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turks living in france are outraged. they feel been charged as a direct assault for them -- they feel this is a direct assault on them. but >> it makes me sick. this is a strong symbolic political act which stigmatize us and revolts us. iraq's supporters say the change in law could not come sooner. -- >> supporters say the change in law could not come sooner. >> it can exist for cambodia and armenia and all the other genocides. >> turkey denies the genocide so plays. it says there was heavy loss of life -- denies the genocide took place. it said there was heavy loss of life on both sides. france believes the differences can be overcome. >> nobody can ignore the reaction of turkey. turkey is a great country, and we respect its people and leaders. we wish to develop our relationship with turkey. >> the bill needs to be signed into law by nicholas sarcozy, and that could take place by the end of february. >> the pressure on iran has intensified with the european ban on all imports of iranian oil. this was agreed upon. the e
turks living in france are outraged. they feel been charged as a direct assault for them -- they feel this is a direct assault on them. but >> it makes me sick. this is a strong symbolic political act which stigmatize us and revolts us. iraq's supporters say the change in law could not come sooner. -- >> supporters say the change in law could not come sooner. >> it can exist for cambodia and armenia and all the other genocides. >> turkey denies the genocide so plays. it...
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turkey's ambassador in paris threatens to downgrade diplomatic relations with france. the armenian foreign minister said the french vote would go down in history as protecting human rights. >> this is the moment french senators passed a law forbidding anyone to deny what they say was the genocide of armenians in 1915. anyone who now says it did not have been faces a year in prison and a fine of up to 60,000 u.s. dollars. turks living in france are outraged. they feel the charge of genocide is a direct insult to them. they're being used -- three months ahead of elections. >> it makes me sick. this is a strong symbolic act which stigmatizes us. >> for supporters, the change in law could not come sooner. >> in france, there is already the law -- it can exist for cambodia, the armenians, and all the other genocides. >> turkey denies the genocide took place. it says there were heavy of loop -- heavy losses of life on both sides. it is already suspended military economic and political ties. france believes the differences can be overcome. >> nobody can ignore the reaction of
turkey's ambassador in paris threatens to downgrade diplomatic relations with france. the armenian foreign minister said the french vote would go down in history as protecting human rights. >> this is the moment french senators passed a law forbidding anyone to deny what they say was the genocide of armenians in 1915. anyone who now says it did not have been faces a year in prison and a fine of up to 60,000 u.s. dollars. turks living in france are outraged. they feel the charge of...
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., britain, and france. the presence in new york could put new pressure on russia and china who have been reluctant to sign up for measures against damascus. on the ground and suburb, there's talk of urban warfare. the uprising, it seems, is becoming increasingly militarized. this report from london. >> one of the eastern suburbs of lebanon, saqba, still being bombarded day after troops were brought in backed by tanks to bring it under control. this is going on on the edge of temperature capital, so close to the city that bashar al assad may be able to hear the explosions from his presidential pal lace. the escalation has continued in places like hom where the government has been trying for months to contain the defiance. another group of diverting soldiers announced they're joining the struggle against the regime. activists say the more the government sends the army to action against residential areas, the more soldiers are splitting off to join the rebel free syrian army. months of protests have now turned
., britain, and france. the presence in new york could put new pressure on russia and china who have been reluctant to sign up for measures against damascus. on the ground and suburb, there's talk of urban warfare. the uprising, it seems, is becoming increasingly militarized. this report from london. >> one of the eastern suburbs of lebanon, saqba, still being bombarded day after troops were brought in backed by tanks to bring it under control. this is going on on the edge of temperature...
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. >> leaders of france, germany, britain say they're willing to negotiate, but only if the iranians are ready to talk seriously. they released a joint statement after the eu approved the sanctions. the leaders call on iran to suspend the nuclear development immediately and fully abide by its international obligations. their statement stresses iran is a threat to peace and security in the region. it says they will unite behind strong measures to undermine the iranian regime's ability to fund the nuclear program. the strait of hormuz is the only waterway to the open ocean for many areas around the persian gulf. we have a report. it is still busy, at least for now. >> reporter: the persian gulf was busy with oil tankers from all over the world. they have facilities near the strait of hormuz. iran does huge exercises in the area late last mopt. iran has test launched the latest missile to show off. the united states has deployed a second aircraft carrier in the area. countries in the gulf built up military forces in case of tension with iran. the united arab emirates signed a contract to ab
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germany and france meet again looking for ways to world cracks in the euro zone germany's already thrown billions at saving the euro it's no surprise that it wants more control over the rest of the pack which is why berlin players are pushing to build a so-called fiscal compact meant to take the reins over so over and budgets but it's an idea that's not going down well on germany streets especially if there is a threat that germany can gain certain positions and influence in the e.u. and it may not really have any right to be doing this germany over the money but it gives the government gets power more. more power for. years as it's bad i think there's a danger the so-called robin hood tax is another proposed measure it will charge the financial institutions for every money movie meet with him to sterilize the markets however with more gloomy economic news over the euro zone's joblessness and feeling the chill seals some analysts warn if introduced the new tax meet only makes struggling countries even more dependent on france and germany is money there's no doubt germany remains the indu
germany and france meet again looking for ways to world cracks in the euro zone germany's already thrown billions at saving the euro it's no surprise that it wants more control over the rest of the pack which is why berlin players are pushing to build a so-called fiscal compact meant to take the reins over so over and budgets but it's an idea that's not going down well on germany streets especially if there is a threat that germany can gain certain positions and influence in the e.u. and it may...
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to this new world order france has an interest in a multi-polar world i think france has an interest in a strong and growing russia right now however i'm also pro serb because i think that the serbians are great people of the balkans and because there is a traditional link between france and serbia today the dominant ideology is so delusional that it's almost as strange to say i am french who cares first and foremost for the interests of the french in france this is almost regarded as fascist because national preference is for britain and france which is unheard of. pressure the actions are coming. up soon what do you think will be the results especially at the final round who do you think are the to catechize that will be running for it at the end. with the french elections we can clearly see today that the french system that was developed by to goal and the fifth republic is being destroyed to make way for an american system so you have the incumbent nicolas sarkozy on the right. and then you have the primary election in the left wing political parties it's like the republicans and
to this new world order france has an interest in a multi-polar world i think france has an interest in a strong and growing russia right now however i'm also pro serb because i think that the serbians are great people of the balkans and because there is a traditional link between france and serbia today the dominant ideology is so delusional that it's almost as strange to say i am french who cares first and foremost for the interests of the french in france this is almost regarded as fascist...
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. >>> coming up, france is stripped, pump prices rice, and why natural gas customers are jumping for joy. >>> plus, crime pays at the box office as mark wahlberg debut's his new action thriller "contraband." >>> the ravens fly into the afc tight. game, and the giants shock the defending super bowl champs. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> after threatening to cut off access through the strait of hor muse, iran is warning its neighbors in the gulf against backing new u.s. oil sanctions. president obama signed a law freezing out institutions that deal with iran's central bank or buy iranian oil. >>> in iraq, at least ten people were killed including police officers after gunmen armed with explosives attacked a police compound in ramadi. there's also word this morning a car bomb has killed at least eight near the northern city. >>> police in romania used water cannons and tear gas to control rioters who protest government austerity measures. >> a demolition with a tw
. >>> coming up, france is stripped, pump prices rice, and why natural gas customers are jumping for joy. >>> plus, crime pays at the box office as mark wahlberg debut's his new action thriller "contraband." >>> the ravens fly into the afc tight. game, and the giants shock the defending super bowl champs. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your...
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we can no longer believe in the masquerade of the political left and right for a long time here in france unlike anglo-saxon countries even germany and the united states there was a real alternative in french politics meaning there was the communist party and there was the whole movement of economic liberalism there was real political diversity in france but gradually the so-called left eventually gravitated towards economic liberalism the right the only differences between the left and right were small variations in their positions on ethics and society the best example is right now we have francois hollande a nicolas sarkozy there's no real opposition between left and right it doesn't exist they're all roughly economic liberals or libertarians or fronts the first step of visible liberalism is the european union there are those who submitted to the e.u. which means the end of borders the free movement of goods and capital ideology of right and left the ideology message a nation this is the dominant ideology in france shared by left and right the difference is only a static government wil
we can no longer believe in the masquerade of the political left and right for a long time here in france unlike anglo-saxon countries even germany and the united states there was a real alternative in french politics meaning there was the communist party and there was the whole movement of economic liberalism there was real political diversity in france but gradually the so-called left eventually gravitated towards economic liberalism the right the only differences between the left and right...
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germany can count on italy making a positive contribution to europe, along with france and the other european states. >> before his visit, he told a german newspaper there could be a backlash in italy of the country's reforms to not bring tangible benefits led lower borrowing costs. angela merkel rejected the reception that italy has been getting a fair criticism. >> we're not doing this to torment another. it is so that we can become a stronger continent to the that is attractive to investors. >> despite the differing viewpoints, merkel is optimistic that any eurozone fiscal treaty can be in place by the end of the month. >> let's go to steve with some indicators that germany could be slowing down. >> the slowdown has reached germany. fresh numbers indicate europe's biggest economy shrank by 0.20% -- 0.25% in the final quarter of 2011, fuelling worries of a further slowdown. overall, 2011 was a strong year, with germany recording impressive growth of 3%. >> high employment levels in germany in 2011 translated into strong consumer growth, and people here spent readily on big-ticket i
germany can count on italy making a positive contribution to europe, along with france and the other european states. >> before his visit, he told a german newspaper there could be a backlash in italy of the country's reforms to not bring tangible benefits led lower borrowing costs. angela merkel rejected the reception that italy has been getting a fair criticism. >> we're not doing this to torment another. it is so that we can become a stronger continent to the that is attractive...
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secretary of state clinton working with france and great britain to try to craft a resolution moscow would not block. what do we have to do, western nations have to do to get moscow and russia on board? >> i think what you saw today was an effort at diplomatic shaming and perhaps indirectly arm twisting by saying the security council needs to take action by endorsing a plan by a regional body. the head of the arab league emphasized this. there's another way to get the russians to move and doesn't seem to happen this time. you trade with them on an issue. what would they be willing to trade and what would we be willing to trade is far from clear. doesn't seem to be on the table either. >> your book "in the lions' den, washington's battle with syria, what's the message in your book? >> i was in syria eight years and spent some time around the assad regime. in the end president assad, i walk away from the experience by learning the regime was struggling to deal with its demographic issues. that's what's driving the protest movement at the moment. it was unable to reform. the only time a
secretary of state clinton working with france and great britain to try to craft a resolution moscow would not block. what do we have to do, western nations have to do to get moscow and russia on board? >> i think what you saw today was an effort at diplomatic shaming and perhaps indirectly arm twisting by saying the security council needs to take action by endorsing a plan by a regional body. the head of the arab league emphasized this. there's another way to get the russians to move and...
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. >>> france has unveiled a $550 million plan to improve the country's job situation. french president nicolas sarkozy made the announcement after meeting labor union and business leaders on wednesday. he said they agreed to provide job training to those who had been unemployed for at least two years. the plan also includes reducing taxes and social insurance payments for companies. this measure will make it easier for firms to hire more people. last week a major credit rating firm downgraded french government bonds by one notch from the top rating. the country's unemployment rate is approaching 10%. >>> u.s. investment bank goldman sachs has posted a 58% fall in net profit in the october to december quarter last year. the eurozone debt crisis made its clients avoid risk, and this reduced the firm's stock and bond trading. the economy says its net profits stood at about $1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011. goldman sachs saw less profit in all sectors, including investment and market transactions. the firm says it's doing more to cut costs so that it can survive th
. >>> france has unveiled a $550 million plan to improve the country's job situation. french president nicolas sarkozy made the announcement after meeting labor union and business leaders on wednesday. he said they agreed to provide job training to those who had been unemployed for at least two years. the plan also includes reducing taxes and social insurance payments for companies. this measure will make it easier for firms to hire more people. last week a major credit rating firm...
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doubts over the euro zone's ability to tackle its debt grows as nine nations get a credit rating cut france losing its top state the downgrade prompted a drop in the markets from germany faster reforms among some council members. well next on r.t. the author of dictatorship to democracy jean shops a book is described by some as the blueprint for nonviolent revolutions going to church you can ask whether his concept is really a stick. i'm sitting down with gene sharp his book from dictatorship to democracy is seen by many as a guide on how to carry out a revolution through nonviolent means it's often referred to as the bible of color revolutions dr sharp looking at how revolutions and forward in the arab world do you see it as transition from dictatorship to democracy i see a first step in. the sense of bringing down the old system the old dictatorial system and it doesn't seem to you that people there are trading one form of oppression for another they're often happens. that happens and it's a good set to bring down a person. this isn't so they have to be very careful but it seems the egypt
doubts over the euro zone's ability to tackle its debt grows as nine nations get a credit rating cut france losing its top state the downgrade prompted a drop in the markets from germany faster reforms among some council members. well next on r.t. the author of dictatorship to democracy jean shops a book is described by some as the blueprint for nonviolent revolutions going to church you can ask whether his concept is really a stick. i'm sitting down with gene sharp his book from dictatorship...
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he worked in france, america, germany. he is known to throughout all of these countries and yet we mainly know him through this. >> he moved to france to produce books and graphic arts. his dark wit and a claim -- historical it won him acclaim. >> and the cartoonist who has died at the age of 91. returning to the iowa caucuses. four years ago it was barack obama who won here. he has young people to thank for that. they turned out and record numbers. this time they are back. they are speaking out for their chosen candidate. they are braving the cold for occupy iowa. ron paul might be in the mid 70's but his campaign has the backing of those half a century under. >> when my friends showed me clips of him and that is when i became aware of his message. >> if we allow the central bank to print unlimited money. >> a lot of his dancers are progress of messages that seem -- a lot of his stance is our progress of messages that seem to be forgotten by democrats. >> i was an obama supporter in 2008. i think that young people today a
he worked in france, america, germany. he is known to throughout all of these countries and yet we mainly know him through this. >> he moved to france to produce books and graphic arts. his dark wit and a claim -- historical it won him acclaim. >> and the cartoonist who has died at the age of 91. returning to the iowa caucuses. four years ago it was barack obama who won here. he has young people to thank for that. they turned out and record numbers. this time they are back. they are...
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eu sources say britain and france are requesting immediate start to the embargo. greece, italy and spain want a moratorium. they rely heavily on iranian crude oil and they're worried about hurting their own economies. the sources say eu nations are trying to reach an agreement to impose the embargo on petro chemical products in three months, and crude oil in six months. >>> iranian naval commanders threaten to close the strait of hormuz if the emboring oh goes into effect. the narrow passage at the entrance to the gulf is a major sea lane for oil tankers transporting crude from the middle east. they warned the u.s. aircraft carriers to stay out of the area. iran announced last friday, the islamic revolutionary guards will conduct an exercise next month in the strait of hormuz and persian gulf. u.s. naval commanders warned any interference with freedom of navigation will not be tolerated. they threaten military action if iran tries to block the strait. the united states will station two carriers in waters near the gulf to prepare for any cop continue genessee. brit
eu sources say britain and france are requesting immediate start to the embargo. greece, italy and spain want a moratorium. they rely heavily on iranian crude oil and they're worried about hurting their own economies. the sources say eu nations are trying to reach an agreement to impose the embargo on petro chemical products in three months, and crude oil in six months. >>> iranian naval commanders threaten to close the strait of hormuz if the emboring oh goes into effect. the narrow...
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turkey an epic told me earlier that he thinks the eurozone will now be governed by germany and france and the rest of the blocs members will simply have to give up their sovereignty to save the single currency. the system has failed so far now we're introducing principles that we should have introduced ten years ago when we started to introduce the euro then we had a stability pact which basically unraveled now we're doing it ten years later while we have it we're having a crisis on our hands and this new pact is not to go to the immediate problem of the refinancing of debt of italy and france and to grow and prosper growth and i'm afraid that the eurozone is going to become a stagnation i think it's very hard for national parliaments to accept all this new treaty as it is and the other thing is that the eurozone now is run basically by two countries by germany and france and fifteen fifteen other countries simply have to follow as if they're nonexistent well i'm a bit afraid that by using the word saving the euro we go into separate democracy because in the end there are two countrie
turkey an epic told me earlier that he thinks the eurozone will now be governed by germany and france and the rest of the blocs members will simply have to give up their sovereignty to save the single currency. the system has failed so far now we're introducing principles that we should have introduced ten years ago when we started to introduce the euro then we had a stability pact which basically unraveled now we're doing it ten years later while we have it we're having a crisis on our hands...
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france has labeled it a grave violation of international law. tehran said its intentions are peaceful. all this on the same day ran sentenced this u.s. citizen to death. an american of iranian descent. convicted for spying for the cia. tehran has broadcast what it calls his confession. his family said he went to iran to visit relatives. washington has called for his release. >> allegations that he worked for war was sent to iran by the cia are false. the iranian regime has a history of falsely accusing people of being spies and listening forced confessions. and holding americans for political reasons. we call on the government to grant access and grant him access to legal counsel and release him without delay. >> a sentencing comes two weeks after tehran caridad these military exercises in the strait of hormuz and threaten to block what is a route. relations are never easy. right now they seem further apart than ever. >> a general strike over the elimination of a fuel subsidy has brought nigeria to a standstill. three people have reportedly been
france has labeled it a grave violation of international law. tehran said its intentions are peaceful. all this on the same day ran sentenced this u.s. citizen to death. an american of iranian descent. convicted for spying for the cia. tehran has broadcast what it calls his confession. his family said he went to iran to visit relatives. washington has called for his release. >> allegations that he worked for war was sent to iran by the cia are false. the iranian regime has a history of...
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france's prized aaa credit rating could be about to be cut according to a senior eurozone source the speculation that standard and poor's might downgrade the country's status has sent world markets plunging after an optimistic start to the year let's now get more on this latest development from michael's point a senior who's in brussels so what will this downgrade bode for france and the euro zone if indeed it is true. well if indeed it is true the short answer to that is confidence investor confidence is the first thing that will be affected and then you'll have a downward spiral from then on based on those reports what we're seeing is a possible downgrade by one notch of france's credit rating as well as austria germany the netherlands finland and luxembourg will keep their current standing now france in particular has been closely watching especially since it's played a very big role in the bailouts for greece or portugal and also it leaves through the european central bank making it's a banking system financial system very very vulnerable and it had got warnings from s. and p. fo
france's prized aaa credit rating could be about to be cut according to a senior eurozone source the speculation that standard and poor's might downgrade the country's status has sent world markets plunging after an optimistic start to the year let's now get more on this latest development from michael's point a senior who's in brussels so what will this downgrade bode for france and the euro zone if indeed it is true. well if indeed it is true the short answer to that is confidence investor...
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the idea of the the western bloc the axis powers of the united states the britain france and israel is to isolate iran this is their first step first we isolate then we impose sanctions now they hope to have an oil borgo so to speak. around iran but major problem cropped up last week we saw south korea has made it very clear that they want to continue to import iranian crude now also japan is mulling over this sanction because they are also a major importer of really the oil and china has announced officially that it wants to iran to be its number two oil importer in two thousand and twelve these sanctions that they've tried to put forward by the u.s. they might work in the short term to apply pressure but i don't think by the looks of it economically that it's going to have a major long term impact on iran and we are always interested in new york opinion here and i see it today we're asking you what what's next in store for iran as tensions around it reach a boiling point if you don't go on to our web site dot com you can participate right now in our latest world wide public on the nu
the idea of the the western bloc the axis powers of the united states the britain france and israel is to isolate iran this is their first step first we isolate then we impose sanctions now they hope to have an oil borgo so to speak. around iran but major problem cropped up last week we saw south korea has made it very clear that they want to continue to import iranian crude now also japan is mulling over this sanction because they are also a major importer of really the oil and china has...
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that britain will give up their rights but also france is not even thinking of giving that up. germany will become too powerful there's simply too much that prevents europe from becoming one political union if you want a german chancellor i'm going merkel she said that political union is already taking shape is it though and what is she basic that statement on well from where we are we are making progress in the stand in the sense of suggestions of because these are suggestions or plans to have stricter rules and to enforce those rules and her view and in her reality that is working moving towards a political union but my critique is that what is lacking and was really needed for political union is also in sense of society i think is not example germany germany is a society how do we notice that germany is a society. the parts of germany form east german states. that are a real diary financial economic situation much worse than than greece is right now do we notice anything about that in the rest of the world because west germans take it as as self as something self evident tha
that britain will give up their rights but also france is not even thinking of giving that up. germany will become too powerful there's simply too much that prevents europe from becoming one political union if you want a german chancellor i'm going merkel she said that political union is already taking shape is it though and what is she basic that statement on well from where we are we are making progress in the stand in the sense of suggestions of because these are suggestions or plans to have...
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germany, france, the u.k., and other countries wanted more immediate sanctions. a nod to the great problem, they delayed it. but no new contracts from today on oil from iran into the european union, and july 1 is the date by which existing contracts have to end. >> the eu foreign minister has tightened sanctions against syria, imposing travel bans and banning trade. in syria itself, the violence continues. new footage of loaded onto the internet appears to show security forces storming a school in the city of homs. damascus has rejected a new plan from the arab league, calling on president assad to hand over power to a deputy and hold elections. egypt's new parliament has held its inaugural session. although it remains unclear just what powers it will have, the new legislature is dominated by islamist parties and will be appointed a panel to draw up the constitution. secular parties said the document should not good is from a central role in political life. but legislators say they have the mandate to do just that. >> supporters of the new lawmakers cheered them
germany, france, the u.k., and other countries wanted more immediate sanctions. a nod to the great problem, they delayed it. but no new contracts from today on oil from iran into the european union, and july 1 is the date by which existing contracts have to end. >> the eu foreign minister has tightened sanctions against syria, imposing travel bans and banning trade. in syria itself, the violence continues. new footage of loaded onto the internet appears to show security forces storming a...
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two thirds max in poland more than half of mortgages were in francs while other eastern european baltic countries also had high rates now explain to the audience here what this means well the interest rates in switzerland really close to zero so people would borrow money and then low rate then they'd buy real estate in their home countries but they didn't factor in the currency risk you see the thing is that people who are taking on mortgages on these low rate interest environment and foreign countries don't have the same tools to sterilize their currency risk that major corporations or countries do every single day they sterilize their currency risk but if you're out there borrowing in a foreign country to invest in a home without hedging your currency risk then wham-o. you're open to these currency moves and this is what happened again and again and again all over the world people are getting slaughtered by these currency rate changes and currency value changes yeah i mean it didn't happen obviously in america so american audience won't recognize this and but a lot of apologists for t
two thirds max in poland more than half of mortgages were in francs while other eastern european baltic countries also had high rates now explain to the audience here what this means well the interest rates in switzerland really close to zero so people would borrow money and then low rate then they'd buy real estate in their home countries but they didn't factor in the currency risk you see the thing is that people who are taking on mortgages on these low rate interest environment and foreign...
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i think it's quite remarkable to think that france and the us and other countries would be willing to step up sanctions that have already had such a profound effect on the iranian people on the basis of their hunch that erodes iran is developing nuclear weapons as as france is basically put it is quite remarkable because it really does is tantamount to an act of war and and really the i think the only logical outcome for this is another increase the military tensions between the countries involved in that region that are already on the knife edge of military tension so it is quite an explosive thing to be talking about and i think the escalation in recent weeks with the recent ten day military drill in the in the straits of hormuz has to be weighing heavily on the minds of of the u.s. and others but but i think really the idea that iran would really close off the streets of ruse or attempt to do so would only be an absolute last minute. a resort for a country that relies on the importation of refined gasoline and other things through the very streets that they would be a sensibly sabo
i think it's quite remarkable to think that france and the us and other countries would be willing to step up sanctions that have already had such a profound effect on the iranian people on the basis of their hunch that erodes iran is developing nuclear weapons as as france is basically put it is quite remarkable because it really does is tantamount to an act of war and and really the i think the only logical outcome for this is another increase the military tensions between the countries...
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. >>> france's louvre museum will hold a traveling exhibit in april. at a news conference in tokyo on thursday the museum said that during times of hardship, it's all the more important for people to have the opportunity to see art. it honored that the theme of the exhibition is encounter which will hopefully envoek feelings of hope and trust. the exhibition features about 20 sculptures and paintings including relief of a mother with an infant at her breast from the ancient civilization. there's also a medieval european painting of the virgin mary. >> translator: we don't know how much enjoyment this exhibition will give to people in the disaster zones. we want to make an effort to rebuild and develop culture in our area. >> the exhibition became possible when they contacted art-related groups in japan. the show will travel through e prefecture museums from late april to mid-september. and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for being with us.
. >>> france's louvre museum will hold a traveling exhibit in april. at a news conference in tokyo on thursday the museum said that during times of hardship, it's all the more important for people to have the opportunity to see art. it honored that the theme of the exhibition is encounter which will hopefully envoek feelings of hope and trust. the exhibition features about 20 sculptures and paintings including relief of a mother with an infant at her breast from the ancient...
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and back to the rescue the leaders of france and germany get to grips with the continuing euro crisis with the priority named as boosting economic growth and i have three months left to implement fiscal discipline rules agreed at the end of last year. while the last twelve months were characterized by political and economic discontent ending in mass protests across the world and next we also the russian foreign ministry's commissioner for human rights for his assessment of what's been going on that's in our special interview next on r.t. . thank you very much for joining us today in two thousand and eleven we've seen a number of human rights violations taking place throughout the world and you want to tour the implementation of human rights abroad so today i would like to talk about those issues that caught your attention in two thousand and eleven but first of all i want to start with domestic issues and what is your view on the protests that took place in russia after the parliamentary elections in the country under some of the fourth does extremely important to be a reaction of the
and back to the rescue the leaders of france and germany get to grips with the continuing euro crisis with the priority named as boosting economic growth and i have three months left to implement fiscal discipline rules agreed at the end of last year. while the last twelve months were characterized by political and economic discontent ending in mass protests across the world and next we also the russian foreign ministry's commissioner for human rights for his assessment of what's been going on...
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the idea of the western bloc the axis powers of the united states the britain france and israel is to isolate iran this is their first step first we isolate then we pose sanctions now they hope to have an oil. so to speak. around iran but the major problem crept up last week we saw south korea has made it very clear that they want to continue to import iranian crude now also japan is mulling over this sanction because they are also a major importer of oil and china has announced officially that it wants to iran to be its number two oil importer in two thousand and twelve these sanctions that they've tried to put forward by the u.s. they might work in the short term to apply pressure but i don't think by the looks of it economically it's going to have a major long term impact on iran. journalist and author actually has told me any that he thinks the u.s. thirst for oil is what's causing these latest tensions in the gulf. iran hasn't attacked any other nation for hundreds of years the united states has form on attacking another nation every couple of years we continue to attack all the
the idea of the western bloc the axis powers of the united states the britain france and israel is to isolate iran this is their first step first we isolate then we pose sanctions now they hope to have an oil. so to speak. around iran but the major problem crept up last week we saw south korea has made it very clear that they want to continue to import iranian crude now also japan is mulling over this sanction because they are also a major importer of oil and china has announced officially that...
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is that the other major ratings firms are keeping france's position high but president sarkozy saying s. and p. a solitary move won't affect his debt reduction policy but as are two years later this hour it's the currency not the credit scores or the root of the problem. when you look at the reality of the past twenty years the european union has changed very little by the way if we remember back then we were still having referendums on such decisions so the mass treat referendum got through but in the second referendum on the lisbon treaty the french voted no in arland they voted no it was rejected by the people then forcibly voted in by m.p.'s it is clear that this representative democracy actually represents no one at all the european union was meant to bring down unemployment bring prosperity security but instead it brought on employment the adoption of the euro inflated prices because do you just realisation especially in france it may be better for germany if you do but it's an economic disaster with merkel and sarkozy meeting every three days it's getting ridiculous now there's
is that the other major ratings firms are keeping france's position high but president sarkozy saying s. and p. a solitary move won't affect his debt reduction policy but as are two years later this hour it's the currency not the credit scores or the root of the problem. when you look at the reality of the past twenty years the european union has changed very little by the way if we remember back then we were still having referendums on such decisions so the mass treat referendum got through...
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we've got a front that's ascending across france and down towards the iberian peninsula. a few centimeters of snow in paris on your tuesday. then it's quite unstable here across the mediterranean parts of italy as well as the northern coast of africa you're going to be seeing some thunderstorms maybe a destructive winds as well. then another low pressure system here sitting over the black sea. this one's going to be churning away bringing mountain snow and sending a front down that means thunderstorms towards the south of turkey and also parts of the northern middle east. nothing much in terms of precipitation in terms of central and eastern europe, but it is frigid. minus 14 in kiev as well as moscow. these are the highs. it is going to be getting cooler right in towards the west as we head into tuesday and then wednesday. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." thank you for watching. bye-bye. .
we've got a front that's ascending across france and down towards the iberian peninsula. a few centimeters of snow in paris on your tuesday. then it's quite unstable here across the mediterranean parts of italy as well as the northern coast of africa you're going to be seeing some thunderstorms maybe a destructive winds as well. then another low pressure system here sitting over the black sea. this one's going to be churning away bringing mountain snow and sending a front down that means...
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this after france lost its treasured aaa rating. that in turn, some economists say could undermine the a aa rating of the total esfs. one country as well that's hitting the headlines, one country that will ill afford any more bailout troubles is here on the southern and eastern fringes of europe. it is, of course, greece, andrew. >>> nina, downgrading italy and spain won't inspire confidence in a year when euro zone governments need to refinance more than a trillion dollars worth of debt but the situation is more urgent in athens where talks on a deal to write down the value of greek bonds have stalled in a dispute over the interest rate on those bonds. that raises the likelihood of a greek default and subsequent exit from a greek zone. persuading cash-strapped banks to accept what would effectively be a bigger writedown based on lower interest or coupon as it's known is not proving easy. debt repayment in march but if not agreement in the next few days could miss that end default. >>> andrew, let's have a look at how the european m
this after france lost its treasured aaa rating. that in turn, some economists say could undermine the a aa rating of the total esfs. one country as well that's hitting the headlines, one country that will ill afford any more bailout troubles is here on the southern and eastern fringes of europe. it is, of course, greece, andrew. >>> nina, downgrading italy and spain won't inspire confidence in a year when euro zone governments need to refinance more than a trillion dollars worth of...
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with a credit rating agency standard and poor's downgrade ing nine countries the biggest blow was to france the currency union second largest economy which has been stripped of its top notch status along with all stripped the e.u. commission has described the decision as inconsistent so also has more now from brussels. this comes at a time when often as it was just about growing up when it comes to the euro zone with some positive data coming out first week of two thousand and twelve well clearly a new such as this would again dampen investor confidence and stall that process now france one of the countries is leading the efforts and bringing about this fiscal compact agreed upon by the european leaders now this downgrade of france was not entirely unexpected i mean s. and p. had given it warnings the last year and even a lot of the analysts we've been talking to had said that a french downgrade was imminent so now that it has actually happened still the markets reacted negatively to all of this is happening because of france's role in the bailouts is one of the reasons in the role in the b
with a credit rating agency standard and poor's downgrade ing nine countries the biggest blow was to france the currency union second largest economy which has been stripped of its top notch status along with all stripped the e.u. commission has described the decision as inconsistent so also has more now from brussels. this comes at a time when often as it was just about growing up when it comes to the euro zone with some positive data coming out first week of two thousand and twelve well...