.u. based web searches. it ha an unassailably dominant position in the market. the european objective is that it abuse that is by transferring web services to products and services. in this statement of objections which we see is an opening salvo in a long legal battle is concerning the goggle shopping service, which according to the european commissioner for competition, unfairly disadvantages others. this as i say, could be a long-running story. it has 10 weeks - google has 10 weeks to come back with a defense of its position. it can ask for an oral position or a meting. it could be ready with four more charges of breeche
. >>> let's find out more by talking to simon mcgregor-wood, who is in london. sounds as though google is being vilified for doing what it does well - making money. >> well yes, that would perhaps be the line of defense in a memo issued to staff yesterday which was widely leaked on wednesday. it says it has a strong case and people suspect google will defend itself robustly. the position in europe is that google controls more than 90% of all e.u. based web searches. it ha an...
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they had broken but the news seems to be positive >>> simon mcgregor-wood in lausanne. now we are joined by mike viqueira at the white house. president obama got an update on the talks. what do we know about what he learnt? >> it was the president's second opportunity to speak with his negotiating team in switzerland. he spoke from the situation room. you see the familiar scene - the president flanked by vice president joe biden, susan rice and others left behind. john kerry, wendy sherman. also there happying with the technical details. we know that the white house refuses to say - here is the mantra let me put it to thu way. nothing is done until everything is done. they are not giving any indication that they are as close to a deal as some diplomats that are leaving the meetings in wits have indicated. earlier today the state department and the white house left open the possibility that the deadline would slide past midnight. this is the deadline by the united states, and no other party, and the white house said it was arbitrary, take it would continue into tomorrow
they had broken but the news seems to be positive >>> simon mcgregor-wood in lausanne. now we are joined by mike viqueira at the white house. president obama got an update on the talks. what do we know about what he learnt? >> it was the president's second opportunity to speak with his negotiating team in switzerland. he spoke from the situation room. you see the familiar scene - the president flanked by vice president joe biden, susan rice and others left behind. john kerry,...
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simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera london. >> an internet safety advocate. thank you for joining us on the program. what do you think? if the e.u. says google is cheating customers they say it's the opposite. we're fostering competition. who is right here? >> they may both be right. it's a very difficult thing to prove. usually with antitrust you can see it. the product is out there like back in the microsoft antitrust trial you could see if the internet explorer was there or not. but in terms of algorithms, it's difficult to see what is under the hood. i searched for the word "shopping" on google, and google shopping came number five. based than limited experiment google seems to be behaving itself. but on odometer hand if the european commission can prove that it's giving preferential treatment to its own products and services--google is free to advertise whatever it wants put but if you're getting a organic search result that is bias, that's against the regulatory standpoint. >> the e.u. is trying to figure out if this algorithm simply favors google's pro
simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera london. >> an internet safety advocate. thank you for joining us on the program. what do you think? if the e.u. says google is cheating customers they say it's the opposite. we're fostering competition. who is right here? >> they may both be right. it's a very difficult thing to prove. usually with antitrust you can see it. the product is out there like back in the microsoft antitrust trial you could see if the internet explorer was there or not. but...
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simon mcgregor wood al jazeera, lausanne. >> i want to return to our top story this hour, that is the fighting in yemen. that fighting has triggered a wave to people who escape the violence. aid agencies say they're bracing for thousands more to come. >> at the djibouti town, boats of syrians just arrive. they're all fleeing the conflict in their country. they have been at sea in their old ricketing boats for five hours navigating the waters between yemen and djibouti. >> we never wanted to leave. we're forced to leave by the houthies who came to our town and laid siege to it. they controlled everything. we couldn't even go fishing. most businesses are closed, and we could not find anywhere to buy food. >> they were offered food and medical help before taking them to a temporary camp. there they joined dozens of their countrymen who arrived in the past few days. they will soon be taken to a more permanent refugee camp. >> we are prepared to host up to 5,000 refugees. for months we've been preparing for the arrival of yemeni refugees. there has been a clear division of work between aid
simon mcgregor wood al jazeera, lausanne. >> i want to return to our top story this hour, that is the fighting in yemen. that fighting has triggered a wave to people who escape the violence. aid agencies say they're bracing for thousands more to come. >> at the djibouti town, boats of syrians just arrive. they're all fleeing the conflict in their country. they have been at sea in their old ricketing boats for five hours navigating the waters between yemen and djibouti. >> we...
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. >>> let go live to our correspondent, simon mcgregor-wood, who is in london. these are serious charges, simon. >> they are charges, although to be slightly pedantic they are not yet formal legal charges. what the e.u. commissioner for competition was outlining there was something called on iu speak, a statement of -- e.u. speak, a statement of objections. it's correct to see that as an opening salvo in what could be a long and costly case for google. as you have seen with that... >> sorry, i was going to abbing what does google have to do. we understand that there's a window during which they can make risks that could shut down the case. what do they need to do? >> yes, there's a process. and what they have is 10 weeks in which to respond to this statement of objections. they can go and have a face to face meting with some antitrust e.u. investigators, and defend their position. this is a 5-year long saga already, martine, and during that period google aim up with on three different occasions, a set of changes that it says would allow fairer competition. in eac
. >>> let go live to our correspondent, simon mcgregor-wood, who is in london. these are serious charges, simon. >> they are charges, although to be slightly pedantic they are not yet formal legal charges. what the e.u. commissioner for competition was outlining there was something called on iu speak, a statement of -- e.u. speak, a statement of objections. it's correct to see that as an opening salvo in what could be a long and costly case for google. as you have seen with...
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simon mcgregor-wood looks at his life and legacy. >> he was the german writer who bodily confronted his country's nazi past, while concealing membership of hitler's ss. his novel in 1997 "the tin drum" propelled him to fame. in 1999 his work was rewarded with the nobel prize for literature. writing into his 80s, he was outspoken and divisive. he campaigned for disarmament. he was critical of danish cartoons, but fiercely defended the author salman rushdie against fat was. >> in 2012 he wrote the poem what must be said. >> it's not the context in which he wrote, but that the writing is the exception. he is one of the great german authors in the 20th century. i think the political voice may diminish over time but the work what is most important will stand true. >> his role as the moral conscience of germany was critically damaged in 2006. in his autobiography peeling the onion, he revealed his membership. ss something he never admitted before. it brought condemnation for the writer that urged his countryman to confront the past, spending years hiding his own. it tarnished the legacy of hi
simon mcgregor-wood looks at his life and legacy. >> he was the german writer who bodily confronted his country's nazi past, while concealing membership of hitler's ss. his novel in 1997 "the tin drum" propelled him to fame. in 1999 his work was rewarded with the nobel prize for literature. writing into his 80s, he was outspoken and divisive. he campaigned for disarmament. he was critical of danish cartoons, but fiercely defended the author salman rushdie against fat was....
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simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> you can reward more about him and all the other stories we've been covering by logging into our website. the address at the bomb of your screen www.aljazeera.com. >> a police camera captures the fatal shooting of an african-american man. the deputy who pulled the trigger said he thought he pulled out his taser. not the gun. >>> students cheating on tests. and hillary clinton's presidential campaign is off and running heading to iowa just one day after announcing her second bid for the white house. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. police call it a mistake. the prosecutors in oklahoma say that they're considering charging a reserves deputy in the killing of a black unarmed man. this video has been made public and it says a lot. >> it says a lot. there is a lot going on in this story. 44-year-old issuing harris accused of selling an illegal gun to an undercover officer made a run for it when the police pulled him over. then this happened. >> the video from a police body camera. this is what you just heard. a gunsh
simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> you can reward more about him and all the other stories we've been covering by logging into our website. the address at the bomb of your screen www.aljazeera.com. >> a police camera captures the fatal shooting of an african-american man. the deputy who pulled the trigger said he thought he pulled out his taser. not the gun. >>> students cheating on tests. and hillary clinton's presidential campaign is off and running heading to iowa just...
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. >>> simon mcgregor-wood has the latest from lausanne. >> it's a general sense in lausanne that latethursday night, that the side succeeded in concluding a significant deal. we had to remember that only 24 hours ago the mood here was negative. people were hearing that failure was not ruled out. everyone is surprised that in the end, the parties were able to conclude not just a broad vague framework of understandings, which we were warned we might get, but something more than that. there was detail in the agreement, there was numbers. we talked about the number of centrifuges going down to specific numbers and percentages of iranian enrichment. all sorts of interesting frameworks of numbers of years, regimes that had to be in place. lots of details to be worked out between now and june 30th when it had to be codified and a lot can go wrong between now and then. this is a better deal than people expected 24 hours ago. i think it will be important for the americans and president obama, who need a good deal to confront the skeptics if you line in congress who have been unhappy with the p
. >>> simon mcgregor-wood has the latest from lausanne. >> it's a general sense in lausanne that latethursday night, that the side succeeded in concluding a significant deal. we had to remember that only 24 hours ago the mood here was negative. people were hearing that failure was not ruled out. everyone is surprised that in the end, the parties were able to conclude not just a broad vague framework of understandings, which we were warned we might get, but something more than...
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simon mcgregor-wood has the latest from lausanne. >> the talks in lor san have broken up. we had that statement from an e.u. official. in the last few minutes we heard positive statements attributed to the iranian foreign minister zarif. and so russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. who have been speaking on the way out of the talks. mr zarif said importantly that there has been significant progress and said that he hopes that the drafting of an agreement can start later on wednesday when the foreign ministers reconvene. sergey lavrov according to the russian wires say there has been significant agreement on all the main principle issues involved in the talks. so in the last few hours in lausanne what appear to be a significant break through. if this is correct, and i think we need to be a little cautious about this. we haven't heard from the americans, the british or the french or the german foreign ministers, there has been no statements from the europeans. if the iranians and russians are taken at their word. there'll be a meeting early in the morning. it is expect if
simon mcgregor-wood has the latest from lausanne. >> the talks in lor san have broken up. we had that statement from an e.u. official. in the last few minutes we heard positive statements attributed to the iranian foreign minister zarif. and so russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. who have been speaking on the way out of the talks. mr zarif said importantly that there has been significant progress and said that he hopes that the drafting of an agreement can start later on wednesday...
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. >>> and simon mcgregor wood has the latest from lausanne. >> reporter: the general sense here in lausanne thursday night is that the sides succeeded in concluding a significant deal. we have to remember that only 24 hours ago the mood here was very negative and people were saying, including the german foreign minister was that failure was not being ruled out as a distinct possibility. but i think that everyone is surprised that in the end the parties were able to conclude not just a broad vague framework of understandings, which we are being warned we might get but something a bit more than that. there was detail in this agreement. there was numbers we talked about the specific number of centrifuges going down to very specific numbers very specific percentages. of iranian enrichment, all sorts of interesting frameworks of the number of years certain regimes of inspection would have to be in place clearly there are lots of details to be worked out between now and june 30th when all this has to be codified in minute detail and a lot can go wrong between now and then. but i think this is a b
. >>> and simon mcgregor wood has the latest from lausanne. >> reporter: the general sense here in lausanne thursday night is that the sides succeeded in concluding a significant deal. we have to remember that only 24 hours ago the mood here was very negative and people were saying, including the german foreign minister was that failure was not being ruled out as a distinct possibility. but i think that everyone is surprised that in the end the parties were able to conclude not...
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simon mcgregor-wood with the latest. thank you. still to come on the programme. the desperate families of 43 missing student turning to a drug cartel for help. we are live from mexican city. >> an explosion of gas and mud forces dozens of albanian families from their home. >> plus find out why this singing footballer shouldn't give up the day job. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi looks at the issues affecting us all... >> we're taking a hard look at the most important issues out there that get you the answers that you deserve. >> real money with ali velshi only on al jazeera america around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place - including one right here at the shop - now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! ♪ with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters april 3rd. >> america's first climate refugees >> this is probably a hurricane away from it being gone. >> who
simon mcgregor-wood with the latest. thank you. still to come on the programme. the desperate families of 43 missing student turning to a drug cartel for help. we are live from mexican city. >> an explosion of gas and mud forces dozens of albanian families from their home. >> plus find out why this singing footballer shouldn't give up the day job. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi looks at the issues affecting us all... >> we're taking a hard look at the most important...
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simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera london. [ chanting end consumer dictatorship ] >> you can see with some force dragging with confetti, but otherwise unharmed. he >> now china's economy is continuing to slow. official figures showing economic growth went down to 7%. pretty good, but the lowest has been in china. in six years. despite the slowdown stock market values are hitting record highs, and they now have reports from beijing on the two faces of china's economy. >> china calls this stage of its economy the new normal. but there is nothing normal about its stock market. there is much more red than green on this trading room screen. in china red means gain. the markets are now at a seven-year high, and novice traders don't want to miss out. >> i'm very optimistic about the chinese stock market. even though i know very little about stocks and the economy i think that the chinese stock market has a bright future. >> in one day this month more than $250 billion worth of shares were traded. that's equal to $200 for each person in china. the surging market is being increasingly driven by nov
simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera london. [ chanting end consumer dictatorship ] >> you can see with some force dragging with confetti, but otherwise unharmed. he >> now china's economy is continuing to slow. official figures showing economic growth went down to 7%. pretty good, but the lowest has been in china. in six years. despite the slowdown stock market values are hitting record highs, and they now have reports from beijing on the two faces of china's economy. >> china...
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. >> simon mcgregor wood takes a look at the author. >> for many years concealing his own. of hitler's ss. his 1959 novel the tin drum, propelled him to international fame. in 1999, his work was rewarded with the nobel prize for literature. , writing well into his 80s he campaigned for defending the author al manrushdie. >>> he wrote what needs to be said,. >> it's not just the context in which he wrote but also, that the writing is exceptional. he is one of the great german authors, if not great authors of the at which time century. the work which is most important will stand true. >> but his role as the moral conscience of modern germany was critically damaged in 2006. in his autobiography peeling the onion, he revealed the ss as a 16-year-old in the last months of the war something he had never admitted before. it brought condental nation for a writer who urged his countrymen to confront their past, while spending so many years hiding his own. it tarnished his legacy of artistic career. >>> china bowed to international pressure and released five wons women who were put b
. >> simon mcgregor wood takes a look at the author. >> for many years concealing his own. of hitler's ss. his 1959 novel the tin drum, propelled him to international fame. in 1999, his work was rewarded with the nobel prize for literature. , writing well into his 80s he campaigned for defending the author al manrushdie. >>> he wrote what needs to be said,. >> it's not just the context in which he wrote but also, that the writing is exceptional. he is one of the great...
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. >> but as simon mcgregor wood reports from lausanne, there are signs the talks may be stalling. >> you might remember the early hours of this morning there were some expressions of optimistic from javaz zariv and sergey lavrov, there was some momentum behind the process and we were hoping that by the end of the day atoday, wednesday we could get an expression of framework of understanding. that's not going to happen. when mr. zariv spoke to our colleague james bays, a sense that other powers are trying to put them under power. something he said to the iranian media on that issue our friends referring to the international powers need to decide whether they want to be with iran based on respect or based on pressure. i think that was a clear opportunity that mr. zariv took to come out here and say listen, these talks are not going well and not our fault pushing back on what he felt was undue pressure from the western powers. mr.steinmeier said new proposes are on the table and everyone is prepared to stay at least until tomorrow thursday. >> mike viqueria joins us now from washington
. >> but as simon mcgregor wood reports from lausanne, there are signs the talks may be stalling. >> you might remember the early hours of this morning there were some expressions of optimistic from javaz zariv and sergey lavrov, there was some momentum behind the process and we were hoping that by the end of the day atoday, wednesday we could get an expression of framework of understanding. that's not going to happen. when mr. zariv spoke to our colleague james bays, a sense that...
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simon mcgregor-wood takes a look at his legacy. >> reporter: he was the german writer who most boldlyfronted his country's past. his 1959 novel the tin drum propelled him to international fame. in 1999 his work was rewarded with the nobel prize for literature. writing well into his 80s, he was an outspoken, and ultimately divisive figure. he campaigned for disarmament and social change but was against german unification. he fiercely defended the author salmon rushdie. in 2012 he wrote the poem what must be said criticizing israel. it's not just the context in which he wrote, but also that the writing is exceptional. he is one of the great german authors if not european authors of the 21st century, and i think the political voice may diminish overtime but the work will stand true. >> reporter: but his role as the moral conscience of germany was critically damaged in 1996, in his autobiography. he revealed his membership of the ss soldiers. he tarnished the legacy of his remarkable career. >>> rare hand-written notebook by british mathematician alan turing sold for a little over a milli
simon mcgregor-wood takes a look at his legacy. >> reporter: he was the german writer who most boldlyfronted his country's past. his 1959 novel the tin drum propelled him to international fame. in 1999 his work was rewarded with the nobel prize for literature. writing well into his 80s, he was an outspoken, and ultimately divisive figure. he campaigned for disarmament and social change but was against german unification. he fiercely defended the author salmon rushdie. in 2012 he wrote the...
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simon mcgregor wood has more from paris. >> french authorities has "v" named the suspect.e had been living in paris for many years. they picked him up on sunday morning after he apparently called an ambulance after he accidently shot himself with one of these weapons. the police on the scene traced a blood trail to his car. and in the car according to the french prosecutors on wednesday they found more weapons. police armed found incriminating evidence. they went to his apartment and found more weapons of war is how they described it rivals and literature linked to both al-qaeda and isil. according to the french authorities. the prosecutor gave a press conference with more details on wednesday. >> his home was searched, and we found three assault rifles, ammunition bulletproof vests police arm bands yellow police vests, a camcorder and a still camera computer and hard drive 200 euros in cash. >> they said that the man was in some kind of contact with someone in syria who was directing him to pursue these attacks on a church for more than one church. the police are also lin
simon mcgregor wood has more from paris. >> french authorities has "v" named the suspect.e had been living in paris for many years. they picked him up on sunday morning after he apparently called an ambulance after he accidently shot himself with one of these weapons. the police on the scene traced a blood trail to his car. and in the car according to the french prosecutors on wednesday they found more weapons. police armed found incriminating evidence. they went to his...
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let's go to simon mcgregor wood in switzerland for the latest on that. >>reporter: a slightly confusing picture. i'll try and map out what we know. it is now half past 2:00 in the morning in switzerland. two and a half three hours beyond that original midnight deadline. we know the talks have broken up that took place behind me. then interestingly we heard two bits of information attributed firstly to the foreign minister for iran who is quoted as saying that during the talks, there had been significant progress and that he hoped later on wednesday, the parties would requeen to start drafting the final terms of an agreement. then we heard comments attributed to the russian foreign minister talking to russian journalists saying that as far as he was concerned, there had been agreement on all the main issues. now, that would be a very significant break through. i would have to urge some caution. we don't know for example, what the official u.s. position is on these comments. we haven't heard from the europeans, british, french or german foreign ministers w
let's go to simon mcgregor wood in switzerland for the latest on that. >>reporter: a slightly confusing picture. i'll try and map out what we know. it is now half past 2:00 in the morning in switzerland. two and a half three hours beyond that original midnight deadline. we know the talks have broken up that took place behind me. then interestingly we heard two bits of information attributed firstly to the foreign minister for iran who is quoted as saying that during the talks, there had...
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. >> simon mcgregor wood joins us live from london. it would seem from the outside that google is good at what they do but what are they caused of? >> they're accused in short of abusing what many europeans consider to be an effective monopoly. over 90% have all web based searches go through google in europe. what the e.u. is saying after this very long investigation is that when you search for something like a new pair of shoes through the google shopping system, google based services are prioritized in the results even though they may not be the best or most appropriate results for the consumer. this has long been a suspicion are lots of other companies in the digital marketplace and with today's announcement, the e.u. is saying there's enough here to suspect that in fact google is abusing its power. >> how i guess google responding to this? >> we've known about this the last few days, that this announcement would be made, so the extent that google issued an internal memo to its staff saying we have a very strong case to answer and w
. >> simon mcgregor wood joins us live from london. it would seem from the outside that google is good at what they do but what are they caused of? >> they're accused in short of abusing what many europeans consider to be an effective monopoly. over 90% have all web based searches go through google in europe. what the e.u. is saying after this very long investigation is that when you search for something like a new pair of shoes through the google shopping system, google based...
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simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera lausanne. >> and james bays joins us live now from lausanne. lots of people using words like hopeful and progress over the last couple of days, james. where do you think we stand right now? >> well, you see from simon's report marathon nature of these talks. well, they are still talking and they're still ongoing. i suspect from what i'm hearing that it may still be possible to get some sort of agreement. but as you heard in simon's report is it going to be the sort of framework agreement that the u.s. were promising. word coming from western sources sources, germ foreign minister saying that he doesn't think that it's likely that they'll get an agreement tonight. although there are new german proposals that are going to be put to the iranians in the coming hours. the white house saying that it's prepared to walk away but for now there is progress being made and they're still waiting for tangible commitments from the iranians. what are the iranians saying for the last couple of hours? the last 20 minutes or so the iranian foreign minister was ta
simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera lausanne. >> and james bays joins us live now from lausanne. lots of people using words like hopeful and progress over the last couple of days, james. where do you think we stand right now? >> well, you see from simon's report marathon nature of these talks. well, they are still talking and they're still ongoing. i suspect from what i'm hearing that it may still be possible to get some sort of agreement. but as you heard in simon's report is it going...
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simon mcgregor wood has more from london. >> in brussels, the commissioner announced something called the state of objections against google. initially against its price comparison service google shopping but damaging competition. google controls 90% of all europe based web searches, the eu authorities and they have been investigating whether this near monopoly is being abused. diverting people's searches to its own products, and others may be better. >> and if you use that kind of market power to promote something artificially, to favor it in your algorithm by not giving it the same treatment as other services, well then you are using your dominate position to restrict competition. >> today's move comes after five years of complaints by digital companies that feel they have suffered directly from google's practices. >> so we are stuck with an al ga rith mim search. no matter how much we were into it. it's disappearing from the internet. >> some see this as a test to the economy and how big companies are dominating the internet. in europe, it's seen as a u.s. monopoly. people want to
simon mcgregor wood has more from london. >> in brussels, the commissioner announced something called the state of objections against google. initially against its price comparison service google shopping but damaging competition. google controls 90% of all europe based web searches, the eu authorities and they have been investigating whether this near monopoly is being abused. diverting people's searches to its own products, and others may be better. >> and if you use that kind of...
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more now from simon mcgregor wood. >> in buss sells the european union competition commissioner announcedething called a statement of objections against google. initially, against it's price comparison service google shopping for damaging competition. google controls 90% of all europe based web searchers that e.u. authorities. near the monopoly is being accused by diverting people. which may be better. >> and if you use that kind of market power to promote something, artificially, to favor it, in your al do rhythm by not giving it the same treatment as other services well, then you are using your dominant position to restrict competition. >> today's move comes after five years of complaints by digital companies who feel they have suffered directly from googles practices. >> very soon after we launched we were struck with a search penalty, that totally excused us. no matter how relevant we were to the users career. as a prison business, that is disappearing us. >> some people are saying this as a crucial test of the new digital economy. and of how big u.s. tech companies are dominating the
more now from simon mcgregor wood. >> in buss sells the european union competition commissioner announcedething called a statement of objections against google. initially, against it's price comparison service google shopping for damaging competition. google controls 90% of all europe based web searchers that e.u. authorities. near the monopoly is being accused by diverting people. which may be better. >> and if you use that kind of market power to promote something, artificially,...
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simon ma mcgregor wood has the latest from lausanne. >> reporter: the hawks near lausanne have brokenthat from a statement from an even u. official. in the last few minutes we have heard very positive statements attributed to the iranian foreign minister and the russian foreign minister sergei love i don't havelavrovwho have speaking on the way on out of the talks, they have said there is significant agreement. and saying they hope a draft can start on wednesday when they reconvene. sergei lavrov is saying at that that there has been significant agreement on all the main principle issues involved in these talks. so in the last few hours in lousanne, what it would appear to be a very significant breakthrough. if this is correct and i think we need to be a little bit cautious about this, we haven't heard from the americans we haven't heard from the british or the french or the german foreign ministers no statements from the europeans. if the iranians and the russian ares taken at their word, we will have a meeting early in the morning here in lousanne, of political directors, it's then
simon ma mcgregor wood has the latest from lausanne. >> reporter: the hawks near lausanne have brokenthat from a statement from an even u. official. in the last few minutes we have heard very positive statements attributed to the iranian foreign minister and the russian foreign minister sergei love i don't havelavrovwho have speaking on the way on out of the talks, they have said there is significant agreement. and saying they hope a draft can start on wednesday when they reconvene....
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. >> simon mcgregor wood reporting for us. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu net repeated his view that the talks with iran will yield a bad outcome. >> the concessions offered to iran in lausanne would ensure a bad deal that would endanger israel the middle east and the peace of the world. now is the time for the international community to insist on a better deal, a better deal would significantly roll back iran's nuclear infrastructure link the eventual lifting of the restrictions on iran's nuclear program to a change in iran's behavior. >> the reason some worry about a nuclear deal with iran is because the tehran's influence without the middle east. the state department says iran backs houthi rebels in yemen. tehran also stands with syria and its president, bashar al assad, as well as hezbollah which receives weapons funding and training from iran. as a result. hezbollah fighters have been actively involved in syria's war against opposition forces and ice oh as i will. iran supports hamas and gaza. the relationship is said to be trained because of the conflict in syria. iran is
. >> simon mcgregor wood reporting for us. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu net repeated his view that the talks with iran will yield a bad outcome. >> the concessions offered to iran in lausanne would ensure a bad deal that would endanger israel the middle east and the peace of the world. now is the time for the international community to insist on a better deal, a better deal would significantly roll back iran's nuclear infrastructure link the eventual lifting of the...